On Monday, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver were honored by the Tennessee State Senate with a resolution commemorating their contributions to bluegrass music. They then sang two a cappella Gospel songs, receiving a standing ovation. If you missed it, here’s a video!
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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver to be honored by Tennessee Senate
From Doyle Lawson’s publicist, Sherri George: “Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are being honored on the floor of the Senate at the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville today at 5:00 pm CT (6 pm ET). Watch on-line here. Resolution 467 honoring Doyle for his contributions to the State of Tennessee and the nation will be read, following which DLQ will sing two songs a cappella. Watch history being made at 5 pm Central!! (Select the option to view the SENATE)”
In the Studio: The Grascals record “The Road to Surrender”
The Grascals were in the studio recently, recording their March release Life Finds a Way. Here’s a video of Jamie Johnson discussing and then recording a scratch (practice) vocal for “The Road to Surrender.”
In the Studio: The Grascals’ Kristin Scott Benson records “Pretty Melody”
The Grascals were recently in the studio, recording tracks and vocals for their March release Life Finds a Way. Here’s a video of Kristin Scott Benson recording the banjo part for “Pretty Melody,” and discussing who should be featured on the different instrumental breaks:
The Grascals sign with Mountain Home
“I am delighted that the Grascals have signed with Mountain Home. I have known most of the guys in the Grascals for over 25 years. They are among the best musicians in the business and it has been a joy to watch their careers develop. I am proud of their work with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital over the past several years and they continue to pour their hearts into every show and every recording. Their new relationship with Mountain Home will allow them to continue to make landmark bluegrass recordings. Mountain Home has been a steady partner for many of the flagship artists in bluegrass and Mountain Home’s business philosophy, approach to the creative process and enthusiastic willingness to partner with artists in new business models will energize the Grascals and stoke their creative fire.”
- David S. Crow
“I would like to offer my congratulations to the Grascals for their new deal with Mountain Home Records, based in Arden, North Carolina. I understand they are in the process of recording a new album for that label at this time and I look forward to that release with great anticipation. The Grascals are one of the most respected, and talented Bluegrass bands in the business consisting of award winning vocalists and instrumentalists plus the two time winner of IBMA’ s highest award, Entertainer of the Year.”
- Sonny Osborne
“Miss Dixie and I get up every morning and listen to Bluegrass music while drinking our coffee and planning the day. We are Grascal Groupies and since I am an honorary Grascal myself, we hear a lot of them. It is wonderful to see these good friends take their music to unprecedented heights without compromising the heart and soul of the music. So let us all raise a cup to Grascals Groupies forever.”
- Tom T. and Dixie Hall
“The Grascals enrich our world with an energy, enthusiasm and emotion that makes it virtually impossible to give up your seat – whether you’re enjoying them live or through any of their recordings. But while they’re entertaining you, there’s also an urgent sense you just have to share them with someone, anyone and everyone and you want to be the first person to get credit for telling your friends, ‘Come here, now! Have you heard the latest from the Grascals? Their sound and stage presence is distinctly their own but as inviting and familiar as having your best friends playing for you.”
- Dan Hays
Timeless, Live, & Cutting The Grass!
It is timeless classics, and fresh new music that have Crossroads mowing down the #1′s! Balsam Range, The Boxcars, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and Bluegrass extraordinaire Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver have all had #1 hits on various Bluegrass, and Gospel Bluegrass charts! I have a feeling that Mountain Faith, and John Bowman are not far behind! Speaking of which… as a retailer, you can cash in on a one time deal with new music from Bluegrass talent “John Bowman,” this month. The sale also features the lively “Dove Brothers Quartet w/ DB Band,” and the smooth harmonious vocal group, “The Crist Family.” Please email, fax, or phone the market minister (sales rep) you love best for details!
Retailers here is your section! It is the READY 4 RETAIL section. No more second guessing what’s digital, and what is available for your store… because it’s all right here each month, just for you.
