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Glimpses of World Of Bluegrass 2017
Here is a first batch of Frank Baker's images from World Of Bluegrass 2017. These were taken over the past two days, including a visit to the exhibit hall, and this morning's town hall meeting.
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2017 IBMA Awards show to be streamed online
According to the most recent update we've received, only 100 or so tickets remain for the upcoming IBMA Awards Show this evening. Not to worry though, because those unable to snag an in-house seat for bluegrass music's biggest night of
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Sonny and Bobby, Together Again
No matter how smoothly tonight’s awards show goes at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass, the finale is pretty much guaranteed to be rocky. On a night that organizers promise will have a number of noteworthy moments, the biggest
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Joe Mullins talks about IBMA and World Of Bluegrass
Seeing Joe Mullins work his way through the IBMA World Of Bluegrass, you get the impression that he's the right man, in the right job, at the right time. Their current Board of Directors chair brings an unusually specific set of
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2017 Momentum Award winners
The IBMA presented their 2017 Momentum Awards this afternoon at the Raleigh Convention Center during a luncheon for attendees of the World Of Bluegrass Business Conference. Interspersed with the awards were performances by a trio of showcase acts that demonstrated
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Some WOB photos from early in the week
Bill Warren captured a few photos on Tuesday at the 2017 World Of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh. We have a lot more images coming up!
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Rhiannon Giddens talks bluegrass and IBMA
Daniel Mullins had a chance to chat yesterday evening with Rhiannon Giddens shortly she delivered her keynote address to open the 2017 World Of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC. Rhiannon, who will be familiar to bluegrass fans as a former
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Rhiannon Giddens: Bluegrass in Black and White
Rhiannon Giddens remembers being shocked when an aunt from what she calls “the black side of the family” called herself a hillbilly. Hillbillies, in the stereotyped definitions of the media and television entertainment, were white. And as the daughter of a
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IBMA, Foundation for Bluegrass Music Announce Merger
Two premier bluegrass organizations, the International Bluegrass Music Association and the Foundation for Bluegrass Music will merge. The announcement, made Tuesday at the start of IBMA’s annual business conference, is aimed at strengthening the educational and fundraising efforts of the two










