by bluegrassfound | Nov 1, 2020 | News
Fall is the most beautiful time of year where I grew up, in the Missouri Ozarks. The red, orange, and yellow leaves on the trees flame the hills with color, and there’s a hint of wood smoke in the crisp air. The sunlight even looks different this time of year, as we...
by bluegrassfound | Oct 22, 2020 | News
The IBMA Foundation awards a total of $14,000 in grants annually to non-profit organizations with a 501(c)3 status or qualified governmental agencies such as public schools and colleges. Project grants are usually awarded in the amount of $1,000 – 2,000....
by bluegrassfound | Oct 22, 2020 | Do Not Show
By Keith Lawrence In an a grave unmarked for decades in Morgantown’s Black cemetery lies an Ohio County man who just might have been the greatest guitar picker ever born. Eighty years ago, Ohio Countians said Arnold Shultz (1886-1931) was the best guitar man in the...
by bluegrassfound | Oct 22, 2020 | Do Not Show
by William E. Lightfoot Shultz, Arnold (Feb. 1886–14 Apr. 1931) This article was published in print on March 15, 2013, and published online May 31, 2013. A version of this article appeared in African American National Biography. A guitarist and fiddler, Arnold Shultz...
by bluegrassfound | Oct 20, 2020 | News
California-based bluegrass bandleader and songwriter Kathy Kallick has launched a fundraiser in conjunction with County Sales, which will benefit the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund. The Shultz Fund was created in June 2020, to encourage more participation in...
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