This year a group representing the California Bluegrass Association participated in the San Francisco Pride parade, submitting a float with live bluegrass being played along the parade route. This group, calling themselves Bluegrass Pride, have been nominated for the SF Pride
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IBMA announces schedule for Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest
One of the reasons why the city of Raleigh and the Research Triangle in general have embraced the annual World of Bluegrass convention is the street festival that is held each year in conjunction with the IBMA's big Wide Open
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Two new Handsome Ladies chapters in Seattle and Nashville
Our story back in July about The Handsome Ladies generated a lot of interest. This group of ladies who pick formed after meeting at the Grass Valley festival in California, and discovering that they were all learning to play, and
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Aynsley Porchak wins Canadian Grand Masters
Aynsley Porchak, a recent graduate of the ETSU Bluegrass, Country & Old Time Music program has won the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship, just one year after winning the US competition last year. This is an historic first, making her
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New rules in place for SPBGMA 2018
It seems lately that the growing fad is for chaos and rumors bouncing off the bluegrass walls about upcoming conventions and awards shows. Who's running what? What new rules are in place? Who put a Baby Ruth in the swimming
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Actual IBMA seminar schedule released for World Of Bluegrass 2017
Chris Jones' expert sleuthing efforts notwithstanding, the bona fide 2017 World Of Bluegrass seminar schedule is now available to view on the IBMA web site. The master schedule is displayed in a color-coded block grid that allows you to see every
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2017 IBMA Awards Show flap, part trois
This marks our third, and hopefully final, article about the flap between the IBMA and the original 2017 International Bluegrass Music Awards show producers that led to them resigning earlier this month. The simplest facts of the matter are these: Producer
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New producer named for 2017 IBMA Awards show
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Claire Armbruster will serve as the producer of this year's International Bluegrass Music Awards. The show takes place on Thursday, September 28 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in
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Dove Award nominees announced for 2017
The nominees for the 48th Dove Awards have been announced by the Gospel Music Association and, as always, several bluegrass artists have received a nod. The award that generates the most attention from grassers is in the Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album Of The
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Texas Instrumental Bluegrass Champions decided for 2017
Texas Banjo Champion for 2017 Hudsen Doucette accepts his trophy - photo by Tina Boatwright With the conclusion of this past weekend's Texas State Banjo Championships in Pearl, the 2017 Texas Bluegrass Champions have all been announced. In prior years, the banjo,