• 2010 IBMA Awards recap

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. Photos for this post are from Roy Swann. Thursday night’s IBMA awards ceremony had a distinctly retro feel, with Hazel Dickens and Earl Scruggs on the stage

  • Peter Rowan discusses Legacy

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. Photos for this post are from Roy Swann. After five decades in the music business, Peter Rowan doesn’t feel at all like he’s old and in the

  • The Boxcars CD release party

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. Photos for this post are from Roy Swann. Like hundreds of folks in Nashville on Wednesday, Keith Garrett was dreaming about quitting his day job and plunging

  • Rural Rhythm showcase

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. At one point during the Rural Rhythm Records after-hours showcase late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning at the World of Bluegrass conference

  • Claire Lynch Tuesday evening showcase

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. Photos for this post are from Roy Swann. Anyone giving a close listen to Claire Lynch’s latest album, Whatcha Gonna Do, is sure

  • Magic Moments

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. In the flood of music at the World of Bluegrass conference in Nashville – some of the biggest names on stage and polished

  • Songwriting workshop

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The improvisation that is the hallmark of bluegrass is usually thought of in terms of instrument breaks, but at a workshop Tuesday at

  • Darrell Webb and The Chapmans

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. He reports here on two of the acts from the Monday night main stage showcase. John Chapman had some sage advice for the audience Monday night as

  • Jimmy Bowen sounds off

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. A handful of participants in a tax seminar on the opening day of the World of Bluegrass conference in Nashville got an earful