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1. Todd | November 2, 2010 at 9:02 pm

   Claire is one of the most talented and progressive singer/pickers I have had the pleasure to meet. I believe that I speak for most Huntsvillians in saying that Claire’s songs warm our hearts, even if they don’t follow bluegrass.
2. Rayburn T. Beaubouef | November 2, 2010 at 10:51 pm

   Miss Claire Lynch is one of the select few artists who should be classified and considered as one of the ” Real Deal ” !!! We had the pleasure & the priviledge of getting to see, hear & meet her recently here in Houston, at her Oct.15th appearance at Dosey Doe Coffee Shop in The Woodlands, just on the north side of Houston. It was so refreshing to get to hear some of the finest bluegrass vocals, anywhere, as well as the awesome musicianship of her and her incredibly talented group !!! Well, afterall, she WAS voted the IBMA Female Vocalist Of The Year for 2010, and very much deservedly so !!! Keep up the good work, Miss Claire, and we’ll be looking forward to getting to see you again, someplace on ” down the road ” !!!
   Blessings & Travel Mercies To You & Your Band !!!
   Your Friends & Fans,
   Rayburn & Diane Beaubouef (Houston, TX)
3. Tad Dickens | November 3, 2010 at 10:18 am

   Thanks for jumping in from out of state. Claire is indeed an amazing singer, a strong songwriter and a very cool person.
4. Pete | November 3, 2010 at 11:38 am

   Thanks Tad, very nice indeed. And btw, while Claire Lynch is a national star in acoustic music-as shown by the IBMA honor-her professional roots in our area go back about thirty years, when she recorded her first solo album (“Breakin’ It”) at Roanoke’s Threshold studio, around the same time as last week’s visitor Del McCoury recorded an lp there, too. Folks who get to Floyd to see her Sunday are in for a treat.
5. Tad Dickens | November 3, 2010 at 11:42 am

   I had no idea she recorded here. How about that! Thanks as always for the info, Pete.
6. Pete | November 3, 2010 at 12:13 pm

   Well, back then we had Double Cola too! Actually, hearing her tell in the podcast about her move to Nashville sort of brings up that Roanoke lp; although it had a Stanley Bros. song, it was more of a country record, with songs by Hank Williams, Charley Pride and Lynn Anderson. It could rightfully be seen as an early step in the neo-traditional awakening, before the likes of Ricky Scaggs or her onetime Rounder labelmate Allison Krauss.

   Threshold was the main Roanoke studio in the late 70′s-early 80′s; engineer Harold Thompson still runs a studio in Franklin Co., and engineer Reid Henion became president of Stage Sound. Claire Lynch, Del McCoury, Wilma Lee Cooper and many others cut good records there; fiddler Gene Elders (Geo. Strait) was a studio regular. I believe the ’85 flood adversely affected Threshold’s Elm Ave. studio.
7. Tad Dickens | November 5, 2010 at 10:14 am

   That’s a trove of local music history right there, Pete.
8. John Johnson | November 8, 2010 at 12:35 am

   Thanks for the feature on her, I would have missed the show without it.
   The group was quite wonderful, one of the top shows I’ve seen this year.
   It was more than worth the 80 miles of driving. My first time at the Country Store,
   I was really impressed by the setting. I will go again.
9. Tad Dickens | November 8, 2010 at 10:47 am

   Glad that you had a good time, John. Thanks for reading us!