The Grascals Earn First GMA Dove Award Nomination

NASHVILLE, TENN. (Top40 Charts/ Rounder/ UMGD)-The Grammy-nominated Grascals, IBMA's reigning Entertainers of the Year, top the Album and Song charts in the March issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. This is the third consecutive month that Long List of Heartaches has been in the No 1 position on the Album chart, while the title track rose to the No 1 spot from No 4 last month

The Grascals are also honored to receive their first GMA Dove Award nomination for 'Did You Forget God Today' in the Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year category. Written by Aubrey Holt and included on Long List of Heartaches, the recording features the trademark vocals of the legendary Jordanaires.

'We're extremely honored to have this song, which means so much to us, recognized by the Gospel Music Association with a nomination. We're thrilled to share the honor with the incredible Jordanaires and one of our favorite songwriters, Aubrey Holt,' said Grascals vocalist Jamie Johnson.

The 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards will be presented on April 25 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

In other news, The Nashville Tennessean ran a feature on the Grascals in the Sunday Life section on February 18, detailing their experience performing with Dierks Bentley on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Titled 'The Grascals deliver bluegrass to new audiences on 'Late Late Show,'' the story can be viewed online at https://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770213084.

Grascals bass player Terry Smith is featured in the March/April issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, where 'Long List of Heartaches' debuted at No 1 in February on the new Top 20 Hot Picks chart, reflecting the 20 bluegrass songs receiving the most airplay nationwide.

The Grascals have been added to the list of performers for 2007 CMA Music Festival, to be held June 7-10 in Nashville. They have also been in the studio with their friend and mentor, Dolly Parton, contributing to her forthcoming album, and Grascals fiddler Jimmy Mattingly will perform with Parton's band on her month-long tour of Scandinavia and Europe that begins on March 6.