Leadership
Bluegrass 2005 Graduates Announced
The
International Bluegrass Music Association is
pleased to announce the graduating class of
Leadership Bluegrass 2005, listed below.
The annual three-day event is an intensive,
three-day program of advanced level,
interactive learning experiences that invites
participants to examine the challenges and
opportunities facing bluegrass music, along
with related leadership issues.
Leadership
Bluegrass 2005 was hosted March 8-10 at BMI
in Nashville, Tenn., and was facilitated for
the sixth year by Fred Bartenstein, a noted
bluegrass historian and broadcaster as well
as a professional meeting facilitator.
Each
year approximately two dozen individuals are
selected to participate in Leadership
Bluegrass, a program designed to build
commitment, motivate talents and instill
enthusiasm for addressing the future of the
bluegrass music industry. Class
members represent a cross section of current
and future leaders from various facts of the
industry and diverse regions of the country,
and world.
Congratulations
to the following graduates:
· Jay
Armsworthy, Jay Armsworthy & Eastern
Tradition
·
Wayne Bledsoe, Bluegrass Now
·
Erika Brady, WKYU-FM/Western Kentucky
University
·
Mike Bub, The Del McCoury Band
·
Buddy Cannon, Cannon Productions
·
Bradley Collins, BMI
·
Sue Cunningham, Hickory Project
·
Lilly Drumeva, Lilly of the West (Bulgaria)
· Jason
Duke, Ciphertek Entertainment
·
John Fabke, The Nob Hill Boys
·
Michael Gorrell, Northwest Territory
·
Reggie Helm, Helm Productions/Rent-a-Bum
Tech Crew
·
Tim Kruzic, Blue Daze/D.C. Bluegrass
Union
·
Kitsy Kuykendall, Bluegrass
Unlimited
·
Mary Jo Leet, Geobuilt/Artist
·
Doug McKelway, WJLA Channel 7/ABC TV
·
George McKnight; Uptown Bluegrass
Radio (Canada)
·
Don Miller, Just Right Productions Inc.
·
Michelle Nikolai, Skaggs Family
Records
·
Barry Tashian, Barry & Holly Tashian/Barryboy
Songs (BMI)
·
Connie Jean Thiessen, Bluegrass North
(Canada)
·
Jeanette Williams, Jeanette Williams
Band/Bell Buckle Records
·
Bob Wright, Risky Business Bluegrass
Band/Harbortown Revue
·
Emily Long, Possum Trot Bluegrass
Band/Belmont University (Student Monitor)
For
information on the next Leadership Bluegrass
class scheduled for March 2006 in
Nashville, contact Nancy Cardwell at (615)
256-3222, 888-GET-IBMA or nancyc@ibma.org.
Caption
for attached photo: The
International Bluegrass Music Association is
pleased to announce the graduating class of
Leadership Bluegrass 2005, pictured here at
BMI in Nashville on March 10. Row 1,
L-R: John Fabke, Bob Wright, Barry Tashian,
Michelle Nikolai, Erika Brady, Reggie Helm
Row 2: Bradley Collins, Sue Cunningham,
Lilly Drumeva, Jeanette Williams, Emily
Long, Tim Kruzic, Mary Jo Leet, Kitsy
Kuykendall Row 3: Mike Bub, Mike Gorrell,
George McKnight, Jay Armsworthy, Connie Jean
Thiessen, Wayne Bledsoe, Buddy Cannon, Don
Miller, Doug McKelway (photo by Priscilla
Warnock)
International
Bluegrass Music Association
2 Music Circle South • Suite 100 •
Nashville, TN 37203
