Bill Emerson CD Release

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News From Rural Rhythm Records Rural Rhythm has announced the March 22, 2011 digital album release, Eclipse by Bill Emerson.  Called a Banjo Legend by the Washington Post. Bill Emerson is certainly one of the most influential musicians in bluegrass music and he certainly shines on this new instrumental project.  The physical album will be [...]

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Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie – #1

Southern – Number 1 Album Rural Rhythm Records has advised us that Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie’s current album, Southern, has hit #1 this month on the Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 10 Album chart. Perfection in every aspect is what makes this CD stand out from the many releases that flood the market – American [...]

Bill Emmerson to Reveive Award

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News just in from Rural Rhythm Records is that on Friday, 27th March, Bill Emerson will be honored with the very first Washington Monument Award, presented by the DC Bluegrass Union in recognition of this 50 year career in bluegrass music.  The following night, Saturday, 28th March, Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie will hold their [...]

Bill Emmerson and Sweet Dixie – CD Review

The Lonesome Road Review – Southern Bill Emerson has a more impressive bluegrass pedigree than most. A founding member of the Country Gentlemen, Emerson has packed on the years playing with Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys, co-leading an influential bluegrass band with Cliff Waldron, spending years fronting Country Current, and now appearing under his own [...]

Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie – CD Release

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News from Rural Rhythm Records is that a new album release by Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie, called Southern is scheduled for 12th Jan 2010. Rural Rhythm advises that Southern is a mixture of contemporary and traditional bluegrass, modern country, English folk, acoustic instrumental and gospel tunes – many of which are unrecorded originals. The [...]

Rural Rhythm Signs Bill Emmerson

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Rural Rhythm Records has announced that they have signed Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie to the label. Their new single, I Don’t Care Anymore will be included on the 2009 Rural Rhythm Records Sampler to be released at the IBMA World of Bluegrass and also the next Rural Rhythm Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks for [...]

Bill Emmerson and Alan Munde on Southern Style – PBSFM

Jan Dale, the host of Melbourne’s PBSFM radio show called Southern Style, has advised us that she will be presenting two interesting programs next month. Tuesday 2 June 2009, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Jan Dale will be including a short segment on the music of award winning Bluegrass Banjo player Bill Emerson. Tuesday 9th June, 2009, [...]