Dale Ann Bradley

After two Grammy nominations for Best Bluegrass Album in the past three years, Dale Ann Bradley allows her true roots to show pulling inspiration from the 60s and 70s, traditional country, and gospel music. From Jim Croce's ''Hard Way Every Time'' to Bobbie Gentry's ''Ode To Billie Joe'' to The Grateful Dead's ''Ripple'', Bradley pays homage to some of the early music that influenced her generation.

A Very Acoustic Christmas highlights re-imaginings of classic carols such as “Angels We Have Heard On High” from Ray Cardwell and “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” by Clay Hess to new Christmas songs like “Oh The Joy of Christmas” written by Tim Raybon from newest Pinecastle signee Merle Monroe. Christmas songs are also great vessels for special collaborations. Sister Sadie bandmates Tina Adair and Dale Ann Bradley came together for Jim Reeves’ “An Old Christmas Card”.

After playing with Bob Seger, Vince Gill, Chieftains, and Patty Loveless to name a few, Deanie Richardson releases solo record chronicling career. Deanie Richardson has been a fiddler in Nashville and all over the world for the past 35 years. Her employers have included Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, the world renown Chieftains, Holly Dunn, and recently she had the honor of going out on Bob Seger's U.S tour. When she is not on the road she is teaching students of all ages, to play fiddle, mandolin, and guitar.

Bobby Osborne is one of bluegrass music's true innovators. His trailblazing work with The Osborne Brothers, who charted 13 Billboard Country top 100 hits in the 1960s and '70s, took the sounds of the banjo, mandolin and Bobby's one of a kind tenor voice to a mainstream audience. Even at 85 years old, when Bobby Osborne could be resting on his many laurels, he is still driven by a desire to push the musical envelope. This album features an all-star cast of pickers and singers collaborating with Bobby on an eclectic set of songs.

As adjuncts to our highly popular “America’s Greatest Hits” series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early ‘60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in the Billboard charts – “The First Top 100 Nov. 1955” (ACQCD7062), “The First Hot 100 Aug. 1958” (ACQCD7083), “The First Hot 100 of the '60s” (ACQCD7097), “The 'Heartbreak Hotel' Top 100” (ACQCD7122)and “The Day The Music Died - Feb 3rd 1959 Hot 100” (ACQCD7134), “The 'Telstar' Hot 100 December 22nd 1962” (ACQCD7144), “The Twist” Hot 100 Jan. 25th 1962” and “The 1000th Billboard Chart 7th September 1959”(ACQCD7164), each comprising records from the Top 100 or Hot 100 for the date in question.