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Released: Dec 18, 2010

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Genre: Americana / Bluegrass / Roots Music
Location BRISTOL, Un
Profile Views: 198490
Last Login: 3/16/2012
Member Since 5/4/2005
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmRpeGllYmVlbGluZXJzLmNvbQ==
Record Label BETTY TROUBLESOME MUSIC
Type of Label Indie
Bio
** NOTICE: Due to the recent high volume of spam, we rarely check our MySpace inbox. If you need to reach someone in the band, you can contact us directly at info@dixiebeeliners.com. Thank you! ** TAKE A TRIP TO 'SUSANVILLE' WITH THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS! The Dixie Bee-Liners' second full-length work, 'Susanville,' peers into the cars and trucks in America's cities and towns, bringing to life 19 breathtaking musical moments along America's interstates and byways. The band employs its signature blend of hooks and harmonies, exploring themes such as escape, adventure, memory, and regret. "It's a soundtrack to a movie that plays in your mind," explains mandolinist and co-founder Buddy Woodward. "Each song is a vignette about a different person in a different car or truck on a different highway in America, and they're all headed either to or from Susanville, California." Lead singer Brandi Hart had this to say about the project: " 'Susanville' is the first of several bluegrass concept records we've been planning. It's all about journeys and destinations. If you can imagine being able to look down into every car on the highway and tell the stories of the people inside, that's what 'Susanville' is like." In true Bee-Liner fashion, the band delivers its custom blend of traditional and contemporary sounds. Expect banjos, fiddles, guitars, and mandolins... but also bouzoukis, dulcimers, cellos, and a few other instrumental surprises. Also, look for cameo appearances by Grammy winner John Jorgenson, plus '60s country songstress Kay Adams, and Wayne Wilson of Buck Owens' Buckaroos. "This project was truly a group effort," notes Woodward. "All the songs on Susanville were written or co-written by members of the band. We collaborated with Ken Stringfellow (formerly of The Posies) on a couple of tunes, and Night Drivers' bassist Jon Weisberger also contributed to the original material." Order your copy of 'Susanville' today! You'll be the first guy or gal on your block to have a copy of this ground-breaking new cd. ............................................................................... With a cult following reaching far beyond their south-western Virginia stomping grounds, and a debut album voted one of the ..Reviewer's Top Five Picks by Bluegrass Now, PINECASTLE RECORDS recording artists THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS are creating quite a buzz. Known for their high-octane harmonies and stunningly beautiful original songs, the band has appeared live on BBC Radio Scotland, NPR, the Food Network, and radio playlists across the country and world-wide, including regular rotation on Sirius and XM satellite radio. Their self-titled CD debuted on the Roots Music Report bluegrass chart at no. 14, going on to spend 56 weeks on the chart, with 9 of those weeks in the Top 10. In 2007, the band's music was featured on the soundtrack of the Civil War film 'Freedom.' Known equally for her golden pipes and lead foot, the dulcet-throated BRANDI HART is a native of the Bluegrass State. She grew up singing and playing music in Southern Baptist church choirs, where she got her start at the tender age of 2. Her thoughtfully penned originals cover a surprisingly broad range, from hard-driving bluesy scorchers to ancient-toned instrumentals. A prolific songwriter, Brandi is currently at work with Buddy on three distinct bluegrass concept albums. She plays rhythm guitar, Nashville guitar, fiddle, and mountain dulcimerand has been known to moonlight in theater, dance, and voice-over acting. Bluegrass veteran BUDDY WOODWARD was a founding member of seminal 90's alt.country whiz kids THE GHOST ROCKETS and NYC honkytonkers BUDDY WOODWARD & THE NITRO EXPRESS, was a featured performer on Greg Garing's Alphabet City Opry, as well as having played with John Starling, Steve Earle, Rosie Flores, Jim Lauderdale, The Coal Porters, Ralph Stanley, Laura Cantrell, John Jorgenson, Bill Keith, Beat Rodeo, Sid Griffin, Smalltown Parade, The Jet Set.., and The Chelsea Mountain Jamboree, among many others. Buddy appeared as an actor/musician in the Barter Theater's hit play, 'Man of Constant Sorrow: The Story of the Stanley Brothers,' playing the roles of George Shuffler, Pee-Wee Lambert, Bill Monroe, and a Primitive Baptist preacher, as well as featured roles in 'Jimmie Rodgers: America's Blue Yodeler' and 'Keep On The Sunny Side: The Songs & Story of the Carter Family.' He also moonlights as a voice-over actor for cartoons, including 'Pokemon,' 'Boogie Pop Phantom', and 'The Ping Pong Club' A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Buddy plays mandolin, guitars, banjo, bass, and (..*gasp!