Monthly Archives: January 2021
On March 24th The Library of Congress librarian Carla Hayden named ‘Bright Size Life’ among 25 selections as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
“The National Recording Registry will preserve our history through these vibrant recordings of music and voices that have reflected our humanity and shaped our culture from the past 143 years,” Hayden said. “We received about 900 public nominations this year for recordings to add to the registry, and we welcome the public’s input as the Library of Congress and its partners preserve the diverse sounds of history and culture.”
The recordings most recently selected for the National Recording Registry bring the number of titles on the registry to 575, representing a small portion of the national library’s vast recorded sound collection of nearly 3 million items.
2020 Grammy Award winner for Best Bluegrass Album – ‘Tall Fiddler’
2018 National Fiddler Hall of Fame Inductee
IMBA(International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards:
12-Time Fiddle Player of the Year
6-Time Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year
6-Time Instrumental Group of the Year
The world tends to look at accomplishments in the form of accolades and although only in his mid-30’s, 2020 GRAMMY Winner Michael Cleveland, has plenty to his credit. After picking up the fiddle at age 4, Michael’s musical momentum began to propel him forward towards early success. “When I started taking lessons at age 4,” he remembers, “I told the teacher right up front that I wanted to learn how to play bluegrass and I wanted to play ‘Orange Blossom Special.'” Reluctant as they were, his teachers quickly found reason to his rhyme, helping him progress to the point when, at age 9, Michael was invited to sit in with the legendary Bill Monroe at the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival. Soon after, he brought his virtuosic style to the Grand Ole Opry as a guest of Alison Kraus, and was hand picked for the IBMA Bluegrass Youth Allstars before he was 14. His blistering prowess and technical fluency have since marked him as a sought-after musician, leading to performances with Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Tim O’Brien, J.D. Crowe and the New South, Andy Statman, and The Kruger Brothers in recent years. However, it wasn’t until 2006, when Michael formed his own band Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, that he found the right vehicle for his musical vision, and he hasn’t rested since, constantly looking for new ways to push himself and his music forward.
The Seattle-based band Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio have an exciting start to the new year ahead of them. The trio comprised of Delvon Lamarr, Jimmy James, and Dan Weiss will look to further explore their soulful style of retro-inspired jazz-rock on their forthcoming sophomore studio effort, I Told You So, due out January 29th on Colemine Records.
The nine-track follow-up to 2018’s Close but No Cigar will feature the previously-shared singles “Fo Sho” and “Call Your Mom”, and today Live For Live Music is excited to premiere the album’s third single which hears the band boldly cover the 1984 Wham! ballad, “Careless Whisper”.
Delvon Lamarr and company stick closely to the song’s trademark melodic makeup, with hints of soulful, even sexual undertones courtesy of James’ lofi-inspired lead guitar lines which play overtop the dreamy foundation of Lamarr’s 60s-era organ.