2011 (Mostly) Northeast Folk/Roots/Old-time/Bluegrass/Cajun/Celtic Festivals

The frost will soon be on the pumpkins, it's time to look ahead to the 2011 Folk/Roots/Old-time/Bluegrass/Cajun/Celtic music festivals presented in the northeastern USA and maritime Canada.  And once again the members of NEFolknRoots will be doing their part to keep accurate information available in one database.  This is a collective effort, your input is welcome.

From their websites or official communications, we have some information about a dozen or so festivals.  For those festivals the start and end dates are in the first two columns.  But for dozens more (with "??" in their date fields) we need that and much more.  If you have missing and needed information, or if you notice incorrect information, please send an email to NorthEastFolknRoots-owner@yahoogroups.com

As more information becomes available the database will be edited and messages corresponding to the number in that column will be posted to the group.

Bloggers and anyone else wishing to share:  notloB Music Blog and NEFolknRoots freely shares this information, but we would appreciate your citing the source.

What we know as of October 26:

Start	End	Festival	URL	Genre	City	State	Performers	NorthEastFolknRoots Discussion #	Comments
02/18/11	02/20/11	Joe Val Bluegrass Festival	http://www.bbu.org/jvhome.htm	Bluegrass	Framingham	MA		10799	The Boston Bluegrass Union presents top-notch bluegrass entertainment on Presidents' Day weekend in Framingham, Massachusetts. This annual indoor festival includes Main Stage national and regional bluegrass acts, a regional Showcase Stage, workshops and education programs for all ages, and round-the-clock picking.
06/18/11	06/19/11	Old-Time Fiddlers' Gathering	http://www.eARTS.org	Old-Time	Watkins Glen State Park	NY
06/23/11	06/26/11	Jennybrook Bluegrass Festival	http://www.jennybrookfestival.com/	Bluegrass	Tunbridge	VT	http://www.jennybrookfestival.com/2011lineup.htm
07/14/11	07/17/11	Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival	http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com	Bluegrass, old time	Oak Hill	NY
07/22/11	07/24/11	Falcon Ridge Folk Festival	http://www.falconridgefolk.com/	Contemporary singer-songwriter, pop, rock, traditional.	Hillsdale	NY	Greg Brown, SOC	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthEastFolknRoots/message/10932
07/29/11	07/31/11	Lowell Folk Festival	http://www.lowellfolkfestival.org/	Traditional & ethnic folk	Lowell	MA			10/25: "Planning has begun for LFF number 25. It's early, but this festival never sleeps. Our partners are determined to make July 29-31, 2011 the baddest party this city has seen! Keep the beat."
09/02/11	09/04/11	Rhythm and Roots Festival	http://rhythmandroots.com	Cajun, Zydeco, Blues	Charlestown	RI			"New England's hottest festival of roots music and dance!"
01/??/11	01/??/11	NORTHERN ROOTS Traditional Music Festival	http://www.bmcvt.org/northernroots	Traditional American	Brattleboro	VT	http://www.bmcvt.org/northernroots/musicians
01/??/11	01/??/11	BCMFest	http://bcmfest.com	Celtic	Cambridge & Medford	MA	http://bcmfest.com/performers.html		BCMFest is the musician-run, winter music festival which celebrates the Boston area's rich heritage of Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton music and Dance.
02/??/11	02/??/11	The Flurry	http://danceflurry.org/	Traditional dance	Saratoga	NY			A Weekend Festival For Dancers & Music Lovers Of All Ages! Dances - Performances - Singing - Instrument Workshops Concerts - Jamming - Crafts...And More! Over 600 performers in eight venues. Over 250 events for all ages! Contact: festival@danceflurry.org
02/??/11	02/??/11	New England Americana Festival	http://www.newenglandamericanafestival.com	Americana	Boston	MA			The New England Americana Festival is a music festival celebrating a long tradition of deep rooted American folk music....
