It’s Music Festival Time In Michigan
Among the music festivals of note taking place in Michigan this summer are Blissfest, the Flint Folk Music Festival, the Great Lakes Irish Music Festival, the Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival, Bluegrass in the Park, Riverfolk, and the Great Lakes Folk Festival.
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Music Festivals Abound in New England in July
Here’s a look at a few music festivals taking place in and around New England in July: Greater New Bedford Summerfest (July 4-6 in New Bedford, Massachusetts), Green River Festival (July 17-19 in Greenfield, Massachusetts) and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (July 24-27 in Hillsdale, New York). In addition, bluegrass festivals are slated for July 4-6 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut; July 19 in South Hadley, Massachusetts; and July 31-August 3 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
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Old Songs Festival Set for June 27-29 in Altamont, NY
The 28th annual Old Songs Festival takes place June 27-29, at Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, New York. Produced by Old Songs, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in the New York State Capitol Region that seeks to keep traditional music and dance alive through this event, as well as twice monthly concerts, monthly dances and educational programs, the festival will feature an array of folk, Celtic and multicultural musicians.
This year’s music will range from the acoustic blues guitar riffs of Scott Ainslie to the Indian vibes of Galitcha, the traditional Quebecois sounds of Le Vent du Nord, and the fine fiddling and step-dancing of the Ottawa Valley’s April Verch and her band. Also featured will be such talented...
Irish Festivals Springing Up Across the Northeast, Midwest
Several Irish festivals will be taking place in the Northeast and Midwest over the next few weeks. These include the 31st Annual East Durham Irish Festival in New York's Catskill Mountains, May 24-25; the 22nd Annual Gaelic Park Irish Fest outside Chicago, May 23-26; and both the Fairfield County Irish Festival in Trumbull, Connecticut and the 15th Annual Riverfront Irish Festival in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, June 13-15.
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Falcon Ridge Preview Tour Plays 23 Northeast Venues in May
Performing songwriters Joe Crookston, Anthony da Costa, Lindsay Mac and Randall Williams – emerging artists who were voted “most wanted to return†by 2007 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival attendees – help the festival inaugurate its 20th anniversary year during a 23-show preview tour in May. The tour, which kicks off May 1 at the venerable Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, makes stops at notable coffee houses, theaters, clubs and house concert series across the East Coast.
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Music and More for Mothers and Others, May 9-11
As in years past, this Mother's Day weekend will be filled with lots of good music. The Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival (SMAF) in Maryland, the Folk Project's Backstage Festival in New Jersey, and the Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) in North Carolina all take place May 9-11.
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Americana, Bluegrass & Roots Festivals Spring Up in TX & NC
Many fans of bluegrass, roots and Americana music will be heading to Driftwood, Texas and Wilkesboro, North Carolina in April for major festivals. Early-bird tickets are now on sale for the Old Settler’s Music Festival and Merlefest.
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NSAI Hosts Songwriters Festival & Symposium in Nashville
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) stages its 16th annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, April 1-5, in Nashville. The songwriters’ festival, which takes place at nine venues throughout Music City USA, also coincides with NSAI’s Spring Symposium, a two-day intensive seminar for writers of all genres and experience levels, that takes place at Nashville’s Millennium Maxwell House.
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Roots Music Association Slates Inaugural Convention & Festival
The Roots Music Association will host its inaugural convention, radio seminar and music festival -- Music United ’08 -- June 27-29, at the Alfazar Shrine Conference Center in San Antonio, at the edge of the Texas Hill Country. Early-bird registration fees for those who register by March 28 are $125 for the full conference and $50 for the radio seminar only on Saturday, June 28.
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Celtic Festivals On Tap in Pennsylvania This Winter
Pennsylvania can be pretty cold during the wintertime. But there will be plenty of Celtic music to warm your souls. The 16th Annual Greater Philadelphia Mid-Winter Scottish and Irish Music Festival takes place at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Friday, Feb. 15 through Sunday, Feb. 17; while the 2nd Annual Winter Classic: a Gathering of the Celts is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2 at Lehigh University's Rauch Field House in Bethlehem.
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South Florida Folk Festival Slated for Jan. 19-20, 2008
Chad & Jeremy (the psychedelic folk-rock duo who were part of the 1960s "British Invasion" of our shores), Mason Williams (former head writerfor The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and composerof “Classical Gas"), and contemporary artists The Kennedys, Zoe Lewis and Cosy Sheridan headline the 16 th Annual South Florida Folk Festival, Jan. 19-20, 2008. Presented by the Broward Folk Club, the festival, for which advanced tickets are $55, takes place at Markham Park in Sunrise (near Fort Lauderdale) and will feature two stages, a workshop/children’s area and a jam tent.
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Boston Area Hosts Annual “Cool” Celtic Fest
BCMFest, Boston, Massachusetts’ annual grassroots, musician-run, winter Celtic music festival marks its fifth birthday on Jan. 11-12, 2008 with an array of Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton music and dance. More than 100 performers, a mix of established artists and new or emerging acts – including fiddlers, flutists, accordionists, guitarists, singers and other musicians, as well as dancers -- who reside in the Boston area or are active in its Celtic music community will be featured. A tribute to the 1976 release by Paul Brady and Andy Irvine, regarded as one of the landmark albums of the Celtic music revival, and an “Open Stage†for both individuals and bands also are on the docket.
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