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THE COMPASS RECORDS GROUP SIGNS MISSY RAINES posted November 6, 2008 
The Compass Records Group is thrilled to announce the signing of Missy Raines, "superstar bluegrass bassist" (The Free Lance-Star) and seven-time recipient of the International Bluegrass Music Association's award for Bass Player of the Year. Now fronting her hot new band The New Hip, a "startlingly gifted quintet" (Jon Weisberger, The Nashville Scene), Raines is poised to have her longtime dream realized; an album that fuses bluegrass virtuosity with jazz-tinged grooves and a song-driven sensibility.Missy Raines and The New Hip will release their first full-length album, Inside Out, on Compass Records on February 10, 2009. Recorded in Nashville and produced by Raines, members of The New Hip and Ben Surratt, Inside Out features special guest appearances by Matt Flinner (mandolin), John R. Burr (piano) and Megan McCormick (guitar, vocals).
MISSY ON WAMU-FM BLUEGRASS COUNTRY WITH CAROL BEAUGARD | posted October 8, 2008 
My good friend, Carol Beaugard interviewed me for WAMU's Bluegrass Country at their Nashville Studios during IBMA week. During the 30 minute interview, we played cuts from the new EP and discussed everything from how the band got its name to the future of Bluegrass music. I grew up listening to WAMU. Not only did this station bring us HOURS of bluegrass music but it's also where I became addicted to NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Yes, I'm one of those... Thanks to Carol, Lisa Kay Howard, and to Katy Daly for having me and making me feel so welcome. And, Thanks WAMU!!!
REIGNING BASSIST OF THE YEAR RECEIVES 2008 NOMINATION! | posted August 14, 2008 At a press conference held today at the Country Music Hall of Fame, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced it's 2008 Nominees for their 19th Annual IBMA Music Awards Show. Missy, a 7 time recipient of the Bass Player of the Year Award, is among the top 5 finalists once again this year. Missy would like to thank everyone for all the votes of support, "I continue to be honored and humbled to be included in such a list of musicians whom I regard as heroes. This has been and continues to be an amazing journey." The Awards Show will be held at the Ryman Auditorium, Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 and will be hosted by Del McCoury. read more...
new hip IS TOPS AT OURSTAGE.COM |
posted July 24, 2008 missy raines & the new hip have won the #1 slot at ourstage.com's Newport Jazz Festival Channel (May), and made their Top Ten in the Newport Folk Festival Channel (June). Both rankings guarantee the band a shot at playing those festivals. The band is excited about all the fan support during the competition and the influx of new listeners, as well as the opportunity to get the new hip sound in front of the organizers of the legendary Newport Festivals. read more...
NORM'S RIVER ROAD HOUSE |
posted June 18, 2008 Come on out for the missy raines & the new hip EP Release Show Friday, June 20th 7pm-9pm. Free Show! We'll have our new EP, some new tunes and some homemade cupcakes... Grandma Witcher's famous recipe! Opened in July of 2006, Norm's River Road House is a great new venue for all types of Americana music in Nashville, Tennessee. The music takes place in an intimate, smoke free, setting. Situated on 5 acres near the Cumberland River, you can enjoy the wildlife and beautiful sunsets on the water. Norm's also has great food in true road house fashion. Norm's River Road House http://www.myspace.com/normsriverroadhouse 615-356-6314 7695 River Road Pike, Nashville, TN 37209 OURSTAGE CONTEST UPDATE posted May 31, 2008 We WON the JVC Newport Jazz Festival Contest on ourstage.com!! Now we're going for the gold, well, $5000 cash to be exact, and we could use your help if you are so inclined. Just go to ourstage.com and vote for us tonight. We're competing with all of the 1st place winners in all the other genres of music represented on ourstage.com for the Grand Prize. It all starts all over again tomorrow on Ourstage so don't hesitate! You'll be listening to lots of other music too, and we think that's actually a very cool part of this. There is so much great stuff out there and Ourstage is putting it in front of new people everyday. We won't mind if you give us all your votes :) but we also hope you'll enjoy the discovery of new stuff along the way. We are also now in the top 10 running for a slot at the Newport Jazz Festival. We couldn't be happier. This has been an amazing time. Thanks to all of you who have supported us and voted. We really appreciate it! sign up and vote here... NEW EP RELEASE posted May 16, 2008 
