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John McEuen and Les Thompson discuss Will The Circle Be Unbroken at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023 During IBMA Bluegrass Live!, a special session was held midday Friday celebrating the 50-year legacy of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be

Oscar Caudill with Falling Timber at IBMA Bluegrass Live! - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program was well represented last weekend during the IBMA Bluegrass Live! street festival in downtown Raleigh, NC. JAM executive director Brett

The California Bluegrass Association has launched a memorial fundraising drive for their vaunted youth programs in the name of the man who spearheaded those efforts more than three decades ago, Frank Solivan Sr. Frank Sr., who passed away about six weeks

Mighty Poplar at IBMA Bluegrass Live! (9/30/23) - photo © Frank Baker Frank Baker spent Saturday evening capturing photos of the performers at The Red Hat Amphitheater during the 2023 edition of IBMA Bluegrass Live! More still to come.

ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band warms up at IBMA Bluegrass Live! (9/30/23) - photo © Jeromie Stephens Jeromie Stephens spent Saturday at IBMA Bluegrass Live! prowling the convention center and the Street Fest for subjects on which to train his camera. Here's

Even though they weren't officially on the bill, East Nash Grass was one group that most folks at last week's IBMA celebrations were talking about - and not just because of Harry Clark's Awards Show attire. With their second album

Kids on Bluegrass band #7 at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2023 - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) annual conference and festival in Raleigh, NC last week selected 70 youngsters ages 5 to 17 to participate in

The Del McCoury Band at the Red Hat Amphitheater (9/29/23) - photo © Frank Baker Here's a first gallery of Frank Baker's images from the Red Hat Amphitheater show last night in Raleigh as a part of IBMA Bluegrass Live! More

Youth Stage at the Street Festival during IBMA Bluegrass Live! '23 - photo © Jeromie Stephens Here's what catch Jeromie Stephens's eye on Friday during IBMA Bluegrass Live!

Bluegrass Cardinals reunite to honor Randall Hylton at IBMA Bluegrass Live '23 - photo © Frank Baker Randall Hylton is known as a prolific bluegrass songwriter. His songs have been recorded by Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman, The Osborne Brothers, The Lewis