Archive for September 16th, 2008

Kid banjo picker Cody Kilby now up for IBMA guitar award

Category: IBMA Nominees

By Dan Tackett
September 16, 2008

Cody Kilby, Brad Davis, and Tim May - Angeline The Baker
Tennessee native Cody Kilby, a member of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, is one of five finalists for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year.
Not bad for a guy who at age 8 started playing banjo and before he was 12 had [...]

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Tony Rice nominated IBMA for Guitarist of the Year

Category: IBMA Nominees

By Dan Tackett
September 16, 2008

Tony Rice plays Shenandoah in Bluegrass Documentary “Bluegrass Journey.”
It’s been ages since Tony Rice was strictly bluegrass, but that hasn’t stopped his peers from making him a finalist nominee for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year.
He first gained prominence in the all-star 1970s version of J.D. Crowe & the New South, [...]

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Bryan Sutton up again for IBMA guitarist honor

Category: IBMA Nominees

By Dan Tackett
September 16, 2008

Bryan Sutton’s solo performance of the flatpicking standard “Texas Gales”. The concert DVD is available at www.flatpickingmercantile.com
Bryan Sutton has won a handful of Guitarist of the Year honors from the International Association of Bluegrass Music — and he’s on the list of five finalists for the award this year.
Besides his well-known work in bluegrass, including [...]

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Josh Williams up for six-string IBMA award

Category: IBMA Nominees

By Dan Tackett
September 16, 2008

Josh Williams, Andy Falco & Chris Eldridge perform at the Station Inn in Nashville, TN. This performance was recorded by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and produced for release on FGM Records. The full DVD can be purchased at www.flatpickingmercantile.com. This track, “Cherokee Shuffle”, is the opening track of the DVD.
After some high-profile gigs with other national [...]

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Tim Stafford in line for IBMA guitarst honor

Category: IBMA Nominees

By Dan Tackett
September 16, 2008

Tim Stafford and Jim Hurst “Forked Deer” Flatpicking Guitar Magazine filmed a live concert performance featuring Bryan Sutton, Tim Stafford, and Jim Hurst. The concert DVD is available at www.flatpickingmercantile.com
Blue Highway founder Tim Stafford is one of five finalists for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year.
After a stint as Alison [...]

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