by bluegrassfound | Jan 1, 2022 | News
Our January IBMA Foundation donor spotlight is on Akira Otsuka, a multi-faceted bluegrass professional who grew up in Japan and now resides in Maryland. Q. How did you get involved with music, and what is your current role in the industry? A. When my older brother,...
by bluegrassfound | Jan 1, 2022 | News
Encouraging reports are coming in from 2021 recipients of Arnold Shultz Fund grants. Here are three that we received during the past month. The Louisville Folk SchoolThe Louisville Folk School was honored to be a recipient of a 2021 Arnold Shultz Fund grant...
by bluegrassfound | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Thanks to a collaboration between Ohio-based Z Mandolin designer Lee Zapis, his wife Ageleke, Jamie Deering of the Deering Banjo Company, and the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund, the holiday season will come a little early this year for the Black Banjo...
by bluegrassfound | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Thank you for your generosity this year. We’ve already witnessed support for the things that bring our bluegrass community joy and for the things in this world we want to change in 2021. But the year isn’t quite over yet! This is the perfect time for reflecting and...
by bluegrassfound | Dec 2, 2021 | News
By Laurie Adams Ferrum College was awarded an IBMA Foundation project grant for the development of an Appalachian Instrument Library. This project will provide Ferrum College students and community members with access to instruments, as part of the Appalachian Music...
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