Orlando, Florida, USA - Renowned dobro player, Phil Leadbetter, releases his
new album, Slide Effects, today with Pinecastle Records.
Phil Leadbetter is a current member of the high-energy band Wildfire, and is a
former ten year member of JD Crowe and the New South. Phil also was nominated
for a Grammy in his stint with JD Crowe on the album
Flashback.
Slide Effects, Phil’s first release since Philibuster in 1997, includes an all-star cast of performers: Ronnie Bowman, Stuart Duncan, Marty Raybon, Steve Gulley, Scott Vestal, Cody Kilby, Andy Leftwich, Garnet Bowman, Robert Hale, Byron House, Gene Johnson, Steve Thomas, Matt Leadbetter, Alice Vestal and Darrell Webb [Buy Slide Effects now].
Phil is currently on tour with Wildfire:
April
1 Owensboro, Ky The Executive Inn
2 Lagrange, Ga Hoofer's Gospel Barn
8, 9 Live Oak, Fl Lrb Bg Fest
29 Wichita, Ks Park City Bg Fest
May
13 Rocky Mount, Va Bg Festival
14 Johnson City, Tn The Down Home
June
3 Benton, Ky Ky Lake Bg Fest
4 Nashville, Tn The Station Inn
9 Wind Gap, Pa Wind Gap Bg Fest
10 Lexington, Ky Fest Of The Bluegrass
11 Lagrange, Ga Hoofer's Gospel Barn
13 Beanblossom, In Beanblossom Bg Fest
18 Grundy, Wv Private Party
25 Luttrell, Tn Clinch Mountain Bg Fest
July
1 Old Washington, Oh Mountain Heir Bg Fest
8, 9 Renfrew, Ontario Valley Bg Fest
28 Roanoke, Va Fiddlefest
August
11, 12 Old Forge, Ny Fox Family Bg Fest
13 Frankfort, Ky Bourbon And Bluegrass Fest
26 Sevierville, Tn Bluegrass In The Smokies
September
3 Alexandria, Va The Birchmere
13, 14 Pigeon Forge, Tn Fiddlers Feast
16, 17, 18 Branson, Mo Silver Dollar City
24 Winchester, Ky Bluegrass And Burgoo Fest
October
7 Norris, Tn Museum Of Appalachia
November
4 Dunnellon, Fl Withlacooche Bg Fest
5 Suwanee, Ga Everette's Music Barn
12 Milton, Wv The Mountaineer Opry
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