Hello everyone!
Not only am I a first timer in the Academy - it’s my second time in the USA at all (first time was Burning Man 2019 
Whaaaaat?!)…
I am a professional guitarist and fell in love with bluegrass music right from the start 11 years ago and somehow managed to make a living of being a bluegrass musician in Germany (www.bashedpotatoes.de). Yes, some people here do know about it and with our jam collective (www.colognebluegrassbash.de) were part of a growing scene - rather a new era of Bluegrass in Germany! It’s a wonderful scene here - if you ever come to Cologne:
let me know! 
Now is my time to dive deeper into Bluegrass - that’s why I urgently need an Academy pass for me and my buddies Joon and Paul (guit/Mando/fiddle). With a lot of crossed fingers we bought the festival tickets and the flights already… 
So please, make this happen for us Bluegrass foreigners
Please, contact me if you got any spare Academy tickets!
Looking forward to picking with y’all - hopefully not over the fence 
Cheers from Cologne!
Yours gratefully,
Philipp