Here are a few photos taken during this morning's 2007 IBMA Award nominees press conference. The announcements were made from the theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. You can find the complete list of nominees
Author: John Lawless
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International Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees for 2007
The International Bluegrass Music Assocaiation has announced the nominees for the 18th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage lead the pack with 11 total nominations, split between the boss and her band members. Doyle Lawson &
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Goodbye String Cheese – Hello Emmitt Nershi
Jambands.com is reporting that last weekend's String Cheese Incident reunion show at RedRocks in Colorado would seem to be its last, and that it was surely the last performance with the band by guitarist/vocalist Bill Nershi. He has joined forces
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Mountain Heart live CD – and trading Clays
There is much to report from the world of Mountain Heart. We have news on their upcoming CD, and a new member of the band to announce. First, the CD... When Mountain Heart announced back in May that they were starting
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More great new releases this week
In addition to the new Charlie Sizemore CD we highlighted yesterday, there are several other notable bluegrass projects released on August 14 that are worthy of your attention. New from Rebel is Lovin' Pretty Women from The Steep Canyon Rangers. We
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IBMA Award nominations tomorrow
The nominees for the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Awards will be announced on Thursday, August 16 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) - 9:00 a.m. Nashville time. Dale Ann Bradley and Del McCoury will make the official announcements at The Country Music
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Jerry Douglas shopping in NYC
The current (8/20) edition of The New Yorker magazine includes, as a part of its weekly Talk Of The Town section at the front of the book, a piece on dobro megastar Jerry Douglas. Daniel Menaker accompanied Douglas on a shopping
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Blue Highway CD update
We caught up recently with Tim Stafford of Blue Highway, and got a few more details about their upcoming Rounder CD. Tim says that the project is expected to be titled Through The Window of a Train, and he speaks with
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Cool Mandolins for Kids
Brance posted a few weeks ago about The Cool Mandolin Company, founded to promote our favorite eight-stringed instrument - particularly to young people - and the CD they produced to raise money for their work. They have now announced a new
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Good News out today
The new CD from Charlie Sizemore, Good News, is out today (8/14) on Rounder. It's been five years since there was a new studio project from this soulful bluegrass balladeer, songwriter and former Clinch Mountain Boy, and his many fans