tag:billandthebelles.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=6News2022-10-09T08:00:00-04:00Bill and the Bellesfalsetag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/70783522022-10-09T08:00:00-04:002023-10-16T10:48:06-04:00Headed Northwest!<h2><span class="font_large">California! Oregon! Washington! British Columbia! </span></h2>
<p>We are coming your way this month and holy smokes, we're excited! We’re gonna see redwoods, seals, and the Goonies rock, and we’re also playing shows! This is our first little tour to the area and we want to see YOU!! Join us for one of these dates later this month. </p>
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<p>We need your help to make this a successful run! If you know people out this way, please let ‘em know about our shows! We need the power of word-of-mouth on our side to pull this off. These are lovely venues in beautiful places, and they're bound to be some special shows. Hope to see some new faces! </p>
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<span class="font_large">CLICK FOR TIX & INFO:</span> </h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="10/25 Sweetwater Music Hall - Mill Valley, CA&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sweetwatermusichall.com/event/bill-and-the-belles-with-jimbo-scott/">10/25 Sweetwater Music Hall - Mill Valley, CA </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="10/26 Arcata Playhouse - Arcata, CA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://arcataplayhouse.networkforgood.com/events/48262-bill-and-the-belles">10/26 Arcata Playhouse - Arcata, CA</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="10/27 The Old Church - Portland, OR&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5799271/bill-and-the-belles--portland-the-old-church-concert-hall-">10/27 The Old Church - Portland, OR </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="10/28 Kirkland Performance Center - Kirkland, WA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kpcenter.org/event/bill-and-the-belles/">10/28 Kirkland Performance Center - Kirkland, WA</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="10/29 Rogue Folk Club - Vancouver, BC&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/ev22091520">10/29 Rogue Folk Club - Vancouver, BC </a><br><span class="font_small">*livestream available* </span></p>
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<p>Thanks for the support, folks! See you on the road. </p>
<p>Much love, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/70537042022-09-05T18:26:49-04:002022-10-31T20:49:44-04:00Bristol Rhythm & Roots + Fall preview!<p>It's that time of year again... Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion! It's one of our favorite festivals to play, and you can catch us there twice: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Friday 5:30pm - Piedmont Stage </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Saturday 7:30pm - Paramount Theater - Farm and Fun Time! </span></p>
<p>Saturday's special edition of Farm and Fun Time is not to be missed! If you have a ticket to Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, you're good to stroll on in and be a part of the studio audience. This show is gonna be a real doozy, featuring special guests the <strong>Del McCoury Band, Willie Watson</strong>, and the <strong>Green Grass Cloggers</strong> (plus perhaps some surprise guests?!). The weekend offers no shortage of amazing artists, and this will be one experience you'll definitely want to add to your schedule. Hope to see you in the audience! </p>
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<p>We had a wonderful time on both <strong>Mountain Stage</strong> and <strong>WoodSongs</strong> last week! If you tuned in to watch or listen live, thank you! If not, keep an eye and ear out to catch the shows on your local radio and tv stations. It was such an honor to share the stage with so many other incredible artists, and we'd been especially looking forward to our debut Mountain Stage performance for a long time. Check out these commemorative posters featuring squirrel royalty: </p>
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<p>For our Floyd folks, we're headed your way soon: September 17th! We love the Floyd Country Store, and can't wait to see you all again! Be sure to check out our website calendar for a full list of shows. You might notice that there are some west coast dates making their way onto the list...! If you've got buds in WA/OR/N.CA, let 'em know we're coming their way in October! It's folks like you that show up for live music who make our hearts lift and help this work feel worth it. Thank you so much for all the support! We can't wait to see you soon. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Much love, <br>Bill and the Belles </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="UPCOMING SHOWS:&nbsp;9/9-9/10 - Bristol Rhythm &amp; Roots Reunion, Bristol VA/TN&nbsp;9/17 - Floyd Country Store, Floyd VA&nbsp;10/13 - Farm and Fun Time, Bristol VA&nbsp;10/14 - Spring Island, Okatie SC&nbsp;10/25 - Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley CA&nbsp;10/26 - Arcata Playhouse, Arcata CA&nbsp;10/27 - The Old Church, Portland OR&nbsp;10/28 - Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland WA&nbsp;11/4 - New Spire Arts, Frederick MD&nbsp;11/5 - Hank Dietle's Tavern, Rockville MD" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">UPCOMING SHOWS: <br>9/9-9/10 - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Bristol VA/TN <br>9/17 - Floyd Country Store, Floyd VA <br>10/13 - Farm and Fun Time, Bristol VA <br>10/14 - Spring Island, Okatie SC <br>10/25 - Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley CA <br>10/26 - Arcata Playhouse, Arcata CA <br>10/27 - The Old Church, Portland OR <br>10/28 - Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland WA <br>11/3 - New Spire Arts, Frederick MD <br>11/4 - Hank Dietle's Tavern, Rockville MD</a></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/70148572022-07-14T14:46:19-04:002022-07-14T14:46:19-04:00That Summer Feeling<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">NEW SHIRT ALERT! </span></p>
<p>Hot damn! We've got a dreamy new shirt courtesy of one of our favorite artists, DREYFUS! It's a technicolor mushroomy fiddle dream, and you can get yours <a contents="right here right now" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop">right here right now</a>. Bill and the Belles loves you! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Blue Ridge Music Center </span></p>
<p>THIS SATURDAY, July 16th, we'll be back at one of our favorite venues: the Blue Ridge Music Center! Come take a drive down the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and then stop off for an outdoor concert. We would love to see you! Tickets here: <a contents="https://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-events/bill-belles-2022/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-events/bill-belles-2022/">https://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-events/bill-belles-2022/ </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Farm and Fun Time! </span></p>
<p>Farm and Fun Time just continues to grow, and we couldn't be prouder! In addition to seeking national syndication through PBS this year (keep an eye on your local station!), it's also now housed at the Paramount Bristol for quarterly BIG shows! This month's is a real banger, celebrating the 95th anniversary of the 1927 Bristol Sessions. It features the "queen of bluegrass" Rhonda Vincent, Roni Stoneman of the Stoneman family, and incredible Americana artist Lauren Morrow. Definitely a not-to-miss show! </p>
<p>Tickets here: <a contents="https://paramountbristol.org/event/farm-fun-time-rhonda-vincent/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://paramountbristol.org/event/farm-fun-time-rhonda-vincent/">https://paramountbristol.org/event/farm-fun-time-rhonda-vincent/ </a></p>
<p>Stream here: <a contents="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvBjeq9iFi3nJQxNpEDbzg&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvBjeq9iFi3nJQxNpEDbzg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvBjeq9iFi3nJQxNpEDbzg </a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">A few special things to put on your radar: </span></p>
<p><strong>Mountain Stage - August 28!</strong> W/ Laurie Lewis, the Early Mays, and more! Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music with host Kathy Mattea in Charleston, WV. Tickets here: <a contents="https://mountainstage.org/event/laurie-lewis-the-early-mays-and-more-on-mountain-stage/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mountainstage.org/event/laurie-lewis-the-early-mays-and-more-on-mountain-stage/">https://mountainstage.org/event/laurie-lewis-the-early-mays-and-more-on-mountain-stage/</a> </p>
<p><strong>West Coast Fall tour!</strong> More dates to be announced soon. To wet your palate, we'll be at The Old Church in Portland OR on October 27! Learn more here: <a contents="https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5799271/bill-and-the-belles--portland-the-old-church-concert-hall-" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5799271/bill-and-the-belles--portland-the-old-church-concert-hall-">https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5799271/bill-and-the-belles--portland-the-old-church-concert-hall-</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><u>UPCOMING DATES </u></span><br><a contents="See full calendar here&nbsp;" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop">See full calendar here </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">7/16 - Blue Ridge Music Center (Galax, VA) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">7/21 - Farm and Fun Time (Bristol, TN) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">7/29 - Music on the Lawn (Seven Devils, NC) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">7/30 - Oldtone Roots Music Fest (Hillsdale, NY) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/2 - Levitt Pavilion (Westport, CT) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/11 - Farm and Fun Time (Bristol, VA) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/13 - Ashe County Arts (West Jefferson, NC) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/21 Queen City Jam (Charlotte, NC) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/28 - Mountain Stage (Charleston, WV)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/681db7208e877bf6da3b10a71bddb8bd91bfafc2/original/img-0504.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/69403062022-03-01T00:00:00-05:002022-04-04T18:51:29-04:00Kennedy Center, Spring Preview<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">We're playing the Kennedy Center this week! </span></h3>
<p>This is a major bucket list show for us, and a stupendous way to roll into spring! We hope you'll join us if you're able: 6pm at the Grand Foyer Millenium Stage, this Thursday March 3rd! Tickets are FREE and you can reserve them here: <a contents="https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/millennium-stage/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/millennium-stage/&nbsp;">https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/millennium-stage/ </a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">March 11th at Down Home </span></h3>
<p>Johnson City is so lucky to have the Down Home, and we are so lucky to get to play there! Join us Friday March 11th with our folk singer friend, Willi Carlisle! If you haven't experienced Willi yet, I can't think of a better space to do so than the Down Home. Tickets available now! </p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Farm and Fun Time is going Paramount! </span></h3>
<p>We're excited to announce that Farm and Fun Time will be moving to the big ol' Paramount Theater for quarterly shows! Our kickoff show will be March 10th featuring the Mavericks and Dallas Wayne w/ Redd Volkaert! This is gonna be a blast. We are SO proud of how Farm and Fun Time has grown over the years, and can't wait to bring it to the big stage more often! Get tickets here: <a contents="https://paramountbristol.org/event/mavericks/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://paramountbristol.org/event/mavericks/">https://paramountbristol.org/event/mavericks/ </a></p>
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<p>And for fun, <a contents="check out this moment" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/651801136043134">check out this moment</a> captured from last Farm and Fun Time when Kris and Andrew dove into some brother duets. If you wanna get the rabbit out the L-O-G make a commotion like a D-O-G! </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/651801136043134"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/73b6e87f9f751a06725ae52b6303fd781141bdd5/original/screen-shot-2022-02-28-at-5-38-29-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>We have a number of exciting shows coming up that will take us to over a dozen states! Take a look at our full calendar as we announce more dates, and see if we're coming to your neck of the woods. We sure miss seeing you, and we hope to cross paths again soon! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="UPCOMING SHOWS&nbsp;" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">UPCOMING SHOWS </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="3/3 - Kennedy Center, Millenium Stage -&nbsp;Washington DC&nbsp;3/10 - Farm and Fun Time at the Paramount Theater -&nbsp;Bristol, VA&nbsp;3/11 - The Down Home -&nbsp;Johnson City, TN&nbsp;4/1 -&nbsp;Flatiron Crossroads -&nbsp;Gloucester, VA&nbsp;4/2-3 -&nbsp;Rotary District 7570 Conference -&nbsp;Roanoke, VA&nbsp;4/8 - Stringband Summit -&nbsp;Johnson City, TN&nbsp;4/14 - Farm and Fun Time -&nbsp;Bristol, VA&nbsp;4/15 - Southgate House Revival, The Revival Room -&nbsp;Newport, KY&nbsp;4/16 -&nbsp;Holland Theater -&nbsp;Bellefountaine, OH&nbsp;4/20 -&nbsp;Philadelphia Folksong Society -&nbsp;Philadelphia, PA&nbsp;4/21 - Jalopy Theater -&nbsp;Brooklyn, NY&nbsp;4/23 -&nbsp;The Word Barn -&nbsp;Exeter, NH&nbsp;4/24 -&nbsp;The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds -&nbsp;Northampton, MA&nbsp;4/27 -&nbsp;The 443 Social Club -&nbsp;Syracuse, NY&nbsp;4/28 -&nbsp;Club Passim -&nbsp;Cambridge, MA&nbsp;4/29 -&nbsp;Stone Mountain Arts Center -&nbsp;Brownfield, ME&nbsp;4/30 -&nbsp;Charm City Bluegrass -&nbsp;Baltimore, MD&nbsp;5/1 -&nbsp;Camarillo Concerts -&nbsp;Bethesda, MD&nbsp;5/6 -&nbsp;River Jam! At the National Whitewater Center -&nbsp;Charlotte, NC&nbsp;5/11 - Farm and Fun Time -&nbsp;Bristol, VA&nbsp;5/12 - The Grey Eagle w/Twisted Pine and Golden Shoals -&nbsp;Asheville, NC&nbsp;5/13 -&nbsp;Reeves Theater -&nbsp;Elkin, NC" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">3/3 - Kennedy Center, Millenium Stage - Washington DC <br>3/10 - Farm and Fun Time at the Paramount Theater - Bristol, VA <br>3/11 - The Down Home - Johnson City, TN <br>4/1 - Flatiron Crossroads - Gloucester, VA <br>4/2-3 - Rotary District 7570 Conference - Roanoke, VA <br>4/8 - Stringband Summit - Johnson City, TN <br>4/14 - Farm and Fun Time - Bristol, VA <br>4/15 - Southgate House Revival, The Revival Room - Newport, KY <br>4/16 - Holland Theater - Bellefountaine, OH <br>4/20 - Philadelphia Folksong Society - Philadelphia, PA <br>4/21 - Jalopy Theater - Brooklyn, NY <br>4/23 - The Word Barn - Exeter, NH <br>4/24 - The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds - Northampton, MA <br>4/27 - The 443 Social Club - Syracuse, NY <br>4/28 - Club Passim - Cambridge, MA <br>4/29 - Stone Mountain Arts Center - Brownfield, ME <br>4/30 - Charm City Bluegrass - Baltimore, MD <br>5/1 - Camarillo Concerts - Bethesda, MD <br>5/6 - River Jam! At the National Whitewater Center - Charlotte, NC <br>5/11 - Farm and Fun Time - Bristol, VA <br>5/12 - The Grey Eagle w/Twisted Pine and Golden Shoals - Asheville, NC <br>5/13 - Reeves Theater - Elkin, NC</a></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/68350062021-12-09T10:43:50-05:002021-12-09T10:59:06-05:00Hot Dog Holidays!<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/CZbmJTIHy3o"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/faaa3fbb33a4cde524dd6146973b63761273a1e5/original/img-4894.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Seasons Greetings from Bill and the Belles! </span></p>
<p>We hope you're finding ways to make it through yet another tumultuous year. You've been on our minds, and we can't wait to cross paths again soon. If you're in the area, you can catch us at one of these shows: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="12/9 - Farm and Fun Time - Bristol, TN/VA&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-11/">12/9 - Farm and Fun Time - Bristol, TN/VA </a><br>feat. Tim O'Brien and the Slocan Ramblers </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="12/17 - A Radio Bristol Christmas - Bristol TN/VA&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/a-radio-bristol-christmas/">12/17 - A Radio Bristol Christmas - Bristol TN/VA </a><br>feat. the Kody Norris Show, Martha Spencer and Larry Sigmon </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="12/18 - Bristol Holiday Hootenanny - Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/356934799565337/">12/18 - Bristol Holiday Hootenanny - Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 </a><br>*benefitting the Bristol Emergency Food Pantry </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="12/19 - Down Home Christmas - Johnson City, TN&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://downhome.com/event/christmas-show-2021/">12/19 - Down Home Christmas - Johnson City, TN </a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/6a8785d6f631af4a1c46fbf1471036cdd7f6b38c/original/dogshirtkris.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Give the gift of hot dog cheer! </span></p>
<p>Our Dog Tees--designed by the one-and-only <a contents="Taylor Rushing" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.taylorwrushing.com/">Taylor Rushing</a>--are now back in stock in sizes Small-XXL! Get 'em while you can! We'll get them in the mail as quick as mustard stains your shirt. We hope you'll relish the day it arrives. While you're in our <a contents="webstore" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/shop">webstore</a>, consider adding a corndog pin or CD to your cart, or pre-ordering <em>Happy Again</em> on vinyl! </p>
<p>We'll leave you with our 2020 holiday video, <a contents='"Another Damn Christmas Song,"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/CZbmJTIHy3o">"Just Another Christmas Song,"</a> which features a stroll through the neighborhood while we poke fun at the same-old-same-old-ness of the holiday season. Remember you can watch all of our holiday videos (the bitter AND the sweet) on our <a contents="Youtube channel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA">Youtube channel</a>. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Cheers, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Bill and the Belles </p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/67489672021-09-16T19:19:20-04:002021-09-16T19:19:20-04:00Merlefest, Bristol Rhythm and Roots<p>The time has come, friends. We're finally headed to Merlefest! We've been looking forward to this festival for a long time, and to add to the delight we've been spotlighted as a "must catch" act of the weekend! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/eeb816ea56fc878d80576324c63ec64ca4fe03e3/original/screen-shot-2021-09-16-at-6-19-23-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/63ef0017d35014cd3c6e70328bcbbc77de8dd424/original/screen-shot-2021-09-16-at-5-38-27-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Holler says "The Tennessee-based roots group is one of the quirkier offerings of the weekend.... They’re an ideal band to witness after the past year and a half." Gee whiz, what a compliment! Heartfelt thanks to the folks at The Holler and No Depression for the shout outs. We hope to see you at our sets on Friday! <strong>3pm at the Creekside Stage, and 6:15pm at the Traditional Stage.</strong> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/1dc8f69cb5affc77d9a01510d0b5571e781e997f/original/fft-brr-billie-wheeler.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Our 6th Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion was wonderful! Thank you to all our friends and fans for showing up and making us feel so loved this weekend, and to Wide Open Country for highlighting Friday night's Farm and Fun Time! It was such a good feeling to look out and see so many folks we haven’t seen in such a long time smiling back at us. Y’all give us the energy to keep pushing forward and we couldn’t do it without you. Thank you! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/0e39a6fffc5428016df8a5380156ddb337a66952/original/241818905-247181137413476-3443280217134533852-n.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We have some local and regional shows coming up, and we'd love to see you there! Take a look at our website caeldnar for the full scoop. Here are some highlights: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><u>UPCOMING SHOWS </u></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">10/1 - IBMA Street Fest (Raleigh, NC) <br>10/1 - Music in the Valle (Valle Crucis, NC) <br>10/14 - Farm and Fun Time (Bristol, VA) <br>10/15 - Cork and Keg (Asheville, NC) <br>10/16 - Home Craft Days (Big Stone Gap, VA) <br>11/12 - Baltimore Old Time Festival (Baltimore, MD)</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/67112992021-08-09T13:37:42-04:002021-08-09T13:37:42-04:00Now Signed with Concerted Efforts!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Now Signed with Concerted Efforts! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_regular"><a contents="For booking, contact Lori Peters" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:lori@concertedefforts.com" target="_blank">For booking, contact Lori Peters</a> :: <a contents="Visit Concerted Efforts' Website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://concertedefforts.com/" target="_blank">Visit Concerted Efforts' Website</a> </span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>“Bill and the Belles is committed to helping early country <br>music remain appreciated –not just replicated.” <br><strong>–ROLLING STONE </strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>“What may be the most innovative modern <br>interpretation of vintage roots music.” <br><strong>–No Depression </strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>“They’re a joy to watch live, and we bet you can’t <br>make it through their set without smiling.” <br><strong>–The Bluegrass Situation </strong></em></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/d86a3509f36960d3af02b53fad8abe8c59577637/original/concerted.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Bill and the Belles began as a project to explore the sounds between rural and urban music, between vaudeville and down home roots, but they’ve arrived somewhere wholly their own. They revel in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to contemporary settings. Happy Again is the latest chapter of that ongoing story: what happens when a stringband from East Tennessee lays down a session at Motown. It’s a welcome evolution that feels familiar and timeless. </p>
<p>Out May 21, 2021 on Ditty Boom Records (distribution and promotion by Free Dirt Service Co.), Happy Again marks a new chapter for the group by featuring eleven all-original songs penned by founding member Kris Truelsen. Anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. The deft production touch of Teddy Thompson, who encouraged using only first or second takes, gives Happy Again an emotional punch that deepens with each listen. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Watch the Live Performance "Meatloaf Mama"</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="LIIOrhPwdBY" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/LIIOrhPwdBY/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LIIOrhPwdBY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><u>UPCOMING FESTIVAL APPEARANCES: </u><br>Aug 13 Podunk Music Festival- Goshen, CT <br>Aug 15 Appaloosa Festival- Front Royal, VA <br>Aug 20 Music on the Square- Jonesborough, TN <br>Sept 3 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival- Woodstown, NJ <br>Sept 10-12 Bristol Rhythm & Roots- Bristol, TN <br>Sept 17 Merlefest- Wilkesboro, NC</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/67065952021-08-04T10:52:48-04:002021-08-04T10:54:13-04:00August '21 highlights!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">The Down Home THIS SATURDAY! </span></p>
<p>We're playing the iconic Down Home in Johnson City, TN this week! Call 423-929-9822 for tickets or visit downhome.com. *NOTE: are you a student or a parent of a student? Hit us up for a secret codeword that'll get you a discount at the door!* It's always an honor to play this spot, and we're eager to support our favorite local venues as we all navigate this ongoing pandemic. This will be a limited capacity show. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/bd30982937bf6c9f8623df0a9adc67c0e67b070f/original/appaloosaposter.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Appaloosa Music Festival!! </span></p>
