Summertime in New York State is a great time to enjoy music outdoors. For a sampling of music festivals throughout the state where you can hear some good live acoustic music during July and August, click on the headline.
From Telluride in Colorado to Grey Fox in New York, Podunk in Connecticut and Thomas Point in Maine, and many places in between, there are plenty of festivals for bluegrass fans and pickers to enjoy across the country this summer. These range from one-day events in Minnesota, New York and Oregon to three- and four-day gatherings with workshops, jam sessions and camping. Here’s a sampling of 30 bluegrass festivals (a few of which also include other genres of music) slated between June 21 and Labor Day Weekend, along with websites to consult for further information. [To see the entire column, click on the headline].
The banks of the Hudson River at Croton Point Park in New York’s Westchester County, 35 miles north of New York City, will be teeming with people during Father’s Day weekend, June 16 & 17 – all there for the annual Clearwater Festival Great Hudson River Revival. A wide array of contemporary and traditional American folk, roots and international music, dance and storytelling awaits them on five sustainable energy-powered stages. [To read the entire article, click on the headline].
Bluegrass fans will converge on Preston, Connecticut; Wind Gap, Pennsylvania; Telluride, Colorado; and Weston, Vermont in coming weeks. The Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival is slated for May 31-June 3; the Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival is set for June 7-10; and both the 2007 Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival take place June 21-24. [To read the entire article, click on the headline].
Two Irish and Celtic festivals are slated to take place over the Memorial Day Weekend, while several others are happening in June. These include Chicago Gaelic Park's Irish Fest 2007 in Oak Forest, IL (May 25-28), Poconos Celtic Music Festival in Blakeslee, PA (May 26-27), Riverfront Irish Festival in Cuyahoga Park, Ohio (June 8-10), Irish Fest Louisville in Louisville, KY (June 9-10), Potomac Celtic Festival in Leesburg, VA (June 9), and Fairfield County Irish Festival in Trumbull, CT (June 15-17). [To see the entire article, click on the title in red].
Rather than merely sending mom a musical greeting card for Mother’s Day, consider treating her (or yourself) to a weekend filled with music. Both the Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival and the Folk Project’s Spring Festival are slated for May 11-13. So, too, is the Lake Eden Arts Festival.
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Applications are now being accepted from artists interested in performing in this year’s Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase. Slots are available for 24 artists to play two songs/10 minutes on the Mainstage on Friday afternoon, July 27, as part of the four-day Falcon Ridge Folk Festival at the foot of the Berkshires in Hillsdale, New York. [For details, click on the title in red].
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The 20th Annual Old Settler’s Music Festival, slated for April 19-22 at the Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, Texas is not as well-known outside the state as some other festivals in the Austin area – and that’s part of its allure. Old Settler’s Music Festival also takes place during what’s usually the height of Texas Hill Country’s wildflower season, although few bluebonnets were in bloom last year due to earlier drought conditions. [Click on title in red to see the entire article]
