• Bluegrass youth at IBMA

    Last night (9/29), Brance and I ventured out to the late night IBMA showcases and watched a number of exciting young performers. We saw Farewell Drifters, Dominic Leslie and Josh Williams, and spoke at some length with Joe Dean, the

  • IBMA Travelogue #3

    Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , is with us in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention this week. This is his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his impressions

  • Internet Marketing Mentor Sessions

    If you're here at IBMA and would like to have a little help with your online marketing, be sure to sign up for the Internet Marketing Mentor Sessions. Starting tomorrow morning, Tuesday, September 30, at 9 AM, you can sign up

  • On the road again

    Brance and I are on the road, heading for Nashville and the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention, where our Richard Thompson is already situated. We hope to arrive around noon Nashville time, and will be spending the rest of the day

  • Bluegrass Country Monday schedule

    For those of you who can't be in Nashville this week for all the big doin's at IBMA, be sure to tune in to WAMU's Bluegrass Country online to get a taste of what is going on. They will be broadcasting

  • IBMA Travelogue # 2

    Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , has arrived in Nashville from the UK to attend the IBMA convention next week. This is his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his impressions and considerations would

  • IBMA off site events

    With so many bluegrass folks packing up and heading to Nashville for the big IBMA week just ahead of us, we have put together a list of events not held in the Nashville Convention Center or The Renaissance Hotel. A

  • Top stars to honor Bill Monroe

    Some of bluegrass music's top present-day stars will honor Bill Monroe on September 30 in the annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Celebration, which will take place on Tuesday, September 30 at the Opry House in Nashville. The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Celebration, presented