Author: Brance

  • Bush takes the stage

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    Sam Bush is on stage now giving his introductory speech. Sam will be the host for this evening's festivities. Right now he's telling stories about his growing up in Kentucky and hearing some of the great first generation performers of bluegrass

  • The Show Begins

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    The show has begun, with a video presentation from our friend Wichita Rutherford. The video is showing a young man listening to the radio and Wichita comes on. The young boy is transported through time by Wichita's Grand Ole Time Machine.

  • IBMA Awards Show – the festivities begin

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    The Awards Show evening has begun. We've set up backstage to blog the show and we're seeing a lot of bluegrass performers backstage heading to dressing rooms to get themselves ready. Kyle Cantrell at XM Satellite Radio has a dressing room

  • Bluegrass Blog Award Poll – Closed

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    I've closed the voting in our Bluegrass Blog Reader Awards Poll. John and I will be blogging the award show live from the Grand Ole Opry this evening and tomorrow we'll compare the actual awards to your choices in the poll.

  • Special Awards Luncheon

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    Thursday morning at IBMA and it's time for the Special Awards luncheon. This the event where IBMA awards a number of special awards that are not included during the evening's award show due to time constraints. Greg Cahill, IBMA president, started

  • IBMA: Wednesday Night Photos

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    Last night as John and I wondered the halls listening to jams and showcases, shaking hands, and visiting with old friends, I had the camera out and snapped a lot of photos. Here's a few photos for your viewing pleasure.                  

  • Four Days Of Infamy – Redux

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    Earlier this evening John and I had the opportunity to attend the official screening of the 30 minute video Four Days Of Infamy. The video was produced by Craig Havighurst of String Theory Media and takes the viewer on the

  • Mountain Heart at IBMA – Video

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    As John mentioned just a few minutes ago, we attended the Mountain Heart showcase earlier this evening in the Rural Rhythm suite and they were every bit as good as I expected them to be. John snapped a few photos of

  • IBMA: Jim Lauderdale showcase

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    Last night John and I purposed to visit several of the after-hours showcases and I found myself at the Jim Lauderdale show. Regular readers of Bluegrass Today will recognize that I'm a fan of Jim, and his latest CD The