“There is an emerging sub-genre that emphasizes Jewish expression, dubbed ‘Jewgrass,'” Cameron writes, pointing to the New Jersey-based bluegrass band Nefesh Mountain as a prominent example.

The Foundation shares this about Cameron’s work… Gabby receives a $500 honorarium, and an invitation to attend the Business Conference at the 2022 World of Bluegrass and the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards as the guest of the IBMA Foundation. The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award went to Gabby Cameron, a Masters student in Ethnomusicology at the University of Maryland for her paper, The Jewgrass Situation: An Examination of Nefesh Mountain’s Political Message, delivered in April of this year at the first String Band Summit at East Tennessee State University.

Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship – Hayley King.

IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship – Jaelee Roberts.

Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship – Bethany Kelley and Gracie Mae Grossman.

Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Engineering Scholarship – Faith Pierce and Chun Is Lee.

Crandall Creek Scholarship – Shane Austin.

Scholarships were awarded to the following:

The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced today the recipients of their various college scholarships, many of which are being awarded for the first time, and the winner of their 2022 Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award, formerly the IBMA Academic Prize.

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