Popular Musical Group, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Enjoys Multiple IBMA Award Nominations

Nashville, TN - The nominees for the 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards were announced recently, and popular multi-award winning recording artist, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver was among the list of those with muliple nominations. After being named Vocal Group of the Year for the past seven years, the group received the 2008 nomination, as well. Additionally, the group received the nomination for Entertainer of the Year, and their current Horizon Records recording, “Help Is On The Way,” received the nomination for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year. Among individual honors, group leader, Doyle Lawson was among those nominated for the honor of Mandolin Player of the Year.
The 19th Annual IBMA Awards program will be hosted by Del McCoury on Thursday, October 2 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The show will be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio’s Bluegrass Junction Channel 14 and syndicated to more than 300 US markets and 14 foreign networks. Ticket information for the IBMA Awards, bluegrass music’s biggest night of the year, is available by calling 888-438-4262 or 615-256-3222. A complete list of IBMA nominations may be obtained online at www.ibma.org.
 
The International Bluegrass Music Awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), which serves as the trade association for the bluegrass music industry. The IBMA Awards Show is the centerpiece of the World of Bluegrass week, including the industry’s Business Conference and Bluegrass Fan Fest, slated for September 29 – October 5 in Nashville.

The Isaacs Repeat as IBMA Nominees

Nashville, TN – Bluegrass/gospel sensations, The Isaacs and group member, Sonya Isaacs, are repeat nominees for Vocal Group of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year respectively from the International Bluegrass Music Association.  The 19TH Annual IBMA Awards, to be hosted by Del McCoury, are slated for Thursday, October 2, 2008, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
Sonya Isaacs, speaking for the family, responded: “There are few award programs in the music industry that carry the longstanding prestige that the International Bluegrass Music Association does.  To have two nominations in vocal categories is definitely something to write home about to us! We are excited to be recognized by our peers in bluegrass and to be included in the top 5 with so many deserving nominees.”
 
The Isaacs have been enjoying great critical acclaim for their sophomore Gaither Music Group project, Big Sky, produced by award-winning country producer Mark Bright.

Morris Family Releases New Single

The Morris Family

The Morris’s

latest release, “Let The Healing Begin“, has just been released to radio, exclusively through Radioactiveairplay.com

This is another release from The Morris’s self-titled recording, which features some of Nashville’s most skilled session musicians, such as: Bobby All, Scott Sanders, Kelly Back, and the legendary piano player Hargus “Pig” Robbins,

The song, listed in the Southern Gospel category at Radioactive, was written by Van & Kathryn Morris and it recounts the story of Jesus’ encounter with the man with a withered hand. Like many of The Morris’s compositions, this song has an evangelistic aim. Read more

GRAMMY® Nominees DecembeRadio to Celebrate Sophomore Release with J93 at Hard Rock Café

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — DecembeRadio will celebrate the upcoming street date (August 26th) of their sophomore release Satisfied (Slanted Records) in concert at the newly renovated Hard Rock Café in Atlanta. The event, sponsored by the Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C., of Atlanta, will be held on Wednesday night, August 20th and will include a free concert, open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. The scene is fitting as the GRAMMY®-nominated, Dove Award-winning band recorded in the city’s famed Southern Tracks studio. Georgia-based band Echoing Angels will open the evening with a few of their hits acoustically.

The event will be aired locally through a LIVE remote with Atlanta radio station J93.3, where listeners have tuned in to hear DecembeRadio’s recent hit single, “Find You Waiting,” which can be found on the band’s upcoming release. Listeners can tune in all day on the 20th for the chance to win one of the new Satisfied releases LIVE on the air during what has been termed “DecembeRadio Day” at J93.3.

“We are so glad to be a part of bringing this event to Atlanta,” stated Hays. “I have been a fan of DecembeRadio for over a year now. We hope their fans will join me and bring their friends and family and come out to the Hard Rock Cafe for this great night out.”

The newly renovated Hard Rock Café is located at 215 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 688.7625 x22. DecembeRadio will also perform from the venue, LIVE on Tuesday, August 20th, on “Good Day Atlanta,” which airs on the local FOX affiliate in the Atlanta region

BELOVED PREPARES TO ‘WAKE THE WORLD’ WITH NATIONAL DEBUT ALBUM

(ATLANTA, GA) — Since bursting onto the scene in 2003, BELOVED has developed a reputation of being unique. So much so that the Atlanta-based group has created their own genre - women’s ministry music - which has been marketed with considerable success as “Real Music for Real Women.” With the upcoming release of their third album (and first nationally distributed release) Wake the World on August 19th, the pop trio is ready to extend their reach to America’s women… and beyond. Read more

Christian Singer/Songwriter, Curt Collins, Heads To Atlanta For Media Day Appearances

 

Left to Right: Curt Collins; Marcus and Lisa Ryan, co-hosts of “Every Day;” Penny Crosson, guest author, “Daily Make-up with the Master;” Chris Plekenpol, guest author, “Faith in the Fog of War.”
 Christian pop artist, Curt Collins, headed to Atlanta for a day of media in support of his new project, Another Day.  The first stop was at “Every Day With Marcus and Lisa” on Family Net TV.  Collins performed the title track from the album which reached #7 on the Christian Radio Weekly Inspirational chart and is currently at #14 on the Radio & Records Soft AC/Inspirational chart. Collins then headed to the Gospel Music Channel to deliver his new video for the single, “Another Day.”  Collins rounded out his day with an appearance on “Atlanta Live” where he performed five songs from the new CD.

