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Blue Lick Bluegrass Festival, a Special Occasion for The Grascals and Especially Kristin
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The Grascals, and Kristin in particular, will be celebrating a special occasion this Saturday, June 12th at the Big Lick Bluegrass Festival in Oakboro, NC. Both she and her husband, mandolinist with IIIrd Tyme Out, will be performing at the class-act event. Kristin explains, "People think these two groups play together all the time, but it rarely happens. We work a lot of the same events, but usually, it's on different days, so it'll be a nice opportunity to have the family together."
Promoter for the Big Lick Festival, Jeff Branch, is a long-standing figure on the popular NC bluegrass scene and has known Kristin for years. She remembers, "When I was a kid, I played on stage with The Lewis Family in York, SC. I had only been playing the banjo about 6 months and it was one of my first times playing in front of a crowd. Jeff was at the show and had videotaped everything. He was kind enough to send a copy to my parents and we've been friends ever since."
In addition to The Grascals and critically-acclaimed IIIrd Tyme Out, the festival boasts legends such as Bill Yates and the crowd-pleasing, Goldwing Express, among others.
Visit www.biglickbluegrass.com for more information.
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GRASCALS BUS DRIVER STUART {STU-BOB} MYRICK RECALLS THE NASHVILLE FLOOD
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The Grascals were one of the last bands to perform at the Grand Ole Opry Saturday May 1st,. No one could predict within hours flood waters would over take the Opry stage.
Stuart (Stu-Bob) Myrick, bus drive for The Grascals, recounts the events of that night, and the next day and a half with Todd Dills of eTrucker.com.
Read the story and watch the video as Stu-Bob talks about that night at the Opry, the Ernest Tubb Record shop with The Grascals and the events after the shows.
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Grascals Go Public! Appear on NPR's Mountain Stage Show May 14-16
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Nashville, TN (May 10, 2010) -- Two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year, The Grascals, make their debut appearance on National Public Radio's two-hour Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, May 14-16. In an episode that was recorded live at the Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University March 21, The Grascals joined a lineup that included one of Country music's most beloved vocalists, Patty Loveless; songwriter and Grammy winner Loudon Wainwright III; West-coast country singer Leslie Stevens, and songwriter Pieta Brown.
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Grascals Caught Playing in the Back Yard
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The Grascals, having a weekend off from Hank Williams Jr's Rowdy Friends Tour, will be caught playing in their back yard this weekend!
The Grascals are set to appear this Friday night (April 30) at the Grand Ole Opry with Sarah Buxton, The Band Perry, Jim Ed Brown, John Conlee and others. They will also return Saturday (may 1) with The Whites, Jeannie Seely and more. (Grand Ole Opry 2804 Opryland Dr)
If you would like to meet and greet them you can catch them before the Saturday night show in the Opry gift shop from 5:30-6:30pm.
Following that performance they will go the Ernest Tubb Record Shop's Texas Troubadour Theatre (2416 Music Valley Dr.) where they will be the highlighted guests of the Midnight Jamboree on WSM.
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Grascals on Inside Music Row
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What Are the Fans Saying About "The Famous Lefty Flynn's"
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The CD has been out for a little over a week, this is what the fans are saying about it. Please feel free to add your thoughts about "The Famous Lefty Flynn's"
Melissa: I think this cd is my favorite one so far... great selection of songs (love Out Comes the Sun and Blue Rock Slide and Give Me Jesus)... amazing vocals and music and I've been listening to it almost every day in my office :-)
janie: I have been trying to buy it.....soldout everywhere I have tried to buy it...
Pam: Love it!
Kathy: I love it!
Scott: The CD is fantastic ! Great Songs.... One of those CD's you can just push play & not have to song search. I recently lost my Great-Grandmother ( 100 yrs. ) & when I listened to Satan & Grandma it brought tears to my eyes !! That's what great music is suppose to do !! Songs that move people & make them think ! Keep cranking them out !! Ya'll are Bluegrass @ it's BEST !! Thanks !!
