/tags/bluegrass Bluegrass en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:59:07 GMT /wunc-music/2024-09-27/ibma-world-bluegrass-celebrates-raleigh The IBMA World of Bluegrass conference and festival is celebrating it's final year in Raleigh this week. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:59:07 GMT /wunc-music/2024-09-27/ibma-world-bluegrass-celebrates-raleigh Brian Burns /arts-culture/2024-07-12/alice-gerrard-bluegrass-90th-birthday Pioneering songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Alice Gerrard has been passing along and preserving old-time Appalachian and bluegrass music for 60 years. She's performing at her 90th birthday concert this Saturday in Raleigh. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-12/alice-gerrard-bluegrass-90th-birthday Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2023-09-29/imba-world-of-bluegrass-festival-raleigh-2023-brower Tens of thousands of bluegrass fans and musicians are converging on downtown Raleigh this weekend for the annual World of Bluegrass festival. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:24:16 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-29/imba-world-of-bluegrass-festival-raleigh-2023-brower Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2023-08-18/graham-sharp-steep-canyon-rangers-interview-bluegrass-album-hodge The Grammy Award winners have been working the road for more than 20 years on their own and with occasional guest artist Steve Martin — yes, the actor and comedian. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:02:55 GMT /arts-culture/2023-08-18/graham-sharp-steep-canyon-rangers-interview-bluegrass-album-hodge Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2022-09-26/ibmas-world-bluegrass-festival-returns-raleigh-brower-hodge The banjos, mandolin's and fiddles will be jamming on streets and in venues throughout Raleigh beginning Friday night. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:01:05 GMT /arts-culture/2022-09-26/ibmas-world-bluegrass-festival-returns-raleigh-brower-hodge Eric Hodge /news/2022-05-09/resonating-with-history-raleigh-craftsman-works-magic-with-musicians A master craftsman and restorer, John Montgomery preserves the stories and the music of violins that are hundreds of years old. Mon, 09 May 2022 18:16:30 GMT /news/2022-05-09/resonating-with-history-raleigh-craftsman-works-magic-with-musicians Elizabeth Moore/ UNC Media Hub /arts-culture/2022-04-19/north-carolina-first-in-flight-yes-but-first-in-bluegrass Was bluegrass born in a western North Carolina radio station in the late 1930s? Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:11:34 GMT /arts-culture/2022-04-19/north-carolina-first-in-flight-yes-but-first-in-bluegrass Rusty Jacobs /arts-culture/2021-09-30/world-bluegrass-returns-raleigh-weekend-pinecone-music IBMA's World of Bluegrass is in full swing in downtown Raleigh. This year's event is in-person and open to performers and fans who can prove vaccination against COVID-19. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:49:52 GMT /arts-culture/2021-09-30/world-bluegrass-returns-raleigh-weekend-pinecone-music Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2020-03-13/violet-bell-taking-their-sound-to-new-depths When North Carolina duo Violet Bell started recording their debut album, they planned to feature a drummer, plus band members Lizzy Ross and Omar… Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:50:00 GMT /arts-culture/2020-03-13/violet-bell-taking-their-sound-to-new-depths Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao, Grant Holub-Moorman /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-13/violet-bell-taking-their-sound-to-new-depths When North Carolina duo Violet Bell started recording their debut album, they planned to feature a drummer, plus band members Lizzy Ross and Omar… Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:50:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-13/violet-bell-taking-their-sound-to-new-depths Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao, Grant Holub-Moorman