Chattanooga's Bluegrass Scene Readies For IBMA's World Of Bluegrass

By Ray Bassett

Published May 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM EDT

IBMA

(Aired Weds 5/14/25)

This fall, Chattanooga hosts the World of Bluegrass, presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association - the IBMA - from September 16th through the 20th.

Tristan Dean, a student in UTC’s Department of Communication and an intern here at WUTC, tells us more.

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