IBMA is likely to push back the start of ticket sales and hotel rooms for World Of Bluegrass 2020, but some key deadlines won’t be changed and are fast approaching. “While it is likely we will push back ticketing and registration in early April, we have no plans currently to cancel this great event in [...]
Last week, while much of Nashville was reeling from an early morning tornado, the International Bluegrass Music Association welcomed their 21st class to Leadership Bluegrass. This annual event includes several days of sessions for the class, which IBMA describes as an "intensive, three-day program focused on interactive learning and networking experiences, which invite participants to examine [...]
Since the very beginning, the International Bluegrass Music Association has wrapped up its annual convention and business conference with a big music party, featuring top artists in the field. With the World of Bluegrass convention occurring during the week, the follow-up festival would fill the weekend after the business was concluded. Over the years it [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has opened the submission period for artists who wish to showcase as a part of the Bluegrass Ramble during the annual World of Bluegrass convention in September. Invited acts will not only receive the opportunity to perform at least twice before the assembled members of the bluegrass music industry, they [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the candidates selected to attend their 2020 Leadership Bluegrass sessions in Nashville this March. Each year the organization chooses roughly two dozen individuals working in the bluegrass world in a competitive process to spend several days together in a sessions and workshops designed to assist them in becoming [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the addition of Casey Campbell to its staff, taking the Director of Communication position. Casey is already well known in Nashville and bluegrass circles as a mandolin prodigy. He has been received a pair of IBMA Awards, a Momentum Instrumentalist award in 2017, and a graphic [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the hiring of Ethan Charles to serve as Operations Specialist on their full time staff. A recent graduate of Belmont University with a B.B.A. in International Music Business/Entrepreneurship, Ethan may be familiar to those who have interacted with the IBMA in recent years. He worked as [...]
The Gingersnaps at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Here's our final photo gallery from the 2019 World of Bluegrass convention and Wide Open Bluegrass festival which took place in Raleigh, NC the last week of September. Special thanks to Frank Baker for his diligence in shooting and editing photos all week. [...]
Fiddle bows all in a line in the exhibit hall at World of Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Frank Baker clicked literally thousands of images during last week's World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. We're still going through them all, but here is a catch-up installment from mid-week.
IBMA is likely to push back the start of ticket sales and hotel rooms for World Of Bluegrass 2020, but some key deadlines won’t be changed and are fast approaching. “While it is likely we will push back ticketing and registration in early April, we have no plans currently to cancel this great event in [...] 
Last week, while much of Nashville was reeling from an early morning tornado, the International Bluegrass Music Association welcomed their 21st class to Leadership Bluegrass. This annual event includes several days of sessions for the class, which IBMA describes as an "intensive, three-day program focused on interactive learning and networking experiences, which invite participants to examine [...] 
Since the very beginning, the International Bluegrass Music Association has wrapped up its annual convention and business conference with a big music party, featuring top artists in the field. With the World of Bluegrass convention occurring during the week, the follow-up festival would fill the weekend after the business was concluded. Over the years it [...] 
The International Bluegrass Music Association has opened the submission period for artists who wish to showcase as a part of the Bluegrass Ramble during the annual World of Bluegrass convention in September. Invited acts will not only receive the opportunity to perform at least twice before the assembled members of the bluegrass music industry, they [...] 
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the addition of Casey Campbell to its staff, taking the Director of Communication position. Casey is already well known in Nashville and bluegrass circles as a mandolin prodigy. He has been received a pair of IBMA Awards, a Momentum Instrumentalist award in 2017, and a graphic [...] 
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the hiring of Ethan Charles to serve as Operations Specialist on their full time staff. A recent graduate of Belmont University with a B.B.A. in International Music Business/Entrepreneurship, Ethan may be familiar to those who have interacted with the IBMA in recent years. He worked as [...] 
The Gingersnaps at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Here's our final photo gallery from the 2019 World of Bluegrass convention and Wide Open Bluegrass festival which took place in Raleigh, NC the last week of September. Special thanks to Frank Baker for his diligence in shooting and editing photos all week. [...] 
Fiddle bows all in a line in the exhibit hall at World of Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Frank Baker clicked literally thousands of images during last week's World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. We're still going through them all, but here is a catch-up installment from mid-week. 
David Morris accepts his Writer of the Year award at the 2019 IBMA Industry Awards - photo © Tara Linhardt With another successful IBMA World of Bluegrass in the books in Raleigh, it’s time to look back at some of the highlights – and one low light – of the weeklong celebration of bluegrass. ---------- [...] 