The Missy Werner Band - Cincinnati Bluegrass Music

May 2022 news

Hey everybody! Just wanted to check in with you and let you know what's going on with The Missy Werner Band this month. We have our normal gigs at Molly Malone's (jam session hosting on Monday nights and performances on Thursday nights) and we also have a couple of festivals booked this month. Gigs are really starting to pick up again and we are all happy to get to play and sing for you!

On Saturday, May 7th, we are playing at the Appalachian Festival on the Proud Heritage Stage from noon to 1:30 pm. We will play as a band and we will also have a number of special guests joining us, so that should be a lot of fun. I always enjoy sampling the delicious food and browsing through the wonderful craft booths there too, not to mention petting the adorable baby goats. So cute! Hope to see you there!

On Saturday, May 28th. we are delighted to be a part of Taste of Cincinnati on the First Financial Plaza Stage from 11 am to 2:30 pm. This festival boasts a variety of foods and music for all tastes. I always have to pace myself so I can enjoy the savory fare and still have room for my favorite dessert treats.

If you like handmade jewelry, make sure to check out my jewelry pages on our website. I love making jewelry and I'm adding new items often. We decided to call it Missy Carol Designs. Yep, Carol is my middle name :)

Please remember that our music is available on Spotify under Missy Werner and under the Missy Werner Band. You can find us on Apple Music too. Thanks for listening!

Take care! Hope to see you soon!

Regards,

Missy

March 2022 news

Hello all! I'm happy to report that we are all well and I hope that you are too.

The music is going well and I'm happy to report that, although we aren't playing nearly as much as we were pre-pandemic, bookings are picking up again and we're thankful for that. You can catch us every Thursday evening at Molly Malone's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Covington, KY from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Also, Jeff, Artie, and I host a jam session along with Brad Meinerding at Molly's on Monday nights from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm. Come and pick with us or just sit back and listen to the many wonderful musicians who come in to share their talents. You never know who might show up! Check out our Shows page to see all of our upcoming shows.

There are a few new items on the site that I'd like to direct your attention to. First, we have put up an entry on our Bio page for our guitarist, Chris Goins. Chris is the newest member of our band and we are happy to have him with us. Second, I retired from my day job as an accountant last year and I started making jewelry so we've created a Jewelry page with subpages for necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. I'm really enjoying designing these beautiful pieces and I hope you will like them. Please let me know what you think by sending me a message via our Contact page.

Thank you for reading this and I hope to see you all at a show soon! Take care and be safe.

Regards,

Missy

November Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

We hope that this message finds you well and ready to get into the swing of the holidays. November is a special month to Missy, who will celebrate her Birthday on the 15th. After that it's Thanksgiving and then on to Christmas, her favorite time of the year! She has already mentioned putting up the tree and was ready to get started the day after Halloween.

In addition to our regular Thursday weekly show at Molly Malone's Covington you can also visit us this month at Depot Barbecue on November 18th and Plain Folk Cafe on November 25th. Both family friendly venues offer excellent food and drink, arrive early for a good seat and dinner. Please visit our shows page for more details.

If you are visiting the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area and looking for a place to jam or even just watch, some of our members help host a weekly jam at Molly Malone's Covington on Monday evenings and at Molly Malone's Pleasant Ridge on Wednesday evenings. Both jams run from 8 to 11 pm and are great fun!

We'll be updating our website soon with a new look, photos, a bio on our newest member, and dare we mention, the start of a new project! We'll make sure to let you know when the changes are complete.

Please visit our store on your way out for that special Christmas gift for someone special or even yourself. All of our merch is on sale and we pay the shipping!

From everyone in the band, we wish a great holiday season to you and yours and hope to see you soon.

Latest News

Hello, and thanks for taking a moment to read our newsletter. As you're reading, we hope that you enjoy listening to "Early Morning Breeze", a tune from Missy's first album. Speaking of albums, we're busy making plans to get back to the studio and hope to have a new set of recordings ready for you in 2017.

