Free Avett Video on iTunes!

iTunes has selected Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise as the iTunes Free Video of the Week! Click here to get your free download now!

 While in Nashville a few weeks back, Frontier Ruckus played a few tunes for American Songwriter. The videos and interview can be found here. 

 The band's new album Deadmalls and Nightfalls was recently reviewed by the indie music blog Hear Ya! 

Paste Session & Native American Calling

 Samantha Crain was recently interviewed by Native American Calling. Listen to the show here!

 Frontier Ruckus' Paste Magazine live sessions are now up! Watch and listen here! 

 Pop Matters recently reviewed Frontier Ruckus' new album Deadmalls & Nightmalls and gave it 9 stars! The album also received a great review in Blurt Magazine. If you haven't picked it up yet, the album is available now at Aime Street for only $6!

Deadmalls & Nightfalls Now Available Everywhere!

Frontier Ruckus' debut release on Ramseur Records, Deadmalls & Nightfalls, is now available everywhere! Pick up a copy and tell a friend about the band! Be sure to check their tour dates to catch them in a town near you. 

 If you missed Samantha Crain's interview on NPR Weekend Edition, don't fret. Listen here. 

 Langhorne Slim recently covered Leonard Cohen's Tonight We'll Be Fine. Watch the video here.

Samantha Crain on NPR & Frontier Ruckus Release

 Samantha Crain will be featured on NPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon Saturday, July 17th!

The interview is set to close the Saturday show and will run around 9:45AM EST/6:45AM PST. Check here to access your local airtimes to tune in or stream the program online. You can also check the NPR archives online, where the interview will be posted the afternoon of July 17.

  Frontier Ruckus' album release show is also on Saturday, July 17th at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI. Paid entry includes a copy of the album! Show details here.

 Deadmalls & Nightfalls will be available everywhere on July 22nd, but if you can't wait until then, stream the entire record here!

New Avett Video & Langhorne Slim Hits The Road

The Avett Brothers' new video for Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise will premiere on NPR on Wednesday, July 14th!

 Langhorne Slim will be hitting the road soon for shows in July and August. Click here to view the complete tour schedule. Also, be sure to notice the new merch in the store and on the road. 

 Frontier Ruckus was recently featured in Paste Magazine's Best of What's Next! Check it out here and be sure to pre-order Deadmalls & Nightfalls today!

 Samantha Crain's song Lions from her most recent album You (Understood) was recently featured on Hung (HBO, Sundays 10 pm EST). 

Bombadil: New Songs & Interview on WKNC!

Bombadil recently performed a pair of new songs in studio at WKNC 88.1 FM. Click here to take a listen to the new tunes!

The songs were part of an interview with local music director Adam Kincaid. Listen to that interview here.

Be sure to find Bombadil on Twitter and Facebook.

Charlotte Talks, Pandora, & More!

Dolph Ramseur was recently a featured guest on Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins on 90.7fm WFAE. Click here to read more and listen to the show in its entirety.

  Pandora has a video interview from Bonnaroo posted on their YouTube channel with Matthew Milia of Frontier Ruckus. Matthew talks about the meaning and inspiration behind several songs on their new album!

 Also, read about Frontier Ruckus' ride, "Desperauto" in the Metro Times and watch a dirt road performance of a new song Pontiac, the Nightbrink here. 

Samantha Crain & Frontier Ruckus East Coast Dates

Samantha Crain and Frontier Ruckus are playing some upcoming east coast dates together. Catch both acts at a show near you!

June

22 NightCat - Easton, MD

23 World Cafe Live - Philly, PA

24 Iota Club - Arlington, VA

25 Cafe Nola - Frederick, MD

26 Canal Club - Richmond, VA

27 The Soapbox - Wilmington, NC

28 Berkeley Cafe - Raleigh, NC

30 Double Door Inn - Charlotte, NC

Deadmalls & Nightfalls Now Available For Pre-Order

Frontier Ruckus' forthcoming album Deadmalls & Nightfalls is now available for pre-order! You will receive an instant download of Nerves of the Nightmind upon purchase. The album will be available everywhere on July 20th.

The band is playing a hometown album release show at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI on July 17th. Entry includes a copy of the album! Click here for more info. 

Also, Samantha Crain and Frontier Ruckus recently performed some songs for the folks at eMusic. Check out the videos here. 

Bonnaroo, Paste, & NY Times

 "He’s an able songwriter, picking himself apart with determination, but it’s his delivery, all scrape and whine, that really sears. Sam Quinn was recently featured in The New York Times. Click here to read more!

 Paste Magazine has reviewed Samantha Crain's new record, You (Understood)." Like a prairie-bred, meat-and-potatoes Joanna Newsom, Crain’s vocals are quivering, emotive and visceral." Check out the rest of the review here.

 Frontier Ruckus played some songs for Paste Magazine after their performance at Bonnaroo. A video of the band performing Epiphanies and Revelations can be seen here. They also took part in Bonnaroo's first-ever Beard and Mustache competition!  

You (Understood) Now Available Everywhere!

Samantha Crain's new album You (Understood) is available everywhere today! Pick up your copy here.

Also, The Avett Brothers, Samantha Crain, and Frontier Ruckus were picked in Rolling Stone's Bonnaroo 2010 Essential Sets. Click here to check out the article. 

You (Understood) Now Available For Pre-Order!

Samantha Crain's new album You (Understood) is available now for pre-order by clicking here. You will receive an instant download when pre-ordering the album! You (Understood) will be available everywhere on June 8th!

Samantha has two album release shows coming up followed by a tour with the Swedish duo First Aid Kit and an appearance at Bonnaroo on Friday, June 11th on the Cafe Stage.

Album Release Shows

May 28 - Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Ok

May 29 - The Opolis in Norman, Ok

New Sam Quinn Available NOW!

Hello Friends! 

We are thrilled to announce that Sam Quinn's new album, the fake that sunk a thousand ships, is now available everywhere! You can purchase the album or download it directly from Sam's site or at your local retailer. It is also available through iTunes. 

Sam Quinn + Japan Ten will be doing some special events this week to celebrate - come on out!

5/12 - WDVX Blue Plate Special - noon - Knoxville, TN

5/13 - Disc Exchange - special instore appearance - 5:30 p.m. - Knoxville, TN

5/14 - The Square Room - 8 p.m. - Knoxville, TN

5/15 - The Grey Eagle - 9 p.m. - Asheville, NC

Brand new Timothy Seth Avett Video!

New video from Timothy Seth Avett as Darling! check it out here!

www.timothysethavettasdarling.com

This Week's Timothy Seth Avett Video Available now

The brand new Timothy Seth Avett as Darling video is available now!

Check it out: www.timothysethavettasdarling.com

Magnet Magazine Premieres Paleface Video!

Paleface's new video, "New York, New York" is available exclusively at www.magnetmagazine.com! Check it out!

New Video by Timothy Seth Avett as Darling!!

Hello Friends!

Timothy Seth Avett as Darling has posted a new video - check out his cover of the Marty Robbins song, "They're Hanging Me Tonight" at www.timothysethavettasdarling.com! He'll be posting new photos and a new video each Monday for the next three weeks!! 

Samantha Crain and Frontier Ruckus at Bonnaroo

We are proud to announce that both Samantha Crain and Frontier Ruckus will be playing the Cafe Stage at Bonnaroo this year! Frontier Ruckus will play on Thursday, June 10th and Samantha Crain will play on Friday, June 11th. For more information, head over to the festival's website.

Amazon Deal of the Day and Samantha Crain Tour

Our friends over at Amazon MP3 have chosen Four Thieves Gone - The Robbinsville Sessions by The Avett Brothers as today's Amazon Deal of the Day. The album will be on sale all day for only $3.99! Click here to get your copy.

Samantha Crain has announced new tour dates with Swedish duo First Aid Kit. Check out the article in Paste Magazine for more details and tour dates!

The Avetts at Merlefest

Ramseur Records is very honored to represent two acts that are playing Merlefest this year! The Avett Brothers will close out the festival on Sunday, May 2nd from the Watson Stage at 3:30 pm. This will be their ONLY Spring and Summer NC performance. Jim Avett plays the Creekside stage on Sunday, May 2nd at 11:15 am. Click here to purchase your Sunday tickets now!

This Week: New Release by Jim Avett!

Jim Avett will be doing an interview and live performance on the John Hancock show this Wednesday, February 24th at 7:35 pm EST. Jim's album release is this Friday, Feberuary 26th at The Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC. Doors are at 8 pm and Jim will take the stage by 10 pm. Advance tickets are available here. We hope you tune in and come out to the show!

Ramseur Sends Two Acts to Bonnaroo!

Ramseur Records set to release four new albums!

Overmountain Men - TODAY!

Today marks the first release of the year for Ramseur Records! Glorious Day by Overmountain Men is available today!! The band, featuring Scott Dailey, David Childers, Randy Saxon, Bob Crawford, Robert Childers and Geoffrey White will be appearing live TONIGHT in Charlotte at Snug Harbor to celebrate the release.

You can pick up a copy of the album at the show, online through the OMM store, or through iTunes!

And we hope you got your copy of Creative Loafing, which recently featured the Overmountain Men on the cover! Click here to check out the article, and see the cover shot, pictured above.

Paleface Florida Tour!!

Hey all of you in Florida, make sure to check out Ramseur Records' own PALEFACE as he hits the road in the Sunshine State. Below are the details, and for all the latest info, make sure to check out www.myspace.com/PalefaceOnline!

Feb 16 @ The Engine Room
Tallahassee FL
(with Lauris Vidal and Corey Driscoll)

Feb 17 @ Will’s Pub
Orlando FL
(with Lauris Vidal and friends)



Feb 18 @ Durty Nelly’s
Gainesville FL
(with Lauris Vidal and friends)



Feb 19 @ TBA
Cocoa FL
(with Lauris Vidal and friends)



Feb 20 @ New World Brewery
Tampa FL
(with Lauris Vidal and friends - Presented by THX Mgm)



Feb 24-25 @ TBA
Miami & Ft.Lauderdale 
(with Black Weather Shaman)



Feb 26 @ Propaganda
Lake Worth FL
(with Black Weather Shaman - Presented by The Honeycomb)



Feb 27 @ DaVinci
DeLand FL
(with Lauris Vidal)
 


March 12-13 @ Harvest Of Hope Festival
St. Augustine FL
(with Billy Bragg, Dr.Dog, Delta Spirit, Dead Confederate, Kimya Dawson, and more...)
 


Avetts Charting Again!

The Avett Brothers are having a great week in the charts!

Last week, both I and Love and You AND Emotionalism were in the Billboard Top 200! Emotionalism was at #170, and I&L&Y reached #130. I and Love and You also popped up at #39 amongst rock albums and #1 (!) on the folk albums chart, ahead of Rosanne Cash, Ray LaMontagne and even Bob Dylan! We couldn't be prouder of NC's favorite sons.

They are taking some time off right now, but make sure to catch them when they start up their biggest year of touring yet, starting with February 24th in Athens, OH. They will be headed all over the country as well as the world this year, with dates in Australia, Ireland, France, Holland, Germany, the UK and more. Please head over to their tour dates page for all the details.

Visulite Theatre - TONIGHT!

We are very excited for tonight! The Visulite Theatre will play host to three bands that are all a part of our big extended family, in one way or another.

Sam Quinn + Japan Ten will be headlining, for the first time in Charlotte since July. They've been fine-tuning thier show and may even have a new tune or two. Their new record will be out this year and we can't wait for you all to hear it.

Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside will also be performing, and we are excited to welcome her to Charlotte. Sallie is from Portland by way of NC and recently opened the three end-of-year shows for The Avett Brothers. She's a friend of the organization and puts on a great show.

Last, but certainly not least, Justin Robinson and the Mary Annettes will be opening the show. Justin is a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and creates music that "blends folk, indie pop, hip hop and Baroque to creat some new music for an old world." 

It's going to be a great night of music -- we hope you can make it out!!

Seth Avett's Solo Records Scott Avett Block Prints

Make sure to head over to The Avett Brothers' website today for some big news!

First, we are proud to present all three 'Timothy Seth Avett as Darling' albums, starting this week! To Make the World Quiet, Killing the Headlamps and The Mourning, The Silver, The Bell will be available on iTunes starting tomorrow, on Seth's website starting today, and at the Avett Brothers' upcoming shows through January 3rd, starting this week. For a statement from Seth and more info on these projects, please visit timothysethavettasdarling.com.

Second, the Avetts will also have some limited edition block prints by Scott Avett available at the upcoming shows. To watch a video of Scott making some of the prints, and read more about the process, click here. And to view the prints, click here.

The Avett Brothers' have four sold-out shows coming up this week in Knoxville, Asheville, Atlanta and Dallas. We hope to see you out there!!

New Bombadil Video + lots more...

Well now that we're all rested up and full of turkey, we're back to share some fun news...

First, Bombadil has released their first ever music video, for the song "So Many Ways to Die." The video is comprised entirely of stock footage from the 30s, and was put together by the band's own Bryan Rahija. Click here to check it out! We think this is really cool and hope that you will spread the word about this video and the album on which the song appears, Tarpits and Canyonlands. Click here to get your copy now, and visit www.bombadilmusic.com to check out more about the band, and to see all of the exciting adventures that the record has already had on its own.

Second, Samantha Crain heads into the studio this week to start recording the follow-up to her acclaimed debut Songs in the Night. She'll be recording in Witchita, KS with producer Joey Lemon. Crain will be kicking off 2010 in style, opening for The Avett Brothers on January 3rd in Dallas, TX @ The Granada Theater. She will then join Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Steve Earle and many more on the Cayamo Cruise from February 21st through the 26th. For more info on Samantha and her upcoming year, visit samanthacrain.com.

Frontier Ruckus and the Carolina Chocolate Drops are also gearing up for a very big 2010! Frontier Ruckus has an album due to be released on Ramseur in the Spring and a ton of touring on the docket. Click here for more info on them, and check out this mention in a NY Times blog! And the CCDs will make their Nonesuch Records debut on February 23rd with their new LP, Genuine Negro Jig, produced by Joe Henry (Allen Toussaint, Elvis Costello, Solomon Burke). For more info on that, and to check out tour dates and more, click here.

Last but not least, The Avett Brothers recently moved their New Years Eve show up to the 6,000+ capacity Asheville Civic Center, due to overwhelming deman -- and they are close to selling out all three "New Years" shows! So make sure to head over to their tour dates page for all the details.

We'd like to give thanks for...

In the spirit of the season, we asked a few members of our extended Ramseur family to share what they're thankful for this year. So, without further adieu, here it is!

"Postcard Records, Eico tube stereos, time spent with the late Joel Dorn, J.E. and Wade Mainer, Ian McCulloch for writing The Killing Moon and Magritte." -Dolph

"I'm thankful for justin gordon's cabin in the woods" -Samantha Crain

"Thankful for my new nephew Avidan Sanford Kwon Moray and my 6 year old niece and nephew Isabella and Matteo Santillo." -Joe Kwon

"I am thankful that those jerkfaces in the parking lot of Ruby Tuesday's did not take my favorite hat, given to me by my friend Ryan, at the time when I was liberated of my favorite shirt, my purse, my crocs and my sweet GPS. And beets.Thank you, Father Thanksgiving." -Sam Quinn

"I am thankful for Portland, Oregon, Durham, North Carolina and the music of Donovan." -James Phillips

"We are exceedingly thankful for carpeted living rooms and laundry-room smoke that blows out into the cold backyard and all other things "home" after a long period of travel. On top of that, we are so thankful for all the wonderful people we met touring around this past year, and for the promise that next year holds knowing that such people are out there supporting us!" -Frontier Ruckus

"Off the top of my head, I am thankful for my parents, my space car, my kitties, Dr. Dog, The Beatles and love." -Stephanie

"Bob Edwards for allowing me to remember (and forget) the name "John Hartford" several times during our interview. Superchunk, Lambchop, the Mekons, and members of Calexico for contributing to 8 Nights of Rock (beginning December 11th). The BBC/Wales program Life On Mars. New Vox AC15 amplifiers. My Vox AC15 artist discount (that I'm told is pending). The re-emergence of the 6386 tube used in the Fairchild Tube Limiter and the V14 tube for U47 microphone. My neighborhood is full of rock stars. My health, my wonderful family, and the successful return of the Star Trek franchise ... and lastly Dolph and Stephanie of Ramseur Records for releasing Still Your Man" -Paul Burch

New Songs, New Tour Dates!

8 CANDLES, 8 NIGHTS TO ROCK
Starting December 11th at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Paul Burch and the WPA Ballclub will stream a new song for 8 consecutive nights with a special free download commencing on the 8th night. Special guests are contributing from the world of rock, pop, soul, and country.  Stay tuned here for details.  

NEW TOUR DATES & MORE

The Avett Brothers have posted some new tour dates for the Spring -- make sure to check them all out here. AND, for the entire month of November, you can download Four Thieves Gone from Amazon mp3 for only $5! Click here to check out this great deal and make sure to spread the word!

Also, stay tuned for some new dates and some other big announcements from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, coming very soon!

Thanks for the Great Year!

We're not quite done yet, but we wanted to say thanks for such a great year of touring. All of our bands have been hitting the road hard, and a few of them have even finished up for the year. They couldn't do it without the support of each and every one of you.. so, thank you!!

Frontier Ruckus and the Carolina Chocolate Drops will still be hitting the road in November and December, so make sure to check out their respective schedules. Sam Quinn also just added two shows in the Southeast - 11/14 in Charleston and 11/15 in Atlanta, so make sure to check out his page for all the details.

We are gearing up for a big 2010, with new releases from Frontier Ruckus, Sam Quinn, Overmountain Men and Samantha Crain -- and that will just be in the first half of the year! We will post more details about those releases when we get them. Stay tuned!!

Photo of The Avett Brothers at the Ryman in Nashville on Halloween, dressed as The Three Amigos; by Melissa Madison Fuller

Merlefest + Billboard!

We are very excited to announce that The Avett Brothers will be headlining Sunday at next year's Merlefest! A note from the Brothers: "We have attended MerleFest, as fans and as performers, since 1994. There is not a finer or more welcoming music festival in the country. Those who make their way to Wilkes Community College for the event this year will find, as they would any year, a sincere and friendly place where the music is as colorful and beautiful as the North Carolina countryside that leads them there. MerleFest offers four days of absolute quality for the music-loving family. For us, in terms of performance, it is very much like coming home."

The Avetts' new album, I and Love and You, has spent the past 3 weeks high up on the charts, peaking at #16 in the first week! And last week, they had TWO albums in the top 200 -- I and Love and You at #52 and The Second Gleam at #139. 

In other news, Samantha Crain will be playing her last show for the year, this Thursday in our neighbor to the West - Tennesseee. She'll be playing at the Bijou as part of the Tennessee Shines Radio Show. The show starts at 7PM, and tickets are available here. And if you're not in the area, you can still tune in online at wdvx.com!

The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Frontier Ruckus, Paul Burch and The Duke and The King are all still hitting the road hard -- make sure to click on their names to check out their full schedules!

Thanks New York!

The Avett Brothers had a great weekend in the Northeast, especially in New York City where they sold out Terminal 5! 3,000 fans rallied around them on Saturday to sing along and celebrate. We are so proud of them and thankful for everyone who came out to support them. We will be back soon and thanks!

NPR Today + Samantha Crain wins a Nammy!

Two quick things!

1. Dolphus Ramseur will be appearing live on The State of Things on WUNC today at Noon EST! WUNC and The State Of Things can be heard on 91.5 FM Chapel Hill, 88.9 FM Manteo and 90.9 FM Rocky Mount. Listeners can also access WUNC by clicking here. Make sure to tune in!

2. We are incredibly proud of Samantha Crain, who won a Nammy (Native American Grammy) over the weekend for Songwriter of the Year!! To check out all the winners and more, click here.

Don't miss The Avett Brothers on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson tomorrow night (10/6)!

Photo of Samantha Crain, by Sam Lamb

Avetts on Letterman TONIGHT!

This is a really big week here at Ramseur Records.

First, The Avett Brothers' new album I and Love and You comes out TOMORROW on American / Columbia. We couldn't be more excited and proud of the Brothers and can't wait for you all to hear it.

They are doing a bunch of stuff to promote the record, one of them being two national TV appearances! They will be on The Late Show with David Letterman TONIGHT and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday, Oct 6th. Make sure to tune in!!

If you haven't already, you can also stream the full album right here on NPR, and go here to check out the video series that has been released as a countdown to I and Love and You. 13 videos documenting 13 tracks and much more.

And while we're on the subject of videos - here's one of our very own Dolphus Ramseur on WBTV Charlotte, talking about the Avett Brothers' "overnight success." AND, here's a link to the big story that appeared on the front page of last Sunday's Charlotte Observer. Thanks to Tommy Tomlinson for writing such a great article and thanks to the Queen City for recognizing these Concord-natives' success!

There's a ton more Avett news -- click here to keep up with them!

And in some non-Avett news, Bombadil's Daytrotter session posted last Friday! You can check that out right here. And, we posted a new video on the Ramseur Vimeo Channel - "You're Alright," a new song by Paleface. We hope you enjoy it!

Photo by Cheater Slicks

Wall Street Journal, Cain's Ballroom and more...

The Wall Street Journal recently came out to film The Duke and The King's performance at City Winery and you can check out the clip right here! Simone and team are currently on tour in the UK in support of their new album Nothing Gold Can Stay. For tour dates, music and more go to myspace/dukeandtheking.

