Fiddler Brandon Godman has come onboard with New Found Road, effective this past weekend. He did his first shows with the band at the SPBGMA convention in Nashville - where they picked up an award for Gospel Group of the Year (Contemporary).

Brandon is originally from Kentucky, but now lives in Nashville. He had previously worked with Wildfire and Karl Shiflett.

New Found Road’s Tim Shelton told us that he is very pleased to have Brandon with the band, and to expand the lineup to five pieces.

Our buddy Crawdaddy Dave (Dave Roye) will be posting photos and videos from the 2008 SPBGMA Convention in Nashville this weekend on his web site.

He has already posted several videos from Thursday (1/31), including several hallway jams and a performance on the Gospel Showcase from New Found Road. There are also a good many photos taken today posted already, with more to come over the course of the weekend.

Find them all here.

New Found Road is also in the studio finishing up a new project.

Guitarist and lead vocalist Tim Shelton tells us that they have completed the instrument tracking and have started in on vocals. Jim VanCleve is producing.

“There are some really good songs on this record. I’m most excited about a Tim Stafford composition called Same Old Place that he sent a couple of years ago, and we just got around to recording. I’ve always liked the song, but I’ve really loved it lately…. it’s become my favorite on the album if I had to pick just one.

We’ve also got a song from one of my favorite songwriters and vocalists, Ronnie Bowman, which is very cool. Sonya Issacs sent us a good bluegrass song, I co-wrote one with Josh Schilling, and we’ve got a gorgeous song from Tim O’Brien that is very personal to me.

I’m extremely pleased with the album. Jim VanCleve and David Hall (engineer) have been awesome to work with.”

No word yet on when the CD will be released, but we’ll pass along what we find out as the time draws near.

NewFound Road is about to start working on a new CD. The first studio date is December 8, suggesting that a release in mid-to-late 2008 is reasonable.

Mountain Heart’s Jim Van Cleve will co-produce the new project with the band, and they are excited to get started.

“We’ve been rehearsing the new stuff and have new songs from Ronnie Bowman, Sonya Isaacs, Tim O’Brien, Tim Stafford. Josh Shilling and I wrote a tune and Joe Booher and Justin Moses recently wrote an instrumental for the record as well.”

Band members include Tim Shelton on guitar, Randy Barnes on bass, Jr. Williams on banjo, and Joe Booher on mandolin.

Blue Plate Special on WDVX in Knoxville will offer a live set from New Found Road today (8/31) at noon. It will be a fine chance to catch them with their newest member, Joe Bohoor, on mandolin.

New Found Road is led by singer and songwriter Tim Shelton on guitar with Randy Barnes on bass and Jr. Willaims on banjo, along with Booher on mandolin.

Singer/songwriter Jennifer Brantley will also appear on the show.

As we’ve mentioned before when bluegrass acts have appeared, WDVX broadcasts from Knoxville, TN at 89.9 FM, and listeners worldwide can catch the show via live streaming from the WDVX web site. The station does not archive these live shows, so be sure to tune in when it airs later today at noon.

Next Thursday (9/6), Blue Plate Special will feature a live performance from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: Thanks to eagle-eyed commenter Jerry Greer for catching an error in this post, now corrected. As it now shows, Joe Bohoor is playing mandolin with the band, and Jr. Williams is still on banjo.

Roe Entertainment has just announced the signing of two new acts to their talent roster.

New Found Road and Dan Paisley and The Southern Grass are now represented by Roe, in addition to Lonesome River Band, Karl Shifflet & Big Country, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock, and The Steeldrivers.

Find out more about all these acts on the Roe Entertainment web site.

Joe Booher is the newest member of Ohio based NewFound Road. Joe, who plays mandolin, will be filling the vacancy left by the departure of founding member Rob Baker. Baker made the decision to leave the band, after nearly six years, in order to devote more time to his family and pursue other interests. NFR will miss Rob, but the band is excited about creating new music with a new band member on board.

Joe Booher hails from Johnson City, TN where he has been playing with his family’s band, The Boohers. Just in his early twenties, Joe already has many years of experience and has proven himself to be an accomplished mandolin player.

The first show with Booher on board will be August 16th in Thomas, West Virginia. NFR invites all their fans to come out and make Joe welcome!

Just Right Productions and JamBase are offering a chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to the Spirit of Bluegrass Music Fest - March 15-17, 2007 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL.

If you are not already a JamBase member, you’ll need to create a free membership in order to enter the contest. The two tickets have a value of $100, and the festival includes performances by Lonesome River Band, Blue Moon Rising, Cadillac Sky, New Found Road and many more.

Tim Shelton of NewFound Road has written in to let us know that the band will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio tomorrow, Saturday December 9th, with host Ned Luberecki. The program will air at 7 PM EST on the bluegrass channel. Ned and band will be discussing their latest Rounder release, Life In A Song. I’m sure they’ll be playing the music from the record as well.

For an appetizer, be sure to check out our recent podcast featuring Tim and some of the music from Life In A Song.

Listen now: (IE users click to activate)

This week’s guest on The GrassCast is Tim Shelton of NewFound Road. Their latest CD, Life In A Song, was released the end of September 2006. Tim and John discuss the CD and preview several of the tunes including one written by Tim Stafford and another by Tom T. Hall.

Tim also introduces each of the band members and discusses their role in the band.

Another topic of interest to some listeners, will be their discussion of how NFR got signed to Rounder Records, and the benefits they’ve seen from being on the label. All aspiring bluegrass bands hoping for a record deal should give this a listen.

Direct Download: ep52_tim_shelton.mp3

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