Sam Bush, Michael Cleveland, Rhiannon Giddens and other familiar faces will be back for World of Bluegrass this year. A handful of young new North Carolina acts are up for awards, too.
Those who are visually impaired can have a free guide to the bluegrass festival in downtown Raleigh so they can get around. Volunteers are needed as well as those who might use the service.
IBMA announces the nominees for the International Bluegrass Music Awards, and fiddler Becky Buller and guitarist Molly Tuttle lead the field with six each.
Rhiannon Giddens, acclaimed Greensboro native who has won a MacArthur Fellowship and the Steve Martin Prize for banjo, has been added to the lineup for Wide Open Bluegrass. It’s part of the 2018 World of Bluegrass festival, Sept. 25-29 in Raleigh.
Gillian Welch and local stars Chatham County Line join the 2018 main-stage lineup for World of Bluegrass, part of IBMA's bluegrass festival. The event will feature Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless, Earls of Leicester, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle.
Hot Rize, who won IBMA's first Entertainer of the Year award in 1990, return as hosts of the 2018 IBMA Awards Show. The awards are part of World of Bluegrass in Raleigh.
The International Bluegrass Music Association's keynote speaker in 2018 will be Jamie Dailey of acclaimed duo, Dailey & Vincent. Last year's speaker Rhiannon Giddens, won a MacArthur Fellowship "Genius Grant" shortly afterward.
World of Bluegrass, a signature event for Raleigh that has set attendance records the past five years, extends its deal to 2021. The 2018 event will feature Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless, Earls of Leicester, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle.
The lineup for the International Bluegrass Music Association's Bluegrass Ramble concerts are announced for 2018. Meanwhile, IBMA has yet to announce whether it will return to Raleigh beyond this year.
The International Bluegrass Music Association’s convention and World of Bluegrass has another record-setting attendance year for the city of Raleigh in 2017.
IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle plays clawhammer guitar during her show at Wide Open Bluegrass at Raleigh's Red Hat Amphitheater Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.
IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year Sierra Hull plays "A Little Too Far" during her Wide Open Bluegreass set at Raleigh, N.C.'s Red Hat Amphitheater Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017.
IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle and her band play in the California Bluegrass Association suite Friday night, Sept. 30, 2017 after playing two shows earlier in the day at Wide Open Bluegrass.
The Sept. 30, 2017, schedule of concerts and conference events at Wide Open Bluegrass and the International Bluegrass Music Association conference in downtown Raleigh.
John DeLuca and his wife Sandy, who are both visually impaired, had guides with them while attending Wide Open Bluegrass in downtown Raleigh Friday, Sept. 29 2017. PineCone, the organization that produces Wide Open Bluegrass in conjunction with th
The Glorifying Vines Sisters got on a plane for the first time in August to travel to a festival performance in Lugano, Switzerland with the Music Maker Relief Foundation. The gospel group will be performing at Wide Open Bluegrass Friday night.