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Paleface and Sam Quinn & Japan Ten had a great weekend in Bristol. Thanks to everyone who came out to support them... we did a little impromptu video shoot with Paleface who sang two new songs for us. We'll share them very soon! 

Samantha and the Shivers are resting up between tour dates right now in sunny Concord, NC... but they'll be packing up the Rover and heading out for a few tour dates with The Avett Brothers this weekend! She'll be in Memphis, Little Rock and Tulsa, OK! This is Samantha's first time playing at Cain's Ballroom, which is a legendary music hall in her homestate. So, we hope if you're nearby you can make it out. Sterlin Harjo, an up-and-coming flimmaker who has done a few mini-docs and videos for Samantha will be out at the show filming the performance.

Two other notes:

-The Avett Brothers are in the reviews section of the current issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands now!

-Frontier Ruckus is hitting the road hard this fall... for a full list of tour dates and more, go to www.myspace.com/frontierruckus. And if you see any tour dates that you could help spread the word about, please send stephanie an email with your mailing address and she will send you some stuff!

Till next time...

Photo of Paleface, by Liz Devine

Mountain Stage, New Videos and more!

What a busy week! There's a lot going on here at the Ramseur HQ, so let's get down to some bullet points...

-The episode of Mountain Stage that includes Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers AND The Duke & The King airs this weekend on most NPR stations across the country. Click here for a full list of stations and times. Next week, the session will be archived and posted on npr.org/mountainstage.

-The Avett Brothers' new album, I and Love and You, was released in select indie stores on vinyl yesterday! For more info on that click here. The album will be released in all formats on September 29th.

-There's also a new video up of Sam Quinn opening the very first deluxe box set of I and Love and You. You can check that out here.

-Speaking of Sam, he'll be putting out a new album in January with his new band, the Japan Ten. It'll be a full-length and we can't wait to share it with you. You can check out some videos of two new songs from Sam and one new song from Samantha Crain right here.

-And speaking of Samantha Crain and new albums, she will be going into the studio this winter with John Congleton who has worked with Modest Mouse, Explosions in the Sky, The Polyphonic Spree, St. Vincent and more. We can't wait to hear what they come up with.

-Last but not least, both Sam's and Paleface will be in Bristol this weekend, playing at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. It's a great festival... we hope you'll be able to make it out.

Phew... that might be all for now. Stay tuned for more updates!

Photo of Samantha Crain at Pickathon, by Liz Devine

Daytrotter + Nammy's!

We are very proud to announce that Samantha Crain has been nominated for THREE Native American Music Awards (Nammy's)!!

She is up for Debut Artist, Best Folk Recording (for The Confiscation) and Songwriter of the Year. AND the public gets to vote to choose the winners! So, please help us out and head over to www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com for more info and click here for some simple instructions that we wrote up on how to vote.

Some other big happenings:

-The Duke and The King's Daytrotter session is posted now - right here! AND, their World Cafe Live session is posted right here! Take a listen!

-The first in a series of 13 videos, each dedicated to a song from The Avett Brothers' new album I and Love and You will be released tomorrow! Click here for more info.

-Paul Burch's interview with Bob Edwards will be on XM radio on 9/11 and on his NPR weekend show on 9/12! Also, Paul's filmed interview with the Wall Street Journal is up now right here. And an interview with American Songwriter is up here!

-Next weekend, Bristol TN will play host to three of our acts during the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion (9/18-20). Paleface, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers and Sam Quinn + Japan Ten will take the stage. Click here for more info.

See you out there!

Drawing of The Duke and The King, by Johnnie Cluney

Paul Burch on XM, Avett Live Sessions!

Just a quick update from the Ramseur camp --

Paul Burch recently taped a session with Bob Edwards on NPR that will air on XM radio this Saturday, 8/29! Make sure to tune in.

The Avett Brothers also have a few live sessions that have been popping up -- most recently, My Old Kentucky Blog and Rhapsody posted their sessions. You can find out more about that here.

AND, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers' session on World Cafe Live will be airing on September 16th!

Speaking of Samantha, we have recently created some street team websites for Samantha Crain and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. On these sites, you can find tools to help spread the word (web banners, buddy icons, a place to submit for physical posters and more), plus create your own profile, share videos, pictures and more! So, please check them out and help support our artists.

Click here for Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers' Team

Click here for the Carolina Chocolate Drops' Team

See you out there!!

Photo of The Avett Brothers, by Cheater Slicks

Still Your Man - In Stores Today!!

Today we bring to you Still Your Man, the newest effort from Paul Burch! The album has been getting rave reviews, and we can't wait to share it with you all. Click here to order your copy now!

A little more about the album:

Still Your Man features Paul with his band the WPA Ballclub and guests Kelly Hogan (Neko Case's Boyfriends) and
Tim O'Brien.  Produced with bassist Dennis Crouch (Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello). Paul Burch has collaborated with Mark Knopfler, Ralph Stanley, the Mekons as well as a soundtrack to Tony Earley's children's novel "Jim the Boy".

In the early 90s, Burch's marathon performances in Nashville's honky tonk district on Lower Broadway brought a new buzz to live music in Music City.  Billboard called PB's debut "extraordinary, establishing Burch as a leader in marrying  country's roots tradition with a modern sensibility."  While leading the WPA Ballclub, PB also
participated in Lambchop's key breakthrough albums (Nixon, Is A Woman) while also
contributing to albums by Beverly Knight, Vic Chesnutt, Ryan Adams, and Candi Staton and performing with Laura Cantrell.  PB's music has appeared in films by Walt Disney, BBC, HBO, and Public Television. 

“Backed by one of the best bands on country music’s cutting edge, there is joyous timelessness here that should put the big-hat Nashville crowd to shame.”  -Chicago Sun Times

“Remarkable” -New York Times

“Elegant” -Entertainment Weekly

The Duke & King - NPR!

We are very proud to have had another act grace the public airwaves this past weekend -- Simone and Robert (aka, the Duke and the King) stopped by for an interview on NPR's Weekend Edition this Saturday, and the whole interview, including an in-studio performance of "One More American Song" can be streamed here!

To check out some more recent press on the band's debut album, Nothing Gold Can Stay, click here.

Thanks to Charlotte + Paul Burch!

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to see The Avett Brothers this past Saturday in Charlotte. It was a very special night and we're just glad so many of you could join in the celebration. Be on the lookout for some very big end-of-year show announcements from them at the end of September!

The Avetts have also had a lot of good press recently. They were featured and reviewed in the latest issue of SPIN magazine, along with mentions in Oprah Magazine and Entertainment Weekly. And, Rolling Stone featured them in their "Artists to Watch" feature in the current issue, along with an exclusive video, talking about the making of I and Love and You that's on their website right now!

Oh - and please tune-in to Paul Burch & WPA Ballclub who will be performing live at the Station Inn for WSM radio, home of the Grand Ole Opry this Thursday, August 13th from 6-7pm CST!! You can listen online here. And don't forget to pick up your copy of Still Your Man, Paul's new CD out on Ramseur August 18th!!

Photo of Paul Burch, by Melissa Madison Fuller

The Duke & The King - In Stores Now!

We are very excited to release Nothing Gold Can Stay by The Duke and The King TODAY, August 4th! The record has already been released to rave reviews in the UK and some from the US are starting to trickle in ... here's what some folks had to say:

"Brilliant."
- Boston Globe 

"This is hushed, deliberately paced acoustic music perfect for sitting around a fireplace pondering the coming thaw." - LA Times

"Like some lost classic from the Seventies, Simone Felice and songwriting partner Robert “Chicken” Burke blend Americana, soul and psychedelia with classic singer-songwriting. Simone Felice has the poetic gifts and fearless aesthetic to rank among the all-time greats, from Cohen to Cave."
- London Telegraph 

"Shows the power of music to lift your spirits and make your heart full - absolutely fantastic"
- BBC 

"A classic."
- London Times 

The record has also been nominated for an Uncut Award and reviewed on a bunch of blogs, including Glide Magazine, Songs Illinois, Brooklyn Rocks. It's also being streamed IN FULL, right here on Spinner.com. So, you can check it out right now!

Simone and his merry men are on tour right now promoting this album, and will be hitting the Southeast soon - so make sure to get out there and show him some hospitality!

8/4/09 - MERCURY LOUNGE; New York, NY
8/6/09 - LOCAL 506; Chapel Hill, NC
8/7/09 - EDDIE’S ATTIC; Atlanta, GA
8/8/09 - BOTTLETREE; Birmingham, AL
8/10/09 - THE BASEMENT; Nashville, TN
8/11/09 - SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR); Newport, KY
8/13/09 - LOCALS ONLY ART & MUSIC PUB; Indianapolis, IN
8/14/09 - SCHUBAS; Chicago, IL
8/15/09 - CLUB CAFE; Pittsburgh, PA
8/16/09 - IOTA CLUB & CAFE; Arlington, VA

We hope you'll pick up a copy of this album at your local record store, online or at a show!

In other news, Samantha Crain, Sam Quinn, Paleface and The Avett Brothers all had great festival-filled weekends. The Avett Brothers hit the legendary Newport Folk Festival and garnered some attention from The Boston Globe and Rolling Stone, while the others spent the weekend baking in the unusually hot Portland sun out at Pickathon. 

Thanks to everyone who came out to see all of these bands and made them feel welcome. It means a lot!!

World Cafe, Mountain Stage and More!

The past few weeks have brought us a lot of NPR love!

Both Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers AND The Duke & The King have taped segments for the World Cafe with David Dye and Mountain Stage! We are not sure of the air dates for these shows yet, but we will post something as soon as we know!

In other news, Frontier Ruckus just got back from a very successful trip to Europe and will be hitting the great American open road hard soon, thanks to the folks at New Frontier Touring, who recently signed the band! New Frontier is home to The Avett Brothers and Bombadil and we are very excited to have them on the team!

AND - Jim Avett recently stopped by Harvey's Kitchen in Greensboro to sing a new song for the cameras. It's a beautiful video and song, so make sure to check it out here. Jim has been hard at work in the studio, so be on the lookout for something new soon!

Photo of The Duke & The King, by Cheater Slicks

Creative Loafing Cover + Avetts in SC!!

Hey out there. First of all, we'd like to say thanks to everyone who came out to support Samantha Crain and Sam Quinn at their three shows in NC this past week. It meant a lot to them and to us to have such a big showing of support in our homestate of NC. 

Second, we're really excited to have Samantha Crain on the cover of the current issue of Creative Loafing! Pick up a copy on newstands all around Charlotte now or click here to read the article.

Samantha and her band of Shivers will be stopping by World Cafe with David Dye in Philadelphia today to record a session. As soon as we know the air date, we will post it up! After Philly, they will head to FloydFest this weekend and Pickathon the next. After that, they'll be all over the place, including a few more dates with The Avett Brothers. Click here for their full schedule. We hope you'll be able to see them, no matter what corner of the country you're in.

Speaking of The Avett Brothers, they are gearing up for two big shows in South Carolina this week! They'll be at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC on Friday and Saturday. Saturday is SOLD OUT, so click here for more info on tickets to Friday's show ... they're going fast so get them soon!

Oh - and don't miss their big homecoming show on August 8th in Charlotte at Bojangle's Coliseum. For tickets to that, click here.

There's a lot more to say and some big things coming up in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

Sam Quinn + Crain in NC July 14, 15 + 16!

Hello out there! This is a quick reminder that Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers and Sam Quinn + Japan Ten will be playing some shows together in NC very soon!

Here are the details:

7.14.09 Local 506, Chapel Hill NC (show sponsored by ReverbNation!) 

7.15.09 Evening Muse, Charlotte NC

7.16.09 Boone Saloon, Boone NC 

We are very excited for these two bands to play together, and we hope you'll be able to make it out! If you'd like to help us out by putting up posters for any of these shows, please email stephanie with your mailing address!

See you there!

Cover of UC Magazine!

Ramseur Records is very proud to be featured on July's cover of University City Magazine! This is distributed in the greater Charlotte area and can also be viewed online here. Flip to page 26 to check out the article!

Bombadil CD Listening Party July 11!

As you may or may not know, Bombadil has recently (much to all of our dismay) had to cancel all of their upcoming shows to take a break from playing, indefinitely. Daniel, who sings and plays guitar, piano, and a slew of other instruments, has been overtaken by a serious, serious case of severe tendonitis and the doctors have ordered him to do nothing but rest.

On a positive note, they do have a new record, Tarpits and Canyonlands, coming out on July 7th. AND they will be having a FREE listening / CD release party at the Golden Belt Gallery in their hometown of Durham on July 11th!

There will be live music, free food, prizes and more. Plus, you can buy the record!! And we aren't even exagerrating a little when we say this is one of our favorite records of the year. We're really proud of it and hope you will pick up a copy and give it a listen.

Here are some more bullet-pointed details, for a full schpeel, click here.

Tours, Records and Horns!

It's been a couple of weeks since last we wrote, and things have certainly been happening.

First of all, The Avett Brothers and Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers head out together on tour this week! They will be playing 9 dates together in the Midwest. For more details, click here.

Samantha and the Shivers also have a couple of pretty cool extracurricular activities lined up over the next few weeks. On June 22nd, they will be on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour in Lexington KY; on July 20th, they will be on the World Cafe with David Dye AND on July 26th, they will be on Mountain Stage! Oh, and her performance on KUT in Austin was recently selected as an NPR "Favorite Session" ... check it out here!

We are also gearing up for two new releases in August - The Duke and The King: Nothing Gold Can Stay on August 4th and Paul Burch: Still Your Man on August 18th. Both of these releases will be available in record stores nationwide and through online retailers. 

AND - both of those albums would sound especially great coming through a pair of Specimen Horn Speakers (pictured above)! We recently picked up a pair of these beauts and want to tell the world about them. They are hand built by Ian Schneller and his staff at Specimen Products and are driven by a tube amplifier. There's something about hand-built speakers that just makes hand-built music sound better. Check them out if you get a chance.

Until next time...

Thanks to Charlotte!!

Thank you SOOO much to everyone who came out to Ramseur Records night this past Friday. We had such a great time and were delighted to see so many people out supporting our little label and the big bands that are on it. If you weren't able to catch the show, there's good news. You can check out the whole thing here: livestream.com/ramseurrecords.  Just scroll down below the main video and click the "on demand" menu. You can click through each bands' set from the night.

Thank you thank you thank you again. 

Photo of Bombadil on RR Night; by Melissa Madison Fuller

Ramseur Records Night FRIDAY!!

Ramseur Records Night is THIS Friday, 5/22 in Charlotte!! The show will be at The Visulite and will feature 5 acts from the Ramseur fold: Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Frontier Ruckus, Bombadil, Paleface and Jim Avett.

There are some other cool things happening that night:

1) Everyone who buys a ticket to the show will receive 10% off of their next purchase at Lunchbox Records - a great locally owned and operated record store in Charlotte (1419-A Central Ave, (704) 331-0788, lunchboxrecords.com).
2) Everyone who buys a ticket will also be entered to win a $100 shopping spree at Lunchbox Records!
3) A portion of the night's proceeds will be donated to Kids First of the Carolinas, a really great local charity.
4) If you can't make it to the show, Stage-Cast, a new company based in NC, will be providing a live video stream of the show - available here. You can watch some videos from all the artists performing there now, and you can watch the show live on the day of. Also, portions of the show will be archived on the site in the near future.

We are really looking forward to this Ramseur family gathering. We hope you'll come out and join us.

Help save Paste Magazine!!

Over the years, Paste Magazine has been incredibly supportive of all of our artists. And now they are in trouble -  so, help us support them for a change! If you make a donation of any size, you can download 70+  rare & exclusive tracks, including two from our artists - The Avett Brothers and Samantha Crain! For details please see below or click here.

From Paste:
“Today, Paste Media Group, publisher of the two-time National Magazine Award nominee Paste Magazine & PasteMagazine.com, will launch an online fundraiser to keep the magazine functioning in the midst of the global financial recession.

As a completely independent magazine, Paste has struggled for the past nine months as advertisers have decided to wait on buying ads in response to the recession. Last month, cash received unexpectedly reached an all-time low, and turned a tough situation into a short-term crisis.

Rather than shut its doors, Paste is launching a reader appeal today to help save the magazine. Many of the artists who’ve been covered by Paste over the years—folks like us, William Fitzsimmons, Ari Hest, Neko Case, The Decemberists, Of Montreal, She & Him, Josh Ritter, The Avett Brothers, Brandi Carlile and the Indigo Girls—have donated rare and exclusive tracks to give to anyone who donates to the cause. Two of the tracks were recorded specifically for the campaign. Plus Sixthman has donated an ocean-view cabin on next year's Cayamo Cruise, and bands like R.E.M. and Band of Horses have donated signed posters to be given away to random supporters.

While the current situation is dire, long-term, Paste expects to emerge from the recession in good shape. 2008 was the magazine’s best year across the board—print subscribers, print ads, online readers and online advertising were all at record levels. PasteMagazine.com consistently draws more than 900,000 visitors each month, and the magazine has grown into the third largest rock magazine in the world. Meanwhile new advertisers have come on board and more are ready to begin doing business when their advertising budgets return.

Artists include William Fitzsimmons, Ari Hest, The Decemberists, Neko Case, She & Him, Cowboy Junkies, Of Montreal, Indigo Girls, Jayhawks, String Cheese Incident, G. Love, Josh Rouse, The Hives, Matthew Sweet, The Avett Brothers, Joe Henry, John Roderick of The Long Winters, Over the Rhine, Bob Mould, Arrested Development, Brandi Carlile, John Doe, Josh Ritter, Marc Broussard and more. We also have a number of goodies (such as signed R.E.M. and Band of Horses posters, an ocean-view cabin on next year's Cayamo cruise, and more) to give to donors in random drawings.”

New Releases + Rolling Stone Again!

We are so proud of Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, whose debut LP Songs in the Night had a very impressive first two weeks of sales, and was featured in back-to-back issues of Rolling Stone!! You'll find a mention in the "Buy These Now" section of the current issue (pictured), which is on newstands now. Samantha and her band of Shivers are currently on the road supporting Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, and have a slew of shows coming up, including Ramseur Records night in Charlotte on May 22nd, as well as a few festivals and tours with Langhorne Slim and The Avett Brothers. Make sure to check out all the tour dates HERE.

Speaking of The Avett Brothers, their new album I and Love and You is slated for release on August 11th! They will have a big CD release show in Charlotte to celebrate on August 8th, and it will be the first chance to buy the record. Tickets are going fast, so if you don't have yours already, click here to get them. The show will be at Bojangle's Coliseum and Brett Dennen will open.

We've also signed two new acts! We'd like to officially welcome Paul Burch and The Duke and the King to the Ramseur fold. Paul Burch's Still Your Man will be released on August 18th and The Duke and the King's (made up of Simone Felice and Robert "Chicken" Burke) Nothing Gold Can Stay will be released on August 4th. For more on Paul, click here and for more on The Duke and the King (and to listen to a few tracks from the record) click here. We will have a lot more to say in the coming weeks about these two projects!

Last but certainly not least - Bombadil will be releasing their second LP, Tarpits and Canyonlands on July 7th. They will also be holding a big CD release party at the Cat's Cradle on July 10th. Tickets will be on sale very soon so make sure to get yours early!

Samantha and Paleface IN STORES NOW!

Today is the day! Songs in the Night by Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers + The Show is On The Road by Paleface both hit stores TODAY!!

Please support these artists and our label and get your copy of both! You can buy Songs in the Night on Amazon, iTunes or at your local independent record store. For The Show is On the Road, click here for Amazon and here for iTunes. 

Samantha's record has been reviewed in countless magazines, including Performing Songwriter, the Washington Post, a full-page feature in Paste and she even snagged Ramseur Records' first ever Rolling Stone review! Click here to check out some recent reviews.

Samantha and the Shivers will be on tour to promote the record throughout the summer, opening for Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Langhorne Slim and 9 dates with our very own Avett Brothers! Click here for her full schedule. Acclaimed director Sterlin Harjo has also been kind enough to do some videos with Samantha and the Shivers - some are live, some are interviews, all of them are great -- you can view all of them here, along with a slew of more exclusive videos.

Paleface is no stranger to great reviews either - he will be in an upcoming issue of Mojo Magazine, recently got this 4-star review in the Philadelphia Inquirer and got this great review in Blurt! Paleface is hitting the road hard as usual, and all of his tour dates can be found here: www.myspace.com/palefaceonline. He will also be opening up for The Avett Brothers - on May 30th in Philadelphia. 

Thank you for supporting our artists! 

CCDs Sign to Nonesuch + more!

A few things worth noting happened in the Ramseur stable last week....

First of all, the Carolina Chocolate Drops announced last week that they have signed with Nonesuch Records, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers. Nonesuch will release their next album in early 2010. To watch a video update from them, click here. We are very proud of their success and are excited to represent an artist under the Nonesuch umbrella!

Second, The Avett Brothers had an amazing turnout at their Record Store Day performance at Grimey's in Nashville. Over 1,000 folks showed up to see them, climbing trees and fences just to catch a few songs. To watch a video of "Paranoia in Bb Major" from that day, click here. Make sure you get to 2:22! The Brothers will start their tour with the Dave Matthews Band this week, with a show in Raleigh on Wednesday, Charlotte on Friday, Birmingham on Saturday and New Orleans on Sunday.