03/??/11	03/??/11	International Folk Music Festival	http://www.berklee.edu/	Folk, World	Boston	MA
04/??/11	04/??/11	New England Folk Festival	http://www.neffa.org/	Traditional folk and dance	Mansfield	MA	http://www.neffa.org/grid/perfs/index.html
04/??/11	04/??/11	Brown University Folk Festival	http://brownfolkfest.org/	Folk	Providence	RI	http://brownfolkfest.org/music/		The Brown University Folk Festival seeks to bring together the Brown, RISD, and Providence folk music communities through a day of music and lightheartedness. Get excited for our superb musical acts, workshops, evening contra dance, craft and food vendors, and T-shirts.
04/??/11	04/??/11	Spring Dulcimer Festival	http://home.comcast.net/~lfassman/dulcimerfestival.html	Traditional folk	Cambridge	MA
05/??/11	05/??/11	RI Folk Festival	http://fosteringarts.org/	Traditional Folk	Foster	RI
05/??/11	05/??/11	Bayou n' Boogie Festival		Cajun & Zydeco	Rehoboth	MA
05/??/11	05/??/11	North Shore Folk Festival	http://www.northshorefolkfestival.com/	traditional folk	Salem	MA
05/??/11	05/??/11	Wake up the Earth Festival	http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org	World	Jamaica Plain	MA			Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is an annual festival held on the 1st Saturday of May. The festival brings together community across Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and other areas of Boston, celebrating diversity, springtime, world music and culture, youth music and culture, popular theatre, puppetry, local food and artisan vendors, non-profits around the community and so much more! ...
05/??/11	05/??/11	Spring Gulch Folk Festival	http://springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm	Contemporary folk, singer-songwriter, bluegrass	New Holland	PA	http://springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm
05/??/11	05/??/11	Black Creek Fiddlers' Reunion	http://www.oldsongs.org/blackcreek/index.shtml	Old-time	Altamont	NY
05/??/11	05/??/11	Brooklyn Folk Fest	http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112825022081158	Old-time music, blues, pre-blues, jug band music, New Orleans jazz, folk style songwriting, Greek, African and Mexican folk music	Brooklyn	NY
06/??/11	06/??/11	Roots on the River Festival	http://www.rootsontheriver.com	Roots, Americana	Bellows Falls	VT
06/??/11	06/??/11	Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival	http://www.strawberrypark.net/bluegrass-festival/	Bluegrass folk & singer-songwriter pop	Preston	CT
06/??/11	06/??/11	Great Hudson River Revival (Clearwater) Festival	http://www.clearwater.org/festival	Folk, blues, roots	Croton-on-Hudson	NY
06/??/11	06/??/11	The festival formerly known as the "Boston Folk Festival"	http://www.bostonfolkfestival.org/	Folk, singer-songwriter, pop.	Boston	MA			Do a google search, this results: "Nine stages of live folk music including singer-songwriter, blues, bluegrass, traditional, and folk/rock. The Festival includes a dance stage, ..." Really? caveat emptor
06/??/11	06/??/11	Strawberry Park Cajun/ Zydeco Festival	http://www.strawberrypark.net/cajun-zydeco-festival/	Cajun & Zydeco	Preston	CT
06/??/11	06/??/11	Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival	http://www.blisteredfingers.com/	Bluegrass	Litchfield	ME
06/??/11	06/??/11	Old Songs Music Festival	http://www.oldsongs.org/festival/index.html	Folk, traditional, Celtic and world music and dance	Altamont	NY			"We are not what one might call a "singer-songwriter festival"..."
06/??/11	06/??/11	CAMBRIDGE RIVER FESTIVAL	http://www.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/river.cfm	jazz, folk, Latin and world music	Cambridge	MA			Rain or Shine A FREE one-day celebration of the arts along the banks of the Charles River...
06/??/11	06/??/11	The Americana Folk Festival	http://www.site.americanafolkfestival.org	Traditional folk	Bryn Athyn	PA
06/??/11	06/??/11	San Francisco Free Folk Festival	http://www.sffolkfest.org/2010/index.html	Folk, World	San Francisco	CA
