http://bluegrasstoday.com Your Essential Bluegrass Connection Thu, 17 May 2012 00:23:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41882/ibma-makes-the-raleigh-announcement/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41882/ibma-makes-the-raleigh-announcement/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:40:51 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41882 The International Bluegrass Music Association has formally announced what we reported last night, that their World of Bluegrass business conference and Fan Fest will move from Nashville to Raleigh, NC for the 2013-15 events. Events will be hosted at at the Raleigh Convention Center, the Raleigh [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41882/ibma-makes-the-raleigh-announcement/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41872/new-morning-video-from-jimmy-and-moondi/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41872/new-morning-video-from-jimmy-and-moondi/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:38 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41872 Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein have released a music video from their new Rebel project, Home From The Mills. It’s for the song, New Morning, written by Casey B. McPherson. The video, directed by Dan Almoney and Ed Fox with Media Boomtown, features Jimmy and Moondi performing [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41872/new-morning-video-from-jimmy-and-moondi/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41857/listen-up-sound-guys/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41857/listen-up-sound-guys/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:20 +0000 Chris Jones http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41857 Last week, based on comments I received here and elsewhere, it seems that I suddenly became the best friend of sound engineers, simply by making an attempt to tell their side of the story. Now, could I get just a little more guitar in the [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41857/listen-up-sound-guys/feed/ 5 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41822/album-of-the-week-23-keith-whitleys-sad-songs-waltzes/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41822/album-of-the-week-23-keith-whitleys-sad-songs-waltzes/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:20:26 +0000 Daniel Mullins http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41822 This past week (May 9th) marked the 23rd anniversary of the passing of Keith Whitley. Every time his honest voice is heard, people across the globe wonder why he had to leave us so early in life. He joined the likes of Hank Williams, Carter [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41822/album-of-the-week-23-keith-whitleys-sad-songs-waltzes/feed/ 2 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41847/colby-laney-to-larry-stephenson-band/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41847/colby-laney-to-larry-stephenson-band/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:09:59 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41847 Colby Laney has been announced as the new guitarist with the Larry Stephenson Band. He will start this weekend. Previously, Laney had performed with Volume Five. Larry is delighted with his newest addition, and remarks on the differences between the younger and more senior members [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41847/colby-laney-to-larry-stephenson-band/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41833/ibma-headed-to-raleigh/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41833/ibma-headed-to-raleigh/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:59:27 +0000 David Morris http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41833 IBMA’s World of Bluegrass will leave Nashville and move to Raleigh, NC, for the 2013 business conference and Fan Fest. An official announcement will be made tomorrow (Wednesday), according to sources familiar with the decision. A city official in Raleigh confirmed the news, saying she [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41833/ibma-headed-to-raleigh/feed/ 2 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41699/big-bluegrass-doins-at-berklee/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41699/big-bluegrass-doins-at-berklee/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:41:01 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41699 This past weekend was a big one for bluegrass at the Berklee College of Music. Not only did the school award Alison Krauss an honorary doctorate, and feature some of their talented bluegrass students and recent graduates in the big pre-commencement concert on Friday night, [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41699/big-bluegrass-doins-at-berklee/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41803/bill-evans-is-in-good-company/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41803/bill-evans-is-in-good-company/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:22:00 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41803 Bill Evans, noted west coast banjoist and instructor, has released his latest recording, In Good Company, on his own Native & Fine label. The concept of this project is collaboration, with Bill inserted into a pair of established new grass bands (two banjos!), and matched [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41803/bill-evans-is-in-good-company/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41796/doyle-and-the-boys-to-sing-at-charlotte-race/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41796/doyle-and-the-boys-to-sing-at-charlotte-race/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:53:01 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41796 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have been tapped to sing the National Anthem before this Friday’s N.C. Education Lottery 200 NASCAR qualifying race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. They will sing a cappella, with Mike Rogers, Josh Swift and Corey Hensley joining Lawson around the microphone. The band [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/41796/doyle-and-the-boys-to-sing-at-charlotte-race/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41775/peter-rowan-to-tour-with-mosier-brothers/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/41775/peter-rowan-to-tour-with-mosier-brothers/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:59 +0000 John Lawless http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41775 http://bluegrasstoday.com/41775/peter-rowan-to-tour-with-mosier-brothers/feed/ 0