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Violet and the Newsroom
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Acoustic folk string band | KY, USA

Violet on fiddle, @anabelrose.bsky.social on bass + guitar, and @claywallace.bsky.social on mountain dulcimer + mandolin

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thanks for making this year a special one - we're so grateful for you. ❤️🎄
Silent Night
YouTube video by Violet and the Newsroom
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December 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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we lied x2! unfortunately, this performance has been canceled due to (minor) injury. we'll be back and at 'em in january!
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we lied! one last show before the year's out! catch us in tomahawk, our favorite place to fiddle around!
yellow orange gradient overlays a background showing a wall of banjos on display behind a counter. text reads: VIOLET AND THE NEWSROOM DECEMBER 27 SATURDAY 5 PM, JAMES WEBB MUSICAL REPAIR AND SALES 1213 MILO RD, TOMAHAWK, KY 41262 OLD TIME FIDDLE + ACOUSTIC FOLK + ORIGINALS
December 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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we lied! one last show before the year's out! catch us in tomahawk, our favorite place to fiddle around!
yellow orange gradient overlays a background showing a wall of banjos on display behind a counter. text reads: VIOLET AND THE NEWSROOM DECEMBER 27 SATURDAY 5 PM, JAMES WEBB MUSICAL REPAIR AND SALES 1213 MILO RD, TOMAHAWK, KY 41262 OLD TIME FIDDLE + ACOUSTIC FOLK + ORIGINALS
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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This Saturday! Two acts, four sets, no cover! Come party?
December 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Thanks to everybody who came out to Tunes for Toys last night. It was a dream come true to get to play at The Burl - see you next time!! 😘
Violet and the Newsroom playing at The Burl. Three performers onstage: Clay, left, sitting on a high chair with a dulcimer in his lap, Violet, middle, standing with a fiddle, and Anabel, right, playing an upright bass. The stage is has instruments for other performers on it, including electric guitars and drumsets. The wall behind them is vertical slats of wood, with a central stained glass window lit from behind. The stained glass is a tree with knotty roots wider than its leaves ringed by a double-headed snake.
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Concert poster. Yellow-toned background of a downtown street showing the exterior of the venue. Image mostly covered by lemon-lime-green text: “VIOLET AND THE NEWSROOM + CEDAR GIR. ACOUSTIC STRING BAND + EMO FOLK. DEC 13. SATURDAY, 8 PM TO 10 PM. MORTIMER BIBB’S PUBLIC HOUSE, 330 ST CLAIR ST, FRANKFORT, KY 40601.”
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Show and Tell
Clay, Violet, and Anabel play at a wedding in the chapel at Pine Mountain Settlement School (photo by Meg Angel) Clay here! Not feeling super wordy at the moment, but I’ve got enough photos t…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Violet and the Newsroom Concert!
Sunday, November 9 from 4pm-6pm at the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe in Frankfort!
Square image. Background is digitally manipulated photo (orange and purple rather than natural full colors) of a pirate skeleton sitting at a bar. Behind the skeleton, a guitar and a banjo hang on the wall. Interior is a photo of the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe. Text reads: VIOLET AND THE NEWSROOM SUNDAY, 4PM - 6PM KENTUCKY COFFEETREE CAFE 235 W BROADWAY ST, FRANKFORT, KY 40601 NO COVER & RECORDING LIVE! ACOUSTIC FOLK STRING BAND NOV 09
November 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Last week, we played a wedding at Pine Mountain Settlement School. Thank you Corri for the pictures, and congratulations!
Black and white photo of Clay, Violet, and Anabel sitting on a church pew and playing music. The wall behind them is stone, with a central angular window with square panes. A color photo close up of Anabel’s arm supporting the bass. She holds it with a light grasp, her fingers loose on its neck.
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Woolly worm forecast a mild winter!
Violet holds her fiddle out, smiling as if caught mid laugh. A woolly worm has been placed on one of her tuning pegs, where it sits.
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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What are you doing November 9th? We’ll be (god willing!) recording a live show with a focus on originals and old-time faves. No cover, just pop in and grab a drink at the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe in Frankfort between 4 and 6!
A poster on a corkboard with other posters. It’s brown and sepia, with text over a photo of the band sitting in a radio studio (WMKY). Clay and Anabel sit as if working, looking up from their papers and microphones at Violet. Violet sits on the central desk and plays her fiddle. The text reads: VIOLET AND THE NEWSROOM - COUNTRY & FOLK COVERS - OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES - ORIGINAL MUSIC - NOV 09 4-6 PM - KENTUCKY COFFEETREE CAFE - 235 WEST BROADWAY STREET, FRANKFORT, KY 40601 - NO COVER, RECORDING LIVE Business cards on a business card corkboard. A hand (Clay’s) holds a card reading “VIOLET AND THE NEWSROOM” in white over a monochromatic green background of violet flowers. The reverse side (pinned to the corkboard behind his hand) reads “VIOLET & THE NEWSROOM - VIOLET - ANABEL - CLAY - ACOUSTIC FOLK STRING BAND - KY, USA - newsroom.band” there is also a QR code that leads to the same website. Handwritten on the card is: “BOOK US FOR YOUR PARTY, WEDDING, BACKGROUND TUNES”
October 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Tomorrow (Friday!) night! Catch us in Berea with our friend Lucy Becker!
Band concert flyer. Two bands pictured, each with three members. Top picture is a color photo - Lucy and the Love Letters - and bottom picture is a grayscale tintype portrait - Violet and the Newsroom. October 17th, Friday, @ Rebel Rebel, Berea KY. $10 cover | $5 student. Doors at 6, music 7:30. 440 Chestnut St Berea KY
October 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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This week’s blog: rumination on songwriting by @anabelrose.bsky.social 💚
I’d sew my sweetheart to my side …
Hey all! Anabel here (and our lovely Clay in some spots). Not much in the [Violet and the] Newsroom world this week, so I have a little bit more time to think. After a big gig run these past couple…
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October 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The Cuckoo -> Ain’t No Grave (switch over at about 2:15)

