by bluegrassfound | Feb 1, 2026 | News
August 23-28, Albany, New York The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce that Bluegrass Hall of Famer Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick is offering a scholarship to his Silver Bay Bluegrass Camp August 23-28, 2026, as a donation to the Foundation. In its thirteenth year, the...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 1, 2026 | News
By Michael Stein The Arnold Shultz Foundation grant, “Finger Grass from the Serengeti Meets Kentucky” brings bluegrass music to African communities in Uganda. I’ve been teaching band to play a number of tunes via Zoom. They played a concert/jam session for the...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 1, 2026 | News
Back in the 1990s, Milton Harkey facilitated the Pizza Hut International Bluegrass Showdown on an international level. It was quite the adventure and it left a big mark on the genre of bluegrass music. Advance forward 35+ years: Harkey has decided to bring the...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 1, 2026 | News
The IBMA Foundation recently awarded $20,000 in project grants to 11 bluegrass programs in eight states plus Canada. The Bill Breen Bluegrass Youth Education Fund will support one-third of the amount awarded for project grants in 2026. “An impressive list of...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 1, 2026 | News
IBMA Foundation supporter Pete Wernick, of Niwot, Colorado, is known for his role (and rolls on the banjo) in the legendary band, Hot Rize. A long-time fan favorite with songs that have become standards in the genre, Hot Rize was inducted into IBMA’s Bluegrass Hall of...
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