We posted earlier this month with news that Vince Gill's upcoming tour would be including some bluegrass in the show. CMT.com has a news feature posted yesterday which expands on this story a bit. We had mentioned in that earlier post
Events
IBMA Distinguished Achievement Awards for 2006
In the rush to get all the news from the IBMA Awards press conference this past Tuesday, it seems that we neglected to include the information about this year's Distinguished Achievement Awards. Boy is our face red! The recipients of the
Send us your ’06 IBMA event schedule
A quick note for any organizations, associations, artists, agencies or companies sponsoring events during the IBMA World Of Bluegrass in Nashville next month: We will again this year be compiling and posting the full IBMA week schedule on Bluegrass Today. This
IBMA Press Conference Video
Before we leave for our long trip home here's a video of the IBMA press conference. As John has previously posted we had some issues with the internet connectivity here at the hotel, but we've got those straightened out and
IBMA Special Awards nominees for 2006
One other set of award nominees were announced at today's IBMA press conference, the ones officially designated as "Special Awards." The following awards are determined by special procedures and committees are enlisted to review recommendations, consider nominations related to the
IBMA Hall of Honor Inductees for ’06
In addition to the nominees for the International Bluegrass Music Awards, this morning's press conference also announced the two inductees into the IBMA's Hall Of Honor this year. First to be announced is The Lewis Family, widely described as "America's First
IBMA Press Conference photos
Our good buddy Dave Carney was with us this morning at the IBMA Awards Nominations press conference, and shot some photos of the proceedings. He got a few of The Grascals and Alecia Nugent performing, of Doyle Lawson and Rhonda
International Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees for 2006
The International Bluegrass Music Assocaiation has announced the nominees for the 17th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards. The nominations are more evenly spread among prominent acts this year, with no one running away with the lead. Repeating as last year's most
IBMA Press Conference Coverage
This morning John and I find ourselves in Nashville for the IBMA press conference announcing this years award nominees. We'll be covering the conference in some depth and will publish a post immediately following the conference with the full list
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