Events

A benefit concert is scheduled for next weekend (11/16) for popular Kentucky musician and singer, Vicki Simmons, who suffered a stroke while hospitalized for treatment of a brain aneurysm during the summer of 2008. Vicki was a founding member of The

Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , spent a week in Nashville in early October, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention. It was his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his

Circle of Friends for Jan has announced that there will be a benefit for Jan Johansson, a Bill Monroe disciple and multi-instrumentalist and fiddle teacher based in Cary, North Carolina. He also is known for giving fiddle workshops and instruction alongside

We still have a lot of folks checking out the 2008 IBMA Red Carpet interview videos, but since they have moved off the front page, it isn't easy to find them all in one place. If you missed them earlier, these

With Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas still to come, tickets for Del McCoury's New Year's Eve have already gone on sale. McCoury Music has announced that tickets for their New Year's Eve Party at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, are available on

Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , spent a week in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention. It was his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his post-IBMA impressions and

Attendance figures for the 2008 IBMA World of Bluegrass trade show and Fan Fest have been announced. The big numbers are 19,546 and $4,300,000 - the cumulative daily attendance and the estimated economic impact of the week's events. While the move

Our friend Ted Lehmann has posted a very nice overview of the recent IBMA convention in Nashville on his blog. He titles his piece IBMA - Why You Should Care, and uses nearly fifty of his fine photos to make the

Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson , spent a week in Nashville, having traveled from the UK to attend the IBMA convention. It was his first trip to IBMA in 20 years, and we thought that his impressions and considerations

Johnny Williams released his most recent CD, Last Day of Galax, in August but we didn't get a copy until this week. It clearly shows why Johnny has earned his reputation as among the most expressive singers of traditional bluegrass