Events

Here's the archive for our live blog from the Awards Show last night. We've reversed the order so you can start reading at the top and follow the show to the end. 7:27 PM: - Just a couple minutes till show

John and I have already had a busy day. We attended the Special Awards Luncheon, interviewed Sam Bush, and were interviewed by Katy Daley. At the Special Awards Luncheon we had the distinct pleasure of sharing a table with Rodney Dillard,

Just a quick reminder about tonight's (10/1) International Bluegrass Music Awards, and our live coverage on Bluegrass Today. Brance and I will be in the press gallery at The Ryman Auditorium, announcing the winners here live as they are announced on

Here's the video we've been telling you about from the Mountain Heart showcase the other night. Like John said, they're intentionally showcasing what they're doing that isn't straight up bluegrass. What do you think? http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/mountain_heart.flv

This year's trade show exhibit hall seems to have noticeably fewer booths than in past years. (This picture labeled "Where's Gibson?" demonstrates this point admirably. Other long-time exhibitors notably absent are Huber Banjos and The Murphy Method.) Walking through the

Here's another gallery of Dean Hoffmeyer's photos, capturing many views of Wednesday at IBMA 2009.

For a change, I was able to stay for all three main stage acts at Wednesday's (9/30) lunchtime showcase, and I saw some very strong performances. Darren Beachley & Legends Of The Potomac were up first. That may sound like a

I wanted to add a few impressions to what Brance posted earlier... Mountain Heart: I thought that their showcase was brilliant, and was very interested to see how they would approach this "going over to the other side" vibe. When the

One of the things that IBMA promotes heavily is education---the music, and about the music business. To that end they have a wide variety of seminars throughout the week on topics ranging from the technical side of the music ("New