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Friday, September 27, 2013

Tony Rice awes at Raleigh's first IBMA Awards Show




Photo by Justin Weber

They’re already starting to call it the “Miracle in Raleigh.”

Tony Rice – known as one of the greatest guitar players of all time and a classic bluegrass baritone who started with J.D. Crowe and The New South and went on to a storied solo career – spoke in his real voice for the first time in two decades in front of an awed Memorial Auditorium crowd during the

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Alison Krauss, Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, Punch Brothers & more coming for Wide Open Bluegrass


As we first mentioned almost a year ago, the International Bluegrass Music Association is bringing their annual World of Bluegrass festivities to Raleigh for three years starting in 2013. Now we have the first details of the bevy of musicians who will be making their way here this fall.

Performances at the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival on September 27 and 28 at the Raleigh Convention Center and

Friday, December 7, 2012

Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Avett Brothers & more earn Grammy nominations


The 2013 Grammy nominations were announced on Wednesday night and artists with Triangle ties have fared fairly well again this year.



Carolina Chocolate Drops received another nomination for Folk Album of the Year for their latest album Leaving Eden. The band won this award in 2011 for Genuine Negro Jig (the award was called Best Traditional Folk Album then).



North Carolina favorites The

Friday, February 17, 2012

Steve Martin announces 2012 dates with Steep Canyon Rangers, returning to Durham


After playing a sold out show at the Durham Performing Arts Center last year, legendary comedian, actor and musician Steve Martin will return to the venue this year with local string band Steep Canyon Rangers by his side once more.

They'll play DPAC on Sunday, June 3. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 24 via the venue box office and Ticketmaster for $58 to $125.

Martin's