Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Dehlia Low Down ::: August 2011
Hi Everyone!
We've had an amazing summer, hope you have as well. We've covered lots of miles, met some amazing people and have had a blast. Although summer's pretty much over... we're not slowing down yet. The new album is doing really well, we've been getting great feedback and some really nice reviews. This week Ravens & Crows is at #20 on the Roots Music Report and #2 on the North Carolina Roots Radio Play Chart. We're really happy that people seem to like the new album, it means a lot to us.
SOOOOO--- To show our appreciation we want to give you a track that we recorded during the same sessions as the rest of Ravens & Crows. A song that we play in almost all of our live shows written by Stig called Away. We're going to have it up on the our website for a limited time, so feel free to go grab it and share it with your friends! http://dehlialow.com/fr_home.cfm
We've got some exciting shows coming up-- this week we're at the iconic Station Inn in Nashville, TN! http://www.stationinn.com/ It's our first appearance there, so if you know anyone in the area, let them know we're coming! The show starts an 9pm on Saturday night (9/3) and costs $12.
On our way to Nashville, we're going to stop off in Knoxville to play on the Blue Plate Special lunch hour radio show at WDVX. You can stream the live show on-line at noon at this link:
http://www.wdvx.com/programs/blueplate.html
The following weekend we're at the Mountian Song Festival in Brevard alongside Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers (I've been re-watching my favorite Steve Martin movie The Jerk... just in case he wants to 'talk shop.'), The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Blue Highway, 18 South, Shannon Whitworth, and Tim O'Brien and Bryan Sutton. There are still a few lawn seats available for Saturday!
After that we've got one of our favorite fests, Jammin at Hippie Jacks, IBMA's World of Bluegrass, Shakori Hills Festival, a show with the Duhks at Pisgah Brewing in Asheville.... and more. Stay up to date on the website to see if we're near you!
We had an incredible time in Northern California and in Saskatchewan, Canada. We missed getting to see the Northern Lights by one night.... so that just means will have to go back next year. We had a blast teaching at a Bluegrass Camp up there alongside the guys from David Davis and the Warrior River boys, and a great Canadian Bluegrass Band, The Foggy Hogtown Boys.
As always, thanks for the support and encouragement! See you down the road!
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We've had an amazing summer, hope you have as well. We've covered lots of miles, met some amazing people and have had a blast. Although summer's pretty much over... we're not slowing down yet. The new album is doing really well, we've been getting great feedback and some really nice reviews. This week Ravens & Crows is at #20 on the Roots Music Report and #2 on the North Carolina Roots Radio Play Chart. We're really happy that people seem to like the new album, it means a lot to us.
SOOOOO--- To show our appreciation we want to give you a track that we recorded during the same sessions as the rest of Ravens & Crows. A song that we play in almost all of our live shows written by Stig called Away. We're going to have it up on the our website for a limited time, so feel free to go grab it and share it with your friends! http://dehlialow.com/fr_home.cfm
We've got some exciting shows coming up-- this week we're at the iconic Station Inn in Nashville, TN! http://www.stationinn.com/ It's our first appearance there, so if you know anyone in the area, let them know we're coming! The show starts an 9pm on Saturday night (9/3) and costs $12.
On our way to Nashville, we're going to stop off in Knoxville to play on the Blue Plate Special lunch hour radio show at WDVX. You can stream the live show on-line at noon at this link:
http://www.wdvx.com/programs/blueplate.html
The following weekend we're at the Mountian Song Festival in Brevard alongside Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers (I've been re-watching my favorite Steve Martin movie The Jerk... just in case he wants to 'talk shop.'), The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Blue Highway, 18 South, Shannon Whitworth, and Tim O'Brien and Bryan Sutton. There are still a few lawn seats available for Saturday!
After that we've got one of our favorite fests, Jammin at Hippie Jacks, IBMA's World of Bluegrass, Shakori Hills Festival, a show with the Duhks at Pisgah Brewing in Asheville.... and more. Stay up to date on the website to see if we're near you!
We had an incredible time in Northern California and in Saskatchewan, Canada. We missed getting to see the Northern Lights by one night.... so that just means will have to go back next year. We had a blast teaching at a Bluegrass Camp up there alongside the guys from David Davis and the Warrior River boys, and a great Canadian Bluegrass Band, The Foggy Hogtown Boys.
As always, thanks for the support and encouragement! See you down the road!
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/dehlialow
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dehlialow
Monday, July 25, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Dehlia Low Down ::: July 2011
Happy Summer!
July is a marathon month for us, with 21 shows, hopefully somewhere near you! We are thrilled to be touring in anticipation of our Aug 2nd release of “Ravens and Crows,” which is available for another few weeks for presale on our website at www.dehlialow.com! The tour began last week at the Rebel Records factory where we had an incredible tour from Mark Freeman, Rebel’s president, into the “vault” where so many priceless recordings of southern folk, bluegrass, and blues recordings have been meticulously archived thanks to the tireless work by his dad, Dave Freeman. Rebel is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year…be sure to check out their incredible catalog at www.countysales.com, it’s worth the trip!
Last week we went to the mid-Atlantic, and this week we’ll be doing a deep South run, beginning with an appearance at the Ogden Museum in New Orleans on Thursday the 14th and ending at the famous Bluebird Café In Nashville on Sunday the 17th, with stops along the way at Hal’s and Mal’s in Jackson, MS on Friday the 15th and the Blue Canoe in Tupelo, MS on Saturday the 16th.
A little closer to home, we’ll be at the beautiful and historic Mast Farm Inn in Valle Cruces (near Boone), NC on Sunday the 24th at 8pm before heading out west for our first-ever California tour! This should be an exciting week of shows with Rita Hosking (www.ritahosking.com), an incredible singer and songwriter from northern California. We’ll begin near Nevada City at the North Columbia Schoolhouse on July 29th, then heading to Sutter Creek Theater in Sutter Creek the 30th, and then an appearance on Sunday the 31st at the notable Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. We will stop at Bear Valley (Tuesday), the Hop Monk in Petaluma (Wednesday), and the Red Fox in Eureka (Thursday) before the Dead on the Creek Festival in Willits on Friday the 5th, and Grey Pine Farm near Redding on Saturday the 6th.
Check the “tour dates” page on our website www.dehlialow.com for all venue info and show times, as well as to look for any added shows and radio appearances. While you’re there, you can find the link to our facebook page and “like” it, and if you’re really motivated, share the link with your friends.
Our July tour will be bringing us to some new markets for us, so if you have friends or family in the areas we are touring, anything you can do to spread the word is always greatly appreciated. At so many shows, enthusiastic folks of all ages run up and tell us how their parent or child or friend or coworker told them about us and they decided to come out to the show to check us out live. That’s the way we like things here at Dehlia Low, building community around art makes it all worth it…so bring it on, we want you to be a part of what we do!
