NewFound Road keeps bassist in the family
Monday, December 15, 2008 – NewFound Road kept it in the family when it came time to picking a new bassist. Jamey Booher, formerly of Grasstowne and The Booher Family and sibling to an existing NewFound Road member, is the newest member of the band, replacing Randy Barnes on bass.
A native of Johnson City, Tenn. and younger brother of Joe Booher (mandolin), Jamey said he is "glad to be playing music with my brother again, and to be a part of NewFound Road." No reason was cited by Rounder Records for Barnes' departure.
NewFound Road released "Life in a Song" in 2006 on Rounder. The disc was NewFound Road's first nationally-distributed album and their fourth overall. NewFound Road's new album, Same Old Place will be released in spring 2009.
NewFound Road is: Tim Shelton (guitar/vocals), Jr. Williams (banjo/guitar/vocals), Joe Booher (mandolin), and Jamey Booher (mandolin/vocals).
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CD reviews for NewFound Road
Live CDs can sometimes suffer from quality control issues. Not so here with the NewFound Road CD recorded in Johnson City, Tenn. on Dec. 4, 2010. The recording feels like the listener has a seat at the Down Home and yet the tracks have studio sonic quality. The crowd injects energy, but does not distract.
The band has its roots in gospel music, but stretches out into other genres. There's a Jackson Browne number, These Days, bluegrass, (a high energy rendition of Reuben) and some smooth country, (Tom T. ...
The new album by Newfound Road might be called "Same Old Place," but the music doesn't find the band stalled out in the same old place. Their sophomore release for Rounder (and fifth overall) finds the band teaming with producer Jim VanCleve, of the award winning group Mountain Heart, to polish their sound and song selection.
While the sound may be a little too polished for some bluegrass purists, the crisp, clean production brings out the sound of each instrument and harmony part. ...
Seldom does a bluegrass band of unknowns make an immediate impression. With most bands, the members have spent several years paying their dues as understudies in established bands or they've made a name for themselves as solo artists and joined together as some kind of supergroup.
Not New Found Road. Relative unknowns from Ohio, Tim Shelton, Rob Baker, Jr. Williams and Randy Barnes ably share the vocal duties while weaving some fine harmonies. They write solid bluegrass tunes while selecting tasty covers. ...
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