Roots Revival: The Black Stringband Symposium

Name: Roots Revival: The Black Stringband Symposium
Start: 2024-09-26T13:45:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-27T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Raleigh Convention Center

Schedule

Thu Sep 26 2024 at 01:45 pm to Fri Sep 27 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Raleigh Convention Center | Raleigh, NC

The Banjo Gathering and IBMA presents Roots Revival: A Black Stringband Symposium at this year's World of Bluegrass conference in Raleigh, NC, Sept 26 & 27.
Held at the IBMA World of BluegrassⓇ Business Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday, September 26, and Friday, September 27, 2024 and online virtually, this two-day symposium will celebrate the Black stringband traditions of the Piedmont region and beyond in recognition of the last World of Bluegrass taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina.
All of the sessions are presented by the Banjo Gathering and IBMA, with financial support from our sponsors including Elderly Instruments and the IBMA Foundation, with in-kind support from IBMA World of BluegrassⓇ. Read the press release here: https://ibma.org/press-releases/8837/
Six sessions across two days explore Black contributions to Bluegrass and other traditional music; contemporary conversations about diversity and inclusion in traditional music; and the ways in which Black musicians, builders, and researchers navigate bluegrass and traditional music spaces. This symposium works to tell a more complete story about the origins and influences that shaped the bluegrass genre as we know it today.