06/??/11	06/??/11	Worcester Irish Music Festival	http://www.worcesteririshmusicfestival.com/main/main.html	Celtic	Worcester	MA
06/??/11	06/??/11	Westford Roots, Rhythm & Blues Festival	www.westford-bluesfest.ticketleap.com	Blues, rock	Westford	MA
06/??/11	06/??/11	Sea Music Festival	http://www.mysticseaport.org	Traditional Folk	Mystic	CT
06/??/11	06/??/11	Mountain Jam	http://mountainjam.com	Roots, rock, bluegrass	Hunter	NY
06/??/11	06/??/11	Michael Arnone's Annual Crawfish Fest	www.crawfishfest.com	Funk, New Orleans R&B, Delta Blues, Brass, Cajun and Zydeco	Sussex County	NJ	www.crawfishfest.com
06/??/11	06/??/11	Smithsonian Folklife Festival	http://www.festival.si.edu	Folk	Washington	DC
06/??/11	06/??/11	THE ADIRONDACK BLUEGRASS LEAGUE ROUNDUP	http://www.adirondackbluegrassleague.com	Bluegrass	Galway	NY
06/??/11	06/??/11	GREEN ROOTS FESTIVAL	http://bikesnotbombs.org/	Folk, world	Jamaica Plain	MA			Free!
06/??/11	06/??/11	GrayMist Fiddle Fest	http://www.graymistfiddlefest.com/	traditional, bluegrass, Celtic and old-time	Groveton	NH
06/??/11	06/??/11	Unity Music Festival	http://www.unity-music-festival.com/	World, blues	Worfordsburg	PA
06/??/11	06/??/11	Board-a-Palooza	http://boardwalk.westacton.net/bapAbout.html	Old-time and folk	Acton	MA
06/??/11	06/??/11	New England Fiddle Contest	http://www.fiddlefest.org/	Old-time	Manchester	CT
06/??/11	06/??/11	Festival of Small Halls	http://www.smallhalls.com/	Celtic	Charlottetown	PEI
07/??/11	07/??/11	Solarfest	http://www.solarfest.org	Folk, jam, focus on VT musicians.	Tinmouth	VT
07/??/11	07/??/11	New Bedford Summerfest	http://www.newbedfordsummerfest.com/	Contemporary folk, Celtic, pop.	New Bedford	MA
07/??/11	07/??/11	Champlain Valley Folk Festival	http://www.cvfest.org/	"Honoring Traditional Music and Dance in the Champlain Valley"	Burlington	VT
07/??/11	07/??/11	Newport Folk Festival	http://www.folkfestival50.com/index.html	Traditional & revival, roots, singer-songwriter, pop.	Newport	RI
07/??/11	07/??/11	Gathering of the Vibes Music and Arts Festival	http://www.gatheringofthevibes.com/Home	Singer-songwriter, bluegrass, psychodelic, soul, rock, reggae.	Bridgeport	CT
07/??/11	07/??/11	Ossipee Valley Music Festival	http://www.ossipeevalley.com	Bluegrass, old-time	South Hiram	ME
07/??/11	07/??/11	Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival	http://www.norwichfamily	traditional bluegrass	Norwich	NY
07/??/11	07/??/11	Basin Bluegrass Festival	http://www.brandon.org/bluegrass	Bluegrass	Brandon	VT
07/??/11	07/??/11	Sidmouth Folk Week	http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/index.html	Traditional English folk.	Sidmouth	UK
07/??/11	07/??/11	The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival	http://www.woodyguthrie.com	Folk revival, old-time, singer-songwriter.	Okemah	OK			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.
07/??/11	07/??/11	Riverhead Blues and Music Festival	http://www.riverblues.org/	Blues, zydeco	Peconic River Front, Riverhead	NY
07/??/11	07/??/11	The Cape Cod Rhythm and Roots Festival	http://www.capecodrhythmandrootsfestival.com/	Roots	Cotuit	MA
07/??/11	07/??/11	Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival	http://www.riverfolk.org/brtcf/index.html	Celtic	Cumberland	RI			Not presented in 2009, 2010.
07/??/11	07/??/11	Catskills Irish Arts Week	http://www.irishvillageusa.com/catskills-irish-arts-week	Celtic	East Durham	NY			same weekend as grey fox
07/??/11	07/??/11	Paulie’s New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival	http://www.baevents.com/pauliesnolabluesandjazzfestival/index.html	Blues, Cajun & Funk	Worcester	MA
07/??/11	07/??/11	Sacred World Interdependence Day Festival		World	Petersham	MA
07/??/11	07/??/11	Green River Festival	http://greenriverfestival.com/	American roots, blues, gospel, rock and roll, funk, soul, pop, jazz, rap and country	Greenfield	MA			same weekend as grey fox
