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Be sure to visit Bluegrass Today tonight for our live blog coverage of the International Bluegrass Music Awards from the Grand Ole Opry. Brance and I will be backstage, posting each new award recipient as they are announced. The show begins

Last night as John and I wondered the halls listening to jams and showcases, shaking hands, and visiting with old friends, I had the camera out and snapped a lot of photos. Here's a few photos for your viewing pleasure.                  

Here are some random photos taken in the IBMA Exhibit Hall yesterday afternoon. See anyone you know?                

Earlier this evening John and I had the opportunity to attend the official screening of the 30 minute video Four Days Of Infamy. The video was produced by Craig Havighurst of String Theory Media and takes the viewer on the

We got to see a great deal of good music last night. The official IBMA showcase presentation in the main ballroom featured one strong act after another, and we managed to catch one after hours show before the travails of

Good morning from Nashville. Brance and I just had a chance to be a part of radio history. Katy Daley, whose morning bluegrass show is broadcast each morning on both BluegrassCountry.org and WAMU HD-2, is here at IBMA doing the show

As John mentioned just a few minutes ago, we attended the Mountain Heart showcase earlier this evening in the Rural Rhythm suite and they were every bit as good as I expected them to be. John snapped a few photos of

After dinner, we trekked back up to the Rural Rhythm suite to catch the newest iteration of Mountain Heart perform live. I had heard some live tracks of the band since Josh Shilling joined as a vocalist, but had not

Last night John and I purposed to visit several of the after-hours showcases and I found myself at the Jim Lauderdale show. Regular readers of Bluegrass Today will recognize that I'm a fan of Jim, and his latest CD The

It's Monday night at IBMA and John and I are sitting in the main ball room. We just finished a very fine dinner accompanied by some great conversation with Alan O'Bryant, our friends from Bristol Rhythm & Roots, and a