The International Bluegras Music Association has announced their nominees for the 2016 Momentum Awards. These are given to artists and industry professionals in the early stages of their careers, in the hope of providing them momentum in continuing to climb. They
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Phoenix Arise from Becky Buller for Madelia, MN
What do you do when a large section of your hometown burns to the ground? You do whatever you can to help the families and the people who are victimized. Becky Buller, bluegrass singer, songwriter, and bandleader, was devastated to learn
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Charm City Junction at Grey Fox
Here's a set of tunes guaranteed to get your blood pumping on a Monday morning. It's Charm City Junction at this summer's 2016 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, shot by Fred Robbins as part of his annual archiving of festival events. The guys break
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Dennis Jones recovering at home
Dennis Jones, popular North Carolina broadcaster and bluegrass personality, is feeling much better and recovering now at home after a brief hospitalization earlier this month. A bout with salmonella that would have been a mere inconvenience for most of us turned
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Train That Carried My Girl From Town video from The Earls
Rounder has released a second music video from Rattle & Roar, their latest album from The Earls Of Leicester. Like their self-titled debut in 2014, it's a tribute to the artistry of Flatt & Scruggs, with 17 lovingly rendered reproductions from
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IBMA announces 2016 Special Awards Nominees
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for its 2016 Special Awards, which go to those who work in our industry outside the artists and performers whose work is highlighted during the gala awards ceremony during World of Bluegrass
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Stringworks video tease from Kristin Scott Benson
Mountain Home Music has produced a video tease for their newly-released Stringworks album by Grascals banjo master, Kristin Sctott Benson. The project mixes banjo and bluegrass classics with Kristin's original tunes, and a few from outside the genre. You'll not only get to
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John Anderson and Lorraine Jordan do Seminole Wind
Lorraine Jordan has released yet another collaboration video from her current album, Country Grass. The record, consisting of grassified duets with top-selling country artists, has helped elevate her and Carolina Road to a new level of visibility within both bluegrass
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Cindy Baucom jumps to television
Cindy Baucom, whose syndicated radio show Knee Deep In Bluegrass has been running for 13 years on the John Boy & Billy Network, is pleased to be taking the show to the television box. The half hour program will feature
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Scott Street Five String Finals expands to include old time
Entries are now being accepted for the 2nd annual Scott Street Five String Finals competition, to be held in Richmond, VA on October 8. Held in conjunction with the Richmond Folk Festival, the competition is hosted in honor of the










