Carolina Road Homecoming Bluegrass Festival To Be No More!

 Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have announced the cancellation of the Carolina Road Homecoming Bluegrass Festival, which was held annually in November at the Ramada Inn in Burlington, North Carolina. The band has hosted and promoted this festival at the Ramada Inn for the past four years.  Due to low ticket sales, Ms. Jordan says, “we have made the decision to cancel the festival.”

Lady Of Tradition, Lorraine Jordan Receives “Key To The City”

NASHVILLE, TN (Tuesday, January 10, 2012) -- Bluegrass' "Lady of Tradition," Lorraine Jordan and banjoist for IIIrd Tyme Out, Steve Dilling, were presented the key to the city of Garner, NC on December 31, 2011. 

Both musicians live in nearby Raleigh, NC. The band leader for Carolina Road, Jordan, performed with her band alongside label mates, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out at the Garner Performing Arts Center for the "Key to the City" ceremony.

The Rural Rhythm artists were given the prestigious gift by Garner Mayor Ronnie Williams.  Garner is also the hometown to the latest American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery.

Carolina Road Celebrates New Release During 4th Annual Carolina Road Homecoming Festival!

Carolina Road will celebrate the release of their new album Back to My Roots at their Homecoming Bluegrass Festival November 11-12, 2011 in Burlington, NC.  The North Carolina natives will have an impromptu album release party after a very special performance Saturday during the festival.  The band will play all new tunes from their second album with Rural Rhythm Records and will be joined by special guests Marty Raybon, Don Rigsby, A.L. Wood and honored members of Lorraine Jordan’s Daughters of Bluegrass.  Festival-goers will receive a special prizes with their purchase of the new Back to My Roots album at the festival.

Listen for New Song from Carolina Road on Your Favorite Radio Program!

Just in time for Bill Monroe's birthday, the new single release,
“A Light in My Window, Again” by CAROLINA ROAD, is now out to radio via AirplayDirect.com. 

The song was written by Tom T and Dixie Hall and was inspired by Gov. Paul E. Patton’s speech at the dedication of the Bill Monroe home place.

Eddie Biggerstaff Joins Carolina Road!

Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road is proud to announce their newest addition to the band, Eddie Biggerstaff.  Eddie will be playing bass with the band.  You may remember Eddie from other bands such as Blue Ridge, Larry Rice and the great mandolin player Herschel Sizemore, or Damascus Road. He was the missing link for Carolina Road to make this an all traditional North Carolina Home Grown Band. We give Eddie a warm welcome to the band and are excited for what the future holds.

Carolina Road Introduces New Band Members!

NEW BAND MEMBERS!

Carolina Road has never sounded better! A new face and a slight reconfiguration of the band has taken their music to another level. New lead singer and guitar player is Tommy Long of Hamptonville, NC. Tommy's lead singing and guitar work are unsurpassed. His performance on the new CD project is outstanding! Tommy Long and Lorraine Jordan have a great vocal blend together and will be doing duets from bands of the days when traditional duets were around. Carolina Road has definitely come full circle and  has returned to their roots with the hard driving traditional sound.

Super lead guitar player and singer, Dustin Benson has moved to acoustic bass giving the band a more punch than it has ever had!

 DYNAMIC INSTRUMENTAL DUO!

Josh Goforth and Ben Greene are world-class musicians and remain staples of the group. Both Josh and Ben are entering their sixth season with Carolina Road and continue doing a fantastic job. Josh will be playing three finger style guitar picking on our guitar style gospel tunes. In 2009, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for the project CUTTING LOOSE which he produced and recorded on with David Holt.

Ben Greene has two albums to his credit, one of which includes a lead vocal from all the bluegrass bands of his past which includes James King Band, Junior Sisk and Blue Ridge, Allen Mills and Lost and Found, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Tribute to Charlie Moore, and Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road.