Jul

HANK WILLIAMS, JR. to be joined by various artists including JAMEY JOHNSON, ERIC CHURCH, GRETCHEN WILSON, LEE BRICE, COLT FORD, JOSH THOMPSON, SUNNY SWEENEY and THE GRASCALS

Nashville, TN- Country music icon Hank Williams Jr. announces the continuation of The Rowdy Friends Tour with a variety of special guests to join him on stage including Jamey Johnson, Eric Church, Colt Ford, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Brice, Josh Thompson, Sunny Sweeney and The Grascals. The shows will start in Evansville, Indiana, on September 17th, and will conclude in Raleigh, North Carolina, on October 23rd.

Sept 17 - Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium - w/ Eric Church, and Sunny Sweeney

Sept 18 - Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Civic Center - w/ Eric Church and Sunny Sweeney

Sept 24 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena - w/ Eric Church, Gretchen Wilson, and Lee Brice

Sept 25 - Macon, GA - Macon Coliseum - w/ Gretchen Wilson and Lee Brice

Oct 1 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals

Oct 2 - Little Rock, AR - Verizon Wireless Arena - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson and The Grascals

Oct 8 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals

Oct 9 - Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, and Josh Thompson

Oct 15 - Southaven, MS - DeSoto Civic Center - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals

Oct 16 - Jackson, MS - Mississippi Coliseum - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals

Oct 22 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, and Josh Thompson

Oct 23 - Raleigh, NC - R.B.C. Center - w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, and Josh Thompson

Tickets for the shows announced will go on sale throughout July and August, check local venue box office locations as well as TicketMaster.com and TicketMaster locations.

The Rowdy Friends Tour 2010 is co-produced by Red Mountain Entertainment and Blue Deuce Entertainment.

Jul

Jamie Johnson, Danny Roberts, Dierks Bentley, J.D. Crowe, Kristin Scott Benson,
Terry Smith, Jeremy Abshire and Terry Eldredge photo by DLIMAGE/DL-IMAGE.COM

From Country Weekly,  published July 12, 2010 by Bob Paxman

The Grascals took hold of the stage, Thursday, July 8, for Spring Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman in Nashville and blazed through a more than 90-minute set that featured both individual and group virtuosity, doses of good humor and a couple of unexpected surprise moments.

Following their stellar opening act, J.D. Crowe and the New South, the six-member Grascals-lead vocalist Jamie Johnson, guitarist Terry Eldredge, banjo player Kristin Scott Benson, fiddler Jeremy Abshire, mandolin player Danny Roberts and upright bassist Terry Smith-served up selections from their latest album, The Famous Lefty Flynn's, along with past favorites like "Me and John and Paul" and "Keep On Walkin'." The group does a sterling job of mixing up the selections and segueing seamlessly from one tune to another. Plus, each member gets the chance to show their instrumental solo prowess, from the tasteful picking of Kristin Scott Benson to the revved-up mandolin playing of Danny Roberts and a lesson in slap bass by Terry Smith.

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(Pictured l-r at Riverstone Farm) -The Grascals- Jamie Johnson, Kristin Scott Benson, Terry Smith, Terry Eldredge, Danny Roberts and Jeremy Abshire (Credit: Martha Moore).

 

Jul

There are no new albums entering the chart this period, but three CDs have returned: Rodney Atkins' It's America (back at No. 59), the Grascals' The Famous Lefty Flynn's (No. 61) and Brantley Gilbert's A Modern Day Prodigal Son (No. 68).

Read the full article on cmt

Jul

Shoot Video for “Last Train To Clarksville” during epic heat wave

Nashville, TN — The Grascals kept their cool as a 100-plus degree heat wave hovered over the mid-state during an all-day video shoot for their current country and bluegrass radio single, “Last Train To Clarksville.” Directed by Marcel Chagnon (Clay Walker’s “She Won’t Be Lonely Long”), the piece was filmed at several locations, including Cummins Station/The Gulch, Lower Broadway and at Franklin, Tennessee’s Riverstone Farm.

Jul

"That's bluegrass music right there, y'all!" yelped Jamie Johnson of The Grascals, as fellow band member Kristin Scott Benson mesmerized the July 8 audience at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium with her blazing banjo. He was not kidding. For some 75 minutes, the two-time International Bluegrass Music Association's Entertainer of the Year winners plied their captivated crowd with music that alternately crooned, wept, erupted, energized, prayed, and sparkled, putting their own stamp on one of the most traditional of genres while kicking the gates wide open.Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. Renowned pickers J.D. Crowe & the New South gave an impressive opening performance before the Grascals took the stage, featuring the legendary Crowe with his banjo.

Read the full article on The Boot

Jul

Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 30

• The Famous Lefty Flynn's #1 on the CD chart
• Last Train to Clarksville #2 on the single chart

The Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey Top 30 singles Chart

• Last Train to Clarksville, moves from #27 to #20 in its second month on the chart
• The Famous Lefty Flynn's, single debuts this month(July) at # 24

Top 15 Bluegrass Album Chart

• The Famous Lefty Flynn's moves from #11 to #2 in its second month on this chart

Jun

The Grascals stopped by the Music Row Show in Nashville on June 13th with Marci from Mobil Delvac

"Award-winning bluegrass recording artists The Grascals are on the show with us tonight! These guys (and gal) are awesome musicians and have a great story. Don’t miss this one!"

Check out the podcast here!

http://www.themusicrowshow.com/

 

Jun

If you are in Nashville for CMA week and want to see the Grascals, we have made it easy for you. Here is a rundown of where and when you can catch up with them.

6/9 Wenesday 11:30am-12:30pm Parade

6/13 Sunday 10-11am GAC TV Booth #200 {signing)

6/13 Sunday 11am-12noon GRAND OLE OPRY Booth #722 (signing)

6/13 Sunday 2pm-2:30pm 650AM WSM DURANGO BOOTS live radio @ Acoustic Corner Stage 2nd floor (Convention Center)

6/13 Sunday 2:30pm-3:20pm WSM Radio Booth #326

6/13 Sunday 3:20-3:45pm MICROSOFT Interactive Booth #501

6/13 Sunday Courthouse Stage 5-5:30pm