North County Bluegrass & Folk Club

Coming off of The String Cheese Incident’s huge return to the stage last summer at ROTHBURY, the band will play a handful of select dates in 2010: Colorado’s historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 23rd, 24th and 25th, Horning’s Hideout, outside of Portland, Oregon on July 30th, 31st and August 1st, and Hampton Coliseum during Halloween weekend. Tickets for Red Rocks and Horning’s Hideout sold out in just minutes, and Hampton Coliseum seats are moving quickly. ...

On Saturday June 26th, the Dalton Freight Depot was filled to capacity to hear the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Female Vocalist of the Year and two time Grammy nominee Claire Lynch and The Claire Lynch Band. The audience cheered as Claire presented a check from the Woodsongs Coffee House Dalton Chapter for $1,500 to the Providence Ministries Woman's Shelter. ...

Mike Conner & Jason Moore are pleased to announce that The Bass Strummit is retuning to Roanoke VA for a two day bass workshop. Instructors include Barry Bales, Missy Raines, Jason Moore, and Mike Conner. Website for complete info www.TheBassStrummit.blogspot.com ...

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Katonah, NY -- Caramoor International Music Festival's weekend celebration of our nation’s birthday kicks off on Saturday, July 3 with American Roots: New Shoots, a full day of bluegrass music performed by the the bluegrass sensation, Punch Brothers featuring award winning mandolinist Chris Thile, Crooked Still, and Sandra Wong's New Trad Trio. To salute Independence Day, Caramoor CEO and General Director Michael Barrett will conduct the Orchestra of St. Luke's in "Pops, Patriots, and Fireworks" on Sunday, July 4, a concert of beloved American music -- featuring Rob Schwimmer on theremin -- that culminates with a spectacular fireworks display. ...

Saturday, July 17th, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert of bluegrass music by Lost and Found. With a legacy now stretching back over three decades, Lost and Found are among the most resilient and beloved bands in bluegrass. Lost and Found was founded in 1973 by original members Allen Mills, Gene Parker, Dempsey Young, and Roger Handy. They were a group of guys "lost" in other kinds and styles of music until they "found" each other. That's where the band's name came from. Allen and the fellow band members were asked to do a local cable TV show. Before that, the band had not played anywhere too far from their own basement. To meet that deadline, they decided to use the name Lost and Found until they could think of a better one. That was in 1973, and now the name Lost and Found is one of the most respected and recognized names in bluegrass music. ...

The Grassroots to Bluegrass Collection is an 10-volume video series of live stories and music from the biggest names in Bluegrass history. Just imagine sitting on the front porch with Bluegrass legends like The Osborne Brothers, John Hartford, Brother Oswald, Mike Seeger, J.D. Crowe, Kenny Baker, Jeanette Carter, Bill Clifton, Eddie Stubbs, Jimmy Shumate, James Monroe, Charlie Louvin, Mac Wiseman and so many more as they play their music for all their friends! ...

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Washington, DC -- SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization appointed by Congress to pay digital royalties, began sending out payments totaling $54.8 million to recording artists and sound recording copyright holders. The quarterly distribution, the organization's largest to date, includes royalties earned through play on Internet radio, satellite radio, cable TV music channels and increased revenue from foreign societies from which SoundExchange now collects. Digital royalties are on the rise across the board, but the organization also credits increased efforts to clean poor data, as well as partnerships with other organizations, with pushing the total above last quarter's record distribution. ...

Nashville, TN -- Yesterday, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman, Rocco Landesman, announced this year's NEA National Heritage Fellowships, and we are proud to announce that Del McCoury is one of nine recipients this year. This award is the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts and each of the nine recipients will receive a one-time award of $25,000. The NEA National Heritage Fellowships public programs are made possible through the support of the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation and Darden's family of Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, and Seasons 52 restaurants. ...

Nashville, TN -- In the midst of touring the country this summer, performing at fairs, festivals and concert halls, IBMA Entertainers of the Year Dailey & Vincent will make a stop at Nashville’s Greer Stadium on Monday, June 28, to sing the National Anthem as part of WSM/Opry Night at the Nashville Sounds baseball game. The Sounds take on the Round Rock Express at 7 p.m. Opry announcer, WSM air personality and music historian Eddie Stubbs will throw out the first pitch, and many Opry prizes will be offered during the 7th inning stretch. Tickets are available here. ...

