• Bluegrass Grammy news

    The nominees for the 53rd Grammy Awards were announced last night, with a number of bluegrass artists prominent on the list, even outside the bluegrass category. Dierks Bentley received a Best Country Album nomination for his Up On The Ridge CD,

  • Singing From The Heart nets $20,000

    When Dailey & Vincent announced the release of Singing From The Heart in the summer of 2009, they indicated that proceeds from the project would go to benefit the Tennessee Bible College in Cookeville. The boys were recently able to make

  • This is how Dailey & Vincent roll

    Dailey & Vincent have been riding high this past few years, winning awards, selling out shows, and garnering critical acclaim for their popular recordings. Their home-away-from-home, beloved tour bus The Mark, criss-crosses the country time and again, taking the band

  • Battle of the bands

    This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. Those attending IBMA’s Fan Fest Friday night in Nashville got a sneak preview of the battle for bluegrass supremacy that is likely to

  • IBMA Special Awards 2010

    Like any modern awards show, IBMA hands out a number of the trophies earlier in the day, prior to the gala production scheduled for later this evening. These include both awards in more arcane, industry-oriented categories (liner notes, graphic design,

  • Dailey & Vincent quartet at the ball game

    When we first learned that Dailey & Vincent had been invited to render the National Anthem before a Nashville Sounds baseball game this week, I was immediately hopeful that a recording would be made. Knowing the tremendous vocal ability in

  • Spring BMP available now

    Also in mailboxes this week is the May/June issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, with a handsome photo of Don Rigsby on the cover. There is also an in-depth and very candid interview with Don on the inside. He discusses his intense