Wide Open Bluegrass

Since the very beginning, the International Bluegrass Music Association has wrapped up its annual convention and business conference with a big music party, featuring top artists in the field. With the World of Bluegrass convention occurring during the week, the

Family Sowell at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt Saturday was a jam-packed day at Wide Open Bluegrass, full of all sorts of great music from bluegrass legends, to hot new acts on the scene, and young soon-to-be

Molly Tuttle at the Red Hat for Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Here are some more photos from the final day of IBMA week in Raleigh, the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival at the Red Hat Amphitheater. For the

Billy Hurt at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt On Friday at Wide Open Bluegrass there were so many stages going, with great music all day and much of the night, both indoors and outdoors, that there was

Delebration, an all-star jam with Del McCoury, ands the 2019 Wide Open Bluegrass - photo by Frank Baker The IBMA closed out their big annual festival, Wide Open Bluegrass, with an all-star jam based around our patriarch, Del McCoury, and his

Nothing highlights the explosive growth of bluegrass music among young people than the number of college programs offering instruction, and even full degree programs, in the music. The International Bluegrass Music Association will be showcasing as many as a dozen performance

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced this morning that their Wide Open Bluegrass event, held each year at the Red Hat Ampitheater in Raleigh, NC, will become a free festival starting in 2019. Not just the Wide Open Street Festival,

We're continuing to go through the dozens of great photos Frank Baker took last week in Raleigh. Here are some more from the Wide Open Bluegrass festival at the Red Hat, plus a few from the Red Carpet before the

Sister Sadie at the 2017 Wide Open Bluegrass festival - photo by Frank Baker Here's another gallery of Frank Baker's images from the 2017 Wide Open Bluegrass festival in Raleigh, NC this past weekend. We have lots more to share!

One of the reasons why the city of Raleigh and the Research Triangle in general have embraced the annual World of Bluegrass convention is the street festival that is held each year in conjunction with the IBMA's big Wide Open