<p>We've got a few chances for you to catch us in the DC-area coming up, including the one-and-only Appaloosa Music Festival with our buds Scythian! We'll be there Sunday 8/15. We sang a song about meatloaf to share our excitement: </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/222438286433758"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/e19d53b380218232f2e56f28267b999c0159d432/original/screen-shot-2021-08-04-at-9-21-44-am.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Happy 10th, Ear Trumpet! </span></p>
<p>This month we're celebrating 10 years of Ear Trumpet Labs! Ear Trumpet microphones have been our trusty companions and supporters over the years, and we're excited to contribute to the festivities this month! There will be a #10YearsofETL Video Concert Special on August 25 with performances and call-ins from artists including us, The Milk Carton Kids, Amythyst Kiah, Darlingside, Gangstagrass, Rainbow Girls, and more. Keep an ear(trumpet) out for the new jingle Kris wrote just for the occasion! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/92da19d4328e01e35ff41d5c4c340a40f68a3733/original/redwingbnb.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">UPCOMING SHOWS <br>see website calendar for full schedule </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/5 - Farm and Fun Time (Bristol, VA) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/6 - Concerts by Canoe (Franklin Co, VA) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/7 - The Down Home (Johnson City, TN) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/8 - Brews and Tunes (Jonesborough, TN) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/12 - Fairfax County Government Center (Fairfax, VA) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/13 - Podunk Music Festival (Goshen, CT) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/15 - Appaloosa Music Festival! (Front Royal, VA) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/20 - Music on the Square (Jonesborough, TN) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">8/21 - Roan Concerts (Roan Mountain, TN) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">9/1 - Red Barn Radio (Lexington, KY) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">9/3 - Delaware Valley Festival (Woodstown, NJ) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">9/10+11 - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (Bristol TN/VA) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">9/17 - Merlefest (Wilkesboro, NC) </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">... </p>
<p>Stay safe out there! Wear a mask, get vaccinated, do right by one another. We love you and miss you and can't wait to share more music together. Keep in touch on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. </p>
<p>- Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/66566142021-06-11T12:33:25-04:002021-06-11T12:34:23-04:00People Gonna Talk - New Music Video!<p style="text-align: center;"><em>People gonna talk, just let 'em </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>You gotta keep your head up and forget 'em </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>They talk about you cuz they got nothing else to do </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Except to tell somebody some made up story that's all about you </em></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/FXz8VLxPpxA"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/a61b8a3158a531c483702bf2ef76d2641356e231/original/screen-shot-2021-06-11-at-10-15-40-am.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents='Holler just premiered the&nbsp;new music video for our new country-folk meets 60s pop-rock song "People Gonna Talk"&nbsp;' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://holler.country/spotlight/video-premiere-bill-and-the-belles-people-gonna-talk?fbclid=IwAR0r1SRt22K9NLKaY-qxn1ZPVfs-ACdH_xk0CgfFOiuqDloW1Xyr0eouQ3k"><span class="font_large">Holler just premiered the new music video for our new country-folk meets 60s pop-rock song "People Gonna Talk" </span></a></p>
<p><a contents="“People Gonna Talk”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/FXz8VLxPpxA">“People Gonna Talk”</a> is a song about the kind of frustrations that small town living can create, presented in a weird ball of joy (if that's not Bill and the Belles in a nutshell...). In contrast to the sassy lyrics, we decided to celebrate small town life in the music video, because for all its challenges, living in smaller places can have a lot of perks too. </p>
<p>One of the biggest is how rich in character these places can be, and we had no shortage of character on hand for this music video! Celebrated artists and local legends Eugene Wolfe, Christine Murdock, and Ed Snodderly were generous enough to revive their former band, Mehitabel and the What’s Their Name Brothers, for an afternoon lipsync session at a great local dive, Nappy’s Bar. </p>
<p>These folks truly embody part of what we love about life in Johnson City, and we were fortunate that they were so willing to get ridiculous with us. We give you a music video that’s a little John Waters, a little local Friday night talent show, and a lot Bill and the Belles. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/FXz8VLxPpxA">WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="WATCH IT ON FACEBOOK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/311665013921724">WATCH IT ON FACEBOOK</a> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/970335b449af690ddf16a61813f755961a9bfe5c/original/176463346-139469674851290-2090785461614588234-n.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We've been blown away by the support our new album, <a contents="Happy Again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1895901/happy-again">Happy Again</a>, has been getting, including topping the Americana charts! We're honored, and so grateful to get to share this music with you! Keep streaming it wherever you listen to music, follow us on all the places, and let a friend know if you think they'd like what we've got going on. Maybe we'll see you at a show this summer? <a contents="See website for details!&nbsp;" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">See website for details! </a></p>
<p>6/25 Bluff City, TN </p>
<p>6/26 Johnson City, TN </p>
<p>7/8 Farm and Fun Time! (Bristol, VA) </p>
<p>7/9 Redwing Roots Festival (Mt Solon, VA) </p>
<p>7/10 Holy Taco (Johnson City, TN) </p>
<p>8/5 Farm and Fun Time! (Bristol, VA) </p>
<p>8/6 Concerts by Canoe (Franklin County, VA) </p>
<p>8/7 The Down Home (Johnson City, TN) </p>
<p>8/8 Brews and Tunes (Jonesborough, TN) </p>
<p>8/12 Fairfax, VA </p>
<p>8/13 Podunk Music Festival (Goshen, CT) </p>
<p>8/19 Middlesboro, KY </p>
<p>8/20 Music on the Square (Jonesborough, TN) </p>
<p>9/2 Delaware Valley Festival (Woodstown, NJ) </p>
<p>9/10 Bristol Rhythm and Roots (Bristol TN/VA) </p>
<p>9/17 Merlefest (Wilkesboro, NC) </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://linktr.ee/billandthebelles"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/2adb588db686a03abc5b7df08687563a95970b02/original/188008807-163095572488700-1073168581683803336-n.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Keep on shuckin, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">- Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/66365212021-05-21T11:41:19-04:002021-05-21T11:41:19-04:00Happy Again is out TODAY!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Happy Again is out today! </span></p>
<p><em>“Happy Again introduces some new textures to the band’s sound… but the fundamental, classic country, gather-round-the-radio sounds that Bill and the Belles tap into haven’t changed a bit, and neither has their charm.”</em> -No Depression </p>
<p><em>“You’ll get a kick out of it. It’s a welcome reprieve from the always raging storms of life.”</em> -Farce the Music </p>
<p><em>“The entire production is delightful… Expertly played… Reeks of 60s melodic magic.”</em> -American Highways </p>
<p><em>“It’s Americana as dark comedy.”</em> -Tinnitist </p>
<p><em>“[Happy Again] delivers lilting, upbeat melodies, excellent harmony vocal work, and a pervasively playful mood.”</em> -Jeff Burger </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/f9c305f3a68216981c1ad9cf635a0de9cab13302/original/cover-high-res-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0=/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Top 50 on the Americana Charts! </span></p>
<p>We are thrilled to crack Top 50 on the American Charts with a debut at #41, and to be one of the most added this week nationally! We also made Top 20 on the Alt Country charts. Thank you to all the DJs playing us around the country! </p>
<p>Y’all, the challenges we faced to put this record out were no joke, yet we persevered and did it and we’re so happy we did!!! As many of these songs were born out of hardship, we hope this record helps provide comfort and a pick me up to those who might be in need of a friend or serve as a reminder that hard times do in fact pass. </p>
<p>We are so grateful to the community of people that helped make “Happy Again” a fully realized project. Huge thanks to our Producer Teddy Thompson for his expertise, and creative vision and for keeping us directed during such a whirlwind recording session. Our friend who wears all the hats, the amazingly talented Josh Littleton. Jim Price and Bobby Starnes at Hat Creek Recording Company. Our amazingly talented friends who sat in with us Don Eanes on keys and Nicholas Falk on drums. “Happy Again was mixed by the great Ted Young and masterfully mastered by Anna Frick. Thanks to @spitzerspacetelescope for nailing the album art and to Billie Wheeler for supplying great images. The Earnest Tube for loaning us some great vintage gear. And of course the band who dedicated so much time to making “Happy Again” a reality - Kris Truelsen, Kalia Yeagle, Helena Rose, Andrew Small, and Aidan VanSuetendael. Huge thanks to our fans friends and family for their support through it all!!! </p>
<p>And thanks to everyone who has ordered our merch! It makes all the difference, and will continue to. We look forward to getting back on the road and bringing our music to your town, but until then we are SO HAPPY (again) to share this new album with you! If you haven’t already, be sure to add Happy Again on your streaming platforms, subscribe to us on Youtube so you’ll catch all our videos, and follow us on social media so we can keep you up-to-date on our goings on.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/bd9ea944efd4aa70712c9845ec30aa50855b2f6d/original/155363568-1863076453862031-1666884339067520844-n.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/66365432021-05-14T11:00:00-04:002021-05-21T11:45:40-04:00Happy Again” releases THIS Friday!! Pre-order NOW!!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Happy Again comes out THIS FRIDAY 5/16! </span></p>
<p>We're mailing out pre-orders this week (THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!), and it's not too late to get in on the action! Click here to get your goodies! And watch <a contents="this&nbsp;message&nbsp;from Kris and Kalia" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=295616895438644">this message from Kris and Kalia</a> on why you should order this album: </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=295616895438644"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/2078447bef68e4623b5554b11e05d960851f09f0/original/screen-shot-2021-05-17-at-10-36-11-am.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0=/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Have you seen our <a contents="latest music videos" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA">latest music videos</a>?</span> </p>
<p>The Boot just premiered this one for Kris's talking blues number, "Sobbin' the Blues." It's a real pick-me-up! Big thanks to our buds at Cosmic Video (Burt Murder and Fanny Gould) for their help with this one and Happy Again (I'll Never Be). They knocked it outta the park! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="u0cYjC_Nlek" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/u0cYjC_Nlek/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u0cYjC_Nlek?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Check out this exclusive song premiere for <a contents=""The Corn Shuckin' Song!"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.farcethemusic.com/2021/05/exclusive-song-premiere-bill-and-belles.html?fbclid=IwAR38PP0dXMcqic0m11iybHr_GkcjJV-P_Gh-uk6KkyE8W7ah88Y5iJvzjFY">"The Corn Shuckin' Song!"</a> </span></p>
<p><a contents="Farce the Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.farcethemusic.com/2021/05/exclusive-song-premiere-bill-and-belles.html?fbclid=IwAR38PP0dXMcqic0m11iybHr_GkcjJV-P_Gh-uk6KkyE8W7ah88Y5iJvzjFY">Farce the Music</a> says it's "a plain goofy Roger Miller-esque double entendre of a song and I think you’ll get a kick out of it. It’s a welcome reprieve from the always raging storms of life." Heck yeah! <a contents="Read more and listen&nbsp;here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.farcethemusic.com/2021/05/exclusive-song-premiere-bill-and-belles.html?fbclid=IwAR38PP0dXMcqic0m11iybHr_GkcjJV-P_Gh-uk6KkyE8W7ah88Y5iJvzjFY">Read more and listen here</a>. </p>
<p>People are already talking about this new album, and we're so grateful for the support! We can't wait to share another video with you ~soon~ and to release the full album this Friday! This project has been a longtime coming, and we are READY! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/f47badcf0cc497c4a284b7843bf395d1e5ec7d94/original/182912769-149600837171507-8798475933752674775-n.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0=/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/65881752021-03-29T14:43:49-04:002021-03-29T14:43:49-04:00Rolling Stone! New album "Happy Again"<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><a contents="Rolling Stone" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/best-country-songs-week-starlight-cleaning-1148110/" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a> featured a single from our new album, <a contents='"Happy Again!"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://linktr.ee/billandthebelles" target="_blank">"Happy Again!"</a> <br><a contents="Pre-order it today!" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop">Pre-order it today!</a> </span></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/best-country-songs-week-starlight-cleaning-1148110/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/d381c0c775dffed5d74b68d5bc8ecc3fcdb72a74/original/untitled-design.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>It's almost here! The new Bill and the Belles album you've been pining for (you have been pining, right?). And hot damn, what an honor to get a nod from <a contents="Rolling Stone!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/best-country-songs-week-starlight-cleaning-1148110/" target="_blank">Rolling Stone!</a> <a contents="The&nbsp;music video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbrlWlLERtg" target="_blank">The music video</a> for the title track was shot by our friends at Cosmic Video, and we're stoked with how it turned out. Produced by Teddy Thompson, this new album <a contents='"Happy Again"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://linktr.ee/billandthebelles" target="_blank">"Happy Again"</a> is bigger and better than anything we've done before! <a contents="Like Rolling Stone mentions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/best-country-songs-week-starlight-cleaning-1148110/" target="_blank">Like Rolling Stone mentions</a>, it isn't exactly ~happy~ but it is undeniably chock full of life, humor, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. We are thrilled to finally be sharing it with you! <a contents="Watch our latest music video here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbrlWlLERtg" target="_blank">Watch our latest music video here</a> (and <a contents="subscribe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA">subscribe</a> while you're at it!). </p>
<p> "Happy Again" drops May 21st, and you can pre-order it now! Check out these two pre-order packages (<a contents="see our webstore for more!" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop" target="_blank">see our webstore for more!</a>): </p>
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<a contents="THE REALLY HAPPY PACK" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop" target="_blank">THE REALLY HAPPY PACK</a>: This one is going make you more than pretty happy. We swear. You get a signed <a contents="“Happy Again”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://linktr.ee/billandthebelles" target="_blank">“Happy Again”</a> CD, a T-Shirt that will make you smile, and a pin that will make you hungry. And a sticker. Rest assured that by purchasing the Really Happy Pack you will have made Bill and the Belles really happy. </li> <li>
<a contents="THE SUPER DUPER HAPPY PACK" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop" target="_blank">THE SUPER DUPER HAPPY PACK</a>: This is it. The Super Duper Happy Pack. It’s the whole kit and caboodle. A signed <a contents="“Happy Again”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://linktr.ee/billandthebelles" target="_blank">“Happy Again”</a> CD, limited edition vinyl, limited edition T-Shirt, super cool pin, handwritten lyrics, and a sticker. It’s Super. It’s Duper. You need it almost as bad as we do. </li>
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<p>We recorded this album before the pandemic, and we've been working diligently to figure out how to get it to you! Releasing an album is dauntingly expensive, and to be honest we were banking on funding it through our biggest year yet of touring in 2020. No such luck! Like the rest of the world we've had to pause, reflect, and adapt. As a result, <span class="font_large"><strong>we're relying on your pre-orders to make this release possible!</strong></span> Over the years we've been routinely blown away by your support, and we're counting on it especially right now. The best way you can support us is to <a contents="pre-order" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop" target="_blank">pre-order</a> and <a contents="pre-save" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://lnk.to/happyagain" target="_blank">pre-save</a> <a contents='"Happy Again."' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://linktr.ee/billandthebelles" target="_blank">"Happy Again."</a> We can't wait for you to hear it! Thank you so much. </p>
<p>Love, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/65054832020-12-22T11:25:31-05:002020-12-22T11:25:31-05:00We released "Another Damn Christmas Song"<p><em>An end-of-year note from the band:</em> Thank you all for your continued support throughout this tumultuous year! We have big plans for 2021 including releasing a new album, so keep your eyes peeled for that! In the meantime, please continue to take care, practice social distancing, and show up for each other in the ways that matter. We're thinking of you this holiday season, and can't wait to see you again soon! In the meantime, we have a new video to add a little light to your day... </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Bill and the Belles Releases “<a contents="Another Damn Christmas Song" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/CZbmJTIHy3o" target="_blank">Another Damn Christmas Song</a>” </strong><br>Seasons greetings from East Tennessee! </span></p>
<p>“Fa la la la…” We all know that 2020 brought no shortage of new challenges, but it also brought some of the same-old-same-old. Namely, the dozen or so Christmas songs that are ingrained into our collective consciousness. Kris Truelsen of Bill and the Belles decided to poke fun at this fact with the band’s latest holiday song, “Another Damn Christmas Song:” </p>
<p><em>“Another year has come and gone, still singing the same old songs, like ‘fa la la la.’ I don’t particularly need to be reminded…” </em></p>
<p>Bill and the Belles typically delight in the holidays. The sparkle and cheer play to their strengths, as evidenced by their 5 consecutive years hosting the festive Johnson City Jingle Bell Jamboree (they’re taking this year off, no surprises there). Traditionally the band releases a new holiday video every year (watch all the videos on <a contents="their Youtube channel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA" target="_blank">their Youtube channel</a> and <a contents="subscribe while you’re there" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA" target="_blank">subscribe while you’re there</a>!). This one features a single-shot of them walking the streets of Johnson City, Tennessee. Shooting it involved befriending some stray cats, a perfectly placed dumpster, and only one neighbor calling the cops about some “teenagers” with a giant square peppermint perched against the Juvenile Detention Center sign. “What can we say, it was the perfect place to end our walk and provided great scaffolding for our trusty peppermint backdrop that otherwise lives in my basement,” said Kalia Yeagle. “And honestly I’m pretty flattered that somebody thought we were teenagers.” Both the song and the video are refreshing, catchy, and lighthearted, in typical Bill and the Belles fashion. Do yourself a favor: turn off the radio and find a new damn Christmas song to listen to. </p>
<p><strong>WATCH THE VIDEO <a contents="HERE&nbsp;ON YOUTUBE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/CZbmJTIHy3o" target="_blank">HERE ON YOUTUBE</a> AND <a contents="HERE ON FACEBOOK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/2443086022504617">HERE ON FACEBOOK</a>! </strong></p>
<p><strong>PERSONNEL: </strong><br>Recorded by: Jon Atkinson of Big Tone Records <br>Mixed by: Josh Littleton <br>Video: Josh Littleton <br>Written by: Kris Truelsen, PalMuzak ASCAP <br>Banjo/Vocals: Aidan VanSeutendael <br>Fiddle/Vocals: Kalia Yeagle <br>Guitar/Electric Guitar/Vocals: Kris Truelsen <br>Bass: Brandon Story </p>
<p><strong>Media Contact: </strong><br>Kris Truelsen <br>303-709-5367 <br>billandthebelles@gmail.com </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">###</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/64247312020-09-04T07:35:46-04:002020-09-04T07:35:46-04:00Big news from Bill and the Belles!<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to September, friends! We've got exciting news: </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">photo by <a contents="Billie Wheeler" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.billiewheeler.photo/" target="_blank">Billie Wheeler</a> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Join us in welcoming Aidan VanSuetendael!</span> </p>
<p>We are thrilled to introduce this wonderful new addition to the band, and look forward to featuring her three finger and clawhammer banjo playing! Aidan grew up in South Florida where she first cultivated her interest in traditional American music. That interest deepened during her time at Denison University in Ohio, and carried her to Nashville where she currently resides. We are so happy to welcome her to the Bill and the Belles family, and can't wait for you to meet her! Please also join us in wishing Helena Hunt well as she moves on with new pursuits, including the release of her new single, Girls Like Me! You can keep up with Helena's music by checking out her <a contents="Facebook page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/helenaroseofficial">Facebook page</a>. </p>
<p>Also in the spirit of season change, here at Bill and the Belles we are very ready for cooler days, fresh projects, and exercising our civic duty at the polls! Are you registered to vote? It only takes 2 minutes: <a contents="Rock the Vote" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rockthevote.org/how-to-vote/register-to-vote/">Rock the Vote</a>! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Click photo to watch our <a contents="Quarantine Happy Hour livestream" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/kris.truelsen/videos/3536684183051143" target="_blank">Quarantine Happy Hour livestream</a>! </span></p>
<p>Of course we hope to be able to see you all in person soon, and we hope you are hunkering down safely so we can get through this crisis sooner. In the meantime you can visit us virtually! You could spend an evening with us on the front porch with our chorus of cicadas and train whistles by watching our <a contents="Quarantine Happy Hour livestream" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/kris.truelsen/videos/3536684183051143">Quarantine Happy Hour livestream</a>! We were blown away by the response (9000 views in just a few hours?!) and are grateful to the Quarantine Happy Hour crew for having us! We encourage you to follow them and support all of the artists they feature! You can also... </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Tune in for a new Farm and Fun Time! </span></p>
<p>We're kicking off shooting season 2 for PBS with a virtual show that you can watch live on <a contents="Radio Bristol's Facebook Page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/WBCMRadioBristol" target="_blank">Radio Bristol's Facebook Page</a>, featuring <a contents="49 Winchester" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://49winchester.com/">49 Winchester</a> and the <a contents="Po' Ramblin' Boys" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.theporamblinboys.com/">Po' Ramblin' Boys</a>! Farm and Fun Time is now airing in 18 million homes on PBS affiliates throughout the south, and Kris has his sight set on national syndication in the coming year. Look out! Kalia wanted to make cardboard cutouts to fill the theater seats at this show--like they're doing at <a contents="sports games" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thehustle.co/why-sports-stadiums-are-suddenly-full-of-cardboard-fans/">sports games</a>--but turns out that's trickier than we thought. We'll be imagining your faces and uproarious applause! </p>
