Northern Illinois Bluegrass Association

The Northern Illinois Bluegrass Association

PO Box 310, West Dundee, IL 60118

The Northern Illinois Bluegrass Association (NIBA) is dedicated to promoting and preserving “America’s Heritage Music” (Bluegrass) via support of regular monthly jam sessions, open stages, sponsored events, concerts, festivals, IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association), educational programs and a variety of other events.

Hello Bluegrass Enththusiasts!

Key Dates to Remember:

Jun 2 : Bluegrass Festival

of Northern Illinois

LYON Farm & Village, Yorkville

(formerly known as the NIBA Festival)

Jun16 : RR Crossing & Country Fair Day in Mendota

Jun 23 : Earlville Lyon’s Club

May 11 : Frankfort Festival Fundraiser

Jul 14,15: Frankfort Bluegrass Festival

Aug 9 : Sycamore Steam Show

Aug 18 : Plano Smallville Superfest

Sep 23 : NIBA Picnic

Have you been to a great bluegrass event recently? Let us know about it! NIBA is always looking for articles.

Send your articles (and pictures if available) to: NIBA, P.O. Box 310, West Dundee, IL 60118 or to niba@nibaweb.org

Support Our Sponsors

Support Our Sponsors

"Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any other music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year." Bill Monroe

If you are not an Northern Illinois Bluegrass Association (NIBA)member please consider joining.

Benefits include:

A Great (16 page) Newsletter,

A Fun Member Picnic & Jam and

A Christmas Party & Jam & Show

The NIBA also helps to promote Bluegrass by helping to sponsor area Festivals, a scholarship fund, etc.

We also put on an NIBA Festival for members and non-members.

Please go to ww.nibaweb.org\membership to get more information on how to join!

Click Here to see the entire Events Listing

Click Here for Bluegrass Festivals Flyers