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Monday, January 04, 2010 

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Thursday, December 24, 2009 

 

I'd have to say one of my favorite memories from Christmas would be the year my Grandpa suprised me with a silver mounted Violin Bow that I had been eyeing, and playing on. He purchased it from one of my mentors, the great Alex Zoltai, who use to own a Violin Shop in Akron, Ohio Pongratz Music, and was a great player. I didn't know it at the time, but, Alex had hand picked the bow especially for me, from hundreds of bows that he tried out from his traveling supplier. It was really nice getting a great quality bow from my Grandpa, but, also having Alex pick it out with me in mind. It was very special. And, it's still the bow I use today!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to EVERYONE! -Jeremy
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Thursday, December 24, 2009 

 

Best Christmas - obviously, the year I got a banjo!  I was 13.

Worst Christmas - I was maybe 8 or 9 and had strep throat.  I was obsessed
with Star Wars, so my parents gave me one character a day, to make me feel
better.  I got the Millennium Falcon on Christmas Day.

I fully expect this year to top all the others, however, since our little
boy is 3 years old and looking forward to Christmas.  It's even better than living yourself, when you get to be a parent and see it through your kid's eyes. We've got a big Lightning McQueen electric car, ready for the big day.


From the Benson house, we would like to wish everyone a VERY Merry Christmas.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 

 

I remember all four of us kids sleeping in the same room and trying so hard to go to sleep so Santa could come. Mom and Dad would get us up at midnight and we'd have the biggest time! I'll never forget getting my Big Wheel!
 

Merry Christmas everybody!

Jamie Johnson
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Monday, December 21, 2009 

 

Some of my best Christmas memories, of course, was the excitement of getting
up very early Christmas morning to see what Santa had brought and playing
with all of the new toys.  Then the family would load up and head to the
"country", as we called it, to spend a few days with my Papaw and Grandmaw.
They lived on a farm in a small white house and dad and I would have to
sleep on a roll away bed in my Grandparents¹ room and my mom and two sisters
slept in the other small bedroom in the small bed there -- it was GREAT!!!
I can still remember the smell that hit you as soon as you walked through
the door and it was awesome!!!   It was a mixture of Grandmaw's country
cooking and the wood smoke from the stove they heated their house with...I
would give most anything to experience it all again.  Of course, everything
is different as a kid and now as a grown man I¹m sure the little rollaway
bed wouldn't be nearly as great as I remember it and being freezing cold
every time you got a few feet away from the wood stove wouldn't be so great,
either.  However, I do know for certain that it would be one of my greatest
pleasures to just one more time get to sit down to another home cooked meal
that Grandmaw made.  She passed away a few years ago and I really miss
her...it did change the way Christmas feels.

Now I am now making new memories with my wife, Andrea, and 8 year old
daughter, Jaelee.  I hope when Jaelee is grown that she will have many good
Christmas memories as I do...and I think she will!  As a matter of fact, she
was just telling me that last year she heard something on Christmas eve
night and that she saw Rudolph¹s nose outside her window!!!  So, she closed
her eyes and went fast to sleep because she knew that if Santa caught her
awake he would not stop and leave her any toys :-)

I hope all your Christmas memories are good ones and that you have accepted
the greatest GIFT of all.

Merry CHRISTmas!

