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September 25th, 2009

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Nov-Dec WOMEN IN BLUEGRASS Issue Featuring Female Vocalist of the Year DALE ANN BRADLEY

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Also inside this issue…Katie Penn & NewTown, Gloria Belle
Shop Talk: Frances Mooney                    Bluegrass Favorites: Claire Lynch and Alecia Nugent
DJ Profile: Erica Brady                              Promoter Profile: Bertie Sullivan
Songwriter Profile: Jennifer Strickland

Filled Under: Special News

The Gibson Brothers Remain #1

The Gibson Brothers continue to stay at #1 on BMP’s Top 30 Hot Singles chart. We have a new number #1 album this month – Lou Reid & Carolina.

You can view the chart in its entirety here.

4 November 2009

Weber Mandolin on Auction Block

The museum has been gifted with a Weber Bitterroot F Style Mandolin valued at $2,999.00 to sell at auction. Weber’s generous donation to the museum is in support of both our Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp and ROMP. It has a particularly fine tone, strong and melodic. This is one of the best instruments we’ve been given and will undoubtedly age well. To view it, go to their website, Read more…

3 November 2009

Rhonda Vincent Shares Photos

Steve Martin performed at the Ryman Auditorium on October 11 to promote his new album The Crowe. Special guests included Rhonda Vincent, Dan Tyminski, and others.

Rhonda sent BMP these photos to share.

Rhonda and Steve Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 STEVE MARTIN AND RHONDA VINCENT

Rhonda and SCR

 

 

 

 

RHONDA WITH STEEP CANYON RANGERS, GARY SCRUGGS, AND RONNIE BOWMAN

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DAN TYMINSKI AND RHONDA

28 October 2009

Steve Martin at MerleFest

Steve MartinMerleFest 2010, presented by Lowe’s, is proud to announce that multi-talented Grammy® and Emmy® winning actor, comedian, musician Steve Martin will perform Read more…

28 October 2009

Lakeside – Bluegrass Gospel

lakeside-lowBluegrass Gospel band, LakeSide, is pleased to announce a brand new radio single release, His Love, to Southern Gospel Radio.     Additional radio requests may be sent to Greg Blankenship.

28 October 2009

Weston Stewart – Banjo Champion

Weston Stewart-BSPCongratulations to Weston Stewart (banjo player for The Bluegrass Soul Pickers) for winning the Georgia state banjo competition. This makes Weston state champion banjo player in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky and now, Georgia.

The Blue Circle Records recording artist Soul Pickers are a five piece bluegrass band from Hazel Green, AL. Members of the band include Shane Norman (vocals and mandolin), Lorne Wilde (upright bass), Buddy Mason (vocals/guitar), Brett Anderton (vocals and dobro,guitar), and Weston Stewart (vocals and banjo).

Look for their album release early 2010.

28 October 2009

Lincoln In The Land Of Bluegrass

LincolnMusical_byKimWirthweinLincoln in the Land of Bluegrass, an ambitious stage musical produced by the International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) Read more…

28 October 2009

Allen Shelton

Banjo player Allen Shelton has been hospitalized and diagnosed with Leukemia.  He’s being treated thru the Minnie Pearl Cancer Organization and can receive mail:

Allen Shelton
c/o Centennial Medical Center
Room 3306
2410 Patterson St.
Nashville, Tn. 37023

28 October 2009

Mountain Heart and NASCAR

Mtn HeartMountain Heart sang the National Anthem for NASCAR’s Tums Relief 500 race on Sunday, October 25th at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.

28 October 2009

New Radio Show to Include European Artists

Ernie & Debi WFCF 88.5 FMThe renowned duo and current hosts of the “Sunday Afternoon Breakdown” on WFCF 88.5 FM in St. Augustine, FL will be airing a new radio show Read more…

28 October 2009