IBMA Virtual Workshops now available online
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has made three of their recent virtual workshops available for the general public to view online. These are Zoom recordings of the original workshops which have taken place over the past five months, with the various warts and glitches that we are used to seeing, especially at the […]
Executive Director Pat Morris leaving IBMA
A family medical issue is given as the reason for Pat Morris, the Executive Director of the International Bluegrass Music Association, to be stepping down from his position after only two years. His exit is set for March 24. Morris says that he is sorry to go, but that family comes first, and he is […]
Changes coming for World of Bluegrass in Raleigh?
Rendering of proposed convention center and amphitheater in downtown Raleigh At a press conference yesterday, officials with the Raleigh Convention Center, current home for the IBMA’s annual World of Bluegrass convention, and the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, announced plans for a major expansion of the convention center, and a new site for the […]
Multiple World of Bluegrass applications open for 2023
The International Bluegrass Music Association has opened the application process for participation in two big parts of their annual World of Bluegrass convention, held September 26-30 in Raleigh, NC. The Kids on Bluegrass program is an opportunity for young pickers and singers up to 17 years of age to rehearse and perform together during the […]
International Band Performance Grant applications open for 2023
The International Bluegrass Music Association launched a new program this year to assist bluegrass groups from outside the United States to make the trip to Raleigh, NC for their annual World of Bluegrass convention. Called the International Band Performance Grant, it offers a modest sum to assist with travel expenses, as well as logistical support […]
IBMA Christmas benefit concert in Nashville
The International Bluegrass Music Association is hosting a special concert next weekend to help raise money for the IBMA, as well as their IBMA Trust Fund, which assists members of the bluegrass community in times of need, and the IBMA Foundation, which is the philanthropic and educational arm of the organization. The show is scheduled […]
Notes from World of Bluegrass 2022
John McEuen accepts a Distinguished Achievement Award from Jerry Douglas at WOB 2022 - photo © Frank Baker Another World of Bluegrass is in the books, the 10th held in Raleigh so far. For the second time in IBMA's visits to Raleigh, hurricanes pushed the weekend's Wide Open Bluegrass festival indoors, to the Raleigh Convention [...] Award presentation photos from the 2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards
Doyle Lawson accepts his Vocal Group of the Year award (9/29/22) - photo © Frank Baker Hall of Fame induction photos during the ’22 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards
Tim Stafford and Bob Minner play in tribute to Norman Blake during his Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame induction - photo © Frank Baker Thursday afternoon photos from World of Bluegrass 2022
Bill Evans records the audience singing Happy Birthday to Dan Crary during his Distinguished Achievement Award presentation - photo © Jeromie Stephens 