A message from Nancy Cardwell

by | May 29, 2022 | News

We have announced that Kenyon Young of Las Vegas is the lucky winner of the Huber banjo prize in the Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle, and all of us on the team working to promote this annual fundraiser feel like we’ve run a marathon! We crossed the finish line...
Call for bluegrass college band showcase

Call for bluegrass college band showcase

by | May 29, 2022 | News

The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce the return of the live Bluegrass College Band Showcase on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 30 and October 1. The showcases will be presented at the Youth Stage located at 420 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, North...
June 30 deadline for Rosenberg Scholar Award

June 30 deadline for Rosenberg Scholar Award

by | May 28, 2022 | News

The deadline to be considered for the 2022 Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholarship Award from the IBMA Foundation is June 30. The award annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Developing...
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...