UPDATED JAN 2008:

BILL STARKS is now an official member of Ruthie and the Wranglers. He is a sensationally gifted piano and organ player with a great voice and brings excellent songs and cool harmonies. Nothin' like 3 part harmony to make a band sound SMOOTH!

2007 WAMMIE NOMINATIONS...Winners announced at the 22nd annual WAMMIE AWARDS on February 17th 2008

Best Female Country Vocalist: Ruthie!

Best Country Instrumentalist: Phil!

Country Duo/Group: Ruthie and the Wranglers!

BEST OF 2006 WAMMIE WINS:
Ruthie and the Wranglers WON for Country/Duo Group
Ruthie WON for Female Country Vocalist!
(Wrangler) Phil Mathieu WON for Classical Instrumentalist!
R&Ws label, Azalea City Recordings, WON for Best Washington Area Record Label.

Thank you for all of your support each year. Ruthie and the Wranglers have won over 25 WAMMIES to date. It's an honor and a pleasure to be a part of DC's great music community. Ruthie

AZALEA CITY RECORDINGS NEWS: ACR ARTIST GARNERS GRAMMY NOMINATION!:

Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley and Charlie Pilzer's CD "Hambo in the Snow" was nominated for a Grammy for Traditional World Music.

In 2006 ACR won the WAMMIE for Best DC Area Record Label, produced a 23 song sampler which was featured in Sing Out! Magazine and received national radio airplay, and the label also has a strong presence at national music conferences! Ruthie and the Wranglers were among the three artists representing ACR at the International Folk Alliance in Montreal, Canada in 2005 and Ruthie appeared at the IFA in Austin TX and at many places in and around Austin. Look for Azalea City Recordings upcoming showcases and concerts as well as info on all of our artists on our website!
www.azaleacityrecordings.com

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Our new CD is in the works and will be released this year! The Wranglers have finished recording 7 songs for their upcoming CD. "I'm So Sad Since You Left Me," has been included in the Azalea City Sampler 2.

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Thank you for making SOMEDAY successful on the Americana (#27) and Roots Country radio charts. "Someday" is available through www.cdbaby.com Order now!

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REMEMBERING THE HALF MOON JAMBOREE - THANK YOU! Half Moon BBQ, the home of the legendary Half Moon Jamboree, hosted by Ruthie Logsdon and Greg Hardin of Ruthie and the Wranglers, closed it's doors on April 30, 2006. In 2002, this thursday night JAMBOREE was launched at the Half Moon BBQ where Ruthie and Greg plus special guests perform each month. Almost 4 years of insatiable fun was had!

The last Jamboree was Thursday April 20, 2006 and featured Johnny Cash tribute band, Cold Hard Cash, Bill "muddy keys" Starks on piano and Ira Gitlin on guitar. Stay tuned for more great Jamborees soon!

Since it's inception, some past performers include Ty Braddock, Ira Gitlin, Billy Hancock, Andrew Hardin and Gigi Benno, Akira Otsuka, Dede Wyland, Sally Love, Dudley Connell, Phil Mathieu, Andy Rutherford, Janine Wilson, Marc Wenner, Patty Reese, The Blue Moon Cowgirls, Melanie Mason, Dave Chappell, Helen Hausmann, Beth-Allison and the Well Strung Boys, Seth Kibel, Moe Nelson, Alan MacEwen, Chris Watling, Honky Tonk Confidential, JP McDermott, Rachel Cross, Jesse Palidofsky, Zoe Mulford, Mark Noone, the fabulous Shoebadours, Mary Sue Twohy, Dan Hovey, Mary Battiata, Dave Geigerich, Cletus Kennelly, Lori Kelley, Billy Kemp, Jeni Hankins, Cold Hard Cash, Lisa Moscatiello, Jeff Hill, Caroline Alderson, Tom Alderson, David Alberding, The Wayfarers and more! The Half Moon Jamboree has been a Maryland institution! (Roots Rock and Country music and BBQ fans rejoice!)

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