The Carter Family News

Good morning. Today is the 174th day of the year. It is the birth anniversary of June Carter Cash, Grammy-winning country and western star.

The Moorefield Lions Club has finalized the 2009 Independence Day Celebration in the Park music lineup, headlined by Blue Line Highway, a popular and unique folk-rock recording group from the Richmond, Va., area.

The women of country/punk/ rockabilly trio Those Darlins were raised in South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia, respectively, before meeting in Murfreesboro and discovering a shared love of classic country music.

June Carter Cash spent her life surrounded by art and music. She put out three successful solo albums, and her relationship with country legend Johnny Cash produced several major hits, including "Ring of Fire," which she wrote about their courtship, and Grammy award-winning duets "Jackson" and "If I Were a Carpenter." Valerie June Carter was born ...

Carter was introduced to country music, specifically Appalachian folk songs , at a very young age.

Jessie Murphy In The Woods is a trio that combines indie pop with dark humor and classical sensibilities.

Bearfoot has shed their previous Bluegrass surname as well as a bit of their old bluegrass attitude in their newest album, "Doors and Windows," released in April.

The Whitetop Mountain Band is a family-based band from the highest mountains of Virginia.

From extreme makeover to extreme style; the two are combining to help dozens of Montanans dealing with a debilitating brain stem disorder.

German country music. You may remember Texas Lightning from Eurovision 2006 , but the rabbit hole goes much deeper than that.

Announcement : Carter Family Fold Presents Bill Lowe and Cripple Creek Bob_Cherry wrote: on May 24, 2009: Saturday, May 30th, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert of old time music by Bill Lowe and Cripple Creek.

Jessi Darlin, Kelley Darlin and Nikki Darlin - will perform Saturday at Barley's Taproom in Knoxville's Old City.

Summer Sounds of Salem, a free outdoor concert series sponsored by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, begins June 20 and features an eclectic mix of music from around the world.

Profile : Hymns for Hard Times BMNN wrote: on May 20, 2009: /CMA/ Nashville, TN -- By Randy Rudder In 1927, as Victor Records producer Ralph Peer recorded The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman and other singer/songwriters in that tiny upstairs studio on State Street in Bristol, Tenn., much of the nation was enjoying a last run ...

The concert in Baltasound on Saturday was truly memorable. From the first chord to the last note it was sheer delight.

BMNN wrote: on May 03, 2009: Saturday, May 16th, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert by the Whitewater Bluegrass Company.

Grandpa Jones often referred to folks with distinction as the flower of the flock.

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Announcement : Mountain Music Showcase bluegrass1 wrote: on Apr. 22, 2009: Bristol, VA/TN -- A weekly, 2 hour music show featuring performers of bluegrass, mountain, Traditional country and southern gospel music is coming soon.

Justin Townes Earle tried to start his set with "They Killed John Henry" but forgot the words and gave up.