Start Date  | End Date | Festival | URL | Genre | City | State | 2010 Performers | 2010 Thread | Comments |
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| 7/2/10 | 7/4/10 | New Bedford Summerfest | http://www.newbedfordsummerfest.com/ | Contemporary folk, folk revival, Celtic, pop. | New Bedford | MA | http://www.newbedfordsummerfest.com/ | 9101 | |
| 7/2/10 | 7/4/10 | Sacred World Interdependence Day Festival | http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110245358997549&ref=ts | World | Petersham | MA | See Facebook event | 10105 | |
| 7/8/10 | 7/11/10 | Basin Bluegrass Festival | http://www.brandon.org/bluegrass | Bluegrass | Brandon | VT | http://www.brandon.org/bluegrass | 9334 | |
| 7/9/10 | 7/11/10 | Eighth Annual HARRY SMITH FROLIC | http://www.sacrasoft.com/HarrySmith/ | Old-time | Greenfield | MA | you | | |
| 7/10/10 | 7/10/10 | The Cape Cod Rhythm and Roots Festival | http://www.capecodrhythmandrootsfestival.com/ | Roots | Cotuit | MA | http://www.capecodrhythmandrootsfestival.com/ | 10017 | |
| 7/10/10 | 7/11/10 | Fourth Annual Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival | http://www.projectarts.com/schedulefolkfest.html | Folk, contemporary singer-songwriter, pop. | Plymouth | MA | http://www.projectarts.com/schedulefolkfest.html | 10334 | |
| 7/11/10 | 7/17/10 | Catskills Irish Arts Week | http://www.irishvillageusa.com/catskills-irish-arts-week | Celtic | East Durham | NY | http://www.irishvillageusa.com/catskills-irish-arts-week-instructors | 10030 | |
| 7/14/10 | 7/18/10 | The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival | http://www.woodyguthrie.com | Folk revival, old-time, singer-songwriter. | Okemah | OK | http://www.woodyguthrie.com/2010_Entertainers.htm | 9934 | The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is held annually in mid-July to commemorate the life and music of Woody Guthrie. The festival is held on the weekend closest to July 14 - the date of Guthrie's birth - in Guthrie's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. Daytime main stage performances are held indoors at the Brick Street Cafe and the Crystal Theater. Evening main stage performances are held outdoors at the Pastures of Plenty. The festival is planned and implemented annually by the Woody Guthrie Coalition, a non-profit corporation, whose goal is simply to ensure Guthrie's musical legacy. |
| 7/15/10 | 7/18/10 | Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival | http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com | Bluegrass, old time | Oak Hill | NY | DRY BRANCH FIRE SQUAD (Host band Thursday-Sunday) SAM BUSH (Sat) TIM O’BRIEN (Sat) KATHY MATTEA (Sat) DEL McCOURY BAND (Fri) DAVID GRISMAN BLUEGRASS EXPERIENCE (Fri) DOYLE LAWSON AND QUICKSILVER (Thu) THE GIBSON BROTHERS (Sat) THE GREENCARDS (Fri/Sat) GREENSKY BLUEGRASS BAND (Thu) DONNA THE BUFFALO (Thu/Fri) CROOKED STILL (Thu/Fri) SARAH JAROSZ (Fri/Sat) JOSH WILLIAMS BAND (Thu/Fri) ROCKIN' ACOUSTIC CIRCUS (TBA) THE HILLBENDERS (Thu/Fri) ANDREW AND NOAH VAN NOSTRAND BAND (TBA) JOHN KIRK & TRISH MILLER (Thur/Fri/Sat) Plus MORE Masters, Family, Dance & Grass Roots stage artists. | 8736 | |
| 7/16/10 | 7/18/10 | Solarfest | http://www.solarfest.org, http://www.facebook.com/pages/SolarFest/176178148860?ref=ts | Folk, jam, focus on VT musicians. | Tinmouth | VT | None listed as of 2/19. | 8631 | We are looking forward to bringing you another great year of world-class entertainment, the best workshops the Northeast has to offer, plus over 100 vendors and exhibitors showcasing a wide variety of renewable energy and sustainability products, clothing, crafts and delicious food. Tickets go on sale in April. Performers and presenters will be listed as they are confirmed. Workshop proposal and volunteer applications will be available in mid-January. Mark your calendars for SolarFest 2010 - July 16, 17 and 18! For more than 15 years, demonstrating the power of positive energy! |
| 7/16/10 | 7/17/10 | Paulie’s New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival | http://www.baevents.com/pauliesnolabluesandjazzfestival/index.html | Blues, Cajun & Funk | Worcester | MA | http://www.baevents.com/pauliesnolabluesandjazzfestival/music.html | | |
