This award is for an outstanding recorded performance by an artist or artists featuring instrumental music, new or old, first commercially released during the eligibility period. An album project is eligible when 50% or more of its songs are instrumental
Michael Cleveland
IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year for 2006
The awards for artists who, on recorded and/or in-person performance during the specified time period, have shown an extraordinary mastery of their instruments. The awards go to the artists. The Fiddle Player Of The Year for 2006 is: Michael Cleveland web site bio audio Review past
Flamekeeper on the Opry
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, featuring Audie Blaylock will be featured on The Grand Ole Opry this Saturday, August 19. They will appear during the 7:30-8:00 and 10:30-11:00 p.m. segments, eastern daylight time. This new group has attracted a great deal of
International Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees for 2006
The International Bluegrass Music Assocaiation has announced the nominees for the 17th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards. The nominations are more evenly spread among prominent acts this year, with no one running away with the lead. Repeating as last year's most
Michael Cleveland joins RBW faculty
Michael Cleveland has been added to the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend faculty for 2006, taking the place of Kenny Baker, who has found that he will be unable to teach this year. The RBW staff will make refunds available to any students
Audie Blaylock – plans for 2007
There has been a great deal of speculation, and a fair amount of misinformation, concerning the status of Audie Blaylock & Redline. We reported back in April that Michael Cleveland had launched a group of his own called Flamekeeper, when
New look for Dale Ann Bradley Band
Of course, since Michael Cleveland, Jesse Brock and Pete Kelly have left Dale Ann Bradley's band to work with Flamekeeper, one immediately wonders who will be working on Dale Ann's shows. I had a chance to speak with Vicki Simmons
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper debuts
We had told you earlier this year that Michael Cleveland was planning to do some shows in 2006 with his own band, which he had named Flamekeeper. At the time, Mike was the fiddler with Dale Ann Bradley, a role
Mike Cleveland says “Let ‘Er Go Boys!”
Fiery fiddler, and three-time IBMA award winner, Michael Cleveland's new CD, Let 'Er Go Boys! is out on Rounder Records. It features 17 tracks, with guest artists Vince Gill, Del McCoury, Dan Tyminski, Larry Sparks, Tim O'Brien, Jeff White, Audie
Michael Cleveland’s Flamekeeper doing shows this year
Award winning fiddler Michael Cleveland has announced that in addition to his regular gig as a member of Dale Ann Bradley's band, he will also be doing shows this year with his own group, FlameKeeper. Joining him will be Audie