Thursday, October 14, 2010

A special guest on Sunday, 10/17...

Over the last several months, you've heard Jim & I play many tunes from a great 2010 gospel release from the Rural Rhythm Christian label called, "Look To The Light: Songs Of Faith From The Pen Of Rick Lang." This CD is a bit unusual as Rick Lang does not sing one word or play one note on the recording, but it's his words and music that can be heard throughout the whole project. The talented vocalists interpreting Rick's songs include 2010 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year, Russell Moore; 3-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Dale Ann Bradley; and Grammy nominee, Barry Scott; as well as Jeff Parker, Dale Perry, Junior Sisk, and John Miller. And the instrumental performers aren't too shabby, either, including 2009 IBMA Mandolin Performer of the Year, Jesse Brock; 8-time IBMA Fiddle Perfomer of the Year, Michael Cleveland; multi-instrumentalist Ron Stewart; dobro player Roger Williams; guitar picker Wyatt Rice; and a few others. Top notch material -- all of it!

Rick Lang is a New Hampshire native, and no stranger to anyone in the New England Bluegrass world. His songs have previously been recorded by the likes of Paul Adkins & the Borderline Band, Front Range, Southern Rail, and the Lonesome River Band. On Sunday, Rick will join us on the air via telephone and tell us how he wrote the songs which make up "Look To The Light," how the project came to be, and about the new all-star band called BlueStar who came into existence just to play some of the tunes on the recording. We'll start our conversation with Rick around 5PM.

As a bonus, we'll have at least one copy of the CD to give away to a lucky listener. Be sure to tune in to the BG Cafe beginning at 4PM on Sunday...

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