FARM HANDS QUARTET releases debut CD

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In a tribute to some of the best loved gospel and sacred songs, the Farm Hands Quartet releases their debut CD, "Songs From Mama's Hymn Book".

Daryl, Tim, Jody, and  Devon give the bluegrass treatement to such gems as 'Old Rugged Cross', 'Anywhere Is Home' and 'Where the Soul Never Dies'.

FCJ makes CMT's Top 20 List

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_Country Music Television recently posted a Top 20 list of new independent music and a song from Farm County's ''Tribute To RCA Studio B' CD. Here's what they said...

"Give Myself A Party", a Don Gibson classic featuring Daryl Mosley was highlighted on a list that included Alison Krauss, Brian Setzer, Keith Urban and The Judds. CMT said, "This simple composition still rings true more than 50 years after the great Don Gibson wrote and recorded it. Farm County Jubilee rendered their nifty, bluegrass-inspired tribute at historic RCA Studio B. Whenever you're wallowing in pity, just cue up this old-school country tune.

The Farm Hands Quartet set to tour

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(September 1, 2011)  In the tradition of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe's 'Bluegrass Boys Quartet', Daryl Mosley, Tim Graves, Devon Avery, and Jody Elmore have formed the Farm Hands Quartet.

They have now joined forces with Capitol Artists booking agency to schedule select public appearances in churches and Christian events throughout the U.S..

"Going back to my days with New Tradition, gospel music has always been a major part of our concerts, as well as a major part of our lives," says Daryl.  "It's exciting to be able to bring bluegrass music into places that may have never had a bluegrass group before." Tim agrees, "We are blessed in so many ways. We are happy to be able to get out there and do what we do. Doing concerts with the Quartet will be a lot of fun."

Tim Graves named 2011 Dobro Player of the Year
February 6, 2011

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Farm County's Tim Graves was named Dobro Player of the Year for 2011 tonight at the Bluegrass Music Awards.

The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America's annual convention and award show at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville. The 4 day convention features concerts, workshops, and the national amateur band contest. The highlight is the annual award show,

Tim picked up his second consecutive award in this category and his 6th award overall.



In the Studio...
December 28, 2010

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In Nashville's Studio B
Daryl, Tim, and Jody were in Nashville's historic Studio B recently working on the debut release as part of Farm County Jubilee. The album is a bluegrass tribute to the historic studio, and the great songs and artists who recorded there.

The studio, originally opened for RCA Records, operated for 20 years before it closed to public recording in 1977. It is now used by Belmont University in Nashville for their recording industry management program, and tours of the studio are offered by the Country Music Hall of Fame. Very few commercial recordings have been recorded there since it's close.

Using the very same microphones that Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, The Everly Brothers and other legendary stars used, and without the benefit of auto tuning, or other computer assistance, the group is recording in the same way artists recorded back in Studio B's heyday. "You've got to bring your A game", says  Graves. "There is almost no separation, no punching or fixing after the fact. What you hear is a performance."

Mosley adds, "When you have a love for those songs and the artists that sang them they way the three of us do, it's such a humbling experience. When you are singing into the microphone that Elvis sang in, or Waylon, or Porter Wagoner, you want to make the best record of your life."

The album should be available by early 2011.

FCJ on the Midnight Jamboree

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Farm County Jubilee will be guesting on the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree Saturday night April 9th. They will join Grand Ole Opry Star Stonewall Jackson at the Troubadour Theater on Music Valley Drive to promote the new CD, "A Bluegrass Tribute to Historic RCA Studio B".  Starts at midnight. Admission is free.

Debut CD release today.
April 2, 2011

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The new debut album from the cast of Farm County Jubilee hits the stores today.

The album was recorded at the famed RCA Studio B in Nashville. The compilation disc is a fitting tribute to the legendary studio.  All of the songs in the collection were previously recorded at Studio B and were given the bluegrass treatment by Tim and Daryl, along with the Farm Hands Band.

The CD is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, Ernest Tubb's Record Shop, and at the General Store here on farmcounty.com.

A CD release party is scheduled for later this month in Nashville.

Welcome Armstrong Pies!
January 24, 2011

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Armstrong Pies has come on board as the new sponsor of the Farm County Jubilee Show. Armstrong Pies, based in Tennessee, has been making THE BEST home style fried pies since 1946. They come in a variety of flavors and can be purchased at all Farm County Jubilee personal appearances, or you can order them online.

If you are in Nashville the weekend of February 4-6, 2011, be sure to come by the Farm County General Store at the Bluegrass Music Convention inside the Sheraton Music City Hotel. The Armstrong Pie folks will be on hand with a complete display of their delicious fried pies.

Check out their website and learn more atwww.armstrongpie.com