Free Emcee Masterclass webinar November 8

The IBMA Foundation and the Leadership Bluegrass Alumni group are pleased to offer an Emcee Masterclass webinar, free to the public via Zoom, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from noon – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. There is no need to register in advance. Just sign on at...
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...