Scholarship Report from Jessie Lang

Scholarship Report from Jessie Lang

by | May 28, 2022 | News

We recently received the following report from guitarist/songwriter Jessie Lang, a student at Belmont University who was awarded the Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship in 2021. (Jessie is not related to the scholarship donors.) “I am so grateful to the IBMA...

Mini-grant recipient report from Connecticut

by | May 28, 2022 | News

Check out the video above for a message from Danbury, CT-based bluegrass educator and musician Austin Scelzo. The video visits the series of Bluegrass in the Schools programs his band is implementing in Connecticut high schools (Austin is the mandolin player/fiddler...
Bluegrass at California’s Avenal State Prison

Bluegrass at California’s Avenal State Prison

by | May 28, 2022 | News

An IBMA Foundation project grant to the California Bluegrass Association (CBA) in April is helping to fund an educational bluegrass program for inmates at Avenal (CA) State Prison, in the San Francisco Bay area. The CBA is currently outlining how they will proceed...

Plan to support the future of bluegrass music

by | Apr 30, 2022 | News

Are you looking to save money this year? Are you planning for your future? If you have a passion for sharing bluegrass music with future generations, the IBMA Foundation can partner with you.  There are a number of charitable plans that can help you save on taxes this...