Bluegrass

LRM Interview – Rhonda Vincent: "Bluegrass puts a joy in your heart!"

11 years ago Liv Carter 1
Rhonda Vincent‘s new project, Only Me, is an even split between bluegrass and country music. We chatted about the album in a Music Row studio and covered a whole range of topics.   LRM: You credit ‘When the Grass Grows Over Me’ with being the inspiration for this project. Rhonda Vincent: We were on the Read More

Popular Bluegrass Band Cumberland River Announces Split

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Popular Bluegrass Band Cumberland River Announces Split
Someone recently told me that as long as there are drummers there will be break-ups,” but sadly, bluegrass bands aren’t immune. Popular quintet, Cumberland River, is disbanding. The full press release with more details: Jamie Dean, band leader of the popular bluegrass band CUMBERLAND RIVER, has announced the group is disbanding effective immediately. Harlan, Kentucky Read More

Tuesday Music News – December 31, 2013

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tuesday Music News – December 31, 2013
* The new Buck Owens biography was written based on voice recordings Owens made with the intent of turning them into a book. He never got the chance but author Randy Poe has now completed the task with the release of Buck ‘Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens. * U2 is returning to Island Read More

Rhonda Vincent to Release New Album, Only Me, on January 28

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Rhonda Vincent to Release New Album, Only Me, on January 28
Rhonda Vincent‘s new album, Only Me, will be a two-disc release separating country music and bluegrass. The package will be available on January 18, 2014. Read more in the press release: Five-time Grammy nominee Rhonda Vincent, the New Queen of Bluegrass as deemed by the Wall Street Journal, is clearing the lane for her upcoming Read More

2013 in Review – Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Alan Jackson, Steven Curtis Chapman

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013 in Review – Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Alan Jackson, Steven Curtis Chapman
With their hopefully not just one-time collaboration, Love Has Come for You, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell have the best-selling bluegrass album of 2013. Alan Jackson has found chart success in this genre with the simply titled, The Bluegrass Album, and lands at #2. The loyalty of bluegrass fans is evidenced by the fact that Read More

New Music: Alan Jackson Releases 'The Bluegrass Album'

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Music: Alan Jackson Releases 'The Bluegrass Album'
Alan Jackson has released his long-anticipated new project, The Bluegrass Album. He previously flirted with the genre on his 2006 album, Like Red on a Rose, produced by Alison Krauss, but this marks his first full-scale bluegrass record. Jackson solo-penned eight songs for the album, which also includes outside cuts and some genre classics, including Read More

Album Review: Gypsy Runaway Train – The Roys

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
The Roys are a bluegrass duo hailing all the way from New Brunswick, Canada. You might be thinking, “Canada, eh?” Well, don’t let their place of origin fool you. Siblings Elaine and Lee Roy grew up on “roots music.” The brother and sister duet developed a deep passion for sweet singing and guitar pickin’ and Read More

The Roys, Bluegrass Ambassadors at Country Thunder, Draw New Fans to the Genre

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Roys, Bluegrass Ambassadors at Country Thunder, Draw New Fans to the Genre
Bluegrass duo The Roys has, by way of a relentless touring schedule, brought the celebrated genre to thousands of new fans over the years. Lee and Elaine Roys’ efforts did not go unnoticed and even inspired the Country Thunder organizers to add a new performance area at the 2013 Wisconsin Country Thunder festival July 19 Read More

The Roys Go Full Steam Ahead with Gypsy Runaway Train at CMA Fest!

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Roys Go Full Steam Ahead with Gypsy Runaway Train at CMA Fest!
Bluegrass duo The Roys will be launching new album Gypsy Runaway Train this week and you will have lots of chances to catch up with Elaine and Lee to hear the new tunes! Check the dates and times in the press release below and add at least one performance to your CMA Fest schedule! The Read More

Bluegrass Duo The Roys Announces New Gypsy Runaway Train Tour and Single

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Bluegrass Duo The Roys Announces New Gypsy Runaway Train Tour and Single
Bluegrass duo The Roys is getting ready for summer with new tour dates and a brand new single, Gypsy Runaway Train. The high-energy song is the title track of their upcoming album, due out in June. Find out more about the song, and the new dates, from the press release: “I wrote it with my Read More