Blue Maggie

Artist Information

Biography

West Virginia's Biggest-Little Bluegrass Band, Blue Maggie, was the brain storm of Cheryl and Richard Patrick in 2007. They wanted to bring a fresh sound and a show to bluegrass by drawing back to its' roots. Early on they were booked as a two piece act with Cheryl's vocals and her old style rythm mandolin and Richards's high energy upright bass playing.

Now they have a superb banjo player and excellent guitar player in Brent Stapleton and Andy Park.

They have been described as Patsy Cline and Jimmy Martin playing with Sonny Osborne. What a SOUND and WHAT A SHOW!

Instrumentation

Cheryl Patrick on Vocals and Mandolin
Richard Patrick on Upright Bass and Vocals
With Brent Stapleton on Banjo and Andy Park on Guitar.

Discography

"Heart for the Hills"
Recorded in 2007 and getting air-play worldwide.
(See web-site)
"The Nearest Way "
Recorded in 2009 is all original songs. Debuted prior to its' release in Australia and continues to spread across the airwaves, both land-based and terrestial.

Links

• Blue Maggie's Web Site
• Our My Space
• Airplay Direct
• Our CD

Audio

• Ciggarettes and Black Coffee
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• Heart For the Hills (Original)
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• Punkin Headed Baby (Original)
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• Mule Skinner Recorded Live
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• Blue Moon of Kentucky (Standard)
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• Daddy Go On (Original)
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• Punkin Headed Baby Recorded Live
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• Blue Maggie (Original)
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• Fishers of Men (Original)
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• Mule Skinner Blues (Standard)
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• Hare in the Log (Traditional)
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• Fiddle-Playin Man (Original)
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• Solider Boy
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• Belle of the Ball
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Lyrics

• Heart for the Hills

Video

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Press

• Press Release [+ Show ]
  

  PRESS RELEASE October 6, 2007 Blue Maggie, an unsigned Charleston, WV bluegrass band, released t...PRESS RELEASE
  October 6, 2007
  
  Blue Maggie, an unsigned Charleston, WV bluegrass band, released their first CD, ‘Heart for the Hills’. The first Wednesday of October, 2007 digital press kits went out to a limited number of stations . Without the backing of a major label sending out thousands of copies of their recording; Blue Maggie was on the air by Thursday.
  
  The continually growing list of stations (both internet and land based), as of today, that are and will be playing cuts from Blue Maggie’s new CD ‘Heart for the Hills’ are:
  
  WANT-FM, Fiddlers Grove Bluegrass Show, Lebanon, TN.
  Country Unplugged Radio on KKRF, Des Moines, IA. and on the internet’s World Wide Bluegrass
  Sandy’s Music on WUMB, Cambridge MA. and on the internet’s Live 365
  Ozark Mountain Airwaves from Joplin, MO on the internet’s Live 365
  Gracie Muldoon host of the internet’s World Wide Bluegrass
  Fiddles & Frets on the internet’s Live 365 from Norriston, PA.
  Radio Melodie, 101.1 FM, Frankfurt Germany
  Shady Grove Radio on the internet’s Live 365 and WUMB, Rochester, NY
  In addition, copies for airplay have been requested, as far away as Australia.
  Blue Maggie also recently received a handwritten card from the British comedian, Billy Connolly regarding their CD. The first two copies of their CD, ’Heart for the Hills’ that were sold on-line went to England and the fifth copy went to Spain.
  Blue Maggie’s web-site is www.bluemaggiebluegrass.com
  
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• BLUE MAGGIE HITS THE AIRWAVES [+ Show ]
  

  Blue Maggie, an unsigned Charleston, WV bluegrass band, released their first CD, ‘Heart for the Hi...
  Blue Maggie, an unsigned Charleston, WV bluegrass band, released their first CD, ‘Heart for the Hills’. The first Wednesday of October, 2007 digital press kits went out to a limited number of stations . Without the backing of a major label sending out thousands of copies of their recording; Blue Maggie was on the air by Thursday.
  
  The continually growing list of stations (both internet and land based), as of today, that are and will be playing cuts from Blue Maggie’s new CD ‘Heart for the Hills’ are:
  
  WANT-FM, Fiddlers Grove Bluegrass Show, Lebanon, TN.
  Country Unplugged Radio on KKRF, Des Moines, IA. and on the internet’s World Wide Bluegrass
  Sandy’s Music on WUMB, Cambridge MA. and on the internet’s Live 365
  Ozark Mountain Airwaves from Joplin, MO on the internet’s Live 365
  Gracie Muldoon host of the internet’s World Wide Bluegrass
  Fiddles & Frets on the internet’s Live 365 from Norriston, PA.
  Radio Melodie, 101.1 FM, Frankfurt Germany
  Shady Grove Radio on the internet’s Live 365 and WUMB, Rochester, NY
  In addition, copies for airplay have been requested, as far away as Australia.
  Blue Maggie also recently received a handwritten card from the Scottish comedian, Billy Connolly regarding their CD. The first two copies of their CD, ’Heart for the Hills’ that were sold on-line went to England and the fifth copy went to Spain.
  

• CD REVIEW [+ Show ]
  

  Heart for the Hills author: Jeffrey Abbe I bought two copies of "Heart for the Hills". Both came...Heart for the Hills
  author: Jeffrey Abbe
  
  I bought two copies of "Heart for the Hills". Both came to me in good condition. I unwrapped one of them in the car while making my way to Pennsylvania. What beautiful music! Now I know why this group appeared center stage at Poppy Mountain! "Heart for the Hills" is new and most of the tracks are authored by the singers, but the sound is very traditional and the songs seem as though they were written long ago and perhaps found as buried treasure so to speak in between the pages of someones family Bible. I'd love to hear some new coal miner songs in your next CD. I just know Blue Maggie can come up with some new stuff that sounds like it was written during the Battle of Blair Mountain :) I'm looking forward to your next work of art!
  
  
  
  

• Bluegrass Returns ! [+ Show ]
  

  Excellent Bluegrass Finally Returns author: Toban M. Preast This is one of the best traditio...
  
  Excellent Bluegrass Finally Returns
  author: Toban M. Preast
  
  This is one of the best traditional bluegrass bands that I have heard in a long time. I encourage more songs and even some bluegrass gospel will sound great with their vocals. This a great band that is full of energy and well worth seeing live (not only on the Radio!).
  

Setlist

45 to 1 hour sets.

Some of the songs are:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Free Born Man
Cash on the Barrell Head
The Pain of Loving You
Mule Skinner Blues
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Rosewood Casket
and a host of original tunes from our CD's.

Our sets are flexible, depending on the crowd.

Basic Requirements

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