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02/11/10
The DP Hopkins Banjo Company unveiled the Becky Buller signature model
clawhammer at the 2010 SPBGMA convention in Nashville this past weekend.
More information is available at: DPHopkinsBanjo.com |
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02/03/10
Becky is nominated in the following categories for this year's SPBGMA </A> awards: Fiddler of the Year and
Songwriter of the Year (with Justin Carbone.) The 2010 SPBGMA awards show
will be held Sun., Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. CST at the Music City Sheraton in
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02/03/10
"Gone To Carolina," written by Becky and Justin Carbone and recorded by Special
Consensus spent nine months on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "National Survey" chart, going all the way to #5 in the December 2009 issue. |
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02/03/10
Thanks so the many DJs who did special segments to celebrate
Becky's birthday on Jan. 31st. |
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Thanks to Richard Thompson for the
wonderful review of “Here’s A Little Song” in the British Bluegrass News. You
can read it by clicking here. |
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10/29/09
Val and Becky are now co-hosts of WMSR 1320 AM’s
“Bluegrass Crossroads Show,” which airs every Saturday and Sunday morning from
7-8 am CST in Manchester, Tenn. Folks can also listen online or download past
shows at Thunder1320.com. The gals join current hosts Max Northcutt, Jeff Haley, and
Kraig Smith. Give ‘em a listen! |
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10/29/09
Val, Becky and Josie guest
star in Tom T. Hall’s quirky Bluegrass murder mystery movie “Who
Shot Lester Monroe?” Order your copy today! |
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08/29/09
Check out Becky's article, "The Tallahassee Fiddlers: Classical
Technique Meets Bluegrass Groove," in the September issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine. |
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08/01/09
"Bluegrass Bouquet" by the Daughters of Bluegrass is at #25 on the August
2009 Cash Box Magazine "Bluegrass Chart." That's a total of 8 months on the
chart. Keep up the great work, gals! |
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07/30/09
"Here's A Little Song" is hanging on to the #13 spot on the Roots Music
Report Bluegrass Chart for the week of July 30. Thanks for
keeping tuned in to your local Bluegrass programs! |
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07/24/09
"Here's A Little Song" is at #13 on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart
for the week of July 24.
"Back To the Well," the IBMA award-winning release from the Daughters of
Bluegrass, is at #45 on the same chart.
Remember: You're requests matter! Call your local Bluegrass DJs
often; they love hearing from you! You might even send them homemade
peach pies. Mmm! We've got to take good care of these fine folks
because they're keeping Bluegrass music on the air. Bless their hearts
and yours! |
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07/20/09
"Here's A Little Song" held steady in the
#12 spot on last week's Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart - That's a total of 46 weeks
on the chart!
"Back to the Well" by the Daughters of
Bluegrass is at #44 on the same chart this week. |
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07/15/09
Check out this nice story on the Connect Savannah website in advance of our show
this Friday, July 17, at Randy's Pickin' Parlor in Bloomingdale, Ga. |
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07/14/09
Becky is also a nominee in the first round of balloting for
IBMA's 2009 "Song of the Year" award for "Gone To Carolina," a tune she
co-wrote with Justin Carbone of Special Consensus. You can hear the song of
Special C's current album, "Signs." |
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07/13/09
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike received the
following nominations in the first round of balloting for the 2009 IBMA
Awards:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR -- Valerie Smith &
Liberty Pike
ALBUM OF THE YEAR -- "Here's A Little Song"
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR -- Valerie Smith &
Liberty Pike & Becky Buller FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Becky Buller
Thank you for remembering Valerie Smith
& Liberty Pike when choosing your favorite bluegrass moments of 2009! |
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07/13/09
The
Daughters of Bluegrass received the following nominations in the first round
of balloting for the 2009 IBMA Awards:
RECORDED
EVENT OF THE YEAR - "Proud to be a Daughter of Bluegrass"
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EVENT OF THE YEAR - "Leaving Here For Nashville"
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EVENT OF THE YEAR - "I Don't Think I'm Going Back to Harlan"
ALBUM OF
THE YEAR - "Bluegrass Bouquet"
SONG OF
THE YEAR - "Proud to be a Daughter of Bluegrass"
Thank you for remembering the Daughters of Bluegrass when choosing your
favorite bluegrass moments of 2009!
