A Thanksgiving Letter from Nancy Cardwell

A Thanksgiving Letter from Nancy Cardwell

Dear friends,We’re nearing the season of Thanksgiving and the end of an encouraging year for bluegrass music. More than 900 supporters shared in the work of the IBMA Foundation during the past fiscal year, with contributions totaling over $100,000. Since the beginning...
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...