• Galax winners list posted

    You can find a list of the winners from this past weekend's Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, VA on the official festival web site. This year was the 71st annual event held in Galax, a convention that draws thousands of

  • IBMA Awards nominations on Tuesday

    The IBMA will announce the nominees for the 2006 International Bluegrass Music Awards on Tuesday (8/15) at 10:00 a.m. Brance and I will be covering the press conference in Nashville, and will post a complete list of nominees, along with

  • Long live the Queen!

    Rhonda Vincent has been described as the Queen of Bluegrass Music on more than one occasion, but on September 1, it will become official. The folks who put on the National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Music Festival in Missouri

  • Vassar Clements Holiday Band DVD

    Alan Dalton wrote in recently to let us know about a DVD release of the last recorded performance of fiddle legend, Vassar Clements. The recording took place in Athens, Georgia on December 18, 2004. The performance featured Clement's Holiday Band;

  • Stompin ’76 – whose farm?

    This past weekend marked the 30th anniversary of Stompin' 76, a huge music festival held near Galax, VA. Estimates of the attendance ranged between 70,000 and 100,000 people over three days. The festival was promoted by Hal Abramson, a young

  • Seeking Intern Bloggers for IBMA

    This year's IBMA World of Bluegrass is almost upon us. John and I are working on our plans for this year's event and we've found that we have quite a lot going on this year. We'll be sharing much of

  • Carpenter Violin Shop Concerts on DVD

    Fiddlers, and fans of fiddle music in the Nashville area, have made a point to catch the occasional concerts held at The Violin Shop on Old Hickory Boulevard. The shows are always intimate, performed with no amplification in a 60

  • Win IBMA tickets from Knee Deep In Bluegrass

    Cindy Baucom is giving away an IBMA Awards Show vacation getaway package through Knee Deep In Bluegrass, her syndicated radio program. The winner will receive 2 VIP tickets for the International Bluegrass Music Awards show in Nashville on September 28,