*..) drums, as well as handling production chores for the band. SAV SANKARAN is a crackerjack vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Originally from Altoona, PA, Sav now makes his home in Asheville, North Carolina. His soaring vocals and rock-solid downbeat on the bass are an ovation-inspiring highlight of DBL performances. In the banjo chair is ZACHARY MONGAN. Zach currently attends ETSU with a Public Performance scholarship awarded by the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music program. In 2008, he was awarded the Grey Fox Bill Vernon Scholarship, which is given annually to talented and motivated students who are involved in bluegrass music. Fittingly for The Dixie Bee-Liners, his playing style is an engaging blend of traditional and contemporary influences. On the fiddle and vocals is the lovely LAUREN SAKS. Lauren's warm, earthy touch on the fiddle and angelic vocals bring an intriguing element to the DBL sound. Finally, joining The Dixie Bee-Liners on select dates in 2012 is dobroist TODD PATRICK LIVINGSTON. Todd's musical sense of humor and daring improvisational skills make every Dixie Bee-Liners show a joyful new experience for both the band and the audience. Together, these accomplished musicians have performed and taught in hundreds of venues around the world. Their dynamic improvisational styles add jaw-dropping grit, humor, and emotion to ....THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS'.... live performances. ........WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING:...... .... ....THE CROOKED ROAD MEETS ABBEY ROAD......... .."Poised at the crossroads of the Crooked Road and Abbey Road, courageously stand veteran bluegrass artists The Dixie Bee-Liners...they venture across multiple ground breaking musical thresholds to blaze a new path weaving diagonally through the rich fields of bluegrass in a new musical space between the two roads; their destination...a masterpiece called ....Susanville..... In Sir Bil VornDick as co-producer they have found their Sir George Martin, and are headed "To the toppermost of the poppermost", lofty heights previously attained in Bluegrass only by "The One": Alison Krauss. It's a whole new field, the bees are back, the pollination successful, and Mother Maybelle's Wildwood Flowers are in bloom once again... in new forms and colors. And like Abbey Road, everyone will soon have this album. Make no mistake, it's "A Buzz A Comin" .... - Henri Deschamps, ..The Bluegrass Legacy.... .. ....REVOLUTIONARY........"One of the most revolutionary bluegrass releases in recent memory. Based on the premise that 'every car on the highway has a story,' this album takes listeners on a journey through the roads of America and the people that travel them. This premise gives the sextet the freedom to expand their sound and explore a lot of territory, both musically and emotionally... Sit back and enjoy the drive." .... - Greg Yost, ..Country Standard Time.... ......THEY TRANSCEND GENRE........"When ....Susanville.... hit my desk, it scattered my 2009 Top Ten list to the winds.......Susanville.... is is a damn wonder." .... - Frank Gutch, Jr., ..Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange .... .. ....BREEZY BUT SUBSTANTIAL........"Bluegrass mingles with blues, swing, and honky-tonk, and need I say, it would be a terrific CD for road trips of any length.... Breezy but substantial, The Dixie Bee-Liners should appeal to fans of modern bluegrass and far beyond." .... - David Royko, ..Bluegras Unlimited.... .. ....A GRAND RECORDING........"....Susanville.... is a grand recording, a concept album within a field where such is uncommon." .... - Donald Teplyske, ..The Lonesome Road Review.... ......SENSE OF VELOCITY........"A one-hour road trip for the mind, ....Susanville.... captures the restlessness and discovery of barreling across middle America. The string band sound evokes just enough nostalgia to capture the feel of truck stops and diners without getting too comfortable – after all, it's the road that calls. These songs carry a sense of velocity, always moving us along to somewhere new." .... - Jeff Pinzino, ..Casual Listening .... .. ....TO BOLDLY GO......... .."...a ground-breaking project featuring a fascinating new sound that combines old-time, bluegrass and the band's secret ingredient into something that is captivating...breathtaking... This is a band that's boldly going where none has gone before...not afraid of minor chords and best of all, [they] have perfected the art of making things sound lonesome with their command of the modal sound." .... - Dave Higgs, ..Nashville Public Radio "Bluegrass Breakdown".... ......BRILLIANT...... "This is a brilliant record, no doubt about it...remember when T-Bone Burnett figured out the way to sell five million Bluegrass records was to make 'Man of Constant Sorrow' a rock song? Wait'll the suburban good ol' boys hear ..RIPE..." .... - Tom Petersen, ....Victory.. magazine...... ......BLUEGRASS FEVER...... "These seasoned musicians have taken Bluegrass to the next level...its like stepping into the pages of an American Civil War novel. Get ready to catch Bluegrass Fever all over again!" .... - ....Powersource.. magazine...... ......KILLER...... "Brandi has