New video of "Tenth Day of September" now on Youtube

Hi folks, we've been working on a new project and we're almost done.  One of the songs from this new CD is something we think to be very special, "Tenth Day of September" co-written by David Morris and our own John Miller.  It's a song that describes how a husband and children are dealing with the loss of a wife & mother 10 years ago during the ordeal of 9-11, a truly touching song and a bit different perspective of time passing, how things change, and how people deal with loss & regret.  Hope you like the song as much as we do, watch the short film and let us know.

Many thanks to Keith & Darlene Bass at Okeesimmee Bluegrass Festival

Just a short note of thanks to Keith & Darlene for making The Travelers part of their wonderful festival on the shores of Lake Okeechobee, we very much appreiate it.  It was great to make some new friends, and to see some folks we met at Yeehaw Junction back in January.  Thanks again for your support of our music, it is truly apprciated. 
Had a great time in the Friday morning workshops as well, hope all who attended were able to take a little something away from those.  Stay tuned, we're finishing up our recording, as many of you asked for copies of the new songs we were doing on this show, so hopefully we won't be too much longer.  Cheers!

Travelers gearing up for a few days in sunny South Florida

We're counting the days until we can head south to the beautiful weather and gorgeous lake-side scenery of Okeesimmee Florida, its just about 11 days, 6 hours, 23 minutes (is that what you call antici...............pation?) away!

We'll be performing at the Okeesimmee Bluegrass Festival with Nothing Fancy, Cody Shuler and Pine Mountain Railroad, The Links Family, Keith Bass & The Florida Bluegrass Express, Highway 41 South, and The Hagars Mountain Boys.  Norman, Kevin, John, and Mike will all be participating in morning workshop sessions, so bring your music and sit in with us!
We'll be at the festival on Thursday & Friday, March 15 & 16, looking forward to seeing you there.

A very special day at the Sizemore Benefit

All The Travelers were honored to be a part of the benefit for Herschel & Joyce Sizemore on February 19 in Roanoke VA at the Civic Center auditorium.  Although the weather was not too cooperative (it snowed almost 5 inches in Roanoke that day!) it was warm & dry inside, and incredibly inspiring to see all the great talent that crossed the stage.  For us, and many others, the highlight of the day was seeing Herschel rejoin with his band-mates from 1979, Del McCoury, Dick Smith, and Jerry McCoury for a Del McCoury & The Dixie Pals reunion.

We will be premiering a new video from our performance at the benefit, as the fine folks at Backyard Green Films recorded the entire day's performances, and a DVD and audio CD release of the very special day is planned as a further fund-raising effort for the Sizemores.

Live video of "Last Letter Home" from Yeehaw Junction

 Just click the link below to view the video of us performing "Last Letter Home" live at Yeehaw Junction.





Thanks to Ted Lehman and Keith & Darlene Bass, Ted for the great video and blog post, and Keith & Darlene for having us on their great shows.  Can't wait to get back down in March to Okeesimmee Festival!

A great weekend at Yeehaw Junction

We had a ball with all the folks at Yeehaw Junction this weekend. The crowd was fantastic, just a great group of bluegrass-loving people, it was a pleasure to meet a lot of you. Lots of folks from back in our home area of Virginia, escaping to the WONDERFUL WEATHER of south Florida, with daytime temperatures in the high 70's to low 80's, a really nice change from the somewhat cooler 40's back home. If you've never had the pleasure of attending an Florida event hosted by Keith & Darlene Bass, we recommend that you correct that right away! Many thanks to both of them for putting on a first class festival with great sound, great weather, tons of vendors, and some of the most entertaining music you'll hear at any bluegrass show. If you'd like to get a close-up view, you can visit our friend Ted Lehman's blog for pictures, reviews, and videos of the event by clicking here.
It was a pleasure to finally meet Ted & Irene as they continue their Most Excellent Bluegrass Adventure. Thanks Ted for the picture, we sort of borrowed it from your blog for this web post!
Don't forget, we'll be back in Okeesimmee FL on March 14 & 15 for another K & D Bass festival, hope to see you there.

The Travelers join a HUGE lineup at the Sizemore Benefit

We're very happy to add our names to the list of performers who'll be in Roanoke on Sunday, February 19 for the Herschel & Joyce Sizemore benefit show. So far, the talent list includes The Seldom Scene, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Grasstowne, Acoustic Endeavors, The Stacy Grubb Band, Johnny & Jeanette Williams, Republik Steele, and Kevin Baucom.


Herschel & Joyce were both recently diagnosed with cancer, and have been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, expensive enough when one family member is involved, much less two at the same time.


Organizers are looking for volunteers, food donations for the talent, and all sorts of help. Folks who'd like to help can email here: roanokefiddlefest.org, or call 866-883-9466.


If you'd like to attend the show or make a donation click here for tickets and information.