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Sierra Hull at the 2024 IBMA Bluegrass Live! – photo © Frank Baker
Photographer Frank Baker did yeoman’s work last week in Raleigh doing the World of Bluegrass, the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, and the weekend festival, IBMA Bluegrass Live!
Here’s a gallery of his from Saturday’s performances at the Red Hat Amphitheater.
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage at the 2024 IBMA Bluegrass Live! – photo © Frank Baker
Here’s some more of the images Frank Baker shared from the 2024 IBMA Bluegrass Live! festival at the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh, NC.
Moree to come.
Sierra Ferrell at the Red Hat Amphitheater (9/27/24) – photo © Frank Baker
Frank Baker spent last night in Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater for the 2024 edition of IBMA Bluegrass Live! concert. Here are his photographs of Sierra Ferrell, who closed Friday’s show.
More to come.
Kids on Bluegrass at the 2024 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards – photo © Frank Baker
Frank Baker filled up several hard drives with images from last night’s IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. He captured the winners as they were announced, as well as the several performances.
Great stuff!
Sister Sadie & Friends at the 2024 WOB Kickoff Party – photo © Frank Baker
Here are more of Frank Baker’s photos from last night’s World of Bluegrass Kickoff Party at The Lincoln Theater in downtown Raleigh. He caught Twisted Pine, The Henhouse Prowlers, and a set by Sister Sadie with several sit-in guests.
Becky Buller at the 2024 WOB Kickoff Party – photo © Frank Baker
Frank Baker visited The Lincoln Theater in downtown Raleigh, NC last night for the official 2024 World of Bluegrass Kickoff Party with the Becky Buller Band. Keep an eye here all week for his terrific photos.
Kids Academy students on stage at the 2024 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival – photo © Frank Baker
Here we have Frank Baker’s final installment of images taken at the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival over Labor Day weekend. These include some wonderful shots of the Kids Academy, an important part of this event each year.
We’re looking forward to having Frank with us at the end of the month for the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass convention, the International Bluegrass Music Awards, and the weekend Bluegrass Live! festival in downtown Raleigh, NC.
Asleep at the Wheel at the 2024 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival – photo © Frank Baker
Here is another gallery of Frank Bakers portraits from the 2024 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, capturing some of the musical diversity of the offerings culled by the Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music, who have put on the festival this past 52 years.
Del McCoury Band at the 2024 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival – photo © Frank Baker
Frank Baker was on hand again this year at the 52nd annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, held in Woodstown, NJ at the Salem County Fairgrounds. He shared a great many photos, which we will publish over the next few days.
Kids Academy on stage at the August 2024 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival – photo © Frank Baker
Here’s our final gallery of Frank Baker’s photographs taken at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival in Pennsylvania earlier this month. It’s his many images of the Kids Academy, where each year young pickers are taught on their instruments how to play a couple of tunes, which they then perform for the assembled crowd on the last day of the festival.
If your young ‘uns participated this year, you should see them here.
