Mama Said signed to Americana Records in January 2006 after introducing their music to the label at the Amercana Music Association Convention in August, 2005. Americana Records released "Take Root" in May 2008, and "Turn It Up" in 2007. Previously Mama Said was on the Little King Label (Acoustic Syndicate, Tater, David Childers....) and released "runnin' with scissors" in 2001. Mama Said self-released "Rural Alternative" in 1998.
Mama Said hosted a weekly TV show for Time Warner Cable for over two years. Guest singer/songwriters performed original tunes and were interviewed by Phil and Nancy. "Words and Music" featured such artists as Jim Lauderdale, David Wilcox, Roman Candle and Chuck Brodsky. "Words and Music" was produced at Gardner Webb University by Noel Manning and Mama Said and the re-runs continue to air.
Mama Said originated in Sandy Carlton's kitchen in Shelby, NC with three guys and a girl working up songs to record a project for one of the guys. As it became evident that all four were writers, singers, and multi-instrumentalists, the group became a band and began performing out. There have been personel changes but Nancy Owen and Phil Ruff remain from the original performers.
Currently the band (now Phil, Nancy, Josh Hamrick and hired gun drummers) still practice because they love to play and they perform out because they're too good to stay in the kitchen!
New pics, new videos and new LIVE tunes going up today! Let me know what you think! Sending some ATX (that's Austin Texas) love out to everyone. Ruby Jane
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
After pre-release tours in Colorado and Georgia, Dehlia Low’s new full-length cd “Tellico” will be presented for the first time in Asheville this Thursday at the Grey Eagle ($8/10, thegreyeagle.com)! Several cuts off the new disk can be heard on at www.myspace.com/dehlialow and live takes of a few of the songs will be performed Thursday afternoon on WNCW 88.7FM. Thursday night’s show will also be a chance for those of you who didn’t make it to Merlefest to hear Lyons, Colorado’s own Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, who are also preparing to release a new disk next month. Dehlia Low will also be joined by “Tellico” producer Jon Stickley of the Shannon Whitworth band. We hope to see you out and thanks for supporting live, original, and local music.
We're extremely excited about our return show in Charlotte this week! We're playing the Neighborhood Theatre on Good Friday April 10th with our good friends, Boulder Acoustic Society, and we hope you'll be there.
Tickets are still on sale now at www.neighborhoodtheatre.com . Thanks for all of your support thus far and please be on the look out for announcements about our new album release this summer!
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Last Minute blast to all our myspace friends telling you about a few announcements. First off....this Saturday we will be performing at Little Tree Studios in Avondale, GA for any of you Georgia folks, it is a part of a great event called Avondale Arts District Holiday Showy . We will be joined by Pierce Edens as well!
We also wanted to let everyone know about our New Years plans. The Mamas are going to be joined by our friends Dehlia Low for a New Years Celebration at the White Horse Black Mountain. Tickets are 20.00, and can be found at the venues website. We can't wait to play this great occassion and share it with all of you!
Cheers, and hope to see you in the next few weeks!
The Barrel House Mamas
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The Barrel House Mamas Saturday Evening Dec. 6th -Little Tree Rehersal Studio 2842 Franklin Street Avondale Estates, GA
Dec. 31st, 2008 The Barrel House Mamas w. special guest Dehlia Low White Horse Black Mountain www. whitehorseblackmountain. com Tickets - 20.00