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Get those banjos ready because this isn’t a joke. Actor and comedy legend Steve Martin will co-host the IBMA Bluegrass Music ...
Actor, comedian and banjoist Steve Martin will team with banjoist and music industry executive Alison Brown to cohost the ...
The IBMA Industry Awards honor outstanding work in a variety of disciplines, including broadcasting, photography, songwriting ...
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards show in Chattanooga this fall has gotten some star power.
Friends of the Festival has extended the food concessionaire application deadline for the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Live! Festival to Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. The festival is set to take place downtown on ...
When the IBMA chose Raleigh in 2012, relocating from Nashville, the news was hailed as a coup for the city, having drawn the highest-profile bluegrass event back to its historic home.
The IBMA Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 PM ET, at the Memorial Auditorium of North Carolina’s Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
The IBMA Bluegrass Live Festival is underway in downtown Raleigh, with two days of music on six stages. The festival is part of a week filled with bluegrass conferences and workshops.
IBMA Bluegrass Live is the largest urban bluegrass festival in the world. Nearly 300 musicians will be performing on the streets of Raleigh on Sep. 29-30. "Into the Fog" gives viewers a taste of ...
Early on the final day of IBMA’s weeklong Raleigh shindig, I caught Hubby Jenkins, a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops who plays similarly vintage music solo on the side. Between songs, he ...
The winners in the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards were revealed at the Duke Energy Center in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 2.
Steve Martin isn’t just an IBMA nominee — he’s also the host. The comedian and banjo player will co-host the 2025 ...