The 38th annual MerleFest this past weekend was one for the books. For decades, music fans have descended upon the town of Wilkesboro, NC - situated in the foothills beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains - ...

Ronnie Bowman, the renowned musician, singer, and songwriter and North Carolina native, died March 22 after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Tennessee. "We are in complete shock & ...

A brand new bluegrass festival is coming to Raleigh in 2025. The non-profit PineCone announced the Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival is slated for Oct. 3-4. Other WRAL Top Stories The free festival, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- One of Raleigh's most iconic cultural events returned with the new 2025 Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival, which took place Friday and Saturday. The free two-day festival built ...

Dreamville isn’t the only music festival to end its run in Raleigh. The week-long International Bluegrass Music Association festival ended in 2024 after 12 years. At its peak it drew over 200,000 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A one-day bluegrass music event is coming to Wilmington. Bluegrass in the Grove is taking over the grounds of Poplar Grove plantation, complete with live bluegrass, folk ...

As the annual MerleFest music festival, which begins next week, just 35 miles from Boone, the event continues its tradition ...

Formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, circa 1999, the Steep Canyon Rangers base their neo-bluegrass music on 20th-century masters of the genre such as Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Monroe and the Stanley ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Raleigh Wide Open revives bluegrass tradition with 40+ free performances downtown. Festival spans Oct. 2-4 with food trucks, local ...

The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have revealed a stacked lineup of performers for the annual awards show. Cohosts Steve Martin and Alison Brown will perform, as will The Del McCoury Band, East ...