2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards stage - photo © Frank Baker Thursday afternoon, time was spent with nominated artists prior to the awards program. Authentic Unlimited received two awards: New Artist of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year. Prior to
Author: Sandy Hatley
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Songwriters’ showcase at Lorraine’s Coffee House
Lorraine Jordan, the Lady of Tradition, for the second consecutive year, capitalized on the talent in Raleigh for IBMA and invited a group of leading songwriters in the bluegrass genre to share their talents at her coffee house in nearby
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2023 IBMA Industry Awards presentation
Country Gongbang at the 2023 IBMA Industry Awards - photo © Frank Baker Missy Raines served as emcee for this year’s IBMA Industry Awards, recognizing those in the bluegrass community that work diligently to promote our genre. The event was sponsored
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Wednesday at World of Bluegrass: Billy Blue Showcase
Appalachian Road Show with Ed Leonard and Jerry Salley of Billy Blue Records - photo © Bill Warren Jerry Salley, Billy Blue Records' Creative/A&R Director, conducted a showcase of many of the label's artists in the Raleigh Convention for three consecutive
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Scott Napier’s need for music – two new donations
Sara Jane Crissman and Scott Napier/Jimmy Adams, Caitlin Hunton, and Scott Napier Scott Napier, Kentucky-based bluegrass music musician and educator, is focused on spreading the love of traditional music, one instrument at a time. This year, he launched a grass roots
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Jeremiah Gilmer covers East Nash Grass with Olivia Jo
If anything good has come out of the global pandemic, learning how to better communicate remotely would definitely top the list. Multi-instrumentalist, Jeremiah Gilmer, of southern Virginia, started making YouTube videos in 2013 of popular bluegrass numbers. During COVID, his
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Carroll Haire retiring from a lifetime of music
91-year-old North Carolina musician Carroll Haire has decided to step away from the microphone. The lead guitarist played his last show with his band, the Tarheel Travelers, this past Saturday night, September 9, at Prissy Polly's BBQ in Kernersville, NC.
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Keeping up with Milton Harkey after a health scare
Milton Harkey with his son, Christopher at Bluegrass First Class 2009 Milton Harkey, founding IBMA member and former Board Chair, Bluegrass First Class promoter/producer, and the visionary behind the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Festival in Denton, NC, just celebrated his 75th
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Camp Springs Labor Day Bluegrass Festival continues to grow
Junior Sisk at the 2023 Camp Springs Labor Day festival - photo © Laura Tate Photography "This was our fifth year," Camp Springs promoter, Cody Johnson, shared on Sunday night at the close of the Labor Day weekend festival. "It continues
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’23 Camp Springs Labor Day Bluegrass Festival kicks off
Cindy and Terry Baucom/Ronald Smith at the '23 Labor Day Bluegrass Festival - photo © Gary Hatley Today marks day one of Camp Springs three-day Labor Day bluegrass festival. Cody and Donna Johnson purchased the park, site of the first bluegrass