| 7/17/10 | 7/18/10 | Riverhead Blues and Music Festival | http://www.riverblues.org/ | Blues, zydeco | Peconic River Front, Riverhead | NY | Joe Krown Trio Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys, Sean Chambers Band, Little Toby Walker | 9950 | The 12th Annual Riverhead Blues and Music Festival presented by the Vail Leavitt Music Hall. Come out and enjoy over 30 Live bands performing over the course of two days in front of the scenic Peconic river. Vendors! Food! Carnival! Live Music! Guaranteed to be the best time you will have this summer ! |
| 7/17/10 | 7/18/10 | Green River Festival, | http://greenriverfestival.com/ | American roots, blues, gospel, rock and roll, funk, soul, pop, jazz, rap and country | Greenfield | MA | http://greenriverfestival.com/performers.html | 9116 & 10143 | |
| 7/19/10 | 7/19/10 | Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival | http://www.riverfolk.org/brtcf/index.html | Celtic | Cumberland | RI | Aoife Clancy & Robbie O'Connell, Paddy Keenan, Pendragon, Bua, | 10023 | |
| 7/22/10 | 7/25/10 | Ossipee Valley Music Festival | http://www.ossipeevalley.com | Bluegrass, string band, old-time | South Hiram | ME | The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Gibson Brothers, The Claire Lynch Band, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, The Bluegrass Gospel Project, The Belleville Outfit, The Good Lovelies, The Packway Handle Band, Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings, Joy Kills Sorrow, The Toughcats, The Bagboys, Muddy Marsh Ramblers, Bits & Pieces and more to come. | 9217 | One of the largest acoustic music festivals in New England. The festival is held among the tall pines in western Maine on the banks of the Ossipee River. Besides the 40 hours of live music from National touring artists the festival is host to three prestigious contests totaling more than $10,000.00 in prizes, several Contra and Barn dances, over a dozen workshops, children's activities and much, much more. The festival is host to the New England Song Contest, Flatpicking and Banjo Championships. The competitions draw contestants from across the country. Saturday night usually features a Contra dance. Music workshops for beginners to masters level are given by the main stage performers and are offered free of charge. |
| 7/22/10 | 7/25/10 | Norwich Family Bluegrass Festtival | http://www.norwichfamily | traditional bluegrass | Norwich | NY | THE CABIN FEVER BAND (HOSTING)..THE DAUGHTERS OF BLUEGRASS..LORAINE JORDON AND CAROLINA ROAD....THE GARY WALDRUP BAND...LARRY GILLIS AND HIS HARD DRIVIN BLUEGRASS BAND...SMOKEY GREEN...DAVE NICHOLS AND SPARE CHANGE...TEXAS ROSE...THE NEW PLEXIGRASS...REMINGTON RYDE...MATTHEWS FAMILY BAND..MIKE AND MARY ROBINSON AND MORE......TO COME | 9218 | 26 Years of traditional Bluegrass Music..at the Chenengo county fairgrounds, |
| 7/23/10 | 7/25/10 | Falcon Ridge Folk Festival | http://www.falconridgefolk.com/ | Traditional, contemporary singer-songwriter, pop. | Hillsdale | NY | Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Vance Gilbert, Dala, Giant Robot Dance, Nerissa & Katrina Nields, and our three top voted by audience Showcase Artists from 2009: The Brilliant Inventions, Swing Caravan and chuck e. costa. | 8554 | Volunteer application form available 2/19. |
| 7/23/10 | 7/25/10 | Lowell Folk Festival | http://www.lowellfolkfestival.org/ | Traditional & ethnic folk | Lowell | MA | http://lowellfolkfestival.org/performers.html | 9187 | With hundreds of thousands of visitors attending annually, the experience is ever-changing. The four producing partners: The City of Lowell, the Lowell Festival Foundation, Lowell National Historical Park, and the National Council for the Traditional Arts, have continued organizing and presenting the Festival annually during the last full weekend in July. |
| 7/29/10 | 8/1/10 | Gathering of the Vibes Festival | http://www.gatheringofthevibes.com/2009/Home | Singer-songwriter, bluegrass, psychodelic, soul, rock, reggae. | Bridgeport | CT | To be announced 3/19. | 9186 | Gathering of the Vibes is an annual music, arts and camping festival now in its 15th year. Vibes has grown into a four-day festival that has featured such world-class talent as Crosby, Stills and Nash; all living members of the Grateful Dead; the Allman Brothers Band; James Brown; the Black Crowes; Buddy Guy; George Clinton and P-Funk; Bruce Hornsby; Les Claypool; and many, many more big names, while continuing to showcase extraordinarily talented, young, up-and-coming bands to the 15-25 thousand people who attend each year. |
