TRB Needs Dedicated Musicians (AGAIN!) |
Yep, the band is in need of a new lineup. Banjo, mandolin, bass, 2nd guitar, dobro and fiddle. male or female, vocals a big plus.
So what exactly is "dedication"? Is it too much to ask to commit to on...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:04:00 PST |
Wasn’t That A Time (The Final Salt Miners Show) |
Last night, Friday December 7, was the final performance of my old band The Salt Miners. And to celebrate, the band invited all of the former members (including a curmudgeon like me) to come up and pe...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:38:00 PST |
A sad little taste of bigotry within the bluegrass community |
I was checking my MySpace bulletins this morning when I came upon this one from relatively well-known bluegrass band:im sure some child predator..err i mean priest wrote that----------------- Bulletin...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:52:00 PST |
American Idle |
I got wind a few days ago that radio shock-jock Howard Stern is planning to sabotage the "American Idol" show by saturating the voting balloting by voting for one of the worse singers on the show...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:24:00 PST |
Americana Idol |
There's a pretty popular songwriting contest that is currently underway. I usually enter this contest every year, but did not this year due to lack of entry fee funds and I honestly thought that I did...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:58:00 PST |
It Came From Detroit Documentary |
Friday night I went to see a special showing of this documentary on the Detroit music scene of the past 10 years. Very well done, a bit long and some unnecessary quotes, but overall quite enjoyable fo...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:37:00 PST |
My New Dobro |
So I got a Regal RD-75 from eBay on the cheap. This thing is sweet! I have been practicing on a real lousy roundneck (ever hear of an Orphium?) for the past few months, but the Gods of Bluegrass were ...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:58:00 PST |
King of Bluegrass RIP |
The following is a brief note regarding the passing of Jimmy Martin from George Goehl, producer of the documentary "Jimmy Martin: King of Bluegrass." His voice and talent will be missed.
Butler Mit...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
Opening Statement |
OK, so here's The Red Butlers' weblog. Take a listen to the MP3's, tell us what you think, etc.
We have some shows coming up, some recording to do, maybe a mandolin and/or fiddle player joining the...
Posted by The Red Butlers on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
