Author: Sandy Hatley

Thursday evening, October 5, a large crowd gathered at the Main Street Mini-Park in the western North Carolina town of Cherryville for the dedication of a mural of hometown celebrities, Darin & Brooke Aldridge. The ceremony was followed by a

Jake Workman & Friends with their Collings Guitars at IBMA Bluegrass Live! During Bluegrass Live! on Saturday at IBMA, Collings Guitars presented Jake Workman & Friends on the Workshop Stage in the Raleigh Convention Center. It was a high-level bluegrass showcase

John McEuen and Les Thompson discuss Will The Circle Be Unbroken at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023 During IBMA Bluegrass Live!, a special session was held midday Friday celebrating the 50-year legacy of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be

Bluegrass Cardinals reunite to honor Randall Hylton at IBMA Bluegrass Live '23 - photo © Frank Baker Randall Hylton is known as a prolific bluegrass songwriter. His songs have been recorded by Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman, The Osborne Brothers, The Lewis

2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards stage - photo © Frank Baker Thursday afternoon, time was spent with nominated artists prior to the awards program. Authentic Unlimited received two awards: New Artist of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year. Prior to

Lorraine Jordan, the Lady of Tradition, for the second consecutive year, capitalized on the talent in Raleigh for IBMA and invited a group of leading songwriters in the bluegrass genre to share their talents at her coffee house in nearby

Country Gongbang at the 2023 IBMA Industry Awards - photo © Frank Baker Missy Raines served as emcee for this year’s IBMA Industry Awards, recognizing those in the bluegrass community that work diligently to promote our genre. The event was sponsored

Appalachian Road Show with Ed Leonard and Jerry Salley of Billy Blue Records - photo © Bill Warren Jerry Salley, Billy Blue Records' Creative/A&R Director, conducted a showcase of many of the label's artists in the Raleigh Convention for three consecutive

Sara Jane Crissman and Scott Napier/Jimmy Adams, Caitlin Hunton, and Scott Napier Scott Napier, Kentucky-based bluegrass music musician and educator, is focused on spreading the love of traditional music, one instrument at a time. This year, he launched a grass roots

If anything good has come out of the global pandemic, learning how to better communicate remotely would definitely top the list. Multi-instrumentalist, Jeremiah Gilmer, of southern Virginia, started making YouTube videos in 2013 of popular bluegrass numbers. During COVID, his