Also, for those of you who were there at Grimey's on Saturday, you may have noticed that Scott Avett was wearing a "Tara Engstrom Has A Posse And I’m In It" t-shirt during the show. Tara is a dear friend of Scott, Seth and Bob and is putting up a great fight against breast cancer. She is a huge inspiration to many.  The Brothers were very honored to play a private party in February for Tara, her friends and family.  It was a very special night and something that will never be forgotten. For more information on Tara and her battle against the big C please visit her blog at: http://illkickcancersass.blogspot.com/    And to support Tara's fight by ordering a t-shirt, please contact her brother - Gus Engstrom at: eengstrom@carolina.rr.com

Bombadil will be heading to Pennsylvania and Ohio this week, and Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers will be in Georgia, Florida and Texas this week. So make sure to check out their schedules to see if they'll be in a town near you! (Click here for Bombadil and here for Samantha). To watch a new Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers video / mini-documentary by Sterin Harjo, click here!

Oh - and Sam Quinn + Japan Ten will be in Greensboro, NC this week at the Blind Tiger. Make sure you stop by and see him if you're around!

Photo of the Avetts' crowd in Nashville

Spring is Here!

We've been busy over the past few months, but things are about to really kick into full gear here in the next few weeks.

The Avett Brothers kick off their spring tour on April 16th in Indianapolis and have a few headlining dates before heading out with Dave Matthews. After that, they've got a slew of dates in May, June and July. Tickets are moving fast for those shows, so make sure to check out all the tour dates now!

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers are on a short break right now, but will be hitting the road with Thao & the Get Down Stay Down starting April 18th in Durham, NC ... and before that she'll be at the Birchmere in Alexandria with the Felice Brothers on the 15th and then she'll make a stop at Shakori Hills in Silk Hope, NC on the 16th and 17th! Make sure to catch her while you can.

Bombadil's also got a big show in NC coming up THIS FRIDAY, April 10th! They'll be playing at the Lincoln Theatre with Benji Hughes and Lost in the Trees. We hope you can make it out.

We've also added a bunch of new videos to the Ramseur Records Vimeo Channel, including to 'mini-docs' on the making of Bombadil's new record and Samantha Crain's trip to SxSW plus some live videos and more. We hope you'll check it out and visit often... we're always adding stuff!

Don't forget - Ramseur Records night is May 22nd @ the Visulite in Charlotte, NC! Frontier Ruckus, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Paleface, Jim Avett and Bombadil will perform ... don't miss it!

New Videos Up, RR Night Soon!

We hope this late March day finds you all well. We are gathering our senses after a very busy trip to SxSW last week, and are happy to be back home in the Old North State.

First of all, if you haven't checked it out already, we'd like to point you in the direction of our new Vimeo channel. We have been taping like crazy and will have all sorts of videos posted up there for you all to see as the weeks go by. Right now, you can check out some exclusive "Ramseur Records HQ Sessions" with Sam Quinn + Japan Ten and Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers. Some upcoming videos will be, live footage from Sam Quinn and Samantha Crain, plus footage from SxSW and a Bombadil mini-documentary, recorded during their most recent trip to the recording studio.

Speaking of Bombadil -- their new album is set to be released July 7th, 2009! It's called Tarpits and Canyonlands and was produced by Scott Solter. We're really proud of it and hope that you will take a listen. We also hope that you'll come out to see them at their first show after a long break at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on April 10th. They'll be playing with Lost in the Trees and Charlotte's own Benji Hughes.

Bombadil will also be coming to Charlotte on May 22nd, for the second-ever Ramseur Records night! This time, it's at the Visulite Theatre and will also include Paleface, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers and Frontier Ruckus. A portion of the proceeds from the night will be donated to Kids First of the Carolinas. We hope you can make it out to support us and the NC music scene.

Oh - and The Avett Brothers are in Rolling Stone magazine!! Click here to read that article.

That's all for now!

Ramseur Records Night, The Boss & Sam Quinn!

Well, it's been a while since we last updated. We've been keeping busy and gearing up for a very busy 2009. Here's just some of the things that are happening in the Ramseur world.

First of all, we have solidified the line-up, date and location for the second ever, semi-annual Ramseur Records night. On May 22nd, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Frontier Ruckus, Paleface and Bombadil will all take the stage at the Visulite Theatre in Charlotte as part of a Ramseur Records extravaganza. We are going to try to make this an annual thing, but we need your help -- we need you to be there! So, please, tell friends family and foe: this is the place to be. We have a couple more things up our sleeve for this night that we will announce soon, so stay tuned.

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers hit the road last week for the beginning of a pretty hefty Spring tour, which includes shows with William Elliott Whitmore, Josh Ritter, the Felice Brothers, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down and Langhorne Slim, as well as stops at Wakarusa, the Native American Film Fest (presented by Jim Jarmusch) and SxSW! Please, if you haven't already, check out all of this one's tour dates. She puts on a great show, so you won't want to miss it.

In other Sam news, Sam Quinn of the everybodyfields will be playing with his new band, the Japan Ten - THIS Thursday and Friday, in Charlotte and Hickory, respectively. We hope those of you in the Charlotte area will give Sam some Ramseur Records hometown support. The show is at the Visulite and it starts at 8. Sam will also be adding some new tour dates in NC and TN very soon. Keep your eyes glued to the everybodyfields site for these, and also be on the lookout for a site of Sam's very own, complete with tunes, sooner than later.

The Avett Brothers are also heading out on the road pretty soon. They will be making a stop at SxSW in a few weeks to play NPR's showcase with the Heartless Bastards, the Decemberists and more on 3/18 -- then, they will play the Paste / BrooklynVegan party the following day. They will also be hitting the road hard starting in April, so make sure to click here for all their dates. And while you're over there, you might want to check out a video that was posted by the one and only Bruce Springsteen last week. The Boss asked a few artists to film themselves playing their favorites and The Avetts chose "Glory Days." In just a week, this video has been viewed 45,065 times!! We hope you like it.

Bombadil is taking some time off from the road, but they will be kicking off their Spring tour with a show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on April 10th. They will be playing with Lost in the Trees and Charlotte's own Benji Hughes. Tickets are on sale now ... this will not be a show to miss. Their new album, Tarpits and Canyonlands, is due out in June.

Well, that's all from the Ramseur stable for now. Please keep coming back for more news and updates in the coming weeks!

New Bands, Tour Dates, Recording and more!

After a successful 2008 with bands new and old to the Ramseur fold, we have decided it's time to let our family grow a little. We are now proud to represent Frontier Ruckus as management. This young band from Lansing, MI has a unique roots-infused indie rock sound that has been dazzling the press and audiences alike. We are excited to join them as they continue their journey - now fresh out of college, free of obligation and ready to hit the road hard. We hope that you will take a second to listen / check them out here. OR even better - if they stop near you on tour, make sure to get out there and show your support. We will have lots of updates about this new endeavor in the coming weeks.

In other news, yesterday (Feb 3, 2008) was the 50th anniversary of "the day that music died." Fifty years ago, a plane carrying legendary musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper crashed, killing everyone on board. This was a profound loss, the impact of which can still be felt today. Dolphus Ramseur and Seth Avett are both huge Buddy Holly fans, and were honored to say a few words for a Paste magazine feature, commemorating this anniversary. Click here to check out the full story, here for Dolph's piece, and here for Seth's.

On a much lighter note, things are really picking up for Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers. They will be heading out at the end of February for a tour with William Elliott Whitmore, then heading down to SXSW for an ASCAP showcase and much more;  then stopping in Alexandria, VA for a show with the Felice Brothers on April 15th! After that, they will hit Shakori Hills in NC before heading out on a month-long tour with Thao & the Get Down Stay Down. On top of all this, their new record, Songs in the Night hits stores on April 28th! Two songs from that album are posted now on their website. Click here to listen and check out all the tour details!

Paleface's first release on Ramseur Records, The Show is On the Road, is due out on April 28th, too. Don't forget!

The Avett Brothers are gearing up for a very big year, as well. They just announced some new tour dates - one with Widespread Panic, eight with Dave Matthews Band, and a few headlining shows of their own. They will head out in April, and their new album (produced by Rick Rubin) will hit stores this summer! Click here for more on The Avett Brothers.

the everybodyfields are taking some time off right now, but in the meantime, Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn are spending some time on solo projects. Jill will be playing a couple of shows in Knoxville, while Sam Quinn and his new band Japan Ten will be hitting Bristol, TN on 2/6, Charlotte, NC on 3/5 and Hickory, NC on 3/6. We hope you will come out and support Sam in his new outfit, as these will be their first shows ever.

Last, but not least, Bombadil and the Carolina Chocolate Drops are both currently squinting at the sun and crawling out of their respective studios. The CCDs finished up recording their second full-length album with producer Joe Henry just a few weeks ago, and Bombadil will be finishing up their second effort this week. They are working with Scott Solter (Spoon, John Vanderslice, Mountain Goats) at his studio in Monroe, NC called Baucom Road. To check out a video message from the boys in the studio, click here! And don't forget, if you're anywhere near the Lincoln Theatre on April 10th, make sure to stop in for Bombadil's first show in the triangle and, well, at all in 2009.

We have SO much more to say, but will leave that for another day. Stay tuned for the second annual (yes, we skipped last year) Ramseur Records night in May, more exclusive videos and some very big shows with all of our bands.

Photo of Frontier Ruckus

Samantha Crain @ SXSW, Big Tour Plans & more!

If you haven't visited www.samanthacrain.com recently, make sure to head on over when you get a chance. Samantha and the Shivers recently announced a month-long tour with ANTI recording artist William Elliott Whitmore that will take them from Oklahoma to Louisiana, Florida and even up to the Carolinas.

After that tour, they will be heading down to South by Southwest in Austin, where they've been invited to showcase!

Then, they'll be heading out on tour with Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, but not before stopping by the Old North State one more time to play at Spring Shakori Hills. They'll even add a stop in Alexandria, VA along the way to open up for the Felice Brothers!

AND, they recorded a session for Daytrotter.com a couple months ago, and it was posted last week. Click here to check it out!

Don't forget - their new album, Songs in the Night, hits stores April 28th. This is going to be a big year for Sam and the Shivers. We hope you'll be along for the ride.

Illustration of Samantha Crain, by Johnnie Cluney

Happy 2009!!

Thanks so much to everyone for such a wonderful year. Over the past 12 months, we have welcomed two new bands into the Ramseur family, released three albums to stellar reviews, and seen our acts grace stages from Bonnaroo to the Grand Ole Opry and back. We  got to stand behind The Avett Brothers as they signed a major label deal with Columbia Records and went into the studio with the legendary Rick Rubin. And we met so many smiling faces along the way.

We can't thank you all enough for your support and hope that you will join us in 2009, which we hope will prove to be our biggest year yet. Just a small glimpse at the things that are coming up:

-New albums from: Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers (Songs in the Night: 4.28.09), Paleface (The Show is on The Road: 4.28.09), Bombadil (as of yet untitled, Summer 2009) and maybe even a few surprises...

-The Avett Brothers will open 8 dates for Dave Matthews Band in the Spring, and will continue on to hold their own headlining tour

-As always, all the Ramseur bands will be touring all over the country (*and maybe even the world*)

There's so much more in the works that we can't reveal just yet - so make sure to keep checking in. We will be posting news as often as we have it!

Happy New Year to all.

Photo by Melissa Madison Fuller

Ramseur Family & Friends Tops of 2008!!

With our biggest year ever coming to a close, the staff at Ramseur Records decided that we'd like to put together a list of our favorite records from this year (thanks to a suggestion from the pint-sized Samantha Crain).

As we started compiling our lists, we realized that there are probably a lot of people in the greater RR fold that would like to play music critic for a day, too. So, we opened the door of opportunity to all of our bands, friends and co-conspirators -- and welcomed anyone who wanted to participate to give us their top 5 or 10 records of 2008.

Not everyone played by the rules (see: Sam Quinn's top 5 vegetables of the year 2100), but here are all the lists that we got, anyway -- listed in the order we received them.

Dolphus Ramseur: President / Head Honcho, Ramseur Records
(*note - in true leader fashion, Dolph chose not to list top albums of 2008, but top albums he's been listening to a lot this year)

1. Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
2. Bob Neuwirth - Back To The Front
3. Roberta Flack - First Take (For the late great Joel Dorn)
4. Buddy Holly - Apartment Recordings
5. Hugo Largo - Drum
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Bold As Love (For the late great Mitch Mitchell)
7. Guy Clark - Texas Cookin’
8. Billy Bragg - Workers Playtime
9.  Joe Jackson - Night and Day
10. Radiohead - The Bends

And Dolph's song of the year is....
1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Stephanie Mirabelli: Management and Label Assistant, Ramseur Records
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Phantom Planet - Raise the Dead
3. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
4. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All
6. Nate Henricks  - We Make Lo-Art!
7. A.A. Bondy - American Hearts
8. Ghostland Observatory - Robotique Majestique
9. Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
10. Langhorne Slim - Langhorne Slim

Samantha Crain: Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
3. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
4. Sigur Rós - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
5. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
6. David Karsten Daniels - Fear of Flying
7. Arizona - Glowing Bird
8. the Black Keys - Attack and Release
9. Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With the Blues
10. Spritualized - Songs in A&E

Justin Robinson: Carolina Chocolate Drops
1. Santogold - Santogold
2. The Kills - Midnight Boom
3. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
4. Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse
5. Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
6. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

Sam Quinn: the everybodyfields
Favourite vegetables 2100, in no particular order:
1. Mr. Brussells sprout
2. yams
3. pole beans
4. Autumnal Squash Posse
5. brown mushies on a plate forealdo

Pete Schroth: show promoter, movie promoter, owner of the late Flying Anvil, (should be) Mayor of Greensboro
1. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
2. The Breeders - Mountain Battles
3. Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadow
4. Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Two Men with the Blues
5. Langhorne Slim - Langhorne Slim

James Phillips: Bombadil
1. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
2. AA Bondy - American Hearts
3. The Avett Brothers - The Second Gleam
4. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
5. The Low Anthem  - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

Paul Lohr: Booking Agent for The Avett Brothers and many more @ New Frontier Touring
1. Darrell Scott - Modern Hymns
2. The Mother Truckers - Let’s All Go To Bed
3. Monte Montgomery - Monte Montgomery

Katie Studley: Marketing Manager, 30 Tigers (Marketing, Distribution & Management)
1. Dr. Dog - Fate
2.  Justin Townes Earle- The Good Life
3.  Ben Sollee – Learning To Bend
4.  Samantha Crain – The Confiscation EP
5.  Pop Levi – Never Never Love
6.  Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini
7.  The Dodos- The Visitor
8.  Jessica Lea Mayfield – With Blasphemy So Heartfelt
9.  El Perro Del Mar – From The Valley to the Stars
10.  Kyle Andrews – Real Blasty

John Turner, Director of Marketing, 30 Tigers (Marketing, Distribution & Management)
1. King Khan & the Shrines – The Supreme Genius Of...
2. Gentleman Jesse - Introducing
3. Little Joy – Little Joy
4. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
5. Ben Sollee – Learning To Bend
6. M83 – Saturdays = Youth
7.  Cool Kids – The Bake Sale
8.  No Age - Nouns
9.  Cat Power -- Jukebox
10.  Pop Levi – Never Never Love

Bryan Rahija: Bombadil
1. Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
(buoyant, celebratory psychedelic world folk from montreal.   everything I like about music.)
2. Des Ark -  Live on WXDU Volume 2
(instead of an epitaph on my tombstone I would just like to have a little button that plays 'last bastion of worthlessness'.  (this album streams here! http://tinyurl.com/5uqrfx) )
3. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
(the drums make this record for me.  there's at least one moment in every song that gets me fired up.)
4. Jonathan Richman - Because Her Beauty is Raw & Wild
(for some reason I just want to root for this guy.  For immortal rock stardom, for president, for anything and everything.)  
5. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
(I believe these rhode islanders are the best folk talent coming out of the northeast.)  

Terry Groves: booking agent for the everybodyfields, Pickathon puppetmaster
1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2. Blitzen Trapper - Furr
3. Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the Light
4. Langhorne Slim - Langhorne Slim
5. Old Believers - 8 Golden Greats
6. Jolie Holland - The Living and the Dead
7. Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
8. Horsefeathers - House with no Home
9. Vetiver - Thing of the Past
10. The Felice Brothers - The Felice Brothers
11. Samantha Crain - The Confiscation

Justin Glanville: Audio Engineer for The Avett Brothers
1. Langhorne Slim - Self Titled
2. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
4. The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - The Whole Fam Damnily
5. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
6. Flight of the Concords - Self Titled
7. Eagles of Death Metal - Heart On

Joe Kwon: cellist for The Avett Brothers
Top 5 Favorite songs of the year:
1. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings - Acony Bell
2. Justin Gordon - Kansas
3. The Felice Brothers - Glory Glory
4. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo
5. Jessica Lea Mayfield - Bible Days

Anne Schroth: textile artist extraordinaire (owner & operator of Red Canary)
1. The Breeders - Mountain Battles
2. MGMT Ocular - Spectacular
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
4. M.I.A. - Kala
5. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
6. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
7. Elliot Brood - Mountain Meadows
8. Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head

Jimmy Rhine: Tour Manager for the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Five Head Entertainment Mastermind
(Jimmy didn't want numbers!)
Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Trampled By Turtles - Duluth
The Replacements - Let It Be (remastered)
The Avett Brothers - The Second Gleam
The Felice Brothers - The Felice Brothers
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Cardinology
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
The Smiths - The Sound of the Smiths:  The Very Best of the Smiths (Remastered)
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko - Africa to Appalachia

Jake Kennedy: Booking Agent for Bombadil and many more @ New Frontier Touring

1. Chelsea Williams – Decoration Aisle
2. Bombadil – A Buzz, A Buzz
3. Colin Hay – Are You Looking At Me?
4. The Avett Brothers – The Gleam II
5. Taylor Swift – Fearless 

Paleface
some top songs i've been listening to in no particular order:
1.the valentinos-its all over now
2.van halen-little dreamer
3.sun ra-retrospect & face the music (live on Youtube)
4.james brown-please,please please (live on the tami show)
5.the refused-new noise
6.johnny thunders-you cant put your arms around a memory
7.van halen-aint talkin bout love
8.amy winehouse-i'm no good
9.the sir douglas quintet-mendocino
10.walk on by-burt bacharach and dionne warwick

THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT IN 2008!

SamanthaCrain.com is alive!

Thanks to everyone who came out to see Control this past Sunday. It was a lot of fun and we hope to do it again real soon!

We've got a couple of things to share today...

First, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers' website is now officially up-and-running. Please take a minute to check it out, here: www.samanthacrain.com. Stop by the message board and leave a note, while you're at it! Sam and the Shivers will be heading down to Texas this week to play a couple of shows with Justin Townes Earle, in New Braunfels, Austin & Houston. Click here for more info.

the everybodyfields will be playing in their former hometown of Johnson City, TN on Dec 18th and 19th @ the Down Home... these are sure to be two very big shows, so make sure to get your tickets early! Call 423.929.9822 for more info.

Tickets for The Avett Brothers' show in Charlotte on December 30th are almost sold-out! Make sure to get your tickets now, by clicking here. Also, their video for "Murder in the City" will be available for purchase in the iTunes store, starting Dec 9th!

Oh, and stay tuned for a Ramseur Records family and friends "top albums of 2008" list, next week!

Control: 12/7 + everybodyfields in NC!

Ramseur Records is honored to help bring the movie Control to Triad Stage at the Pyrle Theater in Greensboro, NC. The showtimes are this Sunday, December 7th @ 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm. For more information on the screening, click here. And for more info on the movie, scroll down two entries!

the everybodyfields will also be playing two shows in the Carolinas this weekend - on Dec 5th in Boone at Canyons and Dec 6th in Greensboro at Studio B. For more info on both shows, click here.

Last but not least, The Avett Brothers' shows at the end of the year are all sold-out, except for December 30th in Charlotte @ the Belk Theater. Very few tickets remain for that show, so make sure to get yours today! Click here to order.

We hope to see you all in Greensboro this weekend!

Photo of the everybodyfields, by Alex Bayless

Envoy gallery presents: Scott Avett. Drawings.

Ramseur Records and Triad Stage Present: Control

Ramseur Records is honored to help bring the movie Control to Triad Stage at the Pyrle Theater in Greensboro, NC

Sunday, December 7th - 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm.

For more information on the screening, click here.

Control is a biopic of ill-fated Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis. Based on the memoir TOUCHING FROM A DISTANCE by Deborah Curtis, Anton Corbijn's CONTROL is as near perfect a filmic telling of the story of Joy Division and Ian Curtis as any fan could hope for. It's also a beautifully rendered piece of cinema about the crippling effects of love and regret, and the salvation we seek in art. Born out of England's post-Sex Pistols punk explosion, Joy Division played a dark, minimalist version of the nascent sound, and became cult heroes thanks in part to their brilliant yet disturbed frontman Ian Curtis (played by an eerily perfect Sam Riley). Corbijn does a wonderful job recreating the Manchester band's music and live show, cutting straight to the essence of Joy Division's unique appeal. Credit must also be given to the three actors who portray the rest of Joy Division. Playing all the instruments themselves, they perfectly capture the band's powerfully stoic presence, one that translates both live and on record into the sonic equivalent of an existential crisis.

