Carolina Blue - I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me
  • I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me
  • Cold, Lonely and Blue
  • Longing For Home
  • Rusty Rails
  • Mary Do You Wonder
  • Glory Bound Train
  • Dark Mountainside
  • Mountain Flower
  • Bluegrass Melodies
  • Breaking Up Rocks
  • I'll Meet Her In Heaven
  • Fried Taters and Onions
  • Sometimes Good Girls Go Bad
  • I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:54) [6.64 MB]
  • Cold, Lonely and Blue
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:56) [6.73 MB]
  • Longing For Home
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:58) [9.09 MB]
  • Rusty Rails
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:35) [8.22 MB]
  • Mary Do You Wonder
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:35) [8.22 MB]
  • Glory Bound Train
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:42) [6.18 MB]
  • Dark Mountainside
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (04:06) [9.39 MB]
  • Mountain Flower
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:08) [7.16 MB]
  • Bluegrass Melodies
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (04:10) [9.52 MB]
  • Breaking Up Rocks
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:39) [6.07 MB]
  • I'll Meet Her In Heaven
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:30) [8.02 MB]
  • Fried Taters and Onions
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:18) [5.28 MB]
  • Sometimes Good Girls Go Bad
    Genre: Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:10) [7.26 MB]
Biography
Carolina Blue is a Brevard, NC based band whose roots run deep in the tradition of Bill Monroe. The band was formed in 2007 after the release of the album "Nothing So Blue" by Bobby Powell and Tim Jones. Carolina Blue won the South Carolina state bluegrass championship at RenoFest in 2011. They also received their first Vocal Group of The Year Nomination at the 2018 SPBGMA Awards Show. They have appeared on the hit TV show Song Of The Mountains as well a The Bluegrass Trail Series on RFDTV. The band's repertoire consists of original songs (including Tim Jones' "Spring Will Bring Flowers", which was recorded by 2014 IBMA entertainers of the year Balsam Range), many bluegrass favorites, and gospel too, all done in the traditional style.

Available recordings are Bobby Powell & Tim Jones "Nothing So Blue" (2007 produced by Steep Canyon Ranger Woody Platt and featuring Platt, Graham Sharp, Mike Guggino, Shannon Whitworth, and Roy Chapman), "Carolina Blue Live at Renofest" (2011), self produced "Goin' Home Today" (2016) which earned them their first song on the charts, and most recently released "Sounds of Kentucky Grass" (2017) which landed the band their first #1 album on the Roots Music Charts. Most currently “I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me”is set to release on January 18th, 2019.

Band members are Bobby Powell on guitar and vocals, Timmy Jones on mandolin and vocals, Reese Combs on upright bass and vocals, James McDowell on banjo and vocals, as well as American and Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, Aynsley Porchak on fiddle, who is also nominated for International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Instrumentalist Award.
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  • Members:
    Bobby Powell, Tim Jones, Reese Combs, James McDowell, Aynsley Porchak
  • Sounds Like:
    Traditional Bluegrass and Gospel
  • Influences:
    Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs
  • AirPlay Direct Member Since:
    09/17/18
  • Profile Last Updated:
    08/15/23 08:52:25

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