Thanks to Violet’s mom for the video!
The Cuckoo & Ain't No Grave
YouTube video by Violet and the Newsroom
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October 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Thanks again to Walt from Chasers in Lebanon - we’re going to find every excuse to use this, lol!
A picture of a sidewalk in downtown Lebanon, Kentucky. There’s a fence with a few big vinyl (2x8’, if I had to guess) signs on it. One reads “DJ AARON BROCK” and hangs on the fence. On the ground is one for our band, with a large picture of the three of us holding our instruments.
October 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Another one at Liberty Hall in the books! This is our third show in the gardens behind the historic home - and maybe it’s a good time of year to mention it’s super haunted?

We captured some live audio from the set that turned out (imho!) pretty clean, so click on through and give us a listen!
In some lady’s fine brick house, in some lady’s garden…
Violet and the Newsroom playing at Liberty Hall’s Garden Gathering. (Let me out or I’ll break out, fare ye well my darlin’!) Clay here! We’re all a bit busy this week (work!…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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There are so many dog pictures in this post. Click and scroll on down. You *have* to meet Whiskey.
Some will come on Saturday night, some will come on Sunday…
Anabel and Violet packing stuff out of the Liberty Hall garden. (And if you give ’em half a chance, they’ll be back on Monday!) It’s Clay! Had the first of two very busy, very fun…
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September 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Heading on out to Whitesburg now! See you there!
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September 12-13! (We play at 4 on the 13th, but we’ll be hanging out all day!)
country-western style band poster. old-timey font and a little picture of a cowgirl. Text: OLD TIME INFLUENCE FEST SEP 12 & 13 2025 • ADMISSION-$25 • JAMS • OPEN MIC AT WILEY'S LAST RESORT APPALACHIATARI BENZODRONES CLOVER LYNN HONKY TONK WALRUS MIKE WILD MAN ELISON LEO SHANNON VIOLET & THE NEWSROOM COOPER! BRADFORD & URN WEBB TWINS MINNIE MOORE
September 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Sadly, this year’s Barefoot has been canceled. We hope to see everyone next year!
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All day October 4 - We’ll be just The Newsroom for this one, because we’re sans-Violet, but we’ll be playing with our very good friend Peyton Byrns!
Poster for Barefoot Festival. Image of two bare feet in front of a forested landscape. Text: APPALACHIAN ARTS AND ECOLOGY BAREFOOT FESTIVAL Local Everything Presented by: Renew Appalachia Kentucky State University Stidham Old Time Music Association Sponsored by: Hope in the Hills October 4 10am-10pm Lovely, KY MUSIC, WORKSHOPS, VENDORS On A Reclaimed Strip Mine Music Lineup: Ditch Lilies • Killdevil Hillbillies Phill Barnett & The Rockhouse Renegades The Newsroom Band • Something Sandy Thomas Jude Band • Two of a Kind Jared Goforth • Janean Freeman Ethan Allen • Ange McGillicuddy
September 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Ten days out!
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September 12-13! (We play at 4 on the 13th, but we’ll be hanging out all day!)
