Events

  • IBMA Awards Eligible Recordings for 2006

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    The diligent staff of the International Bluegrass Music Association is currently assembling their list of eligible recordings for the 2006 IBMA Awards voting. This list is distributed with the first round (nominating) ballot sent to all voting members of the

  • Bluegrass and Ballet…again!

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    North Carolina bluegrass band, the Greasy Beans are currently on tour with the North Carolina Dance Theater. They are Performing a piece entitled SHINDIG, which is a part of a larger series called Under Southern Skies. This program is a

  • Lovell Sisters featured in The Chattanoogan

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    The Lovell Sisters, who we interviewed in a recent GrassCast, were also just featured in the Chattanoogan. The story is about the Southeast Whitfield High Bluegrass Jamboree "06, at which the Lovell Sisters Band is headlining. The sisters - Jessica, 19

  • Red Shipley tribute/benefit concert

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    This post is a contribution from Dave Roye, known to many of our readers as Crawdaddy Dave. Some of northern Virginia's finest bluegrass musicians will be performing in a musical tribute to bluegrass radio personality Red Shipley on Saturday, March 25th,

  • Edgar Meyer in the Ballet?

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    I just recently found an article about a ballet production that took place in the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts in Mountain View, CA. Once segment of the ballet featured a performance with bass player Edgar Meyer. This from InsideBayArea.com: The

  • Rockygrass announces 2006 lineup

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    Planet Bluegrass has just announced the complete lineup for this years RockyGrass bluegrass festival. The festival takes place in Lyons, CO July 28-30. 2006 is an exciting year for RockyGrass as it marks it's 34th year, and it's the fist

  • Bluegrass stage at 2006 ECMA conference

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    The East Coast Music Association's annual conference, which begins today and runs through Monday (2/27) in Charlottetown, PEI, is Eastern Canada's annual celebration of the music and the artists of Atlantic Canada. In its 17th year, the ECMA Awards show

  • Orrin Star tours the West Coast

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    Orrin Star just wrote in to let us know that he is heading to the west coast this week for a 12-day solo California tour. Once described as "Arlo Guthrie-meets-Doc Watson", Star was the 1976 National Flatpicking Champion, has appeared

  • Photos from Bluegrass First Class

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    I just discovered this blog from the city of Ashville, NC. They had three posts about the Bluegrass First Class festival that happened this past weekend. Each post contains one photo of a bluegrass band, and they're nice photos. Just