A very popular destination during last month's SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville was the Pluck It Music Brand Showcase, held in the Belmont Room of the Music City Sheraton hotel. The event featured six strong young bluegrass bands on the
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Maddie Dalton suffers knee injury at SPBGMA
Maddie Dalton, bass player with Sister Sadie, suffered an injury this past Saturday in the lobby of the Music City Sheraton hotel during the SPBGMA convention in Nashville. She was at SPBGMA to be a presenter with her bandmates on the
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Sylamore Special wins 2024 SPBGMA Band Championship
Sylamore Special at the 2024 SPBGMA Band Championship The judges have shared their decision in the 2024 SPBGMA Band Championship, finishing this afternoon in Nashville. Bands compete over the course of two days in multiple rounds to come to the results below. And
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2024 SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Award winners
Tonight in Nashville, the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass for America (SPBGMA) is holding a ceremony to announce the winners of their 2024 Bluegrass Music Awards. This year is their 49th annual running of these awards, winners of which are
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2024 SPBGMA nominees announced
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) has announced the nominees for their 49th annual Music Awards. Winners will be announced during the annual SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville on January 28. Voting takes place during the
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2023 SPBGMA National Award winners
Tonight, at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, the winners of the National Bluegrass Awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America are being announced during a live gala presentation. And the winners are: Bluegrass Promoter Of
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2023 SPBGMA National Award nominees
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) has announced the nominees for their 2023 National Bluegrass Awards. These awards will be decided by voting that takes place during the SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville over January
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2022 SPBGMA Band Contest and Awards results
The 2022 SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards are being announced tonight in Nashville. Our correspondent on the scene, Nick Newlon, is sharing the results as they come in, so if you keeping refreshing or returning to this page, you can see
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2022 SPBGMA Awards nominees and Nashville convention
The big Nashville convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) is back this year, after having been cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID restrictions in place at the time. It will be held
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Carrying on the Tradition at SPBGMA
Alan Tompkins playing an RB-75 at Gruhn's during SPBGMA week 2020 - photo by Gerald Jones This additional SPBGMA 2020 reflection comes from Alan Tompkins, a Dallas-area attorney, festival promoter, and bluegrass musician. He is also a recent graduate of the