by bluegrassfound | Jan 1, 2022 | News
The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce the permanent endowment of the Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship, funded by a $50,000 gift from Rick and Wendy Lang of New Hampshire. Rick Lang is a GRAMMY-nominated writer who serves as the chair of the IBMA Songwriter...
by bluegrassfound | Jan 1, 2022 | News
Although 2021 turned out to be a bit more like 2020 than we had hoped, a healthy dose of optimism and forward movement mixed in with the challenges. The bluegrass community, a scrappy and creative bunch of folks, found new ways to gather, perform, teach and share...
by bluegrassfound | Jan 1, 2022 | News
Our January IBMA Foundation donor spotlight is on Akira Otsuka, a multi-faceted bluegrass professional who grew up in Japan and now resides in Maryland. Q. How did you get involved with music, and what is your current role in the industry? A. When my older brother,...
by bluegrassfound | Jan 1, 2022 | News
Encouraging reports are coming in from 2021 recipients of Arnold Shultz Fund grants. Here are three that we received during the past month. The Louisville Folk SchoolThe Louisville Folk School was honored to be a recipient of a 2021 Arnold Shultz Fund grant...
by bluegrassfound | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Thanks to a collaboration between Ohio-based Z Mandolin designer Lee Zapis, his wife Ageleke, Jamie Deering of the Deering Banjo Company, and the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund, the holiday season will come a little early this year for the Black Banjo...
by bluegrassfound | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Thank you for your generosity this year. We’ve already witnessed support for the things that bring our bluegrass community joy and for the things in this world we want to change in 2021. But the year isn’t quite over yet! This is the perfect time for reflecting and...
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