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Could it really have been ten years since the O Brother phenomenon swept through the music world? Indeed. It was in 2001 that the Coen brothers released their film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, along with its celebrated soundtrack produced by

John Goad has shown himself recently to be a very clever fellow. Earlier this week, we posted a video of him performing his tongue-in-cheek composition, The Facebook Song, during last week's Galax Old Fiddler's Convention bluegrass band competition. Today, we have John's

This report comes from Amanda Webb, who will be one of our regular correspondents when the site relaunches in September. Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out delivered two mood-setting numbers that matched to electricity racing through the crowd in the Loveless

After last year’s IBMA awards ceremony, I wrote that top honors in this year’s trophy chase would likely come down to the Boxcars and Dailey & Vincent. I was, alas, only partially right. The Boxcars, the newest bluegrass super group, took

Collin Peterson was on hand at the IBMA Awards nominees press conference earlier this evening in Nashville, and sent along these great photos.

The 2011 nominees for the International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. We'll have some additional coverage shortly, with photos from today's press conference. But for now, here is the list, starting with this year's honorary awards. Bluegrass Music Hall Of Fame

John Goad is a student at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, working on a dual major in History and Bluegrass Music. He will also be one of our correspondents and reviewers when we relaunch the site in September. While

Nominees for the 2011 International Bluegrass Music Awards will be announced at a press conference this evening at The Loveless Barn in Nashville. The event will be broadcast live on Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction (61) and via live streaming online beginning at

We be spending most of today on The Bluegrass Blog mentioning some new CDs you may not be aware of, but to get the day started off right, here is some fine video of Sierra Hull & Highway 111 at

How would you like to win a brand new Martin HD-28V guitar valued at $4,000? Or maybe a Northfield A5M mandolin... tickets to a live taping of Austin City Limits? These are all prizes in a video contest to promote the