Lonesome Road Review

http://lonesomeroadreview.com/2010/12/22/crash-course-in-the-blues-by-wildfire/

FAME Review

http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p06875.htm

April 2011 Sirius XM charts!

#4 “Daddy Loved Trains” on Sirius XM Radio’s Bluegrass Junction Top 40 Most Played Tracks

#7 CRASH COURSE IN THE BLUES on Sirius XM Radio’s Bluegrass Junction Top 40 Most Played Albums

New Review posted

Review by Joe Ross posted on numerous sites including: California Bluegrass Association, CD Insight.com and more.

WNCW Radio’s Top Bluegrass Albums 2010

Wow thank you to all that voted for Wildfire’s “CRASH COURSE IN THE BLUES” on WNCW Top Bluegrass Albums of 2010!  We came in at #30.  Thank you to Dennis Jones and WNCW Radio for spinning our album!

#3 on Sirius-XM Top 40 Albums

We are so proud that CRASH COURSE IN THE BLUES in #3 on the December 2010 Sirius-XM Bluegrass Junction Most Play Albums!

FAME Album Review

“Wildfire is an appropriate name, as the gents play like a house burning down, and singer-guitarist-writer Robert Hale possesses a classic hoots-n-hollows set of pipes. But then there’s Johnny Lewis on a steam engine banjo (the guy never slows down, thank the Lord!), Steve Thomas with his blazing fiddle and mandolin, Matt Despain tossing in a classic dobro, and Curt Chapman plunkin’ a washtubby bass walking the rhythm section down the line.” FAME – read the whole review at:   http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p06875.htm

Crash Course in the Blues hits #1

Lonesome Day Records is pleased to announce the new album, CRASH COURSE IN THE BLUES by WILDFIRE, is set for digital release on Dec. 21, 2010 with the physical release set for Feb. 22, 2011. The album has already made an impression at bluegrass radio reaching #1 last week (up from #32) on the Roots Music Bluegrass Report.

Collectively the members of WILDFIRE have all spent a lifetime immersed in bluegrass and country music, inspired by the greats of their genre including J.D. Crowe, Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe, Tony Rice, Keith Whitley and more.

The band was formed in 2000 by members Robert Hale (Guitar and Vocals), and Curt Chapman (Bass) and are joined by Johnny Lewis (Banjo), Matt Despain (Dobro), and Steve Thomas (Fiddle and Mandolin.) Robert Hale contributes two original songs to the album. He was first exposed to the genre through his father Clayton, who performed on a weekly TV show WOAY in the 70’s. He also promoted a huge festival in Tazewell, VA for years that hosted the likes of greats like Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe, and Doyle Lawson, (who would become a huge influence on Robert as he was growing up.) Robert began playing mandolin at nine and was soon playing five shows a day at Dollywood. Dolly Parton tapped him to play on two of her albums, HALOS AND HORNS and FOR GOD AND COUNTRY.”

Robert was also a founding member of the band Live Wire, which was a precursor to popular bands like Mountain Heart. Curt Chapman was raised in Nashville and began playing bass at 12. His talents were discovered by an Opry member, so soon after, Curt along with his brothers and sisters, hit the road playing Air Force bases and NCOs around the country. Throughout his career he has played with Josh Logan, Southern Blend and logged 15 years as part of the renowned JD Crowe and the New South before striking out on his own with Hale to form WILDFIRE. Soon after forming, WILDFIRE quickly become one of the most talked-about groups in bluegrass music, with three CD projects, solo recordings and chart topping songs, it has proven its longevity in a competitive market.

“I am very excited to be working with WILDFIRE. Robert Hale has been one of the best vocalists in bluegrass music over the last 20 years and sounds better than ever on this new record,” says Randall Deaton, President/Owner and Founder of Lonesome Day Records.

Stay tuned for more updates on CRASH COURSE IN THE BLUES via www.lonesomeday.com and www.wildfireband.com

Lonesome Road Review

Check out the new review of CRASH COURSE IN THE BLUES at the Lonesome Road Review

http://lonesomeroadreview.com/2010/12/22/crash-course-in-the-blues-by-wildfire/

Sirius-XM Top 40 Albums November 2010

CRASH COURSE IN THE BLUES in #25 on the November 2010 Sirius-XM Bluegrass Junction Most Play Albums!