READY 4 RETAIL SEPTEMBER:
Projects:
PR13682 JOHN BOWMAN “FAMILY CHAIN”
783895136824 CD…$13.99
HR13662 CRIST FAMILY “TIMELESS”
783895136626 CD…$13.99
SL31192 DOVE BROS “LIVE”
763467311927 CD…$13.99
PR13442 NEW GRACE “HERE COMES THE GROOM”
783895134424 CD…$13.99
PR13602 DONNIE RABON “STEP UP, STEP OUT”
783895136022 CD…$13.99
CR11522 CHANNING ELETON “SUMMER RAINS HAVE GONE”
645259115220 CD…$13.99
PERFORMANCE TRACKS:
CT11592 DARIN & BROOKE “EVERY SCAR”
645259115923 PT-CD…$8.99
CT11602 BRIAN FREE & ASR “I BELIEVE”
645259116029 PT-CD…$8.99
CT11642 IVAN PARKER “WHO I AM, AIN’T WHO I WAS”
645259116425 PT-CD…$8.99
STREET DATE FOR ALL PROJECTS AND TRACKS:
20 SEPT 2011
This is the PROJECTED (subject to change) September line up.
For sales rates, stock/product availability, and back list questions please contact:
Travis Wynkoop
National Accounts Mgr.
travis.wynkoop@crossroadsmusic.com
Office: 800.966.7664 x330
Fax: 828.684.4495
Mountain Home artists pick up 16 IBMA Nominations
Crossroads would like to congratulate our Mountain Home recording artists on picking up seventeen nominations in the final round of this year’s IBMA Awards.
The Boxcars
- Album of the Year, The Boxcars
- Entertainer of the Year
- Gospel Performance of the Year, In God’s Hands
- Instrumental Group of the Year
- Emerging Artist of the Year
- Instrumental Performance of the Year, Jumpin the Track
- Fiddle Player of the Year, Ron Stewart
- Banjo Player of the Year, Ron Stewart
- Mandolin Player of the Year, Adam Steffey
Balsam Range
- Album of the Year, Trains I Missed
- Song of the Year, Trains I Missed
- Emerging Artist
Crowe, Lawson, Williams
- Special recording of the Year, Prayer Bells in Heaven
- Gospel Performance of the Year, Prayer Bells in Heaven
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
- Vocal Group of the Year
Darin and Brooke Aldridge
- Emerging Artist of the Year
Darin and Brooke Aldridge CD release Party, Stunning in the Sun
Darin and Brooke, along with sponsors Choice USA, distributor of Sun Drop, held a mini music festival at the Cleaveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, NC to celebrate the new Mountain Home Music release, So Much In Between, which finds its official street date August 16, 2011. The event also included multiple vendors and an emerging artist stage that hosted amateur and professional bands, as well as a student band instructed by Darin Aldridge.
Although complicated by an unseasonably high heat index and an eventual lightning threat that prevented the concert from going to its full length, the band commanded a stellar performance with ideal sound and execution that resulted in a CD quality concert experience.
With finely rehearsed arrangements and vocal harmonies rivaling the best in the music world, the group offered select singles from the new release as well as songs from the band’s prior releases and a healthy mix of Bluegrass classics.
By dusk, many local fans and regional attendees braved the heat to hear and see a spectacular night of music.
Darin & Brooke Aldridge host CD Release Party
Darin & Brooke Aldridge will headline an event on Saturday at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, NC launching their new CD, Somewhere In Between. The gates will open at 4:00 P.M. There will be a stage for emerging artists, fair food vendors, and even a fireworks display. Darin & Brooke and their band will debut the songs from the new CD at 8:00 P.M.
They are making numerous radio and television appearances this week promoting the release and event, including the Charlotte Today Show, WGWG’s Pickin’ on the Porch with Steve Leatherwood, WHOS, WCSL 1590 AM, WBT’s Keith Larson Show, and WBT’s Bluegrass on Broad concert series.
Drive Time hits #1 on Alternate Roots chart
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s latest CD, Drive Time, hit #1 on the Alternate Roots Bluegrass Chart this week!
Alternate Roots launched its online magazine in 2007. Earlier this year, it added Bluegrass to the genres for which it offers a weekly radio chart.
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In the Studio: Mark Bishop records “I Can Rejoice”
Here’s a video of Mark Bishop working with the Crossroads Studio team on “I Can Rejoice”:
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Grammy’s, Dove’s, IBMA’s!!! Awards won, nominations placed… We have the Grass, and Full Gospel Grass to move ya! Hall of Fame Mandolin Players… Three of the world’s greatest banjo players, and 4 Bluegrass groups you don’t want to miss!!! Don’t take my word for it, ask their peers and the music industry that awarded the [...]
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Darin and Brooke Aldridge CD release Party, Stunning in the Sun
Darin and Brooke, along with sponsors Choice USA, distributor of Sun Drop, held a mini music festival at the Cleaveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, NC to celebrate the new Mountain Home Music release, So Much In Between, which finds its official street date August 16, 2011. The event also included multiple vendors and an emerging [...]
