In addition to monetary and stock donations, some much-appreciated starter to mid-range level bluegrass instruments have been donated to the IBMA Foundation in the past year. Three banjos with cases, capos and picks were donated in April 2021 by Casey Henry, a...

WOB 2021 in Raleigh, a combined live and virtual event with COVID-19 restrictions to keep attendees safe, was definitely one for the books! Live attendance numbers were down, as expected (see prevous sentence), but enthusiasm was high for those who were able to gather...

Applications for project grants awarded by the IBMA Foundation are due December 1, 2021. The Foundation awards around $20,000 in project grants annually to nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status or qualified government agencies such as public schools and...

For those of you who weren’t able to be with us in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week for IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week, we missed you and hope you were able to catch some of the great seminars and musical presentations online that took place from September 28 –...

Applications for project grants awarded by the IBMA Foundation are due December 1, 2021. The Foundation awards around $14,000 in project grants annually to nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status or qualified governmental agencies such as public schools and...

As the new executive director of IBMA, Pat Morris also becomes the newest member of the IBMA Foundation board of directors. An excerpt from a fine article written by Derek Halsey about Morris for the September issue of Bluegrass Unlimited follows. Be sure to pick up a...