Bluegrass

To the casual listener, old-time and bluegrass might be hard to tell apart. Both genres of music predominantly feature stringed instruments like fiddles and banjos, and while there are differences, they can be subtle.

Raleigh Wide Open, produced by PineCone, will feature performances from Americana, folk, gospel, and bluegrass artists over the course of three days, from Thursday, Oct. 2 through Saturday, Oct. 4.

The inaugural Raleigh Wide Open Festival has released its initial lineup of performers. The festival takes place in downtown Raleigh on October 3rd and 4th.

A guide to the free events happening during the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival in downtown Durham.

The IBMA World of Bluegrass conference and festival is celebrating it's final year in Raleigh this week.

Pioneering songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Alice Gerrard has been passing along and preserving old-time Appalachian and bluegrass music for 60 years. She's performing at her 90th birthday concert this Saturday in Raleigh.

Tens of thousands of bluegrass fans and musicians are converging on downtown Raleigh this weekend for the annual World of Bluegrass festival.

The Grammy Award winners have been working the road for more than 20 years on their own and with occasional guest artist Steve Martin — yes, the actor and comedian.

The banjos, mandolin's and fiddles will be jamming on streets and in venues throughout Raleigh beginning Friday night.

A master craftsman and restorer, John Montgomery preserves the stories and the music of violins that are hundreds of years old.