SPBGMA

  • 2011 SPBGMA nominees announced

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    The nominees for the 2011 Awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America have been announced, and are posted on the SPBGMA web site. There are a lot of familiar names in the list. Rhonda Vincent is

  • 2010 SPBGMA winners

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    Last night (2/8) saw the 2010 awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) handed out in Nashville. Unfortunately, the awards show was in competition with the Super Bowl broadcast, and a large political event

  • 2010 SPBGMA winners (updated)

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    Last night (2/8) saw the 2010 awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) handed out in Nashville. Unfortunately, the awards show was in competition with the Super Bowl broadcast, and a large political event

  • Boys In Hats and Ties

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    Big Country Bluegrass debuted their new song, The Boys In Hats and Ties, at the Good Home Grown Music booth at the SPGBMA Convention yesterday (2/6). The song will be featured as the #1 cut for their upcoming album, Back

  • 2010 SPBGMA nominees

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    The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America has announced their nominees for their 36th SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards. As the name suggests, this organization supports and honors more traditional bluegrass music with awards being presented for top artists,

  • 2009 SPBGMA award winners

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    SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America) is notoriously slow in posting the winners of their annual awards. No official list of last night's winners can be found on the SPBGMA site, but Ben Hughes did a

  • SPBGMA 2009

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    Our friend Dean Hoffmeyer sent along some great photos from yesterday's 2009 SPBGMA Awards in Nashville. Dean is a professional photojournalist (Richmond Times Dispatch), banjo enthusiast, and free-lance photographer with an interest in bluegrass music. He has shot a number of

  • 2009 SPBGMA nominees announced

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    The nominees for the 2009 Bluegrass Music Awards hosted by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) have been announced. The awards will be distributed during the annual SPBGMA convention in Nashville, which will be held February

  • Cliff Waldron at DCBU.org

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    The DC Bluegrass Union has "reprinted" an article about Cliff Waldron which had originally appeared in the SPBGMA Bluegrass Music News when Cliff was inducted into their Hall Of Greats in 2004. For anyone who did not catch the article in

  • CMT covers SPBGMA awards show

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    Edward Morris of CMT News was on hand at last Sunday's 34th Annual Bluegrass Music Awards, put on by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA). His piece at CMT.com both reviews the show and lists