In addition to Wammie nominations for 'New Artist of the Year', 'Best Debut Recording', and 'Best Rock Instrumentalist', The Freddie Long Band is elgible to win the 'Fan Favorite' award, which allows anyone to vote for their favorite artist in the Washington area. It doesn't matter where you live or if you're a member of WAMA, everyone can vote!

The voting only takes a matter of seconds, so if you have a quick moment please vote for The Freddie Long Band here:

http://wamadc.com/wama/wammies/fanform.htm

If you'd like to go the extra mile, please pass the above link to others who you think would be interested in supporting the group. See you at The Wammies!

It is my great pleasure and honor to announce that The Freddie Long Band was recently nominated for three Washington Area Music Awards, otherwise known as The Wammies! Nominations include 'New Artist of the Year', 'Best Debut Recording', and 'Best Rock Instrumentalist' (lead guitar player Christopher Bell-Boudreaux).

We encourage everyone who is a voting member of The Washington Area Music Association (http://wamadc.com/) to vote for The Freddie Long Band in the above categories. The 22nd Annual Wammies Ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 17th, 8pm at The State Theatre in Falls Church, VA. For tickets and information, call 703-368-3300 or visit wamadc.com.

Thank you for all of the wonderful support that has led to this incredible honor. Happy holidays!

The FLB's debut album, 'Strangers and Friends', was recently given the honor of being included in Indie-Music.com's Top 25 releases of 2007. In addition, 'Blanket' also made Indie-Music.com's Top 25 MP3s of 2007.

Be sure to check out Indie-Music.com's review of 'Strangers and Friends' and the other top albums of 2007. Big thanks to IndieMusic.com for their support and for both tremendous honors!

The FLB appears on the Frederick Comcast Channel 10 show Backstage Pass for an interview and special acoustic trio performances of a handful of songs. Here are the air dates and times that remain:

Thursday, Dec. 6 - 12:30am, 8:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm, 11:30pm
Friday, Dec. 7 - 6:30am, 9:30am, 12:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 8 - 1:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 9 - 8:00am, 9:30pm
Monday, Dec. 10 - 8:00am
Tuesday, Dec. 11 - 9:00am, 1:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 12 - 12:30am, 9:30am, 1:30pm

The FLB's performance will also get some random airtime over the holidays through February as Backstage Pass airs a recap of all 2007 episodes.

Be sure to tune in and catch these special acoustic performances of your favorite FLB songs!

It is my great pleasure and honor to announce that The Freddie Long Band is scheduled to play an acoustic opening set for national country artist Jo Dee Messina on Saturday, November 3rd, at The Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, MD.

Tickets for the concert are available online and over the phone at 301-790-2000. Ticket prices are $80.00-$35.00, reserved seating. To purchase tickets online, visit:

http://www.mdtheatre.org/shop/detail.asp?product_id=270

We hope you will join us for this exciting performance.

The FLB's song 'Blanket', from their debut album 'Strangers and Friends', has been selected for inclusion on the 2007 Rock-CAN-Roll compilation CD to benefit autism research. The compilation is being sold and distributed in conjunction with the Autism Speaks/Cure Autism Now Foundation, The Original Music Association of Philadelphia, and Ride Now Philadelphia, an annual world-class motorcycling event dedicated to raising funds for autism research and raising awareness for autism spectrum disorders.

The Freddie Long Band is very excited to be included on the compilation along with 15 other great artists, and encourages you to order a copy to show your support and make a contribution. The compilations are only $10 each, and can be ordered at http://www.rock-can-roll.com/.

For more information on the Ride Now Philadelphia event, visit http://www.canridenow.org/ . For more information on the Autism Speaks/Cure Autism Now Foundation, visit http://www.cureautismnow.org/.

You can now stream The FLB's debut release "Strangers and Friends" in its entirety on www.freddielong.com. Just go to the Music section, click 'Play All' and enjoy!