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Fresh after winning their Golden Guitar this year, Lachlan has been selected by the International Bluegrass Music Association to participate in the 2010 class of Leadership Bluegrass. Now in its eleventh year with more than 250 alumni, Leadership Bluegrass is an intensive three-day program of advanced level, interactive learning experiences that invites participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing bluegrass music along with related leadership issues. Facilitated by Fred Bartenstein, the class will run at the BMI offices in Nashville USA on 9-11 March 2010.

Congratulations Lachie

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The 2010 World of Bluegrass Education Committee will be appointed and begin work on a slate of seminars and professional development opportunities this month, in January. Do you have a suggestion for a seminar topic?  If so, email Nancy Cardwell at the IBMA office: nancyc@ibma.org

Here’s what they’re looking for:

• Seminar topic name
• A brief description of information to be covered
• Potential presenter or moderator names
• Which IBMA member constituencies will be principally interested in this topic?

IBMA is also interested in hearing suggestions that members might have for additional World of Bluegrass educational events, including The Crash Course for Artists, The Crash Course for Bluegrass Songwriters, Educational Labs, Mentor Sessions, the Keynote Address and Song Demo Listening Sessions.

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Ted Lehman has posted up some photos from this years IBMA Festival on his blog. For those of you – like me – who were not in attendance, there is a great range of photos of bluegrass stars in action. Ted will be posting more up in the future.

You can find Ted’s Blog here.

Bluegrass News IBMA, Ted Lehman

IBMA – 27th Sep – 3rd Oct, 2010

In an effort to promote bluegrass and related forms of music, IBMA hosts artist showcase performances which help meet the industry’s need to see what’s new in the music, as well as open doors for acts by creating an opportunity to present themselves at the World of Bluegrass Business Conference. These presentations are one of the primary highlights of IBMA’s convention, where more than 1600 music industry leaders gather annually.

Bands who apply to showcase at World of Bluegrass in Nashville next year are not required to be IBMA members, but are asked to submit a $25 fee to help defray the expenses associated with the selection process.  Artists invited to showcase are extended complimentary registration for the full conference, but they must pay an additional $150 showcase fee and must be (or become) IBMA members upon accepting the invitation.

The showcases are designed to introduce any one or all of the following to the bluegrass industry:

• Emerging talent capable and willing to broaden their market
• Established bands who have significant changes in their act
• Artists who have significant, new recorded product.

The board-appointed Talent Committee’s selection process involves a fair, but subjective evaluation based on each applicant’s entertainment value, level of professionalism, potential appeal and quality of work.  Depending on the number of acts which apply, the selection process takes approximately three months.  IBMA makes the full selection criteria available upon request.
The dates for World of Bluegrass 2010 are September 27-October 3.

2010 Showcase Application Process:

Any act wishing to showcase at the 2010 IBMA Business Conference should submit the following to IBMA by January 15, 2010:

• Five complete promotional packages for each act making application. Must include a CD work representative of the act.  May be a demo, studio cuts not yet released or a completed project (please remove any shrink wrapping)
• If sending a demo or non-completed work, you are encouraged to express to the committee the status of the work and/or expected completion/release.
• Complete contact information on the group
• A $25 application fee, payable to IBMA.

Send all submission packages to: IBMA Talent Committee, 2 Music Circle South, Ste. 100, TN, 37203, USA.

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Our mate Ted Lehmann, has posted up a couple of articles featuring this year’s IBMA Fanfest. Ted’s forte is great story-telling and photography as evidenced by his blog.

Among other things, Ted’s life seems to consist of traveling to bluegrass festivals – which is where I met him  -  talking photos and writing stories for the Ted Lehmann Blog.

