• IBMA Special Awards nominees for 2018

    This morning the International Bluegrass Music Association has released the names of the nominees for their Special Awards, a set of honors for members of the industry who work behind the scenes, and their Momentum Awards, designated for artists in

  • Free video from Williamson Branch

    No... it's not a free video. Aren't they all free? It's the Free video. The music video for the latest single from Williamson Branch, Free! It was written by guitarist Kevin Williamson and his eldest daughter, Melody, who is also the

  • Jaybird video from Charm City Junction

    Charm City Junction, a Baltimore-based string band that cleverly mixes bluegrass, old time, Cajun, and Celtic fiddle music, has released a live video featuring one of the tracks from their new album, Duckpin. The quirky quartet includes fiddle, banjo, bass, and

  • Tom T. Hall sez: I’m not dead yet!

    This morning's (7/26) print edition of the Tennessean in Nashville carried a nice story about Tom T. and Dixie Hall being inducted into the IBMA Hall of Fame this year. But a photo caption mistakenly indicated that both of them were

  • 2018 IBMA Award nominees announced

    At a press conference earlier this morning in Nashville, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the final nominees for their 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards, along with this year's Hall Of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Achievement Award recipients.  The winners will be

  • Gary Henderson to Bell Buckle Radio

    Retirement became hiatus as Gary Henderson, who recently vacated his positions with the Bluegrass Country Foundation at the end of May, has been lured back onto radio, this time at the central Tennessee-based Bell Buckle Radio. Henderson soon realised that quitting