Hi folks,
I wanted to let everyone know that Delta Reign, "swinging bluegrass" will be coming to The Village of Baytowne Wharf on Wednesday, October 24th as part of our CD Release tour for our new album, "Calm Before The Storm" on Mountain Fever Records.
The concert is from 6 til 8 at the events plaza. If there is another place to list this concert on this forum, please let me know... Please help us spread the word!
Here are a couple of our video's recorded in Branson, MO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyJSFGl1_4
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCkVKxLTj_0
Hope to see some of you there!
Thanks!
Benita ~ Delta Reign
http://deltareign.com
http://facebook.com/deltareign "Like" us on facebook!
I will post the press release for this event below:
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Press Release
Mobile, AL - (October 11th, 2012)
Delta Reign, "swinging bluegrass" band from the Alabama Gulf Coast, to perform in concert at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 as part of a CD release tour.
Show at 6 pm until 8 pm
Location: The Events Plaza at The Village of Baytowne Wharf
This is a free show and open to the public.
Newly signed Mountain Fever Records artists, Delta Reign, will perform in concert at The Village of Baytowne Wharf for the Wednesday night concert series as part of their CD Release tour for "Calm Before The Storm". From the Mobile River delta region of Alabama's gulf coast, Delta Reign was formed in the fall of 2004 by founding members Pat and Benita Murphy.
"Delta Reign brings together the musical influences of each of our members; bluegrass, western swing, blues and jazz" stated Benita. "We like to call it Delta Bluegrass or Swinging Bluegrass".
With members, George Mason on fiddle and Joshua Faul on upright bass, the band has found just the right chemistry to solidify Delta Reign's "fresh" approach to bluegrass. Mason, a Harrison, Arkansas native, has had a successful career as a professional musician, performing around the world with such acts as Bobby Vinton, the Glenn Miller orchestra, Patti Page, Tommy Overstreet, the Gatlin Brothers, as well as being bandleader, musical director/arranger for the Osmonds for 6 years. After deciding to come off the road, Mason settled with his family in Gulfport, MS and joined Delta Reign in April 2010. Getting involved with a bluegrass group, he said, was “about getting back to my roots.” “It’s honest music. And I think that’s one of the things the industry is missing these days,” he said. “What’s good about this is that it’s real,” he said. “It’s real music for real people.” Joshua Faul on upright bass, a Gulfport native who has been proficient with electric bass in many genre's, was introduced to bluegrass and upright bass by the Murphy's. He fell in love with the music and also joined Delta Reign in 2010. Learn more about the band at DeltaReign.comDelta Reign first caught the attention of Mountain Fever Records executive Mark Hodges at the International Bluegrass Music Association's 2011 conference in Nashville.
"I felt the sound Delta Reign had was just so different from what I was hearing elsewhere," stated Hodges. "They have this unique way of blending western swing with bluegrass that just floored me and so we began talking about the future of the band and what they were hoping to accomplish." Those conversations led to Hodges signing Delta Reign to the Mountain Fever Records label and putting them into the studio almost immediately.
John Lawless of "Bluegrass Today" offered liner notes for the project and summed up Delta Reign perfectly:"So we come to the question: what happens when you combine swing-style, sock rhythm guitar with three finger banjo in a four piece bluegrass ensemble? This is what Delta Reign is her to answer, and they do it with a breadth of experience and ability in a wide range of sets and sub-sets... To my ear, the mix of Earl Scruggs banjo licks with Texas -style guitar is irresistible. It invariably makes me smile"
The end result is a finely crafted project titled "Calm Before The Storm", that offers listeners a virtual ride through the musical countryside of Alabama's Mobile River delta region of the Gulf Coast. The new album was released on October 9th. The CD Release Concert at the Baytowne Wharf Events Plaza will feature songs from the new CD "Calm Before The Storm" as well as other Delta Reign favorites. CD's will be available for purchase.
Delta Reign Members:
Benita Murphy-guitar/vocal, Pat Murphy-banjo/vocal, George Mason-fiddle/vocal, and Joshua Faul-upright bass/vocal
Hi-res photo downloads available for public use on the website, http://deltareign.com, under "press/EPK" tab
**Photos by David Trimmier
contact:
Benita Murphy (to request additional press info or schedule interviews)
Mobile, AL
251.604.5517
benita@deltareign.com
web: http://deltareign.com
or The Village of Baytowne Wharf
Brittany Byrd 850.267.8186
9100 Baytowne Avenue, Miramar Beach, FL
web: www.baytownewharf.com
quotable quotes:
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...Delta Reign combines fine picking chops with vocal harmonies that are as sweet and true as a shot of moonshine down on the levee...”
Jim Dees, host, Thacker Mountain Radio, (Mississippi Public Radio) Oxford, MS
***
"Benita Murphy and her band Delta Reign bring a fresh perspective rarely accomplished in bluegrass…
"The SEBA Breakdown" ~ sebabluegrass.org ~ June 2011, Atlanta, Georgia
***
After performing for a packed Saenger theatre for USM “Roots Reunion” in Hattiesburg, MS...
"Delta Reign was a smashing hit with the Roots Reunion audience. The “delta style” bluegrass was a refreshing change to an audience quite accustomed to hearing bluegrass."
Dr. Curtis Austin, Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage U.S.M.
