Author: David Morris

After 12 years in Raleigh, the World of Bluegrass stay in Chattanooga starting in 2025 might be a lot shorter. "It's important for us to move around, to spread the music," IBMA Executive Director Ken White said Thursday at IBMA's town

Becky Buller delivers the 2024 World of Bluegrass Keynote Address - photo © Frank Baker If IBMA gave an award for bravery, Becky Buller would win it hands down this year. Maybe every year. The multi-talented fiddler, songwriter, and bandleader used her

Jerry Salley has written songs in Nashville since 1982, long enough to witness major changes in country music, Music Row, and the songwriting business.  Now, many of his early mentors and friends are gone, and Salley is at an age when

When IBMA made the surprise announcement last fall that 2024 would be the last year for World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, members were told they would be asked for feedback about a potential move, and that a decision was likely

IBMA benefit concert at the Station Inn (12/11/23) - photo by David Morris More than 50 years after he helped create the legendary Will The Circle Be Unbroken album with his colleagues in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and an all-star

When the definitive history of bluegrass music is written, Rounder Records will play a sizable role, and deservedly so. The label was at the center of many key events since its founding in 1970, from the recording of J.D. Crowe &

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards - photo © Frank Baker There was a sense of normalcy when IBMA's World of Bluegrass kicked off earlier this week in Raleigh. After COVID wiped out the in-person event

Crying Uncle performs during the 2023 Momentum Award presentations - photo © Frank Baker There's a cure for anyone who thinks bluegrass is on the verge of fading or becoming extinct: just attend the IBMA World of Bluegrass annual Momentum Awards

Matt Glaser delivers the Keynote Address at the 2023 World of Bluegrass - photo © Frank Baker Matt Glaser, artistic director of the Americans Roots Music Program at the Berklee College of Music, is a man on a mission. He shared his

John Miller could do just about anything when it came to bluegrass. He played guitar, mandolin, and upright bass. He sang lead and harmony parts. He arranged, produced, and wrote. And much of the time he did it while fighting cancer