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IBMA congratulates 2025 class of Leadership Bluegrass
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the graduating class for the 2025 edition of Leadership Bluegrass, the organization's intensive, three-day program designed to identify and foster future leaders within the bluegrass community. Since the first class in 2001, more than 500 people have completed this curriculum, which
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Who We Were Back Then from Ashleigh Graham with Russell Moore
Ashleigh Graham - photo © Laci Mack Pinecastle Records has a lovely new song from Ashleigh Graham called Who We Were Back Then, which also features Russell Moore on harmony vocals. Written by Rick Lang, Nancy Posey, and Jack White, it's a contemporary, mid tempo story of love lost, though not in
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More photos from the 2025 Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention
Dannie Stegall, buck dancer, at the 2025 Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G Nicholas Hancock G. Nicholas Hancock was on hand at the 70th Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention at the Seagrove Elementary School in Seagrove, NC this past weekend to capture the event in photos for Bluegrass Today readers. Enjoy!
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Carter & Cleveland – Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland
When it comes to the best of contemporary bluegrass fiddling, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland are two names that likely come to mind. With numerous awards and accolades each, these two masters would often play on each other's studio recordings, or be impromptu guests on live shows. With a longtime
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From The Side of the Road… should there be bluegrass sequels?
Sequels are so often disappointing, Santa Clause 2 being a notable exception. Speaking of holiday classics, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 2: The Next Verse ,wasn’t bad either. If you recall, Scrooge becomes the manager of the Cratchit family band and together––with a little help from St. Nick––they put on a
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More AKUS 2025 tour news – Stuart Duncan added, TV March 19
Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced the addition of fiddler supreme Stuart Duncan to their lineup for the 2025 Arcadia tour, slated to begin in a few weeks. Stuart is widely recognized as among the very finest fiddlers ever to play bluegrass or country music. For many years he was
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Highland Rim from Andy Leftwich
Mandolin and fiddle ace Andy Leftwich is back with another crackerjack of a tune, Highland Rim, which demonstrates once again the sheer virtuosity of this...
The Kody Norris Show in New York City
As we told you last week, The Kody Norris Show gave up a weekend off to travel to New York and appear on Fox &...
David Mayfield Parade reads mean comments
The David Mayfield Parade - photo © Itamar Gat David Mayfield has always walked to the beat of his own drum. Though he grew up playing...
Dollywood launches its 40th season with new festival
There’s no denying the fact that Dolly Parton is irrepressible, iconic, and engaging. All three of those traits were in evidence on Friday, March 14...
2025 Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention results
1st place band Cabarrus Station at the Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 70th annual Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention drew a large crowd and...
Colton Baker to Authentic Unlimited
Authentic Unlimited has just announced the arrival of their newest band member, Colton Baker. Colton comes to the band by way of IIIrd Tyme Out. During...
