And the nominations are … Yesterday (10/30) the Recording Academy officially began the countdown for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards with the announcement of the nominations for the 2012 awards which will be presented on Sunday, February 12 at STAPLES Center
The International Bluegrass Music Association is now accepting applications for the position of Executive Director to fill the place of long-time ED Dan Hays, who is leaving the organization in February 2012. The deadline for consideration is December 15. Their official
On December 6, IBMA will host “Making the Most of Your Next Interview,” a webinar for artists and broadcasters. Award-wining hosts Katy Daley (WAMU’s Bluegrass Country) and Cindy Baucom (Knee-Deep in Bluegrass) will tackle some of the issues facing both sides of the
Tomorrow, November 15, is the deadline to apply for a spot in the 2012 Leadership Bluegrass class, held in Nashville March 8-10.To make it easier for more music professionals to attend, next year's event has been moved closer to the
Laurie Lewis has been honored with the 2011 Performer Award from the Folk Alliance FAR-West, the western regional chapter of the Folk Alliance International. The Bay Area fiddle player and singer/songwriter was presented with the award at the 2011 FAR-West Conference,
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Dan Hays, their Executive Director for 21 years, is resigning his position effective February 29, 2012. Hays has served since 1990 when the organization was based in Owensboro, KY and was instrumental in
The International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) has been named the winner of a special award. The Owensboro, Kentucky-based IBMM has been honoured with a Kentucky History Award for education for its William Smith ‘Bill’ Monroe Centennial Exhibit, which opened in September
Bristol Virginia's Mountain Music Museum unveiled a permanent Larry Sparks exhibit this past Saturday (10/15). Larry was in attendance, where he spoke briefly and performed with the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band. The Museum is a project of the Appalachian Cultural Music Association,
Are you a U.S. based musician or composer, over the age of 18? If your answer is “yes,” then the Future of Music Coalition is asking for help! From September 6, 2011 until October 28th, the coalition will be conducting
The celebration of Bill Monroe’s life begins in earnest today (9/12) with three consecutive days of events organized by the Owensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Although the Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Celebration is a year-long commemoration
