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RURAL RHYTHM RECORDS
FEBRUARY 2010 NEWS


Randy Kohrs "Quicksand"Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie "Southern"
Randy Kohrs "Quicksand"
Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie "Southern"

"Buckaroo Blue Grass II" Michael Martin Murphey"No Strings Attached" by Brand New Strings
Michael Martin Murphey
"Buckaroo Blue Grass II - Riding Song"

Brand New Strings "No Strings Attached"




Reno & Smiley "Bluegrass 1963"
with The Stanley Brothers


Mac Wiseman "Bluegrass 1971"
with Lester Flatt and Chubby Wise



Audie Blaylock & Redline - "Cryin Heart Blues"

"Buckaroo Bluegrass II - Riding Song"
Michael Martin Murphey

"Buckaroo Bluegrass" (Grammy nominated CD)
Michael Martin Murphey

"Jesus Loves Me" (Sound Traditions)
Various Artists

"I Just Want to Thank You Lord"
Larry Sparks

"My Own Set of Rules"
Lou Reid and Carolina

"Quicksand"
Randy Kohrs

"Appalachian Fiddle Breakdown" (Sound Traditions)
VARIOUS ARTISTS

"Bluegrass For Everyone" (Sound Traditions)
VARIOUS ARTISTS

"Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out"
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

"Vintage Bluegrass Essentials" (Sound Traditions)
Various Artists

"My Sisters and Me"
Gold Heart





The following songs by
RURAL RHYTHM
artists have been chosen by
BLUEGRASS RADIO NETWORK’s

Special Edition TOP PICKS OF 2009

(Terry Herd’s “INTO THE BLUE” #0100)

"Carolina In The Pines"
Michael Martin Murphey

"Second Chances" - Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain

"Hard Rock Mountain Prison"
Russell Moore & IIIrd Time Out

"Amanda Lynn" Lou Reid & Carolina

"Long Way From Here" Lonesome River Band

"Always Have Always Will" Brandon Rickman

"Wild Bird" Michael Martin Murphey

"I’ll Go Steppin’ Too" Rickey Wasson

"Lonely River" Audie Blaylock and Redline

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Congratulations to Michael Martin Murphey and Ryan Murphey for their GRAMMY NOMINATION for BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM - "Buckaroo Blue Grass"

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Brandon Rickman
wins Strictly Country Magazine's Spirit Award SONG OF YEAR
"Wearin' Her Knees Out Over Me"

from "YOUNG MAN, OLD SOUL"
Other award winners include, Brad Paisley,
Rascal Flatts, Randy Travis, Taylor Swift
and Wynonna Judd.

"Young Man, Old Soul" also named in Roughstock.com's Top Country Albums of 2009

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Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out receive

numerous year-end album honors!

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Gold Heart
Gold Heart has been nominated in the following categories for the 24th Annual Wammie Awards.

WAMA
~Washington Area Music Awards~


Gold Heart
Bluegrass Duo / Group

Never Let Go
Bluegrass Recording

Analise Gold
Bluegrass Vocalist

Shelby Gold
Bluegrass Instrumentalist

Vote HERE For the
"Fans Favorite Award"

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Rural Rhythm Records
55 Year Celebration at the
2010 Graves Mountain Festival of Music

A special recorded event!
Performances by:
Audie Blaylock & Redline, Carl Jackson, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Crowe Brothers, Lonesome River Band, Lou Reid and Carolina, Mark Newton
, and Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out.
Produced by: Mark Newton and Sam Passamano.
Watch the video announcement on youtube




DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN STILL VOTE?
Melonie Cannon and Willie Nelson's
"Back to Earth" VIDEO still airing on
CMT's PURE 12-PACK Countdown!
Just CLICK THE BANNER to cast your vote!



Randy Kohrs - Who's Goin' With Me

Michael Martin Murphey Close to the Land
Theme song for the hit PBS and RFD-TV documentary television series America's Heartland

Mountain Heart -Road That Never Ends







CHECK OUT these albums and many more of our Classic Bluegrass & and Old Time Country




Lou Reid and CarolilnaTommy Webb "Heartland"
Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie "Southern"
Randy Kohrs "Quicksand"

LAST WEEK ON SIRIUS/XM Bluegrass Junction
- TOP 40 ARTISTS

#5 Lonesome River Band

#19 Rickey Wasson

#27 Audie Blaylock & Redline


LAST WEEK SIRIUS/XM Bluegrass Junction

TOP 40 SONGS


#4 "Two Lonely Hearts "
Audie Blaylock & Redline

#6 "Holdin' On When You've Left "
Crowe Brothers

#8 "I Call It Gone"
Melonie Cannon

#16 "Don't Wake Up"
Rickey Wasson

#16 "Whispering Waters"
Audie Blaylock & Redline

#16 "Roll on Buddy"
Rickey Wasson"

Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 10 CDs
FEB 2010


#5 "My Own Set of Rules"
Lou Reid and Carolina


#7 "Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out"
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 30 Songs
FEB 2010


#4 "Hard Rock Mountain Prison"
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out


#6 "Amanda Lynn"
Lou Reid and Carolina

#15 "Teardrop Inn" - Tommy Webb

#17 "Always Have, Always Will"
Brandon Rickman

#29 "Devil of the Trail"
Randy Kohrs

Bluegrass Unlimited Top 15 Albums

FEB 2010


#6 "Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out"
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

#8 "My Own Set of Rules "
Lou Reid & Carolina



Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Singles
FEB 2010



#2 "Hard Rock Mountain Prison.."
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out


#6 "Amanda Lynn"
Lou Reid and Carolina


#10 "Teardrop Inn" Tommy Webb

#19 "Always Have, Always Will"
Brandon Rickman


#30 "I Bought Her a Dog"
Brandon Rickman

Cashbox Magazine Top 25 Bluegrass CDs

FEBRUARY 2010


#2 "My Own Set of Rules"
Lou Reid and Carolina

#7 "Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out"

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

#12 "I Just Want to Thank You Lord"
Larry Sparks

#15 "Southern"
Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie


Powersource Magazine
Top 10 Bluegrass Songs (FEB 2010)


#1 "I Call It Gone"
Melonie Cannon


#3 "What A Sight to Behold"
Tim Hensley
Rural Rhythm/Blue Chair Records

#8 "Let Me Walk Lord"
Brandon Rickman


ROOTS MUSIC REPORT (weekly)
February 12, 2010


#1"Buckaroo Blue Grass"
Michael Martin Murphey


#3 "No Turning Back"
Lonesome River Band

#7 "Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out"

#21 "Heartland" Tommy Webb

#22 "My Own Set of Rules"
Lou Reid and Carolina

#38 "Young Man, Old Soul"
Brandon Rickman

#42 "Quicksand"
Randy Kohrs


Visit Rural Rhythm Records to hear samples of all of these great albums and get links to the artist's websites!



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