Missy Raines
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Missy Raines is a bassist
. She has achieved acclaim in the world of bluegrass, including seven International Bluegrass Music Association
Bass Player of the Year awards. In addition to being one of the most awarded instrumentalists in her field, she is the only woman to win more than one instrumental award.
Raines has toured internationally with Jim Hurst and The Claire Lynch Band
. She has formed a band, Missy Raines and the New Hip to explore fusions of jazz, bluegrass, pop and funk forms. She has signed with Compass Records, and Missy Raines & the New Hip will release several albums on that label, beginning with Inside Out
which was released on February 10, 2009.
Hailing from Short Gap
, WV
, Raines began touring professionally as a teenager. She has performed and recorded with several first generation bluegrass legends, including Josh Graves
, Kenny Baker
and Jesse McReynolds
. She is regarded for her ability to play both straight-ahead bluegrass and more progressive forms of music.
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
. She has achieved acclaim in the world of bluegrass, including seven International Bluegrass Music Association
International Bluegrass Music Association
The International Bluegrass Music Association, or IBMA, is a trade association to promote bluegrass music.Formed in 1985, IBMA established its first headquarters in Owensboro, Kentucky. In 1988 they announced plans to create the International Bluegrass Music Museum as a joint venture with...
Bass Player of the Year awards. In addition to being one of the most awarded instrumentalists in her field, she is the only woman to win more than one instrumental award.
Raines has toured internationally with Jim Hurst and The Claire Lynch Band
Claire Lynch
Claire Lynch , is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and session vocalist who joined her first band, then called Hickory Wind, in 1973...
. She has formed a band, Missy Raines and the New Hip to explore fusions of jazz, bluegrass, pop and funk forms. She has signed with Compass Records, and Missy Raines & the New Hip will release several albums on that label, beginning with Inside Out
Inside Out
Inside Out was a hardcore punk band from Orange County, California. It was fronted by Zack de la Rocha, later of Rage Against the Machine.-Biography:...
which was released on February 10, 2009.
Hailing from Short Gap
Short Gap, West Virginia
Short Gap is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia located at the intersection of West Virginia Route 956 and West Virginia Route 28. The community is home to Frankfort High School, as well as Frankfort Middle School, which serve the northern part of Mineral County including...
, WV
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, Raines began touring professionally as a teenager. She has performed and recorded with several first generation bluegrass legends, including Josh Graves
Josh Graves
Josh Graves , born Burkett Howard Graves, was an American bluegrass musician. Also known by the nicknames "Buck," and "Uncle Josh," he is credited with introducing the dobro into bluegrass music shortly after joining Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys in 1955...
, Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker (musician)
Kenneth Clayton Baker was an American fiddle player best known for his 25-year tenure with Bill Monroe and his group The Bluegrass Boys.-Biography:...
and Jesse McReynolds
Jesse McReynolds
Jesse Lester McReynolds is an American bluegrass musician. He is known for his innovative crosspicking and split-string styles of mandolin playing, and is a forty two year member of the Grand Ole Opry...
. She is regarded for her ability to play both straight-ahead bluegrass and more progressive forms of music.