July is a marathon month for us, with 21 shows, hopefully somewhere near you! We are thrilled to be touring in anticipation of our Aug 2nd release of “Ravens and Crows,” which is available for another few weeks for presale on our website at www.dehlialow.com! The tour began last week at the Rebel Records factory where we had an incredible tour from Mark Freeman, Rebel’s president, into the “vault” where so many priceless recordings of southern folk, bluegrass, and blues recordings have been meticulously archived thanks to the tireless work by his dad, Dave Freeman. Rebel is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year…be sure to check out their incredible catalog at www.countysales.com, it’s worth the trip!
Last week we went to the mid-Atlantic, and this week we’ll be doing a deep South run, beginning with an appearance at the Ogden Museum in New Orleans on Thursday the 14th and ending at the famous Bluebird Café In Nashville on Sunday the 17th, with stops along the way at Hal’s and Mal’s in Jackson, MS on Friday the 15th and the Blue Canoe in Tupelo, MS on Saturday the 16th.
A little closer to home, we’ll be at the beautiful and historic Mast Farm Inn in Valle Cruces (near Boone), NC on Sunday the 24th at 8pm before heading out west for our first-ever California tour! This should be an exciting week of shows with Rita Hosking (www.ritahosking.com), an incredible singer and songwriter from northern California. We’ll begin near Nevada City at the North Columbia Schoolhouse on July 29th, then heading to Sutter Creek Theater in Sutter Creek the 30th, and then an appearance on Sunday the 31st at the notable Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. We will stop at Bear Valley (Tuesday), the Hop Monk in Petaluma (Wednesday), and the Red Fox in Eureka (Thursday) before the Dead on the Creek Festival in Willits on Friday the 5th, and Grey Pine Farm near Redding on Saturday the 6th.
Check the “tour dates” page on our website www.dehlialow.com for all venue info and show times, as well as to look for any added shows and radio appearances. While you’re there, you can find the link to our facebook page and “like” it, and if you’re really motivated, share the link with your friends.
Our July tour will be bringing us to some new markets for us, so if you have friends or family in the areas we are touring, anything you can do to spread the word is always greatly appreciated. At so many shows, enthusiastic folks of all ages run up and tell us how their parent or child or friend or coworker told them about us and they decided to come out to the show to check us out live. That’s the way we like things here at Dehlia Low, building community around art makes it all worth it…so bring it on, we want you to be a part of what we do!
Monday, June 20, 2011
About the album...(longer version)
Rebel Records to Release Ravens and Crows from Dehlia Low – Street Date Aug 2, 2011
Newly signed to Rebel Records, Dehlia Low echoes the sounds of early country with a strong bluegrass flavor, crafting a fresh originality that feels like home in this new album produced by the Infamous Stringdusters’ Travis Book...
Asheville, NC-- Dehlia Low pushes bluegrass squarely into the Americana genre, combining their tenacious, authentic vocal style with extraordinary instrumental prowess in original songs that feel at once old and new. Their newest project Ravens and Crows will be their first release on the venerable Rebel Records label (Ralph Stanley, Steep Canyon Rangers) on August 2, 2011.
The vocal harmony and instrumentation on the album reflect a deep connection to traditional music with modern arrangements and relevant, smart songwriting. Fans of Dehlia Low immediately latch onto the compelling, nostalgic vocals of Anya Hinkle, the group’s lead singer and fiddler, uniquely paired with guitarist Stacy Claude’s clear, unyielding singing. Greg Stiglets, on bass, has the edgy country vocals reminiscent of Steve Earle’s early days. Aaron Ballance frames their sound through his virtuosic and expressive resophonic guitar playing that is punctuated and textured by Bryan Clendenin’s inventive and powerful mandolin.
The project, their fourth record to date, was recorded and mixed close to home in Asheville, NC at Echo Mountain Recording. “We were thrilled to get into the studio and get these songs recorded, and grateful to the wonderful folks at Rebel for making the record possible,” said Hinkle. “Each song has a story behind it that is personal for each one of us. For me, it is a privilege to be able to share my thoughts, the melodies that run through my head, and my influences as a reflection of those who inspire me in this record. To stand in front of the incredible mics at Echo thinking about sharing those songs with the world was very emotional for me. After laying down “Living is Easy” at around midnight on a cold March evening with the rest of the band in the booth, I could hardly sleep. I felt like I was already dreaming anyway.”
The album was produced Travis Book, a member of the International Bluegrass Music Association multi-award winners and Grammy-nominated The Infamous Stringdusters. A singer, songwriter, bass player and lifelong "band guy," Book was the perfect fit. “The stars really aligned to have Travis come out to Asheville and work on this project during a break in the Dusters’ busy touring schedule,” said Claude. “He has a terrific ear and tremendous experience with arranging music in the studio. He was on the same page with us immediately in developing the songs and arrangements we brought to the project. His positive energy made all the details fall into place. The whole experience was a great lesson in faith and fun, and you can really hear that on the album.”
About the record, Book says, "the band and I are traveling the same path, creating music with friends that speaks from our experience, ignoring convention and following our ears. The traditional aesthetic and down-to-earth nature of the music initially drew me to the project, but the raw creativity and uniqueness of the members and the seamless integration of their influences and biases were what made this project really special."
The record is the latest release on Rebel Records. Rebel’s president Mark Freeman says, “Rebel Records is thrilled to have Dehlia Low as a part of the Rebel family. The Asheville, North Carolina-area has seen the emergence of a number of amazing roots-oriented groups over the last few years and Dehlia Low is certainly one of those bands at the forefront of the scene! They project a highly energetic, contemporary sound that is fresh yet still very much rooted in tradition. I have no doubt their distinctive singing and original material will quickly win over new audiences everywhere."
The ten original songs are filled with compelling poetry that conveys a sense of time and place wholly familiar yet hard to categorize. Hinkle’s songwriting ranges from a coming-of-age gallop in “State of Jefferson,” to southern sounds and mythology in “Goin’ Down” and “Ravens and Crows,” to the mesmerizing, bluesy “Drifting on a Lonesome Sea.” Stiglets’s wordplay and cadence are Dylanesque in “Thunder,” while his imagery and melody are both intriguing and heartbreaking in “Ride” and “Better Left Unsaid”-- all in sharp contrast to the hard-edged, bluegrassy “$40 Chain.” Clendenin’s “Change Up” showcases the instrumental work of the group. Of the two covers on the album, the band swings Willie Nelson’s “What Do You Think Of Her Now” behind Claude’s vocals, while taking “Cannonball Blues” to bare bones.
Ravens and Crows follows two previous studio albums and one live album that have been released since the band formed in 2007. Their inaugural EP Dehlia Low and full-length studio album Tellico both scored in the top 20 of WNCW 88.7FM’s top 100 new releases of 2009 and 2010, respectively, and garnered praise from Bluegrass Unlimited, SingOut!, No Depression and others. The buzz led to an exciting tour in 2010 in support of Tellico, with appearances some of the most prestigious festivals in the U.S., including Merlefest and the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, where they shared the stage with the Stringdusters, Seldom Scene, and Alison Krauss and Union Station. In 2011, Dehlia Low will be taking their “Appalachiagrassicana” sound across the U.S. and Canada in support of the new album.
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Please feel free to contact me to arrange interviews with the Dehlia Low and to request the physical or digital copy of the album. High res press shots and the album artwork is also available.