CONTROL, however, is ultimately about Curtis' tumultuous marriage to his wife, Deborah (Samantha Morton), and the way that Joy Division became an aesthetic manifestation of his pain--one that was both physical (Curtis was an epileptic) and emotional. Corbijn evokes Curtis' hurt and isolation with both honesty and subtlety; a photographer originally, he frames each shot to look like a stark black-and-white photo from an album the audience was never meant to see, making Curtis' pain palpable and his eventual suicide that much more tragic. The overtones to the later suicide of Kurt Cobain are hard to avoid, but where Cobain's suicide has always been discussed in terms of the pressure he felt as a rock star, Curtis', as rendered by Corbijn, is a pain anyone could potentially be forced to suffer through.

Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater
232 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

Avetts Announce 5 Nights in the Carolinas!

The Avett Brothers had a great weekend with THREE sold-out shows in a row! On Friday, they played to a crowd of over 2,300 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro, on Saturday there were 2,300 in attendance at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC and on Sunday, they were joined 1,400 UNC Chapel Hill students at Memorial Hall on campus! They were also featured on the cover of GoTriad Magazine in Greensboro, NC this weekend. To read the article, click here.

After such a successful weekend in the Carolinas, we are very proud to announce that The Avett Brothers will be returning to play five shows in their homestate this December! On Dec 26, 27 and 28 they will be playing at the Orange Peel and on the 30th and 31st, they’ll be ringing in the New Year at the Belk Theater in Charlotte, NC! Tickets for all five shows go on sale this Friday, 11/7, at 10AM!  For more information on The Avett Brothers, visit www.theavettbrothers.com

We’re also very excited that Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers are currently featured on pastemagazine.com. They recently recorded four songs for a Live @ Paste session, which can be found by clicking here. Their upcoming full-length album, Songs in the Night, will be released on April 28th. For more information on Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, visit www.samanthacrain.com.  And to check out some other recent videos of Samantha and the Shivers, visit her brand new youtube page - youtube.com/samanthacrain!

the everybodyfields will be in birmingham, atlanta and asheville this week - and then gearing up for a big hometown show on 11.20 at the bijou theater in knoxville. for more info, click here.

Bombadil will be heading out for a show in Chestertown, MD this week at Andy's and then a bunch of shows the following week from Pennsylvania, to Vermont, Virginia and more. Click here for more details.

Photo of Scott and Seth Avett on Halloween, by David Butler

Greenville SC, Nov 1st - win a $200 shopping spree

Update: We are very excited to announce the winner of the Horizon Records shopping spree -- Miss Jenna Ralphs from Huntersville, NC! Congrats to Jenna and thanks to everyone who entered. We hope you'll all stop by Horizon on Saturday and take advantage of the generous discount Gene is offering to ticket holders for Saturday's show!

A note from Dolphus Ramseur, of Ramseur Records:

For over thirty years Gene Berger has been at the helm of his independent record store Horizon Records.  His store has become an institution, not only in Greenville, SC but within the music industry on the whole.  When major and independent record labels think of the key independent record stores in the South, Horizon Records is one of the first that comes to mind. Gene and his staff are first and foremost lovers of music and it shows when you walk inside to shop at his store.  Gene has also been someone that I could call and pick his brain about the music industry.  People like Gene insprired me to start my own record label.  So, Ramseur Records is honored to offer a $200 shopping spree at Horizon Records on November 1st to a lucky winner of a contest we are throwing.  You must have a ticket for the Avett Brothers show on November 1st at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC.

To enter, please send an email to avettmail@gmail.com with the words "Greenville Contest" in the subject line as well as your name, phone number and address in the body of the email. We will pick a winner at random and announce it on Wednesday, October 29th. If you win, you will receive a $200 shopping spree at Horizon Records, courtesy of Ramseur Records. You have to be there to claim your prize between 12 and 5PM on November 1st (the day of the show) and you MUST have a ticket to the show and a picture ID to present to the staff at Horizon!

Also, for those of you going to the show, Horizon Records is offering 10% OFF any new CD or LP in their entire stock and 20% OFF anything used CD, LP, DVD, or BOOK for one day only (Saturday November 1) --- you must show your ticket to receive the discount. There is no limit to purchases. They are located on Main street, same as the Peace Center. Visit www.horizonrecords.net or call 864-235-7922  for more info. Store is open 10am til 10pm... you can even have a pre-show beverage or a meal in The Bohemian Café, which is located next door.

Tickets are selling fast for this show, so make sure and click here to get yours now. We will also be selling Jim Avett and Family, the new Gospel album from Scott and Seth's father, Jim, which features Scott, Seth and their sister Bonnie as well as Bob Crawford. For now, this album will only be available at shows, and this will be the first one - so make sure to pick up a copy!


Thanks and see you there!

 

Photo of The Avett Brothers @ Horizon Records; May 2007

Greensboro Sold Out and more!

We are excited to announce that The Avett Brothers' show in Greensboro on October 31st is sold-out! Tickets for the show in Greenville at the Peace Center the next night are going fast, too. Make sure to get yours now by clicking here.

the everybodyfields and Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers are hitting the road together this week for the first time. They will be at the Double Door in Chicago on the 17th, then the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland on the 18th.

Samantha Crain will also be heading out solo as part of the Hotel Cafe Tour starting on the 23rd. She'll be joining Ingrid Michaelson, Thao Nguyen, Rachal Yamagata, Jenny Owen Youngs and more in cities from Gainesville to Chapel Hill, New York and more. Click here for more info.

Bombadil will be heading through Virginia, WV and OH this week, too. To check out their schedule, click here.

See you out there!

Photo of Bryan from Bombadil, by flyingrooster.net

Shakori Hills this week + New Avett Video

This week, we are glad to have a couple of acts playing one of our favorite NC festivals: Shakori Hills.

Here are the details:

Thursday, October 9th

the everybodyfields: Grove Stage 10pm

Friday, October 10th

Paleface: Meadow Stage 1:30PM
Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers: Grove Stage 9pm

Saturday, October 11th

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Meadow Stage 4:30pm & Dance Tent 9pm
Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers: Grove Stage 9pm
Paleface: Cabaret Tent 11pm

In addition to Shakori Hills, there are some other big shows in store for these acts this week. The everybodyfields will be playing a show in Nashville at the Belcourt Theater on Sunday; the Carolina Chocolate Drops will be opening two nights at the Ryman Auditorium for Old Crow Medicine Show on Thursday and Friday and Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers will be playing at the Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, NC on Sunday! 

Make sure to check out all of our bands' schedules by clicking their names above. 

The Avett Brothers are taking a few weeks off, but in the meantime you can catch a glimpse of their pretty mugs on youtube. They've got a new video for "Murder in the City" posted that was shot by Crackerfarm in Malibu while the Brothers were recording. Check it out if you've got the time, by clicking here. Make sure to view in high quality!

 
Photo of Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers; by Sam Lamb

A great weekend..

We had a great weekend in the Ramseur camp.

First of all, The Avett Brothers had thousands out to see them in Nashville, Louisville and Tuscaloosa. These are tough towns to make an impact in, so we are honored that so many people came out to support the Brothers.

Second, Bombadil had their biggest hometown show yet at the Cat's Cradle with over 400 in attendance! We hope that next time they return to the Cradle, they will have a new CD in hand. To see some photos from the show courtesy of our good friend Adam Hajnos, click here.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops also had a groundbreaking weekend - they played the Grand Ole Opry for the SECOND time! We are very proud to be working with this group and only see the best of things in their future.

the everybodyfields and Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers were also plugging away this weekend with shows in the Carolinas and midwest. To see a video of the everybodyfields singing "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by the Everly Brothers at their show in Chattanooga this weekend, click here.

Don't miss these upcoming shows!

10/2 & 10/3: The Avett Brothers: Georgia Theatre, Athens GA (10/2 sold out, 10/3 is on its way!)

10/9, 10/10 & 10/11: the everybodyfields, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers and the CCDs: Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, Pittsboro NC

10/9 & 10/10: The Carolina Chocolate Drops w/ Old Crow Medicine Show: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN

10/31: The Avett Brothers: War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro NC (almost sold-out!)

11/1: The Avett Brothers: Peace Center, Greenville SC

Thanks for all your support. We will see you soon.

Photo of Bombadil's crowd at the Cat's Cradle this weekend, by Adam Hajnos.

Ramseur Records Invades Bristol!

Bombadil, the everybodyfields and the Carolina Chocolate Drops had an amazing three days at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion last weekend. the everybodyfields were greeted by a crowd of thousands during their first set on Saturday afternoon and even ended up on the cover of the Sunday paper. Bombadil also had a couple of packed sets and the Carolina Chocolate Drops closed out the main stage on Sunday to a sea of enthuiastic fans. Thanks again to the folks who put on the festival for welcoming all of our artists to your stages. We hope our artists can return next year.

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers have been hard at work at Echo Mountain recording studio this past week on their new album, due out early next year. We are really, really excited about this record. We think it's going to be really special and can't wait for you all to hear it. To see some photos from the studio and read a note from Samantha, click here.

In other news, Dolphus Ramseur will be speaking at Catawba College on Sept 29th as part of their music business program. He is honored to be a part of it!

Photo of the everybodyfields on stage this weekend; from the Bristol Herald Courier

Ramseur signs Paleface! + Recording & more..

First of all, we are very excited to welcome a new member to the Ramseur Records family! We will be releasing Paleface's The Show Is On The Road in early 2009. Stay tuned for more updates and information on this album! www.palefaceonline.com

The Ramseur family is hard at work in the studio this year and we are hoping to bring you new music from all of our artists in 2009. The Avett Brothers just finished up a few weeks in the studio with Rick Rubin for their album that's due out on American / Columbia in the Spring. Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers will be going into the studio in September. They will be recording at Echo Mountain Studios, where Emotionalism was recorded -- and working with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Tyler Ramsey). We hope to release that record in early Spring. Bombadil and the everybodyfields will be hitting the studio this fall, too. Plan to see records from them in late Spring / early Summer. To check out some new tracks from the everybodyfields, click on over to their recent Daytrotter session; to hear some from Samantha, check out her myspace player!

Don't worry, though - our bands will also be touring the nation this fall, as always. 

the everybodyfields are currently on the road in support of Railroad Earth. Next up, they will embark on a headlining tour of the East coast throughout the rest of September and October. They were originally intended to open this tour for Will Hoge, but due to an auto accident, Will will not be able to make it on this tour. We wish Will the best and hope that you all will do your best to support this tour and come out to the shows! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Will to help pay his medical bills.

On a lighter note, Samantha Crain will be heading out on the Hotel Cafe Tour next month, alongside Ingrid Michaelson, Meiko, Rachel Yamagata and more. Click here for more details. She will join the tour from Oct 23rd-Nov 1st. If it stops in a city near you, make sure to check it out! She will also be playing a few shows with the everybodyfields AND stopping by PA to play Mountain Stage prior to the Hotel Cafe Tour. For her full schedule, click here.

Finally, Bombadil has a big homecoming show coming up this month (Sept 27th) at Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill. To get your tickets, click here. It's going to be a great night of music, with special guests Holy Ghost Tent Revival and the Proclivities, so make sure to get your tickets early!  They are also playing a bunch of shows here, there and everywhere before and after the 27th, so make sure to take a gander at their schedule, too.

OH - and one last thing ... Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is taking place Sept 19-21st this year and three of our acts will be there (Bombadil, the everybodyfields and the Carolina Chocolate Drops) along with a lot of friends. Make sure you stop by and say hello!

Thanks for listening and for supporting us and our acts. We couldn't do it without you.

Photo by Cheater Slicks.

2 Artists in Paste's Best of What's Next!

We are honored to have TWO artists in Paste Magazine's "Best of What's Next" September issue!  Here's what they had to say about Samantha Crain and the everybodyfields:

Samantha Crain

Hometown: Shawnee, OK

Album: The Confiscation EP

Why She's Worth Watching: In a genre often pinned to formulaic sounds and themes, Samantha Crain is re-stitching the seams of Americana to fit her singular artistic vision. The 21-year old songwriter -- recently signed to tasteful North Carolina label Ramseur, which also houses The Avett Brothers and fellow Best of What's Next-ers everybodyfields -- paints mystical, poetic slipstreams of words onto a canvas of haunting echo-chamber lap steel, earthy acoustic guitars and loose-change tambourine, delivering her graceful songs with a gorgeous, quivering voice.

For Fans Of: Joanna Newsom, Andrew Bird, Mary Gauthier

Acceptance Speech: "Thank you! We can hardly conjugate verbs right now. We want to thank all the people at Paste who looked deep within their Magic 8 Balls before giving us this honor and -- to all the other bands out there -- we just want you to know how super-pumped your jealousy makes us feel right now! Thank you!"

the everybodyfields

Hometown: Johnson City and Knoxville, TN

Album: Nothing is Okay

Why They're Worth Watching: Sam Quinn and Jill Andrews form the core of one of today's greatest young country bands. Like the South itself, the everybodyfields deftly straddle old and new, bitter and sweet, desperation and transcendence with an arresting command. And no constrast is more stark - or beautiful - than the two voices: Andrews' smooth, clear alto and Quinn's ambling croon.

For Fans Of: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Emmylou Harris, The Band

Acceptance Speech: "Hot dog. If you had told me a year ago that living in an irrepressible coma of self-loathing and depression would in turn give an otherwise legitimate publication an inkling that this band would be something to watch -- man, I would have been surprised. Hot dog."

And check this out - a new Bombadil video, documenting their recent trip out west: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCiYTF9GPwQ  (make sure to watch it in high quality) 

Enjoy! 

Reviews, Recordings and Shows!

We've had a busy couple of weeks at the Ramseur headquarters!

The Avett Brothers' latest release, The Second Gleam has been getting a ton of great reviews and placing on all sorts of charts, from Billboard to CMJ. we are very proud of this album and of the Brothers. They are in the studio this week with Rick Rubin working on their next full length record, due out in the Spring of 2009 on American / Columbia Records.  Also, tickets for their show in Greensboro on 10/31 go on sale August 15th @ 10AM! Tickets will go fast for this show, so make sure to get yours as soon as you can. Also, tickets for their show in Greenville, SC at the Peace Center on 11/1 are on sale now. Click here for more details on both shows.

Samantha Crain's first Ramseur Records release is also doing really well, placing in the CMJ Top 200 in its first week and getting all sorts of good reviews. She will appear in Paste Magazine's "Artists to Watch" feature in the September issue and we will have a big tour announcement for her soon as well! To check out some new songs that Samantha and her band The Midnight Shivers recorded recently for Hear Ya! blog in Chicago, click here. They will be working on a full length record this September that we hope to have out by early next year.

Sammy Walker's Misfit Scarecrow has also seen a good amount of reviews as well. Here's a particularly nice one from the McKeesport Daily News: "4 Stars — Veteran singer-songwriter Sammy Walker doesn’t make many records, but when th 56-year-old Georgia native does hit the studio, the results are almost always fantastic. “Misfit Scarecrow” is Walker’s first release since 1994’s excellent “Old Time Southern Dream” and finds him in peak form with 15 original compositions that show off his wonderful blend of country and folk. Local listeners likely will appreciate “A Cold Pittsburgh Morning,” one of the better songs on the record, but Walker shines brightest on keepers “Another Sad Song About You,” “Superstitions Mine,” “And the Mississippi Delta Cried,” “Homer Byron McGuthrie,” Song for Jessie” and “In the Year Twenty-OFour.” There aren’t many missteps on “Misfit Scarecrow,” which isn’t surprising considering Walker had more than a decade to put together his best stuff, though “Little Town in Luxembourg” and “Proud and Poor” wouldn’t have been missed. Walker has earned the respect of industry professionals over his 30-plus-year career, but with just six albums to his name since 1976, it’s a shame he isn’t more of a household name."

the everybodyfields are also working on a new record, that will hopefully be out early next year. They will be hitting the road this fall for two support tours - one with Railroad Earth and the other with Will Hoge. Click here for the full schedule. While you're checking out tour dates, head on over to Bombadil's page. They're hitting the road hard, as usual, and will be all over this great nation in the coming months. We hope you can check them out soon.

Photo of Samantha Crain & Andy Tanz, by Julie Roberts 

#82 on the Billboard Chart!

We are very proud to announce that The Avett Brothers' last release on Ramseur Records, The Second Gleam, debuted at #82 on the Billboard Top 200 chart! The album was also #10 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #10 on the Tastemaker chart and #19 on the Top Digital Albums chart. We can't wait to see how far their next album -- currently being recorded with Ruck Rubin and due out on Columbia in Spring 2009 -- will go.

We're also excited that the everybodyfields' recently recorded a session for Daytrotter.com and it was posted last Friday! You can check it out here. There are four songs available for download / stream and three of them are brand new!

Bombadil, Samantha Crain and the everybodyfields' all had a great time at Pickathon in Portland, OR this past weekend and are building a steady following in the Pacific NorthWest. Samantha and Bombadil, along with Paleface will be playing some shows in the area this week. Be sure to check out their tour schedules by clicking their names!

Illustration of the everybodyfields for Daytrotter, by Johnnie Cluney 

7,000 tickets sold!

On Saturday, July 26 2008, The Avett Brothers sold-out the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC! Thanks to everyone who joined us on Saturday and who celebrated the release of The Second Gleam. The Avett Brothers' newest album was released on July 22, 2008 and is already off to a great start as one of the top selling releases of the week on iTunes and in indie record stores across America.  

In other news, three of our acts will be playing Pickathon this week! If you are in the Portland area, please check out , Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, the everybodyfields and Bombadil at this great festival on Aug 1-3, outside of Portland, OR. Click here for more info.

Last but not least, the Carolina Chocolate Drops will also be playing a big homecoming show this week at the NC Museum of Art on August 1st. Click here for tickets!

Photo by Cheater Slicks 

Lots of news!

Well, July 22nd is finally upon us. We've got three records coming out tomorrow - The Avett Brothers' The Second Gleam; Samantha Crain's The Confiscation and Sammy Walker's Misfit Scarecrow. The Avett Brothers also have a huge show coming up in Cary on Saturday, the 26th and it's shaping up to be their biggest yet. We're getting close to 5,500 tickets sold and we hear that it might sell out! We'll also have a bunch of new stuff for sale. Please visit www.theavettbrothers.com for more information. And click here to get your tickets now.

In other news, Samantha Crain has been selected as Paste Magazine's band of the week this week! Click here to read all about her. AND, she has been chosen, along with The Avett Brothers, for KCRW's "Today's Top Tune" this week! The Avett Brothers' tune will appear today (here) and Samantha's will go up tomorrow, 7.22. This is a legendary radio station based in California, and we are honored that they have chosen two of our acts!

Also, we are very excited to share with you a special project that we have been cooking up for a while now. Sterlin Harjo, an award-winning filmmaker from Oklahoma, recently picked up a camera and followed Samantha around her hometown of Shawnee for a few days. He put the footage together beautifully in a short film we're calling "Introducing Samantha Crain." We hope you'll take a minute to check it out, here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KckKq6tHJ2g

In addition to all of the press swarming around our acts, Ramseur Records has also seen a little love from the papers here recently. Here are just a few articles that have popped up over the last week or so:

Yes! Weekly: here

Winston-Salem Journal: here 

Salisbury Post: here 

Thanks for all your support!

Avett and Sam Crain Bonus Tracks!

Side One:
Tear Down the House
Murder in the City
Bella Donna
The Greatest Sum (acoustic)

Side Two:
Black, Blue
St. Joseph's
Souls Like the Wheels
The Greatest Sum (electric)

In addition to vinyl, the bonus tracks ["Black, Blue" and "The Greatest Sum" (electric)] will also be available to you if you download the album!

Samantha Crain will also have a couple of bonus tracks to offer if you download the album - two, to be specific. There will also be a special digital booklet included if you download it from iTunes! 

The Avett Brothers sign to American!

We are honored to announce that The Avett Brothers have signed a deal with American / Columbia Records and have recently begun work on their next album, which is being produced by Rick Rubin!

We will continue to proudly represent them as their management company and can't wait to see what the future holds. 

...a letter from The Avett Brothers:

"To our dearest fans,

Since we first performed as The Avett Brothers, we have been fortunate enough to find and build a genuine and mutual respect with those who care to listen. It is this kind exchange that champions our music,and allows us the forum to continue on our path, with this work,this art. We believe this to be an appropriate time for a brief update, as we would like for you all to know of the most noteworthy of present developments.

We have recently begun working on a new full length album with Rick Rubin. The recording process has been, and will no doubt continue to be,an experience defined by heightened levels of commitment and conviction. It is our distinct pleasure and honor to be in such fine company as we build and bring this most current chapter of songs to fruition.

With this union has come another, as we have just completed and signed an agreement with American/Columbia Records, the label with whom we will proudly release our next record. It is our sincere hope, in regard to this news,that our ongoing relationship with Ramseur Records is understood. There have not been, and will be no hard feelings or abandon-based resentment from either party involved. The Avett and Ramseur camps remain strongly and truthfully connected, both personally and professionally. There has been no change in these matters through this momentous transition.

For all of you who have gone to such great lengths to show your appreciation, we continue in our most sincere efforts to return the sentiment. The music would go nowhere without you. Our hearts and our minds are on the recording of this next album, and we look forward with great anticipation to sharing it with you all. Until then, thank you as always, and we will see you somewhere on that open road...

Sincerely,
The Avett Brothers
July, 2008 "

Dolph Ramseur Day + More Shows!

