Rebel Recording Artist
The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Staying true to original bluegrass roots is The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, a six-piece acoustic country group hailing from Texas. The group masterfully blends vintage country music with bluegrass to capture a spirit and feeling of by gone days. They are best known for their fast paced and highly entertaining ..Retro.. stage show.
The KSBC Show officially started in 1993 but did not gain national recognition until 1999 when they signed with Rebel Records becoming a household word within the genre literally overnight. Their debut release went to the top of the charts and featured their signature song "Where The Smoke Goes Up (and the money goes down)". The group has recorded two additional projects on the same label with numerous original compositions seeing similar chart success including "It's Fall Again," "Cold Cold Love" and "Worries On My Mind," to name a few.
The group..s effort to entertain and preserve a classic, musical art form has not gone unnoticed. They have been recognized by their peers for various awards and nominations during their career, including the IBMA "Emerging Artist" award in 2001 and nomination for "Entertainer of the year" in 2002. Most recently the group was a recipient of the 2006 IBMA ..Album of the Year.. award for their participation in the Skaggs Family Records recording titled, ..Celebration Of Life... This project was recorded in 2005 at the ..MACC.. (Musicians Against Childhood Cancers) in Columbus, Ohio. The project includes over 45 of the top acts in bluegrass music and more importantly all proceeds go to ..St. Jude Children..s Hospital.. for cancer research.
Karl and the band are also known as ..Ambassador..s of Bean Blossom.. at Bill Monroe..s Memorial Park in Bean Blossom, Indiana, the largest and longest running bluegrass festival in the world (since 1966).
The current line-up for ..The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show.. includes:
Karl Shiflett - Lead vocals and rhythm guitar
Kris Shiflett .. Acoustic upright bass
Preston Schmidt .. Harmony vocals and fiddle
Jessie Ray Baker- Harmony vocals and 5-string banjo
David Long - Harmony vocals & mandolin
The newest and most exciting thing happening with the Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show is the founding of our fan club. Please sign up for newsletters and info for when we are playing near you! You can join by emailing: [email protected] edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
