IBMA 2008

  • IBMA Travelogue #5

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    Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , spent a week in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention. It was his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his post-IBMA impressions and

  • IBMA 2008 attendance figures

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    Attendance figures for the 2008 IBMA World of Bluegrass trade show and Fan Fest have been announced. The big numbers are 19,546 and $4,300,000 - the cumulative daily attendance and the estimated economic impact of the week's events. While the move

  • IBMA wrap up from Ted Lehmann

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    Our friend Ted Lehmann has posted a very nice overview of the recent IBMA convention in Nashville on his blog. He titles his piece IBMA - Why You Should Care, and uses nearly fifty of his fine photos to make the

  • IBMA Travelogue #4

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    Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , spent a week in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention. It was his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his impressions and considerations

  • More IBMA feedback

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    Here's another attendee report on their IBMA 2008 experience. It comes from Margaret Benson. "The IBMA conference was very helpful to me in accomplishing my professional goals for the week.  I was sent to the conference by a client, Beartrap Summer

  • IBMA exhibitor report

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    Brance and I had a busy week at IBMA earlier this month, but were not able to stay for the Fan Fest which ran that weekend (10/3-4). Our impression of the World Of Bluegrass trade show was that attendance was

  • Red Carpet interviews at last

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    The Red Carpet interviews we shot just prior to the 2008 IBMA Awards Show - which we have been promising to post for over a week - will be up later this morning. The time required to edit and encode the

  • IBMA Keynote Address available online

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    The IBMA has posted the text of the Keynote Address delivered by Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown at last week's World Of Bluegrass Convention on their web site. His speech addressed two main themes: that the period when

  • Whew… IBMA 2008 recap

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    Another busy IBMA has come and gone. We will have a few more World Of Bluegrass posts on Bluegrass Today before this week is out, including a number of videos. Brance is till putting the finishing touches on our Red Carpet

  • Awards show photos

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    Here are some photos from last night's IBMA Awards Show and pre-show reception. All were taken by Tami Roth.