By Nancy Cardwell The final attendance and economic impact reports are still being compiled, but there was an impressive number of IBMA members and bluegrass fans who gathered for the September 16-20, 2025 World of Bluegrass events hosted by our sister organization,...

Nancy Cardwell has announced plans to retire from her position as executive director of the IBMA Foundation on June 30, 2026, after 10 years with the Foundation and 20 years on the staff of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) from 1994-2015. “Nancy...

LINK to Silent Auction open now, through Sept. 20 (10:15 a.m. ET): https://go.rallyup.com/biscuits-for-bluegrass-2025-silent-auction Anticipation is building for the first Biscuits for Bluegrass fundraising event, scheduled for September 20 at the Chattanooga...

2024-25 Fiscal Year Finance and Program Report: They say, “It’s all about the numbers,” and the IBMA Foundation numbers for the past fiscal year were pretty great! But more important are the names and faces, programs, stories, and wonderful bluegrass music behind each...

Congratulations to Nathaniel Mitchell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Delaware University, the 2025 recipient of the Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award, sponsored this year by Paolo Dettwiler, a longtime supporter of the IBMA Foundation from...

On September 19-20 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Kids on Bluegrass, Junior Appalachian Musician groups, and 12 IBMA Foundation Bluegrass College Showcase Bands will be featured on the Youth Stage outside the gated area of IBMA Bluegrass LIVE!, as well as on Stage 3...