The lineup includes IBMA favorites Balsam Range, Jim Lauderdale, The Tray Wellington Band, Unspoken Tradition, Hank Pattie and the Current, Stillhouse Junkies and other bluegrass greats. It also features rising stars in the Americana world like Sunny War, Shinyribs, Palmyra, Town Mountain and the Susto String Band, plus gospel bands from the Black Church traditions of Eastern North Carolina.
The International Bluegrass Music Association’s Official Bluegrass Ramble Showcases are the premier platform for introducing talent and new music to the bluegrass community during IBMA World of Bluegrass and this year is no exception. The event takes place at venues scattered throughout downtown Raleigh on Sept. 26–28, 2023. Each selected showcase act will perform at least twice during the week — typically once during the IBMA Business Conference and once at an IBMA Bluegrass Ramble venue.
Thousands of bluegrass fans are expected to fill six venues over three nights to catch the newest in bluegrass music. If you want to hear the next upcoming bluegrass stars, you won’t want to miss the following shows.
Tickets start at $10 and can be purchased at this link.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, September 26
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 304 7:00PM Backline 7:35PM Sequoia Rose 8:10PM Buster Sledge 8:45PM Alex Leach 9:20PM Swamptooth 9:55PM DownRiver Collective 10:30PM Thomas Cassell 11:05PM Golden Shoals
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 306 7:00PM Sicard Hollow 7:35PM Caleb Bailey & Paine’s Run 8:10PM Grain Thief 8:45PM Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light 9:20PM The High and Wides 9:55PM Magpie the Band 10:30PM Remedy Tree 11:05PM Wyatt Ellis
JIMMY V’s – SHERATON (420 FAYETTEVILLE ST) 7:00PM J.M. Clifford 8:00PM Lori King & Junction 63 9:00PM The Ruta Beggars 10:00PM Prairie Wildfire
THE LINCOLN THEATRE (126 E CABARRUS ST) 7:00PM Country Gongbang (International Band Performance Grant Recipient) 8:00PM Violet Bell 9:00PM Seth Mulder & Midnight Run 10:00PM Arkansauce
THE POUR HOUSE (224 S BLOUNT ST) 7:00PM Into the Fog 8:00PM The Faux Paws 9:00PM Taff Rapids Stringband 10:00PM Sicard Hollow
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER BALLROOM AB 7:00PM The Tennessee Bluegrass Band 8:00PM Mild Goose Chase 9:00PM U.S. Navy Band Country Current
Wednesday, September 27
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 304 7:00PM Seth Mulder & Midnight Run 7:35PM The Ruta Beggars 8:10PM J.M. Clifford 8:45PM Mild Goose Chase 9:20PM Taff Rapids Stringband 9:55PM The Faux Paws 10:30PM Lori King & Junction 63 11:05PM Corner House
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 306 7:35PM Prairie Wildfire 8:10PM U.S. Navy Band Country Current 8:45PM Arkansauce 9:20PM Into the Fog 9:55PM The Tennessee Bluegrass Band 10:30PM Country Gongbang (International Band Performance Grant Recipient) 11:05PM Violet Bell
JIMMY V’s – SHERATON (420 FAYETTEVILLE ST) 7:00PM Buster Sledge 8:00PM Thomas Cassell 9:00PM The High and Wides 10:00PM Swamptooth
THE LINCOLN THEATRE (126 E CABARRUS ST) 7:00PM Wyatt Ellis 8:00PM Remedy Tree 9:00PM DownRiver Collective 10:00PM Grain Thief
THE POUR HOUSE (224 S BLOUNT ST) 7:00PM Golden Shoals 8:00PM Sequoia Rose 9:00PM Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light 10:00PM Alex Leach
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER BALLROOM AB 7:00PM Corner House 8:00PM Caleb Bailey & Paine’s Run 9:00PM Magpie the Band 10:00PM Backline
Thursday, September 28
BEER & BANJOS IBMA WORLD OF BLUEGRASS EDITION VARIOUS VENUES 7PM-11PM
JIMMY V’S – SHERATON (420 FAYETTEVILLE ST) 7:00PM Nixon, Blevins, and Gage 8:00PM River Ridge 9:00PM The Eastside Ramblers 10:00 Cuttin Grass
THE LINCOLN THEATRE (126 E CABARRUS ST) 6:00PM The Holland Brothers 7:00PM GrassStreet 8:00PM Hank, Pattie, & The Current
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER BALLROOM AB 7:00PM The Loblollies 8:00PM Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road 9:00PM Turkey Hill 10:00PM Jake Goforth Band
THE POUR HOUSE (224 S BLOUNT ST) 7:00PM Jack Devereux Band 8:00PM Nu-Blu 9:00PM Wildwood Sirens 10:00PM Wyldwood Stringband 11:00PM Into the Fog
Sam Bush loves North Carolina. And gauging from the roar of the appreciative crowd of some 200 souls gathered at the Cat’s Cradle live music venue in downtown Carrboro on Saturday night, North Carolina loves Sam Bush and company, and in this particular instance, the Sam Bush Band.
“It don’t get no better than to play in North Carolina,” Bush said from the stage.
His fans agree. “As always, Sam and band were amazing,” commented Rick Henderson of Raleigh. “No two shows are the same, but they’re all terrific.”Continue reading →
The fourth annual Carolina in the Fall Music and Food Festival set for Sept. 21-22, 2018, in downtown Wilkesboro, North Carolina, has expanded its powerful lineup of entertainment to include The Secret Sisters, Jim Lauderdale, Front Country and Humming House, among others. These artists will join festival hosts The Kruger Brothers and The Steel Wheels, The Roosevelts, Fireside Collective, The Contenders, Snyder Family Band, The Arcadian Wild, Nikki Talley and more than 100 other musicians, chefs, vintners and craft beer brewers from the region.
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