The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City has announced today the details for their 2020 Hall of Fame inductions, to be held online next week owing to COVID-19 restrictions. A bumper crop of banjo heavyweights in on tap to enter the
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Applications for 2021 IBMA Foundation grants due December 1
The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has issued a reminder that applications for their 2021 Project Grants are due by December 1, 2020. Each year, the Foundation awards roughly $14,000 in grants to
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2020 winners of the International Bluegrass Music Awards
Tonight, the IBMA hosted their very first all virtual International Bluegrass Music Awards presented by Count On Me NC. Streamed live online for the whole world to see, the show celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Original Bluegrass Band - Bill
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2020 IBMA Industry Awards presentation
Singers and pickers are the most visible stars in bluegrass, but as with any venture, much of the work and preparation is done by those behind the scenes – the promoters, songwriters, broadcasters, CD and poster designers, and journalists. But today
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World of Bluegrass seminar – Demystifying the Bluegrass Charts
One of the great mysteries of bluegrass – how so many different bluegrass charts come up with such divergent results – is a little less puzzling today, thanks to one of the best panels I’ve heard in 11 years of
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2020 IBMA Momentum Award winners announced
The announcement of the Momentum Awards for newer performers has been a highlight of my World of Bluegrass experience in recent years, and this year was no exception. As the finalists are announced and the winners selected, you can't help but
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Sarah Jarosz kicks off Virtual World of Bluegrass
Usually, the start of the week at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass means it's time to pick through the finger food – don't miss the to-die-for banana pudding – belly up to the bar, then settle in for a keynote address
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Here we go… 2020 Virtual World of Bluegrass starts today
Ready or not... here we go! The International Bluegrass Music Association staff and volunteers have been working double overtime this past few weeks, putting together the finishing touches on their first online, all virtual World of Bluegrass celebration. As we have
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Big World of Bluegrass news – PNC to match all 2020 IBMA donations
The staff and volunteers at the International Bluegrass Music Association are burning the midnight oil, and then some, to get ready for next week's World of Bluegrass convention, their first presented 100% online. The governor of North Carolina has not
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Iconic instruments matched with pickers at the Country Music Hall of Fame
Mark this date, and plan to be watching as the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum hosts a major fundraiser on October 28. The Museum was able to reopen last week to visitors in Nashville, but like every business and