"Hey!
Why should I join the NIBA?"
Here's why! You get:
  • 12 issues of our monthly newsletter, with articles, jam listings, interviews, fun features, and other cool stuff;
  • Admittance for NIBA members and their families to attend the annual NIBA Summer Picnic;
  • Admittance for NIBA members and their families to the NIBA Holiday Party and Chili Cook-off in December in Sugar Grove, featuring open stage performances by some of our own NIBA bands, plus a feature show by award-winning band Greg Cahill and Special Consensus;
  • Cool bumper sticker and membership card;
  • Support for the “Bluegrass and Acoustic String School” Programs, bringing acoustic music to the students of Northern Illinois;
  • NIBA Members’ Directory, which includes people in your area who also enjoy pickin’ !
    ...and more!

NOW
...is the time to  get new members to join in time for the Christmas/ Holiday Party in December!  Where else can the whole family see a top bluegrass band — plus get food —for $15? Plus, you get the Newsletter for a year! And, give 5 gift memberships (or recruit five new members) and you get a year's membership FREE! It just doesn’t get any better!!!! To join, click here for a membership application: >here<

Hey! What does a cow have to do with joining the NIBA?
Absolutely nothing.