Author: Tara Linhardt

Abbie Gardner at World of Bluegrass 2021 - photo © Tara Linhardt Thursday at World of Bluegrass 2021 was a day of awards and conferences that I have to admit made me tear up more than once throughout the day. There

James Kee with East Nash Grass at World of Bluegrass 2021 - photo © Tara Lindhardt Wednesday, September 29, at the conferences, meet and greets, and seminars, folks continue to network, educate, and inspire the attendees. The showcases continue to bring

Here is another gallery of images from Tuesday night at World of Bluegrass 2021, including Bluegrass Ramble showcases and other random sights.

IBMA 2021 has gotten off to a great start. The annual convention is once again in Raleigh, North Carolina (for its 9th year here). The Mayor (Mary Anne Baldwin) gave us a special welcome and thank you for coming to

The weekend of DelFest Lite in Round Hill, Virginia was for the most part grey with rains on and off, but the talk around the festival was all about how happy the folks were to be having fun at a

Family Sowell at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt Saturday was a jam-packed day at Wide Open Bluegrass, full of all sorts of great music from bluegrass legends, to hot new acts on the scene, and young soon-to-be

Billy Hurt at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt On Friday at Wide Open Bluegrass there were so many stages going, with great music all day and much of the night, both indoors and outdoors, that there was

The Earls of Leicester on the IBMA Red  Carpet - photo © Tara Linhardt Thursday of IBMA week is famous for awards. There is an Industry Awards Luncheon with live shows and lifetime Distinguished Achievement Awards, and this year's Industry awards

Brooke Aldridge tries her hand at soundhole at World of Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt Wednesday of World of Bluegrass was another-jam packed day (as are all days of IBMA) here in Raleigh, North Carolina. Loads of helpful tips

Tuesday at IBMA started out as a day of setting up for the week ahead, folks getting registered, before the learning and picking started. Industry professionals shared all sorts of information to help musicians, event planners, broadcasters, and all sorts