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The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today the list of writers and songs that will be featured at their Songwriters Showcase during World Of Bluegrass 2019. Each year dozens of songwriters vie to have their new material performed at the annual IBMA convention in this event, attended by artists, labels, producers, and other writers. [...]
For the second year in a row, the International Bluegrass Music Association has awarded a scholarship to a promising young picker to attend the Blue Ridge Banjo Camp, hosted by Béla Fleck. The 2019 recipient is 16 year old G Rockwell from Bridgeport, CT, who has been playing both banjo and guitar this past 8 [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the 30 artists and acts invited to showcase during their 2019 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC later this summer. Showcase artists are selected in a competitive process each year for the chance to perform during the IBMA's Bluegrass Ramble in Raleigh. Each selected act [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced that four new members of their Board of Directors have been elected by their member constituencies, and one other re-elected. The Board consists of 19 voting members, and two ex-officio members. They are responsible for overseeing the management of the organization, and their full time staff [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced this morning the addition of a new honor among its annual International Bluegrass Music Awards. Starting in 2019, professional members of the organization will be able to vote for Bluegrass Drummer of the Year. Both snare players and full kit drummers will be eligible for this award. Proposals to [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced today a number of revisions to the awards they distribute each year. Changes have been made in each of the three award types they offer, some as simple as a name change, and others a major restructuring of eligibility. Following the 2018 World of Bluegrass convention in [...]
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 and responsibilities have both allowed and required an additional member on the team, working [...]
It may be only January, but plans and schemes are already being laid for the 2019 World of Bluegrass convention, hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Association in Raleigh, NC in late September. Artists interested in showcasing at this industry-wide event can now submit applications to participate in the Bluegrass Ramble. Each year roughly 30 [...]
IBMA will have some big shoes to fill for 2019 and beyond. Kelly Kessler, the association’s director of communications and professional development, is leaving to become a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University. Kessler, who has been with IBMA since 2016, will teach ceramics. Because the IBMA office is closed next week for the [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced their 2019 class for Leadership Bluegrass, an annual, three-day academy intended to generate future pacesetters in the bluegrass industry. Attendees are selected in a competitive process through an application process, and those selected are invited to Nashville for what the organization describes as "advanced-level interactive learning experiences designed [...]
