Location: Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center, Raleigh (www.progressenergycenter.com)
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tickets: PineCone's Box Office 919-664-8302; TicketMaster 919-834-4000, www.ticketmaster.com; and Progress Energy Center Box Office 919-831-6060 (information only)
Price: $30-$20 PineCone members, $35-$25 public
Event Sponsor: PineCone - Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, Inc.
Information: www.pinecone.org

A "Who's Who" collection of bluegrass musicians is coming to Raleigh for one night only. Almost 20 artists, including Rob McCoury, Terry Baucom, Michael Cleveland, Jason Carter, Josh Williams, Dale Ann Bradley, Steve Gulley, Kim Fox, Rob Ickes, Missy Raines, Alan Bibey, Mike Compton, Phil Leadbetter, Kenny & Amanda Smith, Tim Stafford, and Mike Bub. These musicians will take the stage together in a song-circle format hosted by Cindy Baucom, the 2005 IBMA Broadcaster of the Year for the nationally syndicated radio show "Knee Deep in Bluegrass."

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Josh Williams - Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist on fiddle/mandolin/guitar. He recently won the 2008 IBMA Guitar Player of the Year. He fronts the Josh Williams Band at this time and from 2003-2007 was the guitar player for Rhonda Vincent & The Rage.

Rob McCoury - Son of Del MCCoury and banjo player in the Del MCCoury Band, the most awarded band in the history of bluegrass. They have been nominated for six Grammys. They won one for Best Bluegrass Album in 2006 and were named International Bluegrass Music Association's Entertainer of the Year eight times.

Terry Baucom - Banjo player who has performed in such groups as Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lou Reid, Terry Baucom and Carolina among others. Terry recently got his own model of banjo with the Deering Banjo Company.

Jason Carter - Member of the Del MCCoury Band. Jason is a three-time winner of "Fiddle Player of the Year" at IBMA.

Steve Gulley - Vocalist/guitar player with Grasstowne and co-writer (with Tim Stafford) of the Song Of The Year, "Thru The Window Of A Train," at the International Bluegrass Music Association's award show.

Kim Fox - A member of 3 Fox Drive, Kim is an accomplished vocalist and songwriter and past winner of the Chris Austin Songwriting Competion Award at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC.

Rob Ickes - A member of Blue Highway, Rob is the 10-time IBMA Dobro Player Of The Year and is the most awarded individual player in the history of the IBMA.

Missy Raines - Leader of the group Missy Raines and The New Hip. She is the seven-time IBMA " Bass Player of the Year."

Alan Bibey - Mandolin player with the group Grasstown. He is 2007 Society For Preservation Of Bluegrass Music Association's Mandolin Player of the Year. Has also Performed in groups such as Blueridge and IIIrd Tyme Out.

Mike Compton - Mandolin player with the Nashville Bluegrass Band. Plays Bill Monroe-style mandolin "better than just about anybody except for Monroe himself," (Bluegrass Unlimited). He performed on the soundtrack to the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and appeared on the Down from the Mountain tour and album. He was also one of the "Soggy Bottom Boys."

Phil Leadbetter - Dobro player with the group Grasstowne. In 2005 he won the awards for IBMA award for DobroTM Player of the Year. He also won IBMA award for Instrumental Album of the Year ("Slide Rules").

Kenny Smith & Amanda Smith - The husband and wife have their own group, The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band. In 2003 they won IBMA's Emerging artist of the Year award. Kenny is a two-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year.

Dale Ann Bradley - Has her own band. In 2007 and then again in 2008 she won IBMA's Female Vocalist of the Year award.

Tim Stafford - Guitarist with the group Blue Highway. Tim is also a great songwriter and has songs recorded by many in bluegrass. He, along with Steve Gulley, received the IBMA award for Song of the Year for the song "Thru The Window of a Train." Tim has also produced several award winning projects.

Mike Bub - A five-time IBMA Bass Player of the Year who has performed with some of the greats such as Del McCoury Band, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice, Shawn Camp and Vince Gill. Mike is the music director for Pickin'.

Cindy Baucom - MC for this event and host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Knee-Deep In Bluegrass," which is distributed by the John Boy and Billy Radio Network and goes out to more than 70 radio stations. Cindy was named the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Broadcaster of the Year in 2005.