Donna Ulisse
"I'm Calling Heaven Down" Is In Top Ten On Xm Radio Bluegrass Chart!
The lead track off of Donna's CD "When I Look Back" is currently #6 on the singles chart for XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction Chart (PDF) with the album in the #25 position on the album chart. Many thanks to Bluegrass Junction for consistently airing several tracks daily off the album.
COUNTRY WEEKLY MAGAZINE features Donna in the LISTEN UP! section
Donna is featured in the September 8 issue of Country Weekly magazine's LISTEN UP! section offering a free download of the song 'Gone" for a limited time only. Alread Donna has received many friend requests on her myspace site saying they saw her in Country Weekly!
Donna Prepares For Busy Ibma World Of Bluegrass Week!
Donna Ulisse was selected as one of the official showcase acts for this year's IBMA World of Bluegrass conference starting on September 29, 2008 at the Nashville Convention Center. Other artists who were chosen for the official showcases included The Charlie Sizemore Band, Kathy Mattea, The Steel Drivers, Blue Highway to name a few. The official showcase gives an artist a chance to be seen and heard by promoters and festival buyers as well as bluegrass radio DJs and other industry folks. Donna will perform a twenty-five minute set with her band The Poor Mountain Boys.
Below is Donna's schedule of live performances for the whole week of IBMA's World of Bluegrass Conference and Fan Fest. She will also be spending time in her booth in the exhibition hall so stop by Booth #139 and say hello!
Donna's IBMA World of Bluegrass Conference Schedule
- Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 / 8:30 P.M. Official showcase in grand ballroom at Renaissance Hotel
(Donna Ulisse and The Poor Mountain Boys go on at 9:00 p.m.) - Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 / 12:00 Midnight Bluegrass Virginia After Hours showcase, Level 1, Room 109
(Donna Ulisse and The Poor Mountain Boys) - Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 / 1:30 a.m.(technically this is Wed. morning!) DC BluegrassUnion After Hours Showcase, Level 1, Room 102
(Donna Ulisse and The PoorMountain Boys) - Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 / 4:00 p.m. Master's Workshop Stage Songwriter Workshop
(Donna Ulisse with Rick Stanley on guitar)
Donna Ulisse Rehearsing With New Band "The Poor Mountain Boys"
Donna has been busy rehearsing with her new band, "The Poor Mountain Boys", named after a song on her upcoming CD. They will be working in the Nashville area through the end of the year as well as playing showcases at IBMA World of Bluegrass week with Donna planning to take her music on the road in 2009 to support the new CD release. The band is as follows: Upright bass: Bobby King Fiddle and Mandolin: Matt Raum Dobro, Acoustic Guitar and Harmonies: Scott Neubert Acoustic Guitar and Harmonies: Rick Stanley Banjo: Robin Roller
As Donna said, "leave it to me to name my band The Poor Mountain Boys and then hire a girl on the banjo!"
Donna Ulisse Working On Next Cd Release
Donna has been busy working in the studio with producer Keith Sewell wrapping up her second bluegrass release, "Walk This Mountain Down", another collection of self-penned tunes with an all-star cast of players and guest vocalists adding great harmonies.
Donna tapes NPR Nashville's syndicated "Bluegrass Breakdown"
Donna was in Nashville's NPR studios on February 1 performing six songs off of her current release "When I Look Back" for the syndicated radio show "Bluegrass Breakdown"
Performing with her on the show was an all star cast of players. On acoustic guitar and harmony vocals was her producer Keith Sewell, also an artist in his own right on Skaggs Family Records and is currently on tour with Lyle Lovett, Andy Leftwich on fiddle and mandolin who is a regular member of Ricky Skaggs band and is also a member of Three Ring Circle, Dave Pomeroy on upright bass who is also a member of Three Ring Circle as well as a respected and busy member of the Nashville session scene and Andy Hall on dobro who is a member of Sugar Hill Records' The Infamous Stringdusters. Hall took some time to chat on air with host Dave Higgs about his new solo release, "Sounds of the Slide Guitar" on Sugar Hill Records. Contributing harmonies was Rick Stanley who also co-wrote four songs on the project with Donna. The performance was laced with banter between Donna, the players and host Higgs as well as conversation about how some of the songs were born and commentary on the recording process on the project from producer Keith Sewell. The show is syndicated on more than fifty shows across the nation and the first segment will air on April 26 in Nashville and the same week at various times on all stations who carry the show. You can click on this link to see if there is a station in your area that will carry the show. Also, there is a video performance on youtube of Donna performing the song "Gone" during the taping."
Donna performs on PBS concert series "Song of the Mountains"
On March 1 Donna performed a thirty minute show on the stage of the historical Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia as part of the concert series "Song of the Mountains" that is syndicated on over 160 PBS stations across the country.Backing Donna up was the band Detour from Michigan who she became friends with last fall at IBMA World of Bluegrass week. Also appearing on the lineup that evening were The Stevens Family, Miller's Creek and Donna's long time friend and great singer songwriter, Larry Cordle who made a guest vocal appearance on her CD singing on the track "He's Still A Believer." Stay tuned for an air date.