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Janet McGarry and Wildwood
Congratulations to the Daughters of Bluegrass
~ 2009 IBMA AWARDS RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR ~
Artist:
Daughters of Bluegrass
Songwriter - Dixie Hall (BMI) - Blue Circle
Records
JANET MCGARRY & WILDWOOD - New Band Members Announced
We're thrilled to announce the addition of two excellent new members to "Wildwood". The lovely and talented Naomi Doncaster from Sackville, New Brunswick, will be playing the bass and sharing lead & harmony vocals. Naomi is a very talented young lady. At seventeen, she already has a strong background in bluegrass music. She is proficient at playing bass, fiddle, guitar and more recently, mandolin. After spending a successful year with rising stars "Mountain Rush Bluegrass Band", Naomi says "the best graduation present was an invitation to join Janet McGarry & Wildwood".
Also Joining us on lead guitar as well as sharing lead & harmony vocals is Kyle Legere, from Amherst, Nova Scotia. Kyle started playing guitar at age 15 and soon found his true passion was playing bluegrass music. Throughout his bluegrass journey he gradually learned different instruments including bass, mandolin and banjo. He has developed a warm blending harmony voice and a smooth baritone lead vocal. Kyle is excited to pursue the roll of lead guitarist for Janet McGarry & Wildwood.
Janet and Serge recognized great talent, stage presence, warm personalities and professionalism in this young couple and are very excited about discovering new sounds and vocal blends that will carry the band to even greater audiences.
It was the talk of the festival circuit this summer and we want to thank everyone for your well wishes for the new formation. Join us on Facebook, visit our website, backstage, or under our tent, and join us in welcoming Naomi and Kyle to Janet McGarry & Wildwood.
Leadership Bluegrass 2009 took place earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee, and the class of 26 participants examined such topics as The State of the Industry and a Profile of the Bluegrass Consumer, Songwriting and Publishing, Getting Music to Consumers and The Artist’s Team.
I sought the views of two graduates from the Class of 2009.
Firstly, was Hannah Johnson, the lead vocalist and mandolin player with the British bluegrass band, The Toy Hearts. She was particularly effusive about the three day event …
“What can I possibly say to start to try and articulate what an immense and awesome time I had at Leadership Bluegrass! I researched quite a lot into the course and spoke to some past class members so I think the course kinda matched my expectations…. to try and describe, the three days of Leadership Bluegrass were very intense, immensely enjoyable, extremely informative, a platform for innovative thinking/idea sharing and the chance to forge what I am sure will be long-lasting friendships with multiple fellow bluegrassers from across the US and Canada.
For me personally, as an artist, I have 19 pages of notes that I now need to work through and formulate into some sort of action plan…. To pinpoint specifically, I know I have learned an awful lot about the technological side of promoting and marketing a band… to embrace the ways in which the music industry as a whole is changing and indeed, maximise on the modernising capabilities of bluegrass music to help elevate its success as a genre.
I know that Leadership Bluegrass has been an invaluable tool to help further my career in bluegrass and I would highly recommend the course to anyone!” ... [Read More]
What
a great time we had in Nashville at
the 2009 SPBGMA Convention!
SEE
THE VIDEOS!!!
Good
Home Grown Music Showcase: The Daughters of Bluegrass
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Rebekah
Long - Janet - Lizzy Long
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SPBGMA
Showcase - The Daughters of Bluegrass
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