Carolina Blue - I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Carolina Blue is a Brevard, NC based band whose roots run deep in the tradition of Bill Monroe. The band was formed in 2007 after the of the album InchNothing So BlueInch by Bobby Powell and Tim Jones. Carolina Blue won the South Carolina state bluegrass championship at RenoFest in 2011. They also received their first Vocal Group of The Year Nomination at the 2018 SPBGMA Awards Show. They have appeared on the hit TV show InchSong Of The MountainsInch as well as InchThe Bluegrass TrailInch series on RFDTV. The band's repertoire consists of original songs (including Tim Jones' InchSpring Will Bring FlowersInch, which was recorded by 2014 IBMA entertainers of the year Balsam Range), many bluegrass favorites, and gospel too, all done in the traditional style. Available recordings are Bobby Powell & Tim Jones InchNothing So BlueInch (2007 produced by Steep Canyon Ranger Woody Platt and featuring Platt, Graham Sharp, Mike Guggino, Shannon Whitworth, and Roy Chapman), InchCarolina Blue Live at RenofestInch (2011), self produced InchGoin' Home TodayInch (2016) which earned them their first song on the charts, and most recently released InchSounds of Kentucky GrassInch (2017) which landed the band their first #1 album on the Roots Music Charts. Most currently InchI Hear Bluegrass Calling MeInchis set to on January 18th, 2019. Band members are Bobby Powell on guitar and vocals, Timmy Jones on mandolin and vocals, Reese Combs on upright bass and vocals, James McDowell on banjo and vocals, as well as American and Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, Aynsley Porchak on fiddle, who is recipient of the 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association's Momentum Instrumentalist Award Album Tracks 1. I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me 2. Cold, Lonely, and Blue 3. Longing for Home 4. Rusty Rails 5. Mary Do You Wonder 6. Glory Bound Train 7. Dark Mountainside 8. Mountai