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  • The funniest thing at IBMA 2011

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    If it wasn't obvious from our IBMA 2011 coverage last week, a significant theme throughout this year's World of Bluegrass was the vexing and seemingly unavoidable question, "Is it bluegrass?" My impression is that there were more bands from outside the

  • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass report

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    This report on the 2011 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco this past weekend comes from our friend Elizabeth Wightman with Steelbridge Insurance Services. Hardly Strictly is a completely free event, held each year at Golden Gate Park. We arrived

  • Chris Pandolfi’s IBMA Address

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    Chris Pandolfi has posted video of the Keynote Address he delivered last Tuesday (9/27) at IBMA's 2011 World Of Bluegrass convention. After a brief introduction from Craig Havighurst, Chris launches into the thoughts behind the Bluegrass Manifesto which he published earlier this

  • 2011 Fan Fest photos

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    As we pack up to head back east from Nashville, here's one last photo gallery from Roy Swann, capturing this weekend's Fan Fest activities.  

  • Clay Hess, With Help From His Friends

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    Of all the great jam sessions during IBMA’s World of Bluegrass this week, the hottest of all took place Friday night when Clay Hess gathered with some friends to celebrate the release of his solo project, Rain. And what friends they

  • And a note from Bryan Sutton

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    We also heard from Bryan Sutton this morning, who like Rob Ickes, was unable to attend Thursday's IBMA Awards Show and receive his trophy. Bryan's Guitar Player of the Year award was accepted by his Hot Rize bandmate Pete Wernick,

  • A note from Rob Ickes

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    Rob Ickes asked us to share this note regarding his absence at Thursdays IBMA Awards show, and his resulting inability to accept the 2011 Dobro Player of the Year award in person. "I wish I could have been at the awards

  • Our IBMA Gig Fair experience

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    When I'm not seeking truth and justice as the Assistant Prosecutor for Lincoln County, West Virginia, my wife Valerie and I are putting all our energy into re-launching the music career we deferred twenty-five years ago to raise a family in a stable,

  • A note of thanks from Steep Canyon Rangers

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    Graham Sharp, banjo player with Steep Canyon Rangers, asked us to share these words of gratitude on behalf of the band regarding their selection, along with Steve Martin, as the 2011 IBMA Entertainer of the Year. "Standing on stage at the