Free Showcase Thursday afternoon in Memphis

May 7, 2012 in Blues Music Awards, Eden Brent, Mary Flower

BMA showcaseComing to Memphis for the Blues Music Awards this week?

Please join us for an exceptional lineup on the afternoon of Thursday May 10, before the big Awards event later that evening.

Our good friend Colin Linden will kick things off at 12:45.  We’re all in for a treat as Colin showcases the combination of exquisite songwriting and deeply rootsy blues guitar that has earned him accolades both as a solo artist and in-demand collaborator as sideman and producer.

At 1:45, gentle virtuoso Mary Flower will demonstrate her distinctive blend of ragtime, acoustic blues, and folk styles, boasting more stylistic diversity than just about any other artist currently performing under the “acoustic blues” banner. Mary is nominated as both “Acoustic Artist of the Year” and “Acoustic Album of the Year” in this year’s Blues Music Awards.

At 2:45, our own “Little Boogaloo”, Eden Brent, will take command of the stage to demonstrate why she’s been praised with superlatives such as “jaw-dropping”, “jubilant”, and “sultry”, earning nine Blues Music Awards nominations including this year’s nomination for “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year”.

We’ll be at B.B. King’s at 143 Beale Street.  It’s free to the public so please stop by, say hello, and enjoy the music!

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Facebook, up to tricks again

April 14, 2012 in Yellow Dog Records

YDR on FacebookThanks for all the fans who have joined us on Facebook by “Like”-ing our page!  (If you haven’t yet, we’ll wait a second while you browse over there and come right back).  What you may not realize is that Facebook has been making changes.  Even though you joined our page in order to see our occasional updates, Facebook does not always show them to you by default!  To remedy this, you need to take one extra step, please:

  • Visit our page at http://facebook.com/ydrecords
  • Hover your mouse over the “Liked” button at top right
  • If you don’t get a drop-down menu right away, move the cursor away and then back over the “Liked” button
  • Once you finally get a drop-down menu, confirm that “Show in News Feed” is checked
  • Now you will receive all of our posts!  Thanks again for your support.

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Mary Flower, The Soul of John Black Nominated for 3 Independent Music Awards

March 7, 2012 in Independent Music Awards, Mary Flower, The Soul of John Black

We are pleased to announce that Mary Flower and The Soul of John Black have been nominated for the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards! It’s our 5th year in a row for having our artists as finalists in the IMA’s, and we’re happy to have such recognition given for their albums and songs.

Mary Flower’s Misery Loves Company has been receiving quite a lot of recognition this year, including two Blues Music Award nominations for Acoustic Album of the Year and Acoustic Artist of the Year. Adding to her honors, the IMA’s have chosen her latest release as a finalist for Americana Album.

The Soul of John Black’s latest release, Good Thang, has been nominated as a finalist for R&B Album, and the track “My Brother” is nominated for Blues Song.

The general public is invited to vote in each of these categories for the IMA’s “Vox Populi” award — visit the links below to check out songs from these albums and vote! Voting goes through July 27.

UPDATE: to vote in the “Vox Populi” category, visit the above links and once you’ve logged in, click the stars underneath song to “rank” it with a score from 1 to 5.

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Free label sampler – new edition!

January 16, 2012 in Yellow Dog Records

We’ve enjoyed the great response to our series of Yellow Dog Records label samplers.  So, we’re pleased to announce the latest edition, titled Innovation | Tradition.  To check it out, please visit http://sampler.yellowdogrecords.com to stream or download – for free – thirteen of our favorite tracks from artists throughout our catalog.

Here’s what some nice folks said about our previous edition, It’s All Connected:

  • “Man, every tune these guys publish is unique – fresh is a great way to put it.” (Worldofblues)
  • “This particular sampler is a meal in itself.” (Eartaste)

(Still prefer a real live compact disc that you can hold in your hand – and use as a drink coaster as a pinch?  Drop us a line at this address and we should be able to hook you up.)

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Mary Flower, Eden Brent nominated for Blues Music Awards

December 15, 2011 in Blues Music Awards, Eden Brent, Mary Flower, The Bo-Keys, Woodbrain

Congratulations to Mary Flower for earning two nominations in this year’s Blues Music Awards! Mary’s new album Misery Loves Company is nominated for Acoustic Album of the Year and she has also been nominated as a performer for Acoustic Artist of the Year.