<p>Another virtual show to put on your calendar: </p>
<p><a contents="The Floyd Radio Show Season 10 Extravaganza!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/396086144706387/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/2f14cc5a488c84b945ba2a4094b6c9b4fd8c634a/original/118761090-2153773668100145-3350978174364432130-o.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><a contents="The Floyd Radio Show Season 10 Extravaganza!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/396086144706387/" target="_blank">The Floyd Radio Show Season 10 Extravaganza!</a> </span></p>
<p>Saturday September 5th at 7:30pm eastern. We always have a wonderful time as part of the Floyd Radio Show, and are happy to be a part of this special online event! In addition to the signature skits and commercials, they are presenting an impressive lineup of musicians including Sammy Shelor and Jesse Smathers of the Lonesome River Band, Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms, Alice Gerrard, and more. This event is being produced in conjunction with a <a contents="fundraising campaign" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sustain-the-floyd-country-store-through-covid?fbclid=IwAR3pxvu9a0d_pVsnfVP-HLSBMmXQY8rU2YUr7CGDq2qy2s9WK6nZRVdzl88" target="_blank">fundraising campaign</a>. It pains us to think about a world without incredible venues and community spaces like the Floyd Country Store, and we hope you'll consider <a contents="supporting them financially" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sustain-the-floyd-country-store-through-covid?fbclid=IwAR3pxvu9a0d_pVsnfVP-HLSBMmXQY8rU2YUr7CGDq2qy2s9WK6nZRVdzl88">supporting them financially</a>. </p>
<p>While you're at it, also think about <a contents="subscribing&nbsp;to us on YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA">subscribing to us on YouTube</a>, <a contents="liking&nbsp;us on Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/">liking us on Facebook</a>, and following us on <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bill-and-the-belles/1117669757">Apple Music</a> and <a contents="Spotify." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rkXYPpz9MPqN5nKLJUmaf">Spotify.</a> While we can't put on shows for you in-person, these other ways of engaging matter even more. Plus we have a ton of new music, videos, and other content cooking for you, and you're gonna want to stay up-to-date! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for sticking with us. We'll keep sticking with you. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">love, <br>Bill and the Belles </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for the amazing new photos, <a contents="Billie Wheeler!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.billiewheeler.photo/" target="_blank">Billie Wheeler!</a></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/64160032020-08-25T08:00:00-04:002020-08-25T08:00:04-04:00Hello from Bill and the Belles! We miss you!<p>HI WE MISS YOU! From our homebase in East Tennessee we're sending you an extra dose of strength, compassion, and patience, three things the world is demanding of us in large quantities right now. We're also sending you news! Like other artists and industry workers, we've been forced to confront the big unknowns that the future holds for live music. Not gonna lie, it's sad and frustrating and scary. But we're taking it a step at a time, and feeling grateful for those of you that are supporting the arts as you're able and grateful for our fellow artists demonstrating immense creativity and commitment amidst trying times. Thank you! We love you! Here are some things you can do to support us this week: </p>
<p>1. <a contents="Subscribe to Bill and the Belles on YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA">Subscribe to Bill and the Belles on YouTube</a> (it makes a difference! And you’ll see all the new vids like this one: <a contents="SHINY NEW VIDEO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/psQ2G1hTsPY">SHINY NEW VIDEO</a>) </p>
<p>2. Tune in to our <a contents="Quarantine Happy Hour&nbsp;on Facebook," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic">Quarantine Happy Hour on Facebook,</a> Friday 8/28 at 8:30pm eastern! You’ll be the first to meet a certain special someone…!! Pester us in the comments. We miss that too. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/3660895e63ec4836be2be6428b05de6430ecbc1a/original/quarantine-happy-hour.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>3. Tell your friends about <a contents="Saturday’s show at the&nbsp;Blue Ridge Music Center" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/20-8-29.htm">Saturday’s show at the Blue Ridge Music Center</a>! A real live show in a big outdoor amphitheater. It seats up to 5000 and they’re capping tickets at 400. Wear a mask, keep your distance, help us do this right. More info here: <a contents="http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/20-8-29.htm" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/20-8-29.htm">http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/20-8-29.htm</a> Check out this poster that <a contents="Taylor Rushing" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.taylorwrushing.com/">Taylor Rushing</a> made to commemorate the occasion! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/842d97dd6bb9753cc7a83bb78fea23a7cd325e61/original/poster.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>4. Tune in for our Sunday online set at the Hideout's “A Day in the Country” festival featuring a bunch of cool artists, including Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms and some band called Bill and the Belles. Learn more here: <a contents="hideoutchicago.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://hideoutchicago.com">hideoutchicago.com</a> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/5c752b49d8a477033ea9d5daa0968ca8970ff458/original/img-1817.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/011fc18fe593cbf8a5ea1169d60753caf8d0603c/original/img-1819.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>5. Congratulate Kris on his IBMA nomination for “Industry Involvement of the Year!” He’s involved, alright! Well deserved. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/c47c88bc1eb1ce8bec381e597c00c3f915d189c9/original/img-1430.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Hope to see you soon! <br>Love,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/59436982019-10-30T09:07:33-04:002019-10-30T09:07:33-04:00News from Bill and the Belles<p><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/f32f9937c389c4780a30b581cf4ec5f11dbb3886/original/official-showcase-artists-facebook.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">Folk Alliance International! <a contents="We’re official." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://folkconference.org/2020-official-showcase-artists/#/artists/alphabetical">We’re official.</a> </span></strong></em></p>
<p>Honored to be joining an <a contents="impressive list&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://folkconference.org/2020-official-showcase-artists/#/artists/alphabetical">impressive list </a>of artists at 2020's Folk Alliance International! See you in January, New Orleans! Keep an eye on our<a contents="&nbsp;tour schedule" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour"> tour schedule</a> for showcase info. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">We’ve been nominated for an <a contents="Ameripolitan Award!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ameripolitan.com/">Ameripolitan Award!</a> </span></strong></em></p>
<p>You’re looking at a nominee for Western Swing Group of the Year! We appreciate how the Ameripolitan Awards celebrate “artists whose work does not readily conform to the tastes of today’s ‘country’ or other music genres and organizations.” Cheers to that! Looking forward to showcasing and attending the Ameripolitan Awards Show in Memphis this February! Learn more here: <a contents="https://www.ameripolitan.com/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ameripolitan.com/">https://www.ameripolitan.com/ </a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Photo by Matt Whitlock </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_large"><em><strong><a contents="Find us in November&nbsp;" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">Find us in November </a>in Abingdon, Boone, Charlottesville... </strong></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">NOV 1 <a contents="Mistletoe Mingle (Abingdon, VA)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/WKMmistletoemarket/">Mistletoe Mingle (Abingdon, VA)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">NOV 9 <a contents="Jones House (Boone, NC)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1354163288092877/">Jones House (Boone, NC)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">NOV 14 <a contents="Farm and Fun Time (Bristol, TN/VA)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/415356319169202/">Farm and Fun Time (Bristol, TN/VA)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">NOV 21 <a contents="Private Event (Bristol, TN/VA)&nbsp;" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">Private Event (Bristol, TN/VA) </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">NOV 22 <a contents="The Front Porch (Charlottesville, VA)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2407714959554521/">The Front Porch (Charlottesville, VA)</a> </p>
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<p>Stay tuned for more exciting 2020 news, and an official announcement of our 2019 Jingle Bell Jamboree Tour! Be sure to <a contents="like us on Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/">like us on Facebook</a> and follow us <a contents="on Instagram" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/billandthebelles/">on Instagram</a> to stay up-to-date. We can't wait to see you soon! </p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/58931212019-09-15T18:50:00-04:002019-09-16T12:25:45-04:00UK recap, Rhythm and Roots, IBMA<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/d775dcc9b74638e595a459979ca8cff6c18c5589/original/69627621-1361716030664745-8632681147366637568-n.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We are back home and hitting the ground running after a successful first trip to the UK! Highlights include a week of warm sunny days (unheard of, so we're told), a pre-show dip in a swimming hole in the Lake District (possibly the prettiest place any of us have been), and many a full English breakfast (and haggis! Helena loved it). We had a particularly good time at the <a contents="Bluegrass Omagh Music Festival," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nmni.com/bluegrass-omagh/Home.aspx">Bluegrass Omagh Music Festival,</a> the <a contents="Sweet Sunny South" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sweetsunnysouth.org">Sweet Sunny South</a> festival, and <a contents="the Long Road" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thelongroad.com/">the Long Road</a> festival. Big thanks to our booker <a contents="True North Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://truenorthmusic.co.uk/">True North Music</a>, all the promoters, venues, and homestay hosts, and the brave audiences who shared their time with us. You made it worth it, and we can’t wait to come back! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/405e80cdd7815437228c476a99ef3e9f1792a864/original/69439682-1359033050933043-1868390123280793600-o.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Next up, <a contents="Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/">Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion</a>, right in our backyard! It’s a big festival with something for everybody, including 3 opportunities to catch Bill and the Belles! </p>
<ul> <li><a contents="FRI 9:00pm Near Moore Stage&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2502400506487605/">FRI 9:00pm Near Moore Stage </a></li> <li><a contents="SAT 2:30pm Theatre Bristol&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/480096712786941/">SAT 2:30pm Theatre Bristol </a></li> <li>SAT 7:30pm the FARM AND FUN TIME at the Paramount! Feat. <a contents="Dustbowl Revival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dustbowlrevival.com">Dustbowl Revival</a>, <a contents="Hogslop String Band" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.hogslopstringband.com">Hogslop String Band</a>, the <a contents="Kody Norris Show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thekodynorrisshow.com">Kody Norris Show</a>, <a contents="Green Grass Cloggers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.greengrasscloggers.com">Green Grass Cloggers</a>, and more! </li>
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<p>And then, on to the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC! Buckle up, friends. We’ll be around all week, but be sure to put one of our showcases on your list: </p>
<ul> <li><a contents="WED 6:00PM Bluegrass Museum Showcase&nbsp;at the Lincoln Theater&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/234758440768481/">WED 6:00PM Bluegrass Museum Showcase at the Lincoln Theater </a></li> <li>WED NIGHT 1:00AM Bluegrass Standard Showcase </li> <li>SAT 5:30PM Hargett Street Stage, <a contents="Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://worldofbluegrass.org/wide-open-bluegrass/">Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest </a>
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<p>Fall is always a busy time for us, and a good time to reflect on what this year has had to offer so far. Thanks for showing up for us, and for continuing to support live music! Excited to see you soon. </p>
<p>-Bill and the Belles</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/6f9740d52536a4b018cd10669583a5ae32357992/original/70197220-1371515843018097-883308205365526528-o.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/58644072019-08-21T02:00:00-04:002019-08-21T02:00:51-04:00UK Tour Dates!<p style="text-align: center;">Bon Voyage! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Today we’re on our way to the UK! It’s the band’s first tour over here, so if you’ve got any pals in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, you know where to send them! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="AUG 22 Camden, The Blues Kitchen&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theblueskitchen.com/camden/whats-on/honky-tonk-4/">AUG 22 Camden, The Blues Kitchen </a><br><a contents="AUG 23 Leek - Americana &amp; Blues Preview&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/cock-inn/bill-and-the-belles-festival-programme-launch-event/623706568143421/">AUG 23 Leek - Americana & Blues Preview </a><br><a contents="AUG 24 Sticklebarn Sessions, Great Langdale&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2291926437792591/">AUG 24 Sticklebarn Sessions, Great Langdale </a><br><a contents="AUG 25 Moniaive, Craigdarroch Arms&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/events/bill-and-the-belles-p2178841">AUG 25 Moniaive, Craigdarroch Arms </a><br><a contents="AUG 26 Barnoldswick Music &amp; Arts Center, Lancashire" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/442140206634421/">AUG 26 Barnoldswick Music & Arts Center, Lancashire</a> <br><a contents="AUG 27 The Gallery at Woodend, Scarborough&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bill-and-the-belles-tickets-61627882656?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR0Tm9JypGTi5zl5DTBoyZlH8CeXFc9wEBxvTWG1bYHd73F_iZuqEFnVIFQ&fbclid=IwAR1IzCU7dNO9mXCIr83RE3QjjsTb7z2tu4MC_fdiPWUqDoFHQkk_SjWXV0k">AUG 27 The Gallery at Woodend, Scarborough </a><br><a contents="AUG 28 Bangor, Blue Sky Cafe&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.blueskybangor.co.uk/whatson/bill-and-the-belles/">AUG 28 Bangor, Blue Sky Cafe </a><br><a contents="AUG 30-SEP 1 Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/ulsteramericanfolkpark/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARB2T5zadhseCASpmCuMGY2MnziUOd7_wOrqCULQJaLavVvG7IqFs6BYCr9jJP-xmWJxq9sDkQ6GQh94&fref=mentions">AUG 30-SEP 1 Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh</a> <br><a contents="SEP 3 The Greystones, Sheffield&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/341482566515021/">SEP 3 The Greystones, Sheffield </a><br><a contents="SEP 4 Bristol, Hen and Chicken&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.crhmusic.com/bill_and_the_belles.html">SEP 4 Bristol, Hen and Chicken </a><br><a contents="SEP 5 Boxmoor, Fishery Wharf Cafe&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/fishery-wharf-cafe-boxmoor/fishery-wharf-cafe-present-bill-and-the-belles-usa/460661344673110/">SEP 5 Boxmoor, Fishery Wharf Cafe </a><br>*SOLD OUT* <a contents="SEP 6 West Sussex, Sweet Sunny South Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet-Sunny-South-559968051018704/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARD9SPqgq6hfAdBLrpc3p8B4MdDZiVimWIloG5oDhkKDaQ0MOAU7NRXI8_xZ4JRKz9dzbV16vWpq-4qT&hc_ref=ARQCyoDwfw9cLHq_yKdPhN0ZbXe5ACwkpFNhgCOz4kg5oiINez0I1sal6oV1BfdRQ5k&fref=nf&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBky3gpeRX1qXBvZ7NbirQuhgGxj9NezBiL04qrbMfoFKRIw_okJjX6UXW_8HDLFVimzHbC-Rv2RHBnz4t5CBjmoevdmkc_MLNdHODpThUClCtn_T1fHOQNCHQQj0-TpD2a-iTiZIEueJjhg4QSkTq2neMZVL1J3HjjY5XshSEw5SWavPJ4JHsLwC3CS7KFNNWB8kRDD672AwsH4CXlYCAwdyWidcufc3Hke9wrUSXEp1uMsvP3X5NXh83JdIhFdkNNdbePy32xrUI228vPm4G3urwfCgO-1bLsCOvX6acYyd3uOdhie2gljB6rxSO012KthhTGvjQ-1u1mUZr1biHf8uPTn3fLTOODDpd1FYVdtQXdwUeisicgsP7PDPJnzVBQG60KJWXOxgVFVgp4IkfJF2lROkOpHas4Zb9aIL5T0koeKb0SbMSkLV53BzauN2bZGay4VWof-1OmYJf3pMQdYQ0MIhizyjaAKo-Eto4l-CDs_YqCMA">SEP 6 West Sussex, Sweet Sunny South Festival</a> <br><a contents="SEP 7-8 Lutterworth, The Long Road Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thelongroad.com/tickets/">SEP 7-8 Lutterworth, The Long Road Festival</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/e3d2ca9269ee587c17ee1cc1e903cb227ab3fa00/original/uktour.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Found ourselves in a Roger Miller mood the other day (when AREN’T we’re in a Roger Miller mood?) so we worked up one of his songs on a drive through Virginia. <a contents="Click the image below to watch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/364325447589926/">Click the image below to watch</a>, and here's to walking in the sunshine! We'll see you back stateside in September for Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion where we're playing <a contents="FRIDAY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2502400506487605/">FRIDAY</a> and <a contents="SATURDAY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/480096712786941/">SATURDAY</a>. Cheerio!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/364325447589926/"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/9aedceed2703f802b697af0cabbf64f7db31c7ae/original/walkingsunshinegrab.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/58432652019-08-01T11:57:43-04:002019-08-01T11:58:59-04:00UK, Canada, New Shirts!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">OH CANADA! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">We're headed to the <a contents="Blueberry Bluegrass Festival&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://blueberrybluegrass.com/">Blueberry Bluegrass Festival </a>in Stony Plain, Alberta! Catch us at one of these: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/dac5c1947efe89def0d1a27047aae01b592e0496/original/66006697-10157395030194935-802617155831988224-o.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">FRIDAY <br>11:30am Fiddle Workshop w/Kalia @Pioneer Museum <br>5:30pm Outdoor Stage </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">SATURDAY <br>12:00pm Blueberry Patio, hosted jam <br>3:30pm Fillmore Stage </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">SUNDAY <br>Noon CKUA bluegrass hour show <br>(broadcast live from the Fillmore Stage w/Tim O'Brien and Front Country <br>2:45pm Outdoor Stage </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">UK TOUR! </span><br>This will be the band's first UK visit, and it's shaped up to be a great one! Tell your UK buds! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/e3d2ca9269ee587c17ee1cc1e903cb227ab3fa00/original/uktour.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">NEW T-SHIRTS! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Hot off the presses! Snag one at <a contents="billandthebelles.com/shop" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop">billandthebelles.com/shop</a> (Blueberry Bluegrass, you get first dibs!)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/e2161e573c715d0ef02588a98fe7186870a867b9/original/img-6964.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_none border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/85ad3ff0486e82630a9b9569c103f868794701c9/original/img-6963.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_none border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Have you listened to our latest singles? <br>Check 'em on <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rkXYPpz9MPqN5nKLJUmaf">Spotify</a> or <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bill-and-the-belles/1117669757">Apple Music</a> or <a contents="Amazon " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.amazon.com/artists/B01G7W3H5O?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s">Amazon </a>or... you know. <br>Watch our vids <a contents="HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJo3kzp06zVl6qdQLPNM_mA">HERE!</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for supporting live music! Don't stop! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Much love, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/58432662019-06-11T16:25:00-04:002019-07-31T16:23:26-04:00Northwest + Northeast<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><a contents="Voice Works – A Workshop for Singers&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://centrum.org/voice-works-a-workshop-for-singers/">Voice Works – A Workshop for Singers </a></strong><br>(June 24-29, Port Townsend, WA) </span></p>
<p>We had such a great time at Wintergrass in Seattle that we just couldn’t stay away from the Northwest for long. VERY HAPPY to be joining the amazing faculty (hello Eva Salina, Peter Rowan, Jefferson Hamer, Ernie Vega…) for Voice Works in Port Townsend, WA! Artistic Director Pharis Romero has got a really good thing going. “Singing is a natural human effort to communicate. Singing opens doors to other cultures and languages, and it makes you feel good.” Hear hear! </p>
<p>We’ll be leading workshops all week on such irresistible subjects as Neo Old-time Country Repertoire, Finding Harmony, Early Country Female Duets, Repertoire from the Singing Brakeman (Jimmie Rodgers), and Rough and Rowdy Stringband Songs. Come sing with us! Learn more here: https://centrum.org/voice-works-a-workshop-for-singers/ </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">Northeast Summer Jaunt! (NY, VT, MA, CT, ME) </span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/958900392fa9c5b53381c8c9fcdfafc7d9ed02cc/original/northeast-summer-jaunt.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></strong></p>
<p>We’ve missed you, northeasterners! Hope to see you at one of these shows! Our dear bass player, Andrew, will be getting hitched that week, so we get to play this run with our pal Nico Humby on bass! We’re preparing ourselves for good times (and good pictures! Nico’s an amazing photographer and graphic designer: nicohumby.com). </p>
<p><em>July 1 - Pine Plains Platter, Pine Plains NY <br>July 2 - Radio Bean Honky Tonk Night, Burlington VT <br>July 3 - Club Passim, Boston MA w/ Hoot and Holler <br>July 4 - Naumkeag at Night, Stockbridge MA w/ Hoot and Holler <br>July 5 - Flagpole Barn Concert, Newtown CT <br>July 6 - Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownsfield ME </em></p>
<p>Have you heard our latest singles? Give 'em a stream on <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bill-and-the-belles/1117669757">Apple Music</a> or <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rkXYPpz9MPqN5nKLJUmaf">Spotify</a>!</p>
<p>Thanks for supporting live music! Hope to see you soon. </p>
<p>-Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/57231502019-04-17T17:05:02-04:002019-04-18T15:06:31-04:00The Boot Premiers New Single, “Never Get Along With You”<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/639509319855738/"><img<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/1466ca57c235556b46be1e5bd4ba5d89feb54233/original/frame-guitar-1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="CLICK TO WATCH!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/TbeGMk-RJ9s">CLICK TO WATCH!</a></p>
<p>JOHNSON CITY, TN. -- April 17, 2019 -- Bill and the Belles is back with another single and music video from their analog session at Bigtone Records! It premieres today exclusively on The Boot: <a contents="CLICK HERE TO READ!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theboot.com/bill-and-the-belles-never-get-along-with-you/?trackback=fbshare_mobile">CLICK TO READ!</a></p>