07/??/11	07/??/11	Atlantic Fiddlers' Jamboree	http://www.atlanticfiddlersjamboree.com	Celtic		PEI
07/??/11	07/??/11	HARRY SMITH FROLIC	http://www.sacrasoft.com/HarrySmith/	Old-time	Greenfield	MA
07/??/11	07/??/11	NOFO Rock & Folk Fest	http://www.noforockandfolkfest.com	Rock and folk	Cutchogue	NY
07/??/11	07/??/11	Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival	http://www.projectarts.com/schedulefolkfest.html	Singer-songwriter, pop.	Plymouth	MA
07/??/11	07/??/11	Grafton Music Festival	www.GraftonMusicFestival.com	World, Americana, classical.	Grafton	VT
07/??/11	07/??/11	Prescott Park Arts Festival	http://www.prescottpark.org/folkfest.cfm	Folk, singer-writer	Portsmouth	NH
08/??/11	08/??/11	Podunk Bluegrass Festival	http://www.podunkbluegrass.net/	Bluegrass	E. Hartford	CT
08/??/11	08/??/11	Wachusett Valley Folk Festival	http://www.wachusettmusic.com/	Singer-songwriter, pop folk, comedy.	Westminster	Ma
08/??/11	08/??/11	Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival	http://www.blisteredfingers.com/	Bluegrass	Litchfield	ME
08/??/11	08/??/11	LIMM Seafood Craft & Music Festival	http://www.limaritime.org	Sea Shanty	West Sayville	NY
08/??/11	08/??/11	Hickory Fest Bluegrass Music Festival	http://www.hickoryfest.com/	Bluegrass, string band, old-time	Wellsboro	PA
08/??/11	08/??/11	Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival	http://www.saddlebackmaine.com/winter/bluegrass-festival.php	Bluegrass	Saddleback	ME
08/??/11	08/??/11	Appalacian String Band Music Festival (Clifftop)	http://www.wvculture.org/stringband/index.html	Old-time	Clifftop	W. Va.
08/??/11	08/??/11	Vermont Festival of the Arts	http://www.vermontartfest.com	Folkarts	Various	VT
08/??/11	08/??/11	The Tweed River Festival	http://tweedrivermusicfestival.com	Roots	Stockbridge	VT
08/??/11	08/??/11	Boston GreenFest		Envrionment	Boston	MA
08/??/11	08/??/11	Philadelphia Folk Festival	http://www.pfs.org/PFF.php	Folk, pop, singer-songweriter, rock	Harleysville	PA
08/??/11	08/??/11	Annual Essex Music Festival	http://www.essexmusicfestival.com/	Bluegrass, Folk, Blues, Celtic, Ragtime, Cajun/Zydeco and Americana Roots music.	Essex	MA
08/??/11	08/??/11	Vermont Long Trail Festival	http://www.longtrailfestivalvt.com/	Roots	Rutland	VT
09/??/11	09/??/11	Bennington Irish Music Festival	http://benningtonirishmusicfestival.com/	Irish	Bennington	VT	http://benningtonirishmusicfestival.com/	10657	Musical acts will perform a unique blend of musical styles and genres, including standard Irish jigs, reels and ballads, folk, world, classic Celtic as well as the more contemporary Irish rock.
09/??/11	09/??/11	Newport Waterfront Irish Festival	http://www.newportwaterfrontevents.com/newport-waterfront-irish-festival/overview-newport-waterfront-irish-festival.htm	Irish	Newport	RI		10658
09/??/11	09/??/11	ICONS		Celtic	Canton	MA			Last large festival was 2008. Small unpublicized concert on festival grounds 2010.
09/??/11	09/??/11	Providence Sustainability Festival	http://www.apeiron.org/psf2010/pslf2010index.html	folk, pop, singer-songwriter	Providence	RI		9878	9/10: There will be no 2010 Fall festival, Apeiron is considering next Spring.
09/??/11	09/??/11	Stone Soup Folk Festival (part of Pawtucket Arts Festival)	http://pawtucketartsfestival.org/events/September/11/2010/stone-soup and http://pawtucketartsfestival.org/events/September/12/2010/stone-soup	various	Pawtucket	RI	Double Decker Dance Band, Anne's Cordial, Gnomes, Maria Sangiolo, Gypsy Romantiques, Forever Young	10688
09/??/11	09/??/11	NH Fish & Lobster Festival (aka Fishtival)	http://www.prescottpark.org/fish.cfm		Portsmouth	NH		10721	Celebrating 400 years of Local Seafood in a delicious and fun fashion! Join us for the 2nd Annual Fishtival and enjoy GAMES, LIVE MUSIC, FISHING BOAT TOURS, CHEF COOK-OFF, FOUL-WEATHER GEAR FISH RELAY RACE, TRAP BUILDING, FISH PRINTING and (so much) MORE! Free Admission $4 seafood tastings from 14 Restaurants Don't miss this popular event like none other. Visit www.prescottpark.org for more information.
