Brand New Strings

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Brand New Strings is celebrating a new chart album, "No Strings Attached." Upon its release, the album debuted at #17 on Billboard Magazine's Top 50 Bluegrass Album Chart (retail sales) and has charted on numerous album and singles charts as well. Hard drivin' bluegrass songs, both original and traditional, along with fresh new bluegrass gospel tunes, fine instrumentation, and two strong lead vocalists make up this exciting new band.

Late 2008, these East Tennessee musicians came together to form BRAND NEW STRINGS and since that time, they have added fiddler extraordinaire, Preston Schmidt. Mike, Stuart, and Randall had performed together in the past with the bluegrass gospel group, New Road.

After just forming Brand New Strings, the band decided to enter a few band competitions and to their surprise immediately won the 2008 Band Championship by the Smoky Mountain Fiddler’s Convention, won the 2008 Band Championship by the Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival and won the 2009 SPBGMA Band Competition. During the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass, Brand New Strings signed a recording contract with L.A. based, Rural Rhythm Records and their first album, NO STRINGS ATTACHED, was released in February 2010.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED was recorded in Cumberland Gap, TN with studio owner and Producer, Steve Gulley. Two singles have been released from the album including the first, Merry Go Round, and the latest single release, Law of the Land. Numerous other tracks also receive tremendous support from radio stations around the world. This year Brand New Strings is proud to be an official IBMA Showcase artist and performed at the 2010 IBMA World of Bluegrass in September. The band has also been nominated as the 2010 Bluegrass Band of the Year by the French Country Music Awards.

Instrumentation: Randall Massengill (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Tipton (bass), Mike Ramsey lead vocals, mandolin); Stuart Wyrick (banjo, vocals); Matt Leadbetter (resophonic guitar, vocals); and Preston Schmidt (fiddle).

Press:

"Brand New Strings plays hardcore bluegrass for the hardcore fan. These are exciting, fresh, songs played and sung by superbly talented musicians and singers in a take-no-prisoners, no apologies, strictly bluegrass style. This is bluegrass the way it ought to be!" - Kyle Cantrell (SIRIUS XM Radio)

"It is truly refreshing to hear such pure hardcore bluegrass music in this day and age. No pretenders here. Brand New Strings is my most played and most requested music. I love this band and so does Europe, India and Japan. Thank you!" - Dennis Quesenberry (Nrvbluegrass.com - Internet Bluegrass 24/7)

"Brand New Strings is a brand new ballgame!! Excellent vocals, picking, and material is way above the average for an already established group! Probably the BEST debut album from a group in a long, long time!"

- Buddy Michaels (Hometown Festival Radio, Snow Camp, NC)

"Brand New Strings has many years of bona fide experience from playing in various bands. I am an admirer of good vocal harmony and I enjoy the style of harmony that these guys present. Not only are they good musicians and singers, they are good people!" - Jamie S. Dailey (Dailey and Vincent)

"AWESOME...HARD DRIVING...FESTIVARIANS LOVE 'EM... Bluegrass at it's BEST. Energetic and exciting showmanship. Great musicianship and vocals. I can't wait until I hear Brand New Strings next show!!"

- Bertie Sullivan (Festival Promoter, Mississippi)

"Brand New Strings, part of that enterprise, is an aggregate of extremely adept players with a powerful focus and strong sense of identity that produces flawless playing and truly fine singing…and the humorously convincing cover art, posing the release as a faux set of guitar strings, shows they also have an earthy way about them, something quite readily heard all through the disc." - FAME

"I've known most of the members of BRAND NEW STRINGS for long time and am proud to call them my friends. They are a great new band with a fresh new sound that commands your attention. Real bluegrass from the real deal. These guys know the music and it shows!" - Steve Gulley (Grasstowne band member and Brand News Strings CD Producer)

"This is a band that demands national attention before the release of their debut CD. They embody all the best traits of a modern day bluegrass band with their masterful musicianship and flawless harmonies built from a lifetime of loving and respecting the fathers while reaching to the future with an anticipation that shows in the freshness of their music. You can't go wrong with "Brand New Strings. - Charlie Hansen (CFCY FM 95.1 Charlottetown PEI Canada)

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