Jim and Josh’s excellent adventure
I had a nice conversation this afternoon with fiddlemeister Jim VanCleve, during which he shared word about his and Josh Shilling’s unexpected trip to St. Croix to play music. Apparently Jim has a business acquaintance who is involved in bringing bluegrass artists down to the islands, and when a last-minute cancellation put him in a bind, he called Jim to see if he might be able to throw something together quickly and fill in.
Jim said that they took a ton of photos, and that Josh is putting together a little travelogue for us to publish here on The Bluegrass Blog. Look for that to appear soon, along with their swimwear photos.
Josh and Jim are also playing the Grand Ole Opry tonight with Mountain Heart. They are scheduled in the 9:00-9:30 segment (EDT), which you can catch over the air on 650 AM from Nashville, via online streaming at wsmonline.com, and on XM channel 11 (XM Nashville).
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We've written a good bit this past few months about Josh Shilling, the newest member of Mountain Heart who had the unenviable job of taking the spot held by founding member, Steve Gulley, on guitar and vocals. Josh and the rest of the band will release their newest CD, Road That Never Ends - The Live...
There's been so much bluegrass on The Grand Ole Opry this past few months that I feel like I'm repeating myself each Friday when I point out who's on. This week is no exception, with Mountain Heart performing on both the Friday and Saturday night shows from The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
If you...
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I have never achieved fame for playing the dobro. But I shall never forget the first time I heard Josh Graves play.
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The show will then be rebroadcast at...
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