If you want to learn more about the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), and their upcoming World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville, you can tune in to Katy Daley’s show tomorrow (8/20) at 9:00 a.m. when she interviews Dan Hays, IBMA’s Executive Director.

Dan is also sure to pass along congratulations to Katy who is nominated for IBMA’s 2008 Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year award.

Katy’s show is broadcast on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country Monday-Friday from 7:00 until 10:00 a.m., where they stream bluegrass online 24/7. The signal is simulcast on HD Radio in the Washington, DC metro area at 88.5-2.

Catch the interview at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning at www.bluegrasscountry.org.

As many may be aware already, Kentucky-born Dan Hays is the Executive Director of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and has been in that position since August 1990.

In a four-part collection of videos Hays discusses his career path, the history of the IBMA, and the future of this growing organization. The total viewing time is about 20 minutes.

The first segment is viewable below, and all four videos are available for viewing courtesy of DigiMusic Tv.com on the brightcove.tv website. Scroll down and select parts two to four in turn.

The website may be worth exploring; I have found videos on some of the ways of playing bass, a series about the Nashville Songwriters Association International, the legal aspects of entertainment law, artist development, a producers bootcamp and a series presented by guitarist Harold Bradley.

In episode #4 of The GrassCast we conclude our theme from last week as we share an interview we conducted with Dan Hays, the Executive Director of IMBA. We asked Dan to share his thoughts about the 2005 IBMA trade show and fan fest. You’ve heard what the bluegrass artists, songwriters, and business persons in attendance thought, now hear what the head man has to say.

This GrassCast is 9 minutes in length and the file download size is 8 MB

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