In the news ...
| 2/5/10— Amy was interviewed for this piece on Saturday's Mini Fest, which sadly was cancelled today. Here's to less weather drama in the weeks and months ahead! |
| 2/5/10— We're so proud of Jared! He, his bass and a pickup band of Virginia bluegrassers finished as runners-up at the DC Bluegrass Union's Chips for Chops throwdown. The event raised funds for the first-ever DC Bluegrass Festival, to be held on March 27 at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia. |
| 2/1/10— The Dead Men's Hollow 99-cent store! Download our entire recorded catalog or a single song on our iTunes page. Our latest cut, "Cindy's Absent," is available for purchase, to boot. |
| 1/16/10— A little blurb about our very own Mike Clayberg appears on page 14 of the January 2010 issue of The Sounding Board, the official newsletter of the Martin Guitar Company. Hey Mike, nice suit... |
| 12/20/09— We are very pleased to have been nominated once more for Bluegrass Duo/Group of the Year by the Washington Area Music Association. The Wammies will be awarded in February; more details to come! |
| 12/7/09— A nice review of We're Not Kidding, the brand-new kids' record on which our version of "Cindy's Absent" appears. |
| 11/9/09— DMH joins dozens of other artists in covering songs by GRAMMY-winning songwriter and performer Barry Louis Polisar. The 60-song double CD, We're Not Kidding, is available on iTunes and CD Baby for digital download and may be found in record stores world-wide. |
| 7/12/09— Dead Men's Hollow is one of five bands featured in Relix's On The Verge section in the July 2009 issue. Pick up your copy today. |
| 6/29/09— On Twitter? Come follow the Hollow: @DeadMensHollow |
| 4/23/09— Click here to listen to the Dead Men's Hollow Channel on Pandora. You'll hear DMH and similar artists such as Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent, Nothin' Fancy, the Grascals, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Sam Bush, and more. Now kwitcher readin' and get to listenin'! |
After the Civil War, saloons, pawn shops and houses of ill repute dominated the Arlington, Virginia end of the old aqueduct bridge leading into Washington, DC. Law-abiding citizens had to travel in well-armed groups if they wished to pass unharmed. They called this place "Dead Men's Hollow".
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Backstage at the Birchmere is almost as much fun as onstage. Almost. Photo by Tom Gray |
| Sat. 2/6/10 |
2010 Midwinter Festival — Takoma Park, MD |
CANCELLED
DUE TO SNOW |
The FSGW Midwinter Festival is a family-friendly extravaganza of music, dance, stories, workshops and crafts. The festival opens at noon and closes at 10:30 PM. DMH performs at noon on the Cafetorium Stage and is giving a harmony workshop from 2:30-3:00 PM in Room 108. Shake off those winter blues, y'all!
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| Feb. 20-23 |
In the Studio — Clifton, VA |
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Recording our fourth CD.
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| Sun. 2/23/10 |
2010 Wammie Awards — Falls Church, VA |
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We won't be performing, but we will be attending the wonderama schmoozathon that is the awards program hosted by the Washington Area Music Association. We are fortunate to have been nominated for the fifth consecutive year in the category for "Best Bluegrass Duo/Group". Fingers crossed, y'all.
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"The songs share fluid melodies and pitch-perfect harmonies grown strong and tall on Celtic roots. The plaintive 'Until The End Of Time', the country-fried 'Don't Break My Heart', the light-hearted 'Marianne' and the bouncing title tune capture a singularly tight unit of like-minded musicians."
Buzz McClain
No Depression Magazine
October 23, 2008
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"Two-Timin' ... matches its predecessor's brilliance by combining top-notch instrumentalists with stunning vocals. The six members prove to be equally adept at both interpreting and writing songs that reflect our country's unique acoustic heritage ... but you would be hard pressed to pick [out the original compositions] from their traditional counterparts without looking at the writing credits in the liner notes. This is extremely high praise for a group that takes so much inspiration from the music of the past."
Greg Yost
Music Monthly Magazine
November 2006
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"With the beautiful simplicity and harmony of the Carter Family,
the passion of Ralph Stanley, the eccentric quirks of Dock Boggs
and instrumentalism of John Jackson, this group of 6 un-grizzled, un-calloused musicians ... has single-handedly restored my dream of old Virginia."
Dave Terpeny, Editor
KyndMusic |
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