Archive for October 2nd, 2008

2008 IBMA Award winners

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
October 2, 2008

IBMA 2008 Entertainer of the Year
Dailey & Vincent
BluegrassJournal.com Readers Poll: Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

IBMA 2008 Vocal Group of the Year
Dailey & Vincent

IBMA 2008 Instrumental Group of the Year
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

IBMA 2008 Male Vocalist of the Year
Jamie Dailey

IBMA 2008 Female Vocalist of the Year
Dale Ann Bradley
BluegrassJournal.com Readers Poll: Rhonda Vincent

IBMA 2008 Album of the [...]

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Updated: Eddie Adcock on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Oct. 3

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
October 2, 2008

 UPDATE:  For those of you that missed this, “Good Morning America” has the Eddie Adcock segment online. It’s quite a remarkable story.
A couple weeks back we had a story about Eddie Adcock’s Deep Brain Stimulation surgery to control a tremor in his right hand. The three-part procedure was done in multiple stages during the [...]

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Ron Block, Sierra Hull and Cia Cherryholmes host IBMA Songwriter Showcase at WOB

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
October 2, 2008

Pictured (left to right): ASCAP Vice President Dan Keen, Cia Cherryholmes, Sierra Hull, IBMA Special Projects Director Nancy Hays, and Ron Block. Photo by Alan Mayor
Nashville, Tenn. — ASCAP sponsored the IBMA Songwriter Showcase at the Nashville Convention Center on Sept. 30 as part of the annual International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass [...]

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Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper on Bluegrass Junction’s Studio Special on XM Radio

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
October 2, 2008

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper perform on Bluegrass Junction’s “Studio Special” with Kyle Cantrell on XM Radio this week. Photo by www.jimmyabegg.com
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s reigning “Instrumental Group Of The Year”, are celebrating their 2008 IBMA nominations with a “Studio Special” live performance on XM Radio’s Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14) this [...]

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Walnut Valley crowns Dulcimer champions in Winfield

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
October 2, 2008

Mountain Dulcimer winners, left to right, Aaron Thronton of Long Beach, MS (2nd Place), Nina Zanetti of Guilderland, NY (1st Place), and Jan Hammond of Wadsworth, OH (3rd Place)Hammer Dulcimer winners, left to right, Brenda Hunter of Bakersfield, CA (2nd Place), Wenzhuo Zhang of Fredonia, NY (1st Place), and Adam Sutch of Daisytown, PA [...]

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