Longtime St. Louis, Missouri broadcasters Walter and Willa Volz have found a new home for their long running program, Bluegrass Breakdown. After nearly 25 years airing on KDHX, the hosts left amidst something of a mutiny of on-air talent, leaving
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Mason Ruble Scholarship to Ozark Mountain Music Bluegrass Camp
The Mason Ruble Memorial Fund, created in honor of the talented young Kansas banjo player who lost his life in a tragic automobile accident last fall at only 20 years of age, will be offering a scholarship for one student
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Satan Is Real boots raffle redux for IBMA Foundation
Just north of the state capital in Oklahoma City is the community of Guthrie, a town that played a significant part in the history of Oklahoma. It had served the original state capital, with an interesting story over the past
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WSKV remembers John Meins and Meadowgreen Park in their Golden Jubilee
WSKV-FM in Stanton, KY, Pickup Country 104.9, is marking the importance of bluegrass music and one of their most celebrated broadcasters, John Meins, as they celebrate their Golden Jubilee in 2024. Meins was a very popular figure among bluegrass fans in
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Billy Strings and Chris Thile on CBS Saturday Morning
In case you missed it... two of bluegrass music's brightest young stars performed on February 3 at the CBS Saturday Morning studios, which was broadcast all over the US. Chris Thile and Billy Strings were in New York this past weekend
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2024 Bluegrass Grammy winner
Molly Tuttle and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes the 2024 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy award At this afternoon's 2024 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, the winner for Best Bluegrass Album was announced. This year is the 66th annual running of the Grammy Awards, which are
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McLain Family Band and Charlie Sizemore to the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
Also going into the Hall of Fame this October are The McLain Family Band and Charlie Sizemore, who are set to be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame on October 26 of this year. Both have dedicated most
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Stanley, Scott-Benson, Luberecki, and Evans to Banjo Hall of Fame
The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City has announced five new members of their Banjo Hall of Fame, to be inducted during the ABM Banjo Fest in October of 2024. The ABM launched in 1998 in nearby Guthrie, OK as a
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IBMA Foundation announces 2024 Project Grants
The IBMA Foundation, which raises and disperses funds to programs and initiatives that foster the growth of bluegrass music, has announced the 2024 recipients of their annual Project Grants. Organizations apply for these grants each year, and the amounts and
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Becky’s Birthday Fundraiser for new bluegrass scholarship
As most of us have noticed in recent years, a growing trend on social media is requesting that others contribute towards a particular charitable cause on your birthday. It's not quite the same as gift seeking in a more traditional