Photo Credits (L-R): Linda Stevenson, Scott Preston, Chris Boyd, Allison Mitchell, Mark Alstott, Scott Preston
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TAKE A TRIP TO SUSANVILLE... WITH THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS!
The Dixie Bee-Liners' second full-length work, Susanville, peers into the cars and trucks in America's cities and towns, bringing to life 19 breathtaking musical moments along America's interstates and byways. The band employs its signature blend of hooks and harmonies, exploring themes such as escape, adventure, memory, and regret.
"It's a soundtrack to a movie that plays in your mind," explains mandolinist and co-founder Buddy Woodward. "Each song is a vignette about a different person in a different car or truck in a different highway in America, and they're all headed either to or from Susanville."
Lead singer Brandi Hart had this to say about the project: "Susanville is the first of several bluegrass concept records we've been planning. It's all about journeys and destinations. If you can imagine being able to look down into every car on the highway and tell the stories of the people inside, that's what Susanville is like."
In true Bee-Liner fashion, the band promises to deliver its custom blend of traditional and contemporary sounds. Expect banjos, fiddles, guitars, and mandolins... but also bouzoukis, dulcimers, cellos, and a few other instrumental surprises. Also, look for cameo appearances by Grammy winner John Jorgenson, plus '60s country songstress Kay Adams, and Wayne Wilson of Buck Owens' Buckaroos.
"This project was truly a group effort," notes Woodward. All the songs on Susanville were written or co-written by members of the band. We collaborated with Ken Stringfellow (formerly of The Posies) on a couple of tunes, and Night Drivers' bassist Jon Weisberger also contributed to the original material."
Order your copy of Susanville today, and be the first guy or gal on your block to have a copy of this ground-breaking new cd. Click here for details!
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READ THIS... OR WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK BUDDY IN WITH THE LUGGAGE.
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The Dixie Bee-Liners hopped "across the pond" this month for our first ever jaunt to jolly old England. On Aug. 13, we shared the stage with Little Feat at Cropredy 2010, where BBC Radio Oxford and Sky Arts Television were recording & broadcasting the event. Then we rolled down to Reading for the Cold Dog Soup mini-festival for a first-ever co-bill with our friends the Coal Porters!
The tour was a life-changing career milestone for the band, but unfortunately, the band's third UK appearance, which was to have paid for the cost of airfare, was canceled.
Proving just what an incredibly tight-knit arts community we have in Southwest Virginia: Actors and members of the Barter Theatre community came together on Tuesday night, August 10, to help raise funds for The Dixie Bee-Liners' Totally Awesome (and Totally Expensive!) 2010 U.K. Tour. There was music and poetry from Barter actors, plus silent auctions, delicious refreshments, and plenty of fun to spare! And of course... The Dixie Bee-Liners made a rare, intimate appearance with special guest dobroist Todd Livingston.
The fundraiser was more successful than we could have dreamed -- raising us to 68% of our tour support goal. We'd like to thank all of our friends and fans who participated in the event. Please know that the contributions of your time, talents, and funds helped ease some of the stress and financial strain out of this enormously thrilling, career-advancing opportunity for the band.
We invite you to visit us on Facebook to explore photos and video from the UK trip, and while you're there, pat yourselves on the back for what you helped make possible!
If you couldn't make it to the event, but you'd like to put some spare change in the (virtual) kitty, just follow the link below -- and thanks for your love and support!! We're preparing a special surprise for you generous souls: Everyone who contributes to the tour fund by August 31, 2010, will receive a commemorative limited-edition thank-you gift from The Dixie Bee-Liners! We'll be in touch with contributors after the tour to get mailing addresses for all of our contributors.
From the bottom of our hearts, we sincerely thank you for the love you put into our music.
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"UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT"
The Dixie Bee-Liners are excited to announce recently inked management and booking deals with Leadership Artists, LLC, and TG2 Artists, LLC. This dynamic duo of companies is already working furiously to bring The Dixie Bee-Liners to more places, more often. We're very excited about what the future holds in these excellent partnerships!
For a complete tour schedule, click here!
Love 'n taters,
THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS
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