FestivalLink is making a collection of downloads available to benefit the Bluegrass Trust Fund. See press release below for more information.
New FestivaLink.net Music Collection to Benefit Musicians in Need
A new collection of live songs from the live music download site FestivaLink.net will benefit the Bluegrass Trust Fund, an emergency financial aid program administered by the International Bluegrass Music Association. The songs were recorded earlier this year at the North Carolina roots music festival MerleFest, and confirmed contributors to the collection include well-known bluegrass, country and folk artists such as Doc Watson, Sam Bush, Travelin’ McCourys, Steve Martin, Jim Lauderdale, the Waybacks and Donna the Buffalo.
The three-volume collection, MerleFest 2010 Live for the Bluegrass Trust Fund, with over three hours of live music, will debut in September, coinciding with International Bluegrass Music Month and the IBMA’s industry conference World of Bluegrass held in Nashville, Tenn., September 27-October 3. The collection will be available for download and mail order CD on Friday, September 3 athttp://flink.livedownloads.com/packages/bgtf_merlefest_live_2010.asp
The 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable Bluegrass Trust Fund was established in 1987 as a means to offer financial assistance to bluegrass music professionals in time of emergency need. There is no limit to the amount an applicant may request, but grants have generally ranged from $500 to $5000. To date, FestivaLink has raised $2,300 for the Bluegrass Trust Fund with its other releases of MerleFest jam performances, says FestivaLink CEO Ann Blonston.
Track list follows:
Volume One—Roots
1. “The Crow” —Steve Martin with Steep Canyon Rangers
2. “I Feel The Blues Movin’ In” —WPA
3. “Jack Of The Wood” —The Kruger Brothers
4. “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” —The Kruger Brothers
5. “Old Time Medley: Frosty Morn/The Coo Coo Bird/Twin Sisters” —The Kruger Brothers
6. “Out On The Ocean” —Sam Bush
7. “The Ballad Of Stringbean And Estelle” —Sam Bush
8. “Mighty Storm” —The Duhks
9. “Nobody Loves You Like A Mountain Girl” —The Tony Williamson Band
10. “Ready For The Times To Get Better” —David Holt & the Lightning Bolts
11. “Ain’t No Sunshine” —David Holt & the Lightning Bolts
12. “Trouble In Mind” —Doc Watson & Friends
13. “Nine Pound Hammer” —Doc Watson & Friends
14. “Climbing Devil’s Pass” —Dehlia Low
15. “Plains Of Tellico” —Dehlia Low
Volume Two—Rocks
1. “Locket And Key” —Donna the Buffalo
2. “No Place Like The Right Time” —Donna the Buffalo
3. “Forty Days And Forty Nights” —Donna the Buffalo
4. “Been Around” —The Waybacks
5. “Lowdown” —The Waybacks
6. “Tired of Being Right” —The Waybacks
7. “Lee Of The Stone: South” —Cadillac Sky
8. “Human Cannonball” —Cadillac Sky
9. “Rock In The Woods” —The Wilders
10. “Kansas City Star” —The Wilders
11. “Corina” —Scythian
12. “Blair Athol” —Scythian
13. “I’m Not Tired” —The Lee Boys
14. “Come On, Help Me Lift Him Up” —The Lee Boys
15. “Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John” —The Lee Boys & The Travelin’ McCourys
Volume Three—Folks
1. “Time To Stand” —The Belleville Outfit
2. “I’ll Get Home Someday” —The Belleville Outfit
3. “Baby Bye Bye” —The Belleville Outfit
4. “Wayfaring Stranger” —Anne & Pete Sibley
5. “Past The Point Of Rescue” —Anne & Pete Sibley
6. “Victory Rag” —Andy May
7. “Brand New Day” —Andy May
8. “Chicken Ridge” —Jeni & Billy
9. “Pretty Fair Miss” —Jeni & Billy
10. “Blue Lines On White Paper” —Laurelyn Dossett & Friends
11. “Remember You Calling” —Laurelyn Dossett & Friends
12. “Anna Lee” —Laurelyn Dossett & Friends
13. “Wrong Kind Of Man” —Shannon Whitworth
14. “Here But Never Home” —Shannon Whitworth
15. “No Expectations” —Shannon Whitworth
16. “Tales From The Sad Hotel” —Jim Lauderdale with Bryn Davies & Donna the Buffalo
17. “Halfway Down” —Jim Lauderdale with Bryn Davies & Donna the Buffalo
