IBMA’s board of directors and staff are hard at work to determine how World of Bluegrass will be held in 2021. In a perfect world, of course, the business conference and music fair would be held in person in late September
Author: David Morris
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Friends and fans chip in to help Frosty’s family
The tightknit bluegrass family is pitching in in a big way to help Aaron "Frosty" Foster’s family pay his final expenses following the 28-year-old's unexpected passing Wednesday. Like many musicians, the young picker didn't have insurance, leaving unpaid medical bills and
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Aaron “Frosty” Foster, gone way too soon at 28
Of all of the tributes in the wake of Wednesday’s unexpected death of bluegrass ambassador, Aaron "Frosty" Foster, this is what stands out to me the most: Several people I interviewed volunteered that Aaron was their best friend. Several older than
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Jimmy Rupert – Remembering the guy who got me started
Jimmy Rupert was a big fish in a small pond. So small, in fact, that I’m sure few if any Bluegrass Today readers have heard of him before now. But I wouldn't be writing this, and you wouldn't be reading it,
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Valerie Smith recovering at home from COVID-19
Bluegrass utility player Valerie Smith continues to recover at her home near Nashville after a bout with the coronavirus that required two overnight stays in the emergency room. Smith, 54, became ill two weeks ago, while caring for her daughter and
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Tony Rice – a giant among us; his peers react
The night Tony Rice first made grown men cry was in September 2013. In a speech marking his induction into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, Rice labored through his early remarks in the raspy, broken voice we had become
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Swing For The Fences – Phil Leadbetter and the All Stars of Bluegrass
Pandemic or not, everyone is busy this time of year, so I'll get straight to the point: Swing For The Fences, from Phil Leadbetter and the All Stars of Bluegrass, is my favorite bluegrass project of 2020. There were many outstanding projects,
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Who’s the real Father of Bluegrass?
This Saturday, the Grand Ole Opry celebrates the 75th birthday of bluegrass music. It's certainly a cause for celebration. But, for me at least, it's also a time for reflection and the sharing of a belief that I’ve held for
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Giving thanks, bluegrass edition
I've never celebrated Thanksgiving in my own home. That means 64 holidays at my parents, my in-laws, a West Coast dinner out with an uncle, and a long weekend with my college girlfriends family in Pittsburgh. That string will be broken
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Darin & Brooke Aldridge find a new home with Billy Blue Records
When one of the hottest bluegrass acts signs with arguably the hottest bluegrass label, can anyone really be surprised? It seemed to be a matter of when, not if. When, it turns out, is today, with the announcement that Darin &