• Bluegrass Blog Reader Award Poll: Update 10/1

    IBMA begins today, and the official Awards Show is only 3 days away. Here's an update on our reader poll, and some predictions of my own on how these results will compare with the actual awards. Voting has increased slightly since

  • Punch Brothers dates posted

    The first new set of post-Nickel Creek dates for Punch Brothers, the latest nom de guerre for Chris Thile's merry band of super-pickers, have been posted online. They show one date in New York City next weekend, a New Years Eve

  • Dailey Vincent Band preview at Fan Fest

    Brance told us back in February about the imminent debut of The Dailey Vincent Band, jointly fronted by former Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver singer Jamie Dailey, and long time Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder singer Darrin Vincent. Though they won't start

  • Butch Baldassari benefit show 10/22

    Mandolin Cafe has posted details for a special all-star show in Nashville on October 22, all for the benefit of Butch Baldassari. The show will be held on the Vanderbilt University campus at 7:00 p.m. Butch has been battling a

  • Curly and The Dawg

    One of the endearing aspects of bluegrass music is the way that we treat our early pioneers. Instead of being shuffled to the sidelines, the founders of our music are celebrated by current bluegrass artists, and the larger audience generally

  • The Road From Rosine debuts at IBMA

    Mountain Heart fiddle man Jim VanCleve has the honor of seeing one of his tunes, The Road From Rosine, debuted as the new theme for the International Bluegrass Music Awards show on October 4. The tune will be played during

  • Live blog the IBMA Awards Show?

    As John and I are preparing for IBMA's World of Bluegrass event we are presented with a wealth of opportunities for covering the event here on Bluegrass Today. We want to be sure to present the aspects of the event

  • Reels and Reels

    Located in Rochester, NY, the George Eastman House is a museum of photography and film housed in the mansion of the late George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The museum is an independent non-profit, dedicated to educating people

  • Playing For The Future

    Since we're on the topic of benefit concerts, here's another one. The Emory & Henry College Appalachian Center for Community Service is sponsoring a benefit concert this Friday, September 7, 2007. The concert, billed as Playing for the Future, will take