Publicity Contact:
~Erin Scholze
828-776-6248
Dreamspider Publicity
Dreamspider@gmail.com
Monday, May 2, 2011
Pre-Order Ravens & Crows on our Website!
www.dehlialow.com
Ordering early will get you an autographed copy shipped to the address you provide ahead of the the official release date of August 2nd, plus an exclusive MP3 unavailable on the CD emailed to you the week of the official release. (Orders will begin shipping in June.)
Thanks for your support, and please feel free to spread the word!!!!
Also, don't forget about our hometown pre-release party at the Grey Eagle in Asheville on May 27th! This is a dual CD release show with another great local band, Underhill Rose. We have opted to play first and will start at 9pm, you can expect to hear the live versions of the songs off the new album! We're hoping for a big turn out, so you may want to get your tickets ahead of time, click this link below or pick them up locally at Harvest Records.
Tickets to Dehlia Low & Underhill Rose at the Grey Eagle- May 27th
Between now and then we play the Aiken Bluegrass Festival, May 13th & 14th. We're looking forward to this one! Great lineup, and a great way to kick off our festival season!
As always, thanks so much for your support and encouragement!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
CD Update & North Eastern Tour!
Greetings from Echo Mountain Studio, just doing the final mixing of “Ravens and Crows” which is coming together in a big way. In addition to being an incredible recording facility, Echo Mountain, represents everything about what makes Asheville such a great music town. The diversity of talented and interesting people from all genres of music coming through that place, the relaxed atmosphere—it’s so nice to be there laying down tracks and mixing the record. A special thanks to our incredible engineer Jon Ashley and studio manager Jessica Tomasin for making everything possible!
When you get your own personal copy of “Ravens and Crows” (and incidentally you can pre-order autographed copies, with free shipping, on our website in one week) you will get a feel for the experience of laying down these tunes, a true labor of love for all involved. The project benefited tremendously from the heroic commitment of our producer Travis Book who kindly squeezed in over a week of his time between his touring schedule with the Infamous Stringdusters, immersing himself in the world of Dehlia Low (for better and for worse!). His presence improved the quality of the music and the experience of making it, particularly during the more stressful moments in the booth! As Travis likes to say “music is hard, music is so much fun!”
Although the disk won’t be released until late June 2011, you can hear some of our new tunes live if you come out to see us on our upcoming NE tour! We’re pleased to be heading up to Massachusetts with stops in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the coming week. The full tour schedule is listed on our website at www.dehlialow.com. Highlights include a shared show with a great Americana band The Steel Wheels at the Sellersville Theater, a beautiful venue in Sellersville PA, a fun show at the Bena Country Store in Hayes, VA followed by a number of very cool and well-known Americana venues in NY and MA. Then looking forward to returning to the lovely Mockingbird Roots Music Hall in Staunton, VA. We'll be in Boston, Rochester, Buffalo, Wellsville, and NYC! These are all new markets for us... meaning, we don't know anyone! So if you've got friends or family in the area, please let them know we're coming! Thanks!
As always, thanks for the support, the emails, coming out to shows, telling your friends about us. We couldn't do it otherwise!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Dehlia Low-Down::March 2011 BIG NEWS!
NEWS FLASH: Dehlia Low Signs With Rebel Records!
Yes, we’re thrilled to announce that we will be recording our next record with the good folks at Rebel! We will begin recording our fourth record, which will be titled “Ravens and Crows”, this Friday in Asheville, with an anticipated release date in June or early July. We are pleased to welcome Travis Book of the Infamous Stringdusters to our team as a producer on the album, which will be recorded at Regal Music Group studios in Arden, NC.
We are especially honored to be with Rebel for this recording. Rebel is the oldest and most revered label in bluegrass music, and their catalog includes the some of the very best bluegrass artists of all time. Name your favorite bluegrass artist and they’re sure to have found their way to the Rebel label at some point in their career: Ralph Stanley, the Stanley Brothers, the Country Gentlemen, Del McCoury, IIIrd Time Out, J.D. Crowe, Larry Sparks, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Seldom Scene, the Steep Canyon Rangers and Tony Rice, to give you a feel for their role in bluegrass history. The Freeman’s, a father-and-son team, are as active in capturing new bluegrass acts as preserving old ones, and re-releases of fine old recordings of traditional music dating back to the early 20th century have been a major focus of their business from the beginning with artists like Tommy Jarrell, Charlie Poole and many many others. Their catalog can be found at www.countysales.com (which incidentally is a great online source for old time and bluegrass music, so be sure to order from them to support this great business, also connected to Rebel!)
We very much look forward to celebrating this major event for our band with you on our CD release tours this summer. We are having a home town Pre-release party May 27th at the Grey Eagle in Asheville and plan to have the first copies of our new CD available then! (We will also start the pre-ordering process on our website within the next few weeks. Pre-order and you’ll get an autographed copy shipped to your front door as soon as we have them in our hands.) Our wonderful booking agents John Laird and Lucy Hailslip of the Americana Agency are working incredibly hard on putting together an exciting summer tour for us. We already have plans to hit New England, Northern California, New Orleans, and Canada! The summer schedule is still coming together so be sure to check our website for updates on where we’ll be. The next place to catch us live is the 19th of March when we’ll be up in Moravian Falls, NC at Blue Ridge Big Sky Music near Wilkesboro.
Already it’s been an exciting year for us, the highlight being Nashville’s Music City Roots on February 16th that we played on our way to the Folk Alliance International conference. (check out a video of our performance at www.musiccityroots.com at minute 33!). With every gig we play we reflect on the opportunity to be a part of some of the most special things in life. For example, a recent performance in the Buncombe County Schools was pronounced “AWE-some!!!” by several tough looking fourth grade boys. Last weekend’s house concert was hosted by the Erwins in their home in Morganton, NC which dates back to the Civil War. Mrs. Erwin has a fiddle club for girls and three of them came to the concert. Quite an honor to be able to play for these beautiful girls, ages I’d guess 7, 10 and 15, who seemed so excited about music and their fiddle club. Thank you for sharing these experiences with us! If you’re interested in ever hosting a house concert of your own, we have enjoyed these and can talk with you further about how to host such an event.
Our sincere thanks to our fans for all that you do to support our music!
Monday, December 13, 2010
December 2010 Low Down
December 2010 Low Down
Dear friends,
During this season of both being thankful and celebrating the year, we wanted to let you know how much we appreciate the support of our project this year and appreciate all that you do to make it possible to continue. Thanks for the emails, for spreading the word to your friends, for suggesting us to promoters and radio announcers, for ordering our cds online, sending us pictures and videos from shows…thanks so much for your dedication to supporting independent musicians. You are a key part of the music-making process!
It’s been an incredible year thinking back to our major accomplishments: Cabin Stage at Merlefest, watching Alison Krauss perform at Gettysburg just hours after our set on the very same stage, and releasing a new live album in November. But some of the most satisfying experiences have been smaller gigs where we get to really connect, like playing at the town square in Limon, CO and Jonesborough, TN, at the 1920s schoolhouse in Stecoah, NC, and our cd release at the Get Down in West Asheville with friends and family. We have enjoyed seeing you this year and look forward to seeing you in 2011!
