The IBMA Foundation and the Leadership Bluegrass Alumni association are teaming up to offer a free online presentation November 8 for everyone who functions as a Master of Ceremonies at shows or festivals. Whether you announce the performers at your
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Tom Gray inducted into Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Hall of Fame
Tom Gray is inducted into the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame - photos by Barb Diederich Iconic bassist, Tom Gray, was inducted into Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Bean Blossom, IN last month. In the ceremony, coinciding with
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Miscellaneous images from World of Bluegrass week 2023
Jake Blount, Kaia Kater, and Tray Wellington at the Red Hat Amphitheater - photo © Frank Baker Here is the final batch of Frank Baker's photographs from last week in Raleigh, including shots from World of Bluegrass, Bluegrass Ramble, the IBMA Bluegrass Music
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Collings Guitar showcase filled with licks at IBMA
Jake Workman & Friends with their Collings Guitars at IBMA Bluegrass Live! During Bluegrass Live! on Saturday at IBMA, Collings Guitars presented Jake Workman & Friends on the Workshop Stage in the Raleigh Convention Center. It was a high-level bluegrass showcase
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Canadian Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inducts first members
This article marks the first of what we expect will be regular contributions from Bluegrass Canada, the bluegrass music association of Canada, and their quarterly magazine by the same name. Editor Mike Higgins has promised to send us updates from
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Michael Cleveland and Missy Raines at Red Hat
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper at IBMA Bluegrass Live! (9/29/23) - photo © Frank Baker Here are Frank Baker's final images from this past weekend's IBMA Bluegrass Live, hosted at the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh, NC.
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Kruger Brothers and Po’ Ramblin’ Boys at the Red Hat
Deanie Richardson joins The Kruger Brothers at the Red Hat (9/30/23) - photo © Frank Baker Here is another gallery of Frank Baker's images from IBMA Bluegrass Live at the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh, NC. It includes photos from
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The making of the Circle album, and its impact on the music world
John McEuen and Les Thompson discuss Will The Circle Be Unbroken at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023 During IBMA Bluegrass Live!, a special session was held midday Friday celebrating the 50-year legacy of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be
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JAM Kids share stages at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023
Oscar Caudill with Falling Timber at IBMA Bluegrass Live! - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program was well represented last weekend during the IBMA Bluegrass Live! street festival in downtown Raleigh, NC. JAM executive director Brett
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CBA launches Frank’s Fund for Kids on Bluegrass
The California Bluegrass Association has launched a memorial fundraising drive for their vaunted youth programs in the name of the man who spearheaded those efforts more than three decades ago, Frank Solivan Sr. Frank Sr., who passed away about six weeks