We are very proud to announce (albeit a little late) that last Friday, June 27th was "Dolph Ramseur Day" in Concord, NC. Thank you to Mayor Padgett, John Hancock and everyone else that had a hand in setting this up. It was a special day.

As usual, our acts are hitting the road hard this summer, with all sorts of venue and festival dates, in every corner of the country.

Please check out their schedules below and if they're coming to a town near you, go say hi!

www.theavettbrothers.com

www.theeverybodyfields.com

www.bombadilmusic.com

www.samanthacrain.com

www.carolinachocolatedrops.com

And if you're in a place where one of our bands will be playing and would like to help spread the word by putting up posters, please email Stephanie with your address.

Keep supporting live music!

-the friendly staff at Ramseur Records 

Samantha Crain - getting a lot of press!

We are very excited to see that Ramseur Records' fledgling artist Samantha Crain is not only tearing up stages across the country, but getting a lot of good press doing it!  Here are just a few clips from some recent press:

The Charlotte Observer:

"Led by the Oklahoma Shawnee Indian's haunting and hypnotic voice, the group plays the kind of songs you can easily imagine coming from a dusty record player as you stumble through a creepy, dark cabin. Not that this EP concerns itself with cheap scares - the songs are stark and stirring. Crain sings with an unusual, hard-to-pinpoint accent; her voice rests somewhere between Feist and Martha Wainwright. This five-track taste will leave listeners anxiously awaiting a full-length album."

The Daily Times:

"It's weighty stuff for any singer-songwriter to tackle -- themes of good vs. evil, of damnation and redemption -- but despite her pixie-ish nature, Samantha Crain addresses them admirably on her new album, "The Confiscation."...It has the visceral impact of a musical scar -- tender to the touch, set apart from the rest of the skin by raised contours and hidden crevices, evoking a body memory as well as an emotional one upon first listen. Her voice is plaintive and distinct, possessed with an urgency that's at once girlish and ancient. If anything, "The Confiscation" is a study in dichotomy -- a balanced set of scales, just as she originally intended."

Go Triad:
There is something about her music that calls to mind Joanna Newsom, except hardier and more from the gut, instead of wherever it is that Newsom gets that sound of hers. Actually, finding an accurate and honest description of Crain's sound is something of an interesting topic. On Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers' MySpace page, the band's sound and influences are listed as "distinctly Oklahoman," meaning "music that comes from Oklahoma has a weird cross-section. The Flaming Lips and Woody Guthrie are two figureheads around here," Crain said. "I can always tell when a band is from Oklahoma. Listening to experimental music like (The Flaming Lips) mixed with traditional folk music creates a cross-section. We're labeled as 'folk rock,' which makes pretty apparent our love for the two types of music."

Playback.com:
"With her whisper-soft voice, Samantha Crain has definitely made herself stand out with her EP, The Confiscation. The young singer has a voice that sounds as though Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst were crossed with Cat Power. She's almost so quiet that the music seems to overpower her at moments, but she holds her place against the background of acoustic guitars and Dylan-esque harmonica riffs."

TimeOut New York:
"Oklahoma singer-songwriter Samantha Crain is sure to attract a raft of Cat Power comparisons (like most female singer-songwriters), but she's got talent enough to stand apart. Newcomer Samantha Crain's new EP The Confiscation is presented as a "musical novella"-- and as records go, it's a real page-turner."

Nashville Scene:
"Crain’s singing and thoroughly literary-minded songwriting—not to mention the way she weaves in experimental elements like ambient noise between tracks on Confiscation—are vibrant expansions on folk music."

Yes!Weekly:
"She is the youngest and newest member of Ramseur Records, a Concord, NC-based record label managing stanchion bands such as the Avett Brothers and the everybodyfields. She and her band, the Midnight Shivers, are also recipients of the Oklahoma Gazette's 2008 Woody Award for best folk band. Further lifting the wings of this phoenix of a band is the honor of having a day officially dedicated to Samantha by the mayor of her hometown, Shawnee, OK."

Photo by Julie Roberts 

Bonnaroo!

We are gearing up for a big weekend at Bonnaroo! Three of our artists will be playing a total of five times over Saturday and Sunday. We hope you can check them out!

Saturday:

The Avett Brothers: The Other Tent, 4:30-6:00

the everybodyfields: Solar Stage, 5:45-6:30

the everybodyfields: Troo Music Lounge, 8:00-8:50

Sunday:

Bombadil: Troo Music Lounge, 4:00-4:50

Bombadil: Solar Stage, 7:00-7:45

For more information, including schedule and ticket information, please click here. We hope you will come support our artists at this one-of-a-kind festival! 

We would also like to thank the folks who came out in Nashville, Knoxville, Johnson City and Charlotte to give Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers a proper welcome to the South. She's had a great couple of shows so far and we are all really excited about the rest of this tour.

This week, she will be heading down to Charleston to play at the Village Tavern on Tuesday and then to the Asheville on Wednesday to play at Harvest Records. On Thursday, she'll stick around the Carolinas and head to the Local 506 in Chapel Hill. She'll round out the week with a show at the Garage in Winston-Salem with Caleb Caudle on Friday. 

Photo of Samantha and the Shivers at the Evening Muse in Charlotte; by Enid

Mark your calendars - July 22nd!

The Gleam 2, new book and more...

On July 22nd, along with two other albums (Sammy Walker: Misfit Scarecrow and Samantha Crain: The Confiscation), we will be releasing The Avett Brothers' new EP, The Second Gleam. This project will be a first for us, as it will be released on CD, digitally and on vinyl!

The Avett Brothers release The Second Gleam; six new songs offered with the natural lyrical clarity and honest delivery that has become synonymous with their name.  With this addition to their growing body of work, Scott and Seth Avett establish a series, while further separating their writing from the modern landscape of music, popular or otherwise.  Following in the initial footsteps of the first Gleam recording, this second installment sings to the uncommon senses of the common man.  The record walks calmly and powerfully among fragile and hard-learned themes of life and song, passing through loss, change, hope, death, dedication to family, late nights in the hospital, love as always, and much more.  At once plain and poetic, simple and complicated as those who will give their time to hear it, we find: The Second Gleam.

In other news, we are very honored to say that The Avett Brothers and Ramseur Records have made their way into a piece of Carolina's music history. Novello Festival Press recently released a new book called Making Notes: Music of the Carolinas, edited by Ann Wicker. The book is a collection of essays about the history and impact of music that was born in the Carolinas. Courtney Devores, a talented and lovely freelance writer who does a lot of work for the Charlotte Observer, was kind enough to write a piece on the Avett Brothers for the book. For more information and to get your copy, click here.

Ramseur Summer Picks

There are a lot of great shows coming up this summer, and we are proud to say that (in our humble opinion) a lot of them will be by our artists! So, here are some shows coming up this summer that we think you can't afford to miss.

JUNE

June 4-13: Bombadil will be touring out West as part of the McMenamin's Hotel Tour series. Don't miss them during their first time on the other coast!

June 5-13: Don't miss Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers' first time in the southeast since being welcomed into the Ramseur family. She will be in Knoxville on the 5th, Johnson City on the 6th, Charlotte on the 7th Chapel Hill on the 12th and Winston on the 13th before heading north for some big shows in NYC, Boston and more.

June 6: Indianapolis, IN - the everybodyfields and The Avett Brothers come together for a big show at The Vogue!

June 12-15: BONNAROO! the everybodyfields will play on June 13th, The Avett Brothers will play on June 14th, and Bombadil will truck it back from Oregon to play on the 15th!!

JULY

July 4th: Bombadil will play in their hometown of Durham to celebrate the birth of our nation!

July 9th: The Avett Brothers, NYC : River to River Festival in downtown Manhattan. It's free!

July 22nd: This isn't a show, but we will be releasing THREE albums this day! The Avett Brothers: The Second Gleam, Samantha Crain: The Confiscation & Sammy Walker: Misfit Scarecrow. 

July 26th: The Avett Brothers, Koka Booth Amphitheatre Cary, NC! Huge homecoming show... click here for tickets.

AUGUST

August 1st: The Carolina Chocolate Drops will be playing at the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh. Don't miss this rare opportunity to catch the CCDs in their hometown - and at a world-class venue to boot!

August 1-3: Pickathon, Portland OR. Bombadil, the everybodyfields and Samantha Crain will be playing this festival for all three days, alongside our friends Langhorne Slim, Paleface, Chatham County Line, Ian Thomas, Chittlin and so many more!

August 24: The Avett Brothers, Portland OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre. The last time the Avetts played Oregon, it was to a sold out crowd of 1,500. We hope that number will at least double this time around!

As always, all of our artists will be hitting the road hard this summer, and have many more big dates scheduled, other than those highlighted above. For a full schedule, please click the artist name below.

The Avett Brothers

the everybodyfields

Bombadil

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers

Carolina Chocolate Drops

Thank you for supporting live music! 

Drawing by young Melody of Portland, OR

Big week for Bombadil...

Bombadil's new record had a fantastic first week! Thanks to everyone who came out to all of the in-store performances and who bought the record. Bombadil and their new record have gotten a lot of great press, including big features in the Independent Weekly, Raleigh News & Observer and a slot as Paste Magazine's Band of the Week this week! Click here to check out the best quotes from all of these reviews and more.

In other news, on July 22, 2008 Ramseur Records is honored to be releasing not one, but THREE albums by three stellar artists from the Ramseur fold.  Since the beginning, the one unifying theme that all Ramseur Records releases have held is this: songwriting that transcends genres, cuts through the pretense and truly means something. We pride ourselves in putting out art of substance that affects people -- from punk rockers to classical music enthusiasts; construction workers to college professors. When the meaning behind the music is real, nothing else matters. With that being said we are honored to release the following:


The Avett Brothers, The Second Gleam

This EP, the second in a series, is the latest work by Scott and Seth Avett - of Concord's own The Avett Brothers. This album is a collection of six songs, stripped down to the bare essentials. The simplicity of The Gleam series showcases the brothers' true talent for writing songs that speak straight to the heart. With the huge success of last year's Emotionalism, and sold-out crowds of thousands from San Francisco to New York to Atlanta, The Avett Brothers are a force to be reckoned with.

Also, on July 26th, the Avett Brothers will be celebrating the release of The Second Gleam with their first headlining show in NC this year - at Koka Booth Ampitheatre in Cary, NC. A fan-only presale went live yesterday and 500 tickets have already been sold! Tickets to the general public go on sale May 9, 2008.


The Confiscation: A Musical Novella by Samantha Crain

Samantha Crain is the newest addition to Ramseur Records, and we are very proud to have her on board. This Shawnee, OK singer-songwriter has received accolades from press and fans across the nation and is poised to take the country by storm. This album is a collection of short stories in the form of song. The Confiscation structures itself in such a way that every individual composition flows into the next to ensure that each narration is understood as only a part of the whole tale. Everybody has a story and The Confiscation shares a few of those heartbreaking accounts alongside the hopeful ones too. While each narrative is of a different voice, they all relate, as do the people involved, through the atonement that is bestowed, or the Judas kiss that plunders all.


Sammy Walker: Misfit Scarecrow

We are truly honored to be releasing Misfit Scarecrow - the first album released by Sammy Walker in over twelve years.  Sammy Walker was born in 1952 and grew up in Norcross, Georgia.  Sammy began singing and writing original tunes at an early age while being heavily influenced by Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams and Doc Watson. He began performing these songs in coffee houses around the University of Georgia in the early 70’s.   In 1974, Sammy Walker sent a homemade tape of some of his songs to Sis and Gordon Friesen at Broadside, where they were well received and subsequently published.  As a result of Gordon's giving a copy of the tape to Bob Fass at WBAI radio in New York City,  Walker was invited to New York to appear on Fass's show.  Phil Ochs heard him for the first time on this show, and the two soon met and exchanged songs and stories.  Within two months, Ochs had arranged the recording of Sammy's album for Folkways, and convinced Warner Brothers to sign him for two records.   Ochs produced Sammy's first album for Folkways.  It was called “Song For Patty” and featured newspaper heiress Patty Hearst on the cover of the album.   Sammy recorded two superb albums for Warner Bros. that were produced by legendary producer Nik Venet.   Walker was managed by the late Harold Leventhal (manager of Woody Guthrie, The Weavers, Pete Seeger, etc...).  Walker currently lives in the western part of North Carolina.

All of these records will be available nationwide on July 22, 2008. Please support your local independent record store!

Photo of Bombadil live on Fox News Rising in Charlotte, NC 

A BUZZ, A BUZZ IN STORES NOW!

The new Bombadil record, their first full-length on Ramseur Records -- hits stores TODAY, 4/29/08! A Buzz, a Buzz will be available at major and indie stores across the country, as well as all major online retailers. PLUS - if you download the album on iTunes, you get a special bonus track not available anywhere else! The song is called Suzy Marie. Click here to download the album from iTunes or here to buy it on Amazon.

Also, thanks to everyone who came out to Bombadil's CD release party at the Cat's Cradle (pictured above). It was a very successful night!

In other news, on July 22, 2008 Ramseur Records is honored to be releasing not one, but THREE albums by three stellar artists from the Ramseur fold.  Since the beginning, the one unifying theme that all Ramseur Records releases have held is this: songwriting that transcends genres, cuts through the pretense and truly means something. We pride ourselves in putting out art of substance that affects people -- from punk rockers to classical music enthusiasts; construction workers to college professors. When the meaning behind the music is real, nothing else matters. With that being said we are honored to release the following:


The Avett Brothers, The Second Gleam

This EP, the second in a series, is the latest work by Scott and Seth Avett - of Concord's own The Avett Brothers. This album is a collection of six songs, stripped down to the bare essentials. The simplicity of The Gleam series showcases the brothers' true talent for writing songs that speak straight to the heart. With the huge success of last year's Emotionalism, and sold-out crowds of thousands from San Francisco to New York to Atlanta, The Avett Brothers are a force to be reckoned with.

Also, on July 26th, the Avett Brothers will be celebrating the release of The Second Gleam with their first headlining show in NC this year - at Koka Booth Ampitheatre in Cary, NC. A fan-only presale went live yesterday and 500 tickets have already been sold! Tickets to the general public go on sale May 9, 2008.


The Confiscation: A Musical Novella by Samantha Crain

Samantha Crain is the newest addition to Ramseur Records, and we are very proud to have her on board. This Shawnee, OK singer-songwriter has received accolades from press and fans across the nation and is poised to take the country by storm. This album is a collection of short stories in the form of song. The Confiscation structures itself in such a way that every individual composition flows into the next to ensure that each narration is understood as only a part of the whole tale. Everybody has a story and The Confiscation shares a few of those heartbreaking accounts alongside the hopeful ones too. While each narrative is of a different voice, they all relate, as do the people involved, through the atonement that is bestowed, or the Judas kiss that plunders all.


Sammy Walker: Misfit Scarecrow

We are truly honored to be releasing Misfit Scarecrow - the first album released by Sammy Walker in over twelve years.  Sammy Walker was born in 1952 and grew up in Norcross, Georgia.  Sammy began singing and writing original tunes at an early age while being heavily influenced by Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams and Doc Watson. He began performing these songs in coffee houses around the University of Georgia in the early 70’s.   In 1974, Sammy Walker sent a homemade tape of some of his songs to Sis and Gordon Friesen at Broadside, where they were well received and subsequently published.  As a result of Gordon's giving a copy of the tape to Bob Fass at WBAI radio in New York City,  Walker was invited to New York to appear on Fass's show.  Phil Ochs heard him for the first time on this show, and the two soon met and exchanged songs and stories.  Within two months, Ochs had arranged the recording of Sammy's album for Folkways, and convinced Warner Brothers to sign him for two records.   Ochs produced Sammy's first album for Folkways.  It was called “Song For Patty” and featured newspaper heiress Patty Hearst on the cover of the album.   Sammy recorded two superb albums for Warner Bros. that were produced by legendary producer Nik Venet.   Walker was managed by the late Harold Leventhal (manager of Woody Guthrie, The Weavers, Pete Seeger, etc...).  Walker currently lives in the western part of North Carolina.

All of these records will be available nationwide on July 22, 2008. Please support your local independent record store!

Photo by Dave Cheater Slick Herron 

Bombadil CD Release, Merlefest and more!

After a nice long winter, things are about to spring into action at Ramseur Records.

This week, Bombadil will be gearing up for the release of their first full-length record, A Buzz, a Buzz (in stores April 29th)! They will be playing in Nashville on Wednesday at the Exit / Inn - then it's up to Johnson City to play at the Acoustic Coffeehouse on Thursday. Finally, on Friday they will be at the Cat's Cradle for the official CD release party! Make sure to get your tickets in advance, by clicking here. Check out their full schedule to see all of their upcoming shows, including a couple of free in-store performances!

The Avett Brothers just ended a really big tour with a few huge shows in Nashville, Huntsville and Atlanta -- they will embark on another big tour this week, starting with a set at Merlefest! They will play the Watson Stage on Friday at 10:15PM. They'll be signing autographs directly after their set and will also be making two big announcements from the stage. Please check out their full schedule to see if they're coming to a town near you anytime soon.

The everybodyfields will be heading north on a tour too, with shows in VA, MD, NY, ME and more. Please check out their full schedule here. Their record, Nothing is Okay, was recently released in the UK - so please spread the word!

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers are hitting the road hard with shows all over the midwest - and coming up this summer, shows all over the nation. Click here for a full schedule. We are officially releasing her debut album on Ramseur Records, The Confiscation, on July 22nd. And on May 17th, her hometown of Shawnee, OK will be celbrating "Samantha Crain Day!" We hope that if you live nearby, you will join in the celebration.

Finally, the Carolina Chocolate Drops are doing better than ever and they will also be at Merlefest this week, with a few sets over Friday and Saturday. Make sure that you stop by and check them out if you're going to be at there - they were the talk of the festival last year!

More big news to come in the next few weeks... stay tuned! 

Lots of press!

Ramseur Records and our acts have been getting some good press lately... here are just a few snippets!

 
Metro Magazine – April 2008

Dolph Ramseur and The Avett Brothers
By Philip van Vleck

North Carolina’s Avett Brothers are a known quantity for music fans from Charlotte to San Francisco. Their distinctive sound — an anarchic amalgam of bluegrass, Americana and rock; their outstanding songwriting; and their highly combustible live performances have made the trio an unlikely sensation.

The silent partner in the continuing success of The Avett Brothers is Dolph Ramseur, founder of Ramseur Records. He’s the indefatigable indie label owner, as much the architect of The Avett Brothers rise to prominence as the Avetts themselves.

Ramseur is a native of North Carolina, born and raised in Concord. He was a young tennis whiz, which eventually led him to enroll at Ferris State University in Michigan.
To read more please visit the following link:  http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=1589

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The everybodyfields hail from the high and lonesome terrain of Johnson City, Tennessee, which sits 100 miles east of Knoxville in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. With some of Lambchop's electric spaciousness and even more of early Whiskeytown's country-rock storytelling, Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn turn the wreckage of their own romance into the languid confessions of Nothing Is Okay. Their 2007 Ramseur debut (Ramseur's home to old-time punks The Avett Brothers), Okay is an album of shining pedal steel, angry electric guitars, stately piano and ex-lovers' harmonies. They're relentless in their pitch-perfect country pleas, building metaphors out of cancer and dreams to get at what hurts and why and then singing that pain straight into the clear blue mountain skies.

(click here to read that article on the web) 

...and another one. 

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2008 Oklahoma Gazette: Woody Awards - Best Folk Band
Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers

2008 Woody Awards celebrate best in metro music

Music created in Oklahoma has circled the globe — setting records, reaping awards and climbing the charts — continuing to prove that Sooner State bands and musicians are a presence to which attention is worth paying.  The world knows that Okies rock, so it’s once again time for Oklahoma Gazette to roll out the annual picks for the best of reader-nominated music minds from the metro — newly minted Woody Award winners one and all. —Joe Wertz

Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers put on a live show that frenzy the emotions of all who are listening. The unique blend of alt-country and folk music can give you a foot-stomping good time and minutes later bring you to heartbreaking tears.

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Bombadil

One

"A long-lost Elephant 6 band who spent the last 10 years listening to mid-60s Dylan?"


"This is not the best album of the year, but it's certainly one of the
most entertaining and possibly one of the most inventive."

Two


"it's adventurous, sometimes cute, and often melodic and/or random.  While at its core a pop record, it's hardly formulaic."

Ramseur Records @ Bonnaroo!

Press, Shows, New Albums and more!

Things are moving right along at the Ramseur Records HQ...

We are very proud to announce that our newest Ramseur Records artist, Samantha Crain recently won a Woody Award for Best Folk Band. The Woody Awards are state-wide music awards named after Woody Guthrie, intended to honor the importance of music born in Oklahoma. Samantha also appeared on the cover of Shawnee Outlook magazine.  She is a force to be reckoned with in the Oklahoma music scene and we are very excited to be working with her and releasing her new EP (The Confiscation) for the rest of the country to hear this summer!

The Avett Brothers are gearing up for their biggest tour yet this year - they'll be in Arizona and California this week - in Phoenix, Tucson, Solana Beach and Los Angeles (in that order). For more details, please visit their website. Also, last week they were featured on perezhilton.com! Click here to read the post.