It seems to be the season of nominations for Mary.   She is also up for “Best Female Artist” at the Portland Music Awards, scheduled to announce winners on January 22.  This comes on the heels of Mary’s recent Muddy Award for “Acoustic Guitar” by the Cascade Blues Association.

Congratulations also go out to Eden Brent for her 4th Blues Music Award nomination for the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year, as well as Jimi Bott (of Woodbrain) for his 13th (!) nomination as Blues Drummer of the Year and to The Bo-Keys for their nomination as Blues Band of the Year.

The Blues Music Awards (formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards) are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. And best of all, you can vote in the awards process! Visit The Blues Foundation to join, and then this link to vote once you are a member. Voting is open now through March 1.

The Blues Foundation will present the 33rd Blues Music Awards on May 10 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, TN. Stay tuned!

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A Soulful Christmas

December 5, 2011 in new releases, The Soul of John Black

The holidays are upon us!  And The Soul of John Black has baked up some new treats for this holiday season, a few homemade jams, if you will.  He’s mixed up his own style of blues, R&B and soul to give a new interpretation to that old holiday cheer.  Take a listen and get ready to enjoy The Soul of Christmas.

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Mary Flower on Mountain Stage this Week

October 28, 2011 in Mary Flower, Mountain Stage, NPR

Mary Flower appears on the nationally syndicated Mountain Stage radio program this week, as part of a star-studded lineup including John Gorka, cellist Lindsay Mac and songwriter/comedienne Cheryl Wheeler.  This week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded on the road in Grand Marais, Minnesota, in partnership with North House Folk School as part of their tenth-annual Unplugged concert series.

Mary performs a set together with Pat Donohue, including songs from her latest album, Misery Loves Company, songs from Donohue’s repertoire, and one brand-new tune that the two wrote together just before the show!

The program airs on NPR stations nationwide in a time slot scheduled by each local station. Check here to see when the show airs in your town this week.

  • UPDATE:  NPR has posted audio from the set – hear it here!

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Mary Flower – Misery Loves Company

October 10, 2011 in Mary Flower, new releases

Mary Flower - Misery Loves Company
An artist whose mastery has elevated her to the highest ranks of roots music, Mary Flower is celebrated for her instrumental skills and engaging vocal style. Her new Yellow Dog Records release, Misery Loves Company, finds Mary hosting some of blues and roots music’s most accomplished practitioners for a series of duets.

Calling upon the talent pool in her home town of Portland OR, Mary sat down with ten instrumentalists — and one singer — to make her most intimate record to date.  Along with Mary’s dazzling guitar and unmatched lap steel, Misery Loves Company features a staggering variety of great players, from jazz pianist Dave Frishberg to multi-instrumentalist Colin Linden. It’s a testament to Mary’s ability to bring out the best in her collaborators.

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Join us on turntable.fm!

September 15, 2011 in Yellow Dog Records

Turntable.fm - It's All ConnectedWant to discover great new roots music from a group of like-minded listeners who enjoy an eclectic mix of blues, soul, Americana, folk, bluegrass, and jazz?  Check out the “It’s All Connected” room on the engaging new music service turntable.fm!  We can very often be found hanging out there and we’ve had a blast discovering new music from other listeners.

But don’t take our word for it.   Our good friend Josh Hathaway of Blinded by Sound has written two excellent articles, the first explaining how turntable.fm works in general, and the second describing what’s so great about the “It’s All Connected” room in particular.  We’d call these recommended reading for anyone interested in music discovery in this day and age.

Drop by http://yellowdogrecords.com/turntable and say hello!

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Last few days for Blues Blast Music Awards

August 29, 2011 in Blues Blast Music Awards, Eden Brent

Voting closes this Wednesday in this year’s Blues Blast Music Awards, sponsored by the weekly Blues Blast Magazine.

Eden Brent is nominated for “Female Blues Artist of the Year” – her third year to be nominated in the awards.

In addition to the streaming previews of Eden’s latest album, Ain’t Got No Troubles on our artist pages, Chicago-area radio station WGLT has also put together a page with sound samples of all BBMA nominees at http://www.wglt.org/programs/blues/blues_blast/blues_blast.phtml.

Voting closes on August 31st, so please visit http://www.thebluesblast.com/bbma/2011/11bbmavote.php today to support Eden with your vote! While you’re there, we can recommend Blues Blast Magazine as a high-quality source of blues-genre music news, so don’t hesitate to sign up for their weekly newsletter.

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