“Lee Highway Blues” by Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Live! in Chicago
When it comes to instrumentation, Michael Cleveland doesn’t simply fiddle around. Is there anyone out there in Bluegrass USA who would dispute that? Surely, that’s the big reason that Cleveland and his band, Flamekeeper, have reached the finalist round for the International Bluegrass [...]

“Four Days of Infamy” The Infamous Stringdusters (part 1 of 4) 30-minute documentary produced by Craig Havighurst of String Theory Media. It follows the Stringdusters during a four-day swing through Colorado in the Winter of 2007. (See “Other Media” below for links to parts 2 through 4)
A year after making its proverbial big splash at [...]

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder with Bruce Hornsby at Merlefest 2008 playing “Bluegrass Breakdown.”
What would an International Bluegrass Music Association awards show be without Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in contention for Instrumental Group of the Year? After all, Skaggs and company have claimed this honor eight times in the last decade, making them [...]

Blue Highway is nominated for 2008 IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year.
Like a group of seasoned soldiers, Blue Highway just keeps coming back to stake more territory. The band, together for 14 years, is up for several International Bluegrass Music Association awards at the upcoming IBMA World of bluegrass, including instrumental group of the [...]

Dan Tyminski Band - “Wheels”
It’s no wonder when one looks at all the individual awards that members of the Dan Tyminski Band are up for that the band itself claimed a finalist nomination for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Instrumental Group of the Year.
While his boss Alison Krauss is away sharing the spotlight with [...]