The IBMA Foundation is really on a roll this year, bringing new ways to support young bluegrass artists to the fore on what seems like a monthly basis. The Foundation is the charitable and educational arm of the International Bluegrass
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Big Al & Sandy Radio Show goes international
Big Al Weekly has been a figure in bluegrass music since way back in the prior century. As a performer, but primarily as a broadcaster, Al has won fans and made friends all across the US through his efforts in
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Pete Goble to Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
Celebrated bluegrass songwriter and artist Pete Goble will be inducted this year into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Pete passed away in 2018 at the age of 86. During his many years in bluegrass he wrote or co-wrote some of
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Ally Lubera named new IBMA Communications Director
The staff for the International Bluegrass Music Association office in Nashville is back to a full complement with the naming of Chicago native Ally Lubera as their new Communication Director. She takes the position held previously by Casey Campbell since
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My Favorite J.D. Crowe Lick – Daniel Grindstaff
This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will feature a prominent
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The Night We Fell video from Marija Droze
RBR Entertainment has a music video for Marija Droze and her current single, The Night We Fell, taken from her upcoming debut project with the label. In addition to being a compelling vocalist, the Lithuanian-born Marija (pronounced Maria) is married to
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Pisgah Banjo raffle to benefit IBMA Foundations’ Arnold Shultz Fund
The Pisgah Banjo Company in Asheville, NC is offering a unique old time banjo in a raffle to benefit the IBMA Foundation's Arnold Shultz Fund. The Fund, established in 2020 to encourage greater participation by people of color in traditional old-time and
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Shallow Rivers video from Jackson Hollow
Mountain Fever Records has released a music video for their current single with Canadian grassers, Jackson Hollow. The song is called Shallow Rivers, written by Shari Baker, Christy Baker, and Austin Cunningham. Like much of Jackson Hollow's material, it bears a
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My Favorite J.D. Crowe lick – Jason Burleson
This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will feature a prominent
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Slowly Getting You Out of the Way video from Nick Chandler
Pinecastle Records has released a new music video for their current single with Nick Chandler & Delivered, Slowly Getting You Out of the Way. Fresh off his difficult but ultimately successful battle with COVID 19, Nick looks and sounds great, and says