BG Artist of the year nominations please

jenbaum

Howdy all, We are currently accepting nominations for the first Blades Of Blue ARTIST OF THE YEAR Award. The nominees can be any bluegrass act, and must have had a radio airplay release during the period of October 2003 - September 2004. Upcoming releases will still qualify. The poll will remain open until October 1, 2004 at which time we will select the final five nominees based on online, email, and forum voting.

Your vote DOES count- so be sure to vote here. If your favorite is not in the poll, please attach a response with that nomination.

These are the nominations we have received from listeners so far!

Jen
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Luke · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 1:48 pm Post subject:

Chris Stuart and Backcountry is the only one I've heard Embarassed

, but they're great!

jimbo55 · member Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 31 Location: Odessa, TX

Bluegrass90 · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:43 am Post subject:

I actually wouldnt want to choose any of these.
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hogwash · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject:

jimbo55 · member Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 31 Location: Odessa, TX

Is it supposed to be new artist of the year? I'd agree Del McCoury (or Alison Krauss/Union Station) would be a better choice overall.

ffdsc2002 · club member Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 844

well these are supposed to be nominations submitted by listeners to a particular radio show. and that show wont play del or alison or rhonda or just about anyone else who has ever won an award. in fact i dont think theyll be playing michelle nixon or chris stuart too much longer because they are getting too popular Rolling on Floor Laughing

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jimbo55 · member Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 31 Location: Odessa, TX

Oh, I get it - the best band nobody's ever heard. Duh

I actually saw Chris Stuart and Backcountry at the Texas Bluegrass Festival this last summer in Brownwood; otherwise I wouldn't have heard of them.

Hanson362 · new member Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 14

I don't think I know any of these bands besides Southern Rail...

and they are good, but I think far from being the absolute best band playing right now.

wyliet · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject:

I have to agree. These bands are fairly obscure. That doesn't mean they aren't good, but I listen to a lot of BG and a few of them are vague, but really!
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banjo79 · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:22 pm Post subject:

The Lonesome River Band is my first choice then the Del McCoury band.

jenbaum · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject:

pasturepicker · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 6:58 pm Post subject:

Chris Stuart ! I have known Chris for probably 15 years. He is a great songwriter, fine banjo and guitar player, and an outstanding singer. But above all, he has always been a class act.
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jenbaum · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:25 pm Post subject:

Dave Walker · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:51 pm Post subject:

I too confess that some of these bands are unkown to me but I liked the chance to surf the web for their sites and listen to some real good MP3's. I've liked The Just Bluegrass Band for a while now. I've got their CD and it is a regular spinner in my car. Their website is http://www.justbluegrass.com/ Wish we could book them here but too far away and no other venue to share dates and travel costs with. I have met Chris Talley somewhere when I lived in MO long ago. She had a good band then but I think she's changed. Her website is http://www.chris-talley.com/

Here are the others, check them out. Some great music, some average music and some not so good but all of it is interesting. Not all true trad. bluegrass but you might be surprised at the new approachs to BG. Some click, some C&P

copus hill http://www.copushill.com/
jussi syren and the groundbreakers http://www.syren.fi/
michelle nixon and drive http://www.michellenixon.com/
faces made for radio
http://www.facesmadeforradio.com/
the clumsy lovers http://www.clumsylovers.com/
chris stuart and backcountry http://www.backcountryrecords.com/
southern rail http://world.std.com/~muller/SR/
todd taylor http://www.banjomaster.com/[/url]
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