Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike News

Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike will perform concerts in 21 Owensboro, Kentucky-area elementary schools during the month of January.

The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY, has been having an eventful few months and is not letting the momentum drop off.

A nationally known band that plays bluegrass, gospel and western swing will perform this weekend at the Hedgehog Music Showcase in Arcadia.

Musicians are pitching in to raise money for Owensboro's International Bluegrass Music Museum to help spread the following for bluegrass music around the world.

Announcement : Holiday Benefit Concert at Bluegrass Museum December 10 BMNN wrote: on Nov.

Thursday-Nov. 6: The lineup is packed with the best in alt-country, Americana, rockabilly, Cajun, bluegrass, roots rock and folk music for Riverhawk Music Festival at Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville.

The eighth annual RiverHawk Music Festival, Nov. 5-8 at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville, features alternative country, Americana, rockabilly, Cajun, bluegrass, roots rock and more.

The Gibson brothers a ' Eric, left, and Leigh a ' released their ninth album, "Ring the Bell," in May.

Banjos and mandolins will rule the Desert Diamond Casino on Pima Mine Road this weekend as the 10th annual Tucson Bluegrass Festival gets under way.

Announcement : Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards & Fan Fest speedster wrote: on Oct.

In addition to preparing for IBMA, WAMU's Bluegrass Country host Katy Daley has several big interviews on tap this week during her morning show.

Announcement : 3rd Annual Dare to be Different Showcase Sept. 27 BMNN wrote: on Sep.

BMNN wrote: on Jul. 21, 2009: /Randall Franks/ The Watkins Family of Toccoa, Ga.

Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Becky Buller is the secret weapon in an already frightfully good bluegrass band, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike.

If you were in the audience for Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike's showcase at October 2008's World Of Bluegrass conference in Nashville, you might have noticed Valerie performing with even more energy than usual in her always high-powered stage show.