Bluegrass Asociations News

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

We had posted last month about the tragic death of Chris Scott, son of Tony and Pam Rice, in a terrible motorcycle accident on August 17. After receiving dozens of requests concerning memorial donations, Tony and Pam have asked that anyone

Chris Pandolfi, bluegrass videographer, banjo player with The Infamous Stringdusters, and offerer of blunt assessments on the state of the acoustic music business has been invited to give the Tuesday Keynote Address during IBMA's World of Bluegrass conference September 27.

This report comes from Amanda Webb, who will be one of our regular correspondents when the site relaunches in September. Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out delivered two mood-setting numbers that matched to electricity racing through the crowd in the Loveless

After last year’s IBMA awards ceremony, I wrote that top honors in this year’s trophy chase would likely come down to the Boxcars and Dailey & Vincent. I was, alas, only partially right. The Boxcars, the newest bluegrass super group, took

Collin Peterson was on hand at the IBMA Awards nominees press conference earlier this evening in Nashville, and sent along these great photos.

The 2011 nominees for the International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. We'll have some additional coverage shortly, with photos from today's press conference. But for now, here is the list, starting with this year's honorary awards. Bluegrass Music Hall Of Fame

Nominees for the 2011 International Bluegrass Music Awards will be announced at a press conference this evening at The Loveless Barn in Nashville. The event will be broadcast live on Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction (61) and via live streaming online beginning at

The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY has launched a fundraising drive to collect the funds necessary to complete their feature-length documentary on the Father of Bluegrass in time for showing at their Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration at the