Who wouldn’t love to own this fine-sounding 2022 HD35 Martin guitar? Donated by Dr. Richard Brown to the IBMA Foundation, this beautiful guitar in pristine condition with a hardshell case will be the prize for the 2026 Strings...

Check out the new bluegrass coloring book designed by the young musicians in the Jam Pak Bluegrass program in Chandler, Arizona, at this link. Jam Pak director, Anni Beach welcomes anyone interested to print off pages of the coloring book and use them with their...

Nora Tennant received a grant from the Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians and the Bill Breen Bluegrass Youth Education Fund last year, which helped pay for fiddle lessons and ensemble coaching at the Michigan Academy of Folk Music. “I’m so thankful to...

The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys presented an energetic and educational bluegrass program for 450 students at Vine Grove Elementary in Vine Grove, Kentucky on September 25. The band combined high-energy music with engaging storytelling as they introduced students to the history...

The Emorys, a family bluegrass gospel band from Barnardsville, North Carolina, took top honors at the first Bluegrass Showdown in 2026, presented February 12 at Milton Harkey’s 31st Bluegrass First Class festival in Asheville, NC. Proceeds from The Bluegrass Showdown...

Dancing with the Spirit director Belle Mickelson writes, “My son Mike, Rion Schmidt (a banjo player from the Prince William Sound Native community), Josephine Malemute (Koyukon Athabascan guitar player), and I were just at Point Hope, Alaska January 3-10. The kids,...