John McEuen and Les Thompson discuss Will The Circle Be Unbroken at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023 During IBMA Bluegrass Live!, a special session was held midday Friday celebrating the 50-year legacy of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be
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IBMA Kids on Bluegrass bands at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023
Kids on Bluegrass band #7 at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023 - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) annual conference and festival in Raleigh, NC last week selected 70 youngsters ages 5 to 17 to participate in
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Mike Henderson passes
Mike Henderson, best recognized in bluegrass circles as a co-founder of The SteelDrivers, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday, September 22, 2023. He was 70 years of age. Michael James Henderson was born on July 14, 1953, and raised
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2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards winners
Tonight the winners of the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced in a gala awards show at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC. And the winners are: Male Vocalist of the Year - Greg Blake Gospel Recording
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World of Bluegrass leaving Raleigh after 2024
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that they will looking for a new home for the World of Bluegrass convention and associated events following the 2024 conference in Raleigh, NC. The mid-week Business Conference, The Bluegrass Ramble, the Bluegrass
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IBMA Keynote: Matt Glaser puts new spin On American music styles
Matt Glaser delivers the Keynote Address at the 2023 World of Bluegrass - photo © Frank Baker Matt Glaser, artistic director of the Americans Roots Music Program at the Berklee College of Music, is a man on a mission. He shared his
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Congratulations Tom Mindte and Patuxent Music for 40 years!
Maryland's Tom Mindte is celebrating 40 years with his record company, Patuxent Music. These past four decades he has recorded in his studio and released on his label some terrific music, much of it unlikely to have seen the light
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Ron Cornett pases
Bluegrass lovers throughout Kentucky are mourning the loss this week of beloved festival MC and radio host Ron Cornett, who died on September 17 following complications from surgery. He was 68 years of age. Ron hosted a regular program on the
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Initial Bluegrass in Heaven festival succeeds in Silver Bay, NY
Blue Highway at the debut Bluegrass in Heaven in Silver Lake, NY - photo courtesy Silver Bay YMCA The Silver Bay YMCA, located on the shores of Lake George in upstate New York, held their first bluegrass festival this past weekend,
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Willis Spears passes
Curley Seckler and Willis Spears with The Nashville Grass Willis Spears, whose singing and guitar playing were remarkably similar to Lester Flatt's, and who served as Curley Seckler's partner in The Nashville Grass, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at