| 7/30/10 | 8/1/10 | Champlain Valley Folk Festival | http://www.cvfest.org/ | "Honoring Traditional Music and Dance in the Champlain Valley" | Burlington | VT | http://www.cvfest.org/ | 9794 | Note new location |
| 7/30/10 | 8/1/10 | Newport Folk Festival | http://www.folkfestival50.com/index.html | Traditional & revival, roots, singer-songwriter, pop. | Newport | RI | http://www.folkfestival50.com/music-schedule.html | | Had de-evolved into a pop festival, last year came back with a good amount of folk. |
| 7/30/10 | 8/6/10 | Sidmouth Folk Week | http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/index.html | Trtaditional English folk. | Sidmouth | UK | http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/lineup.html | 9735 | |
| 7/30/10 | 8/1/10 | Atlantic Fiddlers' Jamboree | http://www.atlanticfiddlersjamboree.com | Celtic | | PEI | http://www.atlanticfiddlersjamboree.com | 10219 | |
| 7/31/10 | 8/1/10 | NOFO Rock & Folk Fest 2010 | http://www.noforockandfolkfest.com | Rock and folk | Cutchogue | NY | Jorma Kaukonen - Mountain (Leslie West & Corky Laing), West, Bruce Jr. & Laing - Richie Havens - Pat Dinizio of The Smithereens - Devon Allman and many others! | 10319 | |
| 8/1/10 | 9/5/10 | Vermont Festival of the Arts | http://www.vermontartfest.com | Folkarts | Various | VT | | 10089 | |
| 8/4/10 | 8/8/10 | Appalacian String Band Music Festival (Clifftop) | http://www.wvculture.org/stringband/index.html | Old-time | Clifftop | W. Va. | | 10038 | |
| 8/5/10 | 8/8/10 | Podunk Bluegrass Festival | http://www.podunkbluegrass.net/ | Bluegrass | E. Hartford | CT | Blackstone Valley Bluegrass David Davis and the Warrior River Boys The Earl Brothers Freight Hoppers The Gibson Brothers The Greencards Hot Buttered Rum Josh Williams Band Mike Cleveland & Flamekeepers Next Best Thing Packway Handle Band Rhonda Vincent & the Rage Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Southern Rail The Expedition Show | 8059 | |
| 8/7/10 | 8/7/10 | The 1st Annual Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival | http://www.saddlebackmaine.com/winter/bluegrass-festival.php | Bluegrass | Saddleback | ME | http://www.saddlebackmaine.com/winter/bluegrass-festival.php | 9793 | |
| 8/8/10 | 8/8/10 | Wachusett Valley Folk Festival | http://www.wachusettmusic.com/2010-wachusett-valley-folk-festival/ | Folk, singer-songwriter, pop folk, comedy. | Westminster | Ma | Ashbrook Haynes – Brooks Williams – Don White – Maeve – Mustard’s Retreat – Pesky J Nixon – Susan Werner – Vance Gilbert | | |
| 8/13/10 | 8/15/10 | The Tweed River Festival | http://tweedrivermusicfestival.com | Roots | Stockbridge | VT | http://tweedrivermusicfestival.com/music/ | 10149 | |
| 8/19/10 | 8/21/10 | Boston GreenFest | http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132429356784472&index=1 | Envrionment | Boston | MA | | 10256 | |
| 8/20/10 | 8/22/10 | Hickory Fest Bluegrass Music Festival | http://www.hickoryfest.com/ | Bluegrass, string band, old-time | Wellsboro | PA | http://www.hickoryfest.com/Pages/Performers.php | 9401 | |
| 8/20/10 | 8/22/10 | Philadelphia Folk Festival | http://www.pfs.org/PFF.php | Folk, pop, singer-songweriter, rock | Harleysville | PA | A.A. Bondy, Amelia Curran, Annie & The Beekeepers, Beats Walkin', Blame Sally, Bonnie "Prince" Billy & the Cairo GangButch Ross, Chris Smither & the Motivators, Erin McKeown, Gandalph Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Give and Take, Giving Tree Band, Groove Band, Iain Matthews, Jah Levi & The Higher Reasoning, Jeff Tweedy, Justin Rutledge, Lee Harvey Osmond, Malinky, Marc Silver & the Stonethrowers, Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther, Mike Cross, Natalia Zukerman, Nudie & The Turks, Richard Thompson, Shannon Whitworth, Sonos, Spinning Leaves, Subdudes, Susan Werner with Trina Hamlin and Natalia Zukerman, Sweetback Sisters, Taj Mahal, Treasa LeVasseur, Trina Hamlin, Vienna Teng Just Added!!! Philly Local Showcase and WXPN’s Helen Leicht presents: Ben Arnold, Mason Porter, Tin Bird Choir, Jake Snider, Dave Quicks Trio Philadelphia Songwriters Project Showcase presents: Tania Alexandra, Johnny Miles, Ryan Tennis, The Fleeting Ends | | |
