Guitar Raffle at Blue Highway Fest

Guitar Raffle at Blue Highway Fest

Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, Virginia (recently named IBMA Bluegrass Event of the Year), is holding an on-site guitar raffle October 11-14 to benefit the IBMA Foundation. Built by luthier Rufus Thames of Bristol, Virginia, the prize guitar is a replication of...

World of Bluegrass 2023 highlights

By Nancy Cardwell It was a joy to see many of you in person at World of Bluegrass week in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 26 – 30! As usual, the priority was on seeing old friends, making new connections, discovering new music, and recognizing industry and musical...
Project grant report from String Band Summit 2023

Project grant report from String Band Summit 2023

By Lee Bidgood The second annual String Band Summit was held by East Tennessee State University’s program in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies (BLUE) and Department of Appalachian Studies. The event took place February 9-12, 2023, in the Culp Center on...

Foundation awards five college scholarships

The IBMA Foundation is proud to announce the following recipients of college scholarships for the fall 2023 semester. Lucy Howe Becker originally from Lexington, Kentucky, and now living in Morehead, Kentucky, is the 2023 recipient of both the Sally Ann Forrester...

Consider a gift of life insurance

Help the IBMA Foundation thrive with a gift of life insurance. If you have a life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose, consider making a gift of your policy to the Foundation. You will not only support a cause you care about, but also enjoy...