IBMA 2010

This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. Photos for this post come from Roy Swann. What constitutes a new group in Bluegrass? The Boxcars (Adam Steffey - mandolin, Ron Stewart - banjo/fiddle, Keith Garrett -

You know what they say about the best laid plans... If you were listening in to WAMU's Bluegrass Country on Tuesday afternoon to catch the live interviews from IBMA, you noticed that a technical glitch shut them down for about an

This post is a contribution from Tom Bibey, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. He reports here on a performance by The Snyder Family on the Tuesday night main stage showcase. When the fiddler introduces a fellow band member as “My

This post is a contribution from Jim Gabehart, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. He will report all week about his experiences at IBMA as he tries to promote his new group, Jim & Valerie Gabehart. You can see his

This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. After the Main Showcase performances, folks moved to the many different rooms set up for performances, many by new artists or those with

This post is a contribution from Tom Bibey, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. You can see his profile here. I attended an IBMA songwriter business conference Tuesday morning. David Crow, a Nashville attorney who specializes in entertainment law, Nashville songwriter

This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. The vendor Exhibit Hall opened to a small throng at noon on Tuesday, and although there don't seem to be as many vendors

This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. One of the great things about attending the IBMA workshops is that you never know what direction the discussion may go. Fred Bartenstein, Nick

Bluegrass Today is providing ongoing coverage of the 2010 World Of Bluegrass, Awards Show and Fan Fest in Nashville (9/27-10/2). We have roving correspondents prying into every nook and cranny at the Nashville Convention Center, and photographers doing the same. They'll

This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. IBMA's World of Bluegrass isn't just one of those business conferences that goes from 8am to 5pm. This one actually begins much later