by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
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...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
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...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
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,...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
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...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
Applications for project grants awarded by the IBMA Foundation are due December 1, 2023. The Foundation awards project grants annually to nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status or qualified governmental agencies such as public schools and colleges. A...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
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...
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