• IBMA talks about the Benjamins

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has a couple bits of news to announce this week, both with a focus on cold hard cash. They have an online sales seminar scheduled for April 19, designed to help anyone whose work in the

  • IBMA Bluegrass Scholarship Prize

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a new award, but this one isn't for picking and singing. The first annual IBMA Bluegrass Scholarship Prize will be awarded in 2011 to graduate students or successful MA/Ph.D. candidates whose degrees were achieved

  • 2011 IBMA showcase acts

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the artists invited to showcase during the main stage events at World Of Bluegrass 2011. These acts are chosen by a committee selected by the IBMA Board, who listen to dozens of recordings

  • Business plan webinar this week

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has another of their online professional development seminars scheduled for this week. This next one will be held on Wednesday (2/16) from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EST), and the topic is Developing a Business Plan.

  • Professional development webinar series from IBMA

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has scheduled a pair of online cyber-conferences designed to assist members with continued professional development. They are geared towards industry pros (artists, agents, promoters, etc) but is not limited to IBMA members. The first, Creating Strategic

  • IBMA Exhibit Hall Opens

    This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The IBMA Exhibit Hall opening this afternoon and from first appearances seems smaller than last year. Of course, several of the vendors were

  • Monday photos from IBMA

    This post is a contribution from Russ Carson, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The attached pictures are from Monday at the 2010 IBMA conference.  They include jamming throughout the hotel and convention center, Sam Bush's keynote

  • We love you, man

    This post is a contribution from Tom Bibey, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. You can see his profile here. Sam Bush is “creating new circles,” but in his 2010 IBMA keynote speech it is clear he has all respect for

  • Our 2010 IBMA correspondents

    We'd like to take a few minutes to introduce you all to the good folks who will be covering the 2010 World Of Bluegrass events in Nashville this week for The Bluegras Blog. There is a profile created for each of