The Speed Of Bluegrass Offi cial theme song of The Bluegrass Blog New single available as a digital release March 22 Written by Jim VanCleve and recorded by a sextet of Nashville super-pickers, The Speed Of Bluegrass is a fi ery demonstration of what contemporary bluegrass is all about. We all know what it takes for magic to happen in the studio. It starts with a great tune. Grammy-nominated fi ddler, producer and writer Jim Van Cleve has come up with a winner in The Speed Of Bluegrass. With a driving beat, a cool modal melody, and a number of quirky stops and starts, this modern bluegrass instrumental will grab you from the fi rst beat. It’s an instrumental in three parts, with a whimsical nod to some of the classic licks that helped defi ne the genre in the 1950s. Then you bring in top-notch musicians. Jim has assembled a group of peers that any producer would die for. Ron Block, long time member of Alison Krauss & Union Station is on banjo. Fellow Grammy-winner Randy Kohrs is on resonator guitar. Jim’s Mountain Heart bandmates Jason Moore, Aaron Ramsey and Jake Stargel round out the ensemble on bass, mandolin and guitar. Make sure to record in a state-of-the-art facility. The Speed Of Bluegrass was tracked and mixed at Nashville’s celebrated Blackbird Studio, engineered by David Hall. Get it out to the people. The Speed Of Bluegrass will be released back - Ron Block, Jake Stargel, Jason Moore, David as a digital single on March 22, offered through iTunes, Amazon and other Hall (engineer), Jim Van Cleve, Randy Kohrs; popular online music resellers. front - Aaron Ramsey. photo by Dan Loftin It is available now to radio through AirPlay Direct. Programmers can choose The Speed Of Bluegrass either the full-length track (5:00), or a radio edit that comes in at 3:47. Hard • Jim Van Cleve - fi ddle (writer/producer) copy CDs can be delivered upon request. • Ron Block - banjo And don’t forget to have fun! The lighthearted spirit of the tune and the • Randy Kohrs - dobro recording sessions are captured in a promotional video fi lmed in the studio. • Jason Moore - bass It is available for online viewing on YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. • Aaron Ramsey - mandolin • Jake Stargel - guitar The Bluegrass Blog enjoys the reputation of being the premiere online destination for news and information of interest to bluegrass lovers • IRSC - QMY4D1100001(full track) worldwide. Launched in 2004, the site is now QMY4D1100002 (radio edit) visited 3,000 times daily with monthly page • UPC - 800684201133 views of more than 120,000. • Radio service via airplaydirect.com • Available 3/22 from iTunes, Amazon By 2007, The Bluegrass Blog was so • John Lawless from The Bluegrass Blog infl uential that the International Bluegrass Music Association named its authors as their Print Media Persons of the is available for interviews upon request Year, the fi rst time an online source had received that honor. • [email protected] A visit to the site will feature info about new releases, bluegrass videos, Hi res images and promo video: audio samples from popular recordings, band changes and all the bluegrass http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/speed news you’ll ever need. The Bluegrass Blog - News at the Speed of Bluegrass! The Bluegrass Blog • 3118-C Williamson Road • Roanoke, VA 24012 • 540-776-6822 • www.thebluegrassblog.com.