Boston Bluegrass Union Presents Awards, Festival in February
A number of individuals who have made substantial contributions to furthering bluegrass music in New England will be presented with 2009 BBU Heritage Awards during the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival presented by the Boston Bluegrass Union over Presidents Day Weekend, February 13-15, at the Sheraton Framingham in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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Wintergrass Returns to Tacoma, Washington in February
The 15th annual Wintergrass music festival, featuring a mix of straight-ahead bluegrass, newgrass and beyond performances and workshops by nationally touring and regional artists, is set for February 19-22 at four locations in downtown Tacoma, Washington.
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BCMFest Celebrates Celtic Music and Dance in Boston
A wide array of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, Appalachian and other Celtic-inspired music and dance is on tap during BCMFest, Boston, Massachusetts’ annual grassroots, musician-run, winter Celtic music festival, Jan. 9-10, 2009.
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January is Festival Time in Oregon
Although summertime is the traditional festival season, a couple of music festivals of note take place in Oregon during January. The Fifth Annual River City Bluegrass Festival is slated for Jan. 9-11 in Portland, while the Florence Winter Folk Festival is set for Jan. 17-19.
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MerleFest 2009 Lineup Announced
MerleFest, one of America’s most popular Americana music festivals, has announced its 2009 artist lineup. Celebrating the music of the late instrumental virtuoso Merle Watson and his father Doc Watson, the “traditional-plus†music festival – featuring traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region -- takes place April 23-26 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
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Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival Set for Nov. 22
The David Grisman Quintet and The Avett Brothers headline the inaugural Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival. Set for Saturday, November 22, from noon to 11 p.m., at the Congress Theater, the festival also will feature more than a dozen other acts – both homegrown and touring musicians – with musical styles ranging from bluegrass and blues to roots and jam-band. Early-bird general admission tickets are $31. A portion of the proceeds will support the research efforts of the Chicago-based Save Tiny Hearts Foundation, which seeks to help eradicate congenital heart defects in children. For more information and to order tickets, visit www.cbgbfestival.com.
The Americana Folk Festival Set for Nov. 1 in Tennessee
Jeff Black, Alison Brown, Casey Driessen (of the Sparrow Quartet), Robby Hecht, Jars of Clay, Gretchen Peters, and The Silver Seas are among the more than 30 local and nationally touring artists slated to perform on three stages during The Americana Folk Festival on Nov. 1 at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, Tennessee, The park is situated in the hills of middle Tennessee, 30 minutes west of Nashville.
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Folk Festivals Slated During Columbus Day Weekend
Folks in and around Denver, Colorado and Taunton, Massachusetts have an opportunity to discover and hear some good folk, blues and roots music over the Columbus Day Weekend. The Swallow Hill Music Association in Denver presents its 17th Annual HarvestFest, Oct. 10-12, while the 2nd Annual Taunton River Folk Festival takes place Oct. 10-13.
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Boston & Connecticut Folk Festivals Set for Mid-September
A pair of folk festivals with impressive line-ups is set in New England for the second full weekend in September: the Boston Folk Festival and the Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo.
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World United Music Festival & Radio Conference, Nov. 14-16
The Roots Music Association’s inaugural convention, radio seminar and music festival, originally slated to take place earlier this summer, has been rescheduled for the fall. Renamed the World United Music Festival and Radio Conference, the three-day event will take place November 14-16 at a 500-acre site in San Marcos, Texas, located between Austin and San Antonio.
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Philadelphia Folk Festival Features Old Faves & New Talents
Steve Earle, The Felice Brothers, Great Big Sea, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, Tom Paxton and Al Stewart are among the more than 50 acts slated to perform during the 47th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, August 15-17, at the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, Pennsylvania.
Featuring three days of traditional and contemporary music (including folk, blues, alt-country, bluegrass, indie folk-rock, world and roots), dance, crafts, an array of children’s activities, and a unique late-night scene (with jamming into the wee morning hours in the 40-acre campgrounds), the Philadelphia Folk Festival is the longest continuously running U.S. festival of its kind.
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AcousticMusicScene.com Joins with Tribes Hill to Host Late-Night Song Swaps at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
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AcousticMusicScene.com and Tribes Hill (a nonprofit organization uniting musicians of the Hudson Valley region and their patrons in support of a music community coming together to celebrate human experience through song) will jointly present late-night artist showcases and song swaps during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. The festival takes place July 24-27 at Dodds Farm in
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