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Having a Coffee with ……………. Bob Wolff
This is the third in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Today’s guest is Bob Wolff, who initiated the concept [...]
KET announces 2013 Jubilee schedule
Kentucky Educational Television has released the schedule for the 2013 season of Jubilee, their live acoustic and bluegrass music program. This entire season is taken from performances shot during the 2012 Fan Fest in Nashville during the IBMA World of Bluegrass, marking the first time [...]
Showcase opportunities during World of Bluegrass 2013
Regular attendees at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass convention will find a number of changes in store this year. Moving to a new facility in a new city means getting used to a new layout, new hotels and a new footprint in [...]
World of Bluegrass in Raleigh – to jam or not to jam
This is the second installment in our series on Raleigh, NC as the site for the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass events for 2013-15. When the International Bluegrass Music Association announced in 2011 that it would be required to find a new home for its signature [...]
Raleigh rolling out the red carpet for World of Bluegrass
Since the International Bluegrass Music Association was formerly chartered in 1985, we’ve seen it grow and change as all trade organizations do. And like any group with a strong contingent of traditionalists, IBMA has members and followers who have resisted a few of these modifications [...]
Job opening at IBMA
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a job opening, necessitated by the imminent departure of long time staffer, Jill Crabtree. Resumes are being accepted now (through April 15) for the position of Convention & Membership Services Director. They can be delivered to the IBMA office, [...]
Raleigh Adventure?
I got this note from Jan Johansson, the Swedish fiddle player and teacher who currently resides in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh is, of course, venue for the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass convention later this year (Raleigh Convention Center, September 24-28). If [...]
IBMA announces Leadership Bluegrass class of 2013
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has announced the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2013. The intensive, three-day program, which was hosted at BMI, and Bone McAllester Norton PLLC in Nashville, Tennessee, and took place from Thursday through to Saturday, March 7-9, focused on interactive [...]
More news from IBMA this afternoon
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Taylor Coughlin will come onboard as Publications/Special Projects Director next week. This is the position previously held by Nancy Cardwell prior to her accepting the job of Executive Director in 2012. Caroline Wright had been handling many [...]
World of Bluegrass registration starts March 1
IBMA’s World of Bluegrass registration and hotel reservations for 2013 in Raleigh, NC open on Friday, March 1. The event is scheduled to run September 24-28. On top of the new site, there are a number of other changes in store for this year. The Business [...]
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