2008 Jam Camps All Around the U.S.! New NY Venue!
Pete Wernick's Jam Camp
A Jam Camp for You!
Here's the updated lineup of Bluegrass Jam Camps in 2008. Pete's camps have been helping a lot of folks and he and Joan may be heading in YOUR
direction sometime soon.
Mar 28-30, Boulder, CO at Boulder Inn -- email Pete@DrBanjo.com to register.
Apr 11-13, Boulder, CO Intermediate Jam Camp at Boulder Inn
Apr 21-24, Boomer, NC preceding MerleFest, includes new Intermediate Track.
Note! This NC camp needs more guitar players! The next 10 guitar players who sign up for this camp, requesting a tuition discount, will receive $40 off!
May 13-15, Gettysburg, PA preceding the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Jun 3-5, Morehead, KY preceding the Clack Mountain Festival
Jul 15-17, Oak Hill, NY preceding the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. This is a new location -- an air conditioned venue close to the festival, (which by the way
will include Hot Rize and Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers!) This year's camp will be three days instead of four, and thus tuition is lower for this year than in
the past.
See Pete with Hot Rize, FLEXIGRASS, Rowan, Trischka, Rigsby!
Pete will appear in 2008 with Hot Rize, FLEXIGRASS, Joan Wernick, and special shows with Peter Rowan's Bluegrass Band, Tony Trischka, and
Don Rigsby.
Hot RizeHot Rize regroups for two shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of the beloved band's formation. They'll be at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in
Colorado on June 22 and headlining the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in NY on July 19. (Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers got wind of this, and Hot Rize has
kindly decided to let them tag along and play some, too.)
Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS' Colorado Front Range performances include: Avogadro's in Ft. Collins March 22, Broomfield Auditorium on March 27, and in
Arvada at The D Note on April 3 and May 1. The band is excited to return to MerleFest in North Carolina April 24-26, and revisit the Bluegrass on the River
festival in Pueblo, Colorado May 31-June 1.
Pete & Joan Wernick take the stage at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival May 16 &17, and at the Ringville Social Hall in Rockville, MD on May 18. Pete joins
Peter Rowan, Mike Bub & Jody Stecher for shows July 11-12 at the Big Horn Mountain Festival in Buffalo, WY, and July 13 at the Founder's Title Folk &
Bluegrass Festival in Snowbird, UT.
Pete will reteam with old Country Cooking buddy Tony Trischka at the Podunk Festival in Hartford, CT August 2, as part of a "Banjo Blast" with other banjo
notables including Alan Munde, Bill Keith, and Ron Block. And Pete & Joan will team up with Don Rigsby at the Johnny Keenan Festival in Longford, Ireland
September 27-28.
For more information, visit the calendar at DrBanjo.com for all the details!
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Larry Stephenson's Thankful In Stores Next Tuesday
Tuesday, March 18th is the release date of Larry Stephenson's latest all gospel release. The single, "Press On O'Pilgrim," came in at number 1 on
Prime Cuts Vol. 91. This latest project showcases the talent of several guest artists including Sonya Isaacs, Warren Goad, Ben Surratt, Missy Raines,
and Shad Cobb. Stephenson's fans have been begging for another all gospel release since Heavenward Bound several years ago.
"Just received the new Larry Stephenson project, Thankful, this past week, and it is wonderful. I always have loved the great sound of the Larry
Stephenson Band and this project is among his very best work. We feature it daily here at WXRQ. I highly recommend it to all of you." - Richard White,
WXRQ, Mount Pleasant, TN
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SPECIAL CONSENSUS HAS STAYING POWER
Special Consensus has paved a long trail with The Trail Of Aching Hearts. Their single "Down The Trail Of Aching Hearts" has been on the Bluegrass
Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey for the last 10 months. Thier album has been on the chart for the last nine months. This is proof that their latest
project is destined to become one of the modern classics.
THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS #1 ON BMP CHART
The Dixie Bee-Liners have taken the number one spot on the Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 20 Hot Singles chart and are still number one on the Roots
Music Report Bluegrass Chart. Pinecastle is currently running a contest where ten lucky winners will receive a copy of the The Dixie Bee-Liners
newest album Ripe. All you need to do to enter is go to www.pinecastle.com and click on "contest." Winners will be drawn on the release date, April
15th.
JOSH WILLIAMS MAKES NEW PLANS
Josh Williams has some exciting new plans for 2008. He will be joining the Larry Stephenson band for their 2008 "Thankful Tour" and The Josh
Williams Band made their debut at the Station Inn in Nashville in February. The Josh Williams already has several dates.
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GIBSON BROTHERS SET TO RELEASE IRON AND DIAMONDS, APRIL 8TH
"Like the Louvins before them, no around today does close harmony quite like Eric and Leigh Gibson." -SING OUT!
Nashville, TN (January 8th, 2008) -- Sugar Hill Records is set to release their fourth album with bluegrass stalwarts The Gibson Brothers on April 8, 2008.
Iron & Diamonds showcases the brothers' trademark harmonies as well as songwriting that is among the best in the genre. Interspersed with original
songs like the title track -- a snapshot of the miners' baseball league in their upstate-NY home -- are carefully chosen covers like Tom Petty's "Cabin Down
Below" and others.
Iron & Diamonds boasts the brothers' best vocal mix to date thanks to being able to record live on one mike, capturing the energy and closeness that concert
audiences rave about. The band -- Mike Barber on bass, Clayton Campbell on fiddle, and Rick Hayes on mandolin -- is tighter than ever, complementing the
brothers' harmonies with adept instrumental performances.
Leigh and Eric Gibson have been performing together since encouraged in their youth by a minister in the borderlands of upstate New York, where they still
reside. They received a Best Emerging Artist nod from the IBMA in 1998 and went on to record three albums for Sugar Hill Records -- Bona Fide, Long Way
Back Home, and Red Letter Day.
For advance copies of Iron and Diamonds (mailing list based on requests) please email Donica Christensen ~ donicac@sugarhillrecords.com, and for
additional information on the Gibson Brothers -- including song by song commentary, bio, and photos -- visit www.sugarhillrecords.com/publicity. Tour dates
and more available at www.gibsonbrothers.com.
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