Danny
1:39 PM 
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Friday, December 18, 2009 
THE GRASCALS NOMINATED FOR SIX SPGMA AWARDS
Announcing nominations for Vocal Group Of The Year, Instrumental Group Of The Year, Entertaining Group Of The Year and Bluegrass Band Of The Year (overall), Kristin Scott Benson for Banjo Player Of The Year, Danny Roberts for Mandolin Player Of The Year
Nashville, TN (12/18/2009) - The Grascals received six nominations this week for the 2010 SPGMA Bluegrass Music awards. The 36th SPGMA Bluegrass Music Awards & 27th National Convention is scheduled for Feb. 4-7, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee, where The Grascals are scheduled to perform.
The Grascals have earned a total of twelve SPGMA awards in years prior, including Album Of The Year (2009, 2006), Bluegrass Band Of The Year (2008, 2007), Instrumental Group Of The Year (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006), Banjo Player Of The Year (2009), Mandolin Player Of The Year (2008, 2006), Song Of The Year (2006).
The Grascals are putting the final touches on their upcoming Rounder Records album release (title TBD), due late March 2010.  To request review copies, please see contact info below.
For more information on the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, their awards and convention, please visit: http://www.spbgma.com/
For more info on The Grascals, their tour itinerary and more, please visit www.grascals.com<http://www.grascals.com>
"...one of my favorite new bands of any genre of music." - Dierks Bentley
"The Grascals are the best bluegrass band in the universe!" - Charlie Daniels
"I am so proud of The Grascals.  They are one of the best bluegrass bands I have ever heard.  They are all so very talented as vocalists and instrumentalists." - Dolly Parton


Media Contacts:
SPBGMA / Chuck Stearman
(660) 665-7172 / spbgma@kvmo.net..spbgma@kvmo.net>

The Grascals / Jeremy Westby
(615) 777-6995 / jeremy@websterpr.com..jeremy@websterpr.com>

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Friday, December 18, 2009 
Howdy To all -

Sunday, December 20, 2009 at
The Roberts Centre, Wilmington, OH
I 71, Exit 50 at US 68

We will be honoring Gerald Evans Jr. & Dale Vanderpool

Both of these talented entertainers have made a lifetime of contributions to the Bluegrass community throughout Ohio and across the country. They are both battling cancer. A day of music from some of their fellow entertainers will be a great benefit to Gerald, Dale and their families.

Doors Open at NOON
1230pm Blue and Lonesome
1:00 Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers
1:45 Melvin Goins and Windy Mountain
2:30 Lost and Found
3:30 Don Rigsby and Midnight Call
4:30 the Grascals
5:30 Wildwood Valley Boys
6:30 JD Crowe and the New South
7:30 the Larry Stephenson Band

Special Guests - Sonny Osborne, Mark Rader, Larry Cordle, Dwayne Sparks and others

All Seats General Admission
$20.00 Donation for adults and teens
Children 12 and under admitted Free

Food Concessions Available

Sponsorship assistance provided by:
The Roberts Centre, IBMA, WBZI Radio, Fred and Jason Baird Sound, Darrell Adkins and others
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Friday, December 04, 2009 

 

Hey folks,

Join Charlie Daniels and his guests, The Grascals, Kathy Mattea, Aaron Tippin, Dan Tyminski, and Evelyn and Suzanne Cox for a down-home pickin' Christmas, on A Twin Pines Christmas.

The show will air on GAC on the following days/times:
ALL TIMES EASTERN
12/3 8pm and midnight
12/4 noon12/6 4pm
12/10 10:30 p 2:30a
12/11 5pm
12/24 10a and 4pm
so mark you calendar and be sure to watch. It is a GREAT show!
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Friday, December 04, 2009 
The Grascals were invited to help celebrate the opening of Country Crossing on Tuesday, December 1st.  Country Crossing is a multi-faceted entertainment destination just outside Dothan, AL.  Grascals took part in the festivities and were some of the first to play bingo at the brand new pavilion.  They then entertained a capacity crowd for an hour in Lorrie Morgan's Hot Chicken restaurant.  Other celebrity attendees included Randy Owen, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, John Anderson, Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser.  Estimates of public attendance were around 3,000+ throughout the day and into the evening hours.

WKRN News 2 (ABC) Nashville's Brad Schmitt was on hand to cover the event, and this is what he had to say



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Thursday, November 26, 2009 
Hello Grascal friends,

We are all home for Thanksgiving this year and very happy about that. We wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving Day! We thank God for our families and you are a part of our family!!
Gobble gobble!
El, Smitty, Danny, Jamie, Jeremy, and the pretty turkey Kristin
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