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The Linville Ridge Band

Western North Carolina-Bluegrass Ground Zero

About Me

The name, The Linville Ridge Band, was chosen to tie us to the beautiful part of the Blue Ridge Mountains where we call home. Linville Mountain (it's proper name) was mentioned in the classic song "The Brown Mountain Lights" by Scotty Wiseman, native son to the area.We are extremely proud of the musical heritage associated with the part of the country we call home. Bluegrass was formed by individuals from this region and we owe a great debt for the foundations they have laid.
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Member Since: 7/13/2006
Band Website: LinvilleRidgeBand.com
Band Members:
Colby Laney-guitarDavid Wiseman-mandolin,Perry Woodie-banjo, dobro,Barte Laney-fiddle,Mike Ramsey-upright bass
.. CDBABY LINK for THE LINVILLE RIDGE BAND: Hopes and Dreams -- THE LINVILLE RIDGE BAND: Hopes and Dreams

Some folks say this is North Carolina piedmont bluegrass, relying heavily on mandolin and banjo breaks and trio harmonies, but we also include a duet along with dobro and fiddle work and a new flatpick guitar stylist with a modern, rhythm-slamming sound,

.. CDBABY LINK for THE LINVILLE RIDGE BAND: A Road To Anywhere -- THE LINVILLE RIDGE BAND: A Road To Anywhere

Based in the "bluegrass country" of western North Carolina, these men sing and play that "grass" with an honesty and respect for the past as well as an ear to the future.

Influences: Flatt & Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, JD Crowe and The New South
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Record Label: Linville Mountain Music
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My Blog

Vote for Mountain Heart!

..TR> Mountain Heart's video for The Road That Never Ends is on the CMT PURE 12-PACK Countdown again this week. We'd like to see the video hit 1 on this coming Friday's (5.16.08) countdown. Voting i...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:30:00 PST

New Blawg!

Is at http://www.ramzeeland.wordpress.com go check it out!
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:44:00 PST

Benefit for Officer Martin Lawing

This Saturday, Feb 16th, at 7 PM, we'll be participating in a benefit show for Officer Martin Lawing, injured in the line of duty back in December of 2007. Also appearing will be The Laurel Creek Band...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:01:00 PST

A promise was kept...

Music is a major part of the Ramsey household.  There's 6 basses at home (3 slabs and 3 real basses, you know the ones that take up space) guitars, ONE banjo, mandolins, a fiddle, 2 dobros, a key...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:02:00 PST

Check out this event: Albino Skunk Festival

Hosted By: Glynn ZeiglerWhen: Friday Sep 28, 2007 at 3:15 PMWhere: Albino Skunk Festival4063 Jordan RoadGreer, SC 29651United StatesDescription:Glynn Zeigler Click Here To View Event...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:17:00 PST

Linville Ridge adds a fiddler!

Morning all, We've added a fiddler to the band, one Barte Laney.  He's a good one and fills up our band to a 5 piece unit now.  Folks may remember Glen Laney of Knoxville Grass fame.  ...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:39:00 PST

Barney and Gomer in the big city (sort of)

Evening all, Earlier this week, I got online and remembered that Alison Krauss was playing in Charlotte, NC tonight. Both our kids were scheduled to be gone, one to play music and one getting back to ...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:54:00 PST

Red White and Bluegrass Festival 2007 report

Here's a short (hopefully) synopsis of what took place in Morganton, NC, last week.  Conservative figures for the total 4 days are about 17,000 over 4 days. Sunday brought folks like Jeanette Wi...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:04:00 PST

Nearly a year

Afternoon all, Nearly a year has past since we signed up here on Myspace.  In that time, we have amassed over 1300 friends (with no software help) and had over 13,000 plays on our profile page.&n...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:28:00 PST

TRAKUS @ MerleFest

Afternoon all, Well, I only got to attend yesterday. I think the crowd was bigger than when Dolly was at MerleFest a few years back. We attended that night as well. The official figures may prove me w...
Posted by The Linville Ridge Band on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:50:00 PST