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Nothin' Fancy
Nothin' Fancy Named SPBGMA's "Entertaining Group of the Year" For The Second Year In A Row Virginia-based bluegrass band Nothin' Fancy was awarded the top accolade of the evening during the 35th Annual National SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America) Awards when the band was named "Entertainin g Group of the Year" by the association's members for the second year in a row. The awards were held at the Music City Sheraton Hotel in Nashville, TN on Sunday, February 15th. The band was all smiles when the accepted the honor. "We couldn't do this without the fans," said Mike Andes, lead singer and mandolin player for the group. "We're just down-home folks. The only difference between us and the fans is, we stand on the stage." Nothin' Fancy performed earlier in the evening and received the only standing ovation of the night. The award comes on the heels of Pinecastle Records' release of the band's first all gospel project, LORD BLESS THIS HOUSE, their 8th CD. 
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~ LORD BLESS THIS HOUSE #30 on the Roots Music Report 5/15/09 ~
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BLUE MOON RISING
Q: Why are these guys smiling?
A: "ONE LONELY SHADOW" is #1 on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart, a former #1 in Cash Box Magazine and has received a "Highlight Review"in Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
Here's why... “Outstanding musicianship and vocals are only a part of the modern Bluegrass equation. Great song selection and being able to perform well both live and on recordings is
the other. Blue Moon Rising has it all and this new record reinforces that.” ~Joey Black, Format Manager and host of Sirius Bluegrass
Read the full reviews in these outstanding publications...
Current Chart Action... "Angeline" sits at #28 on the Bluegrass Unlimited "National Bluegrass Survey," up 2 positions from April.
David Parmley & Continental Divide
There's been a bee hive of activity at "Camp David" lately
A HOT record 
3 SILVER DOLLARS reunites David with Pinecastle Records, and features a diverse, brilliantly executed collection of songs from several of the premiere writers in American traditional music, both new and established. This cd has it all... great musicianship, with guest appearances on the new release by Ron Stewart and Kyle Perkins and outstanding vocals, including an amazing cut with the incomparable Rhonda Vincent, all centered around David's rich, soulful voice.
~ Current Chart Action ~
"3 Silver Dollars" (the song) is #19 Bluegrass Unlimited's National Bluegrass Survey
"3 Silver Dollars," (the album) ranks #11 on their Top 15 Bluegrass Albums
Cash Box Magazine Bluegrass Chart... #3
Bluegrass Music Profiles...June 2009 Top 30 singles "3 Silver Dollars" (the song) is #14
"3 Silver Dollars," (the album) ranks #10 their Top 10 Bluegrass CD's
Roots Music Report 5/15/09... #24 and climbing
~ Reviews ~
From Gracie Muldoon's review in the May 2009 issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles...
"What a great piece of bluegrass treasure."
"These tunes are some of the finest examples of what real bluegrass music is and should sound like."
"As long as DPCD are around, we'll always have our money's worth. An awesome project!."
In a recent Bluegrassjournal.com Dan Tackett said of 3 SILVER DOLLARS, "it’s well done... downright outstanding." Read the full review.
Heather Berry & Tony
"BEFORE BLUEGRASS" receives CashBox Magazine's highest rating... 5 STARS
J.D. couldn't believe it, but Tom T. Hall and Miss Dixie released this CD on their label Blue Circle Records, and it is a CD everyone should have in their collection if they are true musicologist. This CD is Appalachia at its best, transfixing a sound from the 1920's though the 1940's.
This style of music eventually evolved into what we call bluegrass today. Heather and Tony have done all they could do in preserving a long lost sound. The autoharp is prevalent in each track. Hailing from the 
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Heather and Tony deliver the haunting sounds of this forgotten era. Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall wrote several of the tracks including "Hazel Creek", "Hound Dog Blues", Hea
ther Berry and Tony Mabe also penned the tune, "Public Enemy Number One", and a song ole J.D. can certainly relate to. In the South we have turnip greens, mustard greens, kale, tender greens and one green that similar to rape. (this is a green that is still waiting for the politically correct folks to come up with a name for it) Guess what, we'll call it "creecy greens" the last track on the CD which is picked wild and boiled with fat back or bacon. You put cornbread in the juice and make pot licker. I really enjoyed this track because I just happened to have a mess of these greens to cook. For a true look into American Music History don't miss out on this one. Five Stars JDH 
Here's what they said...
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