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Pinecastle releases Niall Toner's Onwards & upwards


Pinecastle Records, one of the leading US bluegrass record companies, today released Onwards & upwards, the new album by Niall Toner - his first on the Pinecastle label. The ample album notes include the author's own accounts of writing each song as well as photographs from the studio sessions. The Pinecastle press release includes the information that

... For months Toner's AirPlay Direct profile occupied the #1 spot on the service's all-time bluegrass album chart, and is currently #3.

What a weekend THANK YOU ALLL

Fine times at 4th Bruff Bluegrass Festival

Festival window display in O'Connor's Pharmacy, Main St., Bruff - the background for the Festival blog
The BIB editor reports:
This is not even an attempt at a proper report on the 4th Bruff Bluegrass Festival; just a brief and necessary word on how enjoyable it was for me as a member of Woodbine and (judging by appearances) for all the other musicians taking part.

In four years of growth the festival has become hard to beat as a showcase for bluegrass in Ireland. Nine bands, from the north, south, east, west, and middle of this island, were on the official schedule, with some unscheduled bonuses such as Cian, Kevin, and Geraldine Gill, who led the lunchtime jam at Clancy's on Sunday. Congratulations and thanks to Jack Clancy and other members of the organising committee for ensuring that a good time was had by all!

BLUEGRASS AND PAGENTRY MAKE UP A GEM OF A WEEKEND

Well if it wasn't already set for a whopper of a weekend it certainly is now. The announcement that the 2012 MORNING STAR ROSE is to be crowned is going to make it a very special weekend to get yourselves to the Jewel in the crown of festival towns in the country. Live Bluegrass all weekend plus Donkey derby, street BBQ/Hog roast and lots more fun + picking sessions + music music music and more music ringing throughout the Golden Vale. The organising committee are pulling out all the stops to make this an unforgettable experience so Come on down and enjoy.

BRUFF 2012 WILL RESOUND TO THE BEAT OF THE VERY BEST OF IRISH BLUEGRASS

The Tin Box Company

Bending The Strings

The Watery Hill Boys

Red Cloud Bluegrass

Knotty Pine String Band

Down and Out

Woodbine

Southern Union Bluegrass

Blackhill Road Gang

Bruff Bluegrass Festival 2012:

lineup details


 The organising committee of the Bruff Bluegrass Music Festival in Bruff, Co. Limerick,announce preliminary details of the lineup for this year's festival (5-7 October 2012). Bands at present confirmed to take part are (in alphabetical order):

Bending the Strings (Mullingar)

Blackhill Road Gang

Down and Out Bluegrass Band (Belfast)

Knotty Pine String Band (Omagh)

Red Cloud Bluegrass (Limerick)

Southern Bluegrass Union (Mallow)

Watery Hill Boys (Drogheda)

Woodbine (Athy)

Other bands are in contact and a final lineup will be confirmed as soon as possible, but it already looks like a pretty heavy-duty turn-out.
A unique feature for this years festival:
a Donkey Derby on the main street! We hope no musicians find themselves entered for the race as a result of unfortunate similarities of appearance...