The International Bluegrass Music Association conference, awards ceremony, Bluegrass Ramble and World of Bluegrass is in Raleigh, NC, Sept. 25-29, 2018. Find our stories here. From the N&O archives — ...

This Friday and Saturday, Raleigh Wide Open is taking over the streets of our state's capital. The festival is a celebration of American roots music ranging from gospel to folk and also features arts, ...

Orange Blossom Special: Jack Lewis and his wife, Judie, started the Ocoee bluegrass jam 22 years ago. Credit: Photos by Rob Bartlett The streetlights serve as the spotlights, and a row of classic cars ...

Mt. Lebanon’s John Mackin got his first taste of bluegrass music as a young boy in the mid-1950s. Mackin, 74, recalled listening to two women sing “Foggy River” as a man accompanied them on fiddle ...