PICKENS — ​IBMA 2023 Vocal Group of the Year, Authentic Unlimited, has been slated as the headliner band for the annual Winter Bluegrass Jubilee indoor music festival at Pickens High School on Jan. 20.

This group also came away with the 2023 IBMA New Artist of the Year Award. As implied, the group is known for its “authenticity and unlimited supply of original material.”

The bluegrass/gospel group embodies former band members of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s touring band. Jerry Cole, Eli Johnston and Stephen Burwell have combined their talents with John Meador and

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