Bluegrass Asociations News

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

Jim Paul Blair's wife, Katey, accepts his induction into the OK Music Hall of Fame - photo © Pamm Tucker The Class of 2022 Induction Ceremony and Concert for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame was held in the Muskogee Civic

The IBMA Foundation, the charitable and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has produced four instructional videos with Stephen Ide for the betterment of the wider professional bluegrass community, called Stagecraft 101. These videos were filmed during the 2022

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the University of Illinois Press are partnering to co-publish and distribute books on country music and related music styles. Under a newly signed agreement, the museum and the university press will

The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards have been announced, and in addition to all the glitzy pop stars, we also have the all-important bluegrass award. The Grammies define criteria for the Best Bluegrass Album category as a project with greater

The Share America Foundation has named Indiana teen Victoria Griffin as the recipient of their Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship for 2022. These awards are made to assist young people with an interest in Appalachian music with their college education. Share

The Steve Martin Banjo Prize for 2022 has been awarded to two stellar players: Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and Enda Scahill of Galway, Ireland. This prize, currently administered by The FreshGrass Foundation, was initiated in 2010 by comedian and

The DC Bluegrass Union, which exists to promote bluegrass music in the US capitol region, has announced the winners of their 2022 Mike Auldridge Instrumental Contest. The competition was initiated following Mike's passing in 2012, and is held each year

Jimmy Bowen and The Goodwin Brothers both won big in last month's Josie Music Awards, the largest and most prestigious celebration of independent music in the world. The Goodwins took the trophy for Bluegrass Group of the Year, and Bowen

Angel with mandolin photo by Mike Boulware The unique and highly prized mandolin once used the late Larry Rice is now on display in the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY, for all to see and reflect