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Del McCoury Band

Throughout the nineties, the Del McCoury Band has embodied the best qualities of bluegrass. They have received exposure in the mainstream media for collaboration with the alternative rock group Phish. Another big fan of the Del McCoury Band is Steve Earle, with whom the band recorded 1999's 'The Mountain.' "When Steve came up with the idea, I thought about it and figured it would help both of us as well as the music. He has admired bluegrass ever since he came to town." Another factor cited by Del that piqued his interest in Earle's project was the wealth of new material, a meaningful subject in Del's opinion. "Back when Bill Monroe first started playing, he didn't have songs of his own. But once he started to write his own songs and later when Lester Flatt joined the group writing songs, bluegrass had its own style. We have to get new songs into the bluegrass genre to keep it fresh and up to date. You have to keep things growing." After a highly successful relationship with Rounder Records, the Del McCoury Band recently signed with Ricky Skaggs' Ceili Records. The first project to test the new relationship, 'The Family,' was also released in 1999 to wide acclaim from fans and critics alike. He is revitalized, re-energized and making the best music of his illustrious career. Today, the Del McCoury Band enjoys the praise of traditional bluegrass lovers and tie-dyed clad 'Del-Heads' alike. Del has proven not to be a relic of bluegrass music's past, but an architect of its future.

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Del McCoury Band Thu, Sep 4 7:30p Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX Add to Calendar Buy tickets for Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury Band Sun, Sep 7 9:00p Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band, John Berry, Cherryholmes Tue, Sep 9 9:00p Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band Sat, Sep 13 9:00p Pine Mountain Amphitheater, Flagstaff, AZ Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band, Truckstop Honeymoon Thu, Oct 2 9:00p The Crossroads, Kansas City, MO Add to Calendar
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fri, Oct 3 10:00a Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band, Lightnin' Malcolm & Cedric Burnside, Ruthie Foster Fri, Oct 3 9:00p Roots n' Blues n' BBQ Festival, Columbia, MO Add to Calendar
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Sat, Oct 4 10:00a Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Add to Calendar
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Sun, Oct 5 10:00a Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band, Loudon Wainwright III, Greg Brown, Moonalice, Iron & Wine, Tea Leaf Green, Mike Farris, Ricky Skaggs & Kentuck Sun, Oct 5 9:00p Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Add to Calendar
The Lee Boys, Del McCoury Band Tue, Oct 21 8:00p Highline Ballroom, New York, NY Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band Fri, Oct 24 9:00p Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD Add to Calendar Buy tickets for Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury Band Sat, Oct 25 7:30p Birchmere, Alexandria, VA Add to Calendar Buy tickets for Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury Band Sat, Nov 8 9:00p Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band Thu, Nov 13 8:00p The NorVa, Norfolk, VA Add to Calendar
Del McCoury Band Featuring The Doyle & Debbie Show Sat, Nov 15 8:00p Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA Add to Calendar
Del Mccoury Fri, Nov 21 7:30p Newberry Opera House, Newberry, SC Add to Calendar Buy tickets for Del Mccoury
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Del McCoury Band Fri, Oct 24 9:00p Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD Add to Calendar Buy tickets for Del McCoury Band
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