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First Ladies of Bluegrass to perform with Rhiannon Giddens and Gillian Welch

I’m so excited to be performing with Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle (The First Ladies of Bluegrass) at the Red Hat amphitheater during IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, in Raleigh NC, Friday, Sept 28th, 2018.

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I’m so excited to be performing with Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle (The First Ladies of Bluegrass) at the Red Hat amphitheater during IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, in Raleigh NC, Friday, Sept 28th, 2018.  We are over the moon to announce we’ll be joined by special guests, Rhiannon Giddens and Gillian Welch.

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Missy Raines all-star single premieres for Swept Away

“There’s that moment you think may never come. I remember mine. I had been nominated many times for IBMA’s Bass Player of the Year. I was good with that. But then, they called my name and everything changed. At the time I didn’t fully grasp that I was part of something bigger – the times they were a changing – and I was along for the ride.”

“There’s that moment you think may never come. I remember mine. I had been nominated many times for IBMA’s Bass Player of the Year. I was good with that. But then, they called my name and everything changed. At the time I didn’t fully grasp that I was part of something bigger – the times they were a changing – and I was along for the ride.

Today, my companions on this fantastic journey are Alison Brown, Sierra Hull, Becky Buller, and Molly Tuttle. Each of them, like me, the first woman to receive an IBMA award on her instrument. The song I chose for us? Swept Away written by my hero and friend, Laurie Lewis, a grand pioneer who continues to lead the way for generations of women (and men) to follow.

One beautiful late summer day, we came together as friends to record this tune – jubilantly creating a bit of history, yet reluctant to call it so. After all, this is what we do, every day. So I couldn’t be more excited to share with you, Swept Away, from my upcoming record, Royal Traveller. The record is produced by Alison Brown and features a long list of celebrated guests including these 4 history- makers, Tim O’Brien, Amy Ray, Claire Lynch, Trent Wagler, and many more.”

Full article by John Lawless on Bluegrass Today

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ArtistWorks AllStars at Rocky Grass 2018

I’ll be joining my fellow teachers from ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass, Tony Trischka, Mike Marshall, Darol Angor, Bryan Sutton and Michael Daves for a roaring set of bluegrass at the 46th Annual Rocky Grass Bluegrass Festival, Lyons, CO in July 2018


I’ll be joining my fellow teachers from ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass, Tony Trischka, Mike Marshall, Darol Angor, Bryan Sutton and Michael Daves for a roaring set of bluegrass at the 46th Annual Rocky Grass Bluegrass Festival, Lyons, CO in July 2018


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First Ladies of Bluegrass at Rocky Grass 2018

I’ll be joining Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle for a special set at the 46th Annual Rocky Grass Bluegrass Festival, Lyons, CO in July 2018.

I’ll be joining Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle for a special set at the 46th Annual Rocky Grass Bluegrass Festival, Lyons, CO in July 2018.  We’ve been dubbed The First Ladies of Bluegrass because we happen to be the first women in the history of the International Bluegrass Music Association to win Instrumentalist of the Year awards on our respective instruments.

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