That brings us to our major news, which is that we have just committed to exclusive representation with the Americana Agency for booking (www.americanaagency.com)! John Laird and Lucy Haislip are a dynamic and experienced team that have already put together a great northeast tour for us in April and are working on a lot of other exciting opportunities for us in 2011, so check our calendar from time to time at www.dehlialow.com and see where we will be playing in your area next year! We are just starting to work on putting all the pieces together to start on our next studio album this winter and are hoping to release in the Spring of the coming year... we’ll keep you posted on the progress…we’ll say this: there are some promising things on the horizon.
Best to you for a wonderful end to this year!
Dehlia Low
P.S. Something that you could do in your spare time in front of the computer this winter (I know, like we all need more suggestions about how to waste time on the computer) --that is really helpful to us-- is suggesting our Facebook Page to your friends. If you look at our page:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/
Right under the photo, there is a "Suggest to Friends" option, if you click that, your personal friends list will pop up, and you can click on people that you think might like our band, and they'll get a page suggestion from you.
Additionally, just attaching our page link (the one above) to your profile introduces our band to all of your friends, who may not have heard of us. Then hopefully they'll like it, they'll be impressed with your great taste in music, and we'll gain a new fan. ;) We are big believers in the one person at a time approach. You can do that in your status update box, just hit the link icon and paste this in there:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/
Click "Attach" and our smiling, appreciative faces will show up on your profile. ;)
Thank you!!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
October Low-Down
After a busy summer it was time for Dehlia to get to work in finalizing the live cd that they CLAIMED they had been working on all spring. Well it’s not a lie, folks, the boxes just arrived on the porch any with the finished product and we’re excited to share it!
The back story: beginning in February we enlisted the help of Russell Anders, a talented Asheville-area sound engineer that as an added bonus serves the role of a general balm for pre-gig jitters and other sources of anxiety. Whether it was the details of his plans for a flea market music tour or his marketing idea of baby chick paperweights, he always had a way of shifting the focus from our VERY IMPORTANT live CD to something inane, hysterical, or, at the very least, distracting.
We recorded shows at the Down Home in Johnson City, TN, the Mockingbird in Staunton,VA, and at the Grey Eagle right here in Asheville and pulled our favorite tracks from each show. If you were there, maybe you’ll hear yourself, so you’ll definitely want to check it out when we release the CD on November 2nd! You will be able to get an advanced copy at The Pisgah Brewery in Black Mountain where we will play with a few other bands on Oct. 23rd. On November 5th—we’re having a party at a great new West Asheville venue, the Get Down, located on Haywood Ave. near Patton. (Formerly Cowboy’s Nightlife; currently our favorite neighborhood dive bar with such wonderful owners and character!) We’re charging $5, and throwing a party to celebrate our live album release! If you can’t make the show, you can visit our website, www.dehlialow.com, to preview a few of the tracks. The CD will be available for online purchase, on CD Baby and iTunes soon so don’t hold back…order your very own copy!
Other big news is that we’re honored to be included in the Merlefest Benefit Compilation CD through Festivalink.net benefiting the Bluegrass Trust Fund. We’re on the same CD as the Kruger Brothers, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Doc Watson, the Duhks, and Sam Bush! Here is the link to that CD: http://flink.livedownloads.com/show.asp?show=5496
We sincerely hope you will help us celebrate this new project by coming out to say hey sometime in October or November!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Our Merlefest Cabin Stage Set is availble through Festival Link!
You can now get our Merlefest debut, recorded live on the Cabin Stage on CD, or MP3's at Festival Link! We're so excited about this! http://flink.livedownloads.com/show.asp?show=5272
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Dehlia Low-Down ::: July 2010
Sitting here listening to the sounds of mid-summer, rain and morning birds and kids playing outside, the Tour de France on television, still-cool breezes coming through a half-opened window, the whir of the ceiling fan. It just goes so quickly, each year more quickly, but this year especially quickly as we voraciously tear through our summer calendar seeing lots of different towns, meeting new fans, friends, and fellow musicians along the way. We’ve enjoyed performing close to home recently in anticipation of our big road trip this month to Colorado!
Fourth of July weekend was a blast, beginning with our Second Annual Gerton Bluegrass Show, where we tried and hopefully succeeded in following the marvelous time we had last year! The Laughing Waters Retreat Center was an incredible venue complete with, yes you guessed it, a gurgling creek running behind the building that cooled beer very nicely. The Hickory Nut community wasted no time in hitting the dance floor and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of you a second year in a row! Let’s keep it up!
Dehlia Low made a sentimental appearance at the first Shindig on the Green of the season during the holiday weekend as it returned to its downtown location on the Roger McGuire Green in Asheville. Thanks to the Folk Heritage Committee for their continuing support for our group, going back to our very first performance ever as a band! It’s always a pleasure to reconnect with the folks at Shindig, and they work very hard to keep the event going each year and for good reason…the crowds swelled to an estimated 8,000 enjoying mountain music and dancing.
Finally, the WNCW 21st birthday jam was a very interesting, hilarious, and exciting opportunity for us to appear at some great regional venues (Handlebar and Orange Peel!). DL appeared with an eclectic mix of bands that included some local favorites like Will Straun, Billy Sewell, and Eliza Lynn as well as rock and blues acts from outside the region. DL did some unprecedented things like playing with a drum set and filling the swaying-snapping-tambourine shaking-backup section to a heartfelt rendition of “The Weight” (incriminating pictures available on our Facebook page). Many thanks to the fine folks with Delta Moon and Gandalf Murphy for the great time, and of course, to our favorite radio station WNCW and all the sponsors of the show!
This weekend we’ll be appearing alongside Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, and Dailey & Vincent at the White Oak Bluegrass Festival in Cleveland, TN. http://www.whiteoakbluegrass.com/
If you are in the front range area, we will be among you soon and hope to see you at one of our shows! On our way through Knoxville on Monday, you can hear us live on WDVX’s Blue Plate Special. You can listen online at noon at:
http://www.wdvx.com/programs/blueplate.html
We'll be appearing for a concert in the park in Limon, CO on Tuesday in the town square before heading to Boulder Wednesday where we hope you’ll join us for an outdoor house concert/party on July 21st starting at 5:00pm with house band Trailer Grove. Hope you can join us! It will be at a farmhouse at 7648 Arapahoe Rd. in Boulder 80303 (East Boulder near 75th and Arapahoe). Thursday we’ll be in Ft Collins at Avogadro’s Number. Then…hope to catch up with you at Rockygrass…we need your support as we compete in the Rockygrass Band Competition! Before heading home, we’re going to help DL superfans Sue and Paul Raab celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary at a private event in Boulder…thanks Sue and Paul for helping to round out the trip!
