Bluegrass Asociations News

The IBMA has announced that Cindy Baucom and Ned Luberecki will be the producers for the 2008 International Bluegrass Music Awards show. They will be tasked with coordinating the artists who will perform and the many presenters who will announce

The International Bluegrass Music Museum has announced a special day of honors for the people they describe as the First Generation of bluegrass. The day long event, dubbed The Pioneers Of Bluegrass Gathering, will include an honors ceremony, Legends Concert and

In November last year Jim Peva gave notice of the impending sale of the Bill Monroe Memorial Park and Campground, home of the famous Bean Blossom bluegrass festivals. More recently, he informed us of current plans. Following on from that comes

OK... so we're a little late, but we didn't want to let the month pass without a mention of this notable anniversary. The concept of May being Bluegrass Music Month is probably buried deep in the mind at the moment,

Earlier this year Old Wilkes, Inc. and The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame (BRMHoF) committee announced the initial induction of several prominent musicians from the Blue Ridge region. The charter inductees to be honored at the first annual Blue Ridge

The folks with the Central Florida Bluegrass Association have put together a special session for this weekend where amateur pickers and jammers will have the chance to participate in a studio recording. Anyone who attends the event will have an opportunity

Singer/songwriter Liz Meyer wrote in to let us know how the EWOB festival went this past weekend. She tells us the weather was great in Voorthuizen and the music was even better. For three days this small Dutch town was teaming

The European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA) has a very comprehensive European festival schedule online on their new website. The listing provides information regarding each concert, including the date, location, name of the event, appropriate website or email link, and additional

As the International Bluegrass Music Association is at pains to remind us, bluegrass music is a truly worldwide phenomenon. Though the IBMA is based in the US, and the largest part of the membership resides here, no small part of

The IBMA is offering reduced membership fees during the month of April for new professional members. The annual dues are normally $70, but this month anyone who is not a member of the organization and who fits the criteria for