Louvin Brothers tribute boots to be raffled May 13

Louvin Brothers tribute boots to be raffled May 13

Tickets come in “$20 packages” (for 10 chances to win) or “$100 packages” (for 60 chances to win)Drawing: May 13, 2023, noon Eastern Time, live streamed at facebook.com/bluegrassfoundation/ For the first time, the IBMA Foundation is offering a choice of two prizes for...

Cleveland students create banjo rap video

Teen students in Cleveland, Ohio area recently created and produced “Banjo Sway,” a banjo rap song video that pays tribute to Black musicians like Arnold Shultz, DeFord Bailey, Charlie Pride, and Darius Rucker. Here’s the back story from banjo player/guest speaker...
June 30 deadline to apply for Rosenberg Scholar Award

June 30 deadline to apply for Rosenberg Scholar Award

The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award, sponsored in 2023 by Trisha Tubbs and Jon Weisberger, annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Developing academic scholars eligible for this...
Brian Murphy wins Pisgah Banjo Raffle

Brian Murphy wins Pisgah Banjo Raffle

Congratulations to Brian Murphy from Greer, S.C., who won the custom-made banjo in last month’s raffle conducted by the Pisgah Banjo Company! A total of $29,590 was raised in support of the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund, which encourages participation by people...