Events

Rhonda Vincent has written an open letter to the bluegrass community where she shares some thoughts about trends she sees developing in the direction of the annual IBMA Awards Show. She served on the Awards Show Guidelines and Oversight Task Force

The International Bluegrass Music Museum is taking their Video Oral History Project (VOHP) to the high seas this summer. The VOHP is a series of film documentaries about first generation bluegrass musicians. The films will be shown and hosted by

The state of Kentucky Department of Parks is teaming up with America's Bluegrass Inc. to promote both bluegrass music and the state parks. A series of four concerts are to be held at three of the state parks this spring/summer

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock have a 10 day Canadian tour in the works for next month. Their first show is on April 20 in Ontario, where they will spend the largest part of their time in Canada. All

Here's another post from our all-the-more regular contributor, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. The four-piece progressive bluegrass/jam band

Just Right Productions and JamBase are offering a chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to the Spirit of Bluegrass Music Fest - March 15-17, 2007 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. If you

This morning I'm on my way to Nashville for the concert DVD shoot I told you about a while back. This show features Josh Williams, Chris Eldridge, and Andy Falco. A few special guests are going to help the guys

The dates for Nickel Creek's spring 2007 tour are posted on the band's web site. They will be out from mid-April until mid-May, and again breifly in the fall, and will then suspend touring and recording together for the indefinite

This post is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has been a member of the ensemble department for several years, and teaching upright bass, but now also teaches banjo for students

Recently we told you about a show our friend Frank Solivan II did at the Kennedy Center. That performance is now available for viewing online at the center's website. The show is up in it's entirety. It looks like it's