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07/13/09
"Here's A Little Song" is at #12 on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart this week. Have you called your
favorite Bluegrass DJ lately? They love to hear from you! Thanks so much for
requesting our tunes. |
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07/13/09
"Bluegrass Bouquet" by the Daughters of Bluegrass is currently at #23 on the July 2009 Cash Box Magazine Bluegrass Chart. The Daughters have been on the chart
for 7 months now. Way to go, girls! |
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07/13/09
"Back To The Well," the second release from the Daughters of Bluegrass and
IBMA's 2006 "Recorded Event of the Year," is back on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart this week at #43. This disk features
"Pocket Knives and Fiddle Tunes" by Valerie Smith and "Come On Down the
Mountain" by Becky Buller. |
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07/06/09
"Here's A Little Song" moved back up to the #10 spot on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart this week. That's 44 total weeks on the
chart and it's all thanks to you, our favorite listeners! Please keep those
requests pouring in to your favorite bluegrass.
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07/01/09
Valerie and Becky are the featured on the
cover of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine for
the month of July! If
you haven't gotten one yet, you'll soon be able to pick up a signed copy at
a Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike show near you.
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07/01/09
Valerie Smith
& Becky Buller's duet record "Here's A Little Song" has been awarded "Best
Bluegrass Album of the Year" from the Rural Roots Music Commission, part of the National
Traditional Country Music Association. Val and Becky will receive their award
on Sept. 5 at the 34th National Old-time Country and Bluegrass Music Festival at
the Plymouth County Fairgrounds in LeMars, Ia
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07/01/09
"Here's a Little Song" is at #14 on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart for the week of June 26th. The album has been on the chart 43 weeks.
"Bluegrass Bouquet" from the Daughters of
Bluegrass came in at #25 this week and has been on the chart 34 weeks. Way to
go, girls!
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07/01/09
"Whisper Baby" is at #22 this month on Bluegrass Unlimited magazine's
"National Survey." Thanks so much for requesting Val and Becky's music from
your favorite DJs!
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06/15/09
"Bluegrass Bouquet" from the Daughters of Bluegrass is at #21 on the June Cash
Box Magazine Bluegrass Chart and has been on the chart for six months now.
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07/14/09
Becky is also a nominee in the first round of balloting for IBMA's 2009 "Song of
the Year" award for "Gone To Carolina," a tune she co-wrote with Justin Carbone
of Special Consensus. You can hear the song of Special C's current album,
"Signs." |
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06/03/09
"Here's
A Little Song" is holding in steady at #11 on Orin Friesen's June 2009 "Top
40 Bluegrass Albums" chart. Congratulations to Orin and his "Rocking Banjo
Ranch" show for celebrating 44 years of broadcasting Bluegrass music on KFTI AM 1070 and KFDI FM 101.3 in Wichita, Kan. And thanks to all of you who have been
calling him to request Valerie and Becky’s music! |
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06/01/09
Valerie and Becky have moved up two notches to #19 on the Bluegrass Unlimited
magazine “National Survey” with “Whisper Baby” from their 2008 duet
album “Here’s
A Little Song.” Thanks so much for continuing to call your favorite
Bluegrass DJs to request our music!
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06/01/09
Valerie Smith and Becky Buller have
been given a 2009 VOX POPULI AWARD, the popular vote component of the Musician’s Atlas “Independent Music Awards.” Smith and Buller were
nominated in the “Americana Album” category for their latest release, “Here’s A
Little Song.” Other nominees include John Sebastian & David Grisman, Grasstowne,
and Tony Trischka. |
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06/01/09
Becky Buller (Valerie
Smith & Liberty Pike) and Benji Flaming (Monroe
Crossing) along with Johnny and Jeanette
Williams graced the front cover of the June Inside Bluegrass, the
Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association’s (MBOTMA)
monthly magazine. All four were cutting up a rug on the 6th annual Bell Buckle Music
Cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico. Contra dancing was added this
year and a was a smash hit. For more information about the upcoming Bell Buckle
Music Cruise, sailing Jan. 25-30, 2010, visit BellBuckleCruise.com. For more
information about MBOTMA, check out MinnesotaBluegrass.org. |
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06/01/09
Thanks so much for remembering us,
as well as the Daughters of Bluegrass, when you vote for this year’s IBMA awards. Not a
professional member of IBMA yet? YOU can have a voice in voting for your
favorite Bluegrass performers. Click here for more information. Tell IBMA we sent you! |
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04/10/09
"Here's A Little Song" has moved
up to #2 after 32 weeks on the Roots Music Report "Bluegrass Chart"! Those loaves of homemade banana bread
and cookies you've been sending to your favorite Bluegrass DJs are paying off.
