Detour Bluegrass Band Signs with Roe Entertainment

Detour Bluegrass has announced contract singing with Jim Roe.

“We are thrilled to announce that as of today we just signed with Roe Entertainment.  Roe Entertainment is a full-time booking agency representing some of the best known award winning and talented all-acoustic bands performing today.  The agency was established in 2005 by owner Jim Roe and specializes in contemporary and traditional bluegrass bands, Americana and singer songwriters.  All of Jim's bands tour coast to coast, including Canada and overseas.  We are really excited to sign with Jim.  He is not only one of the most widely respected artist representatives in Bluegrass he is a super nice guy.”

The band is also in the current running for the Band On The Rise award at NationalBluegrass.com.   You can check out the bands  and vote for your favorite.   Vote for Band On The Rise

Bankesters Win B.O.R.N. Award for July!

Congratulations to the Bankesters, winners of the current B.O.R.N. award from NationalBluegrass.com. 

There’s a new competition every month where five emerging bluegrass bands try for the most votes from fans and the public. 

The winning band is then eligible for the annual run-off for the grand prize.  Find out more about B.O.R.N.

Spotlight on Breaking Grass

Out of the state of Mississippi comes another musical phenomenon known as Breaking Grass.  

This group of five guys are just about to release their second CD (Running With The Moon) after being well received on their self-titled debut project and the single from that album, “April Rain.” 

The group treats listeners to a fresh sound stemming mostly from original material, strong vocals and innovative musicianship.    Although not quite traditional, Breaking Grass is doing exactly what their name implies. The music they present is without a doubt steeped in the timeless traditions they grew up listening to.

This relatively new band formed with one goal in mind - to make music that all ages could enjoy. They are well on their way to becoming a household name, proving it by recently winning the B.O.R.N. (Band On The Rise Nationally) award in June 2012.

“Running With The Moon” has already produced a single by the same name which was released last week.  The full CD will be available to the public on July 31st.  Prescription Bluegrass thought we’d like to know more about Breaking Grass and you might too so we asked the group’s front man and primary songwriter, Cody Farrar a few questions.

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