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Niall Toner named EBMA European Bluegrass Personality of the Year
Irish bluegrass balladeer Niall Toner has just been announced as the recipient of the first annual EBMA European Bluegrass Personality of the Year award. It will be presented on March 16 during the 5th annual Bluegrass Summit in Prague. This new award is part of the EBMA Bluegrass [...]
Tina Aridas memorialized at IBMM
On February 26 James Reams was in Owensboro, KY for the presentation of a memorial plaque for his long-time partner Tina Aridas at the International Bluegrass Music Museum. Tina, who was lost to cancer on February 6, 2011, was a devoted promoter of bluegrass – [...]
More news from IBMA this afternoon
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Taylor Coughlin will come onboard as Publications/Special Projects Director next week. This is the position previously held by Nancy Cardwell prior to her accepting the job of Executive Director in 2012. Caroline Wright had been handling many [...]
World of Bluegrass registration starts March 1
IBMA’s World of Bluegrass registration and hotel reservations for 2013 in Raleigh, NC open on Friday, March 1. The event is scheduled to run September 24-28. On top of the new site, there are a number of other changes in store for this year. The Business [...]
2013 Fiddler Hall of Fame inductees
Four celebrated fiddlers were honored on February 6 with induction into the National Fiddlers Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in Tulsa. The organization, based in Tulsa, has been in existence since 2008. In addition to honoring the greats [...]
New bluegrass association in South Dakota
The East River & Missouri River Valley Bluegrass Music Association is now operational in South Dakota. Their intention is to serve as an organizational force for fans, patrons and both professional and amateur musicians in southeastern South Dakota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. In their [...]
Lynn Morris wins DCBU Award
Lynn Morris, a national champion banjo player and award-winning vocalist, is this year’s winner of the Washington Monument Award, presented by the D.C. Bluegrass Union. Lynn is best known as the leader of the Lynn Morris Band and as a first-rate vocalist. She was once [...]
IBMA Announces 2013 Leadership Bluegrass participants
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has released the following names of the attendees for the Leadership Bluegrass class for 2013, which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, from Thursday – Saturday, March 7-9, 2013. Leadership Bluegrass, now in its 14th year with more than [...]
IBMA registration details announced
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has announced that registration for IBMA’s World of Bluegrass Events and hotel reservations will open March 1, 2013, for bluegrass music’s annual industry gathering and family reunion which will, for the first time, be held in Raleigh, NC. The [...]
Northern California Bluegrass Award winners announced
Here’s an interesting twist on the ongoing battle between bluegrass traditionalists and big-tenters. At this past weekend’s Northern California Bluegrass Awards in Redwood City (just south of San Francisco), there was a tie in the balloting for Best Bluegrass Band. The vote was split dead-even between old-schoolers [...]
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