MEMBERS VOTE TO CONTINUE EBMA At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the European Bluegrass Music Association on October 25, 2023, the members voted for the association to continue and the Board of Directors stood down. The outgoing Board had announced in January that they would recommend dissolving the Association. In response a small team asked for a delay in order to prepare and present a project1 for the association to continue. The project was put to a vote during the AGM and the motion was carried. The project included the nomination of an interim board for 90 days to oversee the process ..read more

Your Music is Needed !!!! Every Monday evening at 19:00 (CET) on  CMRNashille.com Ronnie Norton has a one hour radio show dedicated entirely to European Bluegrass Music. To keep this show going, we need your music and we need it now. Our previous request did not get a great response, with Ronnie using CDs given at Festivals and concerts. The best format for Ronnie are Commercial CDs …any vintage, so older and recently released are welcome. Send your CD(s) to Ronnie at: Ronnie Norton 93 Bettyglen Raheny Dublin 5 D05 XF21 Ireland No Commercial CDs… ?? Downloads, home-burnt CDs or ..read more

It was during Adiaha’s Bluegrass Camp 2019: On the night of Friday, October 4th, Mary Lucey-Cardine and Billy Cardine (50% of the band “Lover’s Leap” https://loversleapband.com/ ) had given a haunting concert of which we have added two pieces at the beginning and the end of the video clip. In the middle you’ll find the interview they gave us next morning. We had seen Lover’s Leap 2 months before in La Roche and were remembering the goose bumps we had gotten, during their concert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2nl13UUmg) and were very happy that they took the time in Aschau to give us this ..read more

The IBMA Board has announced the appointment of Christopher Howard-Williams as its International Member. Christopher is a great ambassador and promoter for European bluegrass and bluegrass in general through his organisation of the La Roche Bluegrass festival. In recognition of his role in bluegrass he received the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award in 2018. Christopher, a past member of the EBMA Board, will be a valuable asset to the IBMA Board in representing bluegrass interests from Europe and around the world The post Christopher Howard-Williams, IBMA Board International Member appeared ..read more

Dear European Bluegrass Band   We are very pleased to announce our plans for regularly scheduled EBMA internet radio shows dedicated to promoting European Bluegrass.   These shows will go out on the established platforms of WorldWideBluegrass.com and BluegrassCountry.org, and CMRNashville. and be hosted by Ronnie Norton who has recently joined the EBMA Board. Ronnie is an experienced and well known broadcaster on country and bluegrass internet radio stations. We invite your band to submit your music for inclusion in these shows which will commence on Monday 15 June for which we ha ..read more

A message from the Organisers Dear Friends and Bluegrass lovers The biggest festival dedicated exclusively to Bluegrass music in Europe will not take place this year.Nor will the camp and workshop in the week before. The health of everyone, artists, volunteers and you, our festival visitors, is of primary importance for us, before any other consideration. This has been the main factor in the difficult decision of the organising committee, in agreement with the Town Council of La Roche-sur-Foron, to cancel. We must consider all the first line responders and health workers who have already give ..read more

We all know the serious impact and the depth of concern across Europe caused by COVID-19. As it continues to increase, nothing is really sure about the weeks and months ahead. Certainly in the short and medium-term, concerts, sessions and festivals have been cancelled and in the longer term they are all put very much into doubt. It could be that even after COVID19 has peaked and started to reduce, events will still be in doubt until we, the public, feel safe and secure. To all the bluegrass community and their families EBMA wishes that you to keep safe and follow the instructions and guideline ..read more

We Need You … on the Darkside   We are looking for enthusiastic, talented and energetic people to join the EBMA Board in growing European bluegrass. The EBMA Board operates as a team, but the small team that we have right now cannot do everything. We need YOUR help!!! To be precise we want people for the following roles; Newsletter Editor(s) responsible for the monthly newsletter – liaising with contributors, CD Reviews, Band and Event news, articles and other items of interest. (Probably two people working together) Membership Manager focal point for the members, membership rene ..read more

Update March 2020: Due to Corona Virus we have postponed this offer. If you are an EBMA Member you certanly know what we are spending your money for. It’s all for the sake and growth of European Bluegrass. We spent the last months to create the new website as a news- and memberplatform and we hope you all enjoy the new possibilities, but what else did you get in return? We promised you that there will be more to come and here it is!   We are pretty excited to present new savings offers to our members. As a member you can  benefit from the following discounts.  Accessible only wi ..read more

This is a message for all Gibson banjo fans and aficionados in Europe. 3rd Anniversary of GibsonMania will take place on April 4th, 2020 in Czech Republic in the new workshop of Prucha Bluegrass Instruments near Prague. GibsonMania is basically a gathering, showcase and workshop dedicated to Gibson banjo owners or lovers who have similar passion for both prewar and postwar instruments and want to share it with others. We are enclosing leaflet with contacts and more information. We´d love to make our event international! Prucha Banjos at their new workshop present GibsonMania; a complete indul ..read more