Bluegrass Asociations News

Our good friend Katy Daley from WAMU's Bluegrass Country is at the 2010 River Of Music Party (ROMP) in Owensboro, KY. ROMP is sponsored by the International Bluegrass Music Museum. She sent along a number of photos she took with her

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the list of artists invited to official showcases during the 2010 World of Bluegrass in Nashville (9/27-10/2). These acts are given the opportunity to perform during prime times during IBMA week, and have been

Later this month, the International Bluegrass Music Association will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in Nashville just prior to the June 23 edition of Music City Roots at the Loveless Barn. IBMA will host a dinner and reception beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Jan de Mooy has sent us another fine collection of photos he took during the recent European World of Bluegrass in Voorthuizen, Netherlands. He had sent along a nice gallery from EWOB which we published after the festivals in 2009

The first round ballots have been mailed to voting members of the International Bluegrass Music Association, and judging from the email we have been receiving, each and every artist currently recording and performing bluegrass music would appreciate your vote. Now I

If you checked in with your local news last night or this morning, you may have seen information about Blue Star Museums, a joint initiative of Blue Star Families and the National Endowment for the Arts to offer free admission

As the popularity of bluegrass music continues to grow around the world, a new bluegrass association has taken shape in Germany. The German Bluegrass Music Association (GBMA) was publicly launched during the 8th International Bluegrass Festival in Bühl -Baden, on May

More news from Europe today. The European World of Bluegrass recently concluded, and this years award winners have been announced. The awards are given in two different ways. First, the musicians performing at the event vote to elect from among their

Tom Thomas, who operates the web site for The Flatt & Scruggs Preservation Society, has posted a discography of the band's many recordings, but singles and LPs - plus the more recent compilations. It was sent to the society by a

Continuing on the Nashville flood relief theme... The Bluegrass Trust Fund, managed by the International Bluegrass Music Association, is available for direct assistance to people who work in the bluegrass industry and have been affected by the recent flooding. This trust