Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood Sing at Hall of Fame Wed. October 01.2008 5:33 PM EDT
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood were two of the surprise guests at the Country Music Hall of Fame's Ford Theater on Tuesday night (Sept. 30). Brooks and Yearwood performed at the request of Dobro player Jerry Douglas, who has served as the Hall of Fame's artist-in-residence this year. John Cowan, Tim O'Brien and Maura O'Connell also sang at the concert, which was the fourth and final installment of Douglas' artist-in-residence series. Mary Chapin Carpenter Releases Christmas Album Wed. October 01.2008 5:33 PM EDT Mary Chapin Carpenter released her first Christmas album, Come Darkness, Come Light, on Tuesday (Sept. 30) on Zoe/Rounder Records. The album features six of her original songs, as well as rare traditional songs. She also includes material from other writers, such as Tommy Thompson and Robin and Linda Williams. Guests include longtime collaborators Jon Carroll (piano) and John Jennings (guitar, co-producer). Country Band Exile Reunites After 23 Years Wed. October 01.2008 5:33 PM EDT Exile, the country band which had 10 No. 1 country singles in the mid '80s, has reunited and will release an EP later this month. All five members -- J.P. Pennington, Sonny LeMaire, Les Taylor, Steve Goetzman and Marlon Hargis -- are taking part in the project, with tour dates also expected. They played their first show together in 23 years in June during a charity concert in Lexington, Ky. The band's hits include "Give Me One More Chance," as well as the 1978 pop hit, "Kiss You All Over." The Grascals Celebrate Bluegrass Chart Success Wed. October 01.2008 5:33 PM EDT SESAC, the performance rights organization, threw a party at its Nashville offices Tuesday (Sept. 30) to celebrate the chart success of the Grascals' current album, Keep on Walkin', which has spent five weeks atop Billboard's bluegrass chart. For the past two years, the six-man band has also won the International Bluegrass Music Association's entertainer of the year prize and is up again for that distinction at Thursday night's (Oct. 2) awards show. "We ain't done yet," band spokesman Jamie Johnson told the crowd. "We're having the time of our lives, I promise. We have three albums down and about 15 more coming -- then the greatest hits and a boxed set." After the Grascals accepted their awards, they handed out plaques of their own to more than a dozen people who had aided their career. Bluegrass Band Sings for Obama Wed. October 01.2008 5:33 PM EDT John McCain has John Rich and Trace Adkins in his corner. Now Barack Obama can boast the support of the Bloggrass Boys. The latter group, aided by guest vocalists Suzy Bogguss and Jonell Mosser, commandeered Robert's Western World bar on Nashville's Broadway Tuesday night (Sept. 30) for a combined album release party and Obama fundraiser. After singing a haunting rendition of "Moonlight on the Tigris," Bogguss circulated through the crowd to sell copies of the Bloggrass Boys' CD. The band is made up of bluegrass and folk music veterans Chris Jones, Paul Kramer, Aaron Till, Jon Weisberger, Charlie Chadwick, Josh McMurray, Mike Witcher and Travis Stinson. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
