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This is the title song from Catie's most recent album, released a couple of days ago on Compass Records. I played every song when I got the album, and I played a few of them again this morning trying to decide which to play today. Finally, I decided on the title song, just as I had with the Joan Baez. After I first played this album, I needed to think about what I'd heard. Because I'm not as familiar...
Long Road, the new CD from former Leftover Salmonite Drew Emmitt, is due out next Tuesday (7/15) on Compass Records. The bulk of the songs are Emmitt originals and the core group of musicians include Chris Pandolfi on banjo, Tyler Grant on guitar, Eric Thorin on bass, Jeff Sipe on drums, Steven Sandifer on percussion, and [...]
Compass Records is on a roll. Earlier this year they put out The Waybacks new release Loaded. More recently, They released The Waifs Sundirtwater. Just so things don’t get stale they will be releasing Drew Emmitt’s Long Road on July 15th. I have previously posted on The Waybacks. However, equally deserving of praise are The [...]
“Tradition in Transition” is the title of the cover article in next to last No Depression It focuses on how young bands such as Crooked Still, The Avett Brothers, Uncle Earl and Chris Thile’s new project the Punch Brothers are innovatively changing traditional acoustic music. A couple of bands that aren't as young as the [...]
On Wednesday, 1/2/08, Webcaster Dan Herman announced his list of the top 100 independent-label/unsigned acts of 2007 to receive airplay on the long-running Internet radio program Radio Crystal Blue. This list was generated by Mr. Herman, the program's creator and patron of independently released music. http://www.radiocrystalblue.com Wildflower Records alternative-country artist Amy Speace earned her...
Alison Brown 's label Compass Records announces proudly that the Russ Barenberg tune 'Little Monk' has been nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance category in the 2008 Grammy Awards. It is a track on his Compass album When at last , and also features Jerry Douglas (dobro), Viktor Krauss (bass) and Stuart Duncan (fiddle). 'Little Monk' (a good tune) is named after Pepper, Barenberg's border...
MAGGIE VALLEY - The Haywood County Arts Council will present the Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven in concert at 8 tonight at Eaglenest Entertainment.
Renowned for his Shetland style of fiddle playing, Aly Bain was born in the Shetland town of Lerwick in 1946. He began learning the fiddle at the age of 11, and earned money playing around the local area. He recorded two albums in the mid-'70s with his mentor Tom Anderson, and has also recorded with Richard Thompson and Bert Jansch . Bain is well-known in England as a TV presenter for his series Down...
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it has joined forces with more than 30 independent music labels to launch “Go Indie,
now THIS is what we've all been waiting for. once independent music labels can sell their music online through companies like amazon and iTunes, the wall...
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now THIS is what we've all been waiting for. once independent music labels can sell their music online through companies like amazon and iTunes, the wall...
anonymous - 04/18/2007