Now that DL travels with several iphones, keep up with our travels on our Facebook page! Until next time…
Anya, and DL
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Dehlia Low-Down ::: June 2010
June has been an awesome month for DL so far, starting with a great show at the Reel House Cinema and Draft in Boone! Casey Pond has a revamped the former Dragonfly Theatre now offering good food (featuring my new food fetish, homemade pimento cheese) and beer on draft. They also have great uniforms, and I am treasuring my new Reel House staff shirt (thanks Casey!). We had a great show and got a chance to see some old friends like Matt Davis from the Black Cat, where DL played one of its first shows in 2007! Look for some great music to come through the Reel House this year.
From Boone we headed to Aaron’s hometown Winston-Salem for an appearance at The Garage, which is a very cool venue with good sound and a great sound engineer. Johnson’s Crossroad warmed up the stage and sounded awesome while we hung with Aaron’s friends, family and some old-time-obsessed Kiwis. It was a great turnout with lots of new and old friends. Thanks Winston for turning out even with the downpour!
The Rooster’s Wife was a great way to finish out the weekend. Aberdeen NC is one of those places that is just hot come this time of year. But people love their porch time and relaxing to enjoy roots music. The threat of rain drove us into their indoor concert venue that opens out onto a covered patio and it created an amazing atmosphere for a humid summer Sunday evening concert. They served us home cooked food and people of all ages turned up with their picnics. If you get a chance to attend one of their concerts, it’s worth it, they have a great lineup and atmosphere!
We had a working vacation in Charleston for a couple of appearances at Home Team BBQ with a wonderful guest bass player, Jessica Smith. The ocean was heavenly but Folly Beach parking tickets and sunburns left something to be desired. Finished up the week with a performance in Highlands, NC…thanks to the Dave Landis and Highlands friends for making the PAC concert such a success!
COMING UP for us is the national release of our performance at last year’s Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s festival. This will air on WCTE Channel 22 out of Cookeville TN and on regional cable and Direct and Dish Satellite throughout middle Tennessee and into Nashville. The program is scheduled to begin Thursday July 1st at 7:30 PM and Saturday the 3rd at 9PM! The remaining affiliates will begin airing in July and continue with individual schedules. To find out if your local PBS station carries the Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s series, visit myhippiejack.com. There is also information on the website about how to request that your local station pick it up.
LASTLY we hope you’ll join us for our Second Annual Gerton Bluegrass Show on FRIDAY JULY 2ND at 7:30PM! Gerton is located between Asheville and Chimney Rock on Highway 74A at the newly unveiled Laughing Waters Retreat Center! Complete details are available at their website http://laughingwatersnc.com. It is a family-friendly event so bring the kids!
As always, thanks for your support, your attendance, your enthusiasm, your encouragement, and your help in spreading the word about out music to your friends!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Dehlia Low-down (May)::: Home Town Show!
Asheville…we miss you…
…so we’re coming back home this Friday for our annual Grey Eagle show on May 28th! It’s been a busy month full of unbelievable experiences…you can read more about Merlefest and Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival here, but sufficed to say that both festivals were first class. Thanks to all of our old friends who turned out for our sets and new friends we met along the way!
If you are here in Asheville, tune in to WNCW 88.7FM (or online at WNCW.org from anywhere) at 4pm on Thursday for a live preview in Studio B of what we will be showcasing at the Grey Eagle. We have a quiver of new songs on tap as well as some of the old favorites. The Grey Eagle show will begin at 9pm and advance tix are $8 ($10 at the door). Visit www.thegreyeagle.com if you want to reserve your advance tix. We hope to see you there and thanks in advance for helping us spread the word!
Asheville…we miss you…
…so we’re coming back home this Friday for our annual Grey Eagle show on May 28th! It’s been a busy month full of unbelievable experiences…you can read more about Merlefest and Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival here, but sufficed to say that both festivals were first class. Thanks to all of our old friends who turned out for our sets and new friends we met along the way!
If you are here in Asheville, tune in to WNCW 88.7FM (or online at WNCW.org from anywhere) at 4pm on Thursday for a live preview in Studio B of what we will be showcasing at the Grey Eagle. We have a quiver of new songs on tap as well as some of the old favorites. The Grey Eagle show will begin at 9pm and advance tix are $8 ($10 at the door). Visit www.thegreyeagle.com if you want to reserve your advance tix. We hope to see you there and thanks in advance for helping us spread the word!
The Gettysburg Review by Anya Hinkle
Greatest Hits II: Gettysburg
As if Merlefest wasn’t exciting enough, soon after recovering from the Wilkesboro chaos we piled back into the Lowmobile for a trip up to Gettysburg, PA for their semiannual bluegrass festival. By some stroke of luck we were placed within a lineup that was populated with some of our all-time favorite musicians, all scheduled to appear May 16th 2010. As we traveled across the picturesque rolling countryside, feeling a bit haunted by the bloody history of the area, we considered important questions like “what should I say to Allison Kraus if I get to meet her” (the best answer, we decided, was that, well, you say it best when you say nothing at all).
Compared to Merlefest, Gettysburg was more than an order of magnitude smaller in terms of audience, with a single stage and a more approachable, relaxed atmosphere. The festival is a family-run affair, and the Winklemans have been in the bluegrass festival business since 1979. Their brand new stage was beautiful and set at the base of a hillside that made for a natural amphitheater for the audience, seated in lawn chairs. The elder Winkleman explained the history of the property and the festival and festival staff and volunteers provided delicacies like French press coffee and chocolate doughnuts (which were actually provided expressly for Ron Thomason who shared).
Despite the star-studded lineup, the atmosphere was relaxed in the backstage area. We warmed up as Dry Branch Fire Squad played their old favorites and, not wanting to interrupt their awesome playing with our pre-set plucking, we escaped to the campground where the kind folks at C32A took care of us as they have for the Rangers and Shannon Whitworth in past years. The soundman listened to a description of our stage plot like a waiter at a nice restaurant taking orders, no notes needed. We walked up to the stage and everything was in place, line check, then ready to go!
It is always interesting to play in different parts of the country, and I was really interested to watch the faces of the audience as we played. Bluegrass is changing so much and there are so many types of fans that like different types of music: die-hard, straight-ahead bluegrass, progressive slick Nashville bluegrass, experimental adrenaline-charged, jam-oriented music, and slow acoustic country crooning, and combinations of these styles. I honed in on the folks that seemed to be digging the original songs, the gritty singing, and the combination of new and old that we seem to bring together. It’s fun to share what we’re doing with people in a different region, because the southeast, and southern Appalachians specifically, seems to have such a rich diversity of acoustic roots music that people in other regions go nuts over. After an hour long set we left the stage and headed to the merch table and stood there shook hands and signed cds for over AN HOUR. We were absolutely blown away by the line of people that were waiting to talk to us. The people at Gettysburg clearly love the music and are keen to support the musicians.
