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Old News
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2/13/06
Momentum Awards Nominations!
"Acoustic Artist of the Year" Nomination.
Thanks for voting on the Momentum Award Nominations. I'm a finalist for the Acoustic Artist of the Year nomination and you can cast your vote by going to the Home Page and clicking on the "Momentum Awards" link. The final voting is taking place between 2/1/06 and 2/28/06. You can only vote one time from each computer. Also, be sure and check out all of the categories and the Indie Artists that are in them.
1/13/06
I've received 5 prelim nominations for the 2006 Momentum Awards in Franklin, TN March 24-26, 2006. The categories are: Song of the Year - "Everywhere I Go", Album of the Year - "Carried Along", Male Vocalist of the Year, Acoustic Artist of the Year, and Contemporary Artist of the Year. You can go here and vote before 1/31/06. You can only vote once from each computer and can only cast a vote for one artist in each category. After the 5 finalist are named on 2/1/06, voting will continue until 3/1/06 for the winners.
1/6/06
Inidieheaven Radio Charts
"Making Me", is currently on the Indieaheaven Radio Charts. Some free Indieheaven membership stuff of varying degrees is being offered for those that end up in the top 20, 10, 5, and 1. So if you're able to click over there and rate, that'd be cool.
11/23/05 --
Thanks to the following stations for adding songs from Carried Along to their playlists.
KBCU Newton, KS - "Making Me" is playing on Rockin' Ron's Saturday night show from 7pm-12am (central).
KAZ radio Monroe, WA - "Everywhere I Go" has been added to the rotation.
WVCP Gallitan, TN - Currently playing "Everywhere I Go" and "Blackberries".
Country From the Heart Radio Show - www.cfthradio.com. "Everywhere I Go" is in rotation.
Be sure and check out the radio shows via web broadcast. If you catch a song on one of the radio shows, be sure to let them know you heard it there. Thanks!
11/03/05
Radio Airplay on Rockin' Ron's Saturday Night Show - KBCU
Rockin' Ron's Show airs each Saturday night from 8pm-12am & he will begin to add songs from "Carried Along" into his show this week. KBCU is an FM station of Bethel College in Newton, KS. You can hear Rockin' Ron's show on live web broadcast from the KBCU web site. Thanks Ron!
10/7/05
Phantom TollBooth Album Review on "Carried Along"
This independent release from East Tennessee native, Ralph Jeffers, represents his first offering for public consumption. It's a well produced effort, providing a look into Ralph's past, his views on life and spirituality. ....read full review here.
Indieheaven
Ralph's now a part of the Indieheaven community. Click on the banner at the top to check out Indieheaven. Also, visit Ralph's "home away from home" at his IH artist page.
Indieheaven Radio:
Help Ralph move up on the Indieheaven Radio Charts and get included on the next Indieheaven Compilation CD by going here and rating "Everywhere I Go". You can go in and rate a song once every day and, of course that is what directly influences the chart positions. So go and rate "Everywhere I Go" often if you can over the next few weeks!
9/3//05
Hope all is well everyone's way! I'm stoked about being part of a first annual outdoor event this weekend. If you're in the area, come check it out...here's some info.
Kingdom Quest - Labor Day, September 5
I'm excited about being a part of the first annual all day event focused on youth. It's taking place outside at a farm in Limestone, TN from 10:00am until 6:00pm and will be headlined by Big Daddy Weave. Other bands that will be playing are Crossed Out, the Sean Currier Band, Crismson Truth, London Rose and the Ground Zero praise band. Get more info at
I'm scheduled to play at 2:15pm, but come out for the whole day. There's going to be great music, a free hot & drink for everyone and admission for the even is free. Bring a blanket and come hang out with us on the farm!
7/17/05
Alright, I'm breaking the silence! Sorry it's been been so long since I've dropped some news on this page. The days of summer have been busy with youth related stuff as well as trying to get out and play some, but it's been good. As I write, I've still got a little "Carolina in My Mind" after getting to sing and hang out at the Carpenters Cellar in Greenville SC and The Encouraging Cup in Fletcher NC this past weekend. Thanks to those fine folk for rolling out the welcome mat and brewing up the coffee!
Rock on Cokesbury!!!
Cokesbury Bookstore will now be carrying "Carried Along" in their Johnson City store located at 2615 South Roan Street, Suite 102 Johnson City, TN 37601 (Phone: 423-975-0800). CD's will be in the store by the first of next week. Thanks to Jan Butler and Cokesbury of Johnson City for making my CD available at their location!
5/24/05
WVCP-FM 88.5 Radio at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN has added "Everywhere I Go" & "Blackberries" to their Contemporary Christian playlist which airs between 6:00am & 12:00pm central time every Sunday. If you're in their listening area, be sure and check it out. If you're outside of their sound waves, WVCP is now web streaming so click on their link and listen in from the web. A big thanks to Vol State Radio for adding the songs to their playlist!
5/16/05
Benefit Concert in Johnson City, TN added for this weekend!!!
This Saturday, May 21 I'm going to be playing a benefit show for Unicoi UMC. The music will start at 7:00PM and will be at the "Fatted Calf" (located in the Wesley Foundation Building) on the campus of East Tennessee State University. There will be no charge, but donations will be accepted and there will also be baked goods, etc for sale. The proceeds of this event will help fund Unicoi UMC's Mission Trip to Mexico this summer. Some friends will be playing with me, so we'll have a full band and it should be a lot of fun. I hope that everyone will come out and support the good folk from Unicoi UMC and their mission efforts. If you need more info, please contact Unicoi UMC.
