• The IBMA Board – who are they?

    IBMA has been on our minds, and on this blog a lot recently. Most of that due to the recent World of Bluegrass event held in Nashville, TN recently. Some of the discussion of IBMA though has sprung from the

  • Jerry Douglas’ IBMA Kenote Address online

    One of the events we discussed here on Bluegrass Today during IBMA week in Nashville last month was Jerry Douglas' Keynote Address to the organization on September 25. As I mentioned in that post: His address seemed to focus on three basic

  • IBMA week interviews on GAC this week

    GAC was present at IBMA's World of Bluegrass last month taping interviews that will begin running this week on Edge of Country, hosted Kylie Harris. The interviews were taped at the Awards Show and in the Exhibit Hall. John and

  • IBMA flap picked up by The Tennessean

    This morning's edition of The Tennessean, Nashville's primary daily newspaper, has a story about the turmoil that has erupted inside the IBMA leadership over the performance by the US Navy band Country Current during last week's International Bluegrass Music Awards. I

  • Cyndi Wheeler – A voice to be heard

    The internet is all abuzz right now talking about the voice of Cyndi Wheeler. Cyndi played the pre-awards party at IBMA. The party was sponsored by BMI. Cyndi performed with Blue Highway, along with Sam Bush's rhythm section, as her

  • IBMA Awards Show flap reverbrates

    A number of people have contacted us, asking about the controversy during last week's International Bluegrass Music Awards, or wondering why we haven't covered it on Bluegrass Today. Both Brance and I were at the show (live blogging backstage), and

  • Uncle Josh Graves Tribute Photo

    With the passing of Uncle Josh still fresh in our recent memories, artist/photographer Adam Carlos sent us this photo from the tribute performance that occurred last Saturday evening at the IBMA Fan Fest. Please remember his family during this difficult

  • IBMA Exhibit Hall Photos 2

    Here is one more gallery of photos from Saturday at IBMA. I took these in the exhibit hall. Cherryholmes Jim Van Cleve Casey Henry Steve Huber Megan Lynch Reno and Rigsby Sizemore and Lawless Dan Miller Murphy Henry Tony Williams Fank Solivan II Joey Cox

  • Wichita Rutherford video from IBMA

    For those of you who weren't there, or those who were and just want to watch it again, Wichita Rutherford has posted one of the video clips he did for IBMA over at his blog. He actually did several and