The IBMA has published the schedule for the Bluegrass Ramble after-hours showcase performances during the 2013 World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. For the first time this year, these events will be held primarily off site, at a number of nearby venues in the downtown area, though there will still be shows inside the Convention Center.
All of these spots are within an easy walk of the Convention center and primary hotels, and there is also a free shuttle that can take you to and fro. There is no admission fee for anyone registered for the convention, and a music-only pass is offered at a reduced rate for those who want to sample the entertainment associated with World of Bluegrass. Some of the venues will serve food and/or drink, which will be charged separately.
Below is the official schedule.
Tuesday, Sept 24
Venue: Lincoln Theatre
Co-Sponsor: Moonstruck Entertainment
- 6 pm The Stray Birds
- 7 pm The Steel Wheels
- 8 pm Wildfire
- 9 pm Detour
- 10 pm Dave Adkins & Republik Steele
- 11 pm The Roys
- 12 am IIIrd Tyme Out
- 1 am Lonesome River Band
Venue: Long View Center
Co-Sponsor: MerleFest
- 6 pm Wood & Wire
- 7 pm Kristy Cox & Calder Highway
- 8 pm The Honey Dewdrops
- 9 pm The Gravy Boys
- 10 pm Niall Toner
- 11 pm Darin and Brooke Aldridge
- 12 am Wildfire
- 1 am Grits & Soul
Venue: Tir na nOg
Co-Sponsor: Bluegrass in Cherokee & Bluegrass in the Smokies
- 6 pm Cumberland Gap Connection
- 7 pm Front Country
- 8 pm Southern Raised
- 9 pm Toy Hearts
- 10 pm Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
- 11 pm The Grass Cats
- 12 am Nu-Blu
- 1 am The Kickin Grass Band
Venue: Pour House Music Hall
Co-Sponsor: Quicksilver Productions
- 6 pm Travers Chandler and Avery County
- 7 pm Bradford Lee Folk and The Bluegrass Playboys
- 8 pm Todd Grebe and Cold Country
- 9 pm Johnny Staats and the Delivery Boys
- 10 pm Finnders and Youngberg
- 11 pm Phoebe Hunt
- 12 am Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- 1 am Town Mountain
Venue: Kings
- 6 pm Johnny Staats and the Delivery Boys
- 7 pm The Vickie Vaughn Band
- 8 pm Henhouse Prowlers
- 9 pm Nora Jane Struthers
- 10 pm Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
- 11 pm Cumberland Gap Connection
- 12 am The Bankesters
- 1 am Todd Grebe and Cold Country
Venue: Architect Bar & Social Club
Co-Sponsor: SteelBridge Insurance
- 6 pm Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys
- 7 pm Johnny & Jeanette Williams
- 8 pm Kathy Kallick Band
- 9 pm The Stray Birds
- 10 pm Travers Chandler and Avery County.
- 11 pm Michael Cleveland
- 12 am Red Wine
- 1 am The Deadly Gentlemen
Venue: Raleigh Convention Center stage (top floor ballroom)
Co-Sponsor: Raleigh Convention Center
- 6 pm The Bankesters
- 7 pm The Kickin Grass Band
- 8 pm The Birdhive Boys
- 9 pm Front Country
Wednesday, Sept 25
Venue: Lincoln Theatre
Co-Sponsor: KCA Artists
- 6 pm Bradford Lee Folk and The Bluegrass Playboys
- 7 pm The Birdhive Boys
- 8 pm Nora Jane Struthers
- 9 pm Vickie Vaughn Band
- 10 pm Peter Rowan
- 11 pm Rob Ickes & Jim Hurst
- 12 am Steep Canyon Rangers
- 1 am Della Mae
Venue: Long View Center
Co-Sponsor: MerleFest
- 5 pm Swift Creek
- 6 pm Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
- 7 pm Bill Evans
- 8 pm Kathy Kallick Band
- 9 pm Henhouse Prowlers
- 10 pm Mark Newton and Steve Thomas
- 11 pm Steep Canyon Rangers
- 12 am Nu-Blu
- 1 am Town Mountain
Venue: Tir na nOg
Co-Sponsor: Pinecastle/Good Home Grown Music
6 pm Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys
- 7 pm The Gravy Boys
- 8 pm The Honey Dewdrops
- 9 pm Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
- 10 pm Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
- 11 pm James King Band
- 12 am Wildfire
- 1 am Niall Toner
Venue: Pour House Music Hall
Co-Sponsor: Mountain Home & Class Act Entertainment
- 6 pm Detour
- 7 pm The Kickin Grass Band
- 8 pm Johnny Staats and the Delivery Boys
- 9 pm Red Wine
- 10 pm Darin and Brooke Aldridge
- 11 pm The Boxcars
- 12 am Balsam Range
- 1 am John Driskell Hopkins
Venue: Kings
Co-Sponsor: Quicksilver Productions
- 6 pm Henhouse Prowlers
- 7 pm The Steel Wheels
- 8 pm Travers Chandler and Avery County
- 9 pm Dave Adkins & Republik Steele
- 10 pm Phoebe Hunt
- 11 pm Town Mountain
- 12 am Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- 1 am Finnders and Youngberg
Venue: Architect Bar & Social Club
Sponsor: John Boy & Billy, Inc.
- 6 pm The Honey Dewdrops
- 7 pm The Stray Birds
- 8 pm Todd Grebe and Cold Country
- 9 pm Kristy Cox & Calder Highway
- 10 pm Reno & Harrell
- 11 pm Terry Baucom
- 12 am TBA
- 1 am TBA
Venue: Raleigh Convention Center stage (top floor ballroom)
Co-sponsor: Raleigh Convention Center
- 1 pm Kathy Kallick Band
- 1:30 pm Dave Adkins & Republik Steele
- 2 pm Vickie Vaughn Band
- 3 pm Bill Evans
- 4 pm Wood & Wire
- 5 pm Johnny & Jeanette Williams
- 6 pm The Bankesters
- 7 pm Southern Raised
- 8 pm Kevin Richardson & Cuttin’ Edge
- 9 pm Cumberland Gap Connection
