The Bluegrass Symposium, which debuted this morning in Raleigh, has academically-minded bluegrass fans buzzing as it got underway today in room 304 of the Marriott Convention Center. Throughout the next 24 hours, some of our industry’s sharpest minds will be
Some old records, a game of hide and seek, and a rusty banjo string first set broadcaster and businessman Terry Herd on the path towards the world of bluegrass. What began with a love of sharing music with friends reached
Frank Baker captured a great many images from last night's International Bluegrass Music Awards, including the on-stage reunion of The Osborne Brothers.
When IBMA’s World of Bluegrass business conference kicked off Tuesday in Raleigh, attendees were welcomed to “the bluegrass capital of the world.” But one question was left hanging? For how much longer, since the agreement making Raleigh the host city is
Tonight's IBMA Awards Show is set to begin in about an hour. We will be posting the winners here as they are announced, so keep checking back, and refresh the page to see the latest information. We'll also post photos from
Here is a first batch of Frank Baker's images from World Of Bluegrass 2017. These were taken over the past two days, including a visit to the exhibit hall, and this morning's town hall meeting.
According to the most recent update we've received, only 100 or so tickets remain for the upcoming IBMA Awards Show this evening. Not to worry though, because those unable to snag an in-house seat for bluegrass music's biggest night of
No matter how smoothly tonight’s awards show goes at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass, the finale is pretty much guaranteed to be rocky. On a night that organizers promise will have a number of noteworthy moments, the biggest
Seeing Joe Mullins work his way through the IBMA World Of Bluegrass, you get the impression that he's the right man, in the right job, at the right time. Their current Board of Directors chair brings an unusually specific set of
The IBMA presented their 2017 Momentum Awards this afternoon at the Raleigh Convention Center during a luncheon for attendees of the World Of Bluegrass Business Conference. Interspersed with the awards were performances by a trio of showcase acts that demonstrated
