October 2010
2 posts
Old Friends, New CD- Eddie and Martha
Spent a beautiful day this month with my dear friends, Eddie and Martha Adcock. They are working on a brand new CD which is all old Country Gentlemen tunes done Eddie and Martha style. I was thrilled to put down some bass on the tracks. Eddie and Martha fans and Country Gentlemen fans all- be on the lookout for this new project.
My day…
I drove out to their studio in Lebanon on a...
The News & Observer PICKS for Shakori Hills... →
Missy Raines & the New Hip appearing Saturday, Oct 9, 5:30- 6:45pm on the Meadow Stage
August 2010
1 post
Missy Raines & the New Hip Shine at City Park →
We got a great review from The Reading Eagle on our show Friday night!
Including a nod to the best sound man in the business, Ben Surratt! “The audience that filled City Park on Friday night experienced not only perfect weather, but delightful music by Missy Raines and the New Hip, enhanced by the best sound technology I’ve heard in that venue.”
July 2010
1 post
SIGN UP NOW FOR NASHCAMP!! Aug 2-7, 2010 →
Hey Folks! Check out Nashville’s Premier Music Camp- with instructors, Tim Stafford, Ronnie Stewart, Mike Witcher, Fletcher Bright, Matt Flinner, Rick Cairnes, and yours truly with a few spots left in my Bass Class… All Levels Welcome!
Ya’ll Come! -missy
June 2010
3 posts
Floyd Fandango Beer & Wine Festival! July 3 & 4,...
Burning ears, pt. 14: Dominick!!
The Durango Herald gives Dom his props as the New Hip heads west to play Pagosa Springs Folk ‘n Bluegrass Fest:
Dominick Leslie represents the Colorado sound when playing with Missy Raines & The New Hip. Originally from Boulder and exceeding all expectations of talent imposed on any teenager, this mandolinist started playing music as a toddler, writing his own songs at the age of...
May 2010
4 posts
Burning ears, pt. 13
Al.com, the online voice of Birmingham, AL, has an interview up today, profiling Missy and the boys. Why? Because they’re headed to Haleyville tomorrow night to lay the hip on Alabama. You can read it all right here.
"I’m not doing traditional bluegrass, but I feel... →
Music That Matters to Missy Raines-... →
Missy and BlueGrassCountry.org’s Jen Hitt, sat down at the recent Merlefest event and talked about stuff that matters. Check it out!
April 2010
2 posts
Tune in Sunday, April 25 when I'll be talking with... →
WatchIt’s almost Merlefest time!!
February 2010
3 posts
WatchSam Bush invites Missy Raines & the New Hip up for an encore dual-band jam on “Sitting On Top of the World” at the Orange Peel, Asheville, NC, February 25, 2010.
With: Sam Bush, Missy Raines, Scott Vestal, Byron House, Stephen Mougin, Chris Brown, Mike Witcher, Ethan Ballinger, Dominick Leslie, and Robert Crawford.
New Hip, Rowan, L.O. Salmon: KPIG Sat afternoon
LIVE Feb 13th, 1-3 Pacific Time on KPIG-AM it’s the Ham Jam 100th Live Show. The wild woolly combo of us (the New Hip), Peter Rowan and Leftover Salmon ought to make for some powerful radio. Listen online. Or if you’re in striking distance of KPIG you’ll find it on your dial at AM 1510 Piedmont/SF. Tim Lynch is our host and we’re pretty sure he knows what he’s getting...
It is good to be loved...
…even if we’re a little slow on the uptake: Our Compass Records CD “Inside Out” made it to #4 on a Village Voice Pazz and Jop Critics’ Poll for best albums of 2009. (Thank you, David Royko!) We just found out about it today - maybe late by a week or three - but what a great piece of news.
Nothing like showing up on a list with faves like Sam Bush, Dede Wyland, Sarah...
January 2010
10 posts
Be vewwy, vewwy quiet
Hope you don’t mind the Elmer Fudd imitation, but the Southeastern snowstorm of 2010 (try searching #TheSituation2010 in Twitter -pretty funny) has knocked out a whole lot of powerful live music this weekend. Suddenly it is vewwy, vewwy quiet. But there’s good news:
The Bluegrass All-Star Jam in Bristol -originally scheduled for tonight, Jan 30, is POSTPONED TILL FEB. 28 with...
Barking Legs no go: snow!
We’re postponing our show in Chattanooga tonight at the Barking Legs Theater, due to an uncommon amount of ice and snow in the entire region. Stay tuned more more details!
Listen up! (Missy on the air.)
The lean, mean fighting machine that is the New Hip can stop on a dime, leap tall buildings, and smell out pop tarts from twenty paces. That’s why we’re able to get the word to you - moments after we found out ourselves - that Missy is on the radio this afternoon AND tomorrow and you can catch every word.
This afternoon she’s on WRVU in Nashville (91.1 or wrvu.org to listen...
Burning Ears again...with Bearfoot
Nice interview with Bearfoot and a nod to the New Hip in the latest Lancaster Eagle Gazette. Why? Because both bands are playing Newark, OH mañana. It features this lovely quote about Missy & the boys - “a fusion of bluegrass virtuosity, jazz-tinged groove and a song-driven sensibility with a hot band” - but you knew that already.
Tune in this week to hear excerpts of Missy Raines... →
Hear excerpts of Missy Raines and The New Hip’s live performance on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country Master Class Sunday, January 17th 3-6p (eastern) on bluegrasscountry.org
Talk to Missy - tonight!!
CHAT TONIGHT WITH MISSY 9:30 EST/6:30 PST AT WORLWIDE BLUEGRASS - http://bit.ly/8sulNn (no registration necessary)
Matt Coleman has invited Missy to be his guest at a chat tonight over at Worldwide Bluegrass. You can listen to Matt spin tracks off of the Inside Out CD and pepper Missy with pertinent questions:
How does she pull that tone?
