06/30/11

Last Saturday, Becky and her DP Hopkins signature model claw hammer banjo took part in a photo shoot by Bluegrass DJ dynamo Darwin Davidson for his upcoming 2012 Banjo Girl Calendar.  Please keep checking back to BeckyBuller.com for the exact date that will be available.

06/30/11

"Blame It On The Bluegrass" is at #3 on the Bluegrass Music Profiles magazine radio airplay chart for July 2011.  Oh my goodness!

06/30/11

"Blame It On The Bluegrass" broke into the Top 10 of the Bluegrass Unlimited radio airplay chart for July 2011.  We're at #6, baby!  Woo-hoo!

06/23/11

Becky and VSLP bass player David Tousley are featured in the July issue of Inside Bluegrass, the newsletter of the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-time Music Association (MBOTMA). 

06/10/11

Congratulations to Dick Kimmel & Co. on the release of their new album Dreamin'.  Becky was a special guest on the project.  For more about the record, visit the band at their website and pick up the July issue of  Inside Bluegrass, the newsletter of the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-time Music Association (MBOTMA). 

06/01/11

Becky is featured in the June 2011 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited in an article by Dick Kimmel about Minnesota's luthier extrodinare Lloyd LaPlant and his fine instruments.

06/01/11

"Blame It On The Bluegrass" has moved up to #12 on the June 2011 Bluegrass Unlimited national radio airplay chart.  The album is at #14.

06/01/11

Great news from Bluegrass Music Profiles!  "Blame It On The Bluegrass" has moved to #3 on the June 2011 radio airplay chart.

05/31/11

Becky and Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike are prominently featured along with their music in the new travelogue documentary "Country Roads" which premiered today at the prestigious Filmakademie Baden-Wurtemburg in Ludwigsburg, Germany.  The movie is being submitted to film festivals around the world. View a trailer by clicking on the title listed above.

05/18/11

Read more about Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike's visit to the Flimakademie Baden-Wurttemberg to see a special preview of Country Roads, a documentary the band took part in last summer.  Click here for the scoop.

05/18/11

Thanks to the renowned Robert K. Oermann for the gracious nod to Blame It On The Bluegrass in the recent Music Row Magazine.

05/18/11

Blame It On The Bluegrass storms onto the May 2011 Cashbox Magazine chart at #10.

05/18/11

Blame It On The Bluegrass moved up the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine chart to #18.  The album is at #15.

05/18/11

Becky and Valerie are now listed on the Fishman electronics website as an endorsee.  Check it out at:  Fishman/Becky Buller and Fishman/Valerie Smith.

03/11/11

Thanks to David McGee for a great review of Blame It On The Bluegrass on The Bluegrass Special website.

03/01/11

Val and Becky are featured in the March 2011 issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles.   "Blame It On The Bluegrass" is at #24 this month on the BMP chart.

02/11/11

Great review of Blame It On The Bluegrass by Dave at AcousticMusic.com.  Check it out!

02/10/11

Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike perform this Sat., Feb. 12, at Bluegrass Underground in the Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tenn.  VSLP is opening up for Gospel Bluegrass quasars The Isaacs.  The show is taped for later broadcast on 650 AM WSM as well as several other stations, including 1320 AM WMSR where Becky is a DJ.  More information and tickets can be found at:  BluegrassUnderground.com.  

02/10/11

Becky, Valerie Smith and all of Liberty Pike will be featured at tonight's taping of Nashville Traditions, the live radio show which airs on 650 AM WSM and is now syndicated nationwide.  To be part of the live audience, join us tonight at 7 pm at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall in downtown historic Bell Buckle, Tenn. Come early for the buffet from the world-famous Bell Buckle Cafe.  Tickets for food AND music are $15.  Tickets for music ONLY are $5.  More information at:  NashvilleTraditionsOnline.com.  

02/10/11

Becky, Valerie  and Blame It On The Bluegrass were mentioned in the "General Store" portion of the February 2011 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine.

02/10/11

Becky is featured in the February 2011 issue of MBOTMA's Inside Bluegrass in an article by Craig Evans entitled "Stage Presence - The Movie."  Stage Presence is a 15-min. video presentation which will debut at this year's MBOTMA Winter Weekend Festival on Sat., March 5 at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Plymouth, MN.

01/06/11

The Nashville Traditions radio show, which airs on 650 AM WSM just after the Friday night Grand Ole Opry from midnight 'til 1 am, is taping at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall and Theatre in historic Bell Buckle, Tenn., tonight at 7 p.m.  Valerie and Becky are co-hosting the event, which features such great talent as Chris Scruggs--grandson of banjo legend Earl Scruggs--and Phillip Steinmetz & His Sunny Tennesseans--great nephew of Grandpa Jones.  Doors open and BBQ buffet begins at 6 pm.  Tickets for the buffet AND the music are $15.  Tickets for the music ONLY are $5.