The most exciting part of the day included meeting and watching some of our favorite musicians of all time. Seldom Scene took the stage and we had the pleasure of a delightful conversation with resophonic guitarist Mike Auldrige who complimented Aaron on his playing and me on my boots. Auldrige assumed the role of being a very down-to-earth mentor and was quite encouraging and inspiring. Then hanging out with Travis of the Stringdusters and watching them put on a great show, as usual. Finally we all took a break in anticipation of Allison Kraus and Union Station’s set in the evening. Jerry Douglas made his way backstage, set his dobro down and pulled out a fat cigar. Stig lit it for him and he and Aaron got to talk dobros. While Aaron was trying to contain his awe and excitement, Jerry asked him if he’d like to play his dobro. The picture is absolutely priceless. Then Ron Block walked backstage and stepped squarely on Stig’s foot, which Stig enjoyed immensely. Finally, Allison appeared in a flowing dress, surrounded by an entourage of people…I don’t know who cause we were all looking at Allison. And then Tony Rice materialized and they all proceeded to the green room.
Watching them perform was just an inspiration, they are so polished, so relaxed, never have to tune, and their sound is SO good, in addition to the music that they are playing. They played a lot of their older stuff that really brings you back. All amazing musicians and people, a pleasure to watch and learn from.
We piled back in the car and headed back down the 81 home, a full 8 hours away. Monday morning rolled around and I headed up to my day job in Highlands, NC, Aaron ran the bush hog at the Biltmore, Stig scraped paint off a fire escape turning his arms black, Bryan returned to his middle schoolers and Stacy to her booking and publicity business. There doing your regular job it was simply hard to believe that 24 hours before we were backstage with Allison Kraus, playing in exactly the same stage as they were, the memory of it like some kind of dream.
As if Merlefest wasn’t exciting enough, soon after recovering from the Wilkesboro chaos we piled back into the Lowmobile for a trip up to Gettysburg, PA for their semiannual bluegrass festival. By some stroke of luck we were placed within a lineup that was populated with some of our all-time favorite musicians, all scheduled to appear May 16th 2010. As we traveled across the picturesque rolling countryside, feeling a bit haunted by the bloody history of the area, we considered important questions like “what should I say to Allison Kraus if I get to meet her” (the best answer, we decided, was that, well, you say it best when you say nothing at all).
Compared to Merlefest, Gettysburg was more than an order of magnitude smaller in terms of audience, with a single stage and a more approachable, relaxed atmosphere. The festival is a family-run affair, and the Winklemans have been in the bluegrass festival business since 1979. Their brand new stage was beautiful and set at the base of a hillside that made for a natural amphitheater for the audience, seated in lawn chairs. The elder Winkleman explained the history of the property and the festival and festival staff and volunteers provided delicacies like French press coffee and chocolate doughnuts (which were actually provided expressly for Ron Thomason who shared).
Despite the star-studded lineup, the atmosphere was relaxed in the backstage area. We warmed up as Dry Branch Fire Squad played their old favorites and, not wanting to interrupt their awesome playing with our pre-set plucking, we escaped to the campground where the kind folks at C32A took care of us as they have for the Rangers and Shannon Whitworth in past years. The soundman listened to a description of our stage plot like a waiter at a nice restaurant taking orders, no notes needed. We walked up to the stage and everything was in place, line check, then ready to go!
It is always interesting to play in different parts of the country, and I was really interested to watch the faces of the audience as we played. Bluegrass is changing so much and there are so many types of fans that like different types of music: die-hard, straight-ahead bluegrass, progressive slick Nashville bluegrass, experimental adrenaline-charged, jam-oriented music, and slow acoustic country crooning, and combinations of these styles. I honed in on the folks that seemed to be digging the original songs, the gritty singing, and the combination of new and old that we seem to bring together. It’s fun to share what we’re doing with people in a different region, because the southeast, and southern Appalachians specifically, seems to have such a rich diversity of acoustic roots music that people in other regions go nuts over. After an hour long set we left the stage and headed to the merch table and stood there shook hands and signed cds for over AN HOUR. We were absolutely blown away by the line of people that were waiting to talk to us. The people at Gettysburg clearly love the music and are keen to support the musicians.
The most exciting part of the day included meeting and watching some of our favorite musicians of all time. Seldom Scene took the stage and we had the pleasure of a delightful conversation with resophonic guitarist Mike Auldrige who complimented Aaron on his playing and me on my boots. Auldrige assumed the role of being a very down-to-earth mentor and was quite encouraging and inspiring. Then hanging out with Travis of the Stringdusters and watching them put on a great show, as usual. Finally we all took a break in anticipation of Allison Kraus and Union Station’s set in the evening. Jerry Douglas made his way backstage, set his dobro down and pulled out a fat cigar. Stig lit it for him and he and Aaron got to talk dobros. While Aaron was trying to contain his awe and excitement, Jerry asked him if he’d like to play his dobro. The picture is absolutely priceless. Then Ron Block walked backstage and stepped squarely on Stig’s foot, which Stig enjoyed immensely. Finally, Allison appeared in a flowing dress, surrounded by an entourage of people…I don’t know who cause we were all looking at Allison. And then Tony Rice materialized and they all proceeded to the green room.
Watching them perform was just an inspiration, they are so polished, so relaxed, never have to tune, and their sound is SO good, in addition to the music that they are playing. They played a lot of their older stuff that really brings you back. All amazing musicians and people, a pleasure to watch and learn from.
We piled back in the car and headed back down the 81 home, a full 8 hours away. Monday morning rolled around and I headed up to my day job in Highlands, NC, Aaron ran the bush hog at the Biltmore, Stig scraped paint off a fire escape turning his arms black, Bryan returned to his middle schoolers and Stacy to her booking and publicity business. There doing your regular job it was simply hard to believe that 24 hours before we were backstage with Allison Kraus, playing in exactly the same stage as they were, the memory of it like some kind of dream.
Merlefest Musings... by Anya Hinkle
Merlefest…this is the life.
We pulled into Wilkesboro, the band van packed to the gills with instruments, dresses, button down shirts, boots, and anticipation about the long weekend of Merlefest appearances. John Adair and the Merlefest organizers put together a great smattering of sets on some of the best stages for us, including the Americana and Cabin stages, as well as some of the smaller and more intimate stages. We started at North Wilkes Middle School auditorium, perhaps our most challenging sound environment and audience for the weekend. The middle schoolers liked the fast songs and generally enjoyed being out of class for the afternoon, were excited about music and about having visitors, and knew that violins were “fiddles” and that our band was missing a vital component of the bluegrass sound: a banjo! So, basically well-educated kids.
We spent Thursday evening getting our bearings and figuring out that, unlike most festivals where you have long walks to parking, concessions, and stages, that we could simply call a phone number and a golf cart would come whizzing over to drive us where we needed to go! This was quite a revelation and probably the person most appreciative of that service was our bass player, Stig. And I’ll tell you, watching Merlefest from the stage, from backstage, and from the golf cart was an experience I’ll never forget. So many incredible musicians to see, so many music lovers, so many of our die-hard fans, and the circus that it all was absolutely overwhelming and delightful at the same time.
For us, the story of Merlefest was mostly that of getting up early and trying to get awake and together enough to be ready to play and sing before 10am. We’re early risers in general, but it is a challenge to get that focused and sharp so early in the morning! Early sets on the Americana and Austin stages kept us from staying out too late and, although crowds swelled by afternoon, we had great enthusiastic crowds for those early sets as well. Possibly the most fun we had was an afternoon set indoors at the Lounge to a packed audience who either wanted a break from the heat and sun or just really wanted to see Dehlia Low. By the end of the set we were just cruising through and having fun.