Grammy-winner and American music icon Marty Stuart is set to release a traditional country album Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions) on August 24, 2010. With his 14th studio album, Stuart steadily continues to lead the charge in preserving the roots, culture and history of traditional country music. ...

John Cowan will be the interview guest on Friday’s (6/25) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD, airing in the NYC metro area on 89.1, WFDU-FM from 9:00 a.m to noon (EDT) and streamed live on www.wfdu.fm. John is on tour with The Doobie Brothers but will join host Carol Beaugard via phone lines to discuss John's latest CD, 'The Massenburg Sessions', named for audiophile recording and mastering engineer George Massenburg, known for his work with Linda Ronstadt and Randy Newman, among others. ...

International Country Music Conference (ICMC) 2010 is not quite a month behind us, but the ICMX thought it best to give you ample time to plan ahead for submitting proposals for ICMC 2011. Below is the formal Call For Proposals. The conference prefers to receive proposals early as it helps in the planning process. Thanks to all the ICMC 2010 presenters and attendees who make ICMC a special event. Judy McCulloh suggested that a list be built of all the publications that have directly or indirectly resulted from ICMC. If you have published books, chapters in books, articles, reviews, etc that in some way benefitted from ICMC please send James Akenson (JAkenson@tntech.edu) a complete citation. We trust you are having a great start to your summer. ...

/CMA/ Nashville, TN -- By FettIf you've rented a car recently – even an economy model – you might have noticed a couple of new features: a USB connector and a 1/8-inch jack with a nearby label that says something like "iPod/MP3 player." Welcome to the world of newly equipped automobile music systems. Over the past couple of years, the methods for delivering music to the automobile have gone through some interesting changes, the most remarkable of which is the gradual disappearance of the car CD player. ...

Mountain Heart is very pleased to announce that they have been chosen as the next Vietti Vinyl Artist. This marketing initiative was developed several years ago by Nashville-based Choice Food of America to promote their all-natural Vietti Chili while partnering with outstanding Nashville based music artists in a unique branding awareness program which promotes both the artist and the Vietti brand. ...

The Portland Folk Festival is pleased to announce their inaugural Portland Folk Festival and the preliminary lineup of artists. "With many more performers being added daily, we couldn't wait any longer to share the list of amazing artists who will grace the stages of this year's inaugural festival" said the announcement. The Portland Folk Festival will offer a rich and diverse sampling of music, art, craft, film, educational workshops and talks in handfuls of fantastic locations in Portland, Oregon August 20-22, 2010. Portland Folk Festival will be held over four days, with a different neighborhood focus each day. Music venues, pubs, galleries and interesting spaces throughout Downtown Portland, Alberta Arts District, Mississippi Avenue and Southeast Portland will host events through the day and night all weekend. ...

On his latest studio album, 'Tomorrow's Children' out July 27 on Appleseed Recordings, the indomitable Pete Seeger continues his life's work of communication and inspiration to action. The new album is the first new studio recordings by the iconic folksinger and political activist since his 2008 Grammy-winning album 'At 89,' and it's like a joyful town picnic. It features 91-year-old Pete as a (global) village elder, assembling his neighbors to appreciate their past and present, to celebrate their triumphs against environmental threats, to swap old and new stories, to appreciate the natural glories surrounding them and to make sure that the following generations "carry it on." ...

The Casey Henry Signature Kel Kroydon banjo was copied from her original 1939 Style 11 banjo. Casey's banjo was built using handpicked woods along with the impeccable craftsmanship of Robin Smith and set up knowledge of Charlie Cushman. Casey's Signature Kel Kroydon was made from select Tiger Maple featuring an original Style 11 fingerboard, with Maple lining inside a prewar-style resonator. Casey's Nickel plated Dannick 20 Hole Tone Ring was meticulously fit to our own AMB 3 ply Maple rim. Casey's Signature banjo is one of the finest sounding new banjos on the market today. ...

Bands have been covering Beatles tunes for decades, but none like this talented trio. Imagine the music of the Fab Four shaken up with infusions of bluegrass and jazz and topped off with a classical twist. The result: a satisfying musical cocktail called Beatlegras. ...