Be sure to visit and take in Ted’s work:

• Fanfest part 1
• Fanfest Part 2
• IBMA Business Conference

Review IBMA, Ted Lehman

Rounder recording artists garnered multiple awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) at the 20th Annual awards show held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper won 5 awards including Instrumental Group of the Year – a category they have now won 3 years in a row. Cleveland picked up his 7th win for Fiddle Player of the Year, first time nominee and Flamekeeper member Jesse Brock won for Mandolin player of the year while another band member, Marshall Wilborn, won his first Bass Player of the Year award. Other big winners included Dailey & Vincent who walked away with 3 awards including coveted categories such as: Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year and Dan Tyminski Band walked away with Male Vocalist of the Year (Dan Tyminski) and Album of the Year.

Bobby Osborne was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, an honor he has previously received as a member of the Osborne Brothers, and Blue Highway’s Rob Ickes received his 11th consecutive win for Dobro Player of the Year.

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News from Missy Raines and the New Hip reveals that their Compass Records release Inside Out has made it to the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nomination Ballot  in the Best Contemporary Folk Recording category, while Stop, Drop & Wiggle has made it to the ballot  for  Best Country Instrumental Performance category.

What a fantastic week at IBMA.  It was wonderful to see so many old friends and get a chance to make new ones. We even got to bring some New Hip music to some new fans.

I have to say, an IBMA highlight for me was being part of the Most Awarded Instrumentalists Band at the Awards Show Thursday night!  Picking with Stuart Duncan, Ronnie McCoury, Jim Mills, Bryan Sutton, and Rob Ickes.   Oh Yea!

As the leaves are turning here in Tennessee, our thoughts are turning to new music and we are gearing up and planning to head back into the studio later this winter.  We look forward to bringing new tunes your way for our 2nd Compass Records release slated for 2010…  Stay tuned for more details.

In the meantime, thanks for being there at our shows, for buying our CD’s- and for joining in on Facebook, Twitter, our Blog, and Myspace.  You keep us doing this!  And we are having the time of our lives - Missy, Rob, Mike, Ethan and Dominick

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Dailey & Vincent were named IBMA’s Entertainer of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, held at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on 1st October, 2009.  The entire band received the Vocal Group of the Year award as well as Gospel Recorded Performance for the song On the Other Side, written by Jimmy Fortune, Kevin Denney and Tom Botkin.

Michael Cleveland continued his winning streak with his seventh Fiddle Player of the Year trophy in nine years. Cleveland’s band, Flamekeeper, was named Instrumental Group of the Year for the third consecutive year, and they took home the Instrumental Recorded Performance award for a Bill Monroe classic, Jerusalem Ridge. Flamekeeper bass player Marshall Wilborn and mandolinist Jesse Brock both received top honors on their respective instruments.

Dan Tyminski whispered his acceptance speech for Male Vocalist of the Year, as he battled a severe case of laryngitis. Tyminski’s current release, Wheels, on Rounder Records, was named Album of the Year.

It was an evening to remember, complete with emotional highs, breath-taking instrumentals, hallelujah moment vocals, surprise winners and returning favorites, kicked off by a rousing version of Them Blues, performed by the Lonesome River Band—with Brandon Rickman on soulful lead vocals and rock star – Sammy Shelor on the banjo. Read more…

Association Events IBMA

Here is a complete list of award winners for this year’s IBMA Awards Night held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Thursday night 1st October 2009.

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IBMA has announced  two inductees to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame for 2009. They are  The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers,  the legendary string band formed in 1937 by Ezra Cline in West Virginia and The Dillards, the influential band from Salem, Missouri, known for their popular appearances on The Andy Griffith Show and for blazing a trail on the 1960s West Coast music scene for progressive bluegrass bands.

One of the earliest bluegrass  groups, The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers left a legacy of some of the finest examples of intense, raw-edged music ever recorded, including original songs like I’m Left Alone, Nobody Cares (Not Even You), Twenty-One Years, My Brown Eyed Darling and Dirty Dishes Blues. Founded in West Virginia in 1937 by Ezra Cline, the initial band included his cousins Curly Ray and Ireland Lazy Ned, along with Gordon Jennings. Over the years the group weathered a number of personnel changes, performing a variety of music ranging from old-time to bluegrass and country.

