January 31 deadline to apply for Shultz Fund grants

January 31 deadline to apply for Shultz Fund grants

Applications for Arnold Shultz Fund grants are due January 31, 2024. Click here to download the application. The Fund awarded a total of almost $29,000 in grants in 2023 for activities that increase participation in bluegrass music by people of color. People of...
IBMA launches joint year-end fundraising campaign

IBMA launches joint year-end fundraising campaign

As 2023 draws to a close, the sister organizations of IBMA, the IBMA Foundation, and the IBMA Trust Fund are grateful for the year’s experiences and opportunities that have helped to strengthen the bluegrass music family.   Help us carry forward that spirit of...
Bluegrass in the Schools grant report from California

Bluegrass in the Schools grant report from California

The Virtual Strangers would like to send a “thank you” for your generous funding of our Vista Library presentation in Vista, California, last August 2, 2023. Your support has helped us share with many thers the value of bluegrass music as a part of our shared American...
Blue Highway raises $4,700 for the Foundation with raffle

Blue Highway raises $4,700 for the Foundation with raffle

Congratulations to Jason Penland (pictured above on the left), who won the Rufus Thames (pictured on the right) custom guitar October 14 at Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Jason, from Burnsville, North Carolina, celebrated his 50th birthday that same...
Black Banjo Reclamation Project, Nashville Banjo Build Update

Black Banjo Reclamation Project, Nashville Banjo Build Update

by Hannah MayreeGreetings Everyone! We are hoping this message find you all in a good place. We have good news to share today about the our most recent project! The weekend of October 14 – 16 was a historic moment for the Black Banjo Reclamation Project as we rallied...