• Listen To Your Heart from Marija Droze

    With bluegrass becoming more and more an international phenomenon year over year, it's not surprising to see non-US artists popping up in the mainstream bluegrass radio market. For Marija Droze, growing up in a small town in Lithuania, bluegrass wasn't really on

  • The Bluegrass Grammy for 2019

    In a non-televised presentation this afternoon, the 61st annual Grammy Awards announced winners in categories outside of the mainstream pop music world. These are the many thousands of artists who create lasting art in niche markets like Gospel, jazz, blues,

  • Pickin’ In The Kitchen with Southern Skies

    Troy Engle & Southern Skies have launched a new online video series that combines their two primary passions - eating and bluegrass music! Shot in the kitchen of Troy and his wife, Mandy's, home in southern Pennsylvania, Pickin' In The Kitchen

  • Two new faces in the IBMA office

    IBMA office staff: Paul Schiminger, Amy Beth Hale, Kaitlyn Luce, Abby Lee Hood, and Eddie Huffman The office of the International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville today introduces two new staff members, bringing their total to five. Recent growth in membership

  • IBMA Foundation announces 2019 grants

    The IBMA Foundation, the charitable arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the recipients of its grant funding for 2019. Awards for this year total $14,000, the largest total since the foundation was started in 2007. Grants typically run

  • 2019 SPBGMA National Awards winners

    Tonight, we had the presentation of the 2019 Bluegrass Music Awards at the 36th annual National Convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America. The ceremony closed out the convention at the Sheraton Music City Hotel