Farmer Jason wins an Emmy

Roughneck Music, Courageous Chicken Entertainment, Nashville Public Television, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Kid Rhino Records are proud to announce that the “IT’S FARMER JASON” PBS interstitial video program won the Emmy Award for Best Children’s Program Mid South Region at the 23rd Annual Mid South Regional Emmy Awards on January 24, 2009.  Given that the competition was big well-funded established programs, this was definitely a delightful surprise for all those pulling for Farmer Jason.  Jason himself had not even prepared an acceptance speech, but he thought one up quick enough!

Comments(0)

Band to Reunite for Performance during Ceremony

"Wild-eyed rock-and-roll meets the mythic South in the music
of Jason and the Scorchers...one of the great rock bands
of the 1980's."  Jon Pareles, New York Times (April 9, 1985)

NASHVILLE, June 9, 2008 - The Americana Music Association is
proud to announce pioneers Jason and the Scorchers will
receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement in
Performance Award at the annual Americana Honors and
Awards show Thursday, September 18 at the Ryman Auditorium.
Original Jason and the Scorchers members Jason Ringenberg,
Warner Hodges, Jeff Johnson and Perry Baggs will be on
hand not only to accept the honor, but to perform
together for the first time in more than a decade.

Directly following the awards ceremony, Ringenberg and
Hodges will front a band performing a set
of Scorchers’ originals at a venue to be announced;
more details surrounding the red-letter show
will be released soon.
read the full press release here

Comments(0)