Also announced today during World of Bluegrass 2015 was news that Taylor Coughlin, Communications & Professional Development Director for the organization, is set to depart following this, their big annual event. Coughlin joined the IBMA staff in March of 2013 to serve as Publications/Special Projects Director, taking
The Board of Directors of the International Bluegrass Music Association has elected a new slate of officers to lead the organization. According to board members who asked not to be identified, previous Director Jon Weisberger, who was eligible for another term, did not stand
As the popularity of bluegrass music increases around the world, collaborations with virtuosic players from outside the genre become more common. In particular, musicians from other folk styles often find common cause with bluegrass pickers, and usually the fondness goes both
On Thursday, October 1, The International Bluegrass Music Awards show will be offered as a live, online video stream from the Duke Energy Center in Raleigh, NC at 7:30 p.m. The stream will be offered at no charge to online viewers
The Bluegrass Today team is winding its way down to Raleigh, NC today for the 2015 World of Bluegrass, hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Association. It's always a whirlwind of activity with music all day and into the night, plenty
Singer/songwriter Cindy G has released a music video for the title track of her new CD, Jail Break. The video follows the narrator, played by Cindy, escaping from prison as a metaphor for breaking out of a bad love, and finding
Irish bluegrass musician, song-writer, radio broadcaster, and Pinecastle Records recording artist Niall Toner will be the subject of a documentary being made by Dublin-based New Decade TV Media Ltd. The documentary comes about due to the close friendship between Toner and
Singing News Radio and Salem Media Group have announced that Joe Mullins will be the new host of their popular Front Porch Fellowship radio program. The show is syndicated across 140 independent stations in the US and Canada each week,
Larry Sparks, noted for his very original style of playing the guitar and singing, bluesy elements abounding, has been in touch with Bluegrass Today to share his reaction to the news of his induction to the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall
Bluegrass covers of pop songs goes back a long way in our music. Perhaps the first to gain universal recognition was the arrangement of Fox On The Run that Emerson & Waldron picked up from British rockers Manfred Mann in
