Bluegrass Asociations News

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today that Hot Rize will host the 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards show on September 27. The gala program will be held at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh,

Jamie Dailey, one half of the bluegrass superduo, Dailey & Vincent, has been announced this morning as the Keynote Speaker for the 2018 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC in September. His address will be delivered at the convention's opening

IBMA and Raleigh have been very good for each other since they started working together on World of Bluegrass in 2013, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that the relation is being extended for three years. The conference’s move from

As expected, the International Bluegrass Music Association and the City of Raleigh, NC, jointly announced this morning that they had extended their agreement to host the organization's annual convention, World Of Bluegrass, in Raleigh for three more years. The Raleigh Convention

It seems likely that IBMA’s presence in Raleigh will continue beyond the 2018 World of Bluegrass in September. Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane, IBMA Board Chairman Joe Mullins, and IBMA Executive Director Paul Schiminger will participate in a 10:00 a.m. news conference

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the participants in their 2018 Songwriters Showcase, to take place in Raleigh, NC during the World Of Bluegrass convention in September. The Showcase puts the selected writers in front of dozens of artists, producers,

Bluegrass songstress Dale Ann Bradley was honored this past weekend as a 2018 inductee into the Kentucky Music Hall Of Fame. The ceremony was held at the Renfro Valley Park, where Bradley had performed many times in the early days of

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today the artists invited to the 2018 World of Bluegrass convention to showcase during the event's Bluegrass Ramble. Each invited act will have at least two opportunities to perform during World of Bluegrass

The South East Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA), a regional chapter of Folk Alliance International, will present a SERFA Award to longtime bluegrass and Americana artist/producer Jim Rooney at their annual SERFA Conference in Montreat, NC on May 18. Rooney has been

The Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, VA has announced the addition of Marianne Kovatch to their staff as Assistant Director. The Center is operated by the National Park Service on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and hosts numerous bluegrass and old