IBMA Foundation Donates $14,000 In Project Grants
The International Bluegrass Music Association Foundation recently awarded $14,000 in project grants for bluegrass programs in eight states plus wider virtual audiences. Among the grant recipients was the Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s Pick Along! Summer Camps in Bristol, VA/TN for children, where instruction is offered on instruments played on the historic 1927 Bristol sessions, along with classes in dance, singing, and an introduction to a working radio station.
“We’re proud to announce a diverse list of recipients for 2021 which will support bluegrass education and historic preservation programs for both young people and adults,” said board chair Fred Bartenstein. “We are grateful to our donors who continue to support the Foundation during the COVID pandemic. Their generosity has made it possible to award grants to these very deserving programs.” Six of this year’s grants are sponsored by a generous bequest from Dick Barnhart, a lover of bluegrass music.
Foundation grant recipients for 2021:
- The Archbold Music Commission; Industrial Strength Bluegrass: An Evening with Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers – Archbold, OH
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Pick Along! Summer Camps – Bristol, VA/TN
- Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Virtual Bluegrass in the Schools & Assembly – Owensboro, KY
- Ferrum College, Appalachian Instrument Library – Ferrum, VA
- Georgia Elementary and Middle School, Bluegrass Intensive Middle School Unit – Georgia, VT
- Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association, Grass Seeds at Fall Jam and Winter Bluegrass Weekend – Plymouth, MN
- Queen Bee Music Association, Queen Bee’s Kids Bluegrass Camp – Santa Fe, NM
- Wintergrass Music Festival, Pocketgrass Youth Academy Club with Mr. Joe and the Youth Orchestra – Bellevue, WA and virtual
