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BLUEHIGHWAYS TV NETWORK:
We are America’s Folk, Bluegrass & Roots Music TV Network devoted to great music, artists and rural lifestyles. On BlueHighways TV you will find folk, bluegrass, blues, old-time, new songwriters and more. We believe this audience is huge, passionate and searching for tradition at a time when our “traditions,” both musical and historic, are getting harder to find.

BLUEHIGHWAYS “Hometown Radio Series”:
We also want to celebrate you, the hometown DJ, that has been the gateway of this great musical art form for decades. We are developing a half-hour TV series where we will produce a show around your show at your station playing your music to your audience in your hometown. Not only is it great publicity for your community, but it will also let America take a peek at the effort that goes on to produce a great radio show.

To submit your program for the BlueHighways Hometown Radio series, send us an aircheck CD (the opening 30 minutes is fine) to:

BlueHighways TV,
Hometown Radio Series,
111 Shivel Dr.,
Hendersonville, TN 37075.

If you would like more information, visit our website www.bluehighwaystv.com
and click on the “Radio Partner” page.

Here are the artists found on the BlueHighways Radio Sampler, Volume One:

Format: Americana
Artist: Michael Johnathon
Song: BlueHighways
CD: Evening Song
This original song merges traditional flavors of Americana, folk, and bluegrass with a 22-piece orchestra section. We call the style “Folkestral.” Michael is joined by the brilliant Rob Ickes on dobro and Ricky Skaggs’ bandmate Andy Leftwich on mandolin.
Contact: PoetMan Records, PO Box 200, Lexington, KY 40588

Format: Americana
Artist: Peter Rowan & Tony Rice
Song: Perfection
CD: Quartet
Within seconds of hearing the opening lick, you know you’re about to hear something special from these two music legends. This Peter Rowan original crosses formats with masterful playing and singing. The rest of the CD is just as incredible.
Contact: Rounder Records, Brad Paul, 1 Rounder Way, Burlington, MA 01803

Format: Bluegrass
Artist: Carolina Chocolate Drops
Song: Sourwood Mountain
CD: Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind
This great African-American stringband was featured nationwide during 2007. This high energy song is taken from the bands debut CD. Their style carries on the rich tradition of music from the foothills of North and South Carolina. It’s authentic roots music performed with youthful passion.
Contact: Brian Asplin, Pinnacle Productions, 160 Richmond Road, Asheville, NC 28806

Format: Bluegrass
Artist: The Del McCoury Band
Song: When I’m 64
CD: Moneyland
What happens when you mix the most awarded band in bluegrass with the world’s greatest rock band like The Beatles? Pure magic. Del and the Boys take a vinteage classic and makes it their own. It’s a fun listen and it’s perfect for most radio formats.
Contact: McCoury Music, attn: Chris Harris, 1018 17th Ave. S. #12, Nashville, TN 37212

Format: Bluegrass
Artist: Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition
Song: My Mother’s Bible
CD: Front Porch Gospel
The importance of family in bluegrass music is undeniable, and this cut has a historic lineage of it’s own. It’s written by Ronnie’s dad, the legendary Don Reno, and performed by one the great bluegrass traditionalists on the scene today.
Contact: Ronnie Reno, Man-do-lin Productions, 111 Chivel Drive, Hendersonville, TN 37075

Format: Americana
Artist: Uncle Earl
Song: The Last Goodbye
CD: Waterloo, Tennessee
The four women of Uncle Earl deliver to radio a hauntingly bittersweet track. The beauty of this song is echoed by the vocal harmonies and the old-time fiddle, banjo, and mandolin. Gillian Welch makes a special guest appearance on drums.
Contact: Rounder Records, Brad Paul, 1 Rounder Way, Burlington, MA 01803

Format: Folk
Artist: David Bromberg
Song: Try Me One More Time
CD: Try Me One More Time
The master guitarist and acclaimed solo artist is back with his first new studio CD in 17 years. The title cut is just like the rest of CD. It’s a perfect David album: his guitar and a collection of brilliant songs intimately performed by one of the true legends.
Contact: Appleseed Recordings, PO Box 2593, West Chester, PA, 19380

Format: AAA
Artist: Adrienne Young
Song: All for Good
CD: Room to Grow
Using traditional instruments to communicate her original songs, this track from Adrienne’s new CD begins simply enough with just her clawhammer banjo, but slowly explodes into a full, rich arragement with the cello, piano, and drums. A brilliant CD.
Contact: John Allen, Virtual - Addie Belle, 323 Dean St. #2, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Format: Americana
Artist: Michael Martin Murphey
Song: Long and Lonesome Ride to Dalhart
CD: Heartland Cowboy/Cowboy Songs Vol. 5
Ever since his massive hit Wildfire, Michael has become one of the world’s most passionate poets of the American West. This orginal song is taken from his 5th CD of traditonal and contemporary Cowboy music. Call today for full album servicing.
Contact: Bob Bender, Westfest Records, PO Box 1047, Hendersonville, TN 37077

Format: Bluegrass
Artist: Goodwill Trio
Song: No Tears In Heaven
CD: from the Old Country Church
This folk trio performs in the style of the old time music of the 1930s. Any DJ that played the O’ Brother soundtrack will find this album right at home on their playlists. A perfect way for listeners to revisit a beautiful time in America’s musical history.
Contact: Stan Hitchcock, BlueHighwaysTV, 111 Chivel Drive, Hendersonville, TN 37075

Format: Blues
Artist: Chris Thomas King
Song: What Would Jesus Do?
CD: Rise
New Orleans guitar hero and Grammy winning star of the “O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?” movie triumphs over tragedy with this powerful original from his latest CD. The song was written just a week after hurricane Katrina destroyed his home.
Contact: 21st Century Blues Records, PO Box 1988, Prairieville, LA, 70769

Format: Bluegrass
Artist: Cadillac Sky
Song: Insomniac Blues for Matthew
CD: Blind Man Walking
Here’s a great, new progressive bluegrass band from the Fort Worth area. The track’s powerhouse vocals and incredible instrumental chops show why this group is on the verge of being one of America’s next great bluegrass bands.
Contact: Skaggs Family Records, Brad Fields, 329 Rockland Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075

For a PDF of the BlueHighways Radio One Sheet, click here