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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

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced an updated schedule for this weekend's festivities in Raleigh, the big IBMA Bluegrass Live! festival, held adjacent to the Raleigh Convention Center at the Red Hat Amphitheater, and the downtown street festival hosted

FreshGrass Awards finalists with Alison Brown at FreshGrass North Adams - photo © Mary Heinritz The FreshGrass Foundation has announced the winners of the 2024 FreshGrass Awards, decided this past weekend during the FreshGrass Festival in North Adams, MA. Each year contestants

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out at the 2024 Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The highlights of Thursday at the 22nd Nothin’ Fancy Festival included: Annabelle Smith singing You Are My Sunshine for daddy Kenny's birthday. Chris Sexton firing up

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run at the 2024 Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival - photo © Laci Mack Ace photographer Laci Mack is at the 24th annual Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival in Kodak, TN. She shared these photos from Wednesday's stage shows,

Popular Japanese bluegrass artist Kazuhiro Inaba has announced plans to perform a number of shows this fall in the eastern United States. He is traveling by himself, and will appear with a number of different US pickers at these various

Wyatt Ellis at the 2024 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion - photo by Bryce LaFoon This past weekend saw the 2024 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, held in a number of locations along and near State Street, the line that separates

The PacJAM Ramblers at the 2024 Earl Scruggs Music Festival - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock For the third year in a row, kids and parents involved with the Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) and the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) programs enjoyed

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

We heard this week from Tony Watt, who is becoming one of the Boston region's top bluegrass impresarios, in addition to his work as a bluegrass instructor and performer. Recently he's been helming Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P's restaurant in Cambridge,