• Promoting bluegrass in Europe

    This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. Bluegrass, apparently, isn't quite as popular in Europe as we all believe. At least according to Rainer Zellner, promoter, and Hansjoerg Malonek, cultural

  • Gibson OAI Recovering from Flooding

    This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. I had an opportunity to catch David Harvey (head of the Mandolin, Banjo and Resonator side of the Gibson Company in Nashville) in

  • Bluegrass Country Tuesday lineup

    Once again, WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live at IBMA this afternoon from 3:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT). Today's spots will include a couple of long-time bluegrass acts and several new, young groups at World of Bluegrass looking for a chance to

  • Darrell Webb and The Chapmans

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. He reports here on two of the acts from the Monday night main stage showcase. John Chapman had some sage advice for the audience Monday night as

  • Bluegrass in the Night

    This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. IBMA's World of Bluegrass isn't just one of those business conferences that goes from 8am to 5pm. This one actually begins much later

  • Music Success in Nine Weeks – IBMA Workshop 9/27/10

    This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. Ariel Hyatt, somewhat younger than your intrepid IBMA World of Bluegrass correspondent, gave a wonderful lecture on how to be a musical success

  • In Memory of John: The John Hartford Stringband

    This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. As part of the Monday night IBMA Artist Showcase, the John Hartford Stringband took the stage to present songs from their new album