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Make it daring, make it intimate, make it virtuosic and load it with groove.

Missy Raines and the New Hip is that rare quantity: a band who makes music absolutely no one else could make. Missy Raines, one of the most beloved figures in bluegrass today, steps out with her sophisticated brew of jazz moods, pop shimmer and bluegrass mastery.

Missy Raines has long been recognized as a pre-eminent instrumentalist in bluegrass, and has just won a record 6th IBMA Bass Player of the Year award. She has recorded and toured with the giants of the field; at the same time she's pushed on all the boundaries that define bluegrass. From her early days with Cloud Valley, through her stint with the Brother Boys and her groundbreaking duo work with Jim Hurst, Missy's adventurous musical spirit has been her compass.

Joining Missy are young lions like Michael Witcher (resonator guitar), Megan McCormick (acoustic and electric guitar) and Ethan Ballinger (mandolin) who have the chops to travel the challenging territory Missy has mapped out like it's a walk in the park.

Missy Raines and the New Hip: where song meets groove.

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Music:

Member Since: 4/3/2006
Band Website: missyraines.com
Band Members:

Missy Raines

Mike Witcher

Megan McCormick

Ethan Ballinger

Influences: Early influences:

Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Flatt & Scruggs, The Country Gentlemen, Sam Bush, David Grisman, New Grass Revival, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Todd Phillips, too many more to mention

Later influences:

Joe Jackson, Christian McBride, Ray Brown, Joshua Redmond, Bonnie Raitt, Shelby Lynn, Charles Lloyd, Ed Snodderly, Ella, Oscar Peterson, and many more

Sounds Like: groove oriented, song driven, a balanced diet of the arranged and improvised, the sung and the picked.
Record Label: MR Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE DARK KNIGHT

Just got back from seeing The Dark Knight.... Absolutely incredible! I LOVED IT. Great acting, complex characters, intense action, great story line. Everythin...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:46:00 PST

Home from Grey Fox

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Rocks! Lordy, it was hot, but my we had a great time!! We grooved, we sweated, we had a blast, we got a standing ovation... Had a good time at the record ...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:20:00 PST

We WON!! Now were battling for the GRAND PRIZE!!!

We won! We won! ... in our category on Ourstage.com for the month of May!!! That is the JVC Newport Jazz Festival category!!!! Now, for the next 7 hours or so we are...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:56:00 PST

EP Release!!!! It’s HERE! New Website Up and Running...

Hey folks, Proud to announce the release today our brand new EP- we've got a buzz going around here that even a pot of Peet's Sulawesi coffee couldn't match. And also, we have a whole...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Tue, 20 May 2008 12:33:00 PST

EP Release May 20th-

Hey Folks, It's time& well, ALMOST time& we are so excited we can hardly stand it, I'm talking about the release of our brand new EP on May 20th!! This long-awai...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Fri, 16 May 2008 02:55:00 PST

yellow, as in daffodils

Here in Nashville there are spring flowers every where and I for one am glad to be on the other side of the ides of March... There are purple crocus, yellow daffodils and the faint whispers of ...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:23:00 PST

the new hip in Georgia this weekend!

Can't wait to see all my friends in Macon and Bloomingdale this weekend. I've played the Douglass Theatre many times and it's always a high class deal, with the best folks around. Jo...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:18:00 PST

Among the Living.... again, barely and knock on wood...

Dear friends, I want to send my apologies to any and all folks who came out or planned to come out to see missy raines and the new hip at the Blue Plate Special on WDVX in Knoxv...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:50:00 PST

thoughts from the weekend...

..> Goodbye to the Claire Lynch Band! Current mood: blessed Category: Music Well, I'm still basking in the glow of a very sweet weekend of gigs, (my last), with the Claire Lynch Band. We ...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:19:00 PST

Letter to the Claire Lynch Band

Here is my farewell letter to the Claire Lynch Band- The first time I ever played with Claire Lynch and the Front Porch String Band was on the Grand Ole Opry.&nbs...
Posted by missy raines & the new hip on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:49:00 PST