Donor Spotlight: Steve Martin

Accomplished clawhammer and Scruggs-style banjo player Steve Martin is an actor, comedian, writer and producer with five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an Honorary Academy Award. He is the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and Kennedy...
Welcome to the September 2021 issue of The Cornerstone

Welcome to the September 2021 issue of The Cornerstone

A message from Nancy Cardwell The lyrics to two songs—one old and one new–come to mind this month as I sit down to finish up the September 2021 issue of The Cornerstone: Ola Belle Reed’s “I’ve Endured” and Tim O’Brien’s “He Walked On.” Along with temps in the...
Schedule announced for Bluegrass College Band Showcase

Schedule announced for Bluegrass College Band Showcase

Be sure to join us Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 and 2 at the City Plaza Stage in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, for the IBMA Foundation’s annual Bluegrass College Band Showcase. We are honored to spotlight emerging bluegrass talent from a diverse group of colleges...