2022 IBMA Bluegrass Award winners

2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music AwardsTonight's IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards was held tonight at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, NC. Both nominees and winners were chosen by the professional voting membership of the IBMA. And the winners are... Mandolin Player of the Year - Sierra Hull Bass Player of the Year - Jason Moore Instrumental Recording of [...]

IBMA announces 2022 Momentum Award winners

2022 IBMA Momentum AwardsFull Cord Bluegrass performs at the 2022 IBMA Momentum Awards (9/28/22) - photo © Frank Baker IBMA's annual Momentum Awards luncheon always serves as a powerful reminder that the future of bluegrass is in good hands. This year, as the pain of COVID and hard times for traveling musicians fades even further into the background, [...]

Some Tuesday night music pics from World of Bluegrass 2022

World of Bluegrass 2022Becky Buller & Friends at The Lincoln Theater (9/27/22) - photo © Frank Baker Here's a photo report of Tuesday night musical activity at World of Bluegrass from Frank Baker, who caught the Kickoff Show with Becky Buller & Friends at The Lincoln Theater, as well as The Foreign Landers and Missy Raines & Allegheny [...]

New IBMA Keynote format is a hit

World of Bluegrass 2022 Keynote addressCraig Havighurst with Dale Ann Bradley and C.J. Lewandowski at the WOB Keynote Address - photo © Frank Baker Dale Ann Bradley grew up in a Primitive Baptist Church where her father was the preacher and musical instruments were not allowed. Then one day, she recalled, "I heard the banjo," a moment that "changed my whole [...]

World of Bluegrass begins today!

World of BluegrassAnd so it begins... Once again, a large portion of the bluegrass industry is assembling today in Raleigh, NC for the International Bluegrass Music Association's annual convention, World of Bluegrass. If you are involved in this sort of music professionally, this event is for you. Artists are here to promote their new music, labels to [...]

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