The Raleigh Wide Open music festival this weekend has roots in the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual festival, which was hosted by Raleigh for the past 12 years.
Like those gatherings, Raleigh Wide Open is being produced by PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music. Americana, folk, gospel, and bluegrass artists will be performing across the three-day event — much of it free of charge.
David Brower, the executive director of PineCone, and banjo player Trey Wellington spoke with WUNC’s Eric Hodge about the upcoming event…