Wildfire

  • Chris Davis to Wildfire

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    Mandolinist and tenor vocalist Chris Davis has been announced as the newest member of Wildfire. He joins Robert Hale on guitar and lead vocals, Curt Chapman on bass, and Johnny Lewis on banjo. Until just recently Chris had been performing as

  • First day at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

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    Here are a few shots from our first day at Pickin' In The Panhandle. Much more coming today, including interviews with Tim Shelton and Chris Jones.   You can see all of our coverage from Pickin' In The Panhandle (photos and interviews)

  • Keith Lawrence’s picks for 2011

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    Keith Lawrence, the esteemed journalist at the Owensboro Messenger-Enquirer, has been writing about bluegrass music for the newspaper since 1985. Additionally, he has a blog, Bluegrass Notes, which he has been writing since 1991. Earlier this month Lawrence published his Ten

  • Crash Course in the Blues

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    From the front cover’s depiction of a woman walking out the door in red high heels to the sad songs included within Crash Course in the Blues, Wildfire reminds us with their late 2010 release that some of the best

  • Leadbetter benefit photos

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    Mike Kelly has posted a good many photos from this past Saturday's Phil Leadbetter benefit show at Dumplin' Valley in Kodak, TN. A number of top bluegrass acts donated their time to help raise money to cover some of the

  • Brandon Godman joins Wildfire

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    Wildfire has just announced the addition of fiddle player, Brandon Godman. Brandon will be joining the current line up of the band which includes Chris Davis, Daniel Grindstaff, Robert Hale, and Curt Chapman. Hailing from Falmouth, KY, Brandon has been playing

  • Wildfire site back up

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    In the course of a post last month about Wildfire's new lineup, we mentioned that their web site had been down while a newly redesigned site was being set up. That site is up today at www.wildfireband.com. You can get

  • Wildfire regroups with new members

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    If you've tried to find Wildfire online recently, you will have surely noticed that their web site is down. One might be forgiven for suspecting that they had thrown in the towel after seeing first Phil Leadbetter, and then Darrell

  • Andy Ruff to Wildfire

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    Wildfire has announced that they have brought Andy Ruff into the group playing resonator guitar and singing both lead and harmony vocals. Andy has spent the past few years as a member of Karl Shifflet & The Big Country Show,

  • Heart of Kentucky Winterfest ’07

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    Scheduled for January 5-6, 2007 in Lebanon, KY, the Heart of Kentucky Winterfest '07 is almost upon us. The festival will feature performances, workshops, and a battle of the bands. The Battle of the Bluegrass Bands will be held on Jan