Thanks so much for your hard work and dedication.
In other news, the Daughters of Bluegrass are at #21 on the chart for the fourth week in a row.
A very happy and blessed Easter to you all! |
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03/23/09
We're at #3 on the Roots Music Report "Bluegrass Chart" for the week of Mar. 20th!!!
In other news, the Daughters of Bluegrass are holding this week at #21 with Bluegrass Bouquet.
Thanks for keeping Bluegrass music on the
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3/18/09
Hey, everybody!
We were featured today on the "Good Morning Show" on WSFD Channel 18
on Comcast in Taylor County, Fla., as well as on Froggy 93.5 FM, WPRY
95.3 FM, and on the front page of the Perry News Hearld in Perry,
Fla.
If you're near your radio in the Twin Cities, Minn., this Sat.,
Mar. 21, tune in to Phil Nusbaum's "Bluegrass Saturday Morning"
show on KBEM 88.5 FM from 7 -11 a.m. CST! Phil is
featuring a recent conversation with Becky Buller as well as a
couple tunes from Val and Becky's latest record, "Here's A Little
Song." If you're near the computer, you can listen live online at: http://jazz88.mpls.k12.mn.us/.
Becky will also be talking with Karen Wright on the KMSU 89.7 FM "Morning Show" Mon., Mar. 23 at 10 a.m. CST. Listen via
radio or online at http://www.mnsu.edu/kmsufm/.
If you're headed for the Tampa, Fla., area
this weekend, stop by the brand new International Market World
Bluegrass and Clogging Festival.
While you're at it, don't forget the upcoming MO and MN shows.
Thanks for tuning in and stopping by!
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03/16/09
“Here’s A Little Song” is holding at #5 on the Roots Music Report "Bluegrass Chart" for the week of Mar. 13. The Daughters
of Bluegrass are at #21.
Thanks for tuning in and requesting our music! |
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03/08/09
"Here's A Little Song" moved up to the #5 spot on the Roots Music Report "Bluegrass Chart" for the week ending in Mar. 6..
The Daughters of Bluegrass are on the same chart at #20.
Thanks for continuing to call your favorite Bluegrass DJs to request our music! |
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03/03/09
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike recently welcomed vocalist and
multi-instrumentalist Ernie
Evans as the group's newest member. Evans is also the president of the North Florida Bluegrass
Association and a dashingly handsome fellow. We're excited to have him
on board. |
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03/03/09
Many folks have asked me why I chose the name "Goodnight Sparky Music." I
hope this circa 1986 Sesame Street clip sheds some light on that for you. After
watching it, I started calling my brother, Michael, "Sparky." He
absolutely hated it until I named my publishing company after him. |
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02/27/09
The Daughters of Bluegrass "Bluegrass Bouquet" has moved up the Roots Music Report "Bluegrass Chart" this week to #7! Go, go, 'Grassy Girls!
In other news, Becky Buller's very first album, Rest My Weary Feet inexplicably showed up on the chart at #31 some nine years after its release. As Becky's mother says, "Well, wonders never cease to kick me in the head."
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02/23/09
"Whisper Baby" moved up to #23 this month on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine airplay chart, up two notches from February.
"Heres A Little Song" was back to #20 on last week's Roots Music Report "Bluegrass Chart"
The Daughters of Bluegrass are also hanging in there on the Roots Chart at #30.
