From: John Sheldon
[secretary_at_scottishbluegrass_dot_com] on behalf of secretary_at_scottishbluegrass_dot_com
Sent: 04 June 2011 03:53
Subject: Bluegrass &
More.......e-magazine, June 2011
BLUEGRASS
& MORE..... e-magazine June 2011
STEVE MARTIN TO RELEASE HIS SECOND BLUEGRASS
ALBUM ‘RARE BIRD ALERT’ FEATURING SIR PAUL McCARTNEY AND THE DIXIE CHICKS,
IN JUNE 2011 AND TO TOUR WITH THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS IN THE UK IN
JULY 2011
Tuesday 5th April – 9am - Live Nation &
Rounder Records are pleased to announce that multi-talented Grammy® and Emmy
winning actor/comedian/musician and bestselling author Steve Martin and The
Steep Canyon Rangers will be Touring the UK in July, in support of
their June 13th release, Rare Bird Alert (Rounder). Rare
Bird Alert is a follow-up to his Grammy®-winning 2009 release, The Crow:
New Songs for the Five-String Banjo (Rounder). Steve Martin will be
joined by the Steep Canyon Rangers, who also toured extensively with Martin
over the last year and are featured on the new album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KyTQLzhVrU
Rare Bird Alert features 13 new Martin-penned tracks produced Tony Trischka, as well as a
live version of the infamous “King Tut”. Sir Paul McCartney and The Dixie
Chicks also make special guest vocal appearances on the album. Martin
co-wrote two of the CD’s songs with the Steep Canyon Rangers. Titles such
as "Atheists Don't Have No Songs" show that Martin has taken a
step further, combining his zany ideas into more vocals appearing on the
upcoming album, alongside some very tight bluegrass instrumentals.
Steve Martin is a four-time Grammy® winner, the latest
for The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which won Best
Bluegrass Album (2009), in addition he won for his collaboration with Earl
Scruggs on Foggy Mountain Breakdown (2001) and two for comedy albums Wild
and Crazy Guy (1978) and Let’s Get Small (1977.) After playing on
the Grammy® Award winning Foggy Mountain Breakdown with Earl Scruggs,
Martin began writing a string of new banjo songs, some with lyrics and some as
instrumentals which led to the making of, The Crow: New Songs for the
Five-String Banjo which was released on Rounder Records in 2009.
Speaking about his recording experience
Steve Martin said the following: ‘I came in as an outsider, so I didn’t know
what the reception would be like, but it was very warm. We reached a lot of
bluegrass people, and I think we reached a lot of non-bluegrass people,
too’ - Billboard Magazine, March 12, 2011
UK
Tour Dates;
8th July – London HMV Hammersmith Apollo
9th July – Manchester O2 Apollo
10th July – Glasgow Clyde Cultural Hall
Tickets
go on sale at 9am Friday 8th April and are priced between £28.50 to
£40.00 (subject to a booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk www.stevemartin.com
25th
GUILDTOWN BLUEGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL
The
Best of Bluegrass in Scotland
July
29th — August 1st, 2011
Featuring
top bands from the USA, Europe & Scotland
Plus
G-RUNS 'N ROSES (CZ), GOLDRUSH, DAPPER McDANS, HOME MADE JAM, THE MOONSHINERS, INNES CAMPBELL & PRESENT COMPANY
Guildtown 2011 will feature Bill Monroe
centennial celebrations
Wayne Taylor
& Appaloosa are a hot
G-runs 'n Roses are a
young and energetic band from the Czech and Slovak Republics. Their music can
be described as contemporary bluegrass while maintaining a deep respect for
tradition. The repertoire consists of original songs by the band members as
well as its own arrangements of lesser-known songs. The band was formed in 2006
and has performed in the current line-up since November 2007. Its first CD
"Learning To Fly" was released in May 2008. In 2010 the band were
voted top EU bluegrass band at two major European festivals. Read more:
www.myspace.com/gruns
Innes Campbell
& Present Company are our special
guests who will be featured, topping the bill on the Saturday afternoon
concert. Innes is the Australian flat picking
guitar champion who originates from Scotland and is back home from way down
under, on tour in Scotland with his fabulous bluegrass line-up http://www.myspace.com/innescampbell
click
here for the full downloadeable programme
GUILDTOWN
TICKETS ON SALE NOW - ORDERING DETAILS IN THE PROGRAMME
Full
weekend pass £35 in advance (£40 on the gate) including camping and all events
SBA
membership included in cost of the full weekend fee
Advance
Booking enquiries 01968 670 038 or 07968124582
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