Bombadil will be sticking around the Carolinas this week, with a show in Greensboro at the Carolina Theater and then in Greenville at the Spazzatorium Galleria. We are getting all of our ducks in a row in preparation for their album release on April 29th. We've got some in-store performances and big shows planned - so please keep an eye on their schedule. We hope you'll pick up the new album and come out to some shows!

the everybodyfields will also be staying close to home this week, with one show in Cookeville, TN. On Thursday, the 27th, they will be at the Backdoor Playhouse @ Tennessee Tech University. The show starts at 7:30PM, tickets are free and it's open to the public. After that, they've got a few dates coming up with Tift Merritt and a packed schedule of their own - please click here for more info.

Last, but not least - the Carolina Chocolate Drops have just returned from a very successful European tour, with lots of sell-out shows and fresh new fans. They are excited to be back in the Southeast this week, with a show in Myrtle Beach and Savannah. For more details, please visit www.carolinachocolatedrops.com.

Catch you out there! 

Shows in the carolinas this week!

We are very excited to see two of our acts return to the Carolina's this week!

On Wednesday, the everybodyfields will be playing at the McGlohon Theater in Charlotte with the Greencards -  get your tickets here! The show starts at 8PM. After that, they will head down to Atlanta to play at the Earl.

On Saturday, the Avett Brothers will be playing their first show in the Carolinas since 2007 - in Columbia, SC at the St. Patrick's Day In Five Points festival! They will play at 4:30, so get there early. Tickets are available here.

In non-Carolina news, the members of Bombadil have been hitting the road hard - with shows over the past few weeks in OH, PA, NYC, VA, MD, WV, TN and more. This week, they will be in Dallas, Knoxville, Spartanburg and Greensboro. 

Our newest act, Samantha Crain is also doing her fair share of touring and we are in the process of setting up an east coast tour for her this summer. Please check out her tour dates and see if she'll be coming to a city near you soon. We would love for you to meet her.

Finally, the Carolina Chocolate Drops are having an amazing tour in Europe. You can check out weekly updates of their journey and all of their upcoming tour dates over at www.carolinachocolatedrops.com.

We're proud to welcome Samantha Crain!

We are very proud to welcome Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers into the Ramseur Records fold. This young and talented artist from Shawnee, OK will release her debut record - The Confiscation EP - on Ramseur in the Summer of 2008, staking her place in the recording family alongside Martin Stephenson, Sammy Walker, The Avett Brothers, Bombadil and the everybodyfields.

"Sounds like Judy Garland singing Neutral Milk Hotel songs.."
--Shipwreck
 
"Only 21 years of age, young Crain has conjured up a batch of rural orchestrations that somehow manages, in five songs, to bridge the gap between Radiohead and The Carter Family."
--American Songwriter



The Confiscation EP - Ramseur Records - Summer 2008

myspace.com/samanthacrain


Sometimes music is a collision of opposites. Realities clash and coexist, and the tension that results is scary and strange, but undeniably beautiful. Maybe that's why Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers embody so many conflicting unities and clashing identities. With a blow-your-hair-back vocal presence that occasionally yields to whisper-soft vulnerability, Samantha Crain unites the sounds of confidence and desperation. Traditional folk arrangements tremble beneath the tasteful drumming of Jacob Edwards, the heart-beating bass lines from Andrew Tanz. Lyrics about disaster and despair peacefully coexist with anthems of community and reconciliation. Here are darkness and light; here are life and death.

These colliding realities stem most notably from Crain's unlikely artistic heritage, which she wears on her sleeve but just as readily transcends. Hailing from the state that birthed both The Flaming Lips and Woody Guthrie, Samantha Crain writes with both the brazen conviction of the latter and the unflinching creative ambition of the former. Hers is a folk tradition indebted to Radiohead as much as Bob Dylan. Her shadowy arrangements and razor-sharp lyrics blur whatever superficial lines of genre or aesthetic may seem to separate these influences. It seems whatever the ingredients, she has a place for them in her inexplicable artistic recipe. Her sound is deeply rural and southern, but also itinerant and urban. Like Jack Kerouac before her, Crain is lost on the subway, sleeping in boxcars, leaving lovers behind, and dining in small town obscurity all within a few short days.

Nearly more remarkable than her creative vision is her practical ambition. At the young age of twenty-one, Samantha Crain already has a booking agency, several national tours, and dozens of self-produced recordings to her credit. Her and her band's tireless work ethic promise years of fruitful touring and recording, and their dynamic live performances are gathering a widespread community with every subsequent tour. They are uniting opposites, living deeply, and working fruitfully, with no signs of slowing down any time soon.

Currently they are playing shows and promoting the Confiscation EP which will be released on Ramseur Records in the Summer of 2008. It was produced by Joey Lemon of the Chicago-based band, Berry.

Big Tours Coming Up!

In keeping with the Ramseur Records tradition, our acts will be hitting the road hard over the next few months to promote their recent or upcoming releases. Please keep an eye out for The Avett Brothers, the everybodyfields and Bombadil who will be performing in every corner of the USA this Spring and Summer.

Click below to see each band's tour dates:

The Avett Brothers

the everybodyfields

Bombadil

If you're interested in helping promote any of the scheduled shows for any of our artists, please contact Stephanie!

We hope you willl be able to make it out to see some of the greatest live acts in the nation soon.

Photo of Bombadil; credit: www.julierobertsphoto.com

New Bombadil Album!!

Ramseur Records is proud to announce that on April 29, 2008, Bombadil's first full-length record, A Buzz, a Buzz will hit stores nationwide! You can also pick up a copy a few days in advance at the record release party, scheduled for April 25th at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC.

Please check out Bombadil's myspace page or click here to listen to two tracks from the record. We are very excited about this release and hope that you are too!

A bit about Bombadil:

With a sound all their own and a stage show to match, Bombadil is, if nothing else, one of the freshest bands to emerge in a long time. Formed by Daniel Michalak, Bryan Rahija and Stuart Robinson, this band draws on a unique mélange of influences to create a sound that is unclassifiable. The group Magnet Magazine deemed “a drunker, circus-reared version of The Band,” was born in Bolivia, where Michalak and Rahija first met. The folk music indigenous to the region lit a creative spark and inspired the two to begin writing songs that incorporated international instruments and styles. That influence, paired with their collective backgrounds in Piedmont blues, psychedelic rock and Robinson’s background as a classical pianist, stands as the driving force behind the band’s unique sound.

Their songs range from straightforward rock to Bolivian waltzes; from heartbreaking, piano-driven laments on loss of life to swashbuckling, raucus marches; and the appeal of their live show is undeniable. With a core of electric / acoustic guitars, bass, piano and drums and appearances by harmonica, xylophone, organ, synth, saxophone, trumpet, viola, charango, glockenspiel, accordion, recorder and even zampona, the show is unlike anything else. When even half of the instruments on stage are sounding at once, it creates a wall of sound that seems to transport the room to another place.

All of the instrumentation, however, does not detract at all from the core of Bombadil—anthemic, concrete songwriting. Much like Ramseur Records labelmates The Avett Brothers and the everybodyfields, the complicated, endearing character of their songs keeps Bombadil grounded and guides the show seamlessly along. It is what allows them to carry a room, whether there are one hundred instruments on stage or just a single guitar and voice. It is what people connect to—and why they keep coming back.

www.bombadilmusic.com

www.myspace.com/bombadil 

Happy New Year!

We'd like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who made 2007 the biggest year in Ramseur Records history. We achieved more last year than we ever thought possible. The Avett Brothers have sold close to 30,000 copies of Emotionalism in just seven months, cracked three Billboard charts, made their national TV debut and received countless accolades from fans and press across the country. They sold out in Charlotte, Asheville, Raleigh, New York City, Greensboro, Wilmington, San Francisco, Seattle and found new fans everywhere in between.

The everybodyfields had a great year too, with their first Ramseur release flying off the shelves, top spots in a number of “best of 2007” lists, and sell out crowds all over the southeast.

On December 30th, Bombadil had their first ever sell-out show with Langhorne Slim and Paleface in Greensboro! And while 2008 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for Bombadil, ’07 wasn’t too shabby at all. They’re picking up a lot of steam and bringing out more and more people everywhere they go.

We’ve got a lot of big things coming up this year, including a new release from Bombadil – A Buzz, a Buzz – due out in the spring and countless shows and appearances by all of our artists throughout the year. Please check out all of their schedules (linked below) and do your part to support live music (and us!).

Click here for The Avett Brothers’ show schedule.

Click here for the everybodyfields’ show schedule.

Click here for Bombadil’s show schedule.

Click here for the Carolina Chocolate Drops’ show schedule.

Click here for Mad Tea Party’s show schedule.

PS- Start the year right by coming out to the Evening Muse in Charlotte to see Paleface and Bombadil this Saturday, January 5th!

Photo of the Avett Brothers on New Year's Eve; by Crackerfarm

Spend the rest of '07 with us!

Here at Ramseur Records headquarters, we are gearing up for our biggest year yet. 2008 is shaping up to be a big one, with a new release from Bombadil in the early part of the year; big, big touring plans from all of our acts, and of course, many more surprises to come!

We hope you will spend the last few weeks of 2007 with our artists. Here are a list of shows coming up in the next two weeks:

12/22/07
MAD TEA PARTY
Grey Eagle Music Hall
Asheville, NC

12/28/07
THE EVERYBODYFIELDS
The Down Home
Johnson City, TN

12/28/07
MAD TEA PARTY
The Pour House Music Hall
Raleigh, NC

12/28/07
THE AVETT BROTHERS
The Orange Peel
Asheville, NC

12/29/07
THE EVERYBODYFIELDS
Eddies Attic
Atlanta, GA

12/29/07
THE AVETT BROTHERS
The Orange Peel
Asheville, NC

12/30/07
BOMBADIL
Blind Tiger - with Paleface and Langhorne Slim!
Greensboro, NC

12/31/07
THE AVETT BROTHERS
NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center - Belk Theater
Charlotte, NC

12/31/07
BOMBADIL
Westville Pub
Asheville, NC

12/31/07
MAD TEA PARTY
Sycamore Rouge
Petersburg, VA

We hope to see you out there! And if you haven't picked up the December issue of Paste Magazine - make sure to... three of our acts were featured in the "Top 50 of 2007!"

Paste Magazine Top 50!

We are very excited to announce that Paste Magazine has chosen THREE Ramseur Records acts (two label and one management) for their Top 50 Albums of the Year!


#12
The Avett Brothers
Emotionalism

"With a kick-drum thump and a wild-man scream, these 14 stunning songs carve into your chest and settle in, stitching up the gaping flesh with shredded banjo strings-only to rip free again while the wound is still fresh, leaving you bloody, gasping and desperate for more. A true breakthrough from this hard-working band."


#43
the everybodyfields
Nothing is Okay

"Like a good cry-and like the best country music-Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn's songs are all shuddering sighs, aching confessions and upturned hearts spilling out over layers of pedal steel, fiddle and acoustic guitar, delivered by two of the most disparately beautiful voices to ever meld."


#49
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind
(Music Maker)

"Bravely and expertly reclaiming the string-band tradition for modern African-American culture, the Chocolate Drops are the real Deal, reaching back to pre-WWII styles and breathing life into them with the energetic performances captured on this down-home debut."


SOME UPCOMING RAMSEUR SHOWS
12/5/07: Bombadil :: Roanoke, VA :: 202 Market
12/6/07: The Avett Brothers :: Lake Worth, FL :: Bamboo Room
12/6/07: the everybodyfields :: Nashville, TN :: 3rd and Lindsley
12/6/07: Bombadil :: Charlottesville, VA :: Outback Lodge
12/7/07: The Avett Brothers :: Orlando, FL :: The Social
12/7/07: the everybodyfields :: Chattanooga, TN :: Barking Legs Theater
12/7/07: Bombadil :: Fredericksburg, VA :: The Wounded Bookshop
12/8/07: The Avett Brothers :: Tampa, FL :: Skippers Smokehouse
12/8/07: Bombadil :: Durham, NC :: Broad Street Cafe    
12/9/07: The Avett Brothers :: Jacksonville, FL :: Free Bird Live
12/12/07: Bombadil :: Raleigh, NC :: Hideaway BBQ
12/14/07: Bombadil :: Greensboro, NC :: Blind Tiger
12/15/07: Bombadil :: Richmond, VA :: The Camel    
12/28/07: The Avett Brothers :: Asheville, NC ::
               The Orange Peel - SOLD OUT!
12/28/07: the everybodyfields :: Johnson City, TN :: The Down Home    
12/29/07: The Avett Brothers :: Asheville, NC ::
               The Orange Peel - SOLD OUT!
12/29/07: the everybodyfields :: Atlanta, GA :: Eddie's Attic 

12/30/07: Bombadil :: Greensboro, NC :: Blind Tiger :: with Paleface and Langhorne Slim!
12/31/07: The Avett Brothers :: Charlotte, NC ::
               NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Belk - SOLD OUT!!
12/31/07: Bombadil :: Asheville, NC :: Westville Pub



Ramseur Records... where music is always treated like a lady.

THANK YOU!

We at Ramseur Records would like to take a moment to send a big THANK YOU to all of those who have helped make 2007 our biggest year ever. We've accomplished more than we thought possible this year...from the Avett Brothers' national TV debut, countless national press, and show after show of loving fans; to the everybodyfields' and Bombadil's rapidly-growing careers... we are very aware that it's all of you who made those things happen.

So, again, thank you from the most sincere place; for buying records, for spreading the word, for going to shows and for listening.

Happy Thanksgiving from Ramseur Records... where music is always treated like a lady.

New Year's Eve SOLD OUT!

After spending almost the entire year on the road, with stops at Coachella, Telluride, Bumbershoot and more - Concord, North Carolina natives The Avett Brothers are scheduled to play their first hometown show since the release of their acclaimed 2007 album, Emotionalism. Without the unyielding support of their loyal North Carolina fans, however, none of this success would have been possible; and they are proud to be ringing in the new year with those who have championed them from day one.

New Year’s Eve
North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center – Belk Theater
Charlotte, NC
SOLD OUT!!

The buzz is growing. The word is out.
The Avett Brothers are the best live act in the nation.
And now the fans have spoken.

After just two and half weeks, all 2,100 tickets for
New Year's Eve have SOLD OUT!

Photo by Cheater Slick

Avetts walk away with TWO AMAs!

The Avett Brothers steal the show at the Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville - 11/1/07

North Carolina's favorite sons walked away with two of the three awards they were nominated for: Group/Duo of the Year and New and Emerging Artist!

During the awards show they performed the song "Shame" from their acclaimed album, Emotionalism to an ecstatic full-house at the legendary Ryman Auditorium - and then went on to rock another full-house at their after party held at the Station Inn!

Photo by Dave Herron

SPIN, Paste, No Depression and more!

The photo to the left, by Crackerfarm, appears in the current issue of SPIN magazine.

November 2007 – Soundcheck Section – Pages 26 - 27
Slim’s, San Francisco :: THE AVETT BROTHERS :: Thursday, August 9, 2007

"On this humid evening, the North Carolina-based screwgrass trio put themselves through an intense onstage workout, and they had the sweat-destroyed shirts to prove it.  'That’s what we do every night,' explains singer/banjo player/kick drummer Scott Avett.  'We have a rule: You can’t walk away dry, which is why there’s a lot of mildew in our bags.'"

In other news, Emotionalism is one step away from a Grammy Award nomination! The final nominees for the Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album will be chosen from a pool of 30 records; one of which is The Avett Brothers' acclaimed 2007 release!
 
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the everybodyfields
Paste Magazine - November 2007 - Reviews Section

“Rummaging through the dark closet of the South, Sam Quinn and Jill Andrews trade gorgeous, aching vocals that sear through a tapestry of plaintive fiddle and pedal steel. Sometimes love don’t feel like it should, but who’s to say what’s right or wrong with sadness this divine?”


HARP Magazine - November 2007 - Reviews Section

"The Everybodyfields exist where fall and winter meet. Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn's dulcet vocal melodies are crisp and bracing as the autumn air, wafting through a small clutch of leafless oaks... The Johnson City, Tenn., quartet's folk-pop fragility recalls Elliott Smith draped in dark Southern gothic... Sadness can be so beautiful."


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Martin Stephenson

No Depression Magazine - November 2007 - Reviews Section

"Stephenson's heart seems to be in the Appalachia nowadays, especially in the North Carolina mountain country that produced Doc Watson, Charlie Poole and other 20th-century American roots masters... Hell's Half Acre: The SoundField Sessions is billed as a field recording and the atmosphere is appealingly casual... putting the listener right into the middle of a porch pickin' session with some great players. The occasional ambient bug, bird and passing car don't detract at all... Lovely and unexpected."


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Ramseur Records

CelebrityAccess.com :: Industry Profile :: Dolph Ramseur

"Dolphus Ramseur, a one-time top North Carolina junior tennis player and instructor and self-confessed music fanatic-turned-venture-capitalist, followed his heart and formed Ramseur Records in July 2000. An artist management division followed..."

To read the full article click here!

Lots of tour dates....

The southeast will welcome some of the Ramseur Records' acts home with open arms this week. The Avett Brothers and Bombadil will both be playing shows in the Carolinas and the everybodyfields will be returning to their homestate of Tennessee, after a month out West.

On Thursday, the everybodyfields will be playing at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN as part of WDVX's tenth anniversary celebration. For tickets, click here. Please check out their full tour schedule... they've got a lot of shows coming up before the year's end.

On Friday, The Avett Brothers will be playing at NC State's Reynolds Coliseum as part of their homecoming celebration. Then, on Sunday they will head down to the Music Farm in Charleston, SC. Tickets for their New Year's Eve show in Charlotte will be on sale soon!

Finally, on Saturday, Bombadil will be playing at one of their favorite venues - the Black Cat in Boone, NC. They just added this show a few weeks ago, so please spread the word!

In Ramseur Records Management News:

While this week will see some of our acts' return to the southeast, the Carolina Chocolate Drops will be doing some traveling, with four dates in California. Please click here to check out their full schedule.

Mad Tea Party is taking some much-needed time off this week, but will return to the road next week for a big "Northeast in November" tour. Please click here for their full schedule.

Thanks!

Photo of the marquee at the Hanford Fox Theater in Hanford, CA

Avetts NYE Show Announced + more!

We are very excited to announce that the Avett Brothers' will be playing in Charlotte for their annual New Year's Eve show. The venue has changed, but the energy and spirit will remain the same. The show will be held at NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center – Belk Theater in Charlotte, NC. They will be joined by Langhorne Slim & the War Eagles as well a possible third act. Details on how and when to buy tickets will be released soon. Please keep checking www.theavettbrothers.com for more information.

New Ramseur releases in the works!

Some very exciting things are cooking in the Ramseur Records kitchen...

Sammy Walker, a Georgia-born songwriter, influenced by Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams and Doc Watson has been making music since the early 70s. After being discovered by Phil Ochs, who produced his first album on Smithsonian Folkways, he went on to release three more outstanding records; two of which were released on Warner Bros. and the third on Folkways.

This new collection of songs entitled Misfit Scarecrow, is Sammy's first release on Ramseur Records. The album features Tony Williamson, who is one of the best mandolinplayers in the world.

One standout track on the record, titled And The Mississippi Delta Cried, tells the story of Emmett Til, a young African-American boy from Chicago who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1941. His murder has been cited as one of the main sparks that lit a fire under the American Civil Rights Movement. To learn more about his story, click here. And to hear the song, click here.

We hope to release the album in the very near future.

In the other, more whimsical side of the kitchen, Bombadil is hard at work on their new album. They are coming down the home stretch and are gearing up for an early 2008 release. We will have a lot more info on that album in the coming months.

Please check out the tour dates for all of our bands, who are all hitting the road as hard as always this week: The Avett Brothers, the everybodyfields, Bombadil, Mad Tea Party & the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Thanks for listening!

Avetts in AL, everybodyfields in NC / VA and more!

This week, The Avett Brothers will keep pounding the pavement, with stops in Auburn, Tuscaloosa and Huntsville, AL on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Then, they'll head up to Knoxville to play at the Bijou Theatre on Saturday, before heading back home. Tickets for their shows in Asheville on 12/28 and 12/29 are on sale now. For more info, please check out their tour schedule!

The everybodyfields are gearing up for their last weekend in the southeast for a while... this week, they'll be in North Carolina and Virginia before heading out West for a month. On Thursday, they'll be in Wilmington at The Soapbox. Then on Friday, they'll be on The State of Things at 12PM, hold an in-store performance at School Kids Records in Chapel Hill at 6 and then end the night at the Local 506. Finally, on Friday, they'll be doing another in-store performance at Crossroads CDs in Blacksburg, VA, before they head to Roanoke for a show at the 202 Market. Check out their full schedule here.

Bombadil is still hard at work in the studio, finishing up their first full-length album, due out on Ramseur Records in early 2008. To check out some photos from the recording session by our friend Adam Hajnos, click here. They will return to touring in October, starting with a show at the Acoustic Coffeehouse on October 5th and a big show at the Evening Muse on the 6th, with Paleface and Ian Thomas. They've got a lot of shows lined up for the winter - find out where they're headed by clicking here.

In Ramseur Management News:

Mad Tea Party will also be in the studio this week, but will also return triumphantly to the touring world in the beginning of October with two shows in Virginia on the 5th and 6th and a big hometown show at the Grey Eagle in Asheville on October 7th. Read more about them here.

And finally, the Carolina Chocolate Drops are still out there, playing festivals and venues all over the country. Luckily, this week they'll be staying close to home with shows in Abbeville and Columbia, SC on Monday and Thursday and on Saturday, they'll be at the Flatrock Music Festival in Hendersonville, NC.

