Bluegrass Country – This Week: Larry Stephenson Band, Spinney Brothers, 2012 IBMA and more!

This Week: Larry Stephenson Band, Spinney Brothers, 2012 IBMA and more!

On Editor’s Picks, we feature live in-studio performances and interviews from Virginia’s own Larry Stephenson Band and the Spinney Brothers from Nova Scotia, Canada. (Click here for airtimes)

On Open Mic, we’re featuring highlights from the 2012 IBMA Awards! (Click here for airtimes)

On etown, hosts Nick & Helen Forster welcome Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three. Pokey LaFarge takes the eTown audience on a musical journey through the sounds of America’s past in a way that makes it almost impossible to believe these guys are still in their 20s. Shovels & Rope, a Charleston, South Carolina-based duo consisting of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent stirs up a righteous racket with a one-of-a-kind sound made with old guitars, harmonicas, soulful singing and a junkyard drum kit. (Click here for airtimes)