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ENTER TO WIN, NEW CD, TICKETS TO THE GRAND OLE OPRY, & MUCH MORE
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FROM THE GRAND OLE OPRY: ENTER TO WIN A PRIZE PACKAGE FROM THE GRASCALS
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE MARCH 30TH RELEASE OF OUR FOURTH ROUNDER RECORD ALBUM, "THE FAMOUS LEFTY FLYNN'S", AVAILABLE IN STORES NATIONWIDE, AMAZON .COM, GRASCALS.COM & ITUNES. TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE OPRY AND THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM TO GIVE OPRY UPDATE SUBSCRIBERS A CHANCE TO WIN A COPY OF THE NEW CD, A GRASCALS MOBIL DELVAC BOMBER JACKET, A PAIR OF TICKETS TO OUR MAY 1ST PERFORMANCE AT THE OPRY, AND TWO TICKETS TO SEE US PERFORM DURING THE RYMAN' "BLUEGRASS NIGHTS" SERIES JULY 8TH.
TO ENTER SIMPLY SEND AN EMAIL WITH THE SUBJECT LINE "GIVE ME GRASCALS" TO This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it A WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM APRIL 14TH.
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In Stores Today or Buy It Here
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BUY IT TODAY
I'm nuts about "Last Train To Clarksville". I'm of a vintage that recalls the original very well, and the Grascals certainly do it justice." - Dan Joseph / Blueridge Express/CKWR-FM/Ontario
"The new CD has not left my side!!!! I'm not sure " THE GRASCALS" aren't the band of the century!!! 'Last Train,' how nostalgic!!! Osbornes and Harley Allen!!!! Originals, it's the perfect blend!!! Lefty" will be song of the year!!!! Mark my word. Love ya'll!" - Buddy Michael / HOMETOWN FESTIVAL (Snowcap, NC)
"I received and featured the new CD on my ‘Blue Grass Time’ program last Wednesday and will be playing it steadily you can be sure. I think it is the strongest project you’ve done. When I got back from IBMA in October and was speaking with Rounder, I asked if 'Satan & Grandma' was going to be on it and have been waiting since. I had tears running down my face by the end of your Awards Show performance of that song and the recorded version is just as powerful! I wish you all a lot of luck with LEFTY FLYNN'S and thank you so much for representing our music with talent and class." - Buddy Merriam / "Blue Grass Time” WUSB 90.1 FM, Stony Brook, NY
"There probably won't be that many people surprised by THE FAMOUS LEFTY FLYNN'S high quality. People are used to it. That being said, just like a vintage bottle of Chateau Margaux, The Grascals keep getting better and better and you can take that to the bank!" –Chuck Dauphin / NEW MUSIC WEEKLY
" Not traditional in sound, but traditional in spirit ... Both country music and Bluegrass fans should love this great effort." – Jim Moulton / JIM'S COUNTRY REVIEWS
"The Grascals just keep getting better with every studio release, and fourth album The Famous Lefty Flynn’s once again raises the bar for modern bluegrass albums. If you’re one of the few who haven’t been turned on to their sound yet, here’s a good place to start ... a surefire contender for Album of the Year." - Juli Thanki / the9513.com
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Grascals On The Move
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Hey folks, we are in Hartsville, South Carolina today at Reno Fest. Log on to www.worldwidebluegrass tonight around 10 p.m. Eastern time for an interview with the wonderful Gracie Muldoon. Make sure you catch it if you can. We have lots to talk about.
Had a great couple of days at The Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, KY. Mobil Delvac sponsored a free show to all the MATS attendees where we played a full show followed by John Anderson. We share a lot with the truck drivers being out there on the road traveling thousands of miles. We couldn't have asked for a better
group of people to play for.
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Grascals Galore
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Appearances On CMT, GAC, SiriusXM Radio, RFD-TV and More In Store For Bluegrass Darlings
Nashville, TN - Two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year, The Grascals, are scheduled to appear on a number of national networks in advance of their upcoming CD release, THE FAMOUS LEFTY FLYNN'S, due out March 30.
The band's brand of March Madness kicked off last week with a stop at the GAC television studios in Nashville where they performed their latest single, "The Last Train To Clarksville" (a brilliant re-make of The Monkees' popular hit), for the network's On The Streets program. The show airs Tuesday, March 23, at 1 and 9 p.m. EDT and again at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24.
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