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Join us in supporting bluegrass on GivingTuesday December 1

Join us in supporting bluegrass on GivingTuesday December 1

by bluegrassfound | Nov 1, 2020 | News

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on December 1, 2020, and...
Project grant spotlight: Bluegrass for kindergarteners in the Czech Republic

Project grant spotlight: Bluegrass for kindergarteners in the Czech Republic

by bluegrassfound | Nov 1, 2020 | News

The IBMA Foundation proudly supported Kindergarten Bludovice, a bluegrass educational program for kindergarteners, with a 2020 Project Grant. Organized and presented by veteran bluegrass musicians Ondra Kozák and Petr Brandejs, the project began with extensive...
A message from Nancy Cardwell: gratitude and generosity

A message from Nancy Cardwell: gratitude and generosity

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...

Applications for 2021 IBMA Foundation project grants due December 1, 2020

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....

Arnold Shultz: the greatest (?) guitar picker’s life ended before promise realized

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...
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