Congratulations to Jay Armsworthy, long time bluegrass performer and radio host in the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland, who has been honored with a 2019 Maryland Traditions Heritage Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. These awards are distributed annually to
East, west, north and south, bluegrass music has its young musicians in many different regions. Some found off the beaten track are the Saline Fiddlers who open for bluegrass music legend, 15-time Grammy winner, and newly-inducted member of the Country
Trey Wellington and Jacob Metz The Appalachian Cultural Music Association in Kingsport, TN was founded in 1998 with the goal of educating the public about all the music and cultural history that has been created in the east Tennessee region. They
When young Riley Gilbreath first came to the attention of the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, he was just a 12 year old kid from Fort Worth, TX. He had applied for a starter banjo loaner through the Foundation's Play It Forward
The IBMA Foundation, based in Nashville, in participating in today's fundraising event, The Big Payback, as a member of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Until midnight tonight (May 2), any donations made to the Foundation through the CFMT web site will
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the 30 artists and acts invited to showcase during their 2019 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC later this summer. Showcase artists are selected in a competitive process each year for
The IBMA Foundation has asked us to remind everyone that the deadline to apply for the Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholarship Award for developing academic scholars in June 28, 2019. Formerly known as the IBMA Academic Prize, this award is given annually to
Actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician, Steve Martin, has played the banjo since 17 years of age, and John McEuen of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fame played an important role in Martin success with the instrument. The two were friends
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced that four new members of their Board of Directors have been elected by their member constituencies, and one other re-elected. The Board consists of 19 voting members, and two ex-officio members. They
Unlikely as it may seem, 30 years have passed since Keith Whitley left us following a career that began with a gawky, bespectacled youth recreating with Ricky Skaggs the Stanley Brothers’ bluegrass music harmonies of the Columbia and Mercury years,