Here’s a great video of Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper shot during their free concert this past Friday (4/3) at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY.
It features the guys tearing it up on a version of the Bill Monroe classic, Big Mon. The lighting isn’t fabulous, but the music is just fine.
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This past Friday (12/26) was Darrell Webb's first show with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper - and it was on The Grand Ole Opry!
Their publicist, Kimberly Williams, was on hand and got a couple of photos of the band, as well as a bit of backstage video. She tells us that the guys whipped the crowd...
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame on Friday morning (6/5) for a live interview with Bill Cody of WSM. The guys will also perform a couple of tunes, starting at 9:00 a.m.
The event is free and open to the public if you are in Nashville, and the rest of us can...
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will be featured on this morning's (9/24) edition of Katy Daley's show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country.
The guys stopped by the WAMU studios in Washington DC on their way to perform at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival this past Thursday. Katy says they recorded an hour's...
Some more information has emerged about, Leavin' Town, the upcoming Rounder CD from Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper.
Rounder had previously announced that the CD would hit on July 29, and though there are no audio samples up yet online, we do have a track listing to share.
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Fresh off his recent departure from Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Darrell Webb has picked up and moved on, taking the guitar and lead vocal spot with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper.
Darrell has spent many years touring with top level bluegrass bands, including stints with Lonesome River Band,...
Here are three chances to catch some live bluegrass - and a live interview - via online radio Saturday (8/15).
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will be featured in a special Saturday afternoon edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. This is a live performance program which typically airs Monday-Friday...
Michael Cleveland took home his sixth strait IBMA award for Fiddle Player of the Year, and his band Flamekeeper walked away with their second IBMA win for Instrumental Band of the Year.
An astute observer may have noticed a new face in the crowd as the band took the stage. Jessie Baker joined the...
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced that veteran bass player Marshall Wilborn has joined the band, and will appear with them on stage starting this weekend.
I had been expecting this announcement since last week, as the new band photo (to the right) was on display at the Roe Entertainment...
WAMU's Bluegrass Country has posted a video from Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper's recent visit to their Washington studio. The guys run through a number of songs live in the studio, and chat with Bluegrass Country host Katy Daley.
If you've not heard the band since Tom Adams joined up, here's...
We had told you earlier this year that Michael Cleveland was planning to do some shows in 2006 with his own band, which he had named Flamekeeper. At the time, Mike was the fiddler with Dale Ann Bradley, a role he has recently relinquished after five years in order to pursue his new group full time. Joining...
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will be performing live today (5/2) at noon on WDVX's Blue Plate Special.
Presumably, they will include material from their upcoming Rounder release, due out in late July.
Blue Plate Special is broadcast on WDVX-FM 102.9 in Knoxville, TN - and via live streaming...
The debut band CD from Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, featuring Audie Blaylock, is being recorded now in Nashville. Jeff White is producing, and while no official announcement has yet been made, Rounder Records is expected to release the new project early next year.
At this point, the band is...
This afternoon, I had a lovely chat with Lynn Morris and Marshall Wilborn. Longtime bluegrass fans are well familiar with Lynn’s many years as a performer, bandleader and friend to our music, and we all felt a great loss when she suffered a stroke in Match of 2003, keeping her off the road and out [...]
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Great Music Michael Cleveland on Big Mon but shame about the ‘Nodding Dog’ syndrome of Mandolin & Guitar Players !
Cherryholmes have a similar problem when say the banjo is taking a break Mother C/Holmes is bopping in the background taking the thunder away from the soloist.
Apart from that both great bands to hear but not to watch.
Thanks for the great B/G Blog.
Andy.
Ah yes, god forbid the other members of the band appear to be engaged in the music and having a great time entertaining the folks in the audience! We wouldn’t want that… There is no amount of “bopping” that could steal the thunder from the fantastic Michael Cleveland. It only serves to add to the enthusiasm of the entire show. Bluegrass, as a rule, could use some attention to the entertainment value of its generally virtuosic shows. Cheers to MC and Flamekeeper. They all rock!
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