admin | June 26, 2007
“Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.” I liked this quote when I read it recently, and it is a fitting reminder to compliment this past weekend at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. I was inspired on so many levels, it’s hard to say what [...]
Category: Greetings from McCumberland Gap - Tours |
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Tags: country bluegrass, Kort McCumber, Telluride Bluegrass Festival
admin | June 20, 2007
The banjo, more than any other instrument, finds itself as the butt of humor among country and bluegrass musicians, many of whom play the instrument. Some of the jokes, it’s true, are made in a spirit of friendly rivalry by folks who play fiddle, or bass. These tend to be directed, not just toward the [...]
Category: Lickskillet Road - Making the CD |
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Tags: country bluegrass, country music, Kort McCumber, Ome Banjos
admin | June 16, 2007
I am pretty excited to learn that I am one of ten finalists in the Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase. The Showcase will be held on the main festival stage on Saturday, July 14, 2007 as part of the 24th annual Founder’s Title Co. Folk & Bluegrass Festival (www.foundersfestival.org ) at the magnificent Snowbird Resort [...]
Category: Songwriting Competitions |
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Tags: country bluegrass, Founder's Festival, Kort McCumber, songwriter contest, songwriting competition
admin | June 10, 2007
I’ve recently returned from recording the final tracks for my new CD in Nashville. It was a very fulfilling trip in many ways. I’m grateful to have Vince Gill be a part of my newest CD, Lickskillet Road, due out later this summer. I originally had hoped to have the CD completed by late spring, [...]
Category: Lickskillet Road - Making the CD |
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Tags: Kort McCumber, Lickskillet Road, Nashville, Vince Gill