Cybergrass Bluegrass Music NewsCybergrass Bluegrass Music NewsTony Rice 'Night Flyer: The Singer-Songwriter Collection' Coming in August- June 30, 2008 Burlington, MA -- No other guitarist in the last thirty years has had a greater impact on acoustic music than Tony Rice. The new Rounder compilation, Night Flyer: The Singer-Songwriter Collection, due August 5, contains a broad selection of the music icon's engaging vocal tunes taken from several of his albums - as well as three previously unreleased tracks - and demonstrates the wide range of non-bluegrass material that he incorporated into his signature sound. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5028 Performance Rights Act Active Again- June 30, 2008 The US House of Representatives pushed the "Performance Rights Act" (HR 4789) to the floor once again. This is similar to the Senate Bill S 2500 also titled the "Performance Rights Act" This is the act that attempts to charge performance royalties to broadcast radio stations for playing the works. The Radio stations are against this act because they are performing a service for the artists, producers and labels by promoting the music that, in turn, increases sales. Radio.http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5027 RoseBud Blue Releases Debut CD- June 29, 2008 A childhood fantasy come true for the group's female cofounders, RoseBud Blue's debut studio album, "Depending on the Glass", is here! The album presents a hard-drivin' "not-so-girly" version of a traditional bluegrass music sound, intertwined with a "hillbilly" feel. Low, edgy and raw, these gals bring a style of singing that is straight from the gut and create a pulsating rhythm that actually moves your soul. With walking and slapping bass, snare and a swing...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5026 North to Ontario 2008 - A New Bluegrass Compilation- June 29, 2008 North to Ontario 2008 is a totally new compilation of original Bluegrass music from eighteen Ontario bands. The compilation contains eighteen original songs performed by over 60 musicians. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5025 2008 Annual Wheeling Jamboree Summer Event Starts Today!- June 28, 2008 Wheeling, WV -- The Wheeling Jamboree will produce a summer series of shows beginning today, June 28th, at Brush Run Park. The announcement was made during intermission at last month at WesBanco Arena with an event featuring the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Cherryholmes. "Brush Run Park, the site of Jamboree In The Hills from 1977 - 1989, offers The Wheeling Jamboree a venue for outdoor, family oriented shows for this summer," said Jeff McCamic, President of Wheeling Jamboree, Inc....http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5024 Appalachian String Band Music Festival Comes to Fayette County, WV- June 28, 2008 The West Virginia Division of Culture and History&8217;s 19th Appalachian String Band Music Festival will be held July 30 - Aug. 3 at Camp Washington-Carver in Clifftop, Fayette County. The popular annual festival draws thousands of string band musicians and fans from across the country and around the world for its contests, concerts, dancing and workshops. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5023 Bluegrass Duo Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein Play Sunday- June 28, 2008 Vienna, VA -- Bluegrass artists Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein will play old favorites and new melodies starting at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 29 at the Town Green, 144 Maple Avenue, E., in Vienna, VA. These artists are some of the genre's more creative musicians who have definitely paid their dues to bluegrass music. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5022 Bluegrass Welcomes Johnny Butten and Family to USA- June 27, 2008 Bluegrass artist Johnny Butten, Guinness World Records Fastest Banjo Player, has arrived to his new home in the United States. He is off to an amazing running start in his latest musical venture with the recording of his new solo album, Solo, due out next month. Butten doesn't limit himself to only the banjo. he is also an accomplished musician who is fluid and fluent on a wide range of other acoustic instruments. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5021 ETSU to Offer Celtic Fiddle and Guitar Workshops- June 27, 2008 A Celtic Fiddle and Guitar Workshop will be held at East Tennessee State University Wednesday, July 09, 2008 through Friday, July 11, 2008 . The workshop is sponsored by the Appalachian, Scottish and Irish Studies (ASIS) Program and will be taught by faculty members Jane MacMorran (Scottish fiddler), Andrew Magill (Irish fiddler, Jack Beck (Scottish folk singer), with Sara Needham and Rachel Johnson teaching bluegrass fiddle. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5020 Fifty Years of Golden Music and Memories- June 27, 2008 Randall Franks Georgia Bluegrass gospel music radio personality Otis Head, 89, celebrated 50 years in radio May 31 with the Conasauga Bluegrass Festival held in his honor near his home north of Dalton, Ga. ...http://www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5019 |