European Bluegrass Music Association - EBMA

11/08/2026

We are heading to the Grenna Bluegrass Festival this upcoming weekend to host another Slow-Jam as part of our 2026 satellite events series!

Whether you're picking for the first time or looking to brush up on the basics, come join the circle. We’ll be handing out free printed EBMA Slow Jam guides on-site, complete with ten easy, classic tunes to get you jamming with confidence.

Huge thanks to the Granna Bluegrass Festival team for having us. We can't wait to pick some tunes with you all in Sweden! 🇸🇪✨

07/08/2026

We had a blast at Bluegrass in La Roche! We learned a lot from our panel discussion with members of No Man’s Land and Blue Lass on Saturday. Huge thanks to our incredible translators Lucia Legnini and Karoline Penot! The EBMA Slow Jam on Sunday was a ton of fun and we can’t wait to see all of you new jammers at the next festival.

01/08/2026

Congratulations to all of the new IBMA board members! In honour of this transition, we'd like to recognize Howard-Williams for all of his incredible work on the IBMA Int'l Committee. During his tenure, this committee established the Int'l Stage at the IBMA World of Bluegrass and the Int'l Band Grant, among many other accomplishments. We'd like make a special shout-out to Ondra Kozák as the new International At Large representative! 🎵🥳

IBMA Introduces 2026 Executive Committee and Board of Directors Following Recent Elections NASHVILLE, TN (July 23, 2026) – The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) is pleased to announce recent updates to its Board of Directors, including the election of a new International At Large ...

30/07/2026

Heading to Bluegrass in La Roche this weekend? Don’t miss out on Saturday’s “Women in Bluegrass” panel discussion featuring members of No Man’s Land and Blue Lass!🎵 Time: 16:45-17:45, Place: Day Stage

24/07/2026

📣Big News📣 The EBMA Slow Jam is coming to bluegrassinlaroche next week! Bring a friend and join in. We can’t wait to see you all there!

23/07/2026

🪕 Another amazing weekend in the books! 🪕

The European Bluegrass Music Association team had a blast hosting two Slow-Jams at the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival 2026! 🎉 This marks our 3rd successful festival satellite event this year, and we couldn't be happier connecting with all of you.

But we’re not stopping there! Next week, our EBMA team is heading to Bluegrass in La Roche 🇫🇷!

Here’s what we have lined up for you:
🎵 Another EBMA Slow-Jam (bring your instruments!)
🎙️ Panel Discussion: Women in the European Bluegrass Scene

Who’s going to be at La Roche? Drop a comment below if we’ll see you there! 👇

29/06/2026

We will be at the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival this weekend to host another Slow-Jam as part our satellite events series 2026.

We will share a free printed EBMA Slow Jam guide on site with ten easy tunes to get your started with some basic bluegrass jamming. Thanks to the Rotterdam bluegrassfestival to invite us to do this satellite events.

15/06/2026

We are partnering with grassgigsofficial to help support the European bluegrass community! 🎵 This resource can help you find the next bluegrass gig, festival or jam. If you’re an organizer, add your event to the map today! Check out www.ebma.org/resources/ for more!

13/06/2026

🎶 EBMA Slow Jam 1st time in Switzerland, at the 5th Jimmy Bluegrass Festival / Jimmy & the Single Malts , jointly presented with Swiss Bluegrass Music Association !
📅 Sat 20 June
📍 Im Peter 1a / Zünikon - 8543 Bertschikon
⏰ one session only: 14:30hrs

Beginners welcome—slow, simple, friendly. Bring your instrument and jam with us! 🎻🪕