Where did she find those awesome young players?
...
The Banjo considered "a deadly weapon" under... →
Ok, folks, I had to share…
Let it begin!
;)
November 2009
3 posts
The lawn chair snap
What is it? Well, head over to Go Memphis and get the lowdown in a great little interview they did. Why? Because they’re excited the New Hip is slated for that other music capital of the South this Saturday, playing the Bartlett Center for the Performing Arts.
These days it’s hard to get anyone to notice what you’re doing if you don’t have the words “Robert...
It is so freakin gorgeous here this morning...
…and even though there’s not quite enough chill in the air to feel like WV this time of year, I suddenly had a very strong memory come back of waking up as a little girl on the weekends to the smell of bacon and sound of bluegrass music on the stereo. It happened countless times. And it’s a sweet way to wake up! Usually it was the Country Gentlemen- When it was the Country...
October 2009
3 posts
more things people say...
At the C&O Restaurant, Charlottesville, Va, a long time ago- a guy came up to me after our set and talked about how much he was liking the music and then said,
“I don’t know you but you know me ‘cause I’ve seen you play”
Alcohol may have been a factor here…I’m just sayin… :))
Things People Say... #2 ...
Okay, so I’m remembering some classic stuff… Here’s a favorite-
I was playing with the Claire Lynch Band in Minnesota. Small town, family event, lovely setting…and the sweetest little old lady comes up to the cd table. She’s cherub-faced, grey-haired, clutching an old-style clasp purse, just all pink and sweet, and she leans over the table and looks me straight in...
Things people say...
For years, I’ve thought of writing down or somehow documenting all the things that folks have said to me at shows, whether it be at the Cd table or just getting to or coming off stage.
If I had, I could literally fill a book with some of the most interesting, thoughtful, sometimes hilarious and always wonderful comments from people from all walks of life who graciously take the time to come...
September 2009
9 posts
Sept. 19, Nashville, Americana Music/Mercy Lounge
So, now that we’ve been documented by publicist and tweeter extraordinaire Pigeon O’Brien live, in public and in a photo unretouched in any way, we can prove there are 5 band members. From left to right: Ethan Ballinger on the guitar, Missy Raines on the upright bass, Rob Crawford on drums, Mike Witcher on resonator and lapsteel guitars, and Dominick Leslie on mandolin.
Fracas! AKA and then there were 5...
Well we wanted to crow a little bit about making the 9513’s #1 slot of their Top 5 Bird Songs of the Year (see, we’re out there cutting the mustard in categories we never even dreamed of!) But before we could get the story posted, it turned into a teeth-bared, fists-brandished knock-drown drag-out fracas right there in the comment section, all about the New Hip and confusing things...
We're making the bees look lazy
Yep, this is officially busy time. Debut at the Americana Music Fest in a couple days, head back to KY’s coolest club next Thursday, play Miami U. with the Sam Bush Band next Friday, the Sunday after that hot-rodding with friends and family in Missy’s hometown for CanalFest. And after that it’s the body slam that is IBMA week!
The New Hip's upcoming AMA set a la Bluegrass... →
IBMA FanFEAST - Breakfast is Served!
Hey Folks, I’ll be there bright and early Friday morning, Oct 2 to help serve up some breakfast and raise some money for Bluegrass Music! I’ll be joining my friend, Larry Stephenson on his team so come on out and join us. Here is a little more detail from Dan Hays at IBMA….
FanFEAST = Fun
Only 200 Tickets Available
The newest fan-friendly and fun experience for fans coming...
Sweet Spot at Americana Conference
I tell you, we were already excited about playing the Americana conference here in Nashville in a couple weeks. They’ve given us a prime spot - 10 o’clock, Mercy Lounge, Saturday night. (Does it get any better?!)
Now Examiner.com has written up the whole shooting match, and we like the looks of the company we’ll be keeping: “…Holly Williams, Mary Gauthier,...
WatchFlower power [new hip/trad asian dance mashup]
August 2009
7 posts
My Bass Alive and Well Thanks to Williams Fine...
I’ve had so many inquiries about the health of my bass since this summer’s mishap that I wanted to let everyone know that my precious, if not worn, Kay bass (aka Bob) is alive and well!! Thanks to Dustin at Williams Fine Violins in Nashville for putting it all back together, stronger than ever. While it was there, we decided to do some other work including a new bridge, and OMG! ...
Jump to it!
Timber!
I’ve had an interesting run with wood lately…let me explain. First there was the tree in Washington while I was at Puget Sound Guitar Workshop in August. The Northwest was experiencing a mighty heat wave. We were nearly suffocated with temps reaching to 110 degrees. In the middle of a dead silent night with no discernable wind or storms, a tree fell within 20 feet of my cabin.
[if...
It is awesome and an honor...
…to be among this stellar group of nominees this year. Thanks to IBMA voting members for showing us your faith in what we’re doing. Missy’s nomimation means the world to her as she sets out to break new ground *and* honor the great field of bluegrass. And Loren Witcher - of the talented Witcher family, and twin of our dobro player Mike - got a nod for album design on our current...
July 2009
2 posts
Burning Ears, pt. leventy-seven
Gwen Orel, who we met in NYC through Time Out New York, just posted a fun interview with Missy about living the Vida New Hip at CityScoopsNY:
Q&A with bass-playing band mistress Missy Raines By Gwen Orel How many BASS PLAYERS become bandleaders? And how many of those are women? Missy Raines slaps that bass! On July 1, Missy Raines, of Missy Raines and the New Hip, played Madison Square...