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One of the best parts about IBMA’s World of Bluegrass conference is you never know who you’ll meet around the next corner, or who will show up playing in a throw-together band. Two years ago, I dropped by an after-hours showcase

Yesterday afternoon at World of Bluegrass, WAMU's Bluegras Country Program Director Chris Teskey moderated a panel discussion with a number of bluegrass radio notables. Billed as State of the Industry: Bluegrass Radio & Charts, the primary focus of the session

Here it is – the first day of World of Bluegrass and Fan Fest week and folks have arrived from all over the world to take in one of the most popular events on the bluegrass calendar. Between the conference

Recently we mentioned some of the special interest events that are taking place next week at the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass convention. In addition to the storytelling sessions there are three special performances: two in memory of the music of the

Thursday, September 27 is the 85th anniversary of Josh Graves's birth in Tellico Plains, Monroe County, TN. To mark the occasion the University of Illinois Press is hosting a birthday party, launching their new book about Graves - Bluegrass Bluesman:

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the recipients of their first Momentum Awards in advance of the industry's big week in Nashville. These awards are designed to honor artists and industry folks in the early stages of their careers. Though

Our friends at Bandzoogle have shared some information for artists preparing to attend IBMA's World of Bluegrass next week. This time it's from Dave Cool, Director of Artist Relations, who sent along this excerpt from his free ebook, Attending Music

We have learned that the visibility of bluegrass music will be even more prominent than we had originally reported at this Sunday's NFL contest between the Tennessee Titans and the Detroit Lions. In addition to the Del McCoury Band singing the national anthem

With less than a week to go before IBMA’s World of Bluegrass, I believe I have evidence of a conspiracy so pernicious and heinous it forced me to look up those words. This past Thursday I flew to Nashville to take

Well, it's that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the baseball playoffs are looming, and football is in full swing. The kids are back in school, our gardens are drying up, and the bluegrass world is making