Dale Ann Bradley “Run, Rufus, Run”
Dale Ann Bradley, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year in 2007, is in the final list of nominees up for the honor this year.
She’s been performing since the age of 14 in a trio with her high school band director and his wife. They performed at [...]

The Isaacs singing a verse of “I Have a Father”
Packing a recording contract with its ink still wet, Sonja Isaacs is in contention for the Female Vocalist of the Year Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Disney Music Publishing/Nashville signed Isaacs to its songwriter roster in late August. The development signals yet another milestone [...]

A look at the making of Raising Sand, a duet collaboration with rock legend Robert Plant, and country/bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss.
Although her involvement in bluegrass has been somewhat limited in the past year, Alison Krauss still maintains enough stature among her peers to be in the top five finalists for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s [...]

The Claire Lynch band performs one of their signature songs, “Wabash Cannonball”
Claire Lynch is in the running for the 2008 Female Vocalist of the Year Award next month from the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Lynch came to the forefront as a member of the Front Porch String Band, now known as the Claire Lynch Band. [...]

Rhonda Vincent Photo by Travis Tackett.
Rhonda Vincent, dubbed the Queen of Bluegrass by the Wall Street Journal, is up for her eighth Female Vocalist of the Year Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Vincent’s had a big year on the road as her and her band, The Rage, have been touring to promote her [...]