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Brother Duo Featured On SiriusXM and Among
IBMA Candidates for Nomination in Multiple Categories
July 11, 2012 (Nova Scotia, Canada)—The Spinney Brothers, “Canada’s International Bluegrass Band,” are celebrating the success of their latest CD, Memories, released on Mountain Fever Records earlier this year. The CD reached #1 on this month’s Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 10 CDs chart and also made its debut on the Bluegrass Unlimited Top 15 Albums chart at #9. The first single, and title track from the project, has had a significant presence on multiple charts spending four months on the Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 30 Hot Singles chart while currently holding down the #2 spot and also climbing to #24 on this month’s Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Songs chart. The Spinney Brothers have been busy traveling internationally in support of Memories and have performed over 110 shows in Canada and the U.S. this year.
Brother Duo To Be Featured On SiriusXM
SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction will feature The Spinney Brothers when they join Kyle Cantrell for a Track By Track on Wednesday, July 18th at 11:00am EST. The Track By Track will feature an in depth interview with the duo while Cantrell plays their hit CD, Memories
from start to finish in its entirety. The show will rebroadcast on
Wednesday, July 18th at 9:00pm EST, Saturday, July 21st at 8:00am EST
and Sunday, July 22nd at 11:00am EST. For more information on Bluegrass
Junction, radio programmer Kyle Cantrell, and the Track By Track series, please visit www.SiriusXM.com/BluegrassJunction.
IBMA Candidates for Nomination in Multiple Categories
As if the good news surrounding The Spinney Brothers’ Memories CD weren’t enough, the band learned this week that they are candidates for nomination for this year’s International Bluegrass Association (IBMA) Awards in the following categories:
Entertainer of the Year
Vocal Group of the Year
Song of the Year – “Memories” (written by Marshall Warwick)
Album of the Year – Memories
Gospel Recorded Performance – “Old Roman Soldier”
Emerging Artist of the Year
Male Vocalist – Allan Spinney
The Spinney Brothers respectively ask the professional membership of the IBMA for their consideration when casting their votes.
The
IBMA Awards balloting process will continue through the summer with the
final nominees announced in August. The awards will take place on Thursday, September 27th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. For more information on the IBMA and the IBMA Awards, please visit www.IBMA.org. For more information on The Spinney Brothers and their chart-topping CD, Memories, please visit www.spinneybrothers.com. |
