At last weekend's Outer Banks Bluegras Festival in Manteo, NC, Turning Ground from Salyersville, KY was announced as the winners of the First Annual Banjo Island Band competition. The invitational contest was held on September 26, with each of 7 groups performing
Tonight in Raleigh, NC, the 25th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards were distributed at the Duke Energy Center amidst performances by top bluegrass acts and the induction of Neil Rosenberg and the original Seldom Scene in the Hall of Fame. And the winners are: ENTERTAINER
To watch the IBMA Awards show live, click this link.
Kevin Pace and the Early Edition from Spokane, WA has announced that fiddler Matthew Arndt has left the group. He played his final show with the band on September 27. Kevin says that Matthew was the youngest member of the group,
The Special Awards from the IBMA were announced during a luncheon earlier today. And the winners are: Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year - Kyle Cantrell, Bluegrass Junction, Sirius XM Bluegrass Event of the Year - Bluegrass Underground Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project
Hal Wylie, guitarist, vocalist, and long time sidekick of Roger Sprung, passed away on September 20. He was born in the Bronx, NY on May 21, 1930, and was a fixture in the early days of the folk music scene in
Tonight's the night! The bluegrass world will be putting its best foot forward at the 25th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC. The entire show will be streamed live online, starting
Here's a batch of photos that Becky Johnson took throughout the course of the first day at IBMA.
Blake Johnson, bass player and harmony singer with IIIrd Tyme Out, is currently hospitalized at Duke University suffering from an unspecified viral illness. Edgar Loudermilk filled in at his previous position this past weekend with the band. At this point it is
Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have signed a contract with Mountain Home Music Company, and will release their next two projects with the North Carolina label. This will not include Chris' upcoming album, Live At The Old Feed Store, which he will release
