by bluegrassfound | Feb 3, 2025 | News
Fletcher Bright grant recipient Josh Wills is a quadruple-threat musician with impressive chops on guitar, mandolin, banjo, and fiddle. He is pictured above on fiddle with his instructor, Bruce Molsky. Josh said, “This camp is the only one that I know of that aims to...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 3, 2025 | News
We just wanted to send a video saying THANK YOU for the grant allowing Sophia to attend Monroe Mandolin Camp! Sophia learns so much at camp, and it’s been such a blessing to her. She has grown so much as a musician, and her love for bluegrass and passion for...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 3, 2025 | News
We’re thrilled to be part of the Arnold Shultz Fund series and to share our experience. Our 2024 grant allowed us to offer a free, eight-week guitar class to middle school students at the Americana World Community Center, many of whom are recent arrivals from around...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 3, 2025 | News
Plan to join us at Lorraine Jordan’s Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge festival April 10-12, 2025, at the Meadowview Conference Resort and Hotel in Kingsport, Tennessee! Attendees will be invited to donate an extra dollar (or two) at the gate for the IBMA Foundation, and...
by bluegrassfound | Feb 3, 2025 | News
The IBMA Foundation recently awarded $25,000 in project grants to 15 bluegrass programs in eight states plus Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and China. The number of applications was up this year at 37, compared to 21 in 2024. “A diverse list of recipients for...
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