Episode 011: TIM NEWBY, author of "Bluegrass in Baltimore: The Hard Drivin' Sound And Its Legacy"

Howdy Bluegrass fans! Welcome to the first episode of August! Students are already heading back to school next week here in the Nashville area! As summer starts to wind down, I decided to heat things up (that's really corny, I know!) with a great interview featuring author Tim Newby, who just published a book titled "Bluegrass in Baltimore: The Hard-Drivin' Sound and Its Legacy". Tim and I had a great chat... so take a listen to the episode and check out the links and info below to learn more about the topics you heard on the show!

BLUEGRASS NEWS:

• Lynn Anderson, singer of 'Rose Garden' and of 'Lawrence Welk' fame, dies at age 67
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• IBMA Awards nominees on SiriusXM
• Top Artists to Play All-Bluegrass Show at Music City Roots Aug 12

FESTIVAL FINDER:

Pickin' in Parsons Bluegrass Festival 
Held in Parsons, West Virginia at the Five River Campground
August 5-8
http://www.fiverivercampground.com/pickin-in-parsons.html

Milan Bluegrass Festival 
Held at the KC Campground in Milan, Michigan
August 6-8
http://www.kccampgroundmilan.com/milan-bluegrass-festival/

L'il Margaret's Bluegrass Festival
Held in Leonardtown, Maryland at The Goddard Farm
August 6-8
http://www.lilmargaretsbluegrass.com/

Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival
Held in Richmond, Minnesota
August 6-9
http://minnesotabluegrass.org/as_mn-bluegrass-fest

Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival
Held in Hebron, CT at the Hebron Lions Club Fairgrounds
August 6-9
http://podunkbluegrass.net/

INTERVIEW WITH TIM NEWBY:

List of Songs/Tracks Featured During the Interview:

1. Time - 13:41: "El Cumbanchero", from Bluestone's 2015 album What Goes On. It is a band made up of Baltimore bluegrass legends Russ Hooper, Tom Neal, Jon Glick, Carroll Swam, and Dick Laird.
2. Time - 23:38: "Edsel Breakdown" from Walt Hensley's 1969 album Pickin' on Newgrass.
3. Time - 36:20: "Tiny Broken Heart" - from Hazel Dickens' & Alice Gerrard's 1973 album Won't You Come Sing for Me
4. Time - 40:15: "Cindy" - Dick Rittler with Bob Baker, Bob Shanklin, Hazel Dickens, and Mike Seeger from the American Banjo album
5. Time - 42:05: "Fire on the Mountain" from the long out of print Folksong '59 concert album recorded at Alan Lomax's Folksong '59 event which was the first time a bluegrass played at Carnegie Hall
6. Time - 44:25: "Feast Here Tonight" by Bob Baker and the Pike County Boys, from the Mountain Music Bluegrass Style album
7. Time - 48:48: "White House Blues" by the Stoney Mountain Boys from Mike Seeger's Mountain Music Bluegrass Style album
8. Time - 50:28: "Short Life of Trouble" by the Stoney Mountain Boys from Mike Seeger's Mountain Music Bluegrass Style album
9. Time - 59:27: "Muleskinner Blues" - Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys live from the Folksong '59 concert 
10. Time - 1:15:28 - "Devil or Jesse James" - Contemporary artist, Cris Jacobs from his album Acoustic Session

Check out the "Bluegrass In Baltimore" Facebook page: www.facebook.com/BluegrassinBaltimore

Purchase "Bluegrass In Baltimore" from Amazon

Be sure to check out the Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival that Tim mentioned!

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