Archive for June 12th, 2008

IBMA Awards Show returns to Ryman Auditorioum in Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 2

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 12, 2008

IBMA World Of Bluegrass
Registration and ticket packages are now on sale for the World of Bluegrass, Sept. 29 - Oct. 5 in Nashville, Tenn.
World of Bluegrass includes three major events rolled up into one stellar week of all things Bluegrass. The IBMA Business Conference brings the Bluegrass industry together for panels, discussions, workshops, showcases [...]

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Bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry this week

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 12, 2008

The Carolina Chocolate Drops sweeten the Opry Lineup on Saturday, June 14.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops will make a much celebrated appearance on this weekends Grand Ole Opry. The trio, comprised of Justin Robinson (fiddle, banjo, vocal), Rhiannon Giddens (banjo, fiddle, vocals) and Don Flemons (guitar, banjo, harmonica, jug, snare and vocal) are leading the revival [...]

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Bluegrass Festival and Events Calendar - June 12

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
June 12, 2008

Kentucky
June 12-15 — Festival of the Bluegrass - Lexington, KY. Bluegrass artists slated for this award winning festival include: Lonesome River Band, Don Rigsby, Larry Stephenson, the Lewis Family, IIIrd Tyme Out, J.D. Crowe & The New South, The Grascals, Mountain Heart, Seldom Scene, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and a few more. Ticket prices run [...]

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Whitey Shafer Next Poet & Prohpet at Country Music Hall of Fame June 21

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 12, 2008

Nashville, Tenn. — Legendary songwriter Whitey Shafer will make a rare public appearance at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Saturday, June 21, as the latest subject of the quarterly programming series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters. The 2:00 p.m. program, which will be held in the Museum’s Ford [...]

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