In other news, the Daughter's "Bluegrass Bouquet" album received a nice review in this month's Bluegrass Unlimited
Thanks so much to all of you who keep requesting our music from your friendly neighborhood Bluegrass DJs! |
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01/24/09
"Here's A Little Song," moved up a few notches on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart while we were on the 6th annual Bell Buckle Music Cruise.
The record is at #20 for the week of Jan. 23. The Daughters of Bluegrass are holding at #30 with "Bluegrass Bouquet." |
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01/15/09
Please take a second to drop by Musician's Atlas "Independent Music Awards" website and vote for "Here's A Little Song" in the "Best Americana Album" category. Voting ends soon, so be quick about it! We'll let you know as soon as we hear something.
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01/15/09
We opened up our January Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine and found "Whisper Baby" from our latest record, "Here's A Little Song," at #28! Thanks for all the DJs who are keeping us on the waves and all the fans for requesting our music. |
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01/09/09
Val and Becky's latest album, "Here's A Little Song," is hanging in there on the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart, up 17 places to #22 for the week of Jan. 9th. The Daughters of Bluegrass are also making a good showing, entering the chart for the first time at #30 with the brand new "Bluegrass Bouquet." |
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Smith & Buller Named Finalists for 2008 Independent Music Award. Valerie Smith and Becky Buller have been named finalists for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards. The nomination is in the Americana Album category for the duo’s brand new record “Here’s A Little Song.” Submissions for the IMAs were received from all over the world. This year’s distinguished panel of judges includes: Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Keith Urban, Clint Black, Ice-T, Josh Madden (DCMA Clothing), Joe Cuello & Carrie Hughes (MTV Networks), Jason Olaine (Festival Network) and Stefan Goldby (ManiaTV). IMA winners will appear in the 2009 Musician’s Atlas, the industry’s most comprehensive resource for connecting artists, music biz entrepreneurs, and other industry professionals to make, market, and sell music more successfully. This publication and its website reach over 15 million music fans and promoters.
Winners receive a year long promotional blitz. Their music will be featured on a sampler CD which is promoted to millions of listeners via North American terrestrial radio as well as worldwide via the Internet. In addition, winners are invited to tape live broadcasts for ManiaTV and perform at the CMJ Music Marathon and film festival this coming October in New York City. For more information and to vote in the “Vox Populi“ portion of the IMAs, visit IndependentMusicAwards.com. For more about Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller, log onto the band’s website at ValerieSmithOnline.com. |
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| While roaming the halls of IBMA’s 2008 “World of Bluegrass” Week, Becky was asked by Bob Webester and Echo Propp of WAMU to contribute to their Musician’s Tip page. She ended up talking about what she learned about being a producer from working on with Alan O'Bryant as a co-producer on Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike's all-gospel record "Wash Away Your Troubles" as well as being the a first-time sole producer on her new duet album with Valerie, “Here’s A Little Song.” Becky’s tip, #56, can be found all this week at BluegrassCountry.org. |
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10/14/08
River City Reader has nice things to say about Val and Becky's new record. Click here and scroll about halfway down the page. |
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10/12/08
Thanks to Maverick Magazine for the wonderful review of Becky & Val's new record, "Here's A Little Song" in issue 74. Maverick graciously sponsored Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike's 2008 Summer UK/Ireland Tour. |
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10/10/08
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike LIVE on XM
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike stopped by the XM Satellite studios in Nashville just after their European adventure this past August to record a Live In Studio special with host Kyle Cantrell. The special, which features songs from Valerie and Becky’s brand new album ”Here’s A Little Song,” will be airing from 10/10/08 through 10/16/08 on XM’s Track 14 Bluegrass Junction. For more information and a complete schedule of when the special will air, please visit KyleCantrell.com.
