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Local duo LÄZERTÄG debuts with new single ‘Frolic’
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — Indie dream-pop duo LÄZERTÄG, comprised of Martin County natives Joe Dean Hinkle and LouRae Stacy, is set to transport listeners to a nearby dreamscape with their debut single “Frolic,” releasing June 1. Now based in Lexington, the duo has crafted a unique sonic blend that balances “creamy and…
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Donnie Bowling’s ‘Work Yourself Out’ – An Odyssey of Self-discovery
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — The raw and heartfelt musings of Pike County native Donnie Bowling can be heard in his newly released album “Work Yourself Out,” which became available on all major platforms May 16. Traveling nurse by profession and musician by passion, Bowling, now residing in Lexington, presents an unapologetically honest…
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Webb music shop to be featured on Kentucky Life
Memorial Day banjo workshop and jam draw crowd BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales, located in Tomahawk, will soon be gracing screens across the state as part of KET’s Kentucky Life. Filming was underway Monday during a Memorial Day banjo workshop and all-star jam that drew music…
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Louisville Orchestra will perform in Prestonsburg, Pikeville and Harlan
‘In Harmony’ tour made possible through budget appropriation by state legislature Music Director Teddy Abrams and members of the Louisville Orchestra will perform in three Eastern Kentucky cities this month as part of “In Harmony – The Commonwealth Tour of the Louisville Orchestra,” the orchestra’s two-year, free-to-experience statewide tour throughout Kentucky. Prestonsburg, Pikeville and Harlan…
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Thirteen-year-old Grand Champion Fiddler of Elkton performs at the Ryman Auditorium
From the Kentucky Press Association NASHVILLE — Thirteen-year-old Noah Goebel, Grand Champion Fiddler at the 51st Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival, performed Jan. 28 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The Elkton, Kentucky, resident, who also won the Junior Fiddling contest in Smithville, beat out the Senior Fiddling Champion Heather Brown Currie of Springfield,…
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Laid Back Country Picker’s “Go West” streaming everywhere February 2
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FALLSBURG — The Laid Back Country Picker’s new album “Go West” will be streaming everywhere starting Feb. 2. That’s right. Laid Back’s music will be hitting the internet for the first time. Fans of the Fallsburg-based country-rawk icon have been waiting for this moment since the release of his self-titled debut…
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Brit Taylor set to release ‘Kentucky Blue’ Feb. 3
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NASHVILLE – Knott County-native Brit Taylor is set to release her sophomore album “Kentucky Blue,” produced by Sturgill Simpson and Dave Ferguson, on Feb. 3. Taylor’s debut album “Real Me” was like the restoration of an old car, subtle and melancholy, complete with tape over the engine light and a fresh…
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Corduroy Brown takes a much-needed ‘Rest’ with new EP
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON — Alan “Corduroy” Brown is set to release his new EP “Rest” on Feb. 1. The record features five original songs and will be streaming everywhere. The EP finds the Huntington-based “feel-good pop-rock” artist departing from his typical high-energy full-band sound for a moment of rest, as the name implies.…
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Locals nominated for Appy awards
Awards ceremony March 18 BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards will be held at the Mountain Arts Center March 18. Many local artists and entertainers are nominated for an award, known as an Appy. Voting is open on the awards show’s website now. Kayla Freeman Simpkins of Inez is…
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