Cybergrass Bluegrass Music NewsCybergrass Bluegrass Music NewsFlatpicking Radio on the Internet Air Waves!- July 1, 2008 Flatpicking Radio is back on the air. New, improved and better than ever, Flatpicking Radio is dedicated to the promotion of acoustic flatpicking guitar styles from jazz to bluegrass, from musicians like Eddie Lang and Django Rienhardt to Doc Watson and Tony Rice. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5033 Tom T. Hall and Statler Brothers Enter Country Music Hall of Fame- July 1, 2008 Nashville, TN -- Two groundbreaking country music stars from the 1960s were welcomed into the Country Music Hall of Fame(r) on June 29 in a three-hour ceremony filled with classic music and fond memories, as well as a few tears and loads of laughter. Bobby Bare, Vince Gill and Reba McEntire were among the artists who performed in honor of newest inductees. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5032 Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs Join Sugar Hill's Americana Masters- July 1, 2008 Nashville, TN -- Sugar Hill is set to release two new titles as part of their Americana Master Series. Ricky Skaggs: Best of the Sugar Hill Years and Doc Watson: Best of the Sugar Hill Years will both hit the streets on July 8th, 2008. Researched and compiled from each artist's body of work on the label, these tracks were culled from radio chart toppers, fan mail, downloads, and songs and tunes that are recurrent favorites at live performances. These releases are available BY REQUEST ONLY -..http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5031 Americana Announces Red Letter Group of Showcase Artists- July 1, 2008 Nashville, TN -- The enticing list of artists scheduled to perform during the 9th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference continues to swell and generate an infectious buzz with newly announced red-letter additions: blues chanteuse Marcia Ball, neo-bluesfolk synergist Langhorne Slim, innovative bluegrasser Tim O'Brien, southern rock torch-bearers Cross Canadian Ragweed, Grammy award-winning favorite Kathy Mattea, groove-oriented quintet Band of Heathens and wry acoustic duo Folk Uke....http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5030 Chapmans Return to Radio with 'The Redwood Hill' and Free Download- July 1, 2008 Nashville, TN -- Bluegrass band The Chapmans return to radio this week with a brand new single. "The Redwood Hill" was written by singersongwriter Gordon Lightfoot. "When we were younger we used to listen to the Country Gentlemen do this song," comments Jeremy Chapman. "We wanted to pay homage to their version with the solos and the arrangement, while putting The Chapmans' harmonies and lead vocal ideas to it." ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5029 |