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10/03/08
Thanks to Pam and Bill Warren for the lovely photos they took during the Dare To Be Different Showcase in Bell Buckle, Tenn., on Sept. 28. We'll have some of those up on the photo page very soon. In the meantime, check out what Pam had to say about meeting Poet Laureate of Tennessee Maggi Vaughn by clicking here. |
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10/01/08
Becky was briefly interviewed by the Tennessean for a video on their website. You can watch the clip by clicking here. The video is on the bottom righthand side of the page. Click on the thumbnail of Alecia Nugent and Thomas Wywrot. Becky's about 1 minute and 11 seconds in. Enjoy the tunes! |
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09/29/08
Thanks so much to Lee Michael Dempsey who interviewed Becky and Val this afternoon live on WAMU radio and BluegrassCountry.org. Lee Michael, Katy Daley, Bob Webster and the gang will be broadcasting live all week from the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville to celebrate IBMA's "World of Bluegrass" week. |
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09/30/08
Becky Buller and Valerie Smith will be showcasing songs from their new album "Here's A Little Song" on IBMA's "World of Bluegrass" week Main Stage tonight at 10:35 p.m. If you miss that performance, come on down to the Good Home Grown Music suite in the Nashville Convention Center's 2nd level in rooms 209 and 210 to see Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike at 11:45. Val and Becky will also be performing in the GHGM suite at 1 a.m. with the Daughters of Bluegrass. Hope to see you there! |
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Interview Airing All Week on BluegrassCountry.org
Australian super Bluegrass DJ Mike Kear recently interviewed Valerie and Becky about their brand new Bell Buckle Records release Heres A Little Song. That interview can be heard all this week (9/29-10/4) on BluegrassCountry.org . A complete schedule of when that interview will air is available on the site. Thanks so much, Mike! |
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 “Here’s a Little Song,” the first duet album from Valerie Smith and Becky Buller, will be available everywhere Sept. 9.
The record is the first production credit for Becky and features the talents of several guest artists including: Alan O’Bryant and Mike Compton of the Grammy, Dove and IBMA award-winning Nashville Bluegrass Band; Wayne Benson of IIIrdTyme Out and Kristin Scott Benson of the Larry Stephenson Band; Justin Carbone of Special Consensus; and IBMA’s 2007 “Female Vocalist of the Year” Dale Ann Bradley.
The album also features Val and Becky’s fellow Liberty Pike members Chad Graves and Bobby Davis.
For more information about the new album, please check back here and visit ValerieSmithOnline.com. |
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The 2009 Bell Buckle Music Cruise is selling out fast! Have you made your reservations yet?
Our guest of honor this year is Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ol’ Opry member Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers. Other special guests include the Jeanette Williams Band, Monroe Crossing, Frances Mooney & Fontana Sunset, Carolina Sonshine and much, much more! We’re even going to have contra dancing with Jim & Inge Wood!
For more information, call (931) 389-0223 and be sure to mention that you heard about the cruise through this website. Hope to see you on board! |
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Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller performed July 20 at Freshwater Memorial Hall in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. So many folks showed up for the event that Valerie had to stop her show and ask people to scoot their chairs forward to accommodate more folks!
The sold-out concert was filmed for UK Entertainment Channel to be broadcast soon via television and their website. VSLP will also have copies of that performance for sale on DVD in the near future. Stay tuned here for the release date on that product. |
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| Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller recently signed on with publicist Shari Lacy and her GoodStuff PR Co. We think Shari is the beeknees and are really enjoying working with her! |
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| The 2008 Bluegrass Calendar is out! Becky and Val were featured along with other lady Bluegrassers such as Lynn Morris, Sally Love, Casey and Murphy Henry, Rhonda Vincent and the Cherryholmes ladies, among others. It's available at Eldery.com. (Becky is especially tickled to have her birthday listed, which is something she's hoped for since she was 16. You can address birthday cards to Bell Buckle Records...). Calendar is available at the Homestead Pickin' Parlor. |
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| "Hillbilly: The Real Story," — a documentary Becky helped create music for, will be premiering on the History Channel Sept. 23, 2007 from 8 - 10 p.m. EST. Hope you can tune in for it! |
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| Daniel Boner's live all-Gospel record called "The Gospel Way" is available now! Log onto DansMusicOnline.com for more information. Oh, by the way, Becky played fiddle on it! |
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| Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike moved up to the #2 spot on the Bluegrass Now Magazine's "Gospel Truths" chart for May 2007 with a little ditty Becky wrote on the Bea and Paul Flaming's porch in Minneapolis, Minn., so many moons ago called "The Rain." Glad to hear you all are enjoying it! Oh, by the way, it was a DJ Hot Pick this month as well! |
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| More radio news! "Make Him A Soldier," a Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike tribute to the Louvin Brothers on their latest all-gospel release "Wash Away Your Troubles," is at #21 on the Power Source Bluegrass Chart for May 2007. |
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| The Daughters of Bluegrass made it to #20 on the Bluegrass Music Profiles chart with "How's It Feel" from their 2006 release Back to the Well on Blue Circle Records. Way to go, ladies! |
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| Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike debuted at #14 on the April 2007 Bluegrass Now "Gospel Truths" chard with "The Rain" from their latest all-Gospel Bell Buckle Records release "Wash Away Your Troubles." The band is just tickled pink. Glad to hear you all are enjoying the song!
