• Position available with IBMA

    The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville is looking for a Member Services Manager/Bookkeeper. If you are looking for an opening in the exciting business of bluegrass music, this could be your chance. The organization requests that responses in the form of a

  • IBMA Board Band to perform in May

    Many of us know that the Board of Directors of the International Bluegrass Music Association is largely made up of bluegrass musicians, but how often do we get a chance to see them play? Well anyone who's in Nashville on May 11

  • Congrats to the Leadership Bluegrass class of 2015

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has released a photo of the 2015 graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass. OK... "graduating" may be laying it on a little thick, but these are the folks who completed the organization's annual three-day seminar which seeks to

  • IBMA Showcase application deadline this week

    The good folks at the International Bluegrass Music Association asked us to remind everyone that this Saturday is the deadline to get your application in for an official showcase spot during the Bluegrass Ramble at the 2015 World of Bluegrass

  • Bluegrass Ramble submissions open today

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has opened the submission process for artists wishing to apply for a chance to appear as part of the Bluegrass Ramble showcase performances during the 2015 World of Bluegrass convention this Fall in Raleigh, NC. As many

  • The Vocal Minority – IBMA Edition

    This commentary is a contribution from four former members of the Board of Directors of the International Bluegrass Music Association. All four, Henri Deschamps, Craig Ferguson, Elizabeth Wightman, and Brian Smith, resigned from the Board following a dispute with the

  • An Interview with Jon Weisberger

    We've written a good bit this past few months about the International Bluegrass Music Association, it's extremely successful 2014 World of Bluegrass Convention, International Bluegrass Music Awards, and Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, and the subsequent resignation of Executive Director Nancy Cardwell,

  • IBMA Google group shuts down

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has operated a discussion group for many years, allowing members to converse openly about concerns and issues that are germane to the organization. It started out as an email listserv when that was the reigning technology,