Hello all,

Upcoming News!

Plans are well underway for the 3rd Albert Hash Memorial Festival! It will take place on Saturday, September 5th at Mt. Rogers School  beginning at 10:30 AM. We have a fantastic line-up of musicians this year: Big Country Bluegrass, Dale Jett & Hello Stranger, Elkville String Band with Wayne Henderson, Heather Berry & Tony Mabe, Wolfe Brothers, Gerald Anderson & Friends, Crooked Road Ramblers and Whitetop Mountain Band.

There will be instrument making demonstrations by area luthiers, crafts and food.

An evening square dance will wind up the day's event from 7-9.

Many thanks to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for making this festival possible!

We will be playing some fun venues for May and June--check out our schedule page for more information!!

Martha will be teaching summer workshops/classes at the Chestnut Creek School of Arts in Galax, VA as well as the Watauga Arts Council in Boone, NC, check out Martha & Jackson's website for more information.

You can now buy cds directly off the site with Paypal, Debit, and Credit Cards- Check out discography/purchasing cds page!

Our new CD, "Loafer's Dream," has been released. It is available to buy from our site now. It is also available from CD Baby, County Sales, Music Shed and Elderly Instruments.

Martha and Jackson have a new CD on the Heritage label, "Home On the Mountain." It's available from our site and from Elderly Instruments.

"Loafer's Dream" is currently # 20 for March 09  (Feb 09- #14) on the Roots Music Report National Bluegrass Charts as well as #7 for RMR Virginia State Roots Airplay Charts!! (www.rootsmusicreport.com)

We appreciate Karl and Gail Cooler of Mountain Roads Recordings and all the hard work they have done on our CD, and also Wesley Easter of Eastwood Studios for his hard work!

(http://www.mountainroadsrecordings.com)

"Music from the High Country" on Heritage is available. You can purchase off our site or Cdbaby, County Sales, and Elderly Instruments.

Jackson and Anya Hinkle have a new CD out on the VFH Crooked Road Series,  "Old Time Duets." It is available on our site or cdbaby.

Don't forget to check out the Jonny and the Jambusters' new CD, "It Takes One to Know One," available now on CD Baby! You may hear some guest spots from some folks you know!

Our UK tour turned out wonderfully, we would like to thank all the organizers, and friends we made along our journey. You can check out a couple of clips of a few of our shows on youtube.

Martha and Jackson's Australia/West Coast Tour turned out great. Thanks to everyone who supported and helped out!!

Check out our myspace page for tour dates, music clips, and more...(www.myspace.com/whitetopmountainband)

Check out Martha and Jackson's myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/thewhitetopmountaineers

Martha and Jackson's new website!!

http://www.whitetopmountaineers.com