It may be only January, but plans and schemes are already being laid for the 2019 World of Bluegrass convention, hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Association in Raleigh, NC in late September. Artists interested in showcasing at this industry-wide event
IBMA will have some big shoes to fill for 2019 and beyond. Kelly Kessler, the association’s director of communications and professional development, is leaving to become a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University. Kessler, who has been with IBMA since
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced their 2019 class for Leadership Bluegrass, an annual, three-day academy intended to generate future pacesetters in the bluegrass industry. Attendees are selected in a competitive process through an application process, and those selected
Terry Woodward accepts his surprise induction into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame from Sonny Osborne and Chris Joslin (10/18/18) - photo by Alan Warren, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Last night at the Grand Opening of the new Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame &
Sunset falls on the Red Hat Amphitheater at Wide Open Bluegrass 2018 - photo © Frank Baker
The Band of Kelleys at World of Bluegrass 2018 - photo © Frank Baker We're still working our way through the myriad of images Frank Baker captured during IBMA week in Raleigh. He informed us today that he shot more than
Raleigh Convention Center at the 2018 World of Bluegrass - photo © Frank Baker Here is an additional gallery of photos from World of Bluegrass, capturing some of the non-musical aspects of the week in Raleigh. Frank Baker has shorts from the
Chatham County Line & Friends at the 2018 Wide Open Bluegrass Festival - photo © Frank Baker
John Cowan and Sam Bush join Leftover Salmon at the 2018 Wide Open Bluegrass Festival - photo © Frank Baker As the final day of IBMA week in Raleigh drew to a close, Frank Baker was prowling the grounds of the
Sunset falls on the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh - photo © Frank Baker As thousands of bluegrass fans descended on the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh Friday night, Frank Baker was prowling the grounds with his trusty camera, capturing the