Bluegrass college report from Japan

Bluegrass college report from Japan

I am Miu Igai, and I study engineering at Nagoya University. I started playing the banjo when I entered university, and I have played it for almost three years. We do not have any classes on bluegrass at our university. We practice after school as an extracurricular...

Project report from California’s Avenal State Prison

By James Fox Hello and thank you all at the IBMA Foundation for your support of the California Bluegrass Association’s Bluegrass Bridge program here at Avenal State Prison. This program has exposed many of the residents here to bluegrass music and is creating the...
Project grant report from North Carolina

Project grant report from North Carolina

By Sam Blumenthal  Students from several Junior Appalachian Musician (JAM) programs in the region attended the Earl Scruggs Music Festival. Seventy-five students in total participated, plus more than 50 parents and 15 JAM instructors. The local Tryon, NC,...
Fletcher Bright grant reports from Virginia, Missouri

Fletcher Bright grant reports from Virginia, Missouri

Sophie DiChiara (age 13) from near Nashville, Tennessee, attended the Monroe Mandolin camp in Abingdon, Virginia, last month on a Fletcher Bright Memorial grant. The September 28 – October 2 program is held at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in...

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...