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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

John Goad is a student at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, working on a dual major in History and Bluegrass Music. He will also be one of our correspondents and reviewers when we relaunch the site in September. While

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

We be spending most of today on The Bluegrass Blog mentioning some new CDs you may not be aware of, but to get the day started off right, here is some fine video of Sierra Hull & Highway 111 at

How would you like to win a brand new Martin HD-28V guitar valued at $4,000? Or maybe a Northfield A5M mandolin... tickets to a live taping of Austin City Limits? These are all prizes in a video contest to promote the

Anyone who followed old time music in the 1970s remembers Highwoods String Band. They were a staple at acoustic music festivals of all kinds, and had a number of successful albums during the early days of Rounder Records. Their live shows

Next Tuesday (8/16), IBMA will host another in its ongoing series of webinars for bluegrass professionals, this one specifically geared towards home recording enthusiasts. Recording Acoustic Instruments in your Home Studio will be led by Joe Weed, a producer, recording artist

Mel Bay Publications has a number of new books that will be of interest to students of bluegrass music. All are written by noted bluegrass instructors (Janet Davis, Joe Carr and Steve Kaufman), and are available for download purchase as