<p>A supremely direct and lonesome tune, "Never Get Along With You" was, in the words of guitarist Kris Truelsen, intended to get straight to the point. "It's a bitter country ballad that searches for answers following heartbreak," he says. </p>
<p>"It felt good to write," Truelsen adds, "and was certainly transformative to sing."</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/f2cf61c97862cb4040bd39c2a3d2b09050d429f4/original/242cef60-fdd6-442e-8f84-a7e039851fe2.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>PERSONNEL:<b> </b></p>
<p><b>Musicians</b>: Kris Truelsen (guitar), Helena Hunt (banjo), Kalia Yeagle (fiddle), Andrew Small (bass), Jon Atkinson (drums), Andrew J Fletcher (piano) Personnel: </p>
<p><b>Engineers</b>: Jon Atkinson, Danny Michel </p>
<p><b>Filmed by</b>: Josh Littleton </p>
<p>For more information on Bill and the Belles, visit <a contents="visit www.BillandtheBelles.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.BillandtheBelles.com">www.BillandtheBelles.com</a> </p>
<p><b>Media Contact:</b> <br>Kalia Yeagle <br>907.230.4231 <br>billandthebelles@gmail.com </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">###</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/56701672019-03-06T13:39:06-05:002019-03-06T13:39:06-05:00New Single + Video!<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="www.BillandtheBelles.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.BillandtheBelles.com">www.BillandtheBelles.com</a> • <a contents="billandthebelles@gmail.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:billandthebelles@gmail.com" target="_blank">billandthebelles@gmail.com</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Bill and the Belles Releases “That’ll Be Just Fine” </span><br>Latest single marks new chapter for the band, bigger sound </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/5794e69679ea3989a0d0967de096daad4c3b533e/original/f0d41c58-8925-4213-baa5-9c7bb612710d.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><strong>Media Contact:</strong> <br>Kalia Yeagle <br>907.230.4231 <br><a contents="billandthebelles@gmail.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:billandthebelles@gmail.com">billandthebelles@gmail.com</a> </p>
<p>Visit <a contents="The Bluegrass Situation" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/watch-bill-and-the-belles-thatll-be-just-fine/">The Bluegrass Situation</a>'s premiere here: <a contents="TheBluegrassSituation.com/read/watch-bill-and-the-belles-thatll-be-just-fine/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://TheBluegrassSituation.com/read/watch-bill-and-the-belles-thatll-be-just-fine/">TheBluegrassSituation.com/read/watch-bill-and-the-belles-thatll-be-just-fine/</a></p>
<p>JOHNSON CITY, TN. -- March 6, 2019 -- In many ways, this latest single marks a new chapter for Johnson City, TN-based stringband, <a contents="Bill and the Belles" data-link-label="Home" data-link-type="page" href="/home">Bill and the Belles</a>: A bigger, moodier, more decade-ambiguous American sound. The instrumental backdrop has grown; stride piano, and a laid-back groove set by drums and bass lay the foundation for the core mix of banjo, fiddle, and guitar. The trio's signature vocals shine, with a nod toward early R&B and girl group pop vocal arrangements--think early Sam Phillips-era Sun Records meets the Shangri-Las. Penned by Kris Truelsen, the song talks of someone weary of life and looking to move on, resolved to take whatever changes may come. </p>
<p>Fans have come to expect direct, refreshing songs and music videos from Johnson City-based stringband, Bill and the Belles. And their latest single, “That’ll Be Just Fine,” definitely delivers. It was recorded analog, straight-to-tape, with Bristol, VA’s Big Tone Records, a studio that specializes in recording in true 40s and 50s fashion. The warmth and depth of tape really suit Bill and the Belles, who have always preferred to record live in one room and are no strangers to alternative vintage recording methods. In the glow of fluorescent lights in an unmarked building in Southwest Virginia, the Big Tone Records studio accomplishes something remarkable: it captures the atmosphere of a 50s R&B recording session, with legitimacy. Each microphone, each piece of furniture, even the clock on the wall carries a story, and with “That’ll Be Just Fine,” Bill and the Belles carry the narrative forward. <a contents="The Bluegrass Situation" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/watch-bill-and-the-belles-thatll-be-just-fine/">The Bluegrass Situation</a> premiered the video, and the track is currently streaming on <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bill-and-the-belles/1117669757">Apple Music</a> and <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rkXYPpz9MPqN5nKLJUmaf">Spotify</a>. Video can be viewed on <a contents="Facebook (CLICK ME)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2074847495938165">Facebook (CLICK ME)</a> and <a contents="YouTube (CLICK ME)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG5tknKfufQ">YouTube (CLICK ME)</a>. </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2074847495938165"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/47c55628a3190f41e9b9856fb03627d70af0f0fc/original/edb0b813-5d5f-497e-8e45-dc25691be524.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><strong>CLICK IMAGE TO WATCH VIDEO!</strong></span></p>
<p>Bill and the Belles’ 2018 debut album, “DreamSongs, Etc.” was a critical hit praised by <a contents="No Depression" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://nodepression.com/album-review/modern-life-through-vintage-lens">No Depression</a> as, “what may be the most innovative modern interpretation of vintage roots music,” and named to the UK’s <a contents="Country Music People" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cmpcountry.com">Country Music People</a>’s Top 10 Albums of 2018. The band began as a project to explore the space created between hillbilly and urban, between vaudeville and down home, but has arrived somewhere new. Bill and the Belles bring to the stage an uplifting show unlike any other, full of humor, high spirits, and all-around revelry. Nominated for 2017 and 2018 IBMA awards, Bill and the Belles play alongside America’s top country and roots music artists (including Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Hot Rize, the Cactus Blossoms, the Earls of Leicester, and more) as the house band for the historic radio program <a contents="Farm and Fun Time" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/programming/radio-program/farm-fun-time/">Farm and Fun Time</a> presented by <a contents="Radio Bristol" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/">Radio Bristol</a>. It’s clear this group shares a rare musical connection and deep love for the music, and their excitement is contagious. </p>
<p>PERSONNEL: <br>Musicians: Kris Truelsen (guitar), Helena Hunt (banjo), Kalia Yeagle (fiddle), Andrew Small (bass), Jon Atkinson (drums), Andrew J Fletcher (piano) <br>Engineers: Jon Atkinson and Danny Michel <br>Filmed by: Josh Littleton </p>
<p>For more information on Bill and the Belles, visit <a contents="www.BillandtheBelles.com" data-link-label="Home" data-link-type="page" href="/home">www.BillandtheBelles.com</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">###</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/56663362019-03-03T10:08:40-05:002019-03-03T10:09:18-05:00News + Wintergrass Recap<p>WHAT’S NEW </p>
<ul> <li>We’re releasing a new single and video this Wednesday, “That’ll Be Just Fine.” Keep an eye on our Facebook page (<a contents="facebook.com/billandthebelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://facebook.com/billandthebelles">facebook.com/billandthebelles</a>) for the accompanying video, and make sure you’re following us on Spotify, Apple Music, etc. We’ve been in the studio recording a number of singles, and we look forward to releasing them in upcoming months! </li>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/47c55628a3190f41e9b9856fb03627d70af0f0fc/original/edb0b813-5d5f-497e-8e45-dc25691be524.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>WINTERGRASS RECAP </p>
<ul> <li>As of this weekend, we played further west than ever before! What a treat to nestle in Seattle, WA for a weekend with the good folks at Wintergrass Music Festival! </li> <li>Of all our sets, our favorite was probably Saturday night’s dance set. Nothing beats the energy feedback you get from people moving to your music, and we took the opportunity to unveil a lot of new material. That morning we also had a great conversation about our approach to “stringband” music, and how genre words are funny and sometimes limiting (early country, old time, stringband, roots, Americana, folk, popular, rural, urban...). It was great to have a roomful of people take a dive into our nutty heads to see how we make our musical decisions. Thanks for your courage! </li> <li>It was fun to see so many buds, including Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys, Fireside Collective, and we even managed to squeeze in a photo shoot with the one-and-only Nico Humby (check his work out at <a contents="nicohumby.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nicohumby.com">nicohumby.com</a>). Next time we vow to make time for seeking seafood! </li>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/7881e09a06f0a659b545fa25e0fdda2b2613f010/original/78c569d0-6c7a-4a3f-b382-25fe5b8048fa.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>WE’LL BE BACK IN THE PNW </p>
<ul> <li>We’re thrilled to announce we’ll be back in the Pacific Northwest this June for an amazing week teaching at Voice Works at Centrum in Port Townsend, WA, joining fellow artists including Peter Rowan, Eva Salina, and Jefferson Hamer. Learn more about their wonderful programming here: <a contents="https://centrum.org/programs/voice-works/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://centrum.org/programs/voice-works/">https://centrum.org/programs/voice-works/ </a> </li>
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<p>KEEP IN TOUCH </p>
<ul> <li>“Like” us on Facebook (<a contents="facebook.com/BillandtheBelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://facebook.com/BillandtheBelles">facebook.com/BillandtheBelles</a>), keep an eye on our website calendar (<a contents="billandthebelles.com/tour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://facebook.com/BillandtheBelles">billandthebelles.com/tour</a>), and think about subscribing to our occasional newsletters (<a contents="billandthebelles.com/contact" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/contact">billandthebelles.com/contact</a>)! </li>
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<p>Hope to see you soon! Keep supporting live music. <br>-Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/55720182018-12-28T09:06:05-05:002019-01-02T19:41:16-05:00New Music Video! “Smile, It’s Christmas”<p>Bill and the Belles announce new music video, “Smile, It’s Christmas” </p>
<p>Don’t get it wrong, Bill and the Belles love the holidays. They live for gatherings of family and friends, snow days, sparkles and cheer, as evidenced by their 4th year hosting the Johnson City Jingle Bell Jamboree (a holiday roots music review) and their annual holiday music videos that come out each December. But this year’s video is different: “Smile, It’s Christmas” reminds us that the holidays ain’t just eggnog and mistletoe. Sometimes the world loudly expects joy and cheer when you just don’t have any to give. Written by Kris Truelsen, “Smile, It’s Christmas” delivers downbeat material in an upbeat way, with the ironic wit of Roger Miller and a vocal arrangement nodding toward Phil Spector-level lushness. Fans of Bill and the Belles know the band’s knack for making simple, refreshing music videos, and “Smile, It’s Christmas” definitely delivers: against a peppermint backdrop, the trio toys with contrasts, giving viewers a little bitter with their sweet. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/737977e0d373e9b22ca9d42e5a9a59bfecfbdf7a/original/f6461ed3-3dba-4fab-9b5c-15e44ef3eaf0.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />“Smile, It’s Christmas” also marks the debut of banjo player and singer Helena Hunt in Bill and the Belles. From Waynesville, North Carolina, Hunt grew up steeped in traditional music and went through the region’s Junior Appalachian Musicians program. Currently attending East Tennessee State University studying Biology and Old Time music, Helena is a wonderful vocalist, a force on the banjo and banjo ukulele, and a total delight to watch and hear. </p>
<p>Watch Bill and the Belles’ “Smile, It’s Christmas” below: </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="sIwfv2WxkDg" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/sIwfv2WxkDg/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sIwfv2WxkDg?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>Watch on YouTube: <a contents="https://youtu.be/sIwfv2WxkDg" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/sIwfv2WxkDg">https://youtu.be/sIwfv2WxkDg </a></p>
<p>Share on Facebook: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/450190431817314/posts/1171624633007220/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/450190431817314/posts/1171624633007220/">https://www.facebook.com/450190431817314/posts/1171624633007220/</a></p>
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<p>BONUS! Merry Christmas, Bill and the Belles! </p>
<p>“DreamSongs, Etc.” was named to Country Music People’s Top Ten Albums of the Year! What a treat! “So many fantastic albums I could have put in this list, I decided this was worthy of a place, though. Just so different to everything else here, refreshing to hear and Wedding Bell Chimes was probably the video of the year!” Big thanks to Radio host Dave Watkins for the love, and for everyone who’s bought and listened to our album this year! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/b48e40cef028077b23dd22cc53da688cc70cde6d/original/9ec950fe-ade5-4e3f-8066-d0aeb785bd61.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/55203262018-11-19T17:36:08-05:002018-11-19T17:36:08-05:00Fall Updates from Bill and the Belles<p>It has been a big few months of release shows celebrating our latest album on Jalopy Records, <a contents="“DreamSongs, Etc.”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/shop">“DreamSongs, Etc.”</a> We’re grateful to have shared it with so many of you! If you don’t have a copy yet, visit our <a contents="webstore" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/shop">webstore</a>. We’ve also got a sampling of other fun goods that make for excellent holiday gift-giving! Your support makes all the difference! </p>
<p>Here’s what the press has had to say about “DreamSongs, Etc.” </p>
<ul> <li>
<a contents="No Depression" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nodepression.com/album-review/modern-life-through-vintage-lens">No Depression</a>: “Bill and the Belles showcase with their debut album, DreamSongs, Etc., what may be the most innovative modern interpretation of vintage roots music.” “...a fresh, pop spin that emphasizes the simplicity and beauty of the music.” </li> <li>
<a contents="Now It’s Nashville" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nowitsnashville.com/blog/2018/8/15/nowits-bill-and-the-belles-at-the-5-spot">Now It’s Nashville</a>: “Equal parts traditional folk, vaudevillian and meta-modern aughts entertainment, Bill and Belles put on a show that is sure to stand the test of time, much like the acts that preceded them, and perhaps the ones to follow.” </li> <li>
<a contents="Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://hvbluegrass.org/review-bill-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/">Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association</a>: “Charming. Deeply charming. That is the essence of this full-length debut by Bill and the Belles, Dream Songs, Etc.” </li>
</ul>
<p>Read more: </p>
<ul> <li><a contents="http://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/&nbsp;&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/">http://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/ </a></li> <li><a contents="https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-bill-and-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-bill-and-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/">https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-bill-and-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/ </a></li> <li><a contents="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/bill-and-belles-announce-debut-album&nbsp;&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/bill-and-belles-announce-debut-album">http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/bill-and-belles-announce-debut-album </a></li> <li><a contents="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/10-influential-songs-led-my-love-country-and-blues&nbsp;&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/10-influential-songs-led-my-love-country-and-blues">http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/10-influential-songs-led-my-love-country-and-blues </a></li> <li><a contents="https://bluegrasstoday.com/wedding-bell-chimes-from-bill-and-the-belles/&nbsp;&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bluegrasstoday.com/wedding-bell-chimes-from-bill-and-the-belles/">https://bluegrasstoday.com/wedding-bell-chimes-from-bill-and-the-belles/ </a></li>
</ul>
<p>UP NEXT: Bill and the Belles is headed to Deutschland! In just a few days we’re flying to Germany for a month! We’ll be playing a marathon of 23 shows with <a contents="The Brother Brothers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thebrotherbrothersmusic.com/">The Brother Brothers</a> and <a contents="Jeff Scroggins &amp; Colorado" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jeffscrogginsandcolorado.com/">Jeff Scroggins & Colorado</a> as part of the <a contents="European Bluegrass Jamboree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bluegrassjamboree.de/">European Bluegrass Jamboree</a>. If you’ve got any Deutsch buds send them our way! See <a contents="www.bluegrassjamboree.de" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bluegrassjamboree.de">www.bluegrassjamboree.de</a> for details. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/cac392385ad6f773ee6970fc82262adc7ab6776a/original/bill-and-the-belles.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>This trip marks a new chapter for Bill and the Belles as our first European tour, and also as Grace’s last tour with the band. We thank her for her years of hard work and great performances, not to mention her amazing contributions as a graphic designer. You can keep up with her over at her page: <a contents="facebook.com/graceellenvanthof" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://facebook.com/graceellenvanthof">facebook.com/graceellenvanthof</a>. We know you’ve been touched by her music and humor, and we hope you’ll join us in wishing her continued success! </p>
<p>Thank you, as always, for supporting live music! We hope to see you soon! Wish us "Gute Fahrt!"</p>
<p>Tschüss!<br>-Bill und die Belles</p>
<p> </p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/53991612018-08-24T08:49:05-04:002018-08-24T09:04:06-04:00“DreamSongs, Etc.” OUT TODAY!<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">“DreamSongs, Etc.” is OUT TODAY!</span><span class="font_large"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">“Bill and the Belles showcase with their debut album, Dream Songs, Etc., what may be the most innovative modern interpretation of vintage roots music.” <br>-<a contents="No Depression" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nodepression.com/album-review/modern-life-through-vintage-lens">No Depression</a> </span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/49c25d88151fefb2b0c03e0b39b980a0bc865f44/original/dreamsongsetc-cover-front.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></p>
<p>LISTEN HERE: </p>
<p>Apple Music: <a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dreamsongs-etc/1406157930&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dreamsongs-etc/1406157930">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dreamsongs-etc/1406157930 </a></p>
<p>Spotify: <a contents="https://open.spotify.com/album/3tvlpaGNMGfsS44qMp2MEu?nd=1&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3tvlpaGNMGfsS44qMp2MEu?nd=1">https://open.spotify.com/album/3tvlpaGNMGfsS44qMp2MEu?nd=1&nbsp;</a></p>
<p>Amazon: <a contents="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F5YGBQT&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F5YGBQT">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F5YGBQT </a></p>
<p>Buy a physical copy: <a contents="billandthebelles.com/shop" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/shop">billandthebelles.com/shop</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>RECENT PRESS:</p>
<p><a contents="Now It’s Nashville" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nowitsnashville.com/blog/2018/8/15/nowits-bill-and-the-belles-at-the-5-spot">Now It’s Nashville</a>: “Equal parts traditional folk, vaudevillian and meta-modern aughts entertainment, Bill and Belles put on a show that is sure to stand the test of time, much like the acts that preceded them, and perhaps the ones to follow.”</p>
<p><a contents="No Depression" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nodepression.com/album-review/modern-life-through-vintage-lens">No Depression</a>: “Bill and the Belles showcase with their debut album, DreamSongs, Etc., what may be the most innovative modern interpretation of vintage roots music.”</p>
<p>“Dream Songs, Etc., stands as a beautifully engineered reflection back to the charming sounds of vintage roots music that provides new reflections on life and, as visually experienced through their two music video releases (see below), a fresh, pop spin that emphasizes the simplicity and beauty of the music.”</p>
<p><a contents="Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://hvbluegrass.org/review-bill-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/">Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association</a>: “Charming. Deeply charming. That is the essence of this full-length debut by Bill and the Belles, Dream Songs, Etc.” </p>
<p>“This is not the ‘old, weird America’ as Greil Marcus famously termed the music collected by Harry Smith. This is the ‘sweet, gentle America.’”</p>
<p><a contents="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/bill-and-belles-announce-debut-album&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/bill-and-belles-announce-debut-album">http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/bill-and-belles-announce-debut-album </a></p>
<p><a contents="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/10-influential-songs-led-my-love-country-and-blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/10-influential-songs-led-my-love-country-and-blues">http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/10-influential-songs-led-my-love-country-and-blues</a> </p>
<p><a contents="https://bluegrasstoday.com/wedding-bell-chimes-from-bill-and-the-belles/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bluegrasstoday.com/wedding-bell-chimes-from-bill-and-the-belles/&nbsp;">https://bluegrasstoday.com/wedding-bell-chimes-from-bill-and-the-belles/ </a></p>
<p><a contents="http://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/">http://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/</a> </p>
<p><a contents="https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-bill-and-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-bill-and-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/">https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-bill-and-the-belles-dreamsongs-etc/</a></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/53991502018-08-23T20:56:57-04:002018-08-23T20:56:57-04:00MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE: “Finger Pointin’ Mama”<p>NEW VIDEO PREMIERE on ?<a contents="PopMatters" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.popmatters.com/bill-belles-finger-pointin-mama-2597635816.html?">PopMatters</a>? </p>
<p>“Taking influence from old-school jazz, blues, and folk, the playful tune is a callback to the foundations of roots music and the timeless lessons that come with them. It's a sweet and sincere piece of work that perfectly captures what Bill and the Belles are about in a song. The accompanying video ups the charm tenfold, conveying the band's effortlessly enchanting style and sound that much further in its composition.”</p>
<p>WATCH HERE: <a contents="https://www.popmatters.com/bill-belles-finger-pointin-mama-2597635816.html" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.popmatters.com/bill-belles-finger-pointin-mama-2597635816.html">https://www.popmatters.com/bill-belles-finger-pointin-mama-2597635816.html</a></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/53721252018-08-02T13:41:41-04:002018-08-05T10:56:33-04:00Album Release Tour Dates Announced<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/97f5668fea5ed4bf131bfb9769821cf89751333e/original/ac281f33-d571-47ee-a0be-045201bf95d5.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> </p>
