3/11
WAMI just announced their 2011 nominees and LBB is up for bluegrass band of the year for the third year in a row. Thank you WAMI!
4/10
Liberty Bluegrass takes home another 2010 WAMI Bluegrass Artist of the Year Award.
WAMI Announces 2010 Winners.
APPLETON, (April 13, 2010) – The 30th Annual Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards were held tonight at the Fox Cities Performing Arts
Center, 400 W. College Ave. in Appleton. Two famous Wisconsin musicians were inducted into the 2010 WAMI “Hall of Fame”: Music Producer Jerry
Harrison of Talking Heads fame, and Guitar Legend Jon Paris.
Among the 2010 WAMI winners, the night goes to:
Artist of the Year: Cory Chisel
New Artist of the Year: Pezzettino
Song of the Year: "Born Again" by Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons
Bluegrass Band of the Year: A tie between Liberty Bluegrass Band and .357 String Band
Since 1980, WAMI’s mission has been to promote music in Wisconsin and provide continuing education for music industry professionals through monthly
meetings and semi-annual music seminars. The group also produces an annual Youth Music Showcase and provides scholarships to students and
emerging artists.
4/10
Be sure to catch our 2009 Bluegrass Caravan re-broadcast on WI NPR's Simply Folk program to be aired on Sunday, April 4th 5-8PM. Recorded at the
legendary AL. Ringling Theater, Baraboo, WI. Simply Folk broadcast all across WI and on-line!
9/09
Jim Bergles wrote a nice review of the 16th East Troy BG Festival for the BluegrassBlog. He had a few nice things to say about LBB.
"Right after the band scramble was the WAMI award wining bluegrass band from Milwaukee called the Liberty Bluegrass Band. By the end of their set,
their table was almost cleared of every CD they had brought with to sell. Their new album called “Going Burlap” sold out fast. One of the songs that the
crowd really loved was called “Black Lung”. It was transposed from a poem by Hazel Dickens. With the way things are going for them, I expect to see
them starting a tour very soon."
Jim was watching our CD table while we played and we did in fact sell out. We sold 36 CDs on Sat and 8 on Sunday (we weren't even playing on Sunday).
We normally sell around 7 CDs per show but never did I think we would sell 44 in one weekend.
Jim was one of my beginner jammers from the FIXX Jam I was hosting until very recently. He came a long way during my 1 1/2 yrs of hosting the jam. I
always encouraged Jim and now, he has a firm grasp on this music. Jim is a huge Gibson Brothers fan. Good job Jim!
6/09
Liberty's second studio album is set to be released at NYC's Brooklyn folksy Jalopy Theater on Aug 1, 2009. We'll be playing selections from the newest
CD including four original releases. Our new cd is titled "Goin' Burlap". Our title is a play off our overall cd sales of finally making burlap status. Selection of
songs include Lynard Skynard's Simple Man, two Chris Knight songs including Becky's Bible and grooving' Highway Junkie, edgy instrumental Nashville
Blues in Dm and the haunting Black Lung in Dm. Our newest CD also includes an old time traditional gospel tune Two Coats. Not to be missed is an
unbelievable song called Why Not Me written a relative of an LBB member. All in all, a very satisfying project.
About Jalopy.
Jalopy
315 Columbia St.
Red Hook Brooklyn
718-395-3214
W/ NYC's very own Blue Harvest
Tickets $10.
Every Wednesday night The Jalopy Theater presents, "Roots n Ruckus," a night of folk, old-time and blues music. You will see and hear people playing
banjos, guitars, washboards, tub-basses kazoos and harmonicas. This is the gig to go to for real deal folk music in New York City. Host Feral Foster lines
up 6-8 of the biggest folk and blues artists each week.
5/09
The Liberty Bluegrass Band is pleased to announce a new marketing partnership with Pinecastle Record’s Mountain Ridge Music Marketing for the
remaining of 2009. After winning the 2009 WAMI (WI Area Music Industry) Bluegrass Artist of the Year Award and a full band schedule including the
Bluegrass Caravan, there is plenty to advise the media about on our upcoming “2009 Sharing Our Stimulus Tour”.
Liberty Bluegrass Band will use the services of MountainRidge to advise media of select 2009 shows, as well as coordinate interviews as needed.
MountainRidge was specifically selected because of their close association to bluegrass music and it’s fans.
4/09
We're the new 2009 WAMI Bluegrass Artist of the Year. Check out www.wamimusic.com for more info. I have also posted pictures on our photo page.
2/09
We're working with our friend, Mike Raspatello of the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival. Our May 10 Reggies Music Joint show is now a Chicago
Bluegrass & Blues Event.
Liberty Bluegrass Band in the studios.
LBB has started work on our second CD. Work began in preproduction and now is in the studio stage. Tracking of three songs began on Feb. 3 at Fly
Studios, Cudahy, WI. Tracking the remaining songs will be in the weeks ahead. Go to our video page and get a sneak peek as well as funny moments
during sound check.
1/09
LBB is a part of the Taking Care of Business Benefit Concert.
Roberts Centre, 123 Gano Rd. Wilmington, OH. We'll perform to benefit those workers displaced in a community of 12,000 with 8000 losing their jobs at
the DHL Airpark. Sponsored by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.
Here is the USA Today story that caught my eye. Artist scheduled to appear include Comedian Kay Francis, Rock Artist Gram Bel Fisher of course LBB
and upcoming American Idol contestant Brent Keith.
Here is the CBS 60 Minutes Story.
1/09
Recession Buster CD Sale.
Friends as everyone knows, we are now officially in a recession. The Liberty Bluegrass Band is continuing to play great music and keeping everyone
spirits up high during our shows. We may not be able to do much about the recession but we can make it more affordable to give the gift of local, home
brewed bluegrass music.
From now until the recession is declared over, we are offering our CD at a great price of $9.99 plus $2 for S & H. Same $9.99 price at our live shows and
you will get a brand new 2009 shiny penny back!
12/08
2009 Podunk Bluegrass Festival Band Competition
We are picked to compete in the 2009 Podunk Bluegrass Festival Band Competition this coming Aug. The festival is located in Hartford, CT. Only 5 bands
from across the country are allowed to compete with guaranteed prize money. More details released as they become available. Here is the festival link;
http://www.podunkbluegrass.net The Podunk Bluegrass Festival is a very large New England Bluegrass Festival. We may include some show dates along
the way.
12/08
LBB is the WAMI Features Artist!
We won the 08' WAMI CD Roulette. We were up against 17 bands of different genres. Each band plays a 90 second clip from one song and we played
Rank Stranger. Four professional judges scored the entries and I guess they all really liked our song. We win a paid slot at one of the 09' Summerfest,
State Fair or Bastile Days stages. Just learned we will be playing WI State Fair, World Cafe' Stage. Date and time TBA.
11/08
Guess who won the 2008 WAMI CD Roulette Band Contest?
We are pleased to announce the Liberty Bluegrass Band has won the Grand Prize at the 2008 WAMI CD Roulette. Our song that won the contest was
Rank Stranger to Me from our current release “Life, Liberty Bluegrass and the Pursuit of Happiness”. LBB is trying very hard to reach beyond the traditional
bluegrass music scene by being involved in the whole music industry. Good music is always going to be good music. We were already nominated as 2008
WAMI Bluegrass Band of the Year.
About WAMI: The Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) is a volunteer organization whose purpose is to educate and recognize the achievements and
accomplishments of individuals in the Wisconsin music industry
