"Well, you can tell I'm in my home state," said Pikeville/Elkhorn City native Patty Loveless as she weaved her way from contemporary country through more rural-rooted, bluegrass-accented fare.

At 53, Loveless has never sounded better. Her tone remained a secure fit for the traditional country contours of The Night's Too Long and the more openly rockish I'm That Kind of Girl, a pair of 1990 hits that opened and closed the program. But it was on the title tune to the 1996 album The Trouble With the Truth that vocal turns and colors presented with zero fanfare or flash revealed what a versed and mature vocal stylist Loveless still is.

The midsection of the show briefly highlighted her last two indie albums: the 2008 retro country covers collection Sleepless Nights and the more Appalachian-inspired Mountain Soul II. From the former came the Ray Price classic Crazy Arms, performed with quietly majestic country grace. For the Mountain Soul II highlight, Harlan Howard's Busted, Loveless rolled with the tune's melodic charm, making this possibly the merriest song about destitution ever designed.

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If you missed the chance to watch Patty's performance at AARP's Orlando50+ event, you can watch her now. They have it on their site until April 1, 2011.

You must register to be able to view it. Once registered, you'll need to find Patty- click on "Sessions", and scroll to Sept 30th, 5-6 in the Valencia Ballroom. Once you click on Patty's name you'll have the option to be able to watch her presentation.

It is broken down into parts, so you can skip ahead to Patty's speech, and 2 performances, if you wish.

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A first single has been released from Bobby Osborne’s upcoming 60th Anniversary album on Rural Rhythm, Memories: Celebrating Bobby’s 60th Anniversary as a Professional Entertainer. The project will be a mix of newly recorded material and classic tracks from Osborne’s six decades in the biz.

The single is Bring Back Yesterday, recorded with Bobby’s touring band, The Rocky Top X-Press, which recalls the style and arrangement of the hey day of The Osborne Brothers in the 1960s.

Memories will contain 14 tracks, with Osborne hits like Ruby, Rocky Top, With A Pain In My Heart and Up This Hill And Down. Guest artists performing with Bobby on this CD include Russell Moore, Sammy Shelor, Ronnie McCoury, David Grisman, Patty Loveless, Audie Blaylock and more.

A release date has not yet been announced.

-Bluegrass Blog

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Just a couple short PattyTube additions:

Patty's video from 2007 for PBS's Between the Lions, encouraging children to read, and Ralph Stanley's official video for "Girl from the Greenbrier Shore", which features clips of he and Patty on the 2002 Down From the Mountain tour.

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Debi sent in her wonderful review from last night's show in Stoughton, WI today - and shared her photos from the show!



We've had multiple reviews sent in this week - if you've missed any, you can check 2010 Reviews to catch up on what you've missed!

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