The Del McCoury Band

Sam Bush & Del McCoury To Hit The Road This Fall

Nashville, TN – September 25, 2012 –  Two of bluegrass music’s most entertaining and well loved performers, Sam Bush and Del McCoury will be teaming up for a highly anticipated string of tour dates beginning in November.  To quote Sam, “I first saw Del at the Roanoke Bluegrass Festival in 1966 and have been waiting for this opportunity to tour together ever since.  We invite you to come join the fun as two old friends make music and swap stories onstage.”

Known as the “King of Telluride” Grammy award winning multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush maintains a busy travel schedule with The Sam Bush Band.  He is currently nominated for both IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year, his band for Instrumental Group of the Year and is also a CMA Nominee for Musician of the Year. Sam was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist  from the Americana Music Association in 2009. His most recent release is “Circles Around Me” on Sugar Hill Records.

Del McCoury has been playing Bluegrass Music professionally for more than 50 years.  His storied career has included a Grammy, as well as numerous Grammy nominations, nine IBMA Entertainer of the Year Awards, membership in the Grand Ole Opry, and a National Heritage Fellowship.  He has collaborated with everyone from Dierks Bentley to Phish, and has his own festival, DelFest, coming up on it’s sixth year. His most recent release is a tribute to Bill Monroe called “Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe” on McCoury Music.  Del is also co-hosting this year’s IBMA Awards show at the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 27th.

Though both Sam & Del grew up playing traditional bluegrass, their openness to expanding the genre has set them apart in recent years bringing numerous young fans to the music.

Sam Bush & Del McCoury Tour Dates 2012

November 15^th – The Paramount – Peekskill, NY
November 16^th – Norwalk Concert Hall – Norwalk, CT
November 17^th – Stockbridge Theatre at Pinkerton – Derry, NH
November 18^th – The Birchmere – Alexandria, VA
November 19^th – The City Winery – New York, NY
December 1^st – The Old Town School of Folk Music – Chicago, IL

Comments

• mark says:

  November 14, 2012 at 1:51 pm

  any reason why norwalk, ct show was cancelled?

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  • chris says:

    November 14, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    Mark,

    Norwalk informed us this week that due to damage to the city offices, the city administration has temporarily converted the venue into their offices, so we are trying to reschedule for next January or February.

    Thx

    Chris Harris
    Rainmaker Management

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