The associations listed below, provide information to the public, to promote their associations, members, events, jams, bands & festivals. These organizations bring people together for the preservation, enjoyment, and advancement of bluegrass, folk, old-time & acoustic music. The Southwest Bluegrass Association encourages all to support their local & international associations by donations and or membership. Everything you do will go a long way to encourage organizations to keep putting their efforts into continuing a tradition of promoting music festivals & events for us to enjoy! Without donations & membership, unpaid volunteers & community involvement these associations would cease to exist. For more information about the Southwest Bluegrass Association Click Here.
Associations, click on association names to visit their website or Facebook page.
Associations
(bluegrass, folk, old-time)
International Bluegrass Music Association: Home
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) is the trade association that connects and educates bluegrass professionals and empowers the bluegrass …
SPBGMA: Home
Bluegrass Music Association of Canada
Brazilian Bluegrass Music Association
Western States
(Mountain and Pacific time zones)
Arizona Bluegrass Association
Beach Cities Folk Club
Bluegrass Association of Southern California
Bluegrass Hawaii Traditional and Bluegrass Music Society
Bluegrass Music Society of the Central Coast – California
Bluegrass West
Bubbaville – Portland Old Time Music
California Bluegrass Association
California State OldTime Fiddlers Association
Desert Bluegrass Association – Arizona
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music – Arizona
Idaho Bluegrass Association
Idaho Sawtooth Bluegrass Association
Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association – Spokane, Washington
Intermountain Acoustic Music Association – Salt Lake City, Utah
Mid Columbia Folklore Society – Washington
Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association
Northeast Oregon Folklore Society LaGrande OR
Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association
Northern California Bluegrass Society
Oregon Bluegrass Association
Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music
Portland Folk Music Society Portland OR
Portland Old Time Music Portland OR
San Diego Bluegrass Society
San Diego Folk Heritage
San Diego North County Bluegrass and Folk Club
Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers’ Association – San Jose, California
Southern Nevada Bluegrass Music Society
Songcatchers
Songmakers
Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Association – New Mexico
Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic Music – Washington
Washington Bluegrass Association
Yellowstone Bluegrass Association – Montanna
Eastern States
(Eastern time zone)
