Planned Update
It has been a while since we have updated this website, but we are planning to do that very soon!
Hugh and Dave Reed to play the National Folk Festival
Hugh and Dave will be performing at the National Folk Festival in Salisbury, MD, on September 8, 2018.
Here is a link to the festival: https://www.nationalfolkfestival.com
Here is a link to Hugh and Dave’s writeup: https://www.nationalfolkfestival.com/hugh-campbell-dave-reed
Zane played the Newport Folk Festival
Zane received some very nice reviews after he played the Newport Folk Festival in July. Here are some of them:
https://therevue.ca/2018/07/28/nff2018-day-two-guide/
http://www.newportri.com/news/20180705/newport-folk-fest-6-for-petes-sake-acts-to-watch-out-for
http://www.newportfolk.org/for-petes-sake-2018/
Hugh releases new CD
Hugh recently released his latest CD, entitled “Hugh Campbell: Live in Concert at Indiana University Bloomington.” It’s a live recording of Hugh’s performance for students at the university’s Folklore Institute. Contact CampbellStories for a copy of the CD.
Zane at the Birchmere
Zane opened for Texas songwriter Robert Earl Keen at the Birchmere last week in Alexandria. He sang some of our favorites of his songs, including “Arms as Frail as These.” The audience was impressed!
Zane’s Take on Commercial Art
Elkton’s Cecil Whig featured Zane’s unique take on the pleasures of commercial art: http://www.cecildaily.com/spotlight/folk-artist-zane-campbell-spreads-art-to-local-businesses/article_89516c81-9d1d-583d-a71d-24d02e5316e9.html
Zane in Washington Post
Zane’s unique talent is lauded in an article written by Eddie Dean in the Washington Post. Access it at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/02/01/feature/this-hillbilly-madman-is-country-music-royalty-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him/?utm_term=.bbfe0b141af4
Zane’s New Album: Ola Wave
Zane recently released a new album featuring his aunt Ola Belle’s music. Entitled Ola Wave, which is Ola Belle’s given name (she changed her name when she became a performer), it includes Zane’s song of that title, as well as several songs written by Ola Belle. The album is available to stream and download from [...]
Zane’s art at American Visionary Art Museum
Starting on October 8, 2016, and running until September 3, 2017, several of Zane’s pieces of artwork will be included in “Yummm! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food,” an exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. Details here: http://www.avam.org/exhibitions/yummm-show.shtml. Zane’s Campbell’s Store drawing on our home page will be included. The Visionary Art [...]
Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line is available!
The new book and CD set, Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line, written by Henry Glassie, Clifford Murphy, and Douglas Peach, is available for purchase here: https://www.dust-digital.com. It covers Ola Belle’s legacy and the music of the next generation of southern musicians who migrated north during the Depression. Hugh and [...]
