RTE presence at IBMA: update

Niall Toner, who presents 'Roots Freeway' on Tuesday evenings at 9.00 p.m. on RTE Radio One, Ireland's national radio station, will be conducting a series of interviews during this year's IBMA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, which runs from 1 to 7 October.

Niall and RTE producer Aidan Butler will be recording interviews with all the big names in bluegrass, like Del McCoury, Rhonda Vincent, Larry Sparks, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Trischka, and Michael Cleveland, as well as up-and-coming bands and writers. Any bands or artists seeking exposure in Ireland and Europe should contact Niall or Aidan by the e-mail links given below.

Niall adds: 'We can also be contacted through the EBMA stand at the IBMA trade show, or at the Holiday Inn Express, Nashville Downtown, during the Convention, tel : 615-244-0150.'

Niall will also be interviewing some of the legends at the Jerusalem Ridge Festival in Rosine, Kentucky, the week before IBMA, and the results from both Nashville and Kentucky will be broadcast on RTE Radio One in a special series on Thursday nights, later on this year.

For further details e-mail Aidan or Niall.