McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass
The title is a nod to his 1968 record, "Del McCoury Sings Bluegrass." The first single is "To Make Love Sweeter For You."
"What I like in a record is variety of moods, of tempos," McCoury said of the 14-track disc. "I consider myself traditional at heart, but I don't have any boundaries. I'm just a guy that likes to sing and play music. Whatever strikes me to do I'll do it. Without wrecking things."
The album features his band (Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Rob McCoury on Banjo, Jason Carter on fiddle, Alan Bartran on bass) with a guest electric guitar from his grandson, Heaven McCoury, on a cover of Shawn Camp's tune "Hot Wired." McCoury's most recent album was 2016's "Del & Woody," with Woody being Guthrie.
Tour dates are:
March 23 - Del & Woody @ Carolina Performing Arts - Chapel Hill, NC
March 24 - Sumter Opera House - Sumpter, SC
April 12 - Irvine Barclay Theatre - Irvine, CA
April 13 - Bender Jamboree - Las Vegas, NV
April 20 - Riverside Live Mayo Civic Center - Rochester, MN
April 21 - Stoughton Opera House - Stoughton, WI
April 22, 23 - Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago, IL
April 28 - The Caverns (Bluegrass Underground) - Pelham, TN
May 24-27 - DelFest - Cumberland, MD
June 7 - Symphony Space - New York, NY
June 9 - Houston Fest Galax - Galax, VA
June 15 - Blue Ox Music Festival - Eau Claire, WI
June 16 - Father's Day Bluegrass Festival - Grass Valley, CA
June 21 - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO
June 23 - Rudy Fest - Morehead, KY
More news for Del McCoury Band
- 01/29/20: DelFest adds Leftover Salmon, Jerry Douglas Band, Tuttle
- 01/27/14: McCoury Band wins second Grammy
- 02/04/11: McCoury Band, Preservation Hall join forces
- 06/04/09: McCoury boys receive hometown honor
- 04/03/07: Vince Gill adds Del McCoury Band, Amy Grant to summer tour
CD reviews for Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury has a track record of more than a half-century of top-notch, thoroughly professional bluegrass performance and recording artistry, and if any suspect or fear that, as he nears his 75th birthday, age and almost six decades on the road have started to take a toll on his singular voice, this new release will lay all such fears to rest.
It's vintage Del, will be completely satisfying to longtime fans and hard to beat as an introduction for new ones. The title track is, of course, ...
Working within the influences of two American musics - New Orleans jazz and bluegrass - "American Legacies" provides 47-minutes of enjoyable, challenging music. While the album is far from the boundary-stretching bluegrass that has become the hallmark of the McCoury sound, the resulting alchemy is mind-blowing. Call it Bourbangrass, call it Del Orleans: it works.
While not fully understanding the complexities of these venerable music styles - with both jazz and bluegrass having ...
From Sweet Appalachia to his girl leaning on a car fender in all of her Barbaric Splendor, Del McCoury reminds us his music and rural life is far from unsophisticated. The songs range from the straight bluegrass of Hello Lonely to the near swing tune I Remember You sung in high lonesome. There are waltzes, breakdowns, gold rush story songs and odes to moonshine in The Revenuer's Blues.
Del McCoury is a bluegrass singing man, but perhaps a touch more mellow these days. ...
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