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Bluegrass Songwriting News

  • Tom T. Hall and Michael Johnathon receive 2020 Kentucky Governor’s Awards

    November 18, 2020 | by John Lawless

    On the list of recipients for the 2020 Governor's Awards in the Arts from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, are two figures prominent in our music world. Country and bluegrass singer/songwriter Tom T. Hall, and Michael Johnathon, host of the popular

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  • DCBU accepting entries for 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest

    October 23, 2020 | by John Lawless

    It's that time of year again... Time for all you bluegrass songwriters to sharpen your pencils and get ready to submit your latest creations to the DC Bluegrass Union and their 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest. This annual event is held

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  • 2020 NewSong Showcase winners announced by Walnut Valley Festival

    August 24, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Like every other music festival these days, last weekend's Walnut Valley Festival, normally held in Winfield, KS, will be hosted online. What would have been their 49th annual running of the festival, along with its prestigious picking competitions, was postponed until

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  • Boyd Timothy wins Podunk’s 2020 Bluegrass Festival Songwriting Contest

    August 6, 2020 | by Dale and Darcy Cahill

    This year’s bleak bluegrass festival season left both musicians and festival lovers disappointed. While bluegrass fans held out hope that late summer and fall festivals might not have to cancel, one by one festival promoters all reached the same conclusion,

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  • Aaron Bibelhauser and Mike Finders show the value of WOB songwriter’s track

    July 17, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Here's an interesting story about how a chance meeting at World of Bluegrass 2017 put two experienced bluegrass songwriters onto a co-writing opportunity, that is coming full circle at the 2020 virtual event. Mike Finders and Aaron Bibelhauser saw their co-written

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  • IBMA announces finalists for 2020 Songwriter Showcase

    June 11, 2020 | by John Lawless

    The IBMA Songwriter Showcase Selection Committee has announced the finalists for the Songwriter Showcase, to be held in late September during their 2020 World of Bluegrass convention. Writers are chosen for this honor each year when the committee considers submissions from

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  • Recording King songwriting contest to introduce Dirty ’30s Deluxe guitars

    May 13, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Recording King has devised an interesting way to announce their newest series of vintage-style guitars, the Dirty 30s Deluxe. These value-priced instruments offer the look, feel, and sound of prized instruments from the 1930s at a fraction of the vintage

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  • Rick Lang Songwriter Scholarship announced for IBMA members

    May 4, 2020 | by John Lawless

    The IBMA Foundation has announced today a new scholarship for IBMA members who are studying songwriting in college, or plan to be in the coming semesters. It is endowed by Rick Lang, a prolific bluegrass songwriter who has received a

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  • Tim O’Brien talks songwriting with Randy Barrett

    April 21, 2020 | by Guest Contributor

    This interview was conducted in February 2018. It was meant to be the first episode of a new radio show focused on the craft of songwriting that never panned out. Tim O'Brien is a great hero of mine, and a

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  • Chris Jones assumes management of Winfield NewSong Showcase

    April 16, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Organizers of the long running Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS have announced that Chris Jones will serve as the new curator of their NewSong Showcase. As they look forward to the 49th annual festival in 2020, their songwriting competition

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