The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a new award category that will debut during the 2012 World Of Bluegrass. A Songwriter of the Year Award has been added to the Special Awards typically distributed on the Thursday of IBMA week.
Did you forget to get your submission in to be included in the IBMA Songwriter Showcase at the 2012 World of Bluegrass? The deadline to submit a song is May 1, and acting Executive Director Nancy Cardwell tells us that any entries
I don’t know about any of you, but I am a BIG fan of country legend Don Williams. The Gentle Giant smooth style appeals to nearly everyone, which is why he was one of the most successful artists of the
Editor’s Note: This essay traces a song from the initial idea to the recording and first public performance. We would be interested in similar stories from other songwriters. On Feb. 19, early in the Herschel Sizemore benefit concert in Roanoke, I
This past Tuesday, February 21, the Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN, opened its doors to four of the most talented songwriters in bluegrass music. Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Kim Fox, and Larry Cordle were on hand for Bluegrass in
I hope when I’m 80 years old I can say what Pete Goble said to me on the phone the other day: “I’m writing more songs now than I ever did in my life and I think I’m writing better songs.” I
The following report comes from comes from Max Gainey. He details his experiences at World of Bluegrass 2011 from the perspective of an aspiring songwriter. This September, as in past years, I went to Nashville to meet with bluegrass professionals as
On October 21 Larry Cordle’s alma mater, Morehead State University, will induct him into the Alumni Hall of Fame. After spending some time in the U.S. Navy, Cordle enrolled at MSU and graduated in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Louisa Branscomb remembers the feeling of a different IBMA world. Walking along the banks of the Ohio river at a past World of Bluegrass celebration (then held in Owensboro, Kentucky), she reflected on the honors bestowed upon groups, vocalists, instrumentalists,
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