International Bluegrass Music Association

Reference List 2018

kelly — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:48:21 +0000

IBMA offers a reference list as an informational tool to help our voting members with first-round ballots. The list is populated entirely by member submissions, and is generated through an automated process. IBMA opens an online form during the submission period to which anyone can upload projects fitting the criteria that they want IBMA voters to consider.

The online form for Reference List submissions will be open for submissions March 1-31. We will notify you when the list is opened via our newsletter and on our website. The IBMA staff makes no contributions to the list, and will not edit member submissions. It is the responsibility of the people who care about these projects to ensure that correct information is included on the reference list.

By its nature - that is, a crowd-sourced reference list - this will not be a comprehensive list. Nor is it an endorsement by IBMA of any parties or recordings mentioned on the list. IBMA does not contribute in any way to the content on this list.This information has been submitted on a voluntary basis by members, record labels, artists, agents, fans, and the general public to assist our members in completing your ballots. No further checking or vetting has been done to assure that any music listed here is actually eligible for first round voting.

This year, IBMA will accept submissions ONLY for recorded projects. This will include:
Song of the Year,
Album of the Year,
Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year,
Recorded Event of the Year, and
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year.

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Vote to Restore Rare Stanley Brothers Recording

kelly — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:32:19 +0000

This transcription disc of a live Stanley Brothers show - unheard for over 60 years - has a chance to be restored, if enough people vote for it. The Virginia Museum Association is awarding grant money to restore Virginia's most endangered artifacts, based on the total number of votes for each artifact. At last check, this Stanley Brothers recording, now in the possession of the Birthplace of Country Music, is in the running to be awarded a restoration grant, but it's by no means a shoo-in. Please vote if you value this material.

Read the Birthplace of Country Music's full blog post here.
Vote to restore the Stanley Brothers transcription here.
[You will be asked to submit your email address in order to vote.]

Voting ends January 24, 2018.

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January Member News: The Handsome Ladies Are On the Move

kelly — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:28:12 +0000

The Handsome Ladies are on a mission: forging a close-knit community whose purpose is to support, promote and encourage ladies in the world of bluegrass. Growing out of a bluegrass jam in the Bay Area, the Handsome Ladies became a full-fledged 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in March of 2016 with, as co-founder Yennie Dee Brecheisen says, “big dreams and an ever-gaining base of participants and followers”.

When two founding board members moved from the Bay Area, the organization was prompted to create a chapter expansion process. Under the guidance of Handsome Ladies Ambassadors working closely with a partner on the board of directors, these new chapters bring their mission, vision, and values (and, constructively, jam etiquette) to a new set of women pickers.

With chapters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nashville, Portland, and Seattle, the Handsome Ladies are growing quickly, expanding their programs to better serve each community. This includes hosting monthly jams and workshops in each of their chapter cities, managing a thriving Facebook group with hundreds of followers, actively participating in local bluegrass festivals, radio shows, music camps, and partnering with other bluegrass nonprofits. [Editor's note: This includes their membership and participation in IBMA.] Two founding board members are currently on the California Bluegrass Association's Board.

There are no dues to become a member of The Handsome Ladies, as the organization runs on annual commitments from the board of directors and on donations from individuals who believe in their mission. Adds Brecheisen, "As we start the new year with a few fresh board members, we look forward to creating new ways for women to grow musically within the greater bluegrass community in new cities. We hope to make new friends at World of Bluegrass in September, so if you see us in the Expo Hall, come say howdy!"

Visit the Handsome Ladies website.
Email the Handsome Ladies.
Visit the Handsome Ladies Facebook Page.

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IBMA Announces the Leadership Bluegrass Class of 2018

kelly — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:20:33 +0000

NASHVILLE, TENN. (December 19, 2018) – The International Bluegrass Music Association is proud to announce the 2018 class of Leadership Bluegrass. This intensive three-day program of advanced-level interactive learning experiences is designed to strengthen commitment, motivate talents and build enthusiasm for addressing the future of the bluegrass music industry. This will be the 19^th year for Leadership Bluegrass since its inception in 2000.

Leadership Bluegrass boasts more than 400 alumni, and each year approximately 25 individuals are invited to take part.

The members of the class of 2018 are: (name/affiliation/hometown)

Greg Blake	Greg Blake Music, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado		Overland Park, KS
Stacy Chandler Patricia Ann Eaves	No Depression Eastern Tennessee State University		Garner, NC Johnson City, TN
Landon Elmore	Landon Elmore Design & Marketing		Raleigh, NC
Daniel Eubanks	Special Consensus		Nashville, TN
Mollie Farr	Lost Buffalo Artists		Nashville, TN
Cathy Fink	Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer		Silver Spring, MD
Jessica Grossman	Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association		Huntington, IN
Patricia Imbrogno	Artist	Pittsburgh, PA
Maria Ivey	Press House		Nashville, TN
George Jackson	Artist, Booking Agent		Madison, TN
Emma John	The Guardian		London, UK
Katie Keller	International Bluegrass Music Museum		Owensboro, KY
Adam Kirr	Charm City Bluegrass, The Bluegrass Marketer		Baltimore, MD
Kara Kundert	Bluegrass Pride		Oakland, CA
Jeffrey Ludin	Bluegrass Country Foundation		Vienna, VA
Brett Martin	Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc.		Independence, VA
Patrick McGonigle	The Lonely Heartstring Band		Brookline, MA
Matthew Miller	Rounder Records		Nashville, TN
Jeff Miller	Flashpoint Arts		Tuscaloosa, AL
Lenny Nichols	Central Texas Bluegrass Association		Round Rock, TX
Kim Robins	Kim Robins and 40 Years Late		Bloomington, IN
Ivy Sheppard	Born In The Mountain		Mount Airy, NC
Bil VornDick	Mountainside Music		Nashville, TN
Jef Walter	The Carolina PineCones		Durham, NC

Leadership Bluegrass 2018 takes place March 5-7 at BMI in Nashville. The course will be facilitated by Trisha Tubbs for the seventh consecutive year. Leadership Bluegrass is made possible through the generous support of its Platinum Sponsors, including BMI, the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, Williams Mullen, and the Wintergrass Music Festival (Acoustic Sound).

The 2018 course has been created by the Leadership Bluegrass Planning Committee. The Leadership Bluegrass Selection Committee identified this cohort of attendees who represent a balance of all areas of the bluegrass industry, selected from a field of over 70 highly qualified applicants.

Learn more about Leadership Bluegrass here.

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