Front Page Bluegrass for week of Jan 17, 2011

BROADCASTERS' NOTE: Front Page Bluegrass Now Has it's own Page here on the Prescription Bluegrass Blog.  Check the Tabs above.  For a transition period we will continue to post the audio feed here as well as on the FPB page to make it easy to adjust.  

This week we welcome new affiliates WMMT-FM Mountain Community Radio in Whitesburg, KY.  -  The Bluegrass Mix, and our very first affiliate "The Bluegrass Crossroads Show on WMSR, Manchester, TN.


Front Page Bluegrass for the week of 1/17/2011

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The Cherryholmes family band is throwing in the towel.  In a letter on the band's website they tell their fans that it's only right their young folks be allowed to follow their own dreams and goals for the future.


The Gibson Brothers have announced Feb. 22 as the release date for their new CD entitled "Help My Brother"   The CD features the full Gibson Brothers Band with special guests: Ricky Skaggs and Reining IBMA Female Vocalist Claire Lynch amoung others.


Rhonda Vincent and the Rage WOW'd the Wyoming State Legislature's House of Representatives  in their first sessison of the new year.  The band was invited to play for the opening session by Speaker Ed Buchanan.  The full assembly greeted the band with an entusiastic standing ovatiion.


Monroe Crossing has promoted guitarist Art Blackburn to fulltime manager and Derek Johnson has come on board to fill the guitar spot.


Town Mountain, Spring Creek and Finders and Youngberg all have new CD's waiting to be released this spring and their managment company Pickin' Productions is offering free samples.  You  can download four different songs from the new CDs.  Read the full story on the Prescription Bluegrass Blog for the download site.


The International Bluegrass Music Association is asking for your oppinion.  Whether you are a member or not, The suggestion box is open for anyone with an interest in the bluegrass community to submitt suggestions via EMAIL at IBMA Suggestions AT gmail dot com.