We know you have lots of things to read in this computer and gadget based
world of information overload, so we will make this as snappy as possible
and try not to send you off into a deep pre-winter/post-Halloween candy
hybernation.
"A fantastic sound...really impressive!" (fan review from WF festival)
As you may or may not know, we have released three radio "singles" through
the Poetman Records label: When the Aspens Turn, Time of Your Life, and most
recently the song Sink or Swim which will be on the label's January release
along with a track from Rhonda Vincent. This will be Poetman's premeir
Bluegrass Sampler and we're excited to be on it.
We were also excited to see that the Urban Monroes are currently number one
on the APD Global Bluegrass chart. The chart is generated as DJ's add a
bluegrass band's music to their program and the November chart includes
Daily and Vincent, Claire Lynch, Rhonda Vincent, Del McCoury and so many
other great bluegrass artists. We are honored to be sitting at the top of
that list. Here's a link to a screen capture of that chart:
http://tinyurl.com/37w5sa8 from the first week in Nov. We haven't had time to make a new screen capture but we are still number one on that chart as of Nov 16 with four singles from our new CD Pavement and Pathways in the top singles charts as well.
Last month, we discovered that we were number 9 in the top 35 bluegrass
artists reported at ReverbNation. Again, that list includeds some familiar
names like Daily and Vincent, Steel Drivers, Rhonda Vincent, Cadillac Sky
and so many more. This was a big surprise to us because it was right after
the IBMA named Daily and Vincent as the Entertainers of the Year. We didn't
expect to be named on a list of anything that had their names on it, yet
we've found it on two global radio charts in a month, a nice way to start
off a season full of reasons to celebrate.
We like to share a playlist from time to time. Here is a recent playlist posted on November 15th from Bluegrass on the Hill with Jeanie Evans.
Bluegrass on the Hill Playlist 11/15/2010
WHOLE LOT MORE LIVIN/RICKEY WASSON
AIN'T NO WAY OF KNOWING/STEEP CANYON RANGERS
CAROLINA SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HOME/SPEC. CONSENSUS
RAWHIDE/MARTY STUART
BOYS IN HATS & TIES/BIG COUNTRY BLUEGRASS
NORTHWARD BOUND/BEARFOOT
1946/DAVID PETERSON & 1946
GOING BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY/RICKY SKAGGS
THAT BLUEGRASS MUSIC/GIBSON BROTHERS
DON'T THAT ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY/OSBORNE BROTHERS
REBECCA/HEARTLAND XPRESS
SYCAMORE HOLLOW/BLUE HIGHWAY
TAKE THIS HAMMER/MASHVILLE BRIGADE
WHEN THE ASPENS TURN/URBAN MONROES
WHICH WAY TO GO/CAROLINA ROAD
YOUR LOVE IS LIKE A FLOWER/DAILEY & VINCENT
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES/DALE ANN BRADLEY
MEMORY OF YOU/COUNTRY BOYS
FIFTY MILES OF ELBOW ROOM/DRY BRANCH FIRE SQUAD
MODEL CHURCH/BLUEGRASS ALBUM BAND
LOSE AGAIN/ALISON KRAUSS
BLUE MEMORIES/PATTY LOVELESS
IF THOSE OLD TRAINS/RANDY KOHRS
MATTHEW/SPRING STREET
BEEN ALL AROUND/DAVID DAVIS & WARRIOR RIVER
BLACK HEARSE FOLLOWING ME/JUNIOR SISK
RAIN PLEASE GO AWAY/ALISON KRAUSS
WAY DOWN DEEP/RALPH STANLEY & VERN GOSDIN
FOGGY MOUNTAIN ROCK/BLUEGRASS ALBUM BAND
Hope everyone is doing wonderful and that your Halloween was filled with fun
and sweetness. Here come the Holidays!!!! Bring 'em on. I love the Holidays.
~the Urban Monroes
P.S APD does not stand for Atlanta Police Department