Our EP will be released May 20th and we couldn't be happier!!! We've put together 5 tunes that feature the new hip and a few special guests as well.WHAT'S ON IT? It starts off with Ethan Ballinger's explosive Eye of the Liger then moves demurely to Ed Snodderlys' rootsy and evocative Basket of Singing Birds. Then it rocks and grooves with the popular, band–penned Stop, Drop & Wiggle, (dance Kitty boy, dance!), next, a graceful turn to Snodderlys' sultry Magnolia, and then finishes with a sweet whisper with Mark Simos' Fingernail Moon. WHO'S ON IT? Along with the regular cast of the new hip, special guests on this debut recording include Matt Flinner on mandolin, John R Burr playing the Hammond organ, David Heyer on drums and Kenny Malone on percussion. FREE DOWNLOAD You can receive a FREE DOWNLOAD by ORDERING by Midnight May 20th!!! Missy says: "We have a special track just for you: Silver Lake, a funky instrumental of mine. This is a previously unreleased studio cut by the new hip. Some of you may remember this tune from my 'My Place in the Sun' cd, complete with James Brown horns, or you may have heard Jim Hurst and I work our chemistry on it live with just bass and guitar. Well, I've always wanted to record this tune with the band to see what would happen with it. The cool thing about Silver Lake is that it continues to live well in whatever context we put it- and it feels like it was made for this band. We had a blast cutting it, and want to share it with you. But, this is the only time we're offering it, so be the first on your block to get it and ORDER NOW!!! read more on our blog... OURSTAGE UPDATE posted May 17, 2008 We seem to be steadily moving up on our quest for a slot at the Newport Jazz Festival, we're at #9 !!!, a good way from our entry slot in the low 300s of just a few days ago, and we are psyched, but we still need your help. And while we've never been in love with contests, ourstage.com is actually a really cool site where the main focus is to expose more people to more music, and we think that's just a brilliant concept. It's free so check it out! sign up and vote here... OURSTAGE posted May 16, 2008 
For all you adventurous listeners out there, we could use your help! On a lark, we signed up at ourstage.com to see if one of our favorite instrumentals can win us a slot at the Newport Jazz Fest. In two days we've jumped from our entry slot in the low 300s all the way up to 45 (yay!), but we've got a hill to climb. That's why we need you music lovers to sign up at
ourstage.com (it's free), listen to the "JVC Jazz Festival Newport Channel" and vote for us when Stop, Drop & Wiggle comes up. You can also search for "missy raines" and make us a favorite, and join our fanclub, and just generally pour on the love. Help us get to Newport, or have fun trying! We appreciate your help!!
sign up and vote here... Missy at Merlefest 2008 posted May 14, 2008 Missy is just back from a big weekend at Merlefest where she performed with David Holt and Laura Boosinger and with the Girls for Merle featuring Rhonda Vincent, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, Alison Brown, Sally Van Meter and Sierra Hull. While there Missy also held her popular Bass Petting Zoo, a workshop designed for the bass player lurking within us all.
Missy off to Italy! posted May 14, 2008 With just a little break in between, I went from Merlefest to northern Italy for a tour hosted by guitar virtuoso, Beppe Gambetta, along with Jim Hurst and Bruce Molsky. We performed as a quartet 4 nights to sold out theaters in Genova and Stradella, Italy for Beppe's 8th Annual Acoustic Night Series. It was fascinating to combine the diversity of Beppe, Jim, Bruce, and myself into one pot and create a show that felt wholly unified and yet still managed to let our individuality shine through. Well done, Beppe and Federica! And thank you for all you did! While there, I also had the privilege of playing on Beppe's upcoming CD scheduled for release in September 2008. More on that soon.
read more on our blog... Festival Life posted May 14, 2008 The new hip is gearing up for the 2008 festival season. Among our highlights for this summer…. Greyfox Bluegrass Festival in NY and Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite!!!! See you there! Ain't life grand??!! Upcoming Music Camps posted May 14, 2008 This year’s music camp season starts off for us in June at Kaufman’s Kamp in Maryville TN where Missy will be teaching all levels of bass. Also in June, Michael and Missy return to their ‘home-based’ camp, Nashcamp, west of Nashville for another great week of instruction, jamming and the best food you’ll find anywhere! Missy will be at the DC Bluegrass Union Camp in Westminster, MD, for the very first time this year in July. Should be a great week in a very lovely part of the world. And, speaking of beautiful places, Michael and Missy return to Elkins WV this year for the Augusta Heritage Series, Bluegrass Week in July. It’s been awhile and we’re looking forward to coming back.
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