Thanks for stopping by the official site of Alan Tompkins, Dallas-based bluegrass banjo player, upright bass player, singer, founder of the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, and host of the Bluegrass Heritage Radio Show. A native of the farming and coal mining country of western Kentucky, Alan grew up steeped in the sounds of classic country, Southern gospel, and bluegrass music. It was a thrill for him to record his new album, No Part of Nothin'. The cast is amazing, with dozens of IBMA and GRAMMY® award wins and nominations among them. Get your copy of No Part of Nothin' today and enjoy the ride!
"No Part of Nothin’ features great traditional music. From the Bill Monroe/Hank Williams penned tune I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome, to traditional pieces like Angelina Baker and More Pretty Girls Than One, Tompkins’s vocals and fine musicianship clearly shine throughout. He is also joined by a multiple-award winning group of musicians, including Sam Bush, Ron Stewart, Kenny and Amanda Smith, Greg Cahill, and Texas country artist Deryl Dodd.” - John Goad, Bluegrass Today
"No Part of Nothin’ features great traditional music. From the Bill Monroe/Hank Williams penned tune I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome, to traditional pieces like Angelina Baker and More Pretty Girls Than One, Tompkins’s vocals and fine musicianship clearly shine throughout. He is also joined by a multiple-award winning group of musicians, including Sam Bush, Ron Stewart, Kenny and Amanda Smith, Greg Cahill, and Texas country artist Deryl Dodd.” - John Goad, Bluegrass Today
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We appreciate the great print and online coverage of the single, This World Is Not My Home, and the the album, No Part of Nothin'.
Maverick Country - UK
Lonesome Road Review
Bluegrass Unlimited
Bluegrass Today
Bluegrass Notes
Music News Nashville
CyberGrass Bluegrass Music Network
CD Insight.com
Bluegrass Today (single release)
Prescription Bluegrass Blog
Grateful Web.com
Country Music News International
Today's Country
Bluegrass Central
Music Industry News Network
Australian Bluegrass Blog
Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association
And just for grins, here's a short piece I wrote about the stellar 30-year reunion show by the Bluegrass Album Band in Asheville, North Carolina for BluegrassToday.com.
Airplay Direct Radio Charts
#7 Bluegrass / Folk Album - June 2012
#10 Bluegrass / Folk Album – May 2012
#26 Top Album (all genres) June 2012
#28 Top Album (all genres) May 2012
#50 Top Single (I’ve Been Redeemed)
(week of May 22 2012)
#45 Top Americana / AAA Single
(Angelina Baker) – May 2012
DJs can request radio liners or copies of the CD via the Contact page. Thanks!