09/??/11	09/??/11	Bristol Rhythm and Roots	http://www.bristolrhythm.com/#	Roots, old-time, bluegrass	Bristol	VA/NC	http://www.bristolrhythm.com/artist.php	n/a
09/??/11	09/??/11	New Hampshire Highland Games	http://www.nhscot.org/	Scottish	Loon Mountain, Lincoln	NH	Alasdair & Natalie Haas		over 60 clans & societies, Massed Bands, Sheepdog Trials, Celtic World Music Concerts, New England Regional Scottish Fiddle Championship, Scottish Athletics, National Highland Dance Competition, Solo Piping & Drumming, Scottish Harp & other instrument competitions
09/??/11	09/??/11	Irish Cultural Center Festival	http://www.irishculture.org	Irish	Canton	MA	http://www.irishculture.org/IrishCulturalCentre/CalendarEvents/ListEvents.aspx
09/??/11	09/??/11	Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival	http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/index.html	Sea shanty, traditional folk, story telling	Portsmouth	NH	http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/performers.html	10757	Since the autumn of 2000, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival has been held annually in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We celebrate our local and national heritage of seafaring and maritime trades by taking nautical songs and music to the pubs, cafés, churches and streets of this seacoast town. The festival is held on the last weekend in September, with free music in the streets all afternoon Sunday. Our eleventh annual festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 25 and Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010.
09/??/11	09/??/11	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.
09/??/11	labor day	Bread and Roses Festival	http://www.breadandroses.net/	Folk Revival	Lawrence	MA			Over 25+ consecutive years, the Bread & Roses Heritage Committee has celebrated Lawrence's ethnic diversity and labor history by organizing an annual Festival on Labor Day in order to honor the most significant event in Lawrence history: the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike.
09/??/11	09/??/11	Joe Davies Folk Festival	http://www.soulehomestead.org/jdff.html	Folk, singer-songwriter, pop.	Middleborough	MA	http://www.soulehomestead.org/jdff.html	9795
09/??/11	09/??/11	Open Road Music & Arts Festival	http://www.openroadfestival.com	Eclectic	Worcester	MA			Open Road is Worcester’s first sustainable and earth-friendly music and arts festival. The festival will take place September 4th, 2010 at Institute Park. On top of the great live music, there will be an eclectic variety of cuisine, many local artists and vendors, family-friendly activities and much more. Live music kicks off at 11:00 am and will proceed until 6:00 pm.
09/??/11	labor day	CDS/FAC Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods	http://www.facone.org/programs/program/labordaypw.htm	Traditional	Plymouth	MA
09/??/11	09/??/11	Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo	http://www.ctfolk.com/ctff/index.html	folk-based pop	New Haven	CT	http://www.ctfolk.com	10058
09/??/11	09/??/11	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.
09/??/11	09/??/11	Hudson Valley Green Festival	http://www.hudsonvalleygreenfestival.com/	Roots, Americana	Staatsburgh	NY			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.
09/??/11	09/??/11	North Branch Bluegrass Festival	http://www.nbbluegrass.com/index.html	Bluegrass	Bridgewater Corners	VT	http://www.nbbluegrass.com/index.html	10375	"Your Staycation Destination For Labor Day Weekend Every Year"
09/??/11	09/??/11	39th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival	http://www.delawarevalleybluegrass.org/	Bluegrass	Woodstown	NJ	http://www.delawarevalleybluegrass.org/	10643
10/??/11	10/??/11	Taunton River Folk Festival	http://www.tauntonfest.org/	Traditional and revival folk and blues.	Taunton	MA	?		Defunct? Was not presented in either 2009 or 2010