Check out Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike's rollicking Saturday night set at Wintergrass 2007! The set is available for download from Festival Link.
Congratulations to the Daughters of Bluegrass for breaking into the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "Bluegrass Survey" with "How's It Feel" from their Back To the Well album. The Daughters came in at #26 in the April 2007 issue. |
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| "Wash Away Your Troubles," the first all-gospel album from Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike has been nominated in the first round of voting for the Gospel Music Association's 2007 Dove Awards.
All 11 singles are up for "Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year." J. Gregory Heinike; Grammy, Dove and IBMA Award-winning Alan O'Bryant and Becky Buller are up for "Producers of the Year" and the album itself is up for "Album of the Year."
Voting continues Feb. 20 when the final list of nominees is announced.
The Dove Awards will be held at the Grand Ol' Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., on Apr. 25.
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| Apparently it just wasn't cool enough that Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike are performing at this year's Wintergrass Festival in Tacoma, Washington, Feb. 22-25. The fine folks up there saw fit to invite Becky to be part of their songwriting workshop which includes the awe-inspiring talents of Pat Flynn, John Cowan and Darrell Scott!!!
Becky is weeping for the sheer joy of it all, but promises to have herself sufficiently composed enough not to drool while on stage with them.
God is good!
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| During the IBMA's World of Bluegrass Week, Becky became an endorsee of LouZee Lyre Banjos. She will be playing one of their open-back models at a Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike show near you! The LouZee Lyres were developed by Paul Hopkins and Martin Guitar historian, inlay specialist and music industry legend Mike Longsworth, who passed away in 2003. |
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| Becky Buller will be traveling to the Slovak and Czech Republics in March to perform a few shows with the Blue Velvet Band headed up by everybody's favorite Slovakian banjo player Richard Cifersky. While there, Becky will also be playing on Richard's new solo record and visiting a medieval castle. She has always wanted to see a medieval castle while in Europe, but, alas!, she has not up until this point. She has it on very good authority that Slovakia is crawling with medieval castles. The dates will be posted on our schedule page as soon as they are available. |
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| The Daughters of Bluegrass are now on YouTube! View the IBMA World of Bluegrass performances from Mindy Rakestraw; Jeanette Williams & Michelle Nixon; Heather Berry; Dale Ann Bradley; Frances Mooney; All The Daughters; and even your very own Becky Buller by clicking on each of their names. You will be directly transported to the wonderful world of YouTube! Have fun! |
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| The Daughters of Bluegrass have been nominated for SPBGMA's "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" awards for their latest album "Back To the Well" on Blue Circle Records. The 33rd SPBGMA Awards Show will take place on Sunday, Feb. 4 at Nashville's Sheraton Music City Hotel. Several of the Daughters have been nominated individually as well. For a complete listing, please click here. |
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| The Daughters of Bluegrass were honored with IBMA's 2006 Recorded Event of the Year award during the all-star gala event held at the Grand Ol' Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., the night of Sept. 28. In her haste to get to the stage, Becky nearly knocked her date over. (He has since forgiven her.) Marty Raybon and Sam Bush helped the Daughters on stage as well as bestowing this honor upon them. Becky didn't trip, though wearing heels and prone to gracelessness, as aforementioned. Congratulations to all the Daughters, producers Lorraine Jordan and Dale Perry, and everyone at Blue Circle Records on a job well done! |
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| The dimpled Daughters of Bluegrass and "Back to the Well" moves UP from #20 to #17 on the November Bluegrass Unlimited "National Survery." Way to go, gals! |
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| The first round of IBMA ballots are back! We're excited to let you know that Becky has been nominated for the following: Fiddler of the Year Female Vocalist Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike were remembered in these categories: Album of the Year ("That's What Love Can Do") Song of the Year ("In Those Mines" by Becky Buller) Female Vocalist And the Daughters of Bluegrass are up for Song of the Year ("Back To The Well") Recorded Event of the Year Album of the Year Thanks to everyone who voted! Just two more rounds to go! |
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| Becky stopped by to chat with Terry Bauer at Reality Radio June 1st at WGNS in Murfreesboro, Tenn. You can listen to the show -- which went from Bluegrass music to Jordan to reality TV to natural childbirth -- by clicking here. |
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| The Daughters of Bluegrass entered Bluegrass Unlimited's June 2006 chart at #29. Way to go, gals! |
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| "In Those Mines" fell to #13 on the Bluegrass Unlimited chart for June 2006. But, hey! It's still on there! |
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The Daughters of Bluegrass CD release party is set for August 31 at the Station Inn in good ol’ Nashvegas. Please join us!
