Thanks to Nancy Cardwell for giving me her space this month to speak to the IBMA Foundation’s many friends and supporters. At the end of June I will end my term on the board and as chair/president of this fine organization. It was in 1956 that I first heard bluegrass...

The Bluegrass Stagecraft 101 program created by the IBMA Foundation offers Mentor Grants for individuals wishing to be paired with a professional in one of the following four areas for a weekend of observation, shadowing, and advice: Stage management, Emceeing a...

Congratulations to Steven Ware, of Waco, Texas, the lucky winner of a 2011 Golden Era Deering Banjo valued at $4,000, in the 4th annual Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle. The drawing was live streamed from the IBMA Foundation’s...

Congratulations to Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians recipient Bayla Davis, 15, who used grants in 2022 and 23 to go to the Bela Fleck Banjo Camp in Brevard, North Carolina. Davis was chosen to participate in the From the Top National Public Radio...

By Thomas Wolf The third bluegrass presentation by the Elephant Grass Musical Chairs bluegrass band at schools in Nairobi, Kenya, took place at the Juja Preparatory School March 15, 2024. The school is located about 15 miles outside Nairobi, and we presented both the...

The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Developing academic scholars eligible for this award include graduate students in MA or PhD programs and...