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Learning

Bluegrass College - http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/
The Bluegrass College offers free "online lessons from the masters of bluegrass for banjo, bass, dobro, fiddle, guitar and mandolin."
​Beginning Bluegrass Songs for Jam sessions - Songs were once used at the Meridian Jam session
Great resource to get started - all songs with lyrics and chord and some with music notation.
More songs with Banjo taps, Guitar taps, Mandolin taps and sheet music in the Beginner Jam Blog and Intermediate Jam Blog.
Bluegrass Lyrics - bluegrasslyrics.com/
Ad-Free Lyrics for Traditional Bluegrass and Early Country Songs
Boise Old Time - http://boiseoldtime.blogspot.com/
This site is dedicated to Old Time Music in and around Boise Idaho and has links to the songs played at the old time jam. Also check the  Hermit Music Festival site.
FBBT (Free Bluegrass Backing Tracks) - www.fbbts.com/Home.html
The backing tracks hosted are Simon Mitchinson personal collection and are completely free and available to help with your practice. Each link on the tunes pages will play a chord progression in the style of the song in the title. If there is a song or tune that you would like a practice track for, suggest it to Simon (email address in the "About" tab).
Homespun Tapes - https://www.homespun.com/
Homespun Tapes "features the largest catalog of music lessons on DVDs and CDs available anywhere. Our lessons are designed for learning players at all levels, from absolute beginners (including kids) to experienced professionals -- and everyone in between."
Native Ground Books & Music - http://nativeground.com/
Books and more from  Wayne  Erbsen with the initial goal to preserve and present Southern Appalachian music, but soon developed into a  broader range of American folklore, with themes such as the Civil War, cowboys, outlaws, railroads, rural America and gospel. 
Tintype Portraits of Old-Time Musicians from Appalachia - https://nyti.ms/2CHKH9g
Traveling around Appalachia in her mobile dark room, Lisa Elmaleh chronicles the people preserving an unglamorous American tradition.(New York Times article)
Weiser Music Camp - for guitar, fiddle, and mandolin -  weiserbanjo.weebly.com/music-camp-info.html
This is a four day workshop at the beginning of May in Weiser , ID with nationally known instructors and limited to 25 students per group. More info on the web page.

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Telephone

208-869-0952
ADDRESS:
​Idaho Bluegrass Association
P O box 6074
Boise, ID 83707​

Email

idahobluegrassassociation@gmail.com
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  • Home
  • About IBA
    • About
    • Join Us
    • Monthly Newsletter
    • Snap Shot
    • Our Logo
    • IBA History >
      • The Golden Years
      • When Sammie Bush came to ​Weiser
      • My History at Weiser by Mark O’Connor
      • Barbara Lamb - Fiddler Extraordinaire
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Idaho Bluegrass Winterfest
    • Open Mic
    • Acoustic Band Showcase >
      • Videos from Band Showcase
    • Bluegrass in the Park
    • Outside Idaho
  • Jam
    • Idaho Jams
    • Jason's Beginner Jam Blog 2019 - 2020
    • Jason's Intermediate Jam Blog 2019 - 2020
    • All of Jason's Songs
  • Camps & Contests
    • John Lowell guitar workshop
    • Music Camp
    • Banjo Camp
    • Banjo Contest
    • National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest
  • Idaho Bands
  • Teachers
  • Classified
  • Links
    • General
    • Learning
    • Specific Instruments