a sultry, killer voice that rivals any other female vocalist in bluegrass today...this album is fresh indeed -- and highly recommended." .... - Dr. Brett Matheson, ..Black Rose Acoustic Society, "Sound Advice"...... ....FANTASTIC!.... .."If you mix equal quantities of old time, folk, and bluegrass you come close to describing this unique CD. The female vocalists must have come from heaven because they are too good for this planet... You need to listen to this CD several times in order to fully apreciate the beautiful lyrics to each song..." .... - Al Shusterman, ..KCBL "Backroads Bluegrass" .... .. ......BETTER & BETTER...... "...I intended to play a couple of cuts, but wound up playing the ENTIRE ALBUM after callers kept asking who that was, and station personnel wanted to hear more and more. I've never done that before! It just kept getting better and better with each song. It's so regreshing to get in new music that good that was written by members of the band...I'm already looking forward to the next release!" .... - Rusty Brown, ..WEPG Radio...... ....ULTRA-GOOD.... .."Rarely do songs get stuck in my head like the ones from.. RIPE... Brandi's and Rachel's vocals and harmonizing make you daydream. The band's songwriting is especially impressive. Rarely is a band's second CD or project this ultra-good!" .... - Nina Schnipper, ..KDNK "Smokin' Grass"........ .... ........GOOSE BUMPS!...... "From the opening instrumentals, to the clear fresh vocals and the subtle background harmonies, 'Down on the Crooked Road' draws in the listener. The lyrics paint a picture of the music and its heritage to the point that it gave me goose bumps. Our show's tag line is 'Bluegrass...Virginia's Classical Music,' and the Bee-Liners have done it proud!" .... - Gary Williams, ..VaBluegrass.com.., .."The Ole Dominion Jamboree"...... .... .. ....BRACE YOURSELVES!.... .. "Every once in a great while a new release comes across our desk that introduces a band that we know is going to be the next big thing in bluegrass music...The Dixie Bee Liners are one of those bands...pure to the bluegrass tradition and the vocal performances are beyond words. They are profoundly talented and the sound is their own. The bluegrass music scene should brace for this new album...[five stars]." .... - Robert Bartosh, ..Roots Music Report...... .. .... - - - - - - - - -.. .. .. ........THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS.. are currently booking for 2012 & beyond. To inquire for rates and availabilty, please email booking@dixiebeeliners.com The Dixie Bee-Liners proudly use & endorse: Kel Audio Microphones; D'Addario Strings & Planet Waves; The Music Link/The Loar Mandolins; Fishman Transducers, Inc.; Folk Craft Dulcimers; Ratliff Mandolins; JangleBox, Gold Tone Instruments; Blue Chip Picks; LiveWires In-Ear Monitors; Frantone Electronics; Emerson Power Bridge; Bill Stokes Banjo Showcase.
Members
• Brandi Hart - Vocals, guitar, dulcimer, fiddle • Buddy Woodward - Vocals, mandolin, guitar, bouzouki • Todd Patrick Livingston - Dobro, vocals • Lauren Saks - Fiddle, vocals • Saravanan "Sav" Sankaran - Upright bass, vocals • Zach Mongan - Banjo
Influences
Dillard & Clark, The Dillards, Dillard Chandler, Roy Lee Centers, Danger Man, The Byrds, chocolate, Emmylou Harris, Blue Highway, Northern Soul, Roger Corman, Steeleye Span, Stone Temple Pilots, The Stanley Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, The Osborne Brothers, The Gosdin Brothers, The Everly Brothers, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Earl Brothers, The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Dr. Joyce Brothers, The Brothers Johnson, Tor Johnson, Robot Monster, Jim & Jesse, John Hartford, John Duffey/John Starling/Seldom Scene, The Sneetches, Bill Monroe, The Temptations, John Steed & Mrs. Peel, Crime Jazz, Buffalo Springfield, Charlie Rich (esp. the Smash sessions), Jimmy Martin, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, giant squid, Burt's Bees, We Five, Yardbirds, Curtis Mayfield, The Jam, Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, Michael Nesmith, The Dukes of Stratosphere, Dock Boggs, Flatt & Scruggs, marshmallows, Fairport Convention, The Spencer Davis Group, Rat Fink, Them, Alison Krauss, Kay Adams, James Burton, The Goon Show, Peter Cook, Buck Owens & Don Rich, Brian Wilson, tiki lounges, Kentucky Colonels/Clarence White, Godzilla, Tommy Collins, Gene Clark, Mothra, The Searchers, Herb Pedersen, Roscoe Holcomb, Captain Kirk, the Long Ryders, gardening, Beatles, Beatle tribute bands, Creature Features, Campari & soda, the Hagg, The Prisoner, Country Gentlemen, Brian Jones, Big Star, A.P. Sara & Mother Maybelle, little Junie, cocoa butter, Jim Lauderdale, Cousin Jody, The Zombies, Loretta Lynn, The Kinks, Wynn Stewart, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hammer, Tigon, Amicus, The Coal Porters, Staple Singers, Melaleuca, Reno & Smiley, The Hollies, The Country Gazette, The Raspberries, Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant, midget tossing...and the list goes on...
Sounds Like
Gillian Welch arm-wrestles The Dillards. All of them. At the same time. In lime Jell-o.