Folksinger and roots musician, Michael Johnathon, host of Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour, recently became the latest recipient of Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Stars Mentor Award. The Mentor Award is presented annually to individuals in appreciation for their outstanding support and encouragement of
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Black Banjo Reclamation Project gets a boost from instrument builders
Dom Flemons teaches a recent banjo class hosted by the Black Banjo Reclamation Project at the Old Time School of Folk Music in Chicago Following several generations of African Americans running away from old time music and the banjo in particular, the
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Tray Wellington accepts position with Pinecone
Tray Wellington, innovative young North Carolina banjoist and band leader, has accepted a position as Communications Manager with Pinecone in Raleigh, NC. Pinecone, which is also known as the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, is a non-profit agency dedicated to preserving,
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2022 Bluegrass Grammy nominations announced
Nominations have been announced today for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, and with them the coveted award for Best Bluegrass Album. Winners for most of these awards will be announced in a prime time television broadcast on Monday, January 31,
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2022 String Band Summit – call for participation, deadline extended
The Bluegrass, Old Time & County Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University will be hosting the first of what they hope will be annual String Band Summit in April of 2022. This is meant to be an academic conference,
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IBMA reports numbers for the 2021 World of Bluegrass
The International Bluegrass Music Association has issued their followup report for the 2021 World of Bluegrass week, which ran from September 28 through October 2 in Raleigh, NC. This year's events, which included the World of Bluegrass Business Conference, IBMA
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Joe Mullins announces the Doug Eyink Alternative Strings Scholarship
Joe Mullins has announced a new scholarship for music students in Ohio which has been named for his dear friend, Doug Eyink, a very special educator in Centerville, OH who we have covered several times at Bluegrass Today. Doug runs
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2021 Mike Auldridge Instrumental Contest winners announced
The DC Bluegrass Union has announced the winners of their 2021 Mike Auldridge Instrumental Contest. DCBU holds this each year, both to honor the memory of reso-guitar master, Mike Auldridge, his many contributions to the capitol area bluegrass community, and
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Rhode Island Bluegrass Alliance announces Hall of Fame inductees
On November 6, the Rhode Island Bluegrass Alliance inducted five worthy artists from southern New England into their RIBA Hall of Fame. Three were chosen in 2020, but an induction ceremony was not possible due to pandemic shutdowns. There were
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Colorado Music Hall of Fame honors bluegrass legends
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame in Morrison, CO, has announced their 2021 class of inductees, honoring the huge contributions the state has made to bluegrass and jamgrass music. Selected for induction this year are The String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon,