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A great many of the folks who have stopped by to visit with us this week in the IBMA Exhibit Hall have asked variants of this same question: "What is The B?" or "How can I post something in The B?" It seems that a recap is in order. In a nutshell, The B is [...]
CMT's Cross Country program has as its premise the pairing of two celebrated country artists, each performing the other's songs with the original artist providing support. The next episode will involve two singers with bluegrass roots, Alison Krauss and Vince Gill. They taped the show last Saturday, with both bands in tow, and it is [...]
Surely a highlight of IBMA week for me so far was the showcase performance last night from Chris Thile & How To Grow A Band. (more photos here) Regular readers of Bluegrass Today will have noted that I have expressed great enthusiasm for the new Thile CD, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, [...]
Jen Hitt, production director for bluegrasscountry.org, stopped by to visit with us yesterday at Bluegrass Today booth at IBMA.The cyberstation, which provides a 24/7 bluegrass radio stream online, grew from Washington, DC's venerable WAMU radio station, where bluegrass music was once a staple feature of their broadcast format. When the station moved to the more [...]
Béla Fleck appeared this past Monday on the This I Believe segment of NPR's Morning Edition program. The concept behind these recurring segments is to air radio essays from non-radio people, who write and read their contributions for the show. Béla talks about what he believes, which turns out to be doing things his own [...]
One of the folks I had a chance to speak with yesterday was Chris Pandolfi, banjo player with The Infamous Stringdusters. He told me that their new CD is on track for an early '07 release on Sugar Hill Records, and was able to respond to some speculation that has been circulating about the status [...]
Last night's Keynote Address, traditionally offered on the first night of the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention, was delivered by Jerry Douglas. His address seemed to focus on three basic themes: bluegrass music is in good shape, it is being noticed by the larger music industry, and we ought to be willing to share it [...]
Like a great many other folks here at the World Of Bluegrass, Brance and I are moving a little slowly this morning. The first day at IBMA, for those who exhibit in the trade show, involves a frantic rush to load in, and get your display assembled and spruced up before the hall is opened [...]
While many of us in the world of bluegrass get started on our big week in Nashville, let's not forget that our friends in The Americana Music Association just concluded their annual convention, also hosted here in Music City. Like IBMA, AMA is a music trade association that works with artists, record companies, media, festivals, [...]
It appears that Pine Mountain Railroad has made a number of personnel changes, with one rebounding into Nothin' Fancy. Mandolinist Cody Shuler has taken over management of PMR, and is bringing in some new faces. We understand that guitarist Jerry Butler is gone, and banjo player Kipper Stitt will be leaving just after IBMA week. [...]
