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Rounder Records

  • Vinyl Ventures – the story of Rounder Records as told by Bill Nowlin

    February 19, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Equinox Publishing has announced a March 30 release for Vinyl Ventures - My Fifty Years at Rounder Records by Bill Nowlin. Nowlin was one of three recent college graduates who founded the Rounder Records label in 1970 in Boston, MA, alongside

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  • Early Days of Bluegrass reissue to benefit Bluegrass Country

    May 5, 2020 | by John Lawless

    In the early days of Rounder Records, the then fledgling label released a highly-celebrated series of LPs under the title, The Early Days of Bluegrass. A total of ten albums were produced on vinyl starting in 1975, consisting not of

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  • Billy Strings to Rounder Records

    June 25, 2019 | by John Lawless

    Rounder Records President John Strohm, Billy Strings, and Rounder Vice President of A&R Gary Paczosa Rounder Records in Nashville has announced the signing of bluegrass and acoustic music sensation Billy Strings, with a new album, Home, set for release on September

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  • Ola Belle Reed selected by Library of Congress for special preservation

    March 22, 2019 | by John Lawless

    Ola Belle Reed, the first album on Rounder Records by this iconic North Carolina singer and banjo player, has been chosen by the Library of Congress for its National Recording Registry. Each year the National Recording Preservation Board selects as many

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  • Darin and Brooke Aldridge ink Rounder Records deal

    November 12, 2018 | by David Morris

    The accolades, awards and good news keep piling up for the sweethearts of bluegrass, Darin and Brooke Aldridge. Rounder Records announced today that it signed a deal with the award-winning husband and wife duo, who will release their first project for

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  • Flatt Lonesome to Rounder Records

    June 15, 2018 | by John Lawless

    Fast-rising bluegrass entertainers Flatt Lonesome have signed a recording contract with Rounder Records. The band is expected to head into the studio later this year for a new release sometime in 2019. Flatt Lonesome exploded onto the scene in 2013 with

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  • Seldom Scene sign with Rounder for next CD

    November 28, 2017 | by John Lawless

    Seldom Scene signs their new contract with Rounder - photo by Sally Love Though details are scant, Rounder Records has announced that bluegrass supergroup Seldom Scene has signed with the label for their next album. A new project is set to be

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  • Roundup Vinyl brings back the record club vibe

    April 21, 2017 | by John Curtis Goad

    As anybody who has lived through several decades knows, trends often come back around just when you least expect it. Beginning in the 1950s, Columbia House and other companies began “record clubs” – subscription services where customers could receive their

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  • Ken Irwin takes AirPlay Direct Award

    March 14, 2017 | by Richard Thompson

    Ken Irwin photo at Podunk Bluegrass Festival in 2014 © Ted Lehmann Last week (on March 7, 2017) AirPlay Direct announced that they had honored Ken Irwin with their “Iconic Innovators” Award for 2017. The award is presented annually to the member

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  • Rounder digital reissues hit this week

    August 3, 2016 | by John Lawless

    Rounder Records has scheduled digital reissues for 22 important bluegrass and new acoustic albums later this week. These memorable titles, mostly from the '80s and '90s, include iconic projects from Mark O'Connor, Johnson Mountain Boys, The Rice Brothers, Rob Ickes, Lynn

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