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The Karl Shiflett
& Big Country Show
“a bonafide hillbilly music extravaganza”
Howdy folks! Thanks for dropping in. Take your shoes off and sit a spell. Check out the official KSBC website and the latest news.
We have been very busy this year. The summer went by in a hurry and Fall is upon us. It’s been good seeing all of our friends on the road and although it was hot in a lot of places we’ve been it has still been a very enjoyable year for KSBC.
The “36th Annual Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days” at Bean Blossom, Indiana went off without a hitch as did the 10th Annual “Bluegrass Celebration” at Jerusalem Ridge near Rosine, Kentucky. The 100th Birthday of Bill Monroe was celebrated in grand fashion at both locations with many special tributes during the course of the year. All in all a great celebration of the life of “The Father of Bluegrass Music”. Be sure and mark your calendars for the 46th Annual Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival at Bill Monroe Music Park in Bean Blossom, IN coming up June 9th thru 16th, 2012. Check out this and all other events for 2012 at www.beanblossom.us.
The KSBC show has some new faces. The latest changes to the group are Billy Hurt Jr. on fiddle and Chris Hill on 5 string banjo. Billy is from near Roanoke, Virginia and replaces Charlie Lawson who left the band in June to Join “Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper”. Billy is a welcome addition to the band as he is a great fiddler and fine entertainer on and off stage.
Chris Hill rejoined the group in August after a 3 year hiatus replacing former banjo player Dillon Scott who left to devote full time to college. Chris worked with the group previously and is welcomed back as he is an extraordinary talented banjo player, singer and showman.
The latest news is that we just finished up with a long awaited CD project. The new project was finished around the middle of October. The CD features the current line-up of the KSBC show and will be called “Take me Back”.
The disc features songs I heard and learned as a young man growing up in Texas in the mid to late 1960’s. The material covers songs by artist such as Don Gibson, Bob Wills, Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe and Willie Nelson to name a few. There are also a couple of new tunes on the CD one entitled “Song on the Jukebox” written by Monroe Fields (Writer of “Where the smoke goes up & the money goes down”) and a gospel song called “Open up your heart (and let Jesus in) written by yours truly. All in all a collection of tunes that I believe will be an enjoyable listening pleasure to all fans of the KSBC show.
As most of you know by now we started our own record label, KSBC MUSIC earlier this year. We have released two projects thus far. In April 2011 we put together our first release which is a tribute to former band member “Jake Jenkins”. The project contains songs and instrumentals written by Jake during his time in the band (1993 to 2003). The material had been previously recorded and released on three different projects for Rebel Records. Here the material is featured for the first time all on one disc.
Our second release in June 2011 was volume one of our “Collectors series”, the disc is a reissue of material previously recorded early in our career, The CD features original members Jake Jenkins and Macy Graham along with long time friend Jack Seale as well as notable ex-bluegrass boys Jimmy Campbell and Billy Joe Foster.
The newest CD project “Take me Back” will most likely be released on the KSBC MUSIC label. Check back for updates and a release date on this new project.
Don’t forget about our fan club. You can join right here on the site and it doesn’t cost a thing. You will receive periodic news from our fan club president Lisa Kapitula. We continue to thank her and her staff (Joe) for their dedication and efforts. Thank Ya’ll.
I’ll close for now. Be sure and check back from time to time as dates continue to be added to our tour schedule. Hopefully we will see you in a town near you soon. Thank you for your continued support.
Thanks,
Karl Shiflett
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O O K I N G ...
Mountain Music Entertainment
877-746-5165
Steve@mountainmusicentertainment.com
C. J. Lewandowski
540-230-6276
monroemando@gmail.com
PUBLICITY
Loretta Sawyer Promotions
www.lorettasawyerpromotions.com
lo@lorettasawyerpromotions.com
R E C O R D L A B E L ...
Mark Freeman
Rebel Records
434-973-5151
mfreeman@rebelrecords.com
www.rebelrecords.com
Karl Shiflett
254-729-3702
Info@Karlshiflett.com
Group photo by Jeanna Crossen
Bio photos by Bruce White
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