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Bluegrass Radio Show

PINECONE IS THE PIEDMONT COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Dedicated to Preserving, Presenting and Promoting Traditional Music, Dance, and other Folk Performing Arts

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Upcoming Events

Fletcher Theater at the end of a PineCone Down Home Concert with the Duhks - the band is seen on stage from behind, lit by stage lights; house lights are still dark; in the background, the audience gives them a standing ovation.

Down Home Concerts On-Sale

Aug 23, 2017
Men and women of various ages sit with books, some facing the camera, some in profile with their left shoulders toward the camera; singing together at the 2016 Sacred Harp Annual Convention in NC.

Shape Note Sing Raleigh

Aug 27, 2017
Some musicians gathered in a circle at the PineCone Bluegrass Jam at Imurj in May 2017. Fiddle players, guitar players, a dobro player, mandolin players, and upright bass player share a tune.

PineCone Bluegrass Jam

Aug 28, 2017
Piney Woods Boys from left to right: Margaret Martin (with guitar), Matt Haney (with fiddle), Wayne Martin (with guitar), and Jim Collier (with banjo). Trees and part of a building are visible in the background.

Piney Woods Boys

Sep 3, 2017

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News & Announcements

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Recognizes PineCone's Jamie Katz Court with Award

Recently, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ 17th Annual Kennedy Center Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference announced and awarded Jamie Katz Court (Communications... Read more

PineCone & NC Museum of Natural Sciences Partner on Sighted Guides Program

After last year's successful pilot program with sighted guides at the 2016 PNC presents Wide Open Bluegrass festival, the program is expanding in 2017, including being offered for the NC Museum of... Read more

IBMA Announces Bluegrass Hall of Fame Inductees, Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients, and International Bluegrass Music Award Finalists

Balsam Range and Earls of Leicester lead the nominations for 2017 International Bluegrass Music Awards. Winners will be announced at the 28th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday,... Read more

Spotlight

Musicians gathered in a circle at the Busy Bee Cafe - men and women of all ages sit in a circle playing guitars, banjos, fiddles, mandolins; the Busy Bee's Bar is along one wall, and the other brick wall has artwork hanging from it. Photo credit: Brainard Photo

Jams & Sessions

Feeling inspired to play some music now that you've seen so many concerts? PineCone partners with local musicians, organizations, and groups to present ongoing participatory music sessions and jams for bluegrass music, Irish music, and shape note singing. Read more

PNC presents Wide Open Bluegrass, Raleigh, NC, Sept. 29-30, 2017; wideopenbluegrass.com; Main Stage @ Red Hat Amphitheater. The Infamous Stringdusters present Wide Open Jam; Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn; Hot Rize; The Travelin' McCourys; The O'Connor Band feat Mark O'Connor; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Balsam Range; Lonesome River Band; Sierra Hull; Sister Sadie; Flatt Lonesome, Bluegrass 45; more TBA. Tix: IBMA.org

PNC presents Wide Open Bluegrass

PineCone serves as the official "Local Host" for the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass and as producer of the PNC presents Wide Open Bluegrass festival. Read More

Going Down to Raleigh: Stringband Music in the North Carolina Piedmont, 1976-1998

PineCone's first-ever CD release highlights some of the very best old-time, regional Piedmont stringband music. Read more

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