Howdy friends and neighbors!
Wow! What a summer it has been! Tony and I have been playing some great festivals and having a ball bringing our brand of oldtime and traditional bluegrass music to lots of new places we had never been! We’re already filling out the lineup for 2012 too, and things are looking great!
The first weekend in August we played Bluegrass in the Hills at Mickey’s Mountain in Hopedale, Ohio! Was our first time there, and we loved it! We had a blast and got a great response! Then we were off to play Pickin in Parsons West Virginia for the second year. What a great festival! Wonderful folks, great venue…it’s a definite must for all bluegrass festival goers! The follwing week was….that’s right….the Galax Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA! Every single year we go and camp for the whole week, and every year we have more fun than the last! Lots and LOTS of jammin, fellowship, some killer festival food, and pickin on the big stage! Tony came in 3rd in the bluegrass banjo division as a matter of fact, and I was pleased to come in 2nd on the autoharp. Great times had by all! We are always sad to leave, but somehow it’s always here again before you know it! Since then we’ve played the Bluegrass Family Reunion Bluegrass Festival in Bruce, WI and a concert at the Martinsville High School in Martinsville, VA. I’ve got quite a few pictures from Galax and the festivals we’ve played this year on Facebook, and want to invite you all to friend me! Look me up…
www.facebook.com/pearlyblueberry
We’ve also added a new member to our duo! Her name is Jamie Collins, and she’s from Bristol, TN. Just a sweetheart of a gal, an AWESOME bass player and singer, and a dear friend! We are so tickled to have her pickin with us! Everywhere we go, folks say what a great addition she is to the group and how much they love her, and we feel the same!
Here’s some MORE great news! We are very proud to announce that we have just started recording our new CD on Mountain Fever Records! If the rest of the record is anything like the first two songs we’ve got done, this is going to be a GREAT album! We are very honored and excited to be a part of the Mountain Fever family, and encourage you to check out their music at www.mountainfever.com
Got some pretty cool shows coming up soon including Rhythm and Roots in Bristol and a few showcases at IBMA!
Hope to see y’all down the road soon, folks! We love y’all!
H~