CUMBERLAND RIVER Announces New Band Member Gary Robinson Jr. Joins Group on Lead Guitar

CUMBERLAND
RIVER Announces
New Band Member

 

Gary
Robinson Jr.
Joins Group on
Lead Guitar

 

Cumberland River at
Lakes Bluegrass
Festival in MN last
month

 

 

Harlan,
KY  (September 11,
2012) —   CUMBERLAND RIVER is proud to
announce a new band
member,
multi-instrumentalist
Gary
Robinson, Jr.
who joins the band
on Lead Guitar.
Gary’s incredible
talents certainly
add to the dynamic
sound of this now
6-piece group that
includes: Jamie
Dean
(Banjo, lead &
harmony vocals), Joey
Jones
(Bass), Dustin
Middleton
(Mandolin, Lead
& Harmony
Vocals), Jamie
Stewart
(Dobro), and Gary’s
brother in-law, Brad
Gulley
(Guitar, Lead &
Harmony Vocals).

 

John
Lawless
of BLUEGRASS TODAY,
interviewed band
member, James
Dean this
past weekend right
after CUMBERLAND
RIVER’s performance
at the Pickin’ in
the Panhandle
Festival in West
Virginia.  James
discusses the band’s
involvement with the
FX Network’s TV
Show, JUSTIFIED
including eight of
the band’s original
songs that have been
featured on the last
two seasons.  Fans
can view the video
interview BLUEGRASS TODAY.

 

CUMBERLAND
RIVER’s recent high
energy live
performances have
not only garnered
the band SOLD
OUT shows,
but also incredible
feedback from
promoters and fans
alike.  The group
will hit the stage
at the upcoming
World Chicken
Festival Stage of
Stars in London,
Kentucky on
September 28; the
International
Bluegrass Music
Association’s IBMA FanFest on Saturday, September, 29; the
Outer Banks
Bluegrass Festival
in Manteo, NC, plus
the festival’s After
Party at the Outer
Banks Brewing
Station on October
6, and many more. 

 

More
on Gary Robinson,
Jr.

Growing
up in Ewing, VA in
beautiful Lee County
near the Cumberland
Gap National Park,
Gary was raised in
the heart of the
Cumberland Mountains
– a hotbed for
bluegrass music and
great bluegrass
musicians.  He began
playing mandolin at
age 8 and not long
after began
appearing as a guest
on the stages of
Kentucky’s world
famous Renfro
Valley. His talent
caught the ears of
Rickie Simpkins and
Wyatt Rice who
helped produce a
solo project for the
young musician which
continued to garner
attention for Gary
throughout the
region. It was
around this time
that Gary helped to
form the popular
group, Cumberland
Gap Connection and
stayed with that
band for 6 years –
recording three
albums. 

 

For
more information on
Cumberland River,
please visit Cumberland-River.com, Facebook and Twitter.  To view their MUSIC VIDEO of their
original song,
“Justified” as heard
on the FX Network’s
TV Drama, JUSTIFIED,
please visit CMT.com.