<p>Lo ts of fun shows coming up with the release of “DreamSongs, Etc.” just around the corner! A few *super special* shows we want you to know about (and come to): </p>
<ul> <li>8/14 The 5 Spot (Nashville, TN) Oh hey, Nashville! We don’t see you too often, so this is special. Spice up your Tuesday! Info here: <a contents="http://www.the5spot.club/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.the5spot.club/" target="_self">http://www.the5spot.club/ </a>
</li> <li>8/17 LOCAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW at the Down Home (Johnson City, TN) <br> Tix and info here: <a contents="http://downhome.com/event/bill-and-the-belles-4/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://downhome.com/event/bill-and-the-belles-4/" target="_self">http://downhome.com/event/bill-and-the-belles-4/</a> </li> <li>8/24 OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW at the Jalopy Theater (Brooklyn, NY) <br> Tix and info here: <a contents="https://shop.jalopytheatre.org/product-p/sh-082418.htm&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://shop.jalopytheatre.org/product-p/sh-082418.htm" target="_self">https://shop.jalopytheatre.org/product-p/sh-082418.htm </a>
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<p>As always, keep an eye on our website calendar (<a contents="www.billandthebelles.com/tour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.billandthebelles.com/tour" target="_self">www.billandthebelles.com/tour</a>) and “like” us on Facebook (<a contents="facebook.com/billandthebelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://facebook.com/billandthebelles" target="_self">facebook.com/billandthebelles)</a> to stay in the loop!</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/53542592018-07-19T19:09:59-04:002018-07-19T19:09:59-04:00Pre-Order "DreamSongs, Etc."<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/1e8ba0acc8e8aff5fc7569698b44f88cdad12c54/original/release-square01.jpeg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><a contents='CLICK HERE to pre-order your copy of "DreamSongs, Etc."!' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/shop" target="_self">CLICK HERE to pre-order your copy of "DreamSongs, Etc."!</a> You'll get first access to our singles (including <a contents='"Wedding Bell Chimes," as&nbsp;featured in American Songwriter' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/" target="_self">"Wedding Bell Chimes," as featured in American Songwriter</a>) and on release day, you get a digital download of the entire album and your hard copy goes in the mail! </p>
<p>Have you seen our latest music video? <a contents='WATCH "WEDDING BELL CHIMES" HERE' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/1030169773819374/" target="_self">WATCH "WEDDING BELL CHIMES" HERE</a> and pre-order the album to get a download of the single! </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/1030169773819374/" target="_self"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/7bda6d1079a5595b27fe897c9b8da4b25efeaab4/original/bnbnanner.jpeg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>August is just around the corner, and we can't wait to get this album out to the world! In the meantime, <a contents="follow us on Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/" target="_self">follow us on Facebook</a> to stay connected, and keep an eye on our <a contents="tour calendar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/tour" target="_self">tour calendar</a>! Hope to see you at one of our upcoming shows: </p>
<p>7/20 Radio Bristol Fund Drive! <strong>(listenradiobristol.org) </strong></p>
<p>7/21 R.A. Fountain Store <strong>(Fountain, NC) </strong></p>
<p>7/28 RockyGrass <strong>(Lyons, CO) </strong></p>
<p>8/4 Pickin in Parsons (<strong>Parsons, WV)</strong> </p>
<p>8/5 Bonefire Smokehouse <strong>(Abingdon, VA)</strong> </p>
<p>8/9 Farm and Fun Time <strong>(Bristol, VA) </strong></p>
<p>8/10 Milton's <strong>(St. Paul, VA) </strong></p>
<p>8/11 Ken's Backyard Concert <strong>(Baltimore, MD) </strong></p>
<p>8/14 5 Spot <strong>(Nashville, TN) </strong></p>
<p>8/15 Tennessee Shines <strong>(Knoxville, TN) </strong></p>
<p>8/16 Blackthorn Club <strong>(Jonesborough, TN) </strong></p>
<p>8/17 The Down Home <strong>(Johnson City, TN) LOCAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW </strong></p>
<p>8/18 Workhouse Arts Center <strong>(Lorton, VA) </strong></p>
<p>8/24 Jalopy Theater <strong>(Brooklyn, NY) OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW </strong></p>
<p>8/25 The Hoot <strong>(Olivebridge, NY)</strong> </p>
<p>8/26 Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association <strong>(Rhinebeck, NY)</strong> </p>
<p>8/30 Naumkeag at Night <strong>(Stockbridge, MA) </strong></p>
<p>9/1 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival <strong>(Woodstown, NJ) </strong></p>
<p>9/8 Old Tone Roots Music Festival <strong>(North Hillsdale, NY) </strong></p>
<p>9/9 Sunday Concert Series <strong>(New Haven, CT) </strong></p>
<p>9/15 Crossing the Cumberlands Festival <strong>(Hilham, TN) </strong></p>
<p>9/16 Brews and Tunes <strong>(Jonesborough, TN)</strong> </p>
<p>9/20-23 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion <strong>(Bristol, TN/VA)</strong> </p>
<p>9/25-28 IBMA World of Bluegrass <strong>(Raleigh, NC)</strong> </p>
<p>9/28 Wide Open Bluegrass, StreetFest <strong>(Raleigh, NC)</strong> </p>
<p>9/29 Dust Bowl Jamboree <strong>(Kansas City, MO) </strong></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/53240302018-06-29T10:20:41-04:002018-07-19T19:12:41-04:00*ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT + VIDEO PREMIER*<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.billandthebelles.com/shop" target="_self"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/49c25d88151fefb2b0c03e0b39b980a0bc865f44/original/dreamsongsetc-cover-front.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Bill and The Belles Announce Debut Album DreamSongs, Etc. </span><br><em><span class="font_regular">American Songwriter Premieres First Single, “Wedding Bell Chimes” </span></em></p>
<p>Today, <a contents="Bill and The Belles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/" target="_self">Bill and The Belles</a> announce their first full-length studio album, DreamSongs, Etc. From the foothills of Blue Ridge in Johnson City, Tennessee, Bill and The Belles captivate fans with rich vocal harmonies and simple catchy melodies, built on a strong foundation of love for early American music. The forthcoming album, recorded in just two days inside a beautiful old farmhouse in the rolling hills of Southeast Virginia, is set for release on August 24, 2018 on Jalopy Records. Along with the official album announcement, the video for the album’s first single, “Wedding Bell Chimes” premiered exclusively on <a contents="American Songwriter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americansongwriter.com/2018/06/bill-belles-announce-dreamsongs-etc-drop-wedding-bell-chimes-video/" target="_self">American Songwriter</a> today. Bill and The Belles are currently touring the East Coast and will appear at RockyGrass, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, and IBMA (full dates below). DreamSongs, Etc. is <a contents="available for pre-order" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/product/273422" target="_self">available for pre-order</a> today. </p>
<p>Read complete press release here: <a contents='"Bill and the Belles Announce&nbsp;DreamSongs, Etc."&nbsp;' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bill-and-the-Belles-Announce-New-Album---DreamSongs--Etc--.html?soid=1102667450877&aid=inLJhB4YkkU" target="_self">"Bill and the Belles Announce DreamSongs, Etc." </a></p>
<p><strong>Media Contact: </strong><br>Sarah Bennett <br>sarahbennett@thepresshouse.com <br>(706) 892-7367 </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/337fd84650be5bf5428c3f6db48a7fe864d16b5b/original/bill-and-belles-frame.png/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><a contents='CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO, "WEDDING BELL CHIMES"&nbsp;' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/1030169773819374/" style="font-size: 1em;" target="_self">CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO, "WEDDING BELL CHIMES" </a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>*PRE-ORDER "DREAMSONGS, ETC." TODAY!* </strong></span><br>On release day (August 24th), we'll put your CD in the mail and give you an instant digital download of the entire album! Shop here: <a contents="https://billandthebelles.com/shop&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/shop" target="_self">https://billandthebelles.com/shop </a></p>
<p><strong>Tour Dates: </strong><br>July 1 – Abingdon, VA – Bonefire Smokehouse <br>July 2 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle with CW Stoneking <br>July 4 – Bristol, TN – Border Bash <br>July 6 -- Memphis, TN <br>July 7 – Mountain View, AR – Ozark Folk Center <br>July 12 – Bristol, TN – Birthplace of Country Music <br>July 13 – Johnson City, TN – Founders After Five <br>July 21 – Fountain, NC – R.A. Fountain <br>July 28 – Lyons, CO – Rockygrass <br>Aug 4 – Parsons, WV – Pickin' In Parsons <br>Aug 5 – Abingdon, VA – Bonefire Smokehouse <br>Aug 9 - Bristol, VA - Birthplace of Country Music <br>Aug 10 – St. Paul, VA – Milton's <br>Aug 11 – Baltimore, MD – Ken’s Backyard Concert <br>Aug 12 – Johnson City, TN – Music in the Park <br>Aug 14 – Nashville, TN – 5 Spot <br>Aug 15 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Shines <br>Aug 16 – Jonesborough, TN – Blackthorn Club <br>Aug 17 – Johnson City, TN – Down Home (LOCAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW) <br>Aug 18 -- Fairfax, VA <br>Aug 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Jalopy Theater (OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW) <br>Aug 25 – Olivebridge, NY – The Hoot <br>Aug 26 -- Rhinebeck, NY -- HVBA Concert <br>Aug 30 -- Stockbridge, MA -- Naumkeag at Night <br>Sept 1 – Woodstown, NJ – Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival <br>Sept 7 – North Hillsdale, NY – The Old Tone Roots Music Festival <br>Sept 9 – New Haven, CT – Second Sunday Concert Series <br>Sept 13 – Bristol, TN – Birthplace of Country Music <br>Sept 14 -- Hilham, TN <br>Sept 16 – Jonesborough, TN – Brews and Tunes <br>Sept 21 – Bristol, VA – Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion <br>Sept 25 – Raleigh, NC – IBMA <br>Sept 29 – Kansas City, MO – Dust Bowl Jamboree <br>Oct 5 – St. Paul, VA – Milton's <br>Oct 6 – Johnson City, TN – Studio One (WETS) <br>Oct 6 -- Clintwood, VA -- Ralph Stanley Museum </p>
<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Bill and the Belles</p><style type="3D">=09body,
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/2875f334fe02974ad46912ea29580df427143d81/original/31959754-10214344892588895-5869908666454376448-n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" />We took over this beautiful old farmhouse for a few days. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/40179df4ebab6ce086bb58fff4b3697350130ac5/original/32078637-10214344891868877-8502060772304617472-n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" />Evan Kinney on accordion! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/aac2638cbd4dc572f25fbe7f576edc5170a8046f/original/31956880-10214344897269012-5919701326123499520-n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" />Aaron Olwell on clarinet! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/59ffbf5289842fd6848f8b09b33b03ef434a9d60/original/32116314-10214344893908928-3230162332575334400-n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" />Engineer Joe "joebass" DeJarnette! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/2717daa5d4da69c81b7dc0ca1092e93eb90662d0/original/31964098-10214344892948904-4302284829350690816-n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" />Our post-recording jams were delightfully eclectic. </p>
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<p><span class="font_large">We’ve also got some new shows to announce this summer</span>, and we hope to see your beautiful faces there! Here are some dates we’re especially excited about (check our <a contents="website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/tour" target="_self">website</a> for full calendar): </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="6/2 Blue Ridge Music Center (Galax, VA)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/6-2.htm" target="_self">6/2 Blue Ridge Music Center (Galax, VA) </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="6/9 Northeast Fiddlers' Convention (Pittsfield, MA)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/northeast-fiddlers-convention/" target="_self">6/9 Northeast Fiddlers' Convention (Pittsfield, MA) </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="6/23 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival (Tunbridge, VT)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jennybrookbluegrass.com/" target="_self">6/23 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival (Tunbridge, VT)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="7/4 Border Bash (Bristol, TN/VA)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/music/feature-concerts/default.aspx" target="_self">7/4 Border Bash (Bristol, TN/VA) </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="7/7 Ozark Folk Center (Mountain View, Arkansas)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/music/feature-concerts/default.aspx" target="_self">7/7 Ozark Folk Center (Mountain View, Arkansas) </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="7/21 R.A. Fountain (Fountain, NC)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rafountain.com/raf_lineup.html" target="_self">7/21 R.A. Fountain (Fountain, NC)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="7/27-29 RockyGrass (Lyons, CO)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bluegrass.com/rockygrass/" target="_self">7/27-29 RockyGrass (Lyons, CO) </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="8/4 Pickin in Parsons Bluegrass Festival&nbsp;(Parsons, WV)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.fiverivercampground.com/pickin-in-parsons.html" target="_self">8/4 Pickin in Parsons Bluegrass Festival (Parsons, WV)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="9/1 Delaware Valley Bluegrass&nbsp;Festival (Woodstown, NJ)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://delawarevalleybluegrass.org/" target="_self">9/1 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival (Woodstown, NJ)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="9/6-9 Old Tone Roots Music Festival (Hillsdale, NY)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/" target="_self">9/6-9 Old Tone Roots Music Festival (Hillsdale, NY)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="9/21-23 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion (Bristol, TN/VA)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/" target="_self">9/21-23 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion (Bristol, TN/VA)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="9/26-28 IBMA's World of Bluegrass (Raleigh, NC)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://worldofbluegrass.org/" target="_self">9/26-28 IBMA's World of Bluegrass (Raleigh, NC)</a> *OFFICIAL SHOWCASE ARTISTS* </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="9/29 Dust Bowl Jamboree (Parkville, MO)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.dustbowljamboree.net/" target="_self">9/29 Dust Bowl Jamboree (Parkville, MO)</a> </p>
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<p><span class="font_large">If you haven't <a contents='"liked" our Facebook page' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/" target="_self">"liked" our Facebook page</a>, please do!</span> It's the best way to stay up-to-date. Keep an eye out for details about new album presales, release information, and more exciting news from Bill and the Belles land! News like this latest video, a <a contents="Radio Bristol Session from IBMA 2017:" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/WBCMRadioBristol/videos/2320534564839807/UzpfSTQ1MDE5MDQzMTgxNzMxNDo5OTYxOTQ5MTA1NTAxOTQ/" target="_self">Radio Bristol Session from IBMA 2017:</a> </p>
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<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/50009922017-12-31T14:46:19-05:002018-01-01T09:44:09-05:00Happy New Year from Bill and the Belles!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/43abf5b271e151b1d99bdbf0d7e3cc8538cf5fab/original/23415390-2221412518085346-5167068709668081465-o.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />As the end of 2017 approaches, we wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on some of what this year had to offer, and to thank you for all you’ve done to support our efforts! 2017 was a wild ride for Bill and the Belles and here are some of the highlights: </p>
<ul> <li>We were honored to be nominated for 4 <a contents="IBMA awards" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ibma.org/world-of-bluegrass/awards">IBMA awards</a> this year, and hosted the official IBMA Awards Show After Party! </li> <li>We played some spectacular festivals, including the <a contents="Brooklyn Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://brooklynfolkfest.com/">Brooklyn Folk Festival</a>, <a contents="Grey Fox" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/">Grey Fox</a>, <a contents="Ossipee Valley Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ossipeevalley.com/">Ossipee Valley Music Festival</a>, <a contents="Old Tone Roots Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/">Old Tone Roots Music Festival</a>, <a contents="Joe Val Bluegrass Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bbu.org/events/joe-val-festival/">Joe Val Bluegrass Festival</a>, and the <a contents="Washington Square Park Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wspfolkfest.com/">Washington Square Park Folk Festival</a>. We also had the privilege of playing the last <a contents="Tennessee Fall Homecoming" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.museumofappalachia.org/events/tennessee-fall-homecoming-2017">Tennessee Fall Homecoming</a>, one of the region’s longest running festivals that we will be sad to see go. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/934ea84e33b32c8c4468540a27f47cc4c3435528/original/20616894-850896985079988-1113142639934886212-o-1.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
</li> <li>As host band of <a contents="Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio-program/farm-fun-time/">Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time</a> we were incredibly happy and grateful to see the program sell out every month, and witness it change and expand. We got to share the stage with a bounty of talented artists including the Earls Of Leicester, John McEuen, the Secret Sisters, and Alice Gerrard. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/498b5b44bc51f1996a56ee9dc10ba309afb5c1c1/original/23467139-900113576824995-250405248787216586-o.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
</li> <li>We made our second appearance 333ft below ground, with Bluegrass Underground! </li> <li>Along with many heroes, we hosted the first Martin Guitar Gathering! </li> <li>Our playful rendition of "Mr. Frog Went a-Courtin" was included on the Grammy Nominated album <a contents='"Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition."' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.smokiesinformation.org/shop/big-bend-killing-an-appalachian-ballad-tradition-cd-3433">"Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition."</a> </li> <li>We released our third annual holiday video, <a contents="“Mistletoe Minnie,”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lze_0EuffMM">“Mistletoe Minnie,”</a> shot at some quintessential Johnson City locations. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/be95059966421ebb8cb99d1ef9e1e9e9c780deaa/original/bnb.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
</li> <li>And the most incredible journey of the year took us to Michoacan, Mexico, where we played shows in towns around Lake Patzcuaro and collaborated with local Purépecha bands for a finale festival in Tzintzuntzan. This was one of the most impactful trips any of us have been on. It really put into perspective our participation in celebrating tradition, and what it means to be an artist in today’s world. One of our biggest takeaways was how valued the arts seem to be there. The smallest communities with the fewest resources were brimming with artists, and many people expressed to us with pride how everyone was expected to play music. It was seemingly a given, not a thing that required immense convincing and systematic overhaul. It was refreshing and inspiring to say the least. How have the arts shaped your identity? What are you doing to support the arts in your community? These are some of the many questions we’re bringing home with us. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/31260cdb561b4a114b93a310d3bfcbe869dd02ae/original/23755092-1742454389140807-4371029857707853579-n.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<p>We’re ready for what 2018 has to offer, and we’ve already got big plans in the works. We’ll be heading out to Colorado for <a contents="RockyGrass" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bluegrass.com/rockygrass/">RockyGrass</a>, and returning to favorite festivals like <a contents="Old Tone Roots Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/">Old Tone Roots Music Festival</a>. We also are planning a few trips overseas this year! And most exciting of all, we’ll be recording and releasing our NEW RECORD! Released in conjunction with <a contents="Jalopy Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jalopyrecords.bandcamp.com/">Jalopy Records</a>, it will feature our signature three-part, highly-arranged harmonies, plus playful and high-spirited songs presented with the energy of early country radio. For the first time we’ll feature original material, and we’ll be collaborating with a few world-class artists to add new musical voices to our mix. Keep an eye out for more details and plan on getting a copy in May 2018! </p>
<p>Most importantly we want to thank all of our fans, friends, and family for your constant and overwhelming support. This has been a big year for us and we couldn't have made the strides we've made without your belief in our music. Thank you, and we wish you the happiest of new years! </p>
<p>Love, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/49878602017-12-21T10:26:18-05:002018-02-09T02:03:56-05:00NEW VIDEO: "Mistletoe Minnie"<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Bill and the Belles Release Third Annual Holiday Music Video, </strong></span><br><span class="font_large"><strong>“Mistletoe Minnie”</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents='Bill and the Belles - "Mistletoe Minnie"&nbsp;' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/920951288074557/">Bill and the Belles - "Mistletoe Minnie" </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Well folks, here it is: our third annual Bill and the Belles holiday video! Written by Kris Truelsen, shot and produced by Josh Littleton, we think "<a contents="Mistletoe Minnie" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/920951288074557/">Mistletoe Minnie</a>" is a real charmer. While last year's video, "<a contents="Santa's Hula Holiday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/9Mp4xftLu0M">Santa's Hula Holiday</a>," took viewers on an island getaway, this year's features some unexpected and quintessential Johnson City locations. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">We hope you enjoy! Happy holidays from Bill and the Belles!</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/48802622017-10-06T12:27:32-04:002017-10-06T12:27:32-04:00Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown (Oct 2017)<p>Want to stay in-the-know on the latest Bill and the Belles happenings? Subscribe to Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown and you’ll get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox! Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/connect">HERE</a> to sign up!</p>
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<ul> <li>Highlights of the last few months: <a contents="Old Tone Roots Music Festival&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/">Old Tone Roots Music Festival </a>(get there next year! It’s the stuff festival dreams are made of); <a contents="Farm and Fun Time" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/farm-and-fun-time">Farm and Fun Time</a> at <a contents="Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/">Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion</a> with the <a contents="Earls of Leicester&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/EarlsOfL/">Earls of Leicester </a>and the <a contents="Cactus Blossoms" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thecactusblossoms.com/">Cactus Blossoms</a>; the official IBMA Awards Show After Party with <a contents="Town Mountain" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.townmountain.net/">Town Mountain</a>, the <a contents="Po’ Ramblin’ Boys" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.theporamblinboys.com/">Po’ Ramblin’ Boys</a>, and the first female IBMA Guitar Player of the Year, <a contents="Molly Tuttle!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mollytuttlemusic.com/">Molly Tuttle!</a> </li> <li>October brings our favorite fall festivals: <a contents="Tennessee Fall Homecoming" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.museumofappalachia.org/events/tennessee-fall-homecoming-2017">Tennessee Fall Homecoming</a> (Oct. 7) and <a contents="Home Craft Days" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.homecraftdays.org/">Home Craft Days</a> (Oct. 22)! Both beautiful celebrations of region, and incredible holiday shopping opportunities. Also catch us in Kentucky at the <a contents="International Bluegrass Museum" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bluegrassmuseum.org/">International Bluegrass Museum</a> (Oct. 20) or at a Louisville house concert (Oct. 21). See below for more info, and always keep an eye on our website calendar for the latest dates. </li>
