The International Bluegrass Music Association has introduced the graduating class from their 2024 Leadership Bluegrass symposium. Each year, roughly two dozen people are selected in a competitive process to attend a seminar in Nashville, designed to build future leaders within the
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CBA offers leadership training in festival production
The California Bluegrass Association, in keeping with their longstanding practice of building future bluegrass leaders through aggressive contemporary action, has announced a Leadership Training opportunity during this year's Father's Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley, CA in June. CBA is offering
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IBMA announces criteria for new Awards submissions
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced details on the two newest IBMA Awards, Photographer of the Year and Music Video of the Year, both of which will be awarded for the first time in 2024. These are categories that
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Great American Vintage BassFest at SPBGMA 2024
This report is a contribution from Alan Tompkins with the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation in Dallas, TX. It originally appeared on their web site. The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation was proud to help facilitate a friendly, educational gathering for players and collectors of
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Shelby Eicher inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
The Muskogee Civic Center held the spotlight for the 2024 inductions into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame on February 17, 2024. MCs for the annual event were Tulsa Newscaster, Tess Maune, Oklahoma music historian, Hugh Foley. Of primary interest to our
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Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings win big at Folk Alliance Awards
Last night the International Folk Music Awards were given out to kick off the 36th annual conference of Folk Alliance in Kansas City, MO. Two top bluegrass artists, Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings were picked for these honors. Molly won for Album
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Steve Gulley Scholarship applications open for 2024
The Bluegrass Music Endeavors Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2024 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship, which awards $5,000 to a college student who best represents the future of bluegrass music. The Foundation is a non-profit organization funded by and associated
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Mason Ruble Scholarship to Ozark Mountain Music Bluegrass Camp
The Mason Ruble Memorial Fund, created in honor of the talented young Kansas banjo player who lost his life in a tragic automobile accident last fall at only 20 years of age, will be offering a scholarship for one student
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Satan Is Real boots raffle redux for IBMA Foundation
Just north of the state capital in Oklahoma City is the community of Guthrie, a town that played a significant part in the history of Oklahoma. It had served the original state capital, with an interesting story over the past
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2024 Bluegrass Grammy winner
Molly Tuttle and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes the 2024 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy award At this afternoon's 2024 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, the winner for Best Bluegrass Album was announced. This year is the 66th annual running of the Grammy Awards, which are