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• On Sunday, September 23rd Chris and Ty took the stage at the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN. The duo played Candlewyck classics as well as some new material to a packed house at one of Nashville's most historic and celebrated venues.

CD RELEASE PARTY SEPTEMBER 14th

We will be playing a concert to celebrate the release of our new CD "Live at the Palmetto Theater" in Hampton, SC on Sept. 14th. The new recording will contain 16 live tracks and one new studio cut showcasing the bands energetic live show. This CD was recorded last year at the historic Palmetto Theater and will be available on Sept 14th.

• The Indianapolis based Just Plain Folks Music Organization awarded Candlewyck with “Best Bluegrass Song” at this year’s ceremony held in Santa Ana, California. Just Plain Folks is a community of over 40,000 Songwriters, Recording Artists, Music Publishers and Journalists that picked Candlewyck’s song from over 25,000 albums sent in from all over the world.

• A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Bikestock Festival in Mount Airy in support of Mountain Valley Hospice. The show was fun and the crowd was awesome.

We shared the bill with the Waybacks and the amazing John Cowan band who blew everyone away as usual! For the encore, Cowan's group was joined by Chris and Jon from Candlewyck for an incredible rendition of the Bill Monroe classic, Wheel Hoss which brought the whole crowd to it's feet. What a night!

We would also like to thank Mac and all folks involved with the
event. Anyone interested in donating to Mountain Valley Hospice can go to www.bikestockfest.com

• As of December '05, Candlewyck is pleased to be sponsored by GHS Strings. For more information on these high quality strings please visit www.ghsstrings.com.

• Unplugged Sampler now available. Candlewyck's promotional EP showcases four brand new songs from the forthcoming album "Two". This pre-release features guest performances by Jon Randall (Emmy Lou Harris), Moondi Klein (Chesapeake), Jimmy VanCleve (Mountain Heart) & Rob Ickes (Blue Highway). The Unplugged Sampler will be sold for a limited time through the web-site and at live performances only.

• Candlewyck is proud to announce Shana Blake (lead vocals) and Leslie Berry (keyboards & vocals) as the newest members of the band! The quintet is currently on the road promoting their upcoming release "Two". Check out the many upcoming performances and even some with Tony Rice, John Cowan, Peter Rowan and others!

• Candlewyck is currently in the studio working on a new CD to be released later this year. Tentatively titled “Two” the record will be a follow-up to the band’s award winning self-titled debut. The recording will feature Chris Emerson and Ty Bennett as well as Jon Cornatzer (banjo). Once again, some special guests are onboard including John Cowan (New Grass Revival), T. Lavitz (Dixie Dregs, Widespread Panic), Moondi Klein (Chesapeake), Jon Randall (Emmylou Harris), Tim Cashion (Grand Funk Railroad) and others. The project will showcase all-original songs by Bennett and Emerson and is being produced at The Sound Farm Studio with Art Bordeaux.

• Candlewyck has been in Nashville mixing songs for their upcoming release with Grammy-winning engineer Robert Battaglia (Bela Fleck, Kenny Loggins, Bruce Hornsby). The project is a follow-up to their award winning recording and will feature John Cowan (New Grass Revival), Jon Randall (Emmylou Harris), T. Lavitz (Dixie Dregs), Moondi Klein (Chesapeake) and others.

•Candlewyck is currently in the studio working on a new CD to be released later this year. Tentatively titled “Two” the record will be a follow-up to the band’s award winning self-titled debut. The recording will feature Chris Emerson and Ty Bennett as well as Jon Cornatzer (banjo). Once again, some special guests are onboard including John Cowan (New Grass Revival), T. Lavitz (Dixie Dregs, Widespread Panic), Moondi Klein (Chesapeake), Jon Randall (Emmylou Harris), Tim Cashion (Grand Funk Railroad) and others.

• Candlewyck has won a 2002 Independent Music Award! Firemen, the first single from Candlewyck's self-titled debut album, was awarded best song in the IMA's Country/Bluegrass category. Judges for the 2002 Independent Music Awards included Ricky Skaggs, Jim Lauderdale, Arturo Sandoval, Tom Waits and others.