IBMA and beyond!

Happy September... and its almost over!

We have a busy little weekend before heading to Nasheville on Sunday night for The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Convention.

We have two exciting showcases on Monday night. The first one is in Suite 2004 at 10:45 for Acoustic Trail Productions. The second one is at 11:30 in room 108 for Patuxent Music.

The lineup for Ashleigh Caudill & Narrow Gauge for IBMA 2010:

Ashleigh Caudill, a Berklee College of Music alumni, was quickly accepted into the New England acoustic music scene, upon her arrival in 2003. While climbing the ranks of freelance bassists, she discovered her love of songwriting. Shortly after releasing her debut solo album, "I'm not Fallin," Bluegrass Unlimited declared her "a voice to be reckoned with." She has recently relocated to Asheville North Carolina where she was awarded first place in bass, and vocals in the North Carolina Mountain State Fair Bluegrass Competitions. Ashleigh has just released her sophomore album, Fruit of the Vine, produced by Jim Hurst, featuring performances by Claire Lynch, Mark Schatz, Jim Hurst and many more! "Ashleigh is not just a bass player keeping the beat, she is leading her band in a fresh, new, captivating and genuinely entertaining stage show." --Dick Pierle, Old Blue Sound.

Rebecca Frazier holds the honor of being the first-ever woman on the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (September 2006). She has also been featured in Bluegrass Now (April 2006) for her flatpicking guitar and vocal accomplishments. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Rebecca has played guitar since she got a Yamaha dreadnought for Christmas at age 12. Since then, she has dedicated herself to the flatpick guitar and bluegrass music. Rebecca is a co-founder of award-winning Hit & Run Bluegrass and has toured festivals and venues across the U.S. and Canada. She was also a co-founder of the All Night Honky Tonk All Stars, a Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris influenced 70's alt-country band based in Colorado. She currently resides in Nashville, TN, where she does freelance studio and stage work and continues to perform with Hit & Run and Donna Hughes Band.


Growing up in Upstate South Carolina, Matt Purinton, was exposed to a ton of traditional music, and began touring all over the South East at a young age. Now a resident of Asheville North Carolina, he was awarded second place in mandolin in the North Carolina Mountain State fair Bluegrass Competitions in 2009. He was also an original member of the first place band at the Pickin at the Pavilion band contest in 2008. Matt's fiery mandolin playing can now be seen turning heads all over the country.

Zebulon Bowles has been playing music for over 26 years. He has had the pleasure of working with some of the world's finest players and continues to amaze music lovers every time he steps on stage. He has performed with a variety of talented people including Big and Rich, Gretchen Wilson, James Otto, Cowboy Troy, Randy Jackson, Jim Lauderdale, Blueground Undergrass, Benevento Russo Duo, Jackie Green, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, The Everyone Orchestra, Jeff Sipe, Ike Stubblefield, Robert Walter, Rushad Eggleston, Ivan Neville, George Porter Jr., Stanton Moore (Galactic), Kevin Ponton, Electric Codpiece, Stop Drop & Roll, Ralph Roddenbery Band, Donna Hopkins , Deep Blue Sun, and Kelly Zullo.


We're really looking forward to our showcases and the rest of the IBMA week! We hope to see some old friends and also make some new ones!

See you soon!

-Ashleigh