IBMA’s Word of Bluegrass was a whirlwind of meetings, jams, luncheons, awards, and street fair music. Here is a taste of Friday and Saturday’s street fair with everything from a class of youngsters to a guy watching from the roof
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Key Changes Coming for Hall of Fame Process
IBMA is making some changes in the selection process of Hall of Fame inductees, one public and one done quietly behind the scenes. Starting next year, three members of the Hall of Fame will be added each year, up from two.
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IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass photos
Here's a gallery of Frank Baker's images from last weekend's Wide Open Bluegrass festivities, both IBMA's ticketed festival in Raleigh's Red Hat Amphitheater and the city's free, downtown, streetfest.
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Thursday at World of Bluegrass 2016
Our coverage of the 2016 World of Bluegrass will continue over the next several days. Thursday had lots of music to see, and workshops to take, but also offered opportunities for participants to learn more about the IBMA and offer their
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Yet even more photos from Thursday’s Special Awards
Here are some more looks at Thursday's Special Awards ceremony at the 2016 World of Bluegrass Convention.
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2016 IBMA Awards show photos
Frank Baker shot a great many photos at last night's International Bluegrass Music Awards. Here is a gallery of some of them.
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Frank Baker’s Thursday photos at WOB ’16
Here is Frank Baker's final round of images from Thursday afternoon at World of Bluegrass 2016.
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Bankesters suffer first casualty of IBMA
The Bankesters came to World of Bluegrass 2016 to spread the word about their upcoming Nightbird album on Compass Records, and do some networking within the industry. Everything was going swimmingly until this morning, when Phil headed out to the
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James King Memorial at World of Bluegrass 2016
Sometimes it's difficult to cope with the fact that many legends within bluegrass are aging. It's especially tough hearing about their ailments, and worse yet when we all too often learn of their passing. We've lost far too many of
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More Wednesday photos from WOB ’16
Here is a gallery of Frank Baker's images from Wednesday at World of Bluegrass 2016. He's shooting the awards show tonight, and we'll get his photos up as soon as we can.