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I assume, since our dedicated bloggers John and Brance worked so hard during the awards show that they didn't stick it out through the after party at the Gibson Bluegrass Showcase. And also I didn't see them there, so I'll pass along some of what happened. Hosted by the Del McCoury Band and Sirius Satellite [...]
Male Vocalist Of The Year Award for the outstanding male vocalist based on recorded and in-person performance. The award goes to the individual. The Male Vocalist Of The Year for 2006 is: Tim O'Brien web site bio audio Review past recipients of this award.
Song Of The Year This award is for any song, new or old, which was released or showed significant chart action within the eligibility period. Any song which has been nominated for this award in previous years is ineligible. The award goes to the songwriter and artist. The Song Of The Year for 2006 is: [...]
This post is a contribution from Tim Kruzic, banjo player with Blue Daze. Tim is a long time friend of Bluegrass Today who has been involved with IBMA on many levels over the past several years. Serving on various committees and participating in the Leadership Bluegrass program Tim is a valuable asset to the bluegrass [...]
Great news for Hot Rize fans. Pete Wernick has announced that a DVD will soon be available featuring a concert originally filmed in 1987. Both the original Hot Rize band (Pete on banjo, Tim O'Brien on mandolin, Charles Sawtelle on guitar, and Nick Forster on bass) perform on the DVD, as do their erstwhile traveling [...]
We also heard last week from Fred Carpenter, who runs The Violin Shop in Nashville. He shared some of his plans for IBMA week later this month, which will include their participation during the Grand Masters Fiddle Contest (9/28-29), and a special concert at the shop that Monday. The show on September 25 will feature [...]
In episode #7 of The GrassCast we listen in on a conversation John had with Tim O'Brien during the IBMA event in October. John and Tim talk about the event being in Nashville, and about Tim's new CDs. This GrassCast is 9 minutes in length and the file download size is 8 MB. Direct Download: [...]
Sugar Hill Records is announcing that singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tim O'Brien will release two new recordings simultaneously on September 13. The two projects (Cornbread Nation and Fiddler's Green) were initially conceived as a single CD release but expanded into this form as Tim realized that he had more songs he wanted to include than would [...]