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<a contents="Martin Guitar Gathering" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bucknell.edu/martinguitarday">Martin Guitar Gathering</a> (Saturday, Oct. 14): we’ll be hosting the Community Guitar Jam at 1:30pm, Kris is facilitating a 78rpm listening session with the legendary <a contents="Jerry Zolten" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://altoona.psu.edu/story/7661/2017/09/29/jerry-zolten-take-part-martin-guitar-gathering">Jerry Zolten</a>, and we’re playing the finale concert with the Del McCoury Band. That’s gonna be one heck of a day. We’re honored to be a part of it! </li> <li>Have you 'liked' our Facebook page yet? Make our day and invite your friends to like us too! <a contents="www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles">www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles</a> </li>
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<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/48127252017-08-14T12:55:38-04:002018-02-11T10:01:35-05:00Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown (Aug 2017)<p>Want to stay in-the-know on the latest Bill and the Belles happenings? Subscribe to Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown and you’ll get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox! Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/connect">HERE</a> to sign up!</p>
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<strong>4 IBMA AWARD NOMINATIONS! </strong>Have you heard the news? We’ve got a gaggle of award nominations to celebrate! Bill and the Belles is up for a Momentum Award, as is the show we’re the host band for, Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time! And our very own Kris Truelsen is up for the Special Award for Broadcaster, AND a Momentum Award for Industry Involvement! We work mighty hard to share music we believe in with you, and we’re so grateful for the nod of recognition. Check out the other amazing people on these lists, and keep supporting the arts! </li>
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<strong>THANKS, JULY!</strong> This summer was so good to us! Big thanks to the teams behind <a contents="Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/">Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival </a>and <a contents="Ossipee Valley Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ossipeevalley.com/">Ossipee Valley Music Festival</a>, and <a contents="Jim Wright" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/">Jim Wright</a> and family for the temporary second home in upstate New York. We especially had a ball bringing Farm and Fun Time up to Grey Fox, and can’t wait to head back up to the northeast this fall! <br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/0d7be8f89a8c85c0f7106525b6a9505433abc643/medium/20616894-850896985079988-1113142639934886212-o.jpg?1502632986" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br> </li> <li>
<strong>LOOKING AHEAD:</strong> Good things on September's agenda, including the <a contents="International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual World of Bluegrass hoopla" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ibma.org/world-of-bluegrass">International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual World of Bluegrass hoopla</a>, <a contents="Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/">Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion</a>, <a contents="Oldtone Roots Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/">Oldtone Roots Music Festival</a>, and the <a contents="Dust Bowl Jamboree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/DustBowlJamboree/">Dust Bowl Jamboree</a>! We’ve got an exciting event brewing for IBMA that you definitely won’t want to miss, but for now let’s just say the fun times won’t end after the awards get doled out on Thursday… Stay tuned for more details! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/f2f2e499eb827629c76932ba26115a3dfc653453/medium/k00a6526-xl.jpg?1502632985" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></li> <li>
<strong>FARM & FUN TIME LIVE FROM BRISTOL RHYTHM & ROOTS REUNION!</strong> Join us for a special edition of Farm and Fun Time featuring the <a contents="Earls of Leicester" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.earlsofleicester.net/">Earls of Leicester </a>and the <a contents="Cactus Blossoms" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thecactusblossoms.com/">Cactus Blossoms</a>! 6pm Saturday night at the Paramount Theater. All festival attendees have access, and if you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, <a contents="get on it!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/buy-tickets/">get on it!</a> And as always, you can tune in to hear the show at <a contents="listenradiobristol.org" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://listenradiobristol.org">listenradiobristol.org</a>. <br> </li> <li>Have you <a contents="'liked' our&nbsp;Facebook page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/">'liked' our Facebook page</a> yet? Make our day and invite your friends to like us too! <a contents="www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/">www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles </a>
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<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/47418172017-06-12T10:58:01-04:002018-02-07T07:14:04-05:00Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown (June 2017)<p>Want to stay in-the-know on the latest Bill and the Belles happenings? Subscribe to <a contents="Bill and the Belles'&nbsp;Old Time Breakdown" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/connect">Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown</a> and you’ll get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox! Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/connect">HERE</a> to sign up! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/c57470cccde57f046ed90198d30c2011a8d850f0/medium/18766804-814581555378198-4358722078202814580-o.jpg?1496763773" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<ul> <li>Upcoming shows: We'll be playing quite a few special regional shows this month, so come catch us in person before we hit the road again! </li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="THU JUNE 8: Farm and Fun&nbsp;Time&nbsp;(Bristol, VA)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/events/event/radio-bristols-farm-fun-time-ft-royal-hounds-lillie-mae/">THU JUNE 8: Farm and Fun Time (Bristol, VA) </a><br><a contents="FRI JUNE 9: White Horse w/ Carolina Cud Chewers (Black Mountain, NC)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/2017/05/bill-and-belles-appearing-fri-june-9th.html">FRI JUNE 9: White Horse w/ Carolina Cud Chewers (Black Mountain, NC) </a><br><a contents="SAT JUNE 10: Bone Fire Smokehouse (Abingdon, VA)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/bonefiresmokehouseabingdon/">SAT JUNE 10: Bone Fire Smokehouse (Abingdon, VA)</a> <br><a contents="SUN JUNE 11: Floyd Radio Show on the Road (Blacksburg, VA)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/floyd-radio-show-on-the-road-june-11-2017">SUN JUNE 11: Floyd Radio Show on the Road (Blacksburg, VA) </a><br><a contents="SAT JUNE 17: Blue Ridge Music Center w/ the Quebe Sisters (Galax, VA)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/6-17.htm">SAT JUNE 17: Blue Ridge Music Center w/ the Quebe Sisters (Galax, VA) </a><br><a contents="SUN JUNE 18: Main Street Brews &amp; Tunes (Jonesborough, TN)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/mainstreetbrewsandtunes/">SUN JUNE 18: Main Street Brews & Tunes (Jonesborough, TN)</a> <br><a contents="FRI JUNE 23: The Down Home (Johnson City, TN)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/170240590175678/">FRI JUNE 23: The Down Home (Johnson City, TN) </a></p>
<ul> <li>Bluegrass Underground Recap: We headed back into the cave for our second Bluegrass Underground appearance this past weekend. It was just as spectacular and bizarre, and once again secured its position on our list of coolest gigs ever played. We spent the day do-si-do-ing with Louisiana supergroup <a contents="the Revelers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://revelersband.com/">the Revelers</a>, from the cave to a wedding reception for some dear friends and supporters. We got to experience the magic of an old estate that was witness to a significant chunk of country music history--Maybelle Carter's farmhouse!--and we two-stepped our hearts out. <br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/156769c6db788455cc459e9766cb86eebceebfc2/medium/18813582-1744687475548260-625397687347558779-n.jpg?1496763762" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></li> <li>Have you 'liked' our <a contents="Facebook page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/">Facebook page</a> yet? Make our day and invite your friends to like us too! <a contents="&nbsp;www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/"> www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles</a> </li>
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<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/46983312017-05-06T17:28:53-04:002017-05-06T17:28:53-04:00Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown (May 2017)<p style="text-align: center;">Want to stay in-the-know on the latest Bill and the Belles happenings? Subscribe to Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown and you’ll get the latest news delivered right to your inbox! <a contents="Click&nbsp;HERE&nbsp;to sign up!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/contact">Click HERE to sign up!</a><br> </p>
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<strong>SPRING FLING RECAP</strong>: We're back home in East Tennessee after a wonderful jaunt up the east coast, from Nashville to upstate New York! We made our <a contents="WSM" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wsmonline.com/">WSM</a> debut (!!!) with Marcia Campbell on the <a contents="WSM All Nighter " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wsmonline.com/shows/wsm-all-nighter/">WSM All Nighter </a>(see <a contents="this video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/marciacampbellnashville/videos/10210544185739200/?pnref=story">this video</a> for a taste), and on <a contents="Bluegrass Country Radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bluegrasscountry.org/">Bluegrass Country Radio</a> with host Brad Kolodner (l<a contents="isten here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bluegrasscountry.org/broadcast-archives/">isten here!</a>). We played in 3 churches in as many days, including this impressive space that houses the Brooklyn Folk Festival: </li>
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<strong>SWALLOWTAIL COAT, THE CYLINDER RECORDINGS</strong>: Don't forget, you can now take our Cylinder Recordings home with you on CD! Pick up your copy of "Swallowtail Coat" on iTunes or our webstore, or listen to it through your favorite music streaming site! </li>
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<strong>FESTIVAL PREVIEW:</strong> Our summer is shaping up to be a fun one! Keep an eye on our <a contents="calendar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/shows">calendar</a> or <a contents="Facebook page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/">Facebook page</a> for more information, and here's a preview of festivals we'll be at. See you there! </li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Grey Fox Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/2017-lineup/">Grey Fox Music Festival</a><br><a contents="Ossipee Valley Music Festival&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ossipeevalley.com/">Ossipee Valley Music Festival </a><br><a contents="Oldtone Roots Music Festival&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/">Oldtone Roots Music Festival </a><br><a contents="Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/">Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion </a><br><a contents="Dust Bowl Jamboree&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/DustBowlJamboree/">Dust Bowl Jamboree </a><br><a contents="Tennessee Fall Homecoming&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.museumofappalachia.org/events/tennessee-fall-homecoming-2017">Tennessee Fall Homecoming </a><br> </p>
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<strong>OLDTONE ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL</strong>: In Massachusetts last week we caught up with the good folks who put on the Old Tone Roots Music Festival. Have you heard about it? It gathers all your favorite roots artists in idyllic Hillsdale, NY this September, and you're gonna want to be there. <a contents="Learn more here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/">Learn more here</a>, and watch this promo video we shot: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/OldtoneMusicFestival/videos/643434325842478/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/OldtoneMusicFestival/videos/643434325842478/">https://www.facebook.com/OldtoneMusicFestival/videos/643434325842478/</a> </li>
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<ul> <li>Have you 'liked' our <a contents="Facebook page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/">Facebook page</a> yet? Make our day and invite your friends to like us too! <a contents="www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles">www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles</a>
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<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/46635312017-04-08T13:24:54-04:002017-04-12T09:28:28-04:00Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown (Apr. 2017)<p>Want to stay in-the-know on the latest Bill and the Belles happenings? Subscribe to Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown and you’ll get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox! Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/contact">HERE</a> to sign up!</p>
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<strong>NEW CD RELEASE! </strong>Swallowtail Coat, the Cylinder Recordings! Take home some old familiar melodies presented in a less-familiar way, the way they were first encountered by turn-of-the-century audiences! Remember when we recorded into a big ol' cone with wax cylinder expert Martin Fisher? We released a songbook with sheet music for our rendition of "Swallowtail Coat" plus a digital download of all of our cylinder recordings. Now you can also buy those cylinder recordings all on their own, on an album featuring Grace's dapper rabbit artwork. Get your copy online at <a contents="www.BillandtheBelles.com/store&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.BillandtheBelles.com/store">www.BillandtheBelles.com/store </a>or in person at any of our shows! </li>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/store"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/22ce9feea8e2dcf6492fa2ee42aede74c1e30cd5/medium/swallowtailcoat.jpg?1491593302" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<strong>DC, MASS, NY we're headed your way later this month! </strong>Tell your buds! Here are some details (click the links for more info): </li>
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<p style="text-align: center;">THURSDAY APRIL 27 <a contents="Bluegrass Country (Washington DC)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bluegrasscountry.org/">Bluegrass Country (Washington DC)</a><br>THURSDAY APRIL 27 <a contents="Hamlin Street Diner&nbsp;(Washington DC)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/hamlinstreetdiner/">Hamlin Street Diner (Washington DC)</a> <br>FRIDAY APRIL 28 <a contents="Dewey Hall (Sheffield, MA)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.deweyhall.org/dewey-hall-calendar/2017/3/21/bill-the-bells">Dewey Hall (Sheffield, MA)</a> <br>SATURDAY APRIL 29 <a contents="Brooklyn Folk Festival (Brooklyn, NY)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://brooklynfolkfest.com/">Brooklyn Folk Festival (Brooklyn, NY) </a><br>SUNDAY APRIL 30 <a contents="Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Concert&nbsp;(Poughkeepsie, NY)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.hvbluegrass.org/events/hvba-events/event/2108-bill-the-belles.html">Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Concert (Poughkeepsie, NY) </a></p>
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<strong>ESPECIALLY SPECIAL UPCOMING SHOWS:</strong> This weekend we've got our pals <a contents="The Farmer &amp; Adele" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.everybodylovesthefarmerandadele.com/">The Farmer & Adele</a> in tow, and it's guaranteed to be a YIP-roarin' good time. Join us, at two of our favorite pimento cheese dispensers! </li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="SATURDAY APRIL 8: The Floyd Country Store (Floyd, VA) 7:30pm&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/bill-the-belles-live-april-8-2017">SATURDAY APRIL 8: The Floyd Country Store (Floyd, VA) 7:30pm </a><br><a contents="SUNDAY APRIL 9: The Willow Tree (Johnson City, TN) 2pm&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/278750179219930">SUNDAY APRIL 9: The Willow Tree (Johnson City, TN) 2pm </a></p>
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<strong>FARM AND FUN TIME 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!</strong> We made it through the first year of <a contents="Farm and Fun Time" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://billandthebelles.com/farm-and-fun-time">Farm and Fun Time</a>, a live monthly radio program on <a contents="Radio Bristol&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/">Radio Bristol </a>broadcasting from the <a contents="Birthplace of Country Music Museum!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/">Birthplace of Country Music Museum!</a> Kris is the host and we're the house band, and boy has it been one heck of a year! We're so proud of what this show has accomplished and where it's headed. Our anniversary show on April 13th is officially SOLD OUT but you can always tune in to hear it live atlistenradiobristol.org. This month's guest artists are the <a contents="Malpass Brothers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://themalpassbrothers.com/">Malpass Brothers</a> and the <a contents="Price Sisters" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thepricesisters.com/">Price Sisters</a>! </li>
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<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Bill and the Belles</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/45328992017-01-01T12:17:41-05:002017-01-01T12:21:28-05:00Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown (Jan. 2017)<p>Want to stay in-the-know on the latest Bill and the Belles happenings? Subscribe to Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown and you’ll get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox! Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/contact">HERE</a> to sign up. <br><br>Happy New Year from Bill and the Belles! Cheers to starting afresh and working harder. This has been a big, challenging year, and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate our accomplishments and your unending support. Here are some highlights from 2016: </p>
<ul> <li>We recorded to wax cylinder, and <a contents="released those recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/news/blog/new-songbook-release-plus-knoxville-stomp-recap">released those recordings</a> digitally with our songbook, “Swallow Tail Coat.” </li> <li>Got our first <a contents="Rolling Stone write-up" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/americanafest-2016-20-best-things-we-saw-w441905/best-roaring-twenties-bill-and-the-belles-w441918">Rolling Stone write-up</a>. </li> <li>We shared the stage with many heroes, including Larry Sparks, Dom Flemons, Carlene Carter, and John McEuen. </li> <li>We played <a contents="333ft below ground" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/news/blog/bluegrass-underground-music-city-roots-and-bill-and-the-belles-heads-west">333ft below ground</a>. </li> <li>We tested our daily driving limits with a <a contents="weekend jaunt to Wyoming" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/news/blog/bluegrass-underground-music-city-roots-and-bill-and-the-belles-heads-west">weekend jaunt to Wyoming</a>. </li> <li>We partnered with Music City Roots to release the album, “<a contents="Bill and the Belles Live on Music City Roots." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/news/blog/new-album-live-on-music-city-roots">Bill and the Belles Live on Music City Roots.</a>” </li> <li>We played our first show with an accompanying orchestra, and released a video to commemorate the experience (Check it out here: <a contents='"When You Wore A Tulip"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/wzcjgCM8euc">"When You Wore A Tulip"</a>). </li> <li>We celebrated the winter holidays in spectacular fashion, hosting the 2nd annual Johnson City Jingle Bell Jamboree and releasing a <a contents="new holiday music video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/9Mp4xftLu0M">new holiday music video</a>. </li> <li>We booked the trifecta of roots music conferences: AmericanaFest, International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass, and Folk Alliance. </li>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/d5a485dfb2b2bd79d52268e87a60a1955c2b1ce8/large/15732666-725645647605123-713237665768286964-o.jpg?1483290261" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>We’re walking into 2017 humbled and excited, and fueled by your support. Some things we’re looking forward to include opening for Del McCoury at the Barter Theater on January 13th, splitting a weekend at Folk Alliance and the Joe Val Festival, and recording a new album! As always, keep an eye on our website for more information. </p>
<p>Today you’ll find us reflecting on the year and eating too much of our favorite barbecue at BoneFire Smokehouse in Abingdon. Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Cheers, <br>Kris, Kalia, Grace, and Karl</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/45223052016-12-22T16:59:24-05:002016-12-22T17:02:43-05:00NEW HOLIDAY MUSIC VIDEO from Bill and the Belles<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Season’s greetings, friends!</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Bill and the Belles has a new holiday music video for you: “Santa’s Hula Holiday,” a coconutty romp that tells the tale of Mr. Klaus’ island vacation. It was penned by our very own Kris “Kringle” Truelsen with the help of pal Matt Forelock. Big thanks to <a contents="Ed Snodderly" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://edsnodderlymusic.com">Ed Snodderly</a> (songwriter and owner/proprietor of Johnson City’s historic venue, the Down Home) for lending his Hawaiian stylings on the dobro, and to Josh Littleton for his hard work putting this video together. Check it out, tell us what you think, and share it with your friends and family! We could all use a little extra warmth and folly this time of year. <br><br>To watch/share on Facebook, click the image below or <a contents="click here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/720386644797690/?pnref=story">click here!</a> <br>To watch/share on YouTube, <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/9Mp4xftLu0M">click here</a>! <br> <a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/videos/720386644797690/?pnref=story"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/a540dbad361e04fba82c1b49ccc7c0b1f9744820/large/15591213-719708688198819-6701512992509885797-o.jpg?1482441813" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Remember last year’s holiday video, shot in the Pointer Brand factory with the big man himself? You can check out <a contents="“Santa’s On His Way” here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/9Mp4xftLu0M">“Santa’s On His Way” here</a>. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Happy holidays, and thanks, as always, for your support! </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Love, <br>Kris, Kalia, Grace, and Karl</span></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/44639052016-11-13T15:17:05-05:002017-01-16T11:19:11-05:00Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown (Nov. 2016)<p>Want to stay in-the-know on the latest Bill and the Belles happenings? Subscribe to <em>Bill and the Belles' Old Time Breakdown</em> and you’ll get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox! Click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/contact">HERE</a> to sign up. </p>
