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2008 SPBGMA
"Entertaining Group Of The Year"
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| 3rd Bluegrass Cruise Photos Posted | | Nothin' Fancy returned home this week from the 3rd Annual Rhonda Vincent Bluegrass Cruise to the exotic Southern Caribbean. It was a wonderful time and we have photos to prove it! Click on the "Pictures" link above and take a look for yourself. We hope everyone can join us next year for the greatest bluegrass experience ever!! [Bluegrass Cruise] | | added on 2.22.08 |
| | Nothin' Fancy Wins SPBGMA "Entertaining Group Of The Year" | Nothin' Fancy won a top accolade of the evening during the 34th Annual National SPBGMA (Society For The Preservation Of Bluegrass Music In America) Awards when the band was named "Entertaining Group Of The Year" by the organization's members. The awards were held at the Music City Sheraton Hotel in Nashville, TN on Sunday, February 3rd.
The band has been nominated several times in this particular category and were visibly surprised when they were announced as the recipient of this prestigious award. "We have a trophy case at home that's been waiting for us to put somethin' in it", stated Gary Farris, the band's guitarist and tenor singer. It was easy to see the camaraderie within the band as they took the stage for their acceptance speech. Mike Andes, lead vocalist and mandolin player for the group thanked the crowd for their votes and said "Standing up here with me are four of the most fun and wonderful guys you could ever ask to work with".
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| | 2009 Bluegrass Cruise Details Are In! | | The 2009 Rhonda Vincent Bluegrass Cruise will be setting sail January 31, 2009 for the Eastern Caribbean with Nothin' Fancy onboard! Joining them will be host Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Williams & Clark Expedition, Seldom Scene, Dailey & Vincent, The Wells Family, and The Bluegrass Brothers. If you would like to learn more about the cruise that offers the most in bluegrass concerts, jam sessions and workshops, [please click here]. | | added on 1.3.08 |
| | Nothin' Fancy Garners More SPBGMA Nominations | The National SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation Of Bluegrass Music in America) Nominations have been announced and Nothin' Fancy along with members of the band have been included among the elite list of musicians. The awards are held annually in Nashville, TN at the Music City Sheraton and will take place on Sunday, February 3, 2008.
For a complete list of nominees, please visit [www.SPBGMA.com]or [click here].
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| | Photos Updated!! | | The PICTURES page has been updated with new shots from the road and a whole slew of photos from the latest Nothin' Fancy Music Festival. Just click on the PICTURES link above and enjoy! | | added on 9.28.07 |
| | 1st Annual Nothin' Fancy Golf Tournament | | New to the Nothin' Fancy Music Festival is the 1st Annual Nothin' Fancy Golf Tournament. If you thought watching the guys on stage was a hoot...try playing golf with them! The tournament will take place on September 19th at 1:00pm at The Vista Links (pictured left), the course right next to Glen Maury Park. The tournament is Captain's Choice, 4 to a team and only $50 per person to play, open to the first 100 people. All members of Nothin' Fancy will participate and cash prizes and more will awarded. Proceeds will go toward improvements to Glen Maury Park. For more information, please call 540-461-0954. | | added on 9.1.07 |
| | Nothin' Fancy Music Festival This Month!! | We've been talking all year about this great festival and it is finally here! September 20-22 marks one of the finest events of it's kind with top notch music, great food, a vast array of vendors and all of it set in one of the most extraordinary places in the whole country, Glen Maury Park in beautiful Buena Vista, VA.
This year's event will include performances by The Seldom Scene, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, Lost & Found, Steep Canyon Rangers, Williams & Clark Expedition, The James King Band, Larry Stephenson, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, The Wells Family, The Moron Brothers, Deer Creek Boys, and Mark Templeton & 100 Proof. As if that weren't enough, Nothin' Fancy will grace the stage all 3 days!
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| | Nothin' Fancy Brings The House Down!! | | Nothin' Fancy performed to a nearly sold-out crowd Thursday night along with Rhonda Vincent and Williams & Clark Expedition as part of the Bluegrass Night At The Ryman concert series. The night was magical as all 3 bands brought the crowd to their feet and received standing ovations and encores. Nothin' Fancy out-did themselves by adding a little extra to their already stellar performance. While "freezing" during the well-known "Pass Me By" skit, Rage fiddler Hunter Berry surprised the crowd by appearing on-stage with a very large pair of scissors and headed right toward Mike Andes' thick head of long hair. The audience laughed hysterically as Hunter pretended to cut Mike's hair...all the while, the band remained frozen including Mike. It was a priceless moment! At the close of the concert, Rhonda invited all the bands to join her on-stage for a grand gospel finale like no other. Chris Sexton performed a little extra duty by playing cello and accompanying harpist Amber Burk for prelude music at the wedding of Rhonda's publicist and personal assistant, Julia Yoakum also held at the Ryman earlier the same day. For photos of Nothin' Fancy's performance, please visit the ["Pictures"] link. | | added on 7.1.07 |
| | Ryman Bluegrass Series To Include Nothin' Fancy | | "Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman", the annual series hosted by the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN will include a performance by Nothin' Fancy. The concert will take place Thursday, June 28th and will also include performances by Rhonda Vincent & the Rage and Williams & Clark Expedition. For more information and tickets, please visit the [Ryman Auditorium] | | added on 6.18.07 |
| | Nothin' Fancy To Perform on KAIT-TV and Blue Monday Concert Series | Nothin’ Fancy will perform a concert on Monday, May 14, at 7 PM at Atkins Celebration Hall, 101 South Pruett Street, in downtown Paragould, Arkansas. The concert is part of the Bluegrass Monday concert series presented by KASU 91.9 FM. In promotion of the event, the band will also make an appearance on KAIT-TV, the ABC affiliate in Jonesboro earlier in the day. The band will interview and perform 2 songs.
The concert by Nothin’ Fancy will begin at 7 PM. Simply Delicious Catering will provide a country-style buffet meal beginning at 5 PM for a cost of $10 including tax and a drink while the concert is free to the public.
These concerts are presented with support from Backbeat Music, the Posey Peddler, Main Street Paragould, the Northeast Arkansas Bluegrass Association and KASU. KASU, 91.9 FM, is the 100,000 watt public broadcasting service of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. For more information, contact KASU Program Director Marty Scarbrough at mscarbro@astate.edu or 870-972-2367. For more information, visit [KASU Blue Monday Concerts] | | added on 5.1.07 |
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