October 17, 2010
Author: Amy Orlomoski

Over the last several months, if you've listened to "Bluegrass Cafe," you've likely heard Jim and I play many tunes from a great 2010 gospel release from the Rural Rhythm Christian label called, "Look To The Light: Songs Of Faith From The Pen Of Rick Lang." This CD is somewhat unusual as Rick Lang does not sing one word or play one note on the recording, but it's his words and music that can be heard throughout the whole project. The talented vocalists interpreting Rick's songs include 2010 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year, Russell Moore; 3-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Dale Ann Bradley; and Grammy nominee, Barry Scott; as well as Jeff Parker, Dale PerryJunior Sisk, and John Miller. The instrumental performers aren't too shabby, either, as they include 2009 IBMA Mandolin Performer of the Year, Jesse Brock; 8-time IBMA Fiddle Perfomer of the Year, Michael Cleveland; multi-instrumentalist Ron Stewart; New England dobro player Roger Williams; guitar picker Wyatt Rice; and a few others. Top notch material -- all of it!


Rick Lang is a New Hampshire native, and no stranger to anyone in the New England Bluegrass world. His songs have previously been recorded by the likes of IIIrd Tyme OutPaul Adkins & the Borderline BandFront RangeSouthern Rail, the Lonesome River Band, Amy Gallatin, and others.  On Sunday, Rick will join us on the air via telephone and tell us a bit about how he wrote the songs that make up "Look To The Light," how the project came to be, and about the new all-star band called BlueStar who came into existence just to play some of the tunes on the recording. We'll start our conversation with Rick around 5PM.

As a bonus, we'll have a couple of copies of this great CD to give away to a couple of lucky listeners.  Be sure to tune in to the BG Cafe beginning at 4PM on Sunday...

 

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