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<strong>REFLECTIONS:</strong> Autumn has been good to us! We got to visit some of our favorite regional fall festivals (<a contents="Home Craft Days" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.homecraftdays.org/">Home Craft Days</a> and <a contents="Tennessee Fall Homecoming" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://museumofappalachia.org/events/tennessee-fall-homecoming-2015">Tennessee Fall Homecoming</a>). We did that whirlwind conference tour of <a contents="AmericanaFest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/americanafest-2016-20-best-things-we-saw-w441905/best-roaring-twenties-bill-and-the-belles-w441918">AmericanaFest</a> and International Bluegrass Music Association’s <a contents="World of Bluegrass" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ibma.org/world-of-bluegrass">World of Bluegrass</a>, got our first <a contents="Rolling Stone write-up" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/americanafest-2016-20-best-things-we-saw-w441905/best-roaring-twenties-bill-and-the-belles-w441918">Rolling Stone write-up</a> (!), and brought Farm and Fun Time on the road. Just this week we hosted another Farm and Fun Time with the incredible <a contents="Dom Flemons" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theamericansongster.com/">Dom Flemons</a> and the <a contents="Sunny Mountain Serenaders" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sunnymountainserenaders.com/">Sunny Mountain Serenaders</a>. And we got to guest host another fine specimen of contemporary variety radio: the <a contents="Floyd Radio Show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.floydcountrystore.com/radio-show">Floyd Radio Show</a>! We love Floyd, VA and had a ball working up jingles and skits with the fine team running things there at the Floyd Country Store. Lucky for you, all of these radio shows will get archived and transformed into podcasts, so you can take Farm and Fun Time and the Floyd Radio Show with you anywhere! Stay tuned for more on that. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/215c291c61f963360d96bc82e0ebb31c00fb512d/original/hcd16.jpg?1478988494" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> </li> <li>
<strong>BIG NEWS</strong>: We’re headed to <a contents="Folk Alliance" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.folk.org/">Folk Alliance</a> in 2017! We’re honored to have been selected as an official showcase artist, and look forward to coming back to Kansas! "Little Apple" Karl is particularly giddy. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/a458c515f78bb449e3229a409378562a3ad516ed/original/im-showcasing.png?1478988549" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<strong>NEW VIDEO ALERT!</strong> Big thanks to our new Johnson City Symphony friends and Erin Dalton for collaborating on this special project, and to the good folks at Radio Bristol for documenting a part of it! We're definitely going to have to do this again. Check it out here: <a contents='"When You Wore A Tulip"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/wzcjgCM8euc">"When You Wore A Tulip"</a><br> </li> <li>
<strong>NEW T-SHIRTS:</strong> Have you visited the Bill and the Belles General Store lately? There you'll find all sorts of goodies including CDs, songbooks with our "Wax Cylinder Sessions," postcards and totes with custom Buffalo Street Print Co. design, stickers, and our first batch of (limited run!) t-shirts! Get yours now online here: <a contents="www.billandthebelles.com/store&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.billandthebelles.com/store">www.billandthebelles.com/store </a><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/2b41ad2ed2929fee7e8c70183b187cd8cc109a48/original/tshirts.jpg?1478988755" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<strong>ESPECIALLY SPECIAL UPCOMING SHOW #1</strong>: If you’ll be anywhere near Bristol TN/VA on December 9th, go ahead and secure your ticket to the <a contents="Farm and Fun Time Christmas Spectacular featuring Larry Sparks" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/events/event/farm-fun-time-christmas-spectacular-ft-larry-sparks/">Farm and Fun Time Christmas Spectacular featuring Larry Sparks</a>. Bill and the Belles loves the holiday season, and we really love hearing Larry Sparks do Christmas. Tune in at listenradiobristol.org if you can’t be there! <br> </li> <li>
<strong>ESPECIALLY SPECIAL UPCOMING SHOW #2</strong>: It’s time for the second annual <a contents="Johnson City Jingle Bell Jamboree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/214296715659023/">Johnson City Jingle Bell Jamboree</a>! This is bound to be one of our favorite shows of the year, featuring some of the best old time musicians the Southeast has to offer. See you at the Willow Tree in Johnson City December 10th! </li>
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<p>Thank you so much for supporting live music! We believe in the power of music to do good and we know you do too. Hope to see you soon!</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/44521792016-11-04T12:20:29-04:002016-11-04T12:22:16-04:00A new music video! <p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="wzcjgCM8euc" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/wzcjgCM8euc/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wzcjgCM8euc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br>Here is our latest video recorded at Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2016. We were thrilled Radio Bristol documented our experience with members of the Johnson City Symphony during a Radio Bristol Session recorded in the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Here is one of the songs we worked up for that special occasion - the timeless standard "When you Wore a Tulip." We hope you enjoy! </p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/44018312016-10-03T17:45:29-04:002017-01-16T11:19:11-05:00Hello, Fall!<p style="text-align: center;">Greetings friends! Bill and the Belles has had one heck of a month…</p>
<ul> <li>We made the cover of a magazine! <a contents="Voice magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.voicemagazineforwomen.com/">Voice magazine</a> featured us as part of their Rhythm and Roots Artist spotlight series. We’re honored to be featured. Check it out for yourself <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://issuu.com/voicemagazineforwomen/docs/voice_magazine_0916_web">here</a>: </li>
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<ul> <li>Our home-festival <a contents="Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/">Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion</a> was especially exciting this year because we had some extra-special shows take place. Friday night we played with members of the Johnson City Symphony, performing custom arrangements of our favorite songs in true pop music fashion--early twentieth century pop, that is. That was an unforgettable night, but if you missed it, fear not! We filmed a video earlier in the day to capture a bit of the magic. Stay tuned for that! </li>
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<ul> <li>We kicked-off Bristol Rhythm and Roots with a Farm and Fun Time show, featuring <a contents="Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.robandtrey.com/">Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley</a>, <a contents="Woody Pines" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.woodypines.com/">Woody Pines</a>, and the Appalachian hippie poet <a contents="Bill Alexander" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/AppalachianHippiePoet/">Bill Alexander</a>. Kris wrote perhaps his best jingle yet--an ode to chess pie! </li>
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<a contents="Radio Bristol" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/">Radio Bristol</a> also took Farm and Fun Time on the road for the first time this month! We hosted a show at the <a contents="International Bluegrass Music Association’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ibma.org/">International Bluegrass Music Association’s</a> (IBMA) World of Bluegrass, featuring <a contents="Balsam Range" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://balsamrange.com/">Balsam Range</a>, <a contents="the Hackensaw Boys" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://hackensawboys.com/">the Hackensaw Boys</a>, and heirloom recipe guest <a contents="Frank Solivan II" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://dirtykitchenband.com/">Frank Solivan II</a>. The show was so well received, and host Kris Truelsen (the Bill to our Belles) did a superb job (it was also his birthday!). We look forward to taking Farm and Fun Time on the road again in the future, and don’t forget you can tune in every month to listen live (listenradiobristol.com): </li>
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<ul> <li>We were honored to be selected as an official <a contents="Americana Music Association" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americanamusic.org/">Americana Music Association</a> showcase artist this year, and our time at AmericanaFest in Nashville was wonderful. Rolling Stone must have thought so too, because they featured us on their <a contents='"20 Best Things We Saw"&nbsp;list' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/americanafest-2016-20-best-things-we-saw-w441905/best-roaring-twenties-bill-and-the-belles-w441918">"20 Best Things We Saw" list</a> along with new band-buddies <a contents="High Plains Jamboree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.highplainsjamboree.com/">High Plains Jamboree</a> and some lesser-known acts like John Prine and Wanda Jackson. Holy smokes! Thanks so much for the feature, Rolling Stone! </li>
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<a contents="The Bluegrass Situation" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thebluegrasssituation.com/read/7-artists-were-stoked-see-ibmas-world-bluegrass-2016">The Bluegrass Situation</a> and <a contents="The&nbsp;News &amp; Observer&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/newsandobserver/">The News & Observer </a>also gave us nice mentions as we headed toward Raleigh for IBMA. They both picked us as one of the best acts to catch that week! IBMA was a whirlwind of new connections, re-connections, and a barrage of talented and motivated people. Big thanks to the hosts of our showcases, including the <a contents="California Bluegrass Association" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cbaweb.org/">California Bluegrass Association</a>, <a contents="Boston Bluegrass Union" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bbu.org/">Boston Bluegrass Union</a> and <a contents="Mile Twelve" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.miletwelvebluegrass.com/">Mile Twelve</a>, <a contents="Heart Roots Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartRootsMusic">Heart Roots Music</a>, and the IBMA. </li>
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<ul> <li>We’ve got t-shirts for sale! Get your very own from our <a contents="online store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/store">online store</a> or in person at one of our shows! Here’s our adorable and reluctant model Lefty Frizzell the Dog showing one off. </li>
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<p style="text-align: center;">It's feeling like fall in East Tennessee, and we’ve got some fun regional shows coming up. Hope to see you there! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Oct. 8 - Tennessee Fall Homecoming - Norris, TN <br>Oct. 9 - Music in the Park - Tree Streets, Johnson City, TN <br>Oct. 14 - Home Craft Days - Big Stone Gap, VA <br>Nov. 5 - Floyd Radio Show - Floyd, VA </p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/42892262016-07-21T17:29:52-04:002017-01-16T11:19:10-05:00July Updates and IBMA/AMA AnnouncementSummer is in full blaze, and Bill and the Belles are keeping busy! We've had some incredible experiences lately including the following:<ul> <li>
<strong>Another successful Farm and Fun Time radio show with Missy Raines and Danny Paisley!</strong> They knocked our socks off, and we're starting to get the hang of this jingle writing thing. Did anyone catch our "gravy" song? Keep in mind Farm and Fun Time will be happening the 2nd Thursday of each month, and if you can't join the studio audience, tune in to <a contents="WBCM Radio Bristol" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://listenradiobristol.com">WBCM Radio Bristol</a> online or through their app. With three different channels to choose from and an awesome selection of live shows, you should really just be listening to Radio Bristol all the time. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/bf7a07357a55a5f422c87b49bda7345e1f4a7c55/original/13669352-632102276959461-5051956415315570990-o.jpg?1469135313" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<strong>A beautiful weekend in Arkansas at the Ozark Folk Center!</strong> It felt like vacation, and that auditorium is going on our list of favorite spaces we've played in. Also we hung out with the biggest catfish we ever did see. Arkansas, we'll for sure be back. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/5b00137cc794d3eef899f9df6699d75d14459ece/original/13567242-629734297196259-2316737706806012110-n.jpg?1469135314" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<strong>Shared the stage with Carlene Carter at the Gray Eagle!</strong> We love the folks at the Gray Eagle, and what a huge honor to open for Carlene Carter! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/8503f424b31b8ee49578ececfc98b6cfec0a9eb5/original/img-3511.jpeg?1469135347" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<strong>Shared the stage with John McEuen on <a contents="WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.woodsongs.com/">WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour</a>!</strong> This trip to Lexington started off a bit surreal: when we rolled into our hotel in the middle of the night, we discovered it was connected to an awesome museum full of dazzling (literally) 21st century art. A few hours later we watched ourselves on the teevee, and met the legendary John McEuen and the surreality continued. WoodSongs was so good to us, and we can't wait to come back!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/7f6094cea88dcd44a666affb60c92651274ec947/original/img-4162.jpg?1469135346" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/1401e9bbf8dbf118e5ae73dbed272cbf2aec478c/original/img-4169.jpg?1469135324" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
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<strong>Some close encounters of the Pokemon kind.</strong> Check it out! Grace managed to capture a few of our run-ins with some poke-friends: <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/4bc377468ab1ed5f4039a83e77a276ae277397ad/medium/img-6071.png?1469135324" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/98ea2985cf3a6ad4461510282a7b3ca7ffafe38b/medium/img-3414.png?1469135328" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br> </li>
</ul>We've got some BIG NEWS for you! Not only did we get selected to be an <a contents="IBMA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ibma.org/">IBMA</a> official showcase artist, but we were also picked to be a showcase band at <a contents="AmericanaFest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://americanamusic.org/about-americanafest">AmericanaFest</a> hosted by the Americana Music Association. See you in Raleigh and Nashville! September is shaping up to be an awesome month between these conferences and one of our favorite regional festivals, <a contents="Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/">Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion</a>. We've got something extra special in the works for Rhythm and Roots this year. Stay tuned for details! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/dbee327c5668a41a56c60537ca37c1c4e076b362/large/withheader-web.png?1468856628" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br>Keep an eye on our website to stay up-to-date with Bill and the Belles happenings! <br>Here are some exciting shows coming up soon (see SHOWS page for full calendar):</div>
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<br>July 23: Wolf Hills (Abingdon, VA)<br>July 24: Jonesborough Brews and Tunes (Jonesborough, TN)<br>July 30: Blue Ridge Music Center w/ the South Carolina Broadcasters (Galax, VA)<br>July 31: Muddy Creek Music Hall w/ the South Carolina Broadcasters (Winston-Salem, NC)<br>August 6: the Down Home (Johnson City, TN)</div>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/42680522016-07-07T16:48:59-04:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Bluegrass Underground, Music City Roots, and Bill and the Belles Heads West!<p>One June 26th, Bill and the Belles’ signature old time sound could be heard emanating from Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tennessee. This is where <a contents="Bluegrass Underground" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bluegrassunderground.com/">Bluegrass Underground</a> calls home: 333ft below ground, where the temperature stays at a constant 56 degrees fahrenheit with 99% humidity. Our instruments were slick with condensation, we brought extra pomade to keep the frizzy hairs at bay, and boy did we have an incredible time! The audience, including many of the good folks at <a contents="PBS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.pbs.org/">PBS</a>, was so excited and supportive, and <a contents="Davina and the Vagabonds" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://davinaandthevagabonds.com/">Davina and the Vagabonds</a> put on quite the show. This was one of the best gigs we’ve ever played, by far! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/fc9fabdc4b172e28d72001d29cebeae6438beb9d/large/13528230-10157088320945029-6876755342899484564-o.jpg?1467922861" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="Picture by Bluegrass Underground" />We left feeling energized, and the experience definitely reaffirmed that what we’re doing is important and so worth the work. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished in a little over a year, and a big thanks to YOU for all the support!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/344f19b2ecacbffc7d6b2e0a6f3181a68d7237b4/original/img-7016.jpeg?1467922858" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>The weekend of our Bluegrass Underground debut we also made a return to Nashville’s acclaimed roots and Americana variety show, <a contents="Music City Roots" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://musiccityroots.com/">Music City Roots</a>! This time we were part of a special show at the <a contents="Monteagle Assembly" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://mssa1882.net/">Monteagle Assembly</a>, a historic community of picturesque cottages nestled in a system of carriage-width roads. In a beautiful 100 year-old assembly hall, we played for the families of Monteagle, some of which have been summering there going back five generations. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/a9e2c6826d32cfe49bf4a1250ead5b79d20717c1/large/img-7635.jpeg?1467923243" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="Our new Edwina microphone from Ear Trumpet Labs, ready for business in Monteagle, TN." /><br>We just returned from our first trip out west! First stop, Karl's hometown of Manhattan, Kansas (known as the "Little Apple"). Kansas was so kind to us, and we can't wait to come back to visit! We also played in Wyoming, where the landscape certainly didn't fail to impress us with its drama: we hiked around the Snowy Range in Medicine Bow National Forest and got some surprise sunburn, and then a huge storm blew in and forced our show indoors (which worked out wonderfully in the Mountain View Historic Hotel). It was a big, intense, satisfying trip, and we're excited to travel out that way again. Well worth the long drive!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/6c850edc43654a829dd64a55c4bfcb4452f3b0e6/large/img-7237.jpeg?1467922858" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="Photo by Tom Leopold. Manhattan, KS." /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/1c1f1c546772943f80ce1ea86ea839b28725c18c/large/img-5023.jpeg?1467922949" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="Hello from breezy Centennial, WY!" />Don’t forget, we’ve got a new release available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and on our online store. Check out “<a contents="Bill and the Belles Live on Music City Roots" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/live-at-music-city-roots/id1117669671">Bill and the Belles Live on Music City Roots</a>” now! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Here are some upcoming shows we’re especially excited about (see our "<a contents="SHOWS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/shows">SHOWS</a>" page for full list): <br>July 9th - Ozark Folk Center (Mountain View, AR) <br>July 14th - Farm and Fun Time feat. Danny Paisley and Missy Raines (Bristol, VA) <br>July 17th - The Grey Eagle w/Carlene Carter (Asheville, NC) <br>July 18th - Woodsongs Radio Hour w/John McEuen (Lexington, KY) <br>July 30th - Blue Ridge Music Center (Galax, VA) <br>July 31st - Muddy Creek Music Hall (Winston Salem, NC)</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/42342222016-06-16T20:13:47-04:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00NEW ALBUM: Live on Music City Roots<p><br>We're excited to share our new record, "Bill and the Belles Live on Music City Roots." <a contents="Music City Roots" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://musiccityroots.com">Music City Roots</a>, acclaimed roots and Americana variety show, will be releasing albums of select live shows, and they hand-picked Bill and the Belles to be their first release! Remember our <a contents="visit to Nashville in January" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/news/blog/nashville-to-asheville-with-a-little-time-travel-in-between">visit</a> to Nashville in January? This record is from our debut Music City Roots show! We're honored to be featured, and can't wait for you to hear it! Check it out starting June 17th on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, our online store, or in person at our shows. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/afb1a3912542ac81dec5d47b332b3b9441955ced/original/image.jpeg?1466120640" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We're also counting down the days until we return to the Music City Roots stage on June 24th, and then head 333ft below ground with <a contents="Davina and the Vagabonds" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://davinaandthevagabonds.com">Davina and the Vagabonds</a> for <a contents="Bluegrass Underground" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bluegrassunderground.com">Bluegrass Underground</a> on June 26th. And don't forget: this Saturday June 18th come help us celebrate the iconic <a contents="Down Home" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://downhome.com">Down Home</a>'s <a contents="40th anniversary!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1124067987644566/?ti=icl">40th anniversary!</a> The Down Home has an unparalleled legacy as a live music venue in our region, and we're thrilled to be part of this special event. They'll also be welcoming back Bill Hicks, Jim Watson, and Mike Craver, original members of the Red Clay Ramblers--the first band to play at the Down Home in 1976! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/bef0887b438b6706952f91fef540a8a0637941a1/original/downhomeanniversary.jpg?1466122417" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We've got a whole lot to look forward to, and you can track what we're up to by following us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and on this website. Hope to see you soon!</p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/41833682016-05-16T17:12:03-04:002017-02-05T08:53:44-05:00NEW SONGBOOK RELEASE (plus Knoxville Stomp recap)<p><span class="font_regular">Join us in celebrating the two driving forces of early American popular music: the songbook and the phonograph! We’ve just released a songbook featuring original artwork and sheet music for our rendition of “Swallowtail Coat.” With purchase of a songbook, you get a digital download code for our “Wax” Cylinder Sessions. Remember when we recorded into that big ol’ cone with cylinder expert Martin Fisher <a contents="back in January" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/news/blog/nashville-to-asheville-with-a-little-time-travel-in-between">back in January</a>? We’ve since learned that modern cylinders aren’t typically made out of wax; they’re actually soap! In any case, these sessions present old familiar melodies in a less-familiar way, the way they were first encountered by turn-of-the-century audiences. Songbooks can be purchased online at <a contents="billandthebelles.com/store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/store">billandthebelles.com/store</a>, or in person at <a contents="our shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/shows">our shows</a>.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/144845a318d38d8878ff5a9434679ead45f179eb/medium/img-3913.jpeg?1463431212" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span><br>We had one heck of a good time at the <a contents="Knoxville Stomp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://knoxstomp.com">Knoxville Stomp</a> last weekend! It was chock full of live music, films, speakers, workshops, and a record show all in celebration of Knoxville's musical history. Kris hosted an impressive bunch of musicians live on <a contents="Radio Bristol" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/">Radio Bristol</a>, set up in the storefront of <a contents="Pioneer House" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.pioneer-house.com/">Pioneer House</a>. We’re especially excited to see the video from these sessions, because the setting was undeniably cool. </p>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/676963ad2379e01c9d663fb46721d7dad784a68e/large/img-5792.jpeg?1463431449" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Kris with Roochie Toochie and the Ragtime Shepherd Kings</p></div>
