Bluegrass Asociations News

IBMA’s 2010 Leadership Bluegrass class has recently concluded, and we will be posting comments from some of the participants, as we have done in the past. Each year 25 participants are selected from those who apply for this 3-day workshop in

We have written several times about the Bean Blossom Foundation, and their work to preserve the Bill Monroe Music Park in Indiana. This is the park previously owned by Mr. Monroe, and the site of the festival he hosted there

Fred Robbins has spent many years chronicling bluegrass music, as a photographer and audio recordist starting in the 1960s, and more recently as a videographer as well. He has had articles published in Bluegrass Unlimited and is an active member

The DC Bluegrass Union is a strong and growing organization dedicated to promoting bluegrass music in the Washington, DC area, which includes the heavily populated Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland regions. They are hosting their first festival on March 27

Last night (2/28) saw the presentation of the 24th annual Washington Area Music Association awards at the at the historic State Theatre in Falls Church, VA. This organization exists to highlight the diverse and robust professional music scene in the DC

The nominees for the 41st annual Dove Awards have been announced. They will be presented at a gala awards show at The Grand Ole Opry on April 21 in Nashville. These awards are given by the Gospel Music Association in 43

Richard Hawkins, proprietor of the Bluegrass Ireland Blog - and a regular contributor to the European Bluegrass Blog - has a new piece about the second European Bluegrass Summit at Bühl, Germany, held February 5-7, 2010. Richard contributed an overview of

Shortly after the conclusion of this past weekend's SPBGMA convention in Nashville, The Grascals headed for Memphis with Randy Kohrs in tow. But it wasn't for a show; they were on a mission of mercy. Their destination was the the St.

We posted last month about the upcoming revision to the IBMA's Discover Bluegrass DVD, a major part of the organization's efforts to cultivate interest in bluegrass music among younger students. Though most of the material in this video will remain

Last night (2/8) saw the 2010 awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) handed out in Nashville. Unfortunately, the awards show was in competition with the Super Bowl broadcast, and a large political event