country-western style band poster. old-timey font and a little picture of a cowgirl. Text: OLD TIME INFLUENCE FEST SEP 12 & 13 2025 • ADMISSION-$25 • JAMS • OPEN MIC AT WILEY'S LAST RESORT APPALACHIATARI BENZODRONES CLOVER LYNN HONKY TONK WALRUS MIKE WILD MAN ELISON LEO SHANNON VIOLET & THE NEWSROOM COOPER! BRADFORD & URN WEBB TWINS MINNIE MOORE
September 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Violet won an award and we partied in Robertson county! Next up: back to Whitesburg!
JD Crowe Memorial Scholarship & Turtleback Ridge Brewery
Clay here! First off, a great big shoutout to Violet! Weekend before last, she performed with the KCTM’s Mountain Music Ambassadors at CroweFest, the bluegrass music festival down in Clay Cit…
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September 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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During August, get a digital download of "All Join Hands!: Traditional Music for Square Dancing" by musicians like John Harrod, Jesse Wells, Rich Kirby, and more on our Bandcamp page and name your own price! https://loom.ly/DnPMMHQ

🎵: "All Join Hands!" Various Musicians, June Appal Records, 2005.
A album cover for "All Join Hands!: Traditional Music for Square Dancing." It features a color photograph of people square dancing.
August 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Loving Farm was kind enough to give us a shout-out in their newsletter this week! We look forward to seeing Marietta and Perriee at this Saturday’s show at Turtleback Ridge. 💛
Loving Farm Shoutout + Looking Forward to Turtleback Ridge
It’s Clay! Opened my inbox this morning to be greeted by the Loving Farm newsletter – with a shoutout for our show this weekend right at the beginning! Check it out! Loving Farm is a fi…
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August 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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All day October 4 - We’ll be just The Newsroom for this one, because we’re sans-Violet, but we’ll be playing with our very good friend Peyton Byrns!
Poster for Barefoot Festival. Image of two bare feet in front of a forested landscape. Text: APPALACHIAN ARTS AND ECOLOGY BAREFOOT FESTIVAL Local Everything Presented by: Renew Appalachia Kentucky State University Stidham Old Time Music Association Sponsored by: Hope in the Hills October 4 10am-10pm Lovely, KY MUSIC, WORKSHOPS, VENDORS On A Reclaimed Strip Mine Music Lineup: Ditch Lilies • Killdevil Hillbillies Phill Barnett & The Rockhouse Renegades The Newsroom Band • Something Sandy Thomas Jude Band • Two of a Kind Jared Goforth • Janean Freeman Ethan Allen • Ange McGillicuddy
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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September 12-13! (We play at 4 on the 13th, but we’ll be hanging out all day!)
country-western style band poster. old-timey font and a little picture of a cowgirl. Text: OLD TIME INFLUENCE FEST SEP 12 & 13 2025 • ADMISSION-$25 • JAMS • OPEN MIC AT WILEY'S LAST RESORT APPALACHIATARI BENZODRONES CLOVER LYNN HONKY TONK WALRUS MIKE WILD MAN ELISON LEO SHANNON VIOLET & THE NEWSROOM COOPER! BRADFORD & URN WEBB TWINS MINNIE MOORE
August 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM