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With
over 1500 members, and growing, SWBA
has been serving the bluegrass community in the Southwest
since 1988...
...and
starting 10 years before that in 1978, as
the Southern California Inland Empire Bluegrass
Association.
If you're not already a member, we'd love to have you
join
us!
To find our how
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SWBA
Purposes
and Objectives
The Southwest Bluegrass Association (SWBA) is a large organization
of bluegrass pickers and grinners in the
Southwestern United
States who promote and participate in Bluegrass music in the
this region.
SWBA
is organized under the California Non-Profit Public Benefit
Corporation Law as a charitable, educational, historical and
tax exempt public corporation. It is not organized for
the private gain of any person, or persons.
SWBA
is wholly supported by membership fees and fund raising
projects, all of which pay for the events, activities,
and programs we offer, which includes this free website for the general public.
The Southwest Bluegrass Association was formed for the purpose of
promoting and encouraging the uniquely American musical form known as "Bluegrass," as well as other closely related
musical forms. In
addition to promoting bluegrass in general, SWBA's objectives
include:
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Cultivating
and improving public appreciation of bluegrass, including
the music's artistic value and its contribution to
American heritage. SWBA members are from the entire
southwest, and while we attend and support events throughout
this region, it is very much our goal to encourage and
support local attendance at bluegrass event we sponsor..
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