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Ready or not... here we go! The International Bluegrass Music Association staff and volunteers have been working double overtime this past few weeks, putting together the finishing touches on their first online, all virtual World of Bluegrass celebration. As we have mentioned before, the annual convention, along with the IBMA Bluegrass Awards, and the big [...]
The staff and volunteers at the International Bluegrass Music Association are burning the midnight oil, and then some, to get ready for next week's World of Bluegrass convention, their first presented 100% online. The governor of North Carolina has not yet released COVID-19 restrictions that prevent the assembly of large groups in the state, so [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced some further details about this year's virtual World of Bluegrass convention, taking place at the end of September. Owing to municipal quarantine restrictions in North Carolina, the 2020 event will be held entirely online, allowing those who can't make it to Raleigh for this exciting week of music [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced Sarah Jarosz as the Keynote Speaker for the Business Conference portion of their upcoming virtual World of Bluegrass later this month. Jarosz has been celebrated in acoustic music since she was still in high school in her native Texas, signing with Rounder Records before even starting college. [...]
These editorial comments are a contribution from Abby Lee Hood, former IBMA staffer and freelance writer in Nashville. Her opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Bluegrass Today or its sponsors. If there was ever a time to quietly retire the use of a European colonizers image in World of Bluegrass marketing materials, 2020 would [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a quartet of top artists to serve as anchors for the all-virtual 2020 Bluegrass Music Awards. Chosen as co-hosts this year are Sierra Hull, Joe Newberry, Tim O'Brien, and Rhonda Vincent, who will hold down the central part of the program, throwing to pre-recorded live sets and award presentations [...]
The IBMA staff in Nashville have been busy little beavers this past several weeks, learning new technology and investigating the best ways to implement their first ever virtual convention when World of Bluegrass 2020 goes online for the first time. Though working from home for the time being, Director of Operations Eddie Huffman shared with [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced the nominees for their 2020 Industry and Momentum Awards. Unlike the annual IBMA Bluegrass Awards, which are chosen by a ballot of the professional membership of the organization, these nominees are chosen by select committees of industry experts in the various disciplines. The IBMA Industry Awards are [...]
A lot of folks are wondering how the IBMA will host their major World of Bluegrass events this year, since COVID-19 restrictions have made assembling in Raleigh at the end of September impossible. They intend to go ahead with all aspects of the business conference, absent communal meals, of course, but things will be done [...]
As we have reported several times, the 2020 World of Bluegrass will take on a very different character than what we are all used to seeing. Because of the shutdown restrictions in North Carolina, the IBMA was forced to cancel in-person events for their annual convention in Raleigh, and switch to a virtual, online version [...]