We hope that your summer has been a great one as we look forward to the fall. We would love to visit with you at one of our upcoming shows:

9/15 - Covington, KY - Molly Malone's
9/16 - Newport, KY - Brighton Center Community Celebration
9/18 - Pleasant Ridge, OH - JCC Farmer's Market
9/22 - Covington, KY - Molly Malone's
10/2 - Sparta, KY - Sparta Sorghum Festival
10/6 - Covington, KY - Molly Malone's
10/8 - Falmouth, KY - Kentucky Woolfest
10/13 - Covington, KY - Molly Malone's
10/15 - Pleasant Plain, OH - Plain Folk Cafe
10/16 - Florence, KY - Florence Library

Please take a moment to visit our store, where everything is on sale!

Thank you and best wishes,
The Missy Werner Band

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October 2015 News

Hello, and thanks for taking a moment to read our news. We enjoyed a great experience last week as an official showcase band at the IBMA Bluegrass Ramble and wanted to share some highlights, both print and photo:
The week began on Monday with Missy attending a reception for all graduates of IBMA Leadership Bluegrass. She always enjoys the opportunity to catch up with her fellow classmates.
We performed two showcases on Tuesday. The first was sponsored by MerleFest at Vintage Church, a beautiful venue to play and also to watch a show. We were preceded by Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, what a great band! We finished up there, ventured back across town, and an hour later were on stage at the Raleigh Convention Center Master Workshop Stage.
On Wednesday we opened our booth in the exhibit hall and spent the day there. The evening arrived and we played two more shows, one at the convention center and then over to Tir Na Nog for our final performance. All of our showcases were well attended and we want to say thanks to all who stopped by.
Thursday morning began with Missy and Artie attending the DJ taping sessions, a chance for the artists to speak with the radio broadcasters who play our music. Missy was back at the exhibit hall booth in the afternoon, while Artie attended "Gig Fair", a quick meeting with talent buyers who put on some of the great festivals and shows across the country. We hope to get to see you at some of those shows in the future.
Friday was a travel day, and Saturday we played at Kentucky Woolfest, an outdoor event that features three days of bluegrass music. The weather was a bit chilly, but we still had a great time.

Thanks again, and hope to see you soon!

DJ Sessions

Photo Ted Lehmann

Photo Jim Beaver

Photo Bill Warren

Photo Jim Beaver

Trade Fair Booth

IBMA Bluegrass Ramble

Hello, and thanks for taking a moment to read our brief message. We are very excited to be performing as an official Bluegrass Ramble showcase band next week in the beautiful city of Raleigh! With so much live music to witness in a short period of time, we hope that you will have time to watch one of our performances.
To show our appreciation, the first three different attendees to visit with Artie after each of our sets and say "Bluegrass is best" will win a free CD of their choice from our table. We'll see you there!

Latest IBMA Awards Ballot News

We are both excited and honored to be among the nominees in three categories on the
2nd Round IBMA Awards Ballot. We would truly appreciate your consideration for:

Emerging Artist - The Missy Werner Band
Click here to listen to "Rocks In The River", one of our band favorites from our latest album

Female Vocalist - Missy Werner

Gospel Recorded Performance - "Travelin' Light"
A quartet number featuring Jeremy Garrett of the Infamous Stringdusters singing the lead vocal along with Missy, Artie, and Glenn Garrett, with Charlie Cushman of the Earls of Leicester lending his talents playing Scruggs style guitar. We were so happy to have them join us for this song!
Click here to listen.

Thanks for your time, and hope you'll join us in Raleigh for our official showcases during the IBMABluegrass Ramble on September 29th, 30th, and October 1st, schedule to be announced soon.

We wish you a safe and Happy Independence Day weekend!

May 1st News

Hello, and thanks for taking a moment to read our latest news. We hope that your spring is off to an excellent start. For those not already subscribed to our mailing list, please sign up to get your free download of "Rough Edges" from our latest album.

We recently redesigned our website and hope you enjoy the new look. Along with the color changes, we wanted to make the text easier to read. Let us know what you think. We plan on loading new band pics soon.

We are excited to be chosen as an official showcase band for this year's Bluegrass Ramble at the IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC! We look forward to performing all around the city on September 29th, 30th and October 1st.

