The new European Bluegrass Directory

... for 2010/2011 is now out, published by the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA), with over 1,000 entries on all aspects of bluegrass activity in twenty-three countries of Europe. This is a new record for content; and at the same time as including new features, an improved format has made the whole Directory more compact and readable.

This is the eighth updated edition, and it includes a table of dates and website addresses for over seventy bluegrass (or bluegrass-friendly) festivals throughout Europe during 2010, plus some for next year. The festival list can also be seen on the EBMA website (which has recently been thoroughly redesigned).

The cover price is €3, but the Directory is available free from an official EBMA representative at several major European bluegrass events. €5 covers postage and packing if you get it from the EBMA head office. More about the Directory is on the EBMA website. Ireland provides three of the advertisers in this issue - the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival, Dangem Quality Instruments, and the BIB.