“Somehow, Fiddles and Banjos Have Become a Genuine Economic Driver”: New Festival Announces Details

“Somehow, Fiddles and Banjos Have Become a Genuine Economic Driver”: New Festival Announces Details

Last September, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) annual World of Bluegrass festival fell on the same weekend that Hurricane Helene swept through the Southeast. Several of the artists coming down from Western North Carolina had to cancel, as the festival trudged through its last year in Raleigh under rain and somber conditions. World of Bluegrass has since decamped to Chattanooga, lured by support from Tennessee’s Special Ev…

Billy Strings Announces Return To The Bluegrass Festival That Changed His Life

Billy Strings has been tapped as the surprise headliner of the 2025 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival.