SPBGMA

This weekend, Nashville will host the annual convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America, which goes by the tongue numbing acronym, SPBGMA (spigma). Like the Fall convention hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Association, SPBGMA holds

The nominees for the 38th Annual Bluegrass Music Awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America have been announced, and are listed online. Winners will be announced at the SPBGMA awards show held in Nashville over the first

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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