IBMA 2026 Picking for the Prize Guitar Contest / Full Video!

The 2026 IBMA Picking for the Prize guitar contest, presented by Martin Guitars and hosted by Luke Black, took place at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Thursday 10/22/26. The five finalists this year were Soraya Sullivan, Jed Clark, Teak Porter, Kit Bulla, and myself (Libby Lindblom). The finalists were chosen from around 50 online submissions. I was super honored to be a part of this and want to thank IBMA & Martin Guitars for putting it on! Sorry about the noise from the sliding door and the microphone feedback as well. It's not a perfect video audio-wise, but it accurately shows how the competition went. And since I filmed last year's I thought I would keep up the trend! 😊 00:08 Soraya Sullivan 01:48 Jed Clark 04:16 Teak Porter 06:42 Kit Bulla 11:42 Libby Lindblom 14:02 Winners announced #pickingfortheprize