World of Bluegrass StreetFest Performers Announced

Nashville, Tenn. (September 3, 2014) — The full schedule of artists and performances for Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest, the free street festival portion of Wide Open Bluegrass, has just been announced. The roster of artists performing at Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest, held October 3 and 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina, includes a broad mix of local, national and international bluegrass talent.
 
The full schedule of artists and performance times for various stages at the free Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest is listed below. For any schedule adjustments or additions, check www.wideopenbluegrass.com.

The PNC-presented free Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest, held in downtown Raleigh along Fayetteville Street, will feature more than 80 bands, four music stages, a dance tent, vendors, concessions and a special youth stage near the Convention Center that will feature performances and activities from the future stars of bluegrass - including programming set up by IBMA’s Youth Council. Additionally, StreetFest will contain a Bluegrass Expo Hall and a Masters Workshop Stage in the Raleigh Convention Center.

 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

*CITY PLAZA STAGE  

12:00-12:45 pm             Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers

1:15-2:00 pm                 Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

2:30-3:15 pm                 Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

3:45-4:30 pm                 Scythian

5:00-5:45 pm                 Sierra Hull

6:15-7:15 pm                 Adkins & Loudermilk

7:45-9:00 pm                 The Gibson Brothers

9:30-11:00 pm               Chatham County Line

*DAVIE STREET STAGE  

12:15-1:00 pm               Al Batten & The Bluegrass Reunion

1:30-2:15 pm                 Tommy Edwards & The Bluegrass Experience

2:45-3:30 pm                 The Outliers

4:00-4:45 pm                 The Grass Cats

5:15-6:00 pm                 Missy Raines & The New Hip

6:30-7:30 pm                 Compton & Newberry

8:00-9:15 pm                 Carl Johnson & Jim Lloyd

9:45-11:00 pm               Steve Dilling & Sideline

*MARTIN STREET STAGE  

12:30-1:15 pm               Nixon, Blevins & Gage

1:45-2:30 pm                 Bill Evans

3:00-3:45 pm                 The Bankesters

4:15-5:00 pm                 The Barefoot Movement

5:30-6:15 pm                 Terry Baucom & The Dukes of Drive

6:45-7:45 pm                 Donna Ulisse

8:15-9:15 pm                 The Boxcars

9:45-11:00 pm                Blue Highway

*HARGETT STREET STAGE  

12:15-1:00 pm               Moore Brothers Band

1:30-2:15 pm                 Foghorn Stringband

2:45-3:30 pm                 New Country Rehab

4:00-4:45 pm                 The Duhks

5:15-6:00 pm                 I Draw Slow

6:30-7:30 pm                 Floodwood

8:00-9:15 pm                 Balsam Range

9:45-11:00 pm               The Deadly Gentlemen

*YOUTH STAGE  

12:00-12:45 pm             Cup O’Joe

1:00-1:45 pm                 Maybe April

2:00-2:45 pm                 The Burie Family

3:00-3:45 pm                 Gold Heart

4:00-4:45 pm                 Breaking Grass

5:00-5:45 pm                 Kids on Bluegrass

*DANCE TENT  

12:00-1:15 pm               Square dance w/Southern String Band

1:30-2:30 pm                 Cane Creek Cloggers w/Southern String Band

3:00-4:00 pm                 Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble

4:30-5:15 pm                 Carolina Heartland Cloggers & Little River Cloggers, w/Patrick Walsh                                       & Friends

6:00-7:00 pm                 Square dance – Caller Aaron Ratcliffe w/Yer Crooked Cousins

7:30-9:00 pm                 The Duhks

9:30-11:00 pm               Scythian

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

*CITY PLAZA STAGE  

12:00-12:45 pm             Clay Hess Band

1:15-2:00 pm                 Hubby Jenkins

2:30-3:15 pm                 Special Consensus

3:45-4:30 pm                 Kids on Bluegrass

5:00-5:45 pm                 Billy Strings & Don Julin

6:15-7:15 pm                 The Kruger Brothers

7:45-9:00 pm                 Claire Lynch Band

9:30-11:00 pm                Jim Lauderdale

*DAVIE STREET STAGE  

12:15-1:00 pm               Gravy Boys

1:30-2:15 pm                 Mountain Faith

2:45-3:30 pm                 Jeff Little Trio

4:00-4:45 pm                 David Holt & Josh Goforth

5:15-6:00 pm                 Bobby Hicks, Tony Williamson, Ron Shuffler and Friends

6:30-7:30 pm                 Snyder Family Band

8:00-9:15 pm                 Mark Johnson & Emory Lester

9:45-11:00 pm               Laney Jones

*MARTIN STREET STAGE  

12:30-1:15 pm                Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road

1:45-2:30 pm                  Darin & Brooke Aldridge

3:00-3:45 pm                  Donna Hughes

4:15-5:00 pm                  Audie Blaylock & Redline

5:30-6:15 pm                  Lynda Dawson & Pattie Hopkins

6:45-7:45 pm                  Dale Ann Bradley

8:15-9:15 pm                  Danny Paisley & Southern Grass

9:45-11:00 pm                The Ramblin Rooks

 

*HARGETT STREET STAGE  

12:15-1:00 pm               Malpass Brothers

1:30-2:15 pm                 Kristy Cox

2:45-3:30 pm                 Flatt Lonesome

4:00-4:45 pm                 MIPSO

5:15-6:00 pm                 Front Country

6:30-7:30 pm                 Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run

8:00-9:15 pm                 Wood & Wire

9:45-11:00 pm                Della Mae

*YOUTH STAGE

12:00-12:45 pm             TBA

1:00-1:45 pm                 Ash Breeze

2:00-2:45 pm                 The Lindsey Family

3:00-3:45 pm                 Meyerband

4:30-4:45 pm                 The Willis Clan

*DANCE TENT  

12:00-2:00 pm               Family Square Dance - Connie Carringer w/Carolina Catbirds

2:30-3:30 pm                 Green Grass Cloggers w/Epps Pepsteppers

4:00-5:30 pm                 Swing Dance - Huzzah the Band with introductory swing lesson by                                        Jason Sager

6:00-7:00 pm                 The Stuart Brothers

7:30-9:00 pm                 Front Country

9:30-11:00 pm               The Revelers

*Information courtesy of IBMA