All of our sets benefited tremendously from the help of Norm, our sound engineer, from Norm’s River Road House in Nashville who ran sound for all of our sets. Still recovering from a week-long cold and suffering from the residuals, I was amazed that Norm could get the mic just right to help me get the vocals full and strong even though my voice wasn’t at 100%. And the blend that he was able to achieve among our instruments allowed us to play at our best. A good sound engineer is such an important element, and with decades of experience, Norm knows just how to get sound right.
Aside from seeing friends and family who were cheering us on the whole way through, meeting and watching our idols on stage and in the artist hospitality area, and performing with some of the best sound equipment and staff we’ve ever worked with, the true highlight was 30 minutes on the Cabin Stage on Sunday afternoon. This was a set we had been anticipating since October 2009 when John Adair sent us our performance schedule. We had timed out the set to be within the rigid time limit and had been practicing the set for a month.
The Cabin Stage is located adjacent to the main stage with the same audience that occupies a lawn about 2 football fields in size and can accommodate tens of thousands of spectators. The performers on both stages are broadcast onto the Jumbo-tron screen by the main stage. We arrived early and were actually able to do a line check. We hung out in the “backstage” of the cabin waiting for our set, jumped up and down to calm the nerves, ran through some raucous bluegrass standards at top speed, pondered the significance of the “Jerry Douglas Doorway” (did he hit his head there once?), drank water and coffee, (and then of course) visited the bathroom, and finally, FINALLY, it was time to take the stage.
I couldn’t watch the Jumbo-tron and tried to pretend it wasn’t there as we launched into “Yellow Mountain” and I just tried to focus on ANYTHING but the thousands of people milling around on the lawn. Our closest friends had gotten the front chairs and were providing an excellent line of familiar faces and loud, spirited cheering. Sweat poured down our bodies in the hot sun as we squinted at the crowd. I sang my heart out in Ola Belle’s “Undone in Sorrow” just absolutely amazed to hear my own unaccompanied voice wafting across the field, in disbelief: how is this happening? As Aaron and Bryan took out the set with the last notes of “Tellico” I tried to savor the final moments on that stage and performing at such a wonderful festival.
The Cabin Stage performance finished, we floated through the rest of the day just relishing the last of our experience at Merlefest and reflecting on our marvelous fortune of having been asked to be a part of it. For those of you that were there to share it with us, it meant so much to see you there and we sincerely thank you for all the support, we couldn’t have done it without you. Keep in touch!
We pulled into Wilkesboro, the band van packed to the gills with instruments, dresses, button down shirts, boots, and anticipation about the long weekend of Merlefest appearances. John Adair and the Merlefest organizers put together a great smattering of sets on some of the best stages for us, including the Americana and Cabin stages, as well as some of the smaller and more intimate stages. We started at North Wilkes Middle School auditorium, perhaps our most challenging sound environment and audience for the weekend. The middle schoolers liked the fast songs and generally enjoyed being out of class for the afternoon, were excited about music and about having visitors, and knew that violins were “fiddles” and that our band was missing a vital component of the bluegrass sound: a banjo! So, basically well-educated kids.
We spent Thursday evening getting our bearings and figuring out that, unlike most festivals where you have long walks to parking, concessions, and stages, that we could simply call a phone number and a golf cart would come whizzing over to drive us where we needed to go! This was quite a revelation and probably the person most appreciative of that service was our bass player, Stig. And I’ll tell you, watching Merlefest from the stage, from backstage, and from the golf cart was an experience I’ll never forget. So many incredible musicians to see, so many music lovers, so many of our die-hard fans, and the circus that it all was absolutely overwhelming and delightful at the same time.
For us, the story of Merlefest was mostly that of getting up early and trying to get awake and together enough to be ready to play and sing before 10am. We’re early risers in general, but it is a challenge to get that focused and sharp so early in the morning! Early sets on the Americana and Austin stages kept us from staying out too late and, although crowds swelled by afternoon, we had great enthusiastic crowds for those early sets as well. Possibly the most fun we had was an afternoon set indoors at the Lounge to a packed audience who either wanted a break from the heat and sun or just really wanted to see Dehlia Low. By the end of the set we were just cruising through and having fun.
All of our sets benefited tremendously from the help of Norm, our sound engineer, from Norm’s River Road House in Nashville who ran sound for all of our sets. Still recovering from a week-long cold and suffering from the residuals, I was amazed that Norm could get the mic just right to help me get the vocals full and strong even though my voice wasn’t at 100%. And the blend that he was able to achieve among our instruments allowed us to play at our best. A good sound engineer is such an important element, and with decades of experience, Norm knows just how to get sound right.
Aside from seeing friends and family who were cheering us on the whole way through, meeting and watching our idols on stage and in the artist hospitality area, and performing with some of the best sound equipment and staff we’ve ever worked with, the true highlight was 30 minutes on the Cabin Stage on Sunday afternoon. This was a set we had been anticipating since October 2009 when John Adair sent us our performance schedule. We had timed out the set to be within the rigid time limit and had been practicing the set for a month.
The Cabin Stage is located adjacent to the main stage with the same audience that occupies a lawn about 2 football fields in size and can accommodate tens of thousands of spectators. The performers on both stages are broadcast onto the Jumbo-tron screen by the main stage. We arrived early and were actually able to do a line check. We hung out in the “backstage” of the cabin waiting for our set, jumped up and down to calm the nerves, ran through some raucous bluegrass standards at top speed, pondered the significance of the “Jerry Douglas Doorway” (did he hit his head there once?), drank water and coffee, (and then of course) visited the bathroom, and finally, FINALLY, it was time to take the stage.
I couldn’t watch the Jumbo-tron and tried to pretend it wasn’t there as we launched into “Yellow Mountain” and I just tried to focus on ANYTHING but the thousands of people milling around on the lawn. Our closest friends had gotten the front chairs and were providing an excellent line of familiar faces and loud, spirited cheering. Sweat poured down our bodies in the hot sun as we squinted at the crowd. I sang my heart out in Ola Belle’s “Undone in Sorrow” just absolutely amazed to hear my own unaccompanied voice wafting across the field, in disbelief: how is this happening? As Aaron and Bryan took out the set with the last notes of “Tellico” I tried to savor the final moments on that stage and performing at such a wonderful festival.
The Cabin Stage performance finished, we floated through the rest of the day just relishing the last of our experience at Merlefest and reflecting on our marvelous fortune of having been asked to be a part of it. For those of you that were there to share it with us, it meant so much to see you there and we sincerely thank you for all the support, we couldn’t have done it without you. Keep in touch!
Dehlia Low-Down:: April 2010
Hey there friends and fans,
We wanted to send a quick update to let you know about some exciting events happening at the end of this month!