The First Round IBMA Awards Ballot opens on May 1st and runs through May 15th. We humbly request your consideration for a vote in the following categories:

Female Vocalist - Missy Werner

Emerging Artist - The Missy Werner Band

Album of The Year - "Turn this Heart Around", a mainstay on the Roots Music Report Top 50 Weekly Bluegrass Album Chart

Recorded Event - "Dead Man Walking", with Larry Cordle and Val Storey joining Missy on vocals,and backed by Sierra Hull, Megan McCormick, Thomas Wyrot, Maggie Estes White, and Jon Weisberger.

Gospel Recorded Event - "Travelin' Light", with Jeremy Garrett singing lead vocals, joined by Missy, Artie, and Glen Garrett, with Charlie Cushman playing Scruggs style guitar.

If you would like to listen to a full stream of those songs, please visit our home page to find the tracks listed at the top.

Once again, thanks for reading and hope to see you in Raleigh!

Happy Valentine's Day Newsletter

Hello!
Thanks for taking a moment to read our news, coming to you just in time for Valentine's Day. Last month was an eventful one, filled with both ups and downs.

In late December, during a routine medical examination for Missy a lump was discovered and she was instructed to visit a specialist. The surgeon indicated it was a tumor that should be removed immediately. Surgery was performed on January 9th, and shortly after, the two best words possible "benign tumor" were reported. After a few days of recovery from the surgery along with an allergic reaction to the prescribed medicine, all is well. We wish to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes.

Now for the good news!

Our latest album, Turn This Heart Around, is faring well and we are delighted to find it placed #23 on the Roots Music Report Top 100 Bluegrass Albums of 2014. Many thanks to Radio for the airplay and to our fans for the requests.

On January 17th we completed taping at Willis Music in Florence, KY for an upcoming concert DVD, produced by Heaven's Mark Productions. We are anxious for project completion and to share live music with you. We selected tunes from all three of Missy's albums and also included some other favorites. Meanwhile, we've posted one tune, "Rocks In The River" on our Video page.

On February 7th, we played a show in Mt. Orab, OH along with Joe Mullins and The Radio Ramblers. The house was packed and we had a wonderful time. Joe presents a Bluegrass festival in March and November in Wilmington, OH. Please check this website for dates and schedule. Although we aren't performing there that weekend, we have some time off and plan to attend. Hope to see you there.

If you're looking for some love songs in honor of Valentine's Day, please check our Store for the following selections:
"Rocks In The River" and "Cloudless Blue", from Turn This Heart Around
From Three Kinds of Lonesome, "Just The Same" and "Endlessly". The first is a duet with Chris Jones and the latter with recent Grammy nominee, Frank Solivan.
"All I Want Is You" from Drifting and Dreaming.

Happy Valentine's Day!

New Year Newsletter

Hello, and Happy New Year! We hope that your Holiday season was a great one and that 2015 is an even better year for you. Thanks for taking a moment to read our newsletter.

Our latest album, "Turn This Heart Around" is faring well, placing in the top 25 albums of the Roots Music Report Weekly Top 50 Bluegrass Chart since our July 2014 release. The last two weeks of the year were at #9. We thank you for your support!

A fantastic review of the album is listed in the January issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. Click here to take a look.

We are delighted to be nominated for a Cincinnati Entertainment Award in the Bluegrass band category. This is our first nomination and we would appreciate your vote. We are the lone IBMA member on the ballot.

We have some great shows coming up! On January 17th, at Willis Music Superstore in Florence, KY for the Northern Kentucky Bluegrass Music Association, we'll be taping a segment for the Woodsongs Coffee House and hope to have a new video to share with you in DVD format. On February 7th, we'll be performing in Georgetown, OH as a part of the Ohio Valley Artists Series with Joe Mullins and The Radio Ramblers. Please check our calendar for more details.

Also, any time you are visiting the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area and want to hear some live Bluegrass Music, please check our calendar or contact Artie. You can find Bluegrass music nearly every night of the week. When we aren't busy performing as the Missy Werner Band, our members are often busy playing with other fine groups.

Thanks again, and Happy New Year.