Buffalo’s Folkfaces are gearing up for their biggest summer tour yet. The extensive tour focus primarily on New York, giving those in the state plenty of opportunities to check them out. Buffalo-based Americana quintet Folkfaces has had a busy 2017 and the year is only half over. They released their debut album How Long? back […]
Folk/Americana
Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival Returns This Weekend Following 2016 Hiatus
The Clearwater Festival, more formally known as Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival, is returning this weekend on June 17 and 18 to Croton Point Park in the lower Hudson Valley. Founded by the late Pete Seeger, the festival took a brief one-year hiatus in 2016 while the organization focused on fundraising efforts for repairs to […]
Summer Shows Posted for Beak & Skiff Orchard: The Wood Brothers, Yonder Mountain String Band and Martin Sexton Included
The rolling hills of LaFayette will be abuzz with music this summer. In addition to their Friday Porch Nights and Summer Concert Series, Beak & Skiff Orchard have booked a handful of shows with larger bands. The series stretches throughout the summer, with performances by the Wood Brothers, Yonder Mountain String Band, the O’Connor Band, […]
Woodhenge Music, Art and Sustainability Festival Announced
Off the grid sustainable community, Woodhenge, has announced its first Woodhenge Music, Art, and Sustainability Festival. Located in Adams Center near the Adirondacks, the community will host the festival on June 23-25. The three day event features a diverse mix of music genres including rock, jam, jazz, reggae, bluegrass, electronic, and funk, and features over 20 artist including […]
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Lineup Announced, Featuring Emerging Artist Showcases
The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival features the best in established and up-and-coming bluegrass bands. This year’s lineup is no exception. Among the acts converging in the Catskills on July 14-16 are: Dry Branch Fire Squad, the Del McCoury Band, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Jerry Douglas Band, the Infamous Stringdusters, Steep Canyon Rangers, the Gibson […]
Mountain of Youth: The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown Recap
“And they’re off!” On Friday, May 19 the gates lifted in Scranton, Pennsylvania and campers raced to grab the flattest and grassiest space on the The Pavilion Lawn at Montage Mountain. They were not there for the 142nd Preakness Stakes, which traditionally takes place in Maryland every third Saturday in May, but instead were celebrating a […]
Driftwood Takes The Stage At FTC StageOne
Groups Driftwood and Seth Walker hit FTC StageOne in Fairfield, Connecticut Friday, May 19, and left with quite the bang. Both acts were polished, and the energy that each group brought was high and captivating. The venue in which the show was held was small and quaint, with a smaller stage and crowd the night […]
Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals to Host Non-Profits
The legendary Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals will host a formal non-profit village for the first time since their foundings in the 1950s. Non-profit organizations from Rhode Island and the surrounding states will be part of the “Participation Row” social action village at both festivals. The Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival will make […]
Leif Vollebekk Honestly Good at German House
Honest Folk, a little over a year in existence, promotes occasional pop-up folksy shows in the Rochester area. For their latest booking, they brought Montreal’s Leif Vollebekk to the Historic German House. Rather than plop Vollebekk and band, drummer Evan Tighe and bassist Michael Felder, up on the venue’s tall stage, they set up on […]
Summer Camp Music Festival Returns for 17th Installment this weekend
Music Festival season gets underway across the country in May, and Summer Camp Music Festival has made a mark for being a destination event in the Midwest. Umphrey’s McGee, moe., Trey Anastasio Band, Pretty Lights Live and dozens more can be seen this weekend, May 25-28 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. New York State […]