| 8/26/10 | 8/29/10 | Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival | http://www.blisteredfingers.com/ | Bluegrass | Litchfield | ME | http://www.blisteredfingers.com/ | 9210 | |
| 8/28/10 | 8/29/10 | LIMM Seafood Craft & Music Festival | http://www.limaritime.org | Sea Shanty | West Sayville | NY | ? | 8156 | |
| 9/3/10 | 9/5/10 | Rhythm and Roots Festival | http://rhythmandroots.com | Cajun, Zydeco, Blues | Charlestown | RI | http://www.rhythmandroots.com/artists/artists.php | 9189 | |
| 9/4/10 | 9/4/10 | Open Road Music & Arts Festival | http://www.openroadfestival.com | | Worcester | MA | http://www.openroadfestival.com/music-arts/ | 9835 | marcus@openroadfestival.com |
| 9/4/10 | 9/7/10 | CDS/FAC Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods | http://www.facone.org/programs/program/labordaypw.htm | Traditional | Plymouth | MA | Our staff this year features: Will Mentor, leading American dance; Marcie Van Cleave, leading international and English country dance; Barbara Pixton, leading instrumental workshops in international music; Ray Rosenstock, leading vocal workshops in international music; Bob DeLuca, leading intensive morris dance workshops Our musicians: American dance - Anadama (Amelia Mason, Emily Troll, and Bethany Waikman) English dance -Pat MacPherson, Vince O’Donnell, and Patrick Yacono | 10049 | |
| 9/4/10 | 9/4/10 | Hudson Valley Green Festival | http://www.hudsonvalleygreenfestival.com/ | Roots, Americana | Staatsburgh | NY | http://www.hudsonvalleygreenfestival.com/ | 10233 | The Hudson Valley Green Festival is a one-day music, alternative energy, food & beverage festival that will bring more awareness to the Hudson Valley, improving out quality of life through a greener, eco-minded approach to sustainable living. |
| 9/6/10 | 9/6/10 | Bread and Roses Festival | http://www.breadandroses.net/ | Folk Revival | Lawrence | MA | ? | | As of 4/24/10 the website has not been updated since the 2009 festival. |
| 9/10/10 | 9/12/10 | Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo | http://www.ctfolk.com/ctff/index.html | Pop folk | New Haven | CT | http://www.ctfolk.com | 10058 | |
| 9/10/10 | 9/12/10 | Turtle Hill Folk Festival | http://www.goldenlink.org/festival.html | Folk, singer-songwriter. | Rush | NY | http://www.goldenlink.org/festival.html | 10128 | Got folk? Spend the weekend or just a portion of our friendly, intimate, and fun annual mid-September event. Family-oriented, with evening concerts, jams, workshops, campfire singing, dancing and more. Learn more at www.goldenlink.org. |
| 9/18/10 | 9/19/10 | Joe Davies Folk Festival | http://www.soulehomestead.org/jdff.html | Folk, singer-songwriter, pop. | Middleborough | MA | http://www.soulehomestead.org/jdff.html | 9795 | |
| 9/25/10 | 9/26/10 | Working Waterfront Festival | http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/ | Sea Shanty | New Bedford | MA | http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/performers/ | 9190 | Join us in New Bedford, America's largest commercial fishing port, to learn about the men and women who harvest the North Atlantic. Walk the decks of a scalloper, dine on fresh seafood, mend a fishing net and watch a Coast Guard rescue demonstration. Experience the workings of the industry which brings seafood from the ocean to your plate. |
| 9/25/10 | 9/25/10 | Providence Sustainability Festival | http://apeiron.org/slf2009/index2.html | Folk & contemporary singer-songwriter. | W. Coventry | RI | http://apeiron.org/slf2009/index2.html | 9878 | Sponsored by the Apeiron Institute. Note location change from W. Coventry to Providence, and date change from June to September. |
| 10/9?/10 | 10/10?/10 | Taunton River Folk Festival | http://www.tauntonfest.org/ | Traditional and revival folk and blues. | Taunton | MA | ? | | As of 4/24/10 the website had not been updated since the 2009 festival.; on 7/1 the page could not be found. If anyone has information, please email NorthEastFolknRoots-owner@yahoogroups.com |
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