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A complete list of 2006 award winners is now posted on the SPBGMA web site. The awards were presented in Nashville on Sunday (2/5) during SPBGMA's 23rd National Convention. Unlike the awards given by the IBMA, which are selected in several

Bluegrass Books Online has updated their site with new free lessons for guitar or mandolin. The lessons are done in the same manner as their Jam Tunes books, and the tab and MP3s for the new songs can be downloaded

Michelle Nixon was named Female Vocalist of the Year in the Traditional category. She and the band (Michelle Nixon & Drive) garnered a total of six nominations this year.

We just heard from the folks at Skaggs Family Records that Cherryholmes was awarded the Entertaining Group of the Year trophy, and Cia Leigh Cherryholmes was given Banjo Performer of the Year - the same two awards they took at

Another SPBGMA Awards update... The Grascals are delighted to pass along the awards they took home: Album of the Year - THE GRASCALS Song of the Year - Me and John and Paul Instrumental Group of the Year Mandolin Performer of the Year - Danny

We have not yet found a listing of the complete SPBGMA Awards, but will post the winners (or a link to a list) when we find them. We did receive a note from Julia Yocum with Rhonda Vincent's fan club with

This post is a contribution from Dave Roye. I know I am a little late on the SPBGMA update ... 3 hours of sleep the past few nights from editing all the photos paid it's toll on me. Friday was an incredible

Our good friend Wichita Rutherford has just released a video of him producing the band Mountain Heart. There is some great footage of them working with Wichita in the studio as he brings out the best in this band. You

Our friends with the Sao Paulo Bluegrass Music Association in Brazil are sponsoring a web poll about the use of drums in bluegrass music. Obviously, there is nothing remotely scientific about this sort of poll, but those who feel strongly

This post is a contribution from Dave Roye. What at time to have web server issues! (Argh!) I finally got 106 more photos I took the from Friday Night Jam Sessions at SPBGMA on the website ... Is anybody having