Telarc Signs Moreland & Arbuckle

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Telarc International) - Telarc International, a division of Concord Music Group, today announced the signing of an exclusive deal with Moreland & Arbuckle, whose debut recording for the label, Flood, will be released on February 23, 2010. The rootsy, hard-driving group from Kansas performs their own potent brand of gritty, stripped down blues-rock with Aaron Moreland playing a cigar-box guitar that uses bass and guitar strings, and Dustin Arbuckle singing and playing harmonica, with Brad Horner on drums.

While Arbuckle was mostly influenced by the Mississippi blues, traditional country music and bluegrass, Moreland grew up listening to everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Charlie Patton and Muddy Waters. Guitar Edge magazine wrote, "The pride of Kansas plays Hill Country stomps like his life depends on it." The Edmonton Journal calls Moreland & Arbuckle "one of the more inspiring young acts putting a new shine on music rooted in a century-old tradition."

Moreland & Arbuckle were nominated by BluesWax as 2008 Artist of the Year, and their previous release, 1861, won the Indie Acoustic Project 2008 CD of the Year Award. The band recently performed for U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait.

"We're psyched to be with a label the quality of Telarc," says Moreland. Arbuckle agrees, "Telarc gets who we are. It's a great fit."

"This is such a vibrant group" says Jason Linder, Vice-President of Marketing for Telarc. "We really feel that Moreland & Arbuckle are ready to ride the trajectory upward, and we are glad to be part of that equation."

Moreland & Arbuckle have also signed an agreement with Monterey International, the top booking agency for blues and roots music