Thanks for listening!

Photo of the everybodyfields by Adam Hajnos 

Martin Stephenson Shows THIS week!

This week, Ramseur Records is honored to welcome Martin Stephenson to our side of the pond. Martin, a highly-respected and critically lauded UK singer-songwriter, is in the U.S. this week, celebrating his new release out on Ramseur Records this week. This record is titled Hell's Half Acre: The SoundField Sessions and was recorded on the front porch of Ramseur Records' own Dolph Ramseur. The songs on this disc were inspired by the town of Midland, North Carolina, known by the locals as "Hell's Half Acre." This beautifully recorded, stripped-down album truly displays Stephenson's songwriting virtuousity.

Martin will be selling copies of the record at his shows in Atlanta and Charlotte this week! On Thursday, he will be in Atlanta at Eddie's Attic and on Friday, he will be at the Evening Muse in Charlotte with Paleface!

Don't miss your chance to see this living legend perform live!

Ramseur Records invades Bristol

First of all, we'd like to thank everyone who came out to the Riverfront Harvest Festival on Saturday to see The Avett Brothers. There were over 3,000 people in attendance and it couldn't have gone smoother. Thanks again. This weekend, the Avetts have a big show at the War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro on Saturday. Less than 200 tickets are left of the over 2,300 available... so please get yours now! Click here to order.

Another big event happening this week is the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. The Avett Brothers, the everybodyfields, Bombadil, Mad Tea Party AND the Carolina Chocolate Drops will all be performing! With over 100 bands and 16 stages, you won't want to miss this. To find out when each of our bands are playing, click on each of their names (listed above) for the schedule.

We hope to see you out there!

Photo of the crowd in Wilmington - 9/8/07

by Dave 'Cheater Slick' Herron. 

The greatest live band in America

The Avett Brothers

...and here's why:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSFAnKAlElk

Don't miss your chance to see them in action this Saturday at the Riverfront Harvest Festival in Wilmington. Click here for tickets.

AND - Ramseur Records also happens to have two more fantastic live bands on the roster who will be making North Carolina appearances this week. On Friday, Bombadil will be playing a big homecoming show at the Broad Street Cafe in Durham while the everybodyfields will be returning to the Visulite Theater in Charlotte on the same night.

We hope to see you out there!

Photo by Crackerfarm 

A Great Week in Ramseur History

Ramseur Records had another great week, with the release of the new everybodyfields' record, a sold-out show in Denver for the Avett Brothers and a couple of stellar shows by Bombadil. 

The everybodyfields' new record, Nothing is Okay, got to #9 on the StreetPulse Chart on the day of its release. That includes ALL records sold in 260 retailers nationwide, including indie stores, Barnes & Noble and Virgin Megastore! The band was also featured on Paste.com as the Band of the Week and have a story in the current issue of No Depression magazine, which is on stands now.  This week, they'll be in Blowing Rock, NC on Thursday, Knoxville, TN on Friday, and Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC on Saturday. Please check out their website for more details!

The Avett Brothers are hitting the road hard with stops all over the country. They recently sold-out their show in Denver and aren't slowing down. They have 7 shows in the next seven days. Stops include CO, UT, ID, OR, WA and Canada. Click here for more info! Also, tickets for the shows in Wilmington on September 8th (with Langhorne Slim and more) and Greensboro on the 15th are going fast. Click on the cities for tickets to those shows.

Due to a family emergency, Bombadil were down one man this week. But, they pulled through and had a great show at the Garage and in Johnson City. This week, they're taking some time to record, but will be back in the saddle on Friday, September 7th for a big homecoming show at the Broad Street Cafe in Durham. We hope you can make it out. 

In Ramseur Management News:

Mad Tea Party really rocked NC this past week, including an awesome set alongside Bombadil at the Garage. This week, they'll be in Virginia on Friday and in Charlotte at the Visulite Theater on Saturday! They've also got a new 7" record available. You can get it at one of their shows, or online here.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops had a great week, too, with three shows in Virginia for the Bluemont Concert Series. They will be taking some much-needed time off this week, but will hit the road again next week with shows in Durham, Missouri and Illinois. Please check out their website for more details.

Thanks for listening!

Photo by Crackerfarm

Nothing is Okay, in stores Tuesday!

We are priveledged to officially welcome the everybodyfields into the Ramseur Records fold. This Tuesday marks the release of their new album, Nothing is Okay. We could go on for days about how great this record is, but instead we'd like to defer to the critics:

"Nothing is Okay shimmers with achingly beautiful songs that recall Neil Young in his Harvest/Comes a Time mode. Gorgeous, moving and rootsy by nature, not design."
—Hal Horowitz, Creative Loafing Atlanta

"Nothing Is Okay ranges from the shambling “Aeroplane,” whose homey melody recalls The Band, to the swelling, reverb-drenched guitar of “Don’t Turn Around,” reminiscent of a backwoods My Morning Jacket. "
—Chris Parker, Nashville Scene

"Loss and loneliness are indeed subjects that the everybodyfields lyricize most effectively. Good thing the music itself is gorgeous enough to induce a kind of bittersweet warmth."
—Rebecca Bowen, Paste

"If you are a fan of [Gillian] Welch's brilliantly slow-paced Time (The Revelator), then you will find much to like in the everybodyfields, who offer a similar slow burning melancholy hill-country vibe... Quinn and Andrews deliver songs that are brilliantly written snapshots of the underbelly of rural life, filled with visions of loneliness, alcoholism, and loss. There is plenty of originality in this fantastic group including Sam Quinn's quivering vocals that often capture the emotion of Michael Stipe and the old-soul blues of M Ward."
—ListenNashville.com

Paste Magazine has also chosen the everybodyfields for their "Band of the Week" feature! Click here to read the article. 

The album will be available through most online retailers, through the everybodyfields website and in indie stores across the country. This week, they will be on Woodsongs Radio Hour with the Avett Brothers (Monday); on WNCW this Thursday and have in-store performances in Knoxville & Nashville, TN and Greenville, SC. They've also got a big show this Saturday in their hometown of Johnson City, TN at the Down Home. Please check out their full schedule here.

We hope you can pick up the copy of the new record and maybe even catch a show or two!

Bombadil signs with New Frontier Touring!

Ramseur Records is proud and honored to announce that Bombadil has signed with New Frontier Touring for live performance representation.  Bombadil will join a talented roster that includes The Avett Brothers, Riders In The Sky, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame member Chris Hillman, Darrell Scott and more!  The band will retain Ramseur Records as their label and management while joining forces with veteran booking agents Paul Lohr, Steve Fugett and Mike Meade at New Frontier Touring. They will hit the road this week with shows in Charleston, Asheville and Atlanta, GA on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss your chance to see this band!

The Avett Brothers had a great week as well, with a sold out show in Chico, CA, over 600 attendees in San Francisco and a couple of other big shows all over California. They have two shows this week in Arizona – one in Tucson on Monday and Phoenix on Wednesday. The venue in Tucson believes in the Brothers so much that they are even offering a money back guarantee for this show! So, if you’re in the area you'll have to come out. You have no excuse not to!

After a weekend off, the everybodyfields will be heading to Chattanooga this Wednesday. Then they will be in Atlanta on Thursday and Greenville, SC on Friday. Their new record is coming out next Tuesday – the 21^st. We hope you will check it out. If you’d be willing to help spread the word about this show, please email us!

In Ramseur Management news:

Mad Tea Party has had a great Northeast run. They met a lot of great people and played in some very interesting places. This week, they will head up to Bristol, TN to play at the Border Bash with Langhorne Slim, then it’s off to Atlanta to play at Eddie’s Attic on Sunday with Bombadil!

The Carolina Chocolate Drops have been hitting the road hard with shows in Canada, Michigan, New York and more. This week, they won’t be slowing down, with five sets at the Ottawa Folk Festival, August 14-18^th and then a stop at the Philadelphia Folk Festival on Sunday, the 19^th.

We hope you’ll make it out to see one or all of these bands sometime soon. We truly believe in all of them and want the world to see how great these artists are.

Shows, shows, shows + Upcoming Ramseur Releases!

This week, The Avett Brothers continue on their national tour. They'll be in California all week long, with stops in Chico, San Fran, Santa Cruz, LA and Solana Beach. We've also just found out that the Rialto Theatre (where they play on the 13th) in Tucson, AZ is offering a money back guarantee for their show! They beleive in the Brothers so much that they are offering to return the full price of a ticket to anyone who isn't completely satisfied with the show. Please check out their tour dates and if you know anyone in the area, send them to the show!

The everybodyfields are taking some time off this week, but will return to the road on August 15th to play at Rhythm & Brews in Chattanooga.

Bombadil had a great time in Virginia this weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out to their shows in Charlottesville and Ashland. This week, they're off to Beaufort, NC and Macon, GA on the 10th and 11th. We hope you will be able to catch their one-of-a-kind show.

SOME UPCOMING RAMSEUR RECORDS RELEASES

August 21, 2007 - Nothing is Okay - the everybodyfields:

“Sometimes, nothing is a pretty cool hand.” -Cool Hand Luke

The quality of communication between two people during the time of a sizable rift is fair-weather at best. The few words that do get through are not the ones that you hold dearly when resting your head to pillow; rather these are the ones that keep jaws locked tightly until hopefully, finally, fatigue sets in. After your mind has been poisoned by hatred, after you’ve lost your voice from screaming, after the words have stopped coming together, you have once again managed to tare yourself back to center. Right back to where you started—at nothing.

These songs are one years’ worth of conversations between people who decided equally to stop talking to each other.  They are perhaps more honest and useful than any which might have transpired.  This is not a biography of happiness, nor is it a field guide to discontent.  These songs are a mutual offering to the characters involved herein. Everything is completely screwed.  Everything is totally fine. Which is it? Why not both?

To listen to three tracks from this record, go to: theeverybodyfields.com and launch the jukebox 

September 18, 2007 - Hell's Half Acre - Martin Stephenson:

The locals in and around the one-stoplight town of Midland, North Carolina know it better as "Hell's Half Acre." It earned its colorful name during the 1930's, when an unusually large concentration of moonshine stills attracted a rough bunch of hellions to the town. The old hellions begot little hellions, and Midland stayed true to its nickname for decades after prohibition ended. It was against that storied backdrop that the legendary English singer-songwriter and guitarist Martin Stephenson decided to record an album on the porch and in the kitchen of Ramseur Records owner and engineer Dolph Ramseur's Midland home. The album is called "Hell's Half Acre."

Stephenson is perhaps best known for his post-punk band, the Daintees, which were contemporaries of U2, Echo & the Bunnymen, and The Smiths, but he is most loved for his quieter, more intimate work that continues to this day. In recent years, Stephenson became enchanted with the endemic music of North Carolina and wrote a beautiful album's worth of songs inspired by the region.

To read more about the album and to listen to two songs, please go to myspace.com/ramseurrecords

Spring 2008 - As of Yet Untitled - Bombadil

A theatrical experience that rumbles while the sun abstains.  A train, a pyramid, a kazoo, and you are involved.  So are lamps.  Smiling is encouraged...as well as crying and dancing...

Durham NC's Bombadil uses whimsical lyrics and upbeat melodies to create a helter-skelter fusion of honky-tonk, folk and pop. Their sound - a melange of instrumentation that revolves around piano-laden folk-rock with nods to classic rock and the British Invasion - is a mix of a poor man's Shins mixed with a less-countrified version of The Gourds. But one thing is certain: Bombadil's music emanates optimism.

To listen to two new Bombadil tracks, please go to myspace.com/bombadil

THANKS FOR LISTENING! 

Photo of Daniel Michalak from Bombadil, by Jennifer Vroom 

UK Legend Martin Stephenson coming to NC!

Ramseur Records is very excited to be brining over the legendary Martin Stephenson to play a few shows here in the States in support of his new record, Hell's Half Acre, due out on Ramseur September 18th. On September 20th, he will be at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA and on the 21st, he will be at the Evening Muse (Paleface will open the show!). We hope you will be able to make it out. It's a rare opportunity to see such a world-class performer in these two very intimate settings.

Bombadil, The Avett Brothers and the everybodyfields are all hitting the road hard this month. Please check out their tour schedules by clicking their names. Go out and support live music!

In Ramseur Management News:

Mad Tea Party is also hitting the road running, with a lengthy NorthEastern tour currently underway. Click here for the full schedule. 

Last, but not least, the Carolina Chocolate Drops were featured on Newsweek.com last week! Click here for the article and two videos of them performing "Hit 'Em Up Style" and "Viper Mad." Go here to view their full tour schedule.

Thanks!

Photo: Jill Andrews of the everybodyfields

by Sandlin Gaither 

Without music, life would be a mistake. -Nietzsche

This week, Ramseur Records would like to take a break from the news to offer up a few tasty treats for your ears.

Here's a list of some recordings that Mr. D.E. Ramseur himself thinks you might like:

1.  DeVotchKa  - How It Ends and Una Volta

2.  Orange Juice - The Glasgow School

3.  Leonard Cohen - reissues of: Songs of Love & Hate; Songs of Leonard Cohen and Songs From a Room

4.  John Martyn - Bless the Weather

5.  Bob Neuwirth - 99 Monkeys and Back to the Front

We're also really looking forward to the new Richard Hawley album, Lady's Bridge which is out on August 20th of this year. During The Avett Brothers' tour of England, Richard and his manager, Graham, were kind enough to come out and see the Brothers perform. After the show, Dolph Ramseur and Dane Honeycutt -- tour manager for the Avett Brothers -- went to hang out with Richard and Graham at their favorite pub in Sheffield, England. They got a sneak preview of one of the tracks from the new record and it was breathtaking.

See you soon.

Grassroots Festival, NYC and more!

Another stellar week has passed for the Ramseur Records family.

The Avett Brothers took to the road once more and had great turnouts in Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota. This week, they head up to Baltimore on Friday and then it's on to the FingerLakes GrassRoots Festival in Trumansburg, NY on Saturday. Tickets are on sale now for their two North Carolina shows in September. For tickets to Wilmington (9/8), click here and for Greensboro (9/15), click here. Also- the Summer 2007 issue of Magnet Magazine has a big feature on the Avetts. The magazine is available in bookstores and newstands nationwide.

The everybodyfields had a fantastic weekend in their homestate of Tennessee and our homestate of North Carolina. This week, they'll be heading out for a tour with Robinella. Stops will include Charlottesville and Vienna, VA this Wednesday and Thursday, New York City on Friday and Saratoga Springs, NY on Saturday. They've also recently added a couple of in-store performances on the day that their new record, Nothing is Okay comes out (August 21st). Please check out their full shedule for more details.

Bombadil is taking some time off right now and recently were mentioned, along with the Avett Brothers, in two blogs regarding the Great Blue Heron festival! Click here and here to check them out. They will hit the road again in a couple of weeks, starting with a trip to Floyd, VA to play FloydFest on July 27th. Please check out all of their tour dates to see when they might be coming to a city near you! 

Martin Stephenson will be coming over to the US for a short tour, in support of his new album, Hell's Half Acre, which is due out on Ramseur Records on September 18th. So far, he will be playing shows at Eddie's Attic on September 20th and at the Evening Muse on September 21st. We hope you will be able to see this living legend perform!

In Ramseur Management News:

Fresh off a trip to Canada and Seattle, the Carolina Chocolate Drops are gearing up to hit the road again this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, they will be in Marquette, MI for the Hiawatha Music Festival. If you're near Marquette, please stop by and see them and if not, send a friend!

Mad Tea Party will be in Spartanburg this Friday and in Aberdeen, NC on Saturday. They've also got a big northeastern tour coming up, including FIVE shows in New York City, shows in Rochester, New Haven, CT, Albany, VT and three in Maine! Please check out their tour dates for all the details.

Thanks! 

Keeping a steady pace...

This weekend saw Bombadil and The Avett Brothers' paths crossing for the first time in a while at the Great Blue Heron Festival in upstate New York. They both had a great time- Bombadil played two times for very enthusiastic crowds and sold all of the CDs they brought! The Avett Brothers will head off to Indiana this Tuesday, then to Illinois on Wednesday and will end up in Minnesota on Friday. Please check out their website for more details and if you know anyone in these towns, please tell them that the Avetts are coming through!

Bombadil will be playing shows in Pennsylvania on Monday and Tuesday before taking some time off. The next show they have will be at FloydFest in Virginia on July 27th. Please click here for all the bombi-details.

The everybodyfields will be on WDVX's Blue Plate Special this Thursday at 12PM. Please tune in if you're in the area - or listen online at wdvx.com! After that, they've got shows in Athens and Gatlinburg, TN on Thursday and Friday as well as Boone on Saturday. They've also got a couple of big shows coming up with Robinella, including the Gravity Lounge and Jammin' Java in VA and the Knitting Factory in NYC on July 20th.  We hope you will get to see them soon.

In Ramseur Management News,

Mad Tea Party had a couple of great shows this weekend and will be heading off to Knoxville and Chattanooga this weekend. They also recently announced that they will be releasing a limited edition 45 rpm (7") record! Side A is "Found a Reason" and Side B is the much requested "I Never Was a Cool One." The songs were recorded at Echo Mountain Recording Studio and will eventually be on their next CD, due out early next year. For now, though, they will only be available on vinyl at shows and at record stores in Asheville. They hope to have some ready at their shows this weekend. We hope you can make it out to see this world-class band!

Last, but not least, the Carolina Chocolate Drops had a great time this weekend during their first ever performance in Canada at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. They will be playing this Tuesday, July 10th in Seattle and then they'll head back to Canada to play the Vancouver Folk Festival. Please check out their website for more information.

Thanks!

Photo of Bombadil, by Dave Herron 

A lot of big shows coming up...

The everybodyfields had a great time in Asheville and Jonesborough this past weekend. More and more people are starting to take notice of this group and we couldn't be more pleased. This weekend, they'll be taking some time off, but starting July 12th with an appearance on WDVX's Blue Plate Special and a show in Athens, TN they will be hitting the road hard. They will be in Gatlinburg, TN and in Boone on July 13th and 14th and then they'll make their way up north for a few shows with Robinella. Please check out their full schedule for more details.

Bombadil also had a good weekend, with shows in Knoxville, Nashville and Atlanta. This week, they will also head north to New York City to play at Joe's Pub on Thursday and then it's off to Philly and the Great Blue Heron Festival. Please check their full schedule, too.

The Avett Brothers are ALSO heading north this week to play the Great Blue Heron Festival. After that they will make their way to Cleveland, Indianapolis, Springfield IL and Minneapolis. Their new record, Emotionalism, is still doing really well and we are very proud of their success.

In Ramseur Management News:

Mad Tea Party has a fun week planned. This Tuesday, July 3, they are going to be a part of the Americana Extravaganza at the Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC with Packway Handle and Fedor & Guthrie. On Thursday, July 5 they'll be in Huntsville, Alabama at the Lowe Mill (the show is a Flying Monkey Arts Production). Finally, on Friday, July 6 they will be in Atlanta at the Atlanta Brewing Company. Click here for more info.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are heading West and North this week. Right now, they're in Port Townsend, WA for the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. Then, they'll head off to Canada for the Winnipeg Folk Festival and then back down to Seattle to play at the Triple Door on July 10th. This past week was also a big one for them, as it saw the re-release of their record Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind (with new artwork and two bonus tracks) and the launch of their new website. Click here to check it out!

As always, thanks for listening. 

Photo by Adam Hajnos 

New Record by Martin Stephenson, plus much more!

The third week of June was another big one for Ramseur Records. We are very excited to announce that The Avett Brothers have been nominated for three 2007 Americana Music Associataion awards! The categories are Album of the Year, Duo/Group of the Year and New and Emerging Artist. 

We are extremely proud to announce that Hell's Half Acre, the new record by English songwriter Martin Stephenson will be released on Ramseur Records on September 18, 2007. Martin is something of a living legend and we're honored to be putting out this capativating and brilliant new record. For more info on Martin and the new record, please click here. Also, two tracks from the record are posted now on myspace - please check them out and let us know what you think!

The Avett Brothers had a great time this weekend in Kansas and at Telluride. We hope they will return next year. For the next two weeks, they'll be taking some much-needed time off, but will be returning full-force in July. They have shows coming up in MN, TN, AL, VA, NY, CA, OR, WA and Canada, just to mention a few. Please check out their full schedule to see when they'll be coming through your town

Bombadil had a great weekend in Spartanburg and Winston-Salem and have two big shows coming up in Knoxville and Nashville this week. They'll also be live on the WDVX Blue Plate Special at 12:00 PM on Thursday, the 28th. You can tune in online here. Please check out their full schedule too, it's filling up fast!

With a successful first trip to Wilmington and an even more successful return to Chapel Hill, the everybodyfields had a great weekend. They'll be in Asheville on Friday and Jonesborough, TN on Saturday. We hope you can make it out to one (or both?) of these shows. While you're checking out schedules - take a gander at theirs, too (click here). They've got a bunch of shows coming up in support of their new record Nothing is Okay - in stores August 21st.

In Ramseur Management news:

Mad Tea Party had a fantastic weekend- their first ever Wonderland Ball went off without a hitch. They were joined by the Wiyos, Phil Cheney, LaZoom Tour Company, Sean Foley, Jill Fromewick and Robert Seven. It was a great, great night. This week, they'll be in Greenville, SC on Saturday and on Tuesday, July 3, they'll be a part of the Americana Extravaganza at the Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC with Packway Handle and Fedor & Guthrie. Then, they'll head off to Huntsville, AL on July 5 and in Atlanta on July 6. For more info, please click here.

