Ronnie Norton for LBG 2012

Congratulations to Ronnie Norton of Dublin, ace bluegrass photographer, critic, reporter, and radio presenter, who will be a member of the 2012 IBMA Leadership Bluegrass class.

The Leadership Bluegrass programme aims to build up a network of people who have shared learning and communication related to the needs of the bluegrass community. Ronnie, who presents the 'Lonesome Highway' internet radio show on World Wide Bluegrass, is also a member of the Lonesome Highway website team, and as a photographer he has covered the major bluegrass events in this island for years, often serving as a festival's 'staff photographer'. He is the only member of this year's LBG class to come from outside the USA.

The BIB sends Ronnie our best wishes for LBG 2012, which will be held in Nashville on 8-10 March - three days of the most intense learning experience most people will ever encounter after leaving school...