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The del Mccoury Band

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For more than 50 years, Del McCoury's music has defined authenticity for hard-core bluegrass devotees as well as a growing number of fans only vaguely familiar with the genre. Del is something special, a living link to the days when bluegrass was made only in hillbilly honkytonks, at schoolhouse shows and on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, yet also a commandingly vital presence today, from primetime and late night TV to major music festivals.

In 1992, Del formed the current version of his band and called it The Del McCoury Band.  Sons Ronnie and Rob have both been in the band for more than 25 years, and it is one of the most consistent lineups of any Bluegrass band in history with just one member change in 25 years.  Beginning in the mid-90’s the band won the IBMA’s Entertainer of the Year Award an unprecedented nine times in 11 years, and continues to be the most awarded artist in the history of Bluegrass music.  Though this time period propelled the Del McCoury Band to the top of the bluegrass world, it also gave birth to a more startling phenomenon: the emergence of the group onto the larger musical scene as a unique torchbearer for the entire sweep of bluegrass and its history. For it turned out that the unmistakable authenticity of McCoury’s music-along with his good-natured willingness to keep alert for new sounds and new opportunities had bred fans in some unlikely places.

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the travelin’ mccourys

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The Travelin’ McCourys do not stand still. They are on the road—and online—entertaining audiences with live shows that include some of the best musicians and singers from all genres. It’s always different, always exciting, and always great music.

No other band today has the same credentials for playing traditional and progressive music. As the sons of bluegrass legend Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Rob McCoury on banjo continue their father’s work—a lifelong dedication to the power of bluegrass music to bring joy into people’s lives. And with fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Alan Bartram, the ensemble is loved and respected by the bluegrass faithful. But the band is now combining their sound with others to make something fresh and rejuvenating.

Videos

“Travelin” “Let Her Go”

“Cumberland Blues” “Loser”

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Sam bush

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From teen fiddle champion to groundbreaking mandolinist to universally revered “King of Telluride,” there is only one Sam Bush.  The son of Kentucky reared on Bill Monroe’s bluegrass came of age in the counter-culture cyclone of the late ‘60s. In the genre’s outsiders like the Osborne Brothers and The Dillards, Bush heard the future, and by the dawn of the 1970s was leading his own New Grass Revival, driven by the power of rock-and-roll and the freedom of improvisational jazz.   Bush and his hippie co-conspirators changed the bluegrass landscape, touring with Leon Russell, winning fans at festivals across the country, including favored status at Telluride, and recording Grammy-winning songs. At the group’s peak, after taking aim at the top of the Country charts, Bush walked away. Subsequent stints with Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett brought him well-deserved recognition, numerous awards, and the gushing respect of a whole new generation of bluegrass upstarts.  The once rebellious apprentice had become the genre’s gold-standard master. And now, for fans everywhere, the DVD documentary telling Bush’s full story, Revival: The Sam Bush Story, not only chronicles the life and career of the newgrass creator, but weaves an emotional, inspiring story about the risks and rewards of being a musical iconoclast.

VIDEOs

Revival: The Sam Bush Story “Girl From the North Country”

“Freight Train Boogie” “Sailin’ Shoes”

“Eight More Miles to Louisville”

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the gibson brothers

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The Gibson Brothers’ brand of bluegrass is a visceral mix of heritage and soaring harmony, making them the premiere brother duet of the genre, following in the footsteps of legendary brother acts such as the Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse, and the Osborne Brothers.

The Gibson Brothers will release their 14th album, Mockingbird, on November 9th, 2018 via Easy Eye Sound. The album, produced by Grammy Award winners Dan Auerbach and Fergie Ferguson, is not just a return to form for the Gibson Brothers, but also a rebirth, and builds on the brothers’ Bluegrass legacy and finds them playing a mix of country, soul and seventies rock. "The songs on this album are the sounds we heard growing up, riding around with our dad, who was a farmer, in his pickup, or with our mom in her station wagon,” says Leigh. “This sound was on the radio.” He cites the Eagles, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, and the warm country sounds of Don Williams, Emmylou Harris and Waylon Jennings as influences for the album.

What does this mean for you? You now have the option of a Bluegrass show or what we are calling a show with the Mockingbird Band, with drums, steel guitar, telecaster, electric bass, and the same great vocals and songs.

Videos

Bluegrass

“They Called It Music” “Something Coming to Me”

Mockingbird Band:

“Everybody Hurts” “Tailspin”

“Travelin’ Day”

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bowman, bowman & dré

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When Ronnie Bowman, Garnet Bowman and Dré Anders sang together for the first time last year at DelFest, it was a perfect fit- for them and the audience…so, the McCoury family festival can take credit for launching another new group. A vocal trio, featuring Ronnie, the hit songwriter and former lead singer of The Lonesome River Band, Garnet, his partner in life and in demand Nashville session singer, and Dré, Swedish born, folk singer and founder/lead vocalist of Dré  and The Collective. Together, their harmonies evoke the folk music of the 70's...peace, love, and songs with something to say. 

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