The backstory on the E. C. Ball memorial CD, Face A Frowning World, is required reading to get a handle on this project. Ball was an Appalachian singer/songwriter, who, when not driving a school bus and running a service station in Rugby, Virginia, traveled around Appalachia with his wife Orna, playing churches of all [...]
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The short answer to “What’s up with ear X-tacy?” is that owner John Timmons has two more months at his current location before he has to do something: move, close or renegotiate the current lease, which, he said, is too much for him to pay. The problems he’s facing are the familiar ones: the economy [...] Louisville’s Urban Gospel station WLOU-AM (Power 1350) has received five nominations in the Stellar Awards, which are the black gospel “Oscars.” Larry Muhammad at the C-J has the whole story. The Tobymac Winter Wonder Slam featuring Relient K, B. Reith and Stephanie Smith will crash into Broadbent Arena on Sunday, November 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $22-$35. The 2009 National Quartet Convention, which is held at Freedom Hall, has concluded, with attendance figures close to previous records, according to a press release from the NQC. The Convention is the largest annual music-related event in Louisville The incomparable Cindy Lamb has a substantial write-up about the Alleycat Advocates fundraiser, featuring Love Jones, in this week’s edition of LEO. Splendid title, too “Kitsch As Cats Can.” Bill Doolittle highlights the return of Elizabeth Futral to Louisville for the Kentucky Opera’s production of “La Traviata.” Futral last appeared with the Kentucky Opera’s 1993 [...] We hear from Dale Thompson of Bride that they’re working on a new CD, Tsar Bomba, and they’re looking for some help from their fans. They’re asking for an advance, in effect, of $20 from each fan, who will receive an autographed copy of the project when it’s done. For more info, go to their [...] Paducah native Steven Curtis Chapman added to his collection of trophies by picking up awards for “Artist of the Year” and “Songwriter of the Year” at 40th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards in Nashville Thursday. Chapman has five Grammy Awards and 56 Dove Awards. The Tennessean has details on the ceremonies. While chatting with Kentucky Homefront host John Gage last week, he happened to mention that he had connected up with a group of folks who were engaged in shape note singing, also known as the ‘Sacred Harp’ style of Southern a capella gospel singing. So of course, this week’s LEO has an article by [...] Christian musician and former LMN salesman Paul Turner got a nice profile in the Courier-Journal for his Love Outside the Lines CD. Turner sings backup with the Monarchs, plays with The Lost Boys and teaches music for a living. |
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