5/6/05
People, sorry it's been so long on sliding in here for a shout. Things have been busy over the last month, but it's really been cool stuff to get out and play several different spots during that time....connecting with some new friends in North & South Carolina as well as Virginia & Tennessee has been a good thing. I appreciate those folk throwing down the welcome mat! I've slung some pictures from the CD Release Concert up on the Photos page so be sure and check 'em out. More pics will be up soon!
iTunes!
All songs from the new CD Carried Along are now available for download on iTunes. If you don't already have iTunes, you can go here to download it.
3/26/05
What's up everyone? Hope your world's well. First, thanks to all of the people that spent a little time in Sulphur Springs for the CD Release Concert. Ya'll were a rockin' bunch of folk! I really appreciated the many familiar faces and the new one's that came out. Ya'll being there made i t a really cool night.
Thanks to Java J's in Bristol, VA for having us up in March. Cool place to play and got
to hang out with some new friends that showed some hospitality with their ears. Thanks for listening and making us feel at home!
I'm pumped about heading out to several different coffee houses and the campus of Emory & Henry in April. Hope you'll find a gig near you and come hang out! Be sure to check in on the schedule section often as new dates will continue to be added. Lookin' to see you out the
9/3//05
Hope all is well everyone's way! I'm stoked about being part of a first annual outdoor event this weekend. If you're in the area, come check it out...here's some info.
Kingdom Quest - Labor Day, September 5
I'm excited about being a part of the first annual all day event focused on youth. It's taking place outside at a farm in Limestone, TN from 10:00am until 6:00pm and will be headlined by Big Daddy Weave. Other bands that will be playing are Crossed Out, the Sean Currier Band, Crismson Truth, London Rose and the Ground Zero praise band. Get more info at
I'm scheduled to play at 2:15pm, but come out for the whole day. There's going to be great music, a free hot & drink for everyone and admission for the even is free. Bring a blanket and come hang out with us on the farm!
7/17/05
Alright, I'm breaking the silence! Sorry it's been been so long since I've dropped some news on this page. The days of summer have been busy with youth related stuff as well as trying to get out and play some, but it's been good. As I write, I've still got a little "Carolina in My Mind" after getting to sing and hang out at the Carpenters Cellar in Greenville SC and The Encouraging Cup in Fletcher NC this past weekend. Thanks to those fine folk for rolling out the welcome mat and brewing up the coffee!
Rock on Cokesbury!!!
Cokesbury Bookstore will now be carrying "Carried Along" in their Johnson City store located at 2615 South Roan Street, Suite 102 Johnson City, TN 37601 (Phone: 423-975-0800). CD's will be in the store by the first of next week. Thanks to Jan Butler and Cokesbury of Johnson City for making my CD available at their location!
5/24/05
WVCP-FM 88.5 Radio at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN has added "Everywhere I Go" & "Blackberries" to their Contemporary Christian playlist which airs between 6:00am & 12:00pm central time every Sunday. If you're in their listening area, be sure and check it out. If you're outside of their sound waves, WVCP is now web streaming so click on their link and listen in from the web. A big thanks to Vol State Radio for adding the songs to their playlist!
5/16/05
Benefit Concert in Johnson City, TN added for this weekend!!!
This Saturday, May 21 I'm going to be playing a benefit show for Unicoi UMC. The music will start at 7:00PM and will be at the "Fatted Calf" (located in the Wesley Foundation Building) on the campus of East Tennessee State University. There will be no charge, but donations will be accepted and there will also be baked goods, etc for sale. The proceeds of this event will help fund Unicoi UMC's Mission Trip to Mexico this summer. Some friends will be playing with me, so we'll have a full band and it should be a lot of fun. I hope that everyone will come out and support the good folk from Unicoi UMC and their mission efforts. If you need more info, please contact Unicoi UMC.
5/6/05
People, sorry it's been so long on sliding in here for a shout. Things have been busy over the last month, but it's really been cool stuff to get out and play several different spots during that time....connecting with some new friends in North & South Carolina as well as Virginia & Tennessee has been a good thing. I appreciate those folk throwing down the welcome mat! I've slung some pictures from the CD Release Concert up on the Photos page so be sure and check 'em out. More pics will be up soon!
iTunes!
All songs from the new CD Carried Along are now available for download on iTunes. If you don't already have iTunes, you can go here to download it.
3/26/05
What's up everyone? Hope your world's well. First, thanks to all of the people that spent a little time in Sulphur Springs for the CD Release Concert. Ya'll were a rockin' bunch of folk! I really appreciated the many familiar faces and the new one's that came out. Ya'll being there made i t a really cool night.
Thanks to Java J's in Bristol, VA for having us up in March. Cool place to play and got
to hang out with some new friends that showed some hospitality with their ears. Thanks for listening and making us feel at home!
I'm pumped about heading out to several different coffee houses and the campus of Emory & Henry in April. Hope you'll find a gig near you and come hang out! Be sure to check in on the schedule section often as new dates will continue to be added. Lookin' to see you out there!