Eric Church’s new album THE OUTSIDERS is out now. Church will be celebrating with his fans by playing six free shows in six different cities across America, February 13 – 14, 2014. These shows are first-come first-serve until the venue reaches capacity. Some shows will feature acoustic moments with Eric and others will see the …
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Charlie Daniels’ first new album project release since 2007 is the musical legends dedication to his own person icon – Bob Dylan. Daniels added his guitar to three of Dylan’s Nashville produced projects (NASHVILLE SKYLINE, SELF PORTRAIT and NEW MORNING) in the 60s. Charlie has explained that the Dylan sessions not only did a lot …
Rhonda Vincent’s new album, ONLY ME, debuts at number one on Billboard Bluegrass Album chart, ending a 4-month reign by Alan Jackson. In addition, the album debuts on four other Billboard charts including number ten on Heatseekers, and number 36 on Top Current Country Albums, “It’s a dream come true!†says Rhonda Vincent. “I was …
C2C Country to Country 2014 is excited to announce 28 up and coming acts to appear at the London 2-day festival at The O2 where tickets for the main concerts are almost completely sold out with less than two months to go. Fans will get a rare chance to discover new artists who will be …
Four-time GRAMMY Award winner Steve Wariner will go on tour again this April, to promote his new album. IT AIN’T ALL BAD. His process for putting together the concert’s set-lists will be much different this year as he asks his fans to help choose the songs that he will perform on tour. “I’m always hearing …
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Three Compass Records artists were winners at the 40th annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards. Dale Ann Bradley, Michael Cleveland and The Gibson Brothers took home awards on the night Dale Ann Bradley was again crowned Female Vocalist of the Year, this was her seventh time receiving the award following wins in 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008 …
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This now annual and signature release presents a track from each of the nominated artists for The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014. Released on February 17, this acclaimed 2CD set includes 27 tracks from the cream of the crop in the folk world: Lisa Knapp, Martin Simpson, Bella Hardy, Will Pound, Linda Thompson, Georgia …
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At a ceremony last week held at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., Bob Taylor, President of Taylor Guitars, was presented with the Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) to honour the company’s transformative work in the ebony trade and in the lives of its many employees at its ebony mill, Crelicam, in Cameroon. This …
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Darius Rucker has just received a Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance for his number one hit Wagon Wheel, featuring Lady Antebellum. This is Rucker’s third career Grammy, but first time winning this award. The good times continue as tickets for the second leg of his 2014 True Believers Tour go on sale. He …
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Pete Seeger, champion of folk music as a catalyst for change, has died in New York age 94. According to his grandson he passed away at a New York hospital after a short illness. Seeger rose to fame as member of The Weavers, formed in 1948. He continued to perform in his own right for …
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