Nominees for the 26th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards were announced this week at a special event in the SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction studios in Nashville, TN.
The Gibson Brothers announced the nominees, along with SiriusXM’s Kyle Cantrell. Thunder Radio’s Becky Buller performed, as did The Gibson Brothers.
Becky, her husband Jeff and daughter live in Manchester. Becky and Jeff are two of the hosts on Bluegrass Crossroads heard 3 times per week on WMSR.
Buller-Haley was nominated for several awards; Fiddler, Female Vocalist, Emerging Artist, Song Of The Year for “Southern Flavor”, Recording Event Of The Year for “Southern Flavor”, Broadcaster and Songwriter.
The Awards Show will be Oct. 1 at 7p.m. in Raleigh, NC.
Becky is flabbergasted and exceedingly excited to announce that she has been nominated for the seven IBMA awards:
Becky also spoke to us about one specific award, the broadcaster award.

The owners of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival have discussed with Nashville’s top tourism executive the possibility of bringing a country music and camping festival to the event site in Manchester.
The Tennessean reports that the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. President and CEO said in July that he has talked with organizers, who also own the Manchester farm where Bonnaroo is held, about a new country music festival that would be in addition to Bonnaroo.
Earlier this year, Live Nation purchased a controlling stake in Bonnaroo, though co-founders Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment will remain in charge of running the festival. After the deal was announced, Superfly co-founder Rick Farman told Billboard magazine that organizers are “going to put a greater emphasis on bringing some other events to the farm, which I think will be beneficial to everyone involved, the Bonnaroo community and the local and regional community as well.”

School is open for most public- and private-school students across the state. While much is made over supporting your child as he or she returns to school, the teacher group Professional Educators of Tennessee is encouraging parents to keep in mind that support for teachers is just as important. Picking up a few extra supplies, including dry-erase markers and paper, goes a long way in easing the burden on schools, said Samantha Bates, the organization’s director of membership services. “Supplies are very important,” she said. “Extra anything is always a plus. Everybody runs out of paper and pencils at some point. Everybody — the poor kid, the rich kid — everybody runs out of paper. So having extra supplies is really useful.” According to the National School Supply and Equipment Association, teachers on average spend almost $500 of their own money on school supplies, totaling roughly $1.6 billion nationwide every year. The average salary for a Tennessee public school teacher is slightly more than $44,000 a year. If your child is in need of special attention to manage behavior disorders or other issues, Bates said, it’s important to remember that the teacher is trying to get to know the needs of 20 or more students – and it will take a little time. “If there’s something specific your child should be getting, they may not have the official documentation for that,” she said. “It’s fine to send an email, but you know to call every day is a little bit much, so some patience and understanding can definitely go a long way.” Bates, who spent several years as a teacher, said it’s also important to ask your child’s teacher what kind of classroom support he or she needs. In some school districts there is an overabundance of parent volunteers, and in others there is a need. The National School Supply and Equipment Association report is online at edmarket.org.