Kort McCumber's Journal

Happy New Year!

| January 22, 2009

Happy New Year! 2008 was a great year for Lucky Nugget Records. We kicked the year off with a great show at the Boulder Theater, which was recorded and is now available as a live DVD. In February, I reached new audiences by playing a few gigs in Australia. The Lickskillet Road CD got a [...]

The Extended-Dance-Version!

| April 1, 2008

McCumberland Gap has never been dubbed a jam band. To me, that kind of excessive playing can often seem indulgent, serving the ego rather than serving the song. I try to serve the song by being a strong and confident band leader, keeping the music on course, and driving the song. But, sometimes I wonder, [...]

Boulder Theater DVD/CD release show

| January 13, 2008

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Boulder Theater show a success! We had a great turn out….it’s always so much more fun to play to a full house. Thanks to Kirk and Julie at the Boulder Theater for all their help. Our sponsors: Ome Banjos, Namaste Solar, Om Time, Positive Energy, Woodsongs Lutherie, KGNU, [...]

2008 is looking good!

| January 2, 2008

Anything has got to be better than the month I just had; my accordion broke, my trailer axle broke, my windshield broke, my tail-light broke, my bass broke, now I’m broke, and my dog, Guinness, had to be taken to the emergency vet clinic. But that is all so 2007. Now it’s 2008 and I’ve [...]

Stop the Madness!

| December 7, 2007

People keep asking me if the ´Free Mullet Removal´ sign referred to in an earlier journal entry was real. Yes! Mullets are not to be taken lightly in the south. It´s serious business…but, not ALL business. Hence the name ´Business in the front, party in the back´! My wife thinks my hair is a ´Party [...]

Greetings from McCumberland Gap

| March 19, 2006

190,000…..The miles keep adding up. “Greetings from McCumberland Gap“, our bentgrass/bluegrass CD was just nominated as a finalist for best CD of 2005 by the Indie Acoustic Project in the Roots category. Go check out www.indieacoustic.com for more info. We are really happy about this. They will anounce the winners next month. Big week of [...]

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