Way back before Christmas we told you about the New Year’s Eve celebration happening at the Ryman Auditorium. I just wanted to remind everyone that it is being broadcast on Public Television and is available online as well.

In addition to the performances previously mentioned by Doyle Lawson and Rhonda Vincent, the evening will also include Emmylou Harris, Suzy Bogguss, Old Crow Medicine Show, Robin and Linda Williams, John Randall, Cowboy Jack Clement, Stuart Duncan, and Buddy Emmons.

The show starts at 10 PM in most time zones and will be available online at 9:30 PM CST. On our local PBS station here in the Roanoke area it will be airing both at 10 PM and again at 3 AM for those that miss it the first time around due to celebrating for themselves.

We’d like to wish everyone a fun and safe New Year’s Eve and a great New Year in 2007!

I just spoke with Dave Carney. Dave is in New York City celebrating with his boss Keith Urban who won two awards from the CMA earlier this evening. It was loud wherever he was so we didn’t speak for long, but he did tell me that Jon Randall and Bill Anderson won song of the year for Whiskey Lullaby, sung by Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley.

UPDATE 7:43 AM: I’ve just learned that Jerry Douglas was named musician of the year last night at the CMA Award Show.