Mashville Brigade on XM this week
The Mashville Brigade is the guest on this week’s edition of Studio Special on XM Satellite Radio’s Bluegrass Junction.
The show has the band in the studio performing the songs from their Rural Rhythm debut CD, Bluegrass Smash Hits Volume 1, and talking with show host Kyle Cantrell about the band and their new release.
Mashville Brigade is made up of six Nashville-based musicians, each of whom performs primarily as a member of another band – Jim Van Cleve on fiddle (Mountain Heart), Ashby Frank on mandolin (Special Consensus), Darrell Webb on guitar (Rhonda Vincent), Aaron McDaris on banjo (Grascals) and Randy Barnes on bass (NewFound Road).
The Mashville edition of Studio Special actually debuted earlier today (6/20), but it can be heard several more times over the next week (all times EDT).
- Saturday (6/21) – 11:00 a.m.
- Sunday (6/22) – 6:00 p.m.
- Monday (6/23) – 8:00 p.m.
- Tuesday (6/24) – Midnight (technically Wednesday morning)
- Thursday (6/26) – 3:00 p.m.
Bluegrass Junction can be found on XM 14 where they play bluegrass 24/7. If you don’t have XM, but would like to listen to the show, XM offers a free three day pass that allows you full online access to all the stations they offer.


Don't forget to sign up to win in our Mashville Brigade Take This Hammer contest. Ten winners will receive an autographed copy of the band's debut CD, Bluegrass Smash Hits Volume 1, and one extra-luck grand prize winner will also receive a fully-functional clawhammer, signed by the members of the band...
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[...] Just so yall know, the Mashville Brigade Studio Special that we recorded a few weeks ago is airing this week on XM Track 14 Bluegrass Junction. You can check out the Bluegrass Blog to find out some more info and show times by clicking here. [...]
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