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UPCOMING DATeS |
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| July 11 | Wesminster MD |
| July 12-15 | Westminster MD |
| July 17 | Earlville, NY |
| July 24-25 | Cornish, ME |
| July 30- Aug 2 | Stony Plain, AB Canada |
| Aug 6 | Denver, CO |
| Aug 7 | Edgewood, NM |
| Aug 11 | Nashville, TN |
| Aug 12 | Nashville, TN |
| Aug 13 | Midway, KY |
| Aug 14 | Henderson, KY |
| Aug 20 | Gettysburg, PA |
photo credit: Mike Melnyk
Listen to Claire's new music!
Click here to stream these songs on MySpace:
~My Florida Sunshine (now #2 on the Nat'l Bluegrass Survey!)
~Face to Face
~Woods of Sipsey
~That's What Makes You Strong (w/ special guest, Jesse Winchester)
ORDER NOW!
Whatcha Gonna Do
Claire's newest release Order here!
"With an intriguing mix of wide-eyed enthusiasm, wry bemusement and disarming faith, Lynch continues to score big with releases like ... Whatcha Gonna Do. Is she reaching out from a folk base to bluegrass audiences or vice versa? (The answer is: 'Who cares?')"
— Jon Weisberger
Nashville Scene
Read some of the latest Reviews...
Check out some of the recent CLB listeners' comments!
COVERED! BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MAGAZINE
How cool is this? Claire nabbed the front cover of the September issue of Bluegrass Unlimited! Larry Nager did a beautifully written article which is interesting and intelligent. Thanks, Larry!
Winner of "Write Your Life in Six Words" contest announced! And we've posted 50 of the Six Word Bios here.
Thank you for coming to the Official Claire Lynch website! We have lots of information for you here about The Claire Lynch Band and our current happenings. Come on in, look around, enjoy! ---
check out these songS...
from Whatcha Gonna Do, currently on the IBMA awards ballot as candidates for nomination (click on the title to stream the song; open with Windows Media Player). You can also hear these songs at Claire's MySpace.
My Florida Sunshine (Song of the Year candidate)
Face to Face (Gospel Recorded Performance candidate)
That's What Makes You Strong - with Jesse Winchester (Recorded Event of the Year candidate)
GOIN' TO GETTYSBURg!
This just in...! We've been invited to the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival at the last minute. And we are happy to oblige! We'll be appearing there on Friday, August 20th!
July News:
We understand our August 14th concert at Common Ground on the Hill in Westminster MD will be aired on WAMU's BluegrassCountry.org and Sirius XM Radio's "The Village" in just a few weeks -- we'll post details on our website when we get them!
2010 IBMA Awards Show & Fan Fest:
Enter the IBMA Sweepstakes
and Join the Fun!
The International Bluegrass Music Association's 2010 Awards Show (Sept. 30) and Bluegrass Fan Fest (Oct. 1-3, in Nashville) are coming right up!
Enter IBMA's Sweepstakes now for a chance to win one of five prizes, including tickets to the Awards Show in the historic Ryman Auditorium and to the three-day Fan Fest in the Nashville Convention Center.
The Grand Prize includes tickets to the IBMA Awards Show, Bluegrass Fan Fest, 3 nights accommodations in Nashville and a $500 travel stipend! Click here to enter. You can enter up to one time per day until 6:00 p.m. CST on Friday, Sept. 3.
The CLB will be appearing at Fan Fest, along with a stellar roster of bluegrass bands. More information here.
On the IBMA Awards 2nd ballot: Whatcha Gonna Do + 3 Special Songs
Out now: the 2nd ballot for IBMA awards. Candidates for nomination include the CLB's latest CD, Whatcha Gonna Do, for Album of the Year; and three special songs from that album: My Florida Sunshine (for Song of the Year); Face to Face (for Gospel Recorded Performance); and That's What Makes You Strong, with Jesse Winchester (for Recorded Event of the Year). Listen to the songs by clicking on the song titles at the top of this page, or hear them on Claire's MySpace.
And if you're a voting member of IBMA, we greatly appreciate your considering the Claire Lynch Band members, our album, and these songs!
You can have all "the latest" sent to you by email by signing up for the CLB Email List. Include your city/state, and we'll send you an email when we're scheduled to perform in your area!
"WHATCHA GONNA DO" UPDATE
Our latest CD, Whatcha Gonna Do, was released by Rounder on Sept. 15, and is available for order here.
We've posted some nice comments from Sara Watkins, Emmylou Harris, and Mary Chapin Carpenter here.
The CD is doing well on several fronts:
My Florida Sunshine: #2 on the Chart (June & July, 2010); on the chart for 9 months. Great Day in the Mornin' is also moving up the Song chart.
Whatcha Gonna Do: On the Top 15 Albums chart for 8 months; including #3 in June and #4 in July.
BMP Charts:
Whatcha Gonna Do has regularly appeared on the BMP National Top 10 Bluegrass CD's Chart since Nov. 2009, charting at #2 in April.
My Florida Sunshine has regularly appeared on the Top 30 Hot Singles Chart since Nov. 2009. charting at #1 in March.
PopMatters.com Best of Bluegrass for 2009
The CD is ranked #4 on PopMatter.com's "best of bluegrass" list for 2010.
#11: Country Universe Best Country Albums of 2009
Citing The Woods of Sipsy as "perhaps most impressive" in an "eclectic gathering of well-written material," Country Universe gives Whatcha Gonna Do the #11 slot on its Best of 2009 list.
#26: Huffington Post - one of the most widely-read news websites, rated Whatcha Gonna Do as #26 in a section titled "Best CDs of 2009". This is a great honor considering the broad spectrum of music included on their list!