Author: Brance

UPDATE: This issue seems to be resolved. They are still having some issues, but the iTunes feed seems to be working again so I've disabled the direct download from our servers (that eats up a bunch of bandwidth). Ok folks here's

In our inaugural episode of The GrassCast John interviews Jere Cherryholmes. Cherryholmes won this year's Entertainer of the Year award from the IBMA. This interview was recorded live at the IBMA Fan Fest the day following the awards show. This GrassCast

The GrassCast has finally arrived. Each week we'll be uploading a new podcast to the site. You can read about The GrassCast here. You will be able to download each individual episode directly from the site, or subscribe to the

John and I recently returned from the IBMA 2005 trade show and fan fest. While there we recorded a great number of interviews with bluegrass professionals, including artists, songwriters, producers, and industry insiders. We will also be recording more interviews

Tickets for Merlefest 2006 go on sale to the general public this coming Tuesday at 2 PM EST. Advance ticket sales for reserved seating has now closed. the Box Office will reopen on November 8 at 2:00 PM EST to the

WARNING: Inside baseball follows. If you aren't an IBMA member or don't work in the business in some capacity, much of this lengthy post may not hold much interest for you. IBMA 2005 is now over. Most of us are home

The Business Conference portion of the IBMA World Of Bluegrass is over and we are firmly into the Fan Fest. I'm pretty tired from a full week of activities, but I did make it out to several of the shows

Last evenings award show brought a few surprises, to most of us I'm sure. Of course the big surprise was Cherryholmes winning Entertainer Of The Year. I'm glad they won, though I had really expected them to win Emerging Artist

Here are the IBMA 2005 Awards Winners, side by side with the winners of our poll. AwardIBMA WinnerBluegrass Today Winner Entertainer of the YearCherryholmesDoyle Lawson and Quicksilver Instrumental Group of the YearRicky Skaggs and Kentucky ThunderRicky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Vocal Group of the

Well, the Awards Show has come and gone. We had a great time live blogging the event. We did have a few problems with the server last night and some people may have experienced difficulty accessing the site for a