After a hiatus during World War II where Ned was killed in action, the band resumed their daily broadcasts on WHIS radio in Bluefield, West Virginia and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Cline joined the band full-time.  In 1949 fiddler Ray Morgan, Bob Osborne (guitar) and Larry Richardson (banjo) joined the group, and their style shifted to full-fledged bluegrass. They recorded four records for the Cozy label in 1950, including “Pain in My Heart,” which has since become a bluegrass standard recorded by many artists including Flatt & Scruggs.

You can read the full transcript on the IBMA’s website

Bluegrass News IBMA, The Dillards

The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in Tennessee will host a special event on the 1st October, that will see the very influential bluegrass group The Dillards inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.
The ceremony honouring the group that has been a part of the bluegrass music scene for some 50 years, will be held as part of the 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards.

Bluegrass News IBMA, The Dillards

Having recently posted the list of award nominees for this years International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, I noticed that my friend, Ted Lehmann has posted up a pictorial list of nominees on his excellent blog.

Here’s an opportunity to put some faces to the names on this year’s IBMA Awards list while visiting Ted Lehmann’s blog.

Ted has published his list  in two parts:

• Part One
• Part Two

Article IBMA, Ted Lehman

2009 IBMA Showcase

Hope River Entertainment has announced their line-up for the after hours showcase to be held during the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass.

The concert will take place at the Renaissance Hotel, 2nd floor, Fisk Rooms 1 & 2 on Tuesday, 29th September,  from 11:15pm – 2:00am. This late night concert includes performances by Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Brandon Rickman  from the Lonesome River Band, Audie B laylock & Redline, Donna Hughes Band, Brand New Strings, Tim Hensley, and Jett’s Creek.

Schedule:
11:15  pm – Jett’s Creek
11:35 pm – Brand New Strings
12:00 midnight – Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain
12:25 am – Audie Blaylock & Redline
12:50 am – Donna Hughes Band
1:10 am – Tim Hensley
1:40 am – Brandon Rickman

If your from Australia and there, we’d love to hear from you – tell us what we’re missing. <SIGH>

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With the IBMA Awards approaching, the folks at The Bluegrass Blog are conducting their own poll. The poll has no official standing however, it’s a great insight into the current popularity of some of the artists, groups and organisations nominated in this years IBMA Awards.

You will need to register and log in to the site to cast your vote, and only one vote is permitted from each registered user. Registration is absolutely free and there are no strings attached to becoming a registered user. It will be interesting to see how this poll compares to the official awards mertied out by the  voting membership of IBMA in October this year.

The site also provides an ongoing list of the voting results.

To register and vote click here

Article IBMA

USA tour Kicks off  for the Davidson Brothers Band

The Davidson Brothers are about to embark on a month long tour of the USA on 4th September. Travelling with them is a five piece all Australian bluegrass band with members hailing from VIC, NSW, QLD and SA. All members are under the age of 30. They will be flying the flag for Australia, headlining this coming weekend at the Tri-State Bluegrass Festival in Kendallville, Indiana. Other festivals will see them perform main stage shows to crowds of 3000-10000 people in Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky. They have been billed alongside artists such as Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent, J.D. Crowe and Joe Diffie.

The tour leads them on to the Official Showcase performance at the Nashville Convention Centre. The Davidson Brothers were one of just 13 bands selected from across the world to perform in the IBMA’s World Of Bluegrass trade show. They will be let loose in a 25-minute set, performing to US Bluegrass Media, festival booking agents, record labels and the peers. Their showcase performance will be broadcast live on Monday the 28 September (US-EST) across the World Wide Web on www.bluegrasscountry.org/.

Artists, Bluegrass News Davidson Bros, IBMA