Over this next few weeks, we'll be doing some "after action" coverage of the 2009 IBMA World Of Bluegrass event in Nashville. Our goal is to demonstrate the effectiveness of participation at WOB, from a number of standpoints in the
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Rhonda Vincent tackles the NFL
Talk about arriving in style... Having never attended an NFL game in person, Rhonda Vincent has been invited to sing the National Anthem before the Chiefs-Chargers contest on October 25 in Kansas City. Not a bad way to see your first
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Doyle Lawson to Harper Agency
On the heels of IBMA week, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have announced a new association with The Harper Agency, who will represent the group for Church shows and Christian music events. Doyle's secular shows and bluegrass festival appearances will continue to
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Rebekah Long to Liberty Pike
Valerie Smith has announced this morning that bass player and vocalist Rebekah Long has joined as the newest member of Liberty Pike. Rebekah had been performing as a member of The Little Roy & Lizzie Show, along with her twin sister,
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Rural Rhythm and Graves Mountain in 2010
Wednesday night at IBMA, we spent an hour or so at a special Rural Rhythm Records showcase, held to highlight a number of their top acts, and to announce a major initiative for 2010. Next year, they will celebrate 55
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A few more Tuesday night reflections
I wanted to add a few impressions to what Brance posted earlier... Mountain Heart: I thought that their showcase was brilliant, and was very interested to see how they would approach this "going over to the other side" vibe. When the
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Josh Williams Band – powerful stuff
Again, the frustration of not being able to catch all the showcase performers... Downloading the Gold Heart photos last night, I missed Darin and Brooke Aldridge and Spring Creek, both of whom I had hoped to see. Darin and Brooke just
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Gold Heart at IBMA
There is so much going on here all day at IBMA that there is no hope of ever catching it all. Brance and I had a great interview with Del McCoury (which we'll get up as soon as we can), but
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Gold Heart – My Sisters And Me
Gold Heart is another of the official IBMA showcase acts invited to perform at the 2009 World Of Bluegrass. They will perform on the Monday night event at 8:30 p.m., following the Keynote address from Pete Fisher of The Grand
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Bartley Brothers open for business
Rick and Shayne Bartley have been playing bluegrass in their native Kentucky since they were boys. Older brother Rick stayed at home, working in the mines, all the while continuing to pick, sing and write songs. Shayne took to the road,