Events

This post is a contribution from Russ Carson, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The attached pictures are from Monday at the 2010 IBMA conference.  They include jamming throughout the hotel and convention center, Sam Bush's keynote

This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. Bluegrass, apparently, isn't quite as popular in Europe as we all believe. At least according to Rainer Zellner, promoter, and Hansjoerg Malonek, cultural

This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. I had an opportunity to catch David Harvey (head of the Mandolin, Banjo and Resonator side of the Gibson Company in Nashville) in

Once again, WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live at IBMA this afternoon from 3:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT). Today's spots will include a couple of long-time bluegrass acts and several new, young groups at World of Bluegrass looking for a chance to

This post is a contribution from Grace Van't Hof, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. She will report about her experiences at IBMA as she tries to promote her group, Della Mae. Hey all! This is Grace Van't Hof. I play

This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. He reports here on two of the acts from the Monday night main stage showcase. John Chapman had some sage advice for the audience Monday night as

This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. IBMA's World of Bluegrass isn't just one of those business conferences that goes from 8am to 5pm. This one actually begins much later

This past Friday (9/24) saw the 2010 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert held in Bethesda, MD. This is an annual event, honoring the various recipients of each year's substantial fellowship awards. Among the 2010 recipients were bluegrass icons, Del McCoury and

This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. Ariel Hyatt, somewhat younger than your intrepid IBMA World of Bluegrass correspondent, gave a wonderful lecture on how to be a musical success

This post is a contribution from Jim Gabehart, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. He will report all week about his experiences at IBMA as he tries to promote his new group, Jim & Valerie Gabehart. You can see his