***
I wanted to let everyone know that Delta Reign, "swinging bluegrass" will be coming to The Village of Baytowne Wharf on Wednesday, October 24th as part of our CD Release tour for our new album, "Calm Before The Storm" on Mountain Fever Records.
The concert is from 6 til 8 at the events plaza. If there is another place to list this concert on this forum, please let me know... Please help us spread the word!
Here are a couple of our video's recorded in Branson, MO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyJSFGl1_4
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCkVKxLTj_0
Hope to see some of you there!
Thanks!
Benita ~ Delta Reign
http://deltareign.com
http://facebook.com/deltareign "Like" us on facebook!
I will post the press release for this event below:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Press Release
Mobile, AL - (October 11th, 2012)
Delta Reign, "swinging bluegrass" band from the Alabama Gulf Coast, to perform in concert at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 as part of a CD release tour.
Show at 6 pm until 8 pm
Location: The Events Plaza at The Village of Baytowne Wharf
This is a free show and open to the public.
Newly signed Mountain Fever Records artists, Delta Reign, will perform in concert at The Village of Baytowne Wharf for the Wednesday night concert series as part of their CD Release tour for "Calm Before The Storm". From the Mobile River delta region of Alabama's gulf coast, Delta Reign was formed in the fall of 2004 by founding members Pat and Benita Murphy.
"Delta Reign brings together the musical influences of each of our members; bluegrass, western swing, blues and jazz" stated Benita. "We like to call it Delta Bluegrass or Swinging Bluegrass".
With members, George Mason on fiddle and Joshua Faul on upright bass, the band has found just the right chemistry to solidify Delta Reign's "fresh" approach to bluegrass. Mason, a Harrison, Arkansas native, has had a successful career as a professional musician, performing around the world with such acts as Bobby Vinton, the Glenn Miller orchestra, Patti Page, Tommy Overstreet, the Gatlin Brothers, as well as being bandleader, musical director/arranger for the Osmonds for 6 years. After deciding to come off the road, Mason settled with his family in Gulfport, MS and joined Delta Reign in April 2010. Getting involved with a bluegrass group, he said, was “about getting back to my roots.” “It’s honest music. And I think that’s one of the things the industry is missing these days,” he said. “What’s good about this is that it’s real,” he said. “It’s real music for real people.” Joshua Faul on upright bass, a Gulfport native who has been proficient with electric bass in many genre's, was introduced to bluegrass and upright bass by the Murphy's. He fell in love with the music and also joined Delta Reign in 2010. Learn more about the band at DeltaReign.comDelta Reign first caught the attention of Mountain Fever Records executive Mark Hodges at the International Bluegrass Music Association's 2011 conference in Nashville.
"I felt the sound Delta Reign had was just so different from what I was hearing elsewhere," stated Hodges. "They have this unique way of blending western swing with bluegrass that just floored me and so we began talking about the future of the band and what they were hoping to accomplish." Those conversations led to Hodges signing Delta Reign to the Mountain Fever Records label and putting them into the studio almost immediately.
John Lawless of "Bluegrass Today" offered liner notes for the project and summed up Delta Reign perfectly:"So we come to the question: what happens when you combine swing-style, sock rhythm guitar with three finger banjo in a four piece bluegrass ensemble? This is what Delta Reign is her to answer, and they do it with a breadth of experience and ability in a wide range of sets and sub-sets... To my ear, the mix of Earl Scruggs banjo licks with Texas -style guitar is irresistible. It invariably makes me smile"
The end result is a finely crafted project titled "Calm Before The Storm", that offers listeners a virtual ride through the musical countryside of Alabama's Mobile River delta region of the Gulf Coast. The new album was released on October 9th. The CD Release Concert at the Baytowne Wharf Events Plaza will feature songs from the new CD "Calm Before The Storm" as well as other Delta Reign favorites. CD's will be available for purchase.
Delta Reign Members:
Benita Murphy-guitar/vocal, Pat Murphy-banjo/vocal, George Mason-fiddle/vocal, and Joshua Faul-upright bass/vocal
Hi-res photo downloads available for public use on the website, http://deltareign.com, under "press/EPK" tab
**Photos by David Trimmier
contact:
Benita Murphy (to request additional press info or schedule interviews)
Mobile, AL
251.604.5517
benita@deltareign.com
web: http://deltareign.com
or The Village of Baytowne Wharf
Brittany Byrd 850.267.8186
9100 Baytowne Avenue, Miramar Beach, FL
web: www.baytownewharf.com
quotable quotes:
***
...Delta Reign combines fine picking chops with vocal harmonies that are as sweet and true as a shot of moonshine down on the levee...”
Jim Dees, host, Thacker Mountain Radio, (Mississippi Public Radio) Oxford, MS
***
"Benita Murphy and her band Delta Reign bring a fresh perspective rarely accomplished in bluegrass…
"The SEBA Breakdown" ~ sebabluegrass.org ~ June 2011, Atlanta, Georgia
***
After performing for a packed Saenger theatre for USM “Roots Reunion” in Hattiesburg, MS...
"Delta Reign was a smashing hit with the Roots Reunion audience. The “delta style” bluegrass was a refreshing change to an audience quite accustomed to hearing bluegrass."
Dr. Curtis Austin, Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage U.S.M.
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