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Spread The Christmas Spirit by Downloading and Playing Nu-Blu's New Holiday EP 'Shine'
Nashville, Tenn. - It may only be November, but Bluegrass/Americana band Nu-Blu isn’t wasting any time getting into the Christmas spirit with their upcoming project, Shine. The EP serves as the award-winning band’s first holiday effort. The new project will hit digital retailers this Friday, November 17 and is released via Voxhall Records. Radio DJs have an exclusive first-listen of Shine, which is available for download right now on Airplay Direct.

“Christmas is our favorite time of the year! This year is extra special because we have the
opportunity to share a few of our favorite Christmas songs, both sacred and secular on our first
ever Christmas CD, “Shine”. Recording this project was an exciting, unique, and very emotional
experience. The birth of our Savior is not only a time for quiet reflection, but also for great joy
and celebration. That’s what we have strived to convey for this wonderful season.”
Carolyn J Routh, Nu-Blu

The lead single from the EP, “Shine,” was penned by award-winning songwriters Kristy Jackson (Take It Back – Reba McEntire) and Megan Conner (Rascal Flatts, Chris Young, The Swon Brothers). The title track tells a familiar story, with a clever spin, detailing the Saviors birth from the perspective of the star that marked his birthplace in Bethlehem.

Shine features five new recordings, all with a unique Bluegrass twist. Included on the project are Christmas classics like “Jingle Bells” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” as well as seasonal sacred tunes “Mary Did You Know” and “What Child Is This.”

It’s been a jam-packed year for Nu-Blu, who kicked off the 2017 performing at the national NAMM show in Anaheim, California, The year would later see the in-demand Americana/Bluegrass band performing throughout North America. Nu-Blu continued to send shockwaves within the genre on the release of their latest full-length album, Vagabonds.The project’s lead single, “Still Small Voice,” features Country Music Hall of Fame Statler Brothers member Jimmy Fortune. The song currently sits at No. 8 on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Airplay Chart.

Shine Track Listing:
Shine
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
What Child Is This
Jingle Bells
Mary Did You Know

About Nu-Blu:
Hailing from Siler City, NC, the textbook definition of a picturesque small southern town, Nu-Blu's heart and soul is husband-and-wife duo Daniel and Carolyn Routh. Carolyn's caramel-coated soprano is one of the band's defining traits, at times a tender lullaby, at times a freight train headed straight for you, but always unwinding a surprising tale. Daniel is the group's backbone, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who also handles band management. TJ Honaker on vocals and banjo, and Justin Harrison on fiddle/mandolin round out the quartet's warm, layered, American roots sound. Together they deliver upbeat, blazing-fingers pick work just as well as gentle, heartwarming ballads, and they do it all with a natural togetherness that can't be faked, forged over hundreds of shows on the road.

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