JANIE FRICKE SET FOR PBS’s “SONG OF THE MOUNTAINS” JUNE 2
CMA and ACM “Female Vocalist of the Year” Returns to CMA Music Festival
Nashville,
Tenn. (May 28, 2012) – On June 2, Janie Fricke with bluegrass duo The
Roys, will headline “Song of the Mountains” at The Lincoln Theatre in
Marion, Virginia. The show’s host, Tim White, and his band the VW Boys
will join Janie with their special brand of music, magic and comedy. The
following week, Janie will return to CMA Music Festival in Nashville
for performances and signings on June 7-8 at various places including,
the Bud Light Stage at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Convention &
Visitors Bureau, Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Nashville Palace and the WSM
Acoustic Stage.
Janie Fricke will share her bluegrass tunes from her current album, Country Side of Bluegrass,
on the Telly Award-winning television series, “Song of the Mountains.”
The concert is held in front of a live studio audience and videotaped
for the television series which is seen on over 190 public television
affiliates throughout the country. “Song of the Mountains” features the
best talents in bluegrass, old-time, Celtic and Americana music.
On June 7, Janie returns to Nashville for CMA Music Festival 2012. She
recently commented on returning to the annual festival, “It’s going to
be so much fun and so exciting to be a part of CMA Music Fest. For years
it was called Fan Fair, and we looked forward to meeting everyone. Now
it has grown so much and I’m still excited to be invited to sing a few
songs, meet the fans and sign some autographs. I’m thankful for my
blessings and ready to enjoy a great week!”
At 2 p.m. (6/7), Janie will join Moe Bandy, T. Graham Brown and Gene
Watson for the “Classic Country Show” on the Bud Light Stage at
Bridgestone Arena Plaza. Immediately following, she will greet fans and
sign autographs in the Bridgestone Arena gift shop. At 4 p.m., Janie and
The Roys will perform and sign autographs at Ernest Tubb Record Shop
downtown. Later that evening, she will perform a few songs with Moe
Bandy at the Moore & Moore Fan Club Party at The Nashville Palace.
The following day (6/8), Janie and The Roys will be featured at WSM’s
Acoustic Corner in the Nashville Convention Center at 12 p.m. Fans can
hear them live at WSM 650 AM and wsmonline.com.
Immediately afterwards, she will sign autographs at the WSM Booth in
Fan Fair Hall at the convention center. Then they are off once again to
Ernest Tubb Record Shop downtown to perform and sign autographs from
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
For a list of upcoming tour dates and further information on Janie Fricke, please visit www.janiefricke.com.
About Janie Fricke
CMA and ACM “Female Vocalist of the Year,” Janie Fricke, recently put a bluegrass-spin on several of her well-known hits. Country Side of Bluegrass hit streets on January 24. Over her career, Fricke has released 23 albums and 36 hit singles,including 18 #1s.
In addition to the CMA and ACM honors, Fricke has receivedGrammy
nominations for “Best Female Country Performance” and “Best Duet
Performance.” Her voice has been heard throughout the nation on TV
singing jingles for Pizza Hut, United Airlines, Coca-Cola, McDonalds and
many more. In addition, Fricke’s voice was the 1st female voice heard
on the Moon when she sang the wake up and weather jingle for Apollo 12
in 1969.