Author: John Lawless

We also had the chance to speak with Kenny & Amanda Smith the morning after Amanda won the Female Vocalist of the Year for 2014 at the IBMA Awards.  

We were fortunate to catch up with Balsam Range the morning after their big wins at Thursday night's IBMA Awards. They talked about that, and everything else they're up to these days.

Mid-week here at IBMA's World of Bluegrass, we had a lengthy and deeply personal chat with Rob Ickes and Jerry Douglas about their relationship with reso-legend, and good friend, Mike Auldridge. The specific topic for our discussion was the recent release of Three

This year during the IBMA World of Bluegrass, we are delighted to have Driven, one of the invited showcase acts, chronicling their experiences for us at Bluegrass Today. It is both an honor and an opportunity for a group to

Calling all banjo players! At least all banjo players down in Raleigh, NC. This afternoon (10/4) at 2:00 p.m. all banjo players are invited to congregate at the Sir Walter Raleigh statue outside the Raleigh Convention Center for a big group

Here's a panoramic shot of the activity in the Exhibit Hall at IBMA 2014.

On Wednesday at the 2014 World of Bluegrass, we took the opportunity to chat with Jon Weisberger, Chair of the IBMA Board of Directors.  

Compass Records has announced the signing of Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley for the release of their upcoming album, Before The Sun Goes Down. It's a project that mixes bluegrass and traditional country music with an all-star band behind them. Rob

Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass have released a music video for one of the songs to be included on their upcoming CD. But this one was shot live prior to the studio track being cut. As Chris tells us... "This is

At last weekend's Outer Banks Bluegras Festival in Manteo, NC, Turning Ground from Salyersville, KY was announced as the winners of the First Annual Banjo Island Band competition. The invitational contest was held on September 26, with each of 7 groups performing