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The Band of Kelleys at World of Bluegrass 2018 - photo © Frank Baker We're still working our way through the myriad of images Frank Baker captured during IBMA week in Raleigh. He informed us today that he shot more than

These days, most of the alt-bluegrass, or grassicana, bands come from the Pacific Northwest, Canada, or the big cities of the upper midwest. But The Wooks developed their unique contemporary sound in the Bluegrass State, and then took it to

Raleigh Convention Center at the 2018 World of Bluegrass - photo © Frank Baker Here is an additional gallery of photos from World of Bluegrass, capturing some of the non-musical aspects of the week in Raleigh. Frank Baker has shorts from the

Chatham County Line & Friends at the 2018 Wide Open Bluegrass Festival - photo © Frank Baker

Most everyone in the country has by now seen the dire and desperate images from eastern North Carolina, where flooding related to Hurricane Florence last month has caused literal devastation. Entire communities were underwater for days, and major highways and

British banjoist Leon Hunt has compiled his columns about the five string written for Acoustic Magazine into a large-format paperback book, with the efficient and highly descriptive title, The Banjo Columns. Acoustic Magazine is published in the UK for all all

John Cowan and Sam Bush join Leftover Salmon at the 2018 Wide Open Bluegrass Festival - photo © Frank Baker As the final day of IBMA week in Raleigh drew to a close, Frank Baker was prowling the grounds of the

Sunset falls on the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh - photo © Frank Baker As thousands of bluegrass fans descended on the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh Friday night, Frank Baker was prowling the grounds with his trusty camera, capturing the

Sierra Hull congratulates Missy Raines for their winning the Recorded Event at the 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards - photo © Frank Baker

IBMA’s love affair with Raleigh continues. Crowds seem bigger this year. Exhibitors report brisk business – one merchant sold two high-end banjos in an hour. And there’s more jamming per square inch than I remember seeing in Nashville. In fact, it’s