Rounding out this week's success, the Carolina Chocolate Drops were a part of A Prairie Home Companion this Saturday! The show went really well and we're very proud of them. If you missed the show, or you just want to hear it again, click here. The episode isn't posted yet, but should be up within a day or so. Coming up, they'll be in Port Townsend, WA for the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes on July 4th and then they head up to Canada for the Winnipeg Folk Festival on July 7th and 8th!

Thank You! We hope to see you all soon.

Photo: Cover of Hell's Half Acre, by Martin Stephenson

Avett Brothers nominated for Three AMA Awards!

Ramseur Records is excited to announce that The Avett Brothers have been nominated for three 2007 Americana Music Associataion awards! The categories are Album of the Year, Duo/Group of the Year and New and Emerging Artist. We are very proud of this recognition. 

Thanks to everyone who made The Avett Brothers' show in Raleigh this past Saturday such an overwhelming success. With over 2700 in attendance and perfect weather, it was a great, great night. This week, The Avetts will head out Colorado to play Telluride and then go on to Kansas. If you know anyone in those areas, please let them know that the brothers will be in town! 

The everybodyfields had a great show this weekend at the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, TN. This week, they head to our home state of NC to play at the Soapbox in Wilmington on Friday and the Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Saturday. We hope you can make it out! If you haven't checked out their new website yet, you should. We're really proud of it. While you're there- why not join the mailing list and the message board!?

Bombadil's summer tour is trucking along this week with stops in Spartanburg, SC on Friday and Winston-Salem on Saturday. They had a great couple of shows this past weekend, including a near sell-out at the Evening Muse on Friday. Thanks to everyone who came out to that and we hope to see you all again soon.

In Ramseur Management News:

The Carolina Chocolate Drops will be playing in their hometown of Durham, NC this Thursday before heading off to tape A Prairie Home Companion on Friday! The show will air on NPR stations across the country, as well as on their website, npr.org, on Saturday at 6PM eastern.

Last but not least, Mad Tea Party was recently part of a new Asheville Citizen-Times Podcast. Click the link to listen. They'll also be on WNCW live this Thursday at 12:30 PM. You can tune in to 88.7 FM or listen online at wncw.org. And don't forget- their first ever Wonderland Ball coming up at the Grey Eagle this Friday-- the Wiyos, painter Phil Cheney, the LaZoom Tour Company and more will be there. It's going to be a great night. Tickets are available here.

Thanks for supporting us! 

Photo of the crowd at Saturday's sold-out show at the NC Museum of Art. By:Raleigh White 

Over 400 in Attendance for Bombadil! And much more

Friday night was quite a success for Bombadil, as they played for over 400 people at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, NC. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support this one of a kind band. This week, they've got shows in Asheville on Wednesday, Winston Salem on Thursday and Charlotte on Friday. The Charlotte show will be at the Evening Muse with the New Familiars and the Modern Skirts, followed by another show with the Modern Skirts in Charleston, SC. They've also got some new tunes from their upcoming album, due out in 2008, up on their myspace page. Check them out and let us know what you think!

The Avett Brothers had another fantastic weekend, with a couple of performances in Tennessee and Kansas. This week they will be in Pittsburgh on Wednesday and then head back to the great state of NC for a SOLD OUT show at the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh. The show is on Saturday and they will play for over 2700 people. We are really proud of how far they have come and are so excited for the future. Please check out their full schedule of shows to see if you can catch them in your town soon!

Savannah, GA played a warm host to the everybodyfields this weekend, who had a great show at the Jinx. This weekend, they'll play the Riverbend Festival and next weekend, they've got two big shows in Wilmington and Chapel Hill. They've also got a brand new website that just got up-and-running last week. We've got some very positive feedback on it and hope that you will check it out.

In Ramseur Records Management News:

Mad Tea Party will be hitting the road hard this summer. Please check out their full schedule and let us know if you'd ever like to help promote any of their upcoming shows! This week, they're playing three shows with the Asylum Street Spankers from Austin, TX. The first show will be this Thursday in Winston-Salem, NC at the Shiner Bock Twin City Rib Fest. Then on Saturday, they'll be at the Pour House in Raleigh. They'll round out the weekend with a stop at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta on Sunday.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops have a big show coming up in Charlotte at McGlohon Theatre on Sunday, June 17th. They'll be performing with the Waybacks and the show starts at 8:00. We hope you can make it out. Just a reminder- they will be appearing on A Prairie Home Companion on Saturday, June 23rd. Please tune in!

Thanks to everyone who supports our music. 

Photo of Mad Tea Party in Winston Salem. By David Bradley.

Ramseur Records is on a roll....

The Avett Brothers had a big week, with a sold-out show in Chicago, big crowds in KY, OH and NC and a spot on NPR's Weekend Edition this past Saturday. (If you missed the interview, you can listen to it here.)This week, they will play shows in KT, TN and KS. Please check out their full schedule for details. They also have a big show coming up at the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh on June 16th. Tickets are going fast, so please click here to get yours now.

Bombadil and the everybodyfields had a great time in Johnson City at the Blue Plum Festival this past Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came out.

The everybodyfields have a show coming up at the Jinx in Savannah, GA this Friday, the 8th. For their full schedule, please click here. We're also gearing up for the release of their new record, Nothing is Okay on August 21st. Two tracks are available now on their myspace page and a few more will be up when their new official website is launched this week! 

Bombadil also has a big show this Friday at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill with BUS and the Modern Skirts. They will be handing out limited edition singles - with two songs from their upcoming record, due out early next year. For their full schedule, click here!

In Ramseur Management News:

We received some more NPR news this week, when we learned that the Carolina Chocolate Drops will be part of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor on Saturday, June 23rd. The segment will be taped at the Starlight Theater in Kansas City, MO the night before. We are all very excited about this opportunity and hope you can tune in!

On Thursday, Mad Tea Party will join The Avett Brothers at Sundown in the City in Knoxville, TN. Then, on Friday and Saturday they will be in Annapolis, MD at the 49 West Coffeehouse and the Mid-Atlantic Ukulele Invitational, respectively.  And don't forget- their first ever Wonderland Ball is coming up on June 22nd at the Grey Eagle! Tickets are on sale now and you can get them by clicking here.

Photo of the everybodyfields at the Blue Plum Festival

By David Cantor 

Avett Brothers On NPR's Morning Edition!

Ramseur Records is excited to announce that The Avett Brothers will be appearing on NPR's Weekend Edition, this Saturday, June 2nd! The show airs on hundreds of NPR Stations across the country from 8:00-10:00AM and will also be broadcast on npr.org. We hope you can tune in!

This week was a huge one for Ramseur Records and The Avett Brothers. Emotionalism sold enough copies in its first week to garner the #134 spot on the Billboard Top 200, #1 on the Heatseekers Chart and #13 on the Independent Artist Chart. We couldn't be more pleased with the outcome and won't stop setting our goals even higher.

The Avett Brothers hit the road this week with stops in Chicago, Kentucky, Ohio and the Asheville Music Jamboree in NC. Please visit their website for more details on these shows. Tickets for their June 16th show in Raleigh at the NC Museum of Art are going fast, so please click here to get yours now!

We are also excited to announce that the everybodyfields SOLD OUT in Winston Salem this past weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out...it was a special night. This week, they will be playing in their hometown of Johnson City, TN at the Blue Plum Festival.

Last but not least, Bombadil's tour schedule will pick up some steam this week. On Thursday, they'll be at the Boone Saloon and Friday they'll also be making a stop at the Asheville Music Jamboree. They round out the weekend with a set at the Blue Plum Festival on Saturday and a spot on WCOM Carrboro Radio on Sunday. They've got two bigs shows coming up soon; one at Cat's Cradle on June 8th with BUS and the Modern Skirts and the other at the Evening Muse with the New Familiars and the Modern Skirts on June 15th. Tickets for both are on sale now and moving fast.

In Ramseur Management News:

The Carolina Chocolate Drops will be at the Fiddlers Convention in Mt. Airy, NC this weekend and have a slew of festivals coming up this year, including Floydfest, Ottawa Folk Fest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots and so many more. Please check out their myspace page for more info.

Mad Tea Party had a great weekend, with shows in Salisbury and at the White Squirrel Festival. Thanks to everyone who endured the heat to check out this group of great musicians. They've got shows coming up at the Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville, VA this Wednesday, and at O.U.R. Fest on Friday and Saturday. They've also got a new music video up on youtube. Click here to check it out.

Hope to see you all very soon!

Photo by Crackerfarm 

Avetts New Record a Hit! And more...

The Avett Brothers had a great week with the release of their new album, Emotionalism. Stores in Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte and Greenville SC were all host to record-breaking crowds during the brothers' in-store performances. In addition to bringing the biggest crowds these stores had ever seen, the Avetts also set new sales records in all of the stores with hundreds of discs sold within the first day. They've got shows coming up in Annapolis on May 21st, Chicago on May 30th, Kentucky on the 31st, Ohio on June 1st and they end up back in NC for the Asheville Music Jamboree on the 2nd. If you can make it to any of these shows, we highly recommend it!

The everybodyfields will be gracing the great state of North Carolina this weekend with a show at The Garage in Winston-Salem on Friday, May 25th. After that, they return to their homestate of Tennessee to play the WDVX Americana Series at The Shed on Saturday. For more information, please click here.

Bombadil will play the first in a series of many summertime shows this Friday with an appearance at the Speedstreet Festival in downtown Charlotte. They will share the Budweiser Stage with Better Than Ezra and The Sammies and are slotted to perform at 6:30PM. To view all of their upcoming tour dates, please click here.

In Ramseur Management News:

Mad Tea Party will be appearing at the Blue Vine in Salisbury this Friday and at the White Squirrel Festival in Brevard, NC on Sunday. Don't forget - tickets are now available for their first ever Wonderland Ball, which will be held at the Grey Eagle in Asheville on June 22nd. This event will include the Wiyos, painter Phil Cheney and the LaZoom Tour Company. It's going to be a great night.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are plugging away with some shows this week in Virginia. On Friday, they will be at the Paramount Theatre in Bristol and Saturday / Sunday they will be at the Gathering at the Gap in Big Stone Gap, VA.

Please, check out the tour dates for all of our artists and let us know if there's ever any shows that you think you could help out with. Ramseur Records has got a big summer coming up!

THANKS!
 

Photo of the crowd at Manifest Records in Charlotte. By Dave Herron 

Emotionalism- In Stores this Tuesday!

The Avett Brothers had a big couple of days this past weekend. On Friday, they appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and followed that with shows in Philadelphia, New York City and a sold out show in Massachusetts. If you missed Conan, you can catch it on YouTube here.

 
The Avett Brothers' new album, Emotionalism, hits stores this Tuesday, May 15th. You can click here to buy it online or support your local independent record store and pick up a copy! The disc will be available in stores nationwide and will be available for download on iTunes. We're trying to make this the biggest Ramseur Records release yet, so please- tell your friends! They've also got some big performances this week, including three in-stores tomorrow around NC. Please check their website for more information.

Bombadil and the everybodyfields had some great shows this past weekend in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We can't wait to get the everybodyfields' new record, Nothing is Okay, out there. This should be a good year for Ramseur recordings. Next year is looking promising too, with Bombadil hard at work on their new disc, due out in early 2008.

The everybodyfields will be playing a show at The Birchmere with The Avett Brothers on March 18th and will be playing at the Hockhocking Folk Festival on May 19th. Click here for their full schedule.

In Ramseur Management news:

The Carolina Chocolate Drops had another great festival weekend at the Lake Eden Arts Festival. This weekend they will also be at the Hockhocking Folk Festival in Nelsonville, OH. We hope you can make it out.

Mad Tea Party is working hard as always, with shows coming up this week in Johnson City on Thursday and Winston-Salem on Saturday. Please check out their website for more information. They've also just posted a video on YouTube and MySpace of themselves playing "Bunny Moves On" at the Orange Peel. Check out their youtube channel here.

Thank You!

Avett Brothers on Conan O'Brien - this Friday!

We are very excited to announce that The Avett Brothers will be appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien this Friday, May 11th. The show airs on NBC at 12:35EST. Please spread the word!

In addition to Conan, The Avett Brothers will hit the road this week for some highly anticipated shows. On Thursday, they will be in Richmond, VA, then Philadelphia on Friday, NYC on Saturday and Massachusetts on Sunday. Once they get back to North Carolina, they are planning a week full of in-store performances and radio appearances in support of their new release, Emotionalism (May 15th). Please check out their website for more details. In other Avett news, FYE is sponsoring a contest that will give fans a chance to win Scott Avett's first banjo. It even has the original strings and artwork by Scott on the head. The contest runs this week and you can find out more by going to fye.com/guitar.

Bombadil and the everybodyfields are still hard at work on the road. Bombadil will be at the Beaufort Music Festival this Saturday, May 12th and the everybodyfields will be at the Pour House in Charleston on Thursday, Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA on Friday and The Melting Point in Athens on Saturday.

To listen to some new tracks from the everybodyfields' upcoming record, Nothing is Okay (August 21st), check out their myspace page. We hope to have some new tracks from Bombadil up in the next few weeks. 

In Ramseur Management news:

Mad Tea Party has also put six new live tracks up on their website! Click here to check them out. They were recorded at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, mixed by Jeff Whitworth and mastered by Brian Landrum. Mad Tea Party will be at the Beaufort Music Festival this Friday, May 11th. 

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are still riding high from their fantastic time at Merlefest. They had a great time this past weekend in Johnson City and Calhoun, GA and are excited to be playing at the Lake Eden Arts Festival this Friday and Saturday, the 11th and 12th.

Please keep checking ramseurrecords.net each week. We hope to get our Ramseur Records podcasts up and running and updated weekly very soon. We will have interviews and new music from all of our artists and friends. It will be available for download directly from the site, or you can subscribe through iTunes. More news to come!

Thanks for listening.

Photo of the crowd at Coachella during The Avett Brothers' set.

Credit: theENID Press 

Coachella and Merlefest a Success! Up this week...

This past week was a great one for the Ramseur Records family. The everybodyfields had a great northeastern tour, which they are finishing up this week with shows in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia. They will be touring a lot in the next few months in support of their new album, Nothing is Okay, due out on August 21, 2007. Click here for their schedule.

The Avett Brothers had a fantastic week in California, with shows in Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Hanford and an exciting set at Coachella! Although we had to tough it out through 100 + degree weather, it was an amazing time. This week, they are headed up to William & Mary College in Williamsburg, VA to play a free show on campus. After that, they've got some big shows in Richmond, Philly & NYC, followed by a slew of in-stores, radio spots and more during the week that their new record, Emotionalism, hits stores (May 15th!). Click here for their full schedule.

Bombadil is still at work on their next album and are gearing up for a big summer tour. They play this weekend at the Strawberry Festival in Durham. We hope that you will go check them out if you are in the area.

In Ramseur Management News:

The Carolina Chocolate Drops were on fire at Merlefest this past weekend. With more than seven performances over three days, they were the talk of the festival. More and more people came out to see them everytime they played and they got standing ovations wherever they went! We are really excited to be part of this growing phenomenon. Their next show will be this Thursday at Down Home in Johnson City, TN. For their full schedule, please click here.

Mad Tea Party had a great weekend, too, playing at the New York Uke Fest in Manhattan. Their next show will be at the Beaufort Music Festival on May 11th. We hope you can make it out. 

Thanks!

COACHELLA, Merlefest and more!

On Sunday, April 29th, The Avett Brothers will be playing the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA They are very honored and excited to be playing at this legendary indie rock event.  They have also added a few in-stores around the release of their new record, Emotionalism (May 15th). Please check out their website for more information.

This past weekend, Bombadil and the everybodyfields had some great shows. After three sets at Shakori Hills and one at the Durham Earth Day festival, the momentum continues to roll forward for Bombadil.  Meanwhile, the everybodyfields played Shakori on Thursday night, headlined at the Visulite in Charlotte on Friday and rounded off the weekend with a set at the Appalachian Roots Revival. All in all, it was a very successful weekend for everyone involved.

The everybodyfields' new record, Nothing is Okay is due out on August 21 of this year. You can listen to some tracks from it now by clicking over to their myspace page. While you're there, be sure to check out their tour dates. They will be at Joe's Pub in NYC Monday (4/23) night and have a slew of dates coming up all over the East coast.

In Ramseur management news:

Mad Tea Party will also be heading north this week. On Friday, April 27, they will be performing at the NY Uke Fest in Manhattan at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave (corner of East 10th). The show starts at 7:00 pm or so, and they are the second band, at about 8:00 pm. In addition to all of the concerts, there will be vendors, workshops, and free beer all weekend. Please check out their website for more information.

Last but not least, the Carolina Chocolate Drops will be playing three days of Merlefest this weekend - April 27, 28, & 29! For more information on Merlefest click here and for more info on the Carolina Chocolate Drops, please click here. 

Onward and upward!

Photo of the Flaming Lips from last year's Coachella Festival

Avett Brothers In-Stores; Everybodyfields Contest!

We are proud to announce that Ramseur Records was featured in The Charlotte Observer on Sunday April 15th. Check out the press page to read the article!

In other news, The Avett Brothers have announced a few in-store performances / appearances on May 15th, the day their new record, Emotionalism hits stores.

Here are the details: 

5/15/07 - 12:00 PM
Raleigh, NC
Schoolkids Records
In-Store Performance!     
 
5/15/07 - 4:00 PM
Greensboro, NC
BB's Compact Discs
Meet and Greet!     
 
5/15/07 - 8:00 PM     
Charlotte, NC
Manifest Records
In-Store Performance!

This week, The Avett Brothers will be playing our first NC show of the year. On Saturday, April 21st, they will be in Boone for the Appalachian Roots Revival. This all-day festival will include performances by the everybodyfields, Larry & Jenny Keel with Steve "Big Daddy" McMurry (Acoustic Syndicate), Wrinkle Neck Mules, Black Cash & the Bad Trips, Possum Jenkins, Lost Ridge Band and more. A portion of the day's proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity's local Re-Store facility, a retail outlet that sells gleaned construction materials and donated furniture to raise funds for Habitat home builds. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door and can be purchased by clicking here.

The everybodyfields are busy too, with a full schedule of shows and a new album, Nothing is Okay due out soon.  Upcoming shows include a 9PM set at Shakori Hills on Thursday, a big show on Friday at The Visulite in Charlotte (show starts at 9) and will be playing at the Appalachian Roots Revival alongside many others on Saturday. Please click here to view their full schedule.

Also- this year, Shakori Hills has given the fans of the everybodyfields a very unique opportunity: Come join the band!!.....YOU plus one friend can be chosen as "guests" of the band to come and enjoy this amazing Festival!!!

Here is what you need to do :
Respond via the everybodyfields Myspace, or by email to Stephanie.RamseurRecords@yahoo.com : please put "Shakori Guest" in the subject line.
Here is what we would like to know:
- what are the everybodyfields to you? (think in any 'ol way you'd like)
- why would you want to join the band this upcoming weekend at Shakori Hills?

The most appealing answer wins two passes, with backstage access and weekend parking. We will contact the winners by Wednesday at noon!

Bombadil has been hard at work in the studio and have a very busy summer of touring ahead of them, including stops at Shakori Hills, the Asheville Music Jamboree, Cat's Cradle, The Evening Muse, Great Blue Heron Festival, Floydfest, Rhythm & Roots Reunion and more. Please click here to check out their full schedule!

Mad Tea Party's Wonderland Ball is scheduled for June 22 at the Grey Eagle in Asheville. Save the date! The Wiyos from NYC are going to open the show. There will also be live painting and an art gallery created by Phil Cheney, as well as LaZOOM's zany bus and performance art. As always with local shows, they will have fun guest musicians sitting in such as key-maestro Sean Foley and harmonica-ripper Jill Fromewick. Stay tuned for more news and additions.

As always, please feel free to contact us if you would like to help with promoting any of the shows on any of our artists' schedules. We're always looking for new ideas!

Photo by Crackerfarm

This week: AL, FL, TN, LA and so much more!

Big things are happening in the world of Ramseur Records. This past weekend was a great one, filled lots of music and packed venues. The Avett Brothers, the everybodyfields, Bombadil and the Carolina Chocolate Drops were all on the road this week and received with enthusiasm in Atlanta, Athens, Florida, Asheville and Raleigh.

This week, The Avett Brothers head to Alabama, Nashville, and New Orleans. The everybodyfields are staying put with a few shows in Florida until they meet up with the Avetts in Nashville for a big show at the Exit/In on Friday, the 30th. Tickets are selling fast for that show, so please click here to get yours now. Bombadil will be at the Springternational Festival in Durham this Friday and have a big show coming up at The Garage in Winston Salem next Friday, the 6th. We hope you can make it out to any of these shows!

The Avett Brothers have posted a new song from the upcoming record, Emotionalism, due out on May 15th. It is available for download on their myspace site. Please check it out and pass it along to whoever you can! Bombadil and the everybodyfields are both still hard at work on their new albums, both slated for release this summer.

Things are picking up and 2007 is shaping up to be a big year for Ramseur Records. Please check out the artists section of this site and keep an eye on tour dates. If there is ever a show coming to your area that you'd like to help promote by putting up posters or passing around info, please contact us! The help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank You!