Author: John Lawless

The folks at JamBase, together with Sugar Hill Records and MagnoliaFest have put together a special contest and prize package to celebrate the release of the new Duhks CD, Migrations. Contest winners will receive VIP passes to MagnoliaFest, held October 19-22

The list of winners from the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS has been posted on the festival's web site, but finding them is a tiny bit counterintuitive. Once you get to their site, click on "Contests" in the sidebar,

Just as we did last year, Bluegrass Today will offer live-blog coverage of the International Bluegrass Music Awards next Thursday (9/29) from The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. If you aren't able to attend, or listen to the show

The folks at Flatpicking Guitar Magazine have posted a nice photo gallery from the 35th Annual National Flatpicking Guitar Championship, recently concluded in Winfield, KS. They have three pages of photos, taken during the competition itself, and from the warm-up

Studio Special, XM Satellite Radio's weekly program of live performance and interviews with bluegrass artists, has a mix of their most popular shows set to run during IBMA week. Instead of one new show, airing multiple times over the course of

We posted last month about our plans to involve a number of intern bloggers on Bluegrass Today during IBMA week in Nashville. We have a few folks lined up, who will help us provide a variety of vantage points and

Banjo player Noam Pikelny is a mighty busy guy this fall. It seems like any time you investigate what is happening in the world of progressive bluegrass and acoustic music, his name pops up. Until recently, Noam was a member of

We will have an Exhibit Hall booth set up again at IBMA this year, and will be recording interviews which will be used for future episodes of The GrassCast. If you handle publicity for a bluegrass artist or personality that would

The European Bluegrass Music Association has just posted details and information for the 2007 European World Of Bluegrass Festival and Trade Show. It is scheduled for May 17-19 in Voorthuizen, NL. Information in PDF form is available for bands interested in

W just saw a note on the IIIrd Tyme Out web site that fiddler Justen Haynes and his wife Melanie celebrated the birth of their daughter, Natalie Jean Haynes, on September 11, 2006. Congratulations to the happy new parents!