Bring Back Bluegrass
Bring the IBMA World of Bluegrass
Back Home to Louisville
Think about it. You can hardly put on a bluegrass album or tune up a pickin' party without hearing the word “Kentucky,” “going back” or “the old home place” a couple hundred dozen times. Bluegrass music is all about returning to the good old ways and places fondly remembered.
And no place holds more bluegrass history and fond memories for members of the International Bluegrass Music Association than Kentucky and its liveliest city, Louisville.
Join the cause to bring the IBMA World of Bluegrass celebration back to where it belongs: home in Louisville, Kentucky. Sign the petition below, and join us on Facebook for updates on the effort to put the bluegrass back in the Bluegrass.
Sign the Petition!
Fill out the petition below. If you are having problems, you can view it on its own page by visiting:
www.petitiononline.com/IBMA/petition-sign.html.
8 Reasons to bring
bluegrass and the IBMA
back to Louisville.
- Louisville's great downtown. Lots of cool things to do in a walkable distance. You know, when you're resting those tired pickin' fingers.
- Affordability. Hey, aren't we all saving up for that pre-war Martin or a Lloyd Loar? Louisville's an affordable place to stay and play.
- Location. Louisville's a day's drive from most points East, Midwest, and South and in the middle of everything.
- Parking. If we can put on the world's largest outdoor fireworks display, Thunder Over Louisville, we can accommodate you and whatever you ride in on -- including RVs.
- Hotels. In Louisville, the hotel isn't just near the convention, it's part of it. You won't find a more open and friendly place to hear great bluegrass, or make a little of your own.
- Wide-open spaces. Sure, we have great hotels connected to the events and covered pedways, but if you want that open-air festival experience, Louisville has a great waterfront park and a big frontyard, the Great Lawn.
- Louisville's just more "real." Bluegrass is about real people making real music. Louisville has a laid-back, "happy to be here" attitude.
- Mr. Bill would have wanted it that way. William Smith Monroe would be 100 this year. We think moving the IBMA back to his home state would make a fine present. Plus, IBMA attendees can cap off their convention experience with a short drive to Rosine, Bill Monroe's hometown, to pay their respects to the father of this great music we share, bluegrass.