Entries from January 2007

January 20, 2007

Cool New Girl Scout Badge

How come this was NOT available when I was a kid?????
The International Bluegrass Musuem in Owensboro, KY, has announced the first annual Girl Scout Day at the museum and girls participating will earn a “History of Bluegrass Music” patch for their sash or vest! They will be participating in a guided tour and [...]

January 20, 2007

Wildfire announces secret band member…

I’m not sure how to word this one… but the band Wildfire is announcing that they have a new, young dobro player in their band, however, it’s a secret. (Because of previous contractual obligations, we can not know WHOM this new dobro fellow is.) Any guesses? (g)
The following greats, Randy Kohrs, [...]

January 15, 2007

Tri-State January Newsletter is Done

It’s all done and ready for you to go and read! It’s an Adobe PDF file online, and you can view and read it online, or print it off and read it at your leisure. One of the nice features is that the online version is hyperlinked, so you can click and visit [...]

January 14, 2007

Local Boy Joins Lonesome River Band!

We are so excited to announce that Andy Ball of our own state of Michigan has been tapped to join the Lonesome River Band for 2007 as their mandolin player!
Here’s a quote from their own website detailing the new addition!
01/11/2007 | From: Sammy
Andy Ball Joins LRB on Mandolin
We are proud to announce the addition [...]

January 14, 2007

Sonny Osborne has mild stroke…

We learned that last Saturday, January 6th, banjo player great, Sonny Osborne suffered a mild stroke. His wife Judy says he’s doing fine and will be laid for a couple of weeks. He’s in rehab as his various health condition stabilize. We are all pulling for him and hope that all will [...]

January 10, 2007

Bluegrass and the Arts in Ohio!

Wayne Center for the Arts is hosting a bluegrass concert and art exhibition
with Northwest Territory on January 12, 2007!
Tickets are only $8 and the band will be giving three FREE Workshops with a concert ticket! Fiddle, Banjo and Guitar before the concert.
We are also featuring the Wayne Artists Group annual art exhibit and silent [...]

January 10, 2007

Indiana Bluegrass Groups to Help Cancer Victim

Diamond Hill Station will be performing a benefit concert for 11 year old Eric Taylor, January 27 in Arcadia, IN. Eric was diagnosed with cancer and needless to say the medical bills are enormous. This family needs all our help.
Scheduled to perform are, Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers, Rock Bottom Mining Company, and other [...]

January 7, 2007

Bluegrass Jams Around the World

If you’re traveling or you just want to find out the jams in your neck of the woods, may we suggest our brand new website to help?
www.BluegrassMusicJams.com is now up and running, ready to help serve the bluegrass community at large.
Over 150 jams are now listed and many more are rolling in daily. [...]

January 7, 2007

Bluegrass Returns to it’s Roots Festival

Come back to where it all began… April 12-15, 2007 at the Executive Inn Rivermont in Owensboro, Kentucky for the 6th annual “Bluegrass Returns to it’s Roots Festival!”
Featuring great acts such as the Cherryholmes, the Isaacs, JD Crowe and the New South, Michael Cleveland and the Flame Keeper Band, Audie Blaylock, Bobby Osborne’s [...]