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PRESS
Michelle
Nixon Heads to Music City
January
28, 2005
Richmond,
VA - Pinecastle Records recording artist Michelle Nixon will
head to Nashville, Tennessee next week to participate in the
Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America
(SPBGMA) convention and awards ceremony.
SPBGMA
[spig-ma] is generally known as the fan choice awards of bluegrass
music. Bluegrass enthusiasts get to cast their votes first
by blank ballot to narrow down the top six slots in each category
and second by attending the convention to vote for their favorite
of the chosen six. The convention, held the first weekend
in February, is a wonderful way for fans, artists and industry
professionals to rub elbows and enjoy in their common denominator
of bluegrass music.
Nixon and
her band Drive are nominated for Album of the Year for their
Pinecastle Records release "It's My Turn". Nixon is also nominated
for Female Vocalist of the Year (traditional) and Entertainer
of the Year. "We really enjoy SPBGMA because it is about the
fans, our bluegrass family, those that support us and allow
us to live our musical dream", Nixon commented. "Chuck [Stearman]
does a great job on the event and we're excited to be a part
of it".
Nixon will
attend the convention February 3 - 6 to meet and greet with
fans from all over the world and, along with Drive, will perform
on Friday evening, February 4th at 8:00 and Sunday morning,
February 6th at 11:30. The group will also perform at different
locations within the convention including the booth of Grand
Ole Opry star Tom T. Hall and wife Dixie Hall as well as that
of Bluegrass Music Profiles magazine on which Nixon will be
the cover artist for the magazine's March/April issue.
Fans attending
SPBGMA will get a sneak preview of the latest Michelle Nixon
& Drive project due out in April. The CD, titled "What More Should I Say?", is Nixon's second, all new release on Pinecastle
Records and includes songs written by Nixon, Bill Anderson,
Drive member Patrick Robertson and others. The first single
off of the project, due out in mid February, is "I Know Rain",
written by Tom T. and Dixie Hall.
For more
information on Michelle Nixon & Drive please review the Michelle
Nixon & Drive website or contact Blue Rose PR at 610-413-4489.
Please
see below for links relating to this release:
www.SPBGMA.com
www.BluegrassMusicProfiles.com
www.Opry.com
www.Pinecastle.com
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