The Infamous Stringdusters - Bluegrass Underground at Cumberland Caverns
Another amazing show down in the Volcano Room of Cumberland Caverns. The Stringdusters sounded incredible!
Archive for the ‘All Live Music’ Category
Americana Folk Festival 2008
The Americana Folk Festival - Dickson, TN - Montgomery Bell State Park. Photos include: Sanda McCracken, Julie Lee, Bryn Davies, Lex Price, Alison Brown, Andrea Zonn, Madi Diaz, Peter Bradley Adams, Hannah Prater, and Megan McCormick
Sierra Hull - IBMA World of Bluegrass 2008 - Nashville, TN
Sierra’s mandolin playing is amazing! I would have liked to see her win mandolin player of the year, even though Adam Steffey is extremely deserving.
Dailey and Vincent - IBMA World of Bluegrass 2008
Dailey and Vincent won nearly every award this year at IBMA.
- Entertainer of the Year
- Vocal Group
- Male Vocalist (Jamie)
- Album of the Year
- Gospel Recorded Performance
- Recorded Event of the Year
- Emerging Artist of the Year
Tony Rice with Mountain Heart - IBMA World of Bluegrass 2008
What an amazing treat! IBMA was fortunate enough this year to have the legendary Tony Rice accompany Mountain Heart for after hours and official showcases. Between the 2 sets, a good number of classic Tony tunes were covered such as Manzanita, Old Train, Blue Railroad Train, and Nine Pound Hammer. Mountain Heart is an amazing band and Tony seemed to be having a blast… definitely the highlight of the entire IBMA conference!
Barry Bales - 2008 IBMA Bass Player of the Year
Very deserving!
Andy Leftwich - IBMA World of Bluegrass 2008 - Nashville, TN
Andy always sounds spectacular… whether with Ricky, Three Ring Circle, the Whites or anybody. I’d like to see Andy get more recognition at IBMA in the future, he’s one of the best out there in my opinion.
Dave Peterson and 1946 - IBMA World of Bluegrass After Hours Showcase 2008
Can’t get a better band anywhere… Luke Bulla on the fiddle, Bryan Sutton on guitar, Paul Franklin on Steel, and Tommy G. on drums. Some of Nashville’s finest came together for Dave Peterson’s IBMA after hours showcase. Only in Nashville can surprises like this happen!
The Josh Williams Band - IBMA After Hours Showcase 2008
Josh took home IBMA guitar player of the year and all of his showcases were packed… watch out for this guy!
The Steeldrivers - IBMA Official Showcase 2008
Tammy Rogers, Mike Flemming and Chris Stapleton… Great band!
Cumberland Caverns Volcano Room - The Steeldrivers
Venue where the Bluegrass Underground radio shows for WSM are being recorded. This all took place deep within a cave at Cumberland Caverns in Middle Tennessee. It is simply amazing that we are able to go to see bluegrass in such a beautiful place… I couldn’t beleive it the whole time I was there. Grammy winning engineer Nashphil (Phil Harris) was in charge of the audio and gave Amanda and I tickets… Thanks again Phil!
UPDATE 10-14-08:
I have just been enlisted as the official photographer for the Bluegrass Underground tapings… 2 great shows coming up… The Infamous Stringdusters Nov 8 and Tim O’Brien Dec 6. You won’t want to miss these!
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Sommet Center - Nashville, TN
What an amazing concert… Buddy Miller, Stuart Duncan, Alison Krauss, Robert Plant, T-Bone Burnett, Dennis Crouch, and one hell of a drummer… I never caught his name.