At the age of 69, McCoury is at the height of his game, and has become a major force in bringing bluegrass to a wider audience. McCoury, along with his band, has now won more International Bluegrass Music Association awards than any other artist in the genre's history with a total of nearly 40 individual and group citations from the IBMA. This includes a whopping nine "Entertainer Of The Year" honors and six Grammys nominations, having won his first in February. He has seen his videos welcomed by CMT, joined the venerated Grand Ole Opry , represented the cream of the bluegrass crop on national television, made appearances on Austin City Limits, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, PBS' Sessions at West 54th, and anchored PBS' first-and immensely successful-national foray into America's original roots music as featured performers on All Star Bluegrass Celebration.

The Washington Post recently called Del "a national treasure," while numerous music publications have credited The Del McCoury Band with increasing the bluegrass "hip factor," generating much of the genre's steady upswing in popularity with a more youthful crowd. He's equally welcome at traditional bluegrass festivals, jam band gatherings, and the most prestigious music venues in America-from Merlefest, to Bonnaroo to Carnegie Hall.