Exhibit Hall visit at WOB ’25 in photos
Zeb Snyder at the Gallagher booth at World of Bluegrass 2025 – photo © Sandy Hatley Both Roger Black and Sandy Hatley grabbed some photos in the Exhibit Hall of the Chattanooga Convention Center on Thursday at World of Bluegrass ’25. Lots to see, hear, and play!
Billy Blue showcase at World of Bluegrass ’25
Darin & Brooke Aldridge at the 2025 Billy Blue Showcase – photo © Sandy Hatley Billy Blue Records of Nashville, a leading producer of bluegrass music, paraded an impressive batch of their recording artists across a small stage in the Chattanooga Convention Center during a showcase on Wednesday afternoon at the 2025 IBMA Business Conference. […]
More Wednesday photos from World of Bluegrass ’25
Doyle Lawson, Donna Ulisse, and Keith Barnacastle at World of Bluegrass 2025 – photo © Roger Black Roger Black was roaming the halls of the Chattanooga Convention Center yesterday during World of Bluegrass 2025, and shared this gallery of images he captured.
Women Who Lead: The Marriage of Hard Work and Self-Awareness
Leadership, especially for women, is a complicated roux of expectations, compassion, and integrity. Four ladies who lead in our bluegrass community (Missy Raines, Nancy Cardwell Webster, Becky Buller, and Lillian Werbin) discussed their compassionate, but exacting leadership roles with moderator Dr. Annie Savage of James Madison University’s School of Music. During the 2025 IBMA World […]
Early photos from World of Bluegrass ’25
Junior Sisk performs before the Keynote Address at WOB ’25 – photo © Dan Schram Here’s a gallery of early-in-the-week photos from World of Bluegrass 2025 in Chattanooga. Thanks to photogs Dan Schram, Kevin Slick, and Nate Shuppert.
2025 IBMA Momentum Award winners
Day Two of the IBMA World of Bluegrass 2025 conference is well underway and the first of three awards shows this week is now in the books. The Momentum Awards that recognize the best and brightest rising artists in the bluegrass genre were presented. Young and new individuals and bands earn well deserved recognition through […]
Billy Strings traces Long Journey Home to bluegrass
Billy Strings Keynote address at World of Bluegrass 2025 – photo © Austin Scelzo To hear Billy Strings tell the remarkable story of his musical story, he never left bluegrass, but bluegrass almost left him. Strings kicked off World of Bluegrass 40, in IBMA’s first year in Chattanooga, with a keynote address that was part […]
Chattanooga: what’s new? A chat with IBMA’s Ken White
With the 2025 Wold of Bluegrass convention is less than a month away, registered attendees have a lot of questions about the new site in Chattanooga, TN. IBMA Executive Director Ken White was kind enough to sit down with us recently to go over some of the things that will be different this year, as […]
Billy Strings to be World of Bluegrass Keynote speaker
Billy Strings – photo © Alysse Gafkjen The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Billy Strings will be their Keynote Speaker for the 2025 World of Bluegrass convention in Chattanooga, TN next month. Strings, who may be the most popular bluegrass artist in the history on the genre, especially in the sense of crossing […]
IBMA introduces newly elected Board of Directors
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced its new Board of Directors, elected and beginning their term in June of 2025. Members serve three-year terms, with the option of a second. As is stated in the organization’s charter, Board seats are elected by the professional members of the IBMA, who then choose an Executive Committee […]
