Trevor Holder receives the 2018 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship from the Share America Foundation, Inc. Dawson Dyer, Earle Wheeler, Trevor Holder, Randall Franks, Will Wheeler, and Mark Wheeler. Trevor Holder, 17, of Ringgold, GA, is the recipient of the 2018 Pearl and
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Submissions open for Mike Auldridge instrumental Composition Contest
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2018 Mike Auldridge Instrumental Composition Contest, hosted by the DC Bluegrass Union. This competition runs much like the typical songwriter's contest, but for instrumental tunes instead, recognizing both the major significance such tunes
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Brewer Family exhibit to open at Appalachian Cultural Music Museum
When Gary Brewer & the Kentucky Ramblers perform later this month at the Pickin' Porch of the Appalachian Cultural Music Association in Kingsport, TN, they will also unveil a new exhibit for the ACMA Museum which details the six generations of Brewers
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IBMA Foundation partners with Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
The IBMA Foundation, previously known as the Foundation for Bluegrass Music, has announced a new partnership with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, also based in Nashville. Charitable giving to associations intended to foster the growth and preservation of bluegrass is
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IBMA Special Awards nominees for 2018
This morning the International Bluegrass Music Association has released the names of the nominees for their Special Awards, a set of honors for members of the industry who work behind the scenes, and their Momentum Awards, designated for artists in
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Rare Stanley Brothers disc one step closer to restoration
Farm and Fun Time transcription disc arrives safely at the NDCC in Massachusetts The folks at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA, are one step closer to their goal of digitizing a rare Stanley Brothers recording. As of
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2018 IBMA Award nominees announced
At a press conference earlier this morning in Nashville, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the final nominees for their 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards, along with this year's Hall Of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Achievement Award recipients. The winners will be
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Ralph Stanley exhibit opens at the Country Music HoF & Museum
Ralph Stanley II takes the first look at the Ralph Stanley exhibit - photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images Last Thursday, July 12, the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville celebrated the opening of their new Ralph Stanley exhibit,
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Pickin’ on the Square at the Earl Scruggs Center
The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC has become more than a museum and cultural hub for the people of Cleveland County since it opened in 2014. Of course it is the official repository for many of the great man's
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IBMA announces special Hall of Fame inductees for museum reopening
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a special, one-time round of additional Hall of Fame inductees to be honored at the grand re-opening of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum this fall. These five special inductees have been chosen over