The International Bluegrass Music Association has introduced the graduating class from their 2024 Leadership Bluegrass symposium. Each year, roughly two dozen people are selected in a competitive process to attend a seminar in Nashville, designed to build future leaders within the
IBMA's Leadership Bluegrass alumni have announced February 21 as the date for their next virtual workshop, free to all online using the Zoom app. This one is dedicated to bluegrass vocals and is titled Everyone is a Singer: The Voice as
The recent interview with early bluegrass and country music pioneer Barbara Martin Stephens, conducted by Leadership Bluegrass, about her work as an artist representative in the 1950s and '60s when such work was rarely done by women, is now available
IBMA's Leadership Bluegrass has announced the next in their ongoing series of Virtual Workshops. On January 10, from noon to 1:00 p.m. (EST) they will present Booking History: From the Hayride to Music Row with Barbara Martin Stephens, an overview
The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced the 2023 class for their annual Leadership Bluegrass program, an intensive three-day course for industry professionals, held in Nashville in early spring. 25 applicants are chosen in a competitive process, based on potential
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the postponement of their 2022 Leadership Bluegrass program until March 6-8, 2023. No class was held during 2021 owing to COVID restrictions in place at the time. IBMA Executive Director Pat Morris
Following the plan the International Bluegrass Music Association adopted for their 2020 World of Bluegrass convention, the organization will host its acclaimed Leadership Bluegrass business sessions this year for free online. Missing will be the personal networking opportunities so prized
Last week, while much of Nashville was reeling from an early morning tornado, the International Bluegrass Music Association welcomed their 21st class to Leadership Bluegrass. This annual event includes several days of sessions for the class, which IBMA describes as