Also, I do believe they have a contest going on at www.DaughtersOfBluegrass.com. Check it out!
Ok. One more thing: The Daughters are at #10 on the www.RootsMusicReport.com chart. Woo-hoo! |
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Up, up…can this be true? In the wild blue! “In Those Mines” moved up in the May issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. It’s at #9 this month. Yea! The album is down to #12, but still hanging in there.
“Master’s Garden” is still holding onto the Bluegrass Now charts at #10 for May. |
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Bluegrass Now had a nice story about Becky in the April issue. Check it out at: BluegrassNow.com. Thanks, Deb and Shari! |
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Becky and Val have been invited to be guest instructors at the Riverbend Bluegrass Music Camp Oct. 13 -15, 2006, in Ocilla, Ga. And what, pray tell, will they be teaching? Why, Female Vocalizations and Songwriting, of course! Hope you can join them for some fun in the South Georgia sun! |
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"Master's Garden" is hanging in there on the Bluegrass Now "Gospel Truthes" chart at #10 for April. That's 10 months! |
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"Back to the Well," the new album from the Daughters of Bluegrass was released Mar. 14 on Blue Circle Records. The project, headed up by Lorraine Jordan of Carolina Road Band, and features many of the industry's finest ladies, including our very own Becky Buller as well as Valerie Smith, Dale Ann Bradley, Beth Lawrence, Gena Britt, Julie Elkins, Dixie Hall and many more. For more information, go to DaughtersOfBluegrass.com. |
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"In Those Mine" off of Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike's "That's What Love Can Do" BBR-017 record moved up a whopping four spaces to #10 in the April issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine! That's a big TOP TEN TUNE, good buddies! The album is holding steady at #10 for the second month on the album chart.
Not only is this big news for VSLP, it's big news for Becky B. This is her first Top Ten as a writer on the Bluegrass Unlimited charts. Woo-hoo!! |
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| Check out the March issue of Maverick Magazine, the United Kingdom's premiere voice for Country Music. Alan Cackett wrote a lovely article about Becky on page 46. Even cooler is the fact that it's right between pieces on Becky's friends the Abrams Brothers and hero Dolly Parton. |
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Thanks to the fine folks at D'Addario for offering Becky an endorsement. She has been playing their heavy gauge Helicore fiddle strings for several years now and highly recommends them. |
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Minnesota Public Radio met up with the band at Famous Dave's BBQ just outside of Owatonna, Minn., last Thursday. The interview was broadcast during All Things Considered. Naturally, Becky—being the NPR fan that she is—is still swooning. To listen to the interview, please click here. |
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| March Chart Action
"That's What Love Can Do" cracked Bluegrass Unlimited's Top 10 Album Chart for March, rising up to the #10 spot. Their single "In Those Mines" is currently at #14.
"Master's Garden" is currently at #4 on Bluegrass Now's Gospel Truths Chart. This makes it 9 months on the chart. Thanks, everybody! Glad you're enjoying the tunes! (By the by, "Master's Garden" was also at #4 on the BN Gospel Truths Chart in February. Whoops! Forgot to get that up here!) |
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