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07.26.10  Recommended Download  Mike's song, Trouble of the World, was one of the two recommended download picks in a review online at The Pilot, which has a huge circulation in the Virginia Tidewater area. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/various-forgotten-not-gone?cid=poblg 07.23.10 New Songs Available To Download3 new songs from the upcoming charity EP are now available as a free download at www.noisetrade.com/mikefarrismusic and we encourage everyone to post this on their facebook, tweet and tell the world about it. There is an option to donate to the artist via paypal if you like and those monies will be donated to the charity effort in advance of the full EP releasing this fall. 07.21.10 Southern Music at Its BestNice article about the 2010–2011 Southern Soul & Song Concert Series
http://musicmattersga.blogspot.com/2010/07/southern-music-at-its-best-gospel.html
06.14.10 The Night The Cumberland Came AliveMike recently recorded six songs in six hours at the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville with a host of major Nashville talent including Ketch Secor and Gill Landry from Old Crow Medicine Show, Sam Bush, Kenny Vaughan, Byron House, The McCrary Sisters and several others. You can preview a rough mix of the track "The Night The Cumberland Came Alive" now at http://www.mikefarrismusic.net/charity/
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06.01.10Mike does his best Bono Mike will be performing several songs with The Long Players Friday June 4th @ The Cannery Ballroom in Nashville as they interpret U2's The Joshua Tree. For more details please go to www.TheLongPlayers.com
04.22.10 SHOUT! wins Dove AwardMike Farris' SHOUT! Live has won the Dove Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album of 2009. We are very honored to be recognized by the Gospel Music Association with this award and humbly acknowledge the other artists in the category. The 41st Annual Dove Awards were held at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday April 22nd in Nashville, TN. 04.04.10 Solo shows opening for Allen ToussaintMike will be opening up for Allen Toussaint on three upcoming shows. He will be performing solo on these dates. 4/12: Belcourt Theatere- Nashville, TN; 4/14: Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN; 4/15: The Orange Peel-Asheville, NC. Not to be missed if you are in the vicinity of any of them. 02.08.10 Mike & The McCrary Sisters guest on Patty Griffin's new releaseDowntown Church by Patty Griffin was just released and features Mike along with Ann & Regina McCrary on backing vocals on several of the tracks. The record, produced by Buddy Miller, also features Jim Lauderdale, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin and Raul Malo as well as Buddy himself and wife Julie Miller. Comprised of old spirituals and 2 originals this record was recorded at the Downtown Presbyterian Church (where Mike did his Salvation In Lights record release show back in June 2007) and is an absolutely sumptuous album sure to appeal to not only her dedicated fan base but all lovers of this traditional spiritual music. For more info on the project and Patty go to www.pattygriffin.com |
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