Laurie Lewis & Del McCoury to Host 23rd International Bluegrass Music Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 12, 2012 -- A powerful and delightfully unusual pairing of bluegrass superstars -- Laurie Lewis and Del McCoury -- will host the 23rd Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards this year, on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. 

The IBMA Awards are the centerpiece of World of Bluegrass week, scheduled for September 24-30 in Nashville. Produced by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), the trade organization for global bluegrass music, World of Bluegrass also includes the industry’s Business Conference and Bluegrass Fan Fest.

IBMA World of Bluegrass Wrap-Up

Guest Blogger: Terri Holloway puts the last words on a week of everything bluegrass and opens the question for next year.

It's Fan Fest time, once again! This is the time when bluegrass fans from all over the world descend upon the artists, labels and vendors hawking everything from vintage instruments to pick holders (and giving away free guitar/mandolin picks, too). Fans have a very high chance of seeing, touching and talking directly to their favorite artists in addition to purchasing music and t-shirts. Where else in the music world does this happen?!?

Fan Fest Discounts End Friday!

Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2
Nashville Convention Center, TN

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It's a three-day indoor bluegrass music experience like no other!

OVER 60 HEADLINE ACTS

IBMA Fan Fest Celebrates Bill Monroe and Bluegrass Music!

Nashville, TN….
Bluegrass music’s premier indoor festival is just around the corner, and this year’s event celebrating the 100^th birthday of the late Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music, will definitely be one you don’t want to miss! 
Reserve your tickets now for IBMA’s Bluegrass Fan Fest, scheduled for Sept. 30 – October 2, 2011, at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The star-studded grand finale of World of Bluegrass Week (Sept. 26 – Oct. 2) will present the talents of more than 60 headline acts on the Main Stage, the Masters Workshop Stage and at the Grand Master Fiddler Championship—thanks to the sponsorship of L.R. Baggs, Martin Guitars, Martha White, Knee Deep in Bluegrass and WSM-AM 650. 

In addition to the “cool factor” of breathing in some of the best live bluegrass music on the planet and meeting artists after their sets at their merch tables, Fan Fest attendees will enjoy visiting a bluegrass music-themed exhibit hall with more than 100 booths, taking part in a number of special promotions and giveaways, and of course there will be plenty of space for picking on all three levels of the Nashville Convention Center.