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The Earls of Leicester

The Earls of Leicester Take Home a Bevy of International Bluegrass Music Awards

Post published:October 3, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

The Earls of Leicester were the big winners during the International Bluegrass Music Awards show, Oct. 1, at Raleigh, North Carolina’s Duke Energy Center for the Arts. The group –- which pays homage to the musical legacy of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys -- took home Entertainer, Album (for its Grammy Award-winning self-entitled debut), Instrumental Group and Gospel Recorded Performance (“Who Will Sing For Me”) of the Year awards. [To continue reading this article and see the list of award winners, click on the headline.]

Danny Barnes Earns 2015 Steve Martin Prize

Post published:September 8, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

Danny Barnes, a claw hammer and three-finger-style banjo player from Texas, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Dailey & Vincent Show Premieres Sept. 5 on RFD-TV

Post published:August 20, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond

Popular bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent will host a television show beginning this fall. The Dailey & Vincent Show, filmed before a live audience at the historic Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tennessee, debuts on Saturday, September 5 at 9:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. CST on cable network RFD-TV. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys

Artists Chosen for 2015 Bluegrass Ramble

Post published:April 23, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond Conferences of Note Festival Focus

Thirty artists and bands have been selected to participate in the Bluegrass Ramble series of showcases slated to take place at select venues throughout downtown Raleigh, North Carolina during the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s World of Bluegrass 2015, Sept. 29-Oct. 3. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Rhonda Vincent & The Rage at the 41st Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards

SPBGMA Presents Bluegrass Music Awards

Post published:February 9, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) presented its 41st Annual Bluegrass Music Awards on February 8, 2015 at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Winners in 23 categories were honored during an awards show that capped the nonprofit organization’s 32nd national convention. [To continue reading this article and see the complete list list of SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards winners, click on the headline.]

Bluegrass Gets International Exposure in NYC

Post published:January 31, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond Conferences of Note

Balsam Range, Allison Brown, DePue Brothers Band, The Gibson Brothers, Sierra Hull, The Kruger Brothers, Matuto, Mipso, Tim O’Brien, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Bryan Sutton and The Travelin’ McCourys were among the bluegrass artists who showcased their talents during the 58th annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), held in New York City, Jan. 9-13. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Balsam Range

Balsam Range is IBMA Entertainer of the Year

Post published:October 3, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond News - U.S. National

Entertainer of The Year, the top honor in the 25th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards – presented Oct. 2 at Raleigh, North Carolina’s Duke Energy Center for the Arts – went to the Tar Heel State’s own Balsam Range. The acoustic quintet also was named Vocal Group of the Year, while member Buddy Melton was voted Male Vocalist of the Year. [To read the full article and see a listing of 2014 International Bluegrass Music Award winners, click on the headline.]

2014 International Bluegrass Music Awards to be Presented, Oct. 2

Post published:September 30, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

The Boxcars top the list of nominees for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 25th International Bluegrass Awards, with ten nominations for the band and its individual members. Awards in more than 20 categories will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST at Raleigh, North Carolina’s Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts (Memorial Auditorium). [To continue read the full article, click on the headline.]

FreshGrass Returns to MASS MoCA, Sept. 19-21

Post published:August 31, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

FreshGrass, a family-friendly bluegrass and roots music festival in the Berkshires of northwestern Massachusetts, is slated for Sept. 19-21, 2014. For three days and nights, the indoor galleries and outdoor courtyards and meadows of the Mass MoCA campus in North Adams will be filled with the sounds of banjos, fiddles, guitars, mandolins and voices of traditionalists and trailblazers alike. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Mark Erelli (Photo: Nancy Giroux)

Quick Q & A with Mark Erelli

Post published:May 7, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured

Mark Erelli is a New England-based singer-songwriter who has been a winner in both the Kerrville New Folk Competition and the International Songwriting Competition. He’s played venues ranging from intimate coffeehouses and house concerts to the main stage at the Newport Folk Festival. As a multi-instrumentalist sideman, he has accompanied such artists as Paula Cole, Mary Gauthier, Lori McKenna and Josh Ritter. Kathy Sands-Boehmer posed some questions to him recently. [To read Kathy's Quick Q & A with Mark Erelli, click on the headline.]

Showcase Artists Chosen for 2014 Bluegrass Ramble

Post published:April 20, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond Conferences of Note Festival Focus

Thirty artists and bands have been selected to participate in the Bluegrass Ramble series of showcases slated to take place at select venues throughout downtown Raleigh, North Carolina during the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s World of Bluegrass 2014, Sept. 30-Oct. 4. [To continue reading this article and see the list of Bluegrass Ramble showcase artists, click on the headline.]

Entries Sought for 2014 FreshGrass Awards

Post published:April 17, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

Up-and-coming bluegrass artists who offer a fresh take on the genre are invited to compete for the 2014 FreshGrass Award, a highlight of the eponymous three-day bluegrass and roots festival held each fall at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]