A Big Day At The Junction

Thursday promises to be a HUGE day for Bluegrass Junction.

The day's Studio Special wraps up our week-long salute to IBMA nominees with the band nominated for more awards than any other--Dailey & Vincent. Their stunning show airs at 3 PM ET.

During the 4 PM ET hour, we visit with the Steep Canyon Rangers, in town for the Awards Show (they're performing on it, in fact). I always look forward to having them in studio.

Starting around 5 PM ET (or so), I'm planning a special preview to the Awards Show. I'll be playing songs by the nominees in many of the major categories, and will include some interview clips and other neat stuff.

THEN...tomorrow night...it's the "big show": The 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, which we'll broadcast live from the Ryman Auditorium. Our live coverage begins at 9 PM ET (with a rebroadcast planned for Friday morning at 10:00 ET).

If you love bluegrass, tomorrow is your day. I hope you'll plan to be with us through it all.

Steep Canyon Rangers on the Studio Special

A few days ago, I mentioned here that I had recorded a Studio Special with the Steep Canyon Rangers.

That show hits the air this Friday morning at 8:00 ET. As I mentioned in the earlier post, it was a wonderful time with a band that just seems to get better and better.

This is "must-hear radio." Be sure to tune in, and if you can't catch the premiere, there are plenty of rebroadcasts. Here's the schedule: "Studio Special Air Times."

By the way, don't miss our current show with the Dixie Bee-Liners. It airs once again tomorrow [Thursday] at 3 PM ET.

Steep Canyon Rangers In Studio

Sometimes Friday afternoons are pretty uneventful around here, but that was definitely not the case yesterday. The Steep Canyon Rangers visited our studio to record a show for our Studio Special series. It's slated to premiere on July 18.

These guys are a class act. Aside from all being great guys, they are incredible musicians and artists. Their current album, Lovin' Pretty Women, is incredible, of course, but hearing them do some of the songs from that project live in our XM studio was a wonderful experience. "Kuykendall", especially, blew me away. You must hear that performance (and be sure to listen to the show as we discuss the correct pronunciation of "Kuykendall"--it's not what you think!).

The Studio Specials are a joy to do--especially with bands like this one. Thanks for all your nice comments about the series and for listening.

More info about the Studio Special series (including broadcast times) is here. Follow this link for a writeup about this week's show.