Eighth Day In Studio Tracking For New Album

SPARTANBURG, SC (Press Release) – Eighth Day spent last week in the studio recording tracks for the group’s upcoming new studio release.

The as-of-yet untitled project is being produced by Monty Lane Allen.  Mark Capps is serving as engineer for the new recording.  Tracks were recorded at The Soundshop in Nashville, Tennessee.

The new recording features some of Nashville’s top studio players – including Kevin Grantt, Gary “Bud” Smith, Mike Sever, Robert Arthur, and Seth Rausch.

Scott Robinson of Eighth Day said, “We are so excited to begin work on this new recording.  We have chosen some really fantastic songs, and we can’t wait to start using them at our concerts and services.”

Eighth Day has chosen songs from Monty Allen Lane, Robert Arthur, Christie Gilliam Capps, Jeff Bates, and group member Scott Robinson.

“This is going to be our best record to date,” mentioned Joni Robinson of Eighth Day.  “Getting to record a new record is always an exciting time for our group!  We can’t wait to be able to let people hear these songs!”

The group is recording vocals this week.

Stutzman Family News

The Stutzman Family has just finished vocal production on their new project.  The latest CD, produced by Donna Beauvais, was recorded at Daywind Studios in Hendersonville, TN.  “We are so excited about this new project,” says Ryan Stutzman of The Stutzman Family.  “God has really blessed us with some wonderful songs from great writers.  We had been looking for over a year for just the right songs and God sent them right on time.  They speak to us and we know that God will use them to bless others.” 

The new project is expected to be released sometime in September and includes songs by some of gospels best writers like: Dianne Wilkinson, Twila LaBar, Sue Smith, Rebecca Peck and Joel Lindsey to name a few.

SHERI EASTER: “SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT”

Nashville, TN - BSA/Beckie Simmons Agency is happy to announce that Sheri Easter is still on the road full time!  This is amazing since Sheri had surgery last month for breast cancer.  Her recovery time is nothing less than a miracle. Just two weeks ago, Sheri, along with Jeff, flew to Winnepeg, Manatoba,Canada.  What a weekend…they traveled by commercial plane, a chartered plane, a pickup truck, and then a rowboat (yes, we said rowboat!) to deliver her message in song! Now, that is what we would label miraculous…”Something to shout about”!

Sheri Easter says: “This week, I received some of the best news I’ve had in a month!  I met with my oncologist and from all of the bone scans, CT scans and echo-cardiograms, etc., everything came back clear - no tumors, no metastasizing, no visible signs of cancer anywhere in my body.  Praise the Lord! Thank you to everyone who has prayed, called and sent cards.  May God bless you with the same love you’ve shown to me.”

Sheri also plans to undergo chemotherapy, as a measure to prevent cancer recurrences. She adds: “Please keep the prayers going as you well know, chemo can take its toll on a body.  I haven’t missed any of my dates except the week of surgery and I hope to be strong enough to continue to travel full time.  My aunt Janis traveled with the Lewis Family during her treatments and she has been a huge encouragement to me throughout this battle.  I’m wise enough to know cancer nor its treatments are easy, but I choose to believe that God is faithful and I am determined to do everything I can to stay strong and healthy during this process.”
Beckie Simmons adds that Sheri plans to be on the bus every weekend and has no plans to miss any dates.  She wants to be out there delivering her message and enjoying her life on the road with her family and friends.  And, that’s “something to shout about”!

Gaither Homecoming Videos Certified Gold By RIAA

Nashville, TN (8-13-08) – When a handful of gospel music pioneers gathered in a Nashville studio in 1991 to lay down tracks for one Gaither Vocal Band song, “Where Could I Go,” there was little indication of what would follow.  Seventeen years later, gospel legend Bill Gaither’s sentimental gesture continues to touch such a responsive chord in his audience that of the 125 Gaither Homecoming titles in circulation, 113 have attained gold, platinum or multi-platinum RIAA certification as of June 30, 2008.   Of those titles, 49 are gold, 59 are platinum and five are multi-platinum.
 
Among the newest titles to be certified gold are the two hymns projects taped at the Grand Ole Opry House: Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art; two projects by Ernie Haase and Signature Sound: Get Away Jordan and Together, a joint project with the Gaither Vocal Band; and The Best of Anthony Burger. 
 
“I never cease to be filled with gratitude and humility that these videos have ministered to the lives of so many fellow pilgrims,” Bill Gaither reflected.  “I simply wanted to sing a song with so many of my musical heroes—Jake Hess, Howard and Vestal Goodman, the Speer Family, George Younce and Glen Payne and some others who were entering the twilight of their careers.  But God wasn’t through with them yet, and He used the Homecoming stage to introduce their music to a new generation of music lovers.  What a blessing that has been!”
 
The newest Gaither DVDs, A Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volumes 1 and 2 will be released August 19th.

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