Every year when the first round ballots for the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards go out, a list of eligible artists and recordings goes out with it. Though the list isn't exhaustive, and it bears a note stating that it is
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Covering up Holes from Tina Adair
One of our favorite female vocalists, Tina Adair, has a new single with Engelhardt Music Group. Known as a powerhouse singer, Tina shows a more tender side on this thoughtful ballad, Covering Up Holes, written by Billy Droze and John
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
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
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
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,
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
More AKUS 2025 tour news – Stuart Duncan added, TV March 19 (Updated)
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
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 talented player on a new single for Mountain Home Music. Together with a bevy of Nashville
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 & Friends Weekend, where they performed their version of The Auctioneer, the most recent single save