Bluegrass Coverage

Lineup released for final IBMA Bluegrass Live! in Raleigh

Sierra Ferrell and Steep Canyon Rangers are among the headliners for this fall's IBMA Bluegrass Live! event, organizers announced Wednesday.

IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards presented in downtown Raleigh

The 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were held Sept. 28 at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts.

IBMA Bluegrass Live! begins Friday for second-to-last time in Raleigh

The IBMA Bluegrass Live! Festival gets started Friday in downtown Raleigh. It's the city's biggest annual event, but this will be the second-to-last time it's happening here.

Singer Nathaniel Rateliff arrested on the way to Raleigh for concert at Red Hat

A singer was arrested Wednesday night on his way to Raleigh for the concert.

IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival to leave Raleigh after 2024; city planning new event for 2025

This year's IBMA World of Bluegrass festival will be one of the last in Raleigh, organizers announced Wednesday.

Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

IBMA Bluegrass Live! returns to Raleigh this weekend

IBMA Bluegrass Live! returns to downtown Raleigh this weekend with two full days of bluegrass music from 100+ bands, a street festival and more.

Tar Heel Traveler: Lesley Riddle

Thursday marks the anniversary of Riddle's death. He was a black musician from Yancey County who teamed with the famous AP Carter of the Carter family. Together, they traveled the South collecting bluegrass songs that might have been forgotten had Lesley Riddle not remembered the lyrics and written them down.

Initial lineup revealed, ticket information announced for September's IBMA Bluegrass Live! in Raleigh

Tickets go on sale for the two-day festival on March 14 for IMBA members and March 28 for the general public.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

5 must-do family events at Bluegrass Live!

Bluegrass Live! has shifted indoors this weekend, but that doesn't mean less activities, especially for families.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Bluegrass organizers move all weekend events indoors

Performances, awards and a business conference are all ahead this week as the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass returns to Raleigh.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Bluegrass returns to Raleigh

The IBMA World of Bluegrass is returning to Raleigh Sept. 27-Oct. 1. The event will include Bluegrass Live!, an outdoor festival that features free and ticketed performances.

Chatham County Line headlines That Music Fest this weekend

Chatham County Line is one of the headliners at That Music Fest, held June 24-25, 2022, at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. There will be 25 artists performing on three stages.

The show goes on at IBMA Bluegrass Live! in Raleigh

Fans were thrilled to return to IBMA Bluegrass Live! in downtown Raleigh. The music, food and fellowship made for a grand evening.

Easter Brothers mix gospel and bluegrass

The Easter Brothers formed in the 1950s and became famous worldwide. Today, only one brother is still living. James is home in Mount Airy and continues to perform and feel blessed.

Bluegrass musicians ready for IBMA Awards

Bluegrass musicians Del McCoury and Gena Britt are ready for this year's IBMA awards in Raleigh.

Bluegrass musicians ready for in-person IBMA Awards in Raleigh

Alison Krauss is among three artists inducted into the 2021 Bluegrass Hall of Fame Thursday night in Raleigh.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer

Bluegrass festival brings thousands of fans and stars to Raleigh

With live bluegrass music, food, arts, family fun and more, the IBMA Bluegrass Live! powered by PNC is the largest free urban bluegrass festival in the world.

World of Bluegrass returns to Raleigh

Celebrate the return of LIVE Bluegrass music to Downtown Raleigh Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2021.

Bluegrass festival announces performers, additional safety measures

The 2021 IBMA World of Bluegrass has released the lineup for its Bluegrass Live! festival, plus additional information about safety measures in the wake of rising COVID-19 numbers in the state.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Chatham County bluegrass duo brings music to NC neighborhoods

A Chatham County bluegrass duo found a new way to reach their fans during the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 100,000 log on to see virtual bluegrass festival

We might not have been able to see the annual IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival in person. However, the virtual version was a big hit.

When, where to watch World of Bluegrass virtual performances

The annual festival, which has been held in Raleigh since 2013, went virtual this year due to coronavirus concerns. You can watch performances on WRAL apps for phone, Roku, FireTV and Apple TV

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

IBMA World of Bluegrass 2020

The virtual music festival, taking place Oct. 2-3, 2020, and accessible for free, features some of the biggest names in bluegrass, as well as unique collaborations and local, regional, and national acts who continue to help bluegrass grow and thrive

Award-winning singer, songwriter to deliver keynote address at IBMA Business Conference

The conference is part of the IBMA Virtual World of Bluegrass, which will also feature an awards show and performances.

World of Bluegrass goes virtual this year

World of Bluegrass will bring the excitement of downtown Raleigh's annual bluegrass festival to your living room with this year's virtual event.