So far, April has been very good to us, we just returned from Pennsylvania, an exceptionally friendly and beautiful state. We got to travel and perform with one of our favorite bands and our good friends, The Shannon Whitworth Band. http://shannonwhitworth.net/
We've also celebrated the birthdays of both Anya and Aaron this month! Our live recording is almost complete... well maybe half way... we hope to have it out by the end of May, we'll keep you posted! We also just got the final cut of our DVD from our Jammin at Hippie Jacks performance last May, soon to be released on PBS... more info to come about that soon.
Okay onto the other exciting things...
April 24th Nashville, TN 3rd Annual Norm's River Roadhouse Bluegrass Festival
http://www.myspace.com/normsriverroadhouse Line up: David Grier, Bearfoot, Matt Flinner Trio, and us!
April 25th Viia Rica, GA Bluegrass Springfest
http://www.villaricaparks.com/index.php This event is free and family friendly!
And then there is MERLEFEST!!!!!!! http://www.merlefest.org/
We are so excited to be performing at Merlefest, and can't wait to get there!
Well, we hope spring is warm and beautiful where ever you are, and that April has been as good of a month for you as it has been for Dehlia Low. As always, thank you for your support and encouragement!
Sincerely,
Stacy and the rest of Dehlia Low
We wanted to send a quick update to let you know about some exciting events happening at the end of this month!
So far, April has been very good to us, we just returned from Pennsylvania, an exceptionally friendly and beautiful state. We got to travel and perform with one of our favorite bands and our good friends, The Shannon Whitworth Band. http://shannonwhitworth.net/
We've also celebrated the birthdays of both Anya and Aaron this month! Our live recording is almost complete... well maybe half way... we hope to have it out by the end of May, we'll keep you posted! We also just got the final cut of our DVD from our Jammin at Hippie Jacks performance last May, soon to be released on PBS... more info to come about that soon.
Okay onto the other exciting things...
April 24th Nashville, TN 3rd Annual Norm's River Roadhouse Bluegrass Festival
http://www.myspace.com/normsriverroadhouse Line up: David Grier, Bearfoot, Matt Flinner Trio, and us!
April 25th Viia Rica, GA Bluegrass Springfest
http://www.villaricaparks.com/index.php This event is free and family friendly!
And then there is MERLEFEST!!!!!!! http://www.merlefest.org/
We are so excited to be performing at Merlefest, and can't wait to get there!
Well, we hope spring is warm and beautiful where ever you are, and that April has been as good of a month for you as it has been for Dehlia Low. As always, thank you for your support and encouragement!
Sincerely,
Stacy and the rest of Dehlia Low
Dehlia Low-Down::: Feb/March 2010
March Low Down
The snow has almost completely melted…I can still see it clinging to the highest mountains around Asheville, but I think we might actually be done with winter weather. As we move into March we have a whole bundle of exciting little things to share, and so we wanted to pop in and say hey.
We’ve been working on a live album for those of you that have worn out the EP and ‘Tellico.’ We recorded our Down Home show from back in February and will also be recording at the end of the month at a great new venue in Staunton, VA, called the Mockingbird. Our producer and engineer for the project is Russell Anders, a talented soundman, engineer, and wonderful friend who also engineered and mixed ‘Tellico’. With some luck, look for the disk to be available sometime in May! We are taking suggestions for any album title except “Dehlia Low-Live,” submit your requests on our Dehlia Low Facebook Fan Page. What? You’re not a fan yet? Well by all means, join us! http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/#!/pages/Dehlia-Low/25031814598. This is a great clearinghouse for thoughts and ideas relating to all things Dehlia Low.
We are excited to be making our first appearance in my home state of Virginia on March 26th and 27th. (Technically every venue we’ve played in Bristol has been on the Tennessee side of State Street, so this is truly the first time we’ll crack our cases open there.) First stop: my hometown, Blacksburg, on Friday the 26th. We’ll be at the Palisades Restaurant (www.thepalisadesrestaurant.com) in Eggleston, adjacent to an extremely beautiful stretch of the New River. We have all my friends and family on publicity so we’re hoping that our first appearance in the New River Valley will be a blast. Then off to Staunton’s historic downtown and the newly opened roots music venue and restaurant the Mockingbird www.mockingbird123.com on Saturday the 27th. From what we gather, this is THE place to hear music in the Charlottesville area and are really looking forward to playing there, seeing old friends and making new ones
Lastly, our dear friend Hippie Jack has finished editing a video of our performance at his wonderful festival Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s last year (www.myhippiejack.com). The video will release in May and is be part of his syndicated series that will distributed to PBS affiliates nationwide. If you want to see this show, get in touch with your local PBS station and be sure that they carry his show Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s! If they don’t, please request it (instructions are at: www.myhippiejack.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1306&Itemid=662)!
We’ll be in touch again soon to keep you up to date with exciting Dehlia Low happenings leading up to MERLEFEST 2010!!! In the meantime, stay in touch!
Anya and DL
The snow has almost completely melted…I can still see it clinging to the highest mountains around Asheville, but I think we might actually be done with winter weather. As we move into March we have a whole bundle of exciting little things to share, and so we wanted to pop in and say hey.
We’ve been working on a live album for those of you that have worn out the EP and ‘Tellico.’ We recorded our Down Home show from back in February and will also be recording at the end of the month at a great new venue in Staunton, VA, called the Mockingbird. Our producer and engineer for the project is Russell Anders, a talented soundman, engineer, and wonderful friend who also engineered and mixed ‘Tellico’. With some luck, look for the disk to be available sometime in May! We are taking suggestions for any album title except “Dehlia Low-Live,” submit your requests on our Dehlia Low Facebook Fan Page. What? You’re not a fan yet? Well by all means, join us! http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/#!/pages/Dehlia-Low/25031814598. This is a great clearinghouse for thoughts and ideas relating to all things Dehlia Low.
We are excited to be making our first appearance in my home state of Virginia on March 26th and 27th. (Technically every venue we’ve played in Bristol has been on the Tennessee side of State Street, so this is truly the first time we’ll crack our cases open there.) First stop: my hometown, Blacksburg, on Friday the 26th. We’ll be at the Palisades Restaurant (www.thepalisadesrestaurant.com) in Eggleston, adjacent to an extremely beautiful stretch of the New River. We have all my friends and family on publicity so we’re hoping that our first appearance in the New River Valley will be a blast. Then off to Staunton’s historic downtown and the newly opened roots music venue and restaurant the Mockingbird www.mockingbird123.com on Saturday the 27th. From what we gather, this is THE place to hear music in the Charlottesville area and are really looking forward to playing there, seeing old friends and making new ones
Lastly, our dear friend Hippie Jack has finished editing a video of our performance at his wonderful festival Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s last year (www.myhippiejack.com). The video will release in May and is be part of his syndicated series that will distributed to PBS affiliates nationwide. If you want to see this show, get in touch with your local PBS station and be sure that they carry his show Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s! If they don’t, please request it (instructions are at: www.myhippiejack.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1306&Itemid=662)!
We’ll be in touch again soon to keep you up to date with exciting Dehlia Low happenings leading up to MERLEFEST 2010!!! In the meantime, stay in touch!
Anya and DL
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