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Jeff Parker will be the in-studio guest on the Saturday edition of Blue Ridge Backroads on WBRF Blue Ridge Country 98, broadcasting from Galax, VA. He will be on with weekend host Judith Burnette in the 8:00 p.m. hour (EDT) to

Give Me The Banjo, the recent film documentary about our beloved 5 string by Marc Fields, is now available to Netflix subscribers. Though Fields lists as the project's writer, director and producer, it really was a team effort. Tony Trischka was

We have a team on the ground at the 2012 Summer NAMM show, being held this weekend in Nashville. This annual event is the mid-year convention of the National Association of Music Merchandisers, where manufacturers, suppliers and anyone doing business in

IBMA has announced that Laurie Lewis and Del McCoury will be the hosts of the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards show on September 27 in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The annual gala event features performances by the top artists in bluegrass music, along

Bill Evans will be a guest on Wednesday morning's Katy Daley Show on WAMU's Bluegrass County. He'll be on with Katy at 9:00 a.m. to talk about his appearance at the 5th Annual Mike Seeger Old Time Banjo Festival at The

The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY has just won a major vote of confidence from the city government. After a presentation this afternoon from IBMM Board Chairman, Terry Woodward, Mayor Ron Payne and the City Commissioners voted unanimously to

IBMA's newly-announced Momentum Awards have generated a bit of confusion among the membership, and within the wider bluegrass community. That is partly due to the fact that these new honors (for artists, venues and business people who are just starting to

The International Bluegrass Music Association has a announced a new set of awards to be distributed during their annual World Of Bluegrass convention. These will be separate from the annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, and focus specifically on new artists in

Wayward Vessel is a popular bluegrass/Americana group based in Portland, OR. They've just returned from a tour in support of their second CD, Before The Grey, during which they snagged the second place trophy at the Telluride band competition. To introduce themselves

Jay Allen, long-time bluegrass radio host at WBRF in Galax, VA, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of next week. Allen has spent the past 23 years at the station, which broadcasts a very strong signal at