<p><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/afa419156a7db33837ceecab5120bf44d4d86053/original/img-9000.jpeg?1463431443" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Kris also got his first professional haircut in 15 years backstage at the Knoxville Stomp Market Square stage. The one-and-only Cindy Lou from <a contents="Chop Shop" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://chopshophairstudio.com/">Chop Shop</a> did a fantastic job, and we think he looks like Charlie Poole (Grace called him Charlie Poolsen for a day). <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/3e16180c4bed1398ca0c3db8ceaf67b5c2371fe9/large/img-2037.jpg?1463431718" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The folks running the Stomp did a superb job, and we’re crossing our fingers for similar events in the future. It was incredible to have so many likeminded old-time musicians and supporters in one place, and we're grateful we could be a part of it. Thanks for the incredible weekend, Knox Stomp! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">As usual, keep an eye on our calendar for a complete list of upcoming shows.<br>Here are a few special shows that we want you to know about: </span><br>5.18 <a contents="Tennessee Shines Radio Show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1519586321683436/">Tennessee Shines Radio Show</a> (Knoxville, TN) <br>5.20 <a contents="Founders After Five" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/810830562354620/">Founders After Five</a> (Johnson City, TN) <br>5.28 <a contents="Floyd Country Store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1010365945667662/">Floyd Country Store</a> (Floyd, VA) <br>6.3 <a contents="Seedtime on the Cumberland" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.seedtimefestival.org/">Seedtime on the Cumberland</a> (Whitesburg, KY) <br>6.4 <a contents="Pennington Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/Pennington-Folk-Festival-253369434749947/info/?tab=overview">Pennington Festival</a> (Princeton, KY)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">And be sure to stay up-to-date with us on our different social media homes: <br><a contents="twitter.com/billandbelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twitter.com/billandbelles">twitter.com/billandbelles </a><br><a contents="www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles">www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles</a> <br><a contents="www.instagram.com/BillandtheBelles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/BillandtheBelles">www.instagram.com/BillandtheBelles</a></span></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/41595982016-04-29T16:03:44-04:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Bill and the Belles on air!<p><span class="font_regular">Bill and the Belles are radio fanatics, and this spring brought us two phenomenal live radio experiences: the <a contents="Floyd Radio Show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.floydcountrystore.com/radio-show">Floyd Radio Show</a> with <a contents="Anna &amp;&nbsp;Elizabeth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.annaandelizabeth.com/">Anna & Elizabeth</a>, and <a contents="Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/">Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time</a>. <br> <br>At the <a contents="Floyd Country Store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.floydcountrystore.com/">Floyd Country Store</a>, superlative hosts, musicians, and all-round creators Anna and Elizabeth whipped up a batch of original radio plays, comedy bits, ads, jingles, and music. We had so much fun being a part of the revelry, including telling the tale of mysterious Bill from whom our name was fictitiously derived. We won’t give too much away, but we encourage you to listen to the podcast when it is available <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.floydcountrystore.com/category/frs-podcast">here</a>! Anna and Elizabeth announced that night that they will be moving on from the Floyd Radio Show after 5 years of hosting. They created such an inspiring project, and we were so grateful to be a part of it. Keep an ear out for upcoming shows with a revolving cast of hosts and guest artists! <br> <br>One of the many highlights of our first Floyd experience was getting to know Kinney Rorrer, host of <a contents="WVTF's Back to the Blue Ridge" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://wvtf.org/programs/back-blue-ridge">WVTF's Back to the Blue Ridge</a>, and descendent of Posey Rorrer and Charlie Poole. Not only did he get our bellies hurting from laughter, but he shared incredible stories about some of our musical heroes including Posey and Charlie, as well as Walter "Kid" Smith, Norman Woodlieff, and Blind Blake. Meeting him was a real treat for us! <br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/e30be5285de26dee29b7981094b8f1c9df72fb88/original/12524231-587292894773733-3388217100221332913-n.jpg?1461957693" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> <br>Bill and the Belles is now the house band for <a contents="WBCM Radio Bristol" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/">WBCM Radio Bristol</a>’s triumphant return of Farm and Fun Time! Our very own Kris Truelsen is the host and mastermind behind the show, and we sure are proud of what he's accomplished. This historic live radio program was once a staple to listeners across the Southeast, offering agricultural reports and featuring the music of artists including Jim and Jesse McReynolds, Mac Wiseman, and the Blue Sky Boys. WBCM’s all new Farm and Fun Time stays true to the style of the original show by featuring top performers from across the nation, offering an heirloom recipe segment, and delivering the ASD Farm Report focusing on a different farm in the region each month. This kickoff show featured one of today’s finest American string bands, the <a contents="Foghorn Stringband" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://foghornstringband.com/">Foghorn Stringband</a>! They knocked all our socks off (as per usual). <br> <br>Farm and Fun Time is going to be a monthly occurrence, and if you can’t join us in person, you can tune in to hear us live <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/">here</a>! You can also listen to us (and all the great Radio Bristol programming) on your phones by downloading the <a contents="WBCM Radio Bristol app" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio-bristol-app/">WBCM Radio Bristol app</a>! <br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/6bcb303c70a8e7955a93f4ad5e268677364a5073/original/13041201-1164441580275427-1088035415971963065-o.jpg?1461957684" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Some exciting updates: we’ll be playing <a contents="Bluegrass Underground" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bluegrassunderground.com/">Bluegrass Underground</a> on <a contents="June 26th." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/event/1561740/261170606/bluegrass-underground-with-davina-and-the-vagabonds">June 26th.</a> Join us 333 ft below ground! We were also selected to be one of this year’s <a contents="International Bluegrass Music Association" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ibma.org/">International Bluegrass Music Association</a>’s Showcase Artists! Find out more and explore fellow showcase artists <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ibma.org/world-of-bluegrass/bluegrass-ramble/showcase-lineup">here</a>.<br> <br>Keep an eye on our calendar for upcoming events! We’re gearing up for next week’s <a contents="Knoxville Stomp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://knoxstomp.com/">Knoxville Stomp</a> celebrating the historic Knoxville Session recordings. This is going to be a one-of-a-kind gathering of old time music scholars, collectors, performers, and fans, and we hope to see you there!</span></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/41037082016-03-24T15:46:16-04:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Springtime Fiddlers' Conventions<p><span class="font_regular">Spring has just about sprung here in East Tennessee, and to help get us through the last of winter’s grasp the past few months, Bill and the Belles attended two of the finest old-time fiddlers’ conventions in the region. In February, we went to the Appalachian State Old Time Fiddlers' Convention in Boone, North Carolina, and in March we traveled to Chattanooga, Tenneseee for the Great Southern Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention. <br><br>The Appalachian State Convention hosted workshops, a crafters market, and a luthiers gathering in addition to the daylong competitions. They sent Kris home with a blue ribbon for his performance in the folk song category, and saw fit to place Bill and the Belles third in the stringband competition. Thanks, Boone! </span></p>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/f28c924b1b9d54356f70d5adc9693a9e85e0ebea/original/12474007-10208808146745545-3479306456943503202-o.jpg?0" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Photo by Richard Hood</p></div>
<p><span class="font_regular">The Great Southern Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention takes place at the historic Lindsay Street Hall in downtown Chattanooga. This event has its roots in the conventions of the mid 1920s, when many of our musical heroes (Clayton McMichen, Gid Tanner, Lowe Stokes, and many more) gathered in Chattanooga to compete. We spent a good portion of the morning at a standstill on interstate 81, but it was so worth the wait. Lindsay Street Hall is such a beautiful setting, and the afternoon and evening was chock full of tune swapping and community building. We also came away with a few more accolades: Kalia placed third in the fiddle competition, and Bill and the Belles won the band competition! </span></p>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/e142400e03bb7dcf9b21f9d621bcd1e25f99fdb3/original/img-9027.jpeg?0" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Photo by Karl Zerfas</p></div>
<p><span class="font_regular">These conventions are not only a chance to strut your stuff and compete, but they also gather members of the old time community together for one big, concentrated day of playing tunes and learning from one another. Given how vast the world of old-time music really is, it’s so fun to get a sense of different region’s musical personalities and to share our take on old familiar melodies. We can’t wait to go back to Boone and Chattanooga for next year’s fiddlers’ conventions! <br> <br>Bill and the Belles has got a lot of exciting events on the calendar! Keep an eye on our schedule to see if we’re coming to your neck of the woods, and <a contents="join our mailing list" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/contact">join our mailing list</a> to stay connected. We’ll be at the <a contents="Laurel Theatre Friday, March 24th" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/event/1478239/233288263/laurel-theater" target="_blank">Laurel Theatre Friday, March 24th</a>, which is a venue we’ve long looked forward to playing in. Next weekend is a big one too (see below for details). Hope to see you soon! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Thursday 3/31: <a contents="Funny Ears Fringe Festival " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/event/1514807/244999546/funny-ears-fringe-festival" target="_blank">Funny Ears Fringe Festival </a>(Knoxville, TN)<br>Friday 4/1: <a contents="Jonesborough Spring Tune Up" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/event/1478242/233288266/spring-tune-up" target="_blank">Jonesborough Spring Tune Up</a> (Jonesborough, TN)<br>Saturday 4/2: <a contents="Floyd Radio Show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/event/1443024/222911573/floyd-radio-show" target="_blank">Floyd Radio Show</a> (Floyd, VA)<br>Sunday 4/3: <a contents="Bonefire Smokehouse" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://billandthebelles.com/event/1478262/249642920/bonefire-residency" target="_blank">Bonefire Smokehouse</a> (Abingdon, VA)</span></p>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/40178952016-01-31T22:16:16-05:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Nashville to Asheville, with a little time travel in between...Man, oh, man you guys! This past week was just the best!<br><br>It all started Wednesday morning, when we hopped in the van and made a beeline for Franklin, TN. We were on our way to MUSIC CITY ROOTS!!!!!<br>...and Music City Roots did not disappoint. Not only were the staff easygoing, accommodating, and so talented, but the other bands on the bill that night were amazing! The lineup was eclectic and varied. John Whelan kicked off the show and brought the house down! We went second and enjoyed an enthusiastic and wildly supportive audience (two standing ovations! Can you believe it?). Hailing all the way from Boston, Girls Guns and Glory lit up the stage with their super combination of Honky Tonk Country and early Rock and Roll. Next, Chester Thompson's jazz stylings entranced everyone within earshot, injecting energy right before the headliner took it all home. Blackberry Smoke were every bit the tantamount entertainers we expected them to be!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/f068308a7144cdd90333a210b0abdde9ff2324e9/original/img-1968.jpg?1454295137" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>If the night wasn't amazing enough already, we had the opportunity to share the stage with Girls, Guns and Glory at the Kimbro's Cafe afterparty. A few of us even got some two-stepping in.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/25c1d211e640e2d8ff4ff8cf0754e640dc442782/original/img-1967.jpg?1454295176" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>The next day we got some serious rehearsing done in anticipation of the evening. We recorded an EP! Not only that, but we got the chance to step back in time and record our EP in the way that many of our Old-Time heroes did, on CYLINDER!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/ebae325ed910c03e726e33e07e1276cd0ccd737c/original/img-1996.jpg?1454295289" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>We all gathered around this giant cone and waited for the scratch of the cylinder cutter to eminate back out at us.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/5335167a013288cb303df8c4b34510aa193fad73/original/img-2017.jpg?1454295401" class="size_l justify_center border_" />our new friend Martin Fisher was at the helm, and we were in good hands! This guy has some astonishingly beautiful equipment! We were like kids in a candy store.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/01d9585cd52c020ae1b27e612388804691cb4013/original/img-2022.jpg?1454295478" class="size_l justify_center border_" />With every track we cut we felt closer and closer to our source material. It was a magical experience!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/bc0d8b450016f8504a2c8e7ef33c2037baab5df5/original/img-2023.jpg?1454295524" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>One late night drive from Nashville back to Johnson City, two dvds, and a much needed day off later, we were on our way to Asheville, NC in our good old ride, the Mothership.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/58dd80731a46661e5e863c22d9c76f804c908729/original/img-2033.jpg?1454295756" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Grey Eagle Music Hall is such a great venue. The Taqueria has fantastic food, the sound is fantastic, it's a fantastic space, and the beer selection is fantastic. Fantastic! We had a super time splitting the bill with our Bristol buddies Folk Soul Revival! Asheville was friendly and fun. All in all, it was a beautiful end to a week that we'll all remember forever.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/d5ca01cd7bb688ea0e3f8bffe10212e2869975e8/original/img-2037.jpg?1454296036" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Thanks to all the music lovers who came out to see us! Thanks to the staffs of Music City Roots and the Grey Eagle Music Hall! Thanks especially to Martin Fisher for making one of our wildest dreams, recording on cylinder like our idols, come true. Things are good!<br> Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/40065302016-01-25T15:55:34-05:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00New York Frame of Mind...We just had a fantastic mini tour visiting friends, and meeting new ones! We took off on Thursday and made a beeline for the Baltimore area.<br>We had a wonderful time performing a "studio" concert at the Patuxent Studio in Rockville, MD. We played two great sets and then had a blast looking through Sam's collection of old 78s!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/b730e3930812833ce4e2a87ec1823875673c5623/original/patuxent.png?1453754808" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>The next day, after a quick rehearsal and a delicious breakfast, we hit the road up to the Big Apple! We rolled into Brooklyn and had the great honor of sharing the bill with the Nightingale Trio and the Downhill Strugglers. After our sets we all headed to the pub next door to celebrate our friend, Eli Smith's birthday. What a great night!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/5072870be3da141210c7c99045d9d7caa7714e7d/original/jalopy.png?1453754868" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>After a brief but harrowing adventure into Manhattan in search of soup dumplings, We got back on the road. We made a great new friend in Richard Wiell, a musician and gracious house-concert host. He really rolled out the red carpet for us. We are so appreciative.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/cb893b7ffaf5b908ead77a4481c1a8ac8ae5e8a9/original/img-5664.jpg?1453755023" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/d9283651dd19ab720621cc91b8c3e2fd33438f9f/original/tacoma.png?1453755070" class="size_l justify_center border_" />On the way home, we had the incredible privilege of meeting with Mr. Joe Bussard and having a listen through several of his rare pristine 78 recordings! It was a GOOD weekend.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/2b3b65e7202072c2307ca2cc335857b58c7460b4/original/bussard.png?1453755210" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>We can't wait to do it all again this week. We'll be at Music City Roots in Franklin, TN on Wednesday night! Come out Nashville! We can't wait to see you! We'll have these little hitchhikers in tow:<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/8be22aebe4b623be53de4a105ec6c93fb9ea4dc6/original/img-5658.jpg?1453755271" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/39752672016-01-05T16:39:18-05:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Hey, remember that time we met a President?We have had such an exciting time the past few months that we completely forgot to let you know...<br><br>We got to perform for an American President!<br><br>We had the honor of performing at the gorgeous Olde Farm Golf Club this past September at a benefit dinner for the golf charity the First Tee, which offers sporting opportunities to underprivileged children. We had a great time performing for all in attendance, but the real highlight was the guest of honor, none other than the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush!<br><br>Not only did we have the opportunity to meet the President and shake his hand, but he also really enjoyed our music! He told Kris, "You have a great voice!" and asked us to play an extra song before his speech, a speech in which he mentioned us directly!<br><br>It's not every day that one gets to perform for a U.S. president, and we were thrilled to do it!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/56545826916eb8f3e08b0f991d3e43dee79c1add/original/w-with-bnb.jpg?1452029936" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/39696652016-01-03T20:15:52-05:002016-01-03T20:15:52-05:00WETS Studio One performance! Happy New Year friends! We are very much looking forward to 2016. This is going to be a big year for the band and we're ready for it! 2016 is already off to a great start. On Jan 2nd we played a live session on WETS' Studio One and had a ball. Have a listen!!!1:01:52Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/39670002015-12-22T11:16:06-05:002015-12-22T11:16:06-05:00Happy Holidays from Bill and the Belles!Happy Holidays, everyone! Bill and the Belles are scattered far and wide today, celebrating with our families and friends, but we want to celebrate with you too!<br><br>As a gift to you we share this fun video that we made at the L.C. King-Pointer Brand factory. We had Santa, four of his elves, and a fantastic Bob Wills cover, and we had such a fantastic time making this video. Please enjoy!<br><br><iframe class="justify_center" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="c7avYle2nbA" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/c7avYle2nbA/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c7avYle2nbA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Bill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/39202522015-11-09T10:14:09-05:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Introducing:<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/45570f82a49b16847ab63c52167b7827a6f10abd/original/bnb-coverv1-1.png?1447081949" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Recorded live around Tennessee Ernie Ford’s own RCA 44 microphone, “Introducing: Bill and the Belles” is a well-crafted collection of music that celebrates long-forgotten sentimental song. This debut release spotlights the group’s unmistakable sound: three distinct voices, seamless harmony with an edge, and impeccable instrumentation, featuring fiddle, banjo, guitar, and upright bass. This 2015 debut release has been getting airplay across the nation.<br><br><strong>RADIO SELECTIONS INCLUDE</strong> - <br>Track 1 “<strong>I Told them All About You</strong>”,<br>Track 2 “ <strong>Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down</strong>”<br>Track 4 “<strong>Sit at Home</strong>”<br>Track 11 “<strong>Pal of Mine</strong>”<br><br>Produced by Bill and the Belles<br>Mixed and Mastered by Josh Littleton<br>Artwork by Grace Van’t HofBill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/37706892015-07-08T17:25:25-04:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Live from Bristol! Brand New Album!We did it! We recorded a record!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/1a1a7ffb05641b7becc779a42ff145fa7b279570/original/studio-2.jpg?1436390018" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Not only that, but we did it around one beautiful RCA 44 mic that formerly belonged to Tennessee Ernie Ford. We are just beside ourselves! It was such a fun challenge and opportunity to record in the style of all of the musical heroes from whom we draw inspiration.<br><br>We made use of the beautiful microphone and console in the brand new WBCM studio in Bristol, VA.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/90c66cbec1377f4fbb95bafe643888ec753c0649/original/studio-01.png?1436390313" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Naturally, we can't wait for you to hear it, and you should be able to do just that in a matter of weeks. We will mix, master and have this project to you just as soon as we can! Thank you for all your positive feedback and support over the past few months. We look forward to entertaining you for many shows to come!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/bf6316b8e75d9ac58c68e82f2711890f56d4ea47/original/studio-3.jpg?1436390507" class="size_l justify_center border_" />See you down the line!<br>-best!<br>Kris, Kalia, Karl and GraceBill and the Bellestag:billandthebelles.com,2005:Post/36617622015-04-16T16:43:27-04:002017-01-16T11:19:09-05:00Tweet Tweet Tweet!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/166394/0de4aa7645426764d0140bbce3228f413f37cca3/original/bnbfirsttweet.png?1429216979" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We'll see you all out there in the Twitterverse!Bill and the Belles