Since the annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s annual festival and conference headed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, the City of Raleigh has partnered with Pinecone to keep the music playing in the form of Raleigh Wide Open 2025 on Oct. 2-4.
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.
For the artist schedule, vendor opportunities or to volunteer, visit https://pinecone.org/faq-pinecone-produced-festival-coming-in-2025/.
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