Events

Bluegrass fans in the Los Angeles area of California can show their support for their fellow Americans stricken by the recent hurricane in the Gulf Coast region - and enjoy a lovely day of music and fun - by attending

Thanks to Rick Briggs for this piece of news. A benefit concert for persons with disabilities in Central PA featuring national touring artists; the Lonesome River Band from Meadows of Dan, VA - Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe from Nashville, TN

The Grand Ole Opry's Tuesday Night Opry series will have a decidedly bluegrass theme on October 25 when IBMA is in town. Billed as the Great Bluegrass 80th Anniversary Signature Show, the concert will feature performances by Rhonda Vincent,

The Legends of Bluegrass & Country Music Festival, scheduled for October 6-8 in Columbia MS, has been canceled as a result of the damage suffered in the area from hurricane Katrina. The festival does not appear to have an online

OK... it's part of a celebration of the Grand Ole Opry's 80th anniversary, not Bill Monroe's birthday, but the Opry is hosting a special Bill Monroe Bluegrass Celebration on October 15 at 1:00 p.m. The show will feature performances by

Moody Bluegrass - A Nashville Tribute To The Moody Blues is nominated for the IBMA Recorded Event of the Year award, and features a dozen Moody Blues songs performed in a bluegrass style by some top bluegrass artists. Following on

Pioneering bluegrass banjo player Eddie Adcock has been selected for induction at the 31st Annual Bill Monroe Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival, held September 21-24, 2005 at the Bill Monroe Memorial Park in Bean Blossom, IN.

Our online poll mirrors the official IBMA Awards Nominations, and while completely unofficial and just for fun, it has been fascinating to watch the level of interest in the poll, as well as follow the voting trends for the two

Phil Leadbetter (founding member of Wildfire and former member of The New South) reports that he will perform California Cotton Fields from his Slide Effects CD on the IBMA Awards Show at the Ryman Theater in Nashville on October 27. Joining

As a part of it's 80th Anniversary celebration, the Grand Ole Opry will take a trip north later this fall for a rare show outside of Nashville. On Monday November 14, an official Opry concert will be held in New