Lonesome River Band to Record 30-Year Anniversary Collection

To commemorate Lonesome River Band’s thirty year milestone, a special 30th anniversary retrospective collection titled CHRONOLOGY will have the group recording 24 songs, to be released in a series of three 8-song EPs - one for each decade of the group’s existence.  The material will lean heavily on updated versions of many of the LRB’s most popular songs during each decade, reprised by the current group.  Volume one of the set is scheduled for release February 28, 2012.

“Close The Door Lightly When You Go” is the first single for the first volume in the CHRONOLOGY series.

Lonesome River Band has two previous albums on Rural Rhythm including their most recent album, STILL LEARNING (2010),and their previous release, NO TURNING BACK (2008).  They were also involved in two live album projects for the label including: the recently released A BILL MONROE 100TH YEAR CELEBRATION - LIVE AT BEAN

BLOSSOM (2011), produced by Sammy Shelor; plus THE ALL-STAR JAM – LIVE AT GRAVES MOUNTAIN (2010), produced by Mark Newton, album that received four 2010 award nominations by the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) including a nomination for ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

Lonesome River Band remains in high demand for their live performances  where they continue to thrill audiences at concert halls, music festivals, Performing Arts Centers, TV shows, as well as their recent performance on the Grand Ole Opry.