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(Mostly) Northeast Folk/Roots/Bluegrass/Cajun/Celtic Festivals Over The Labor Day Weekend

Hurricane Earl will, at best, skirt the New England host.  Plan accordingly.

From the source: "As accurate as we can maintain it. Email suggestions/corrections to NorthEastFolknRoots-owner@yahoogroups.com. Program & performers subject to change, always verify with the festival."

Start	End	Festival	URL	Genre	City	State	Performers	NorthEastFolknRoots  Discussion #	Comments

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	"New England's hottest festival of roots music and dance!"
9/3/10	9/5/10	North Branch Bluegrass Festival	http://www.nbbluegrass.com/index.html	Bluegrass	Bridgewater Corners	VT	http://www.nbbluegrass.com/index.html	10375	"Your Staycation Destination For Labor Day Weekend Every Year"
9/3/10	9/5/10	39th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival	http://www.delawarevalleybluegrass.org/	Bluegrass	Woodstown	NJ	http://www.delawarevalleybluegrass.org/	10643
9/4/10	9/5/10	Bennington Irish Music Festival	http://benningtonirishmusicfestival.com/	Irish	Bennington	VT	http://benningtonirishmusicfestival.com/	10657	Musical acts will perform a unique blend of musical styles and genres, including standard Irish jigs, reels and ballads, folk, world, classic Celtic as well as the more contemporary Irish rock.
9/4/10	9/6/10	Newport Waterfront Irish Festival	http://www.newportwaterfrontevents.com/newport-waterfront-irish-festival/overview-newport-waterfront-irish-festival.htm	Irish	Newport	RI	http://www.newportwaterfrontevents.com/newport-waterfront-irish-festival/newport-rhode-island-irish-entertainment.htm	10658
9/4/10	9/4/10	Open Road Music & Arts Festival	http://www.openroadfestival.com	Eclectic	Worcester	MA	http://www.openroadfestival.com/music-arts/	9835	Open Road is Worcester’s first sustainable and earth-friendly music and arts festival. The festival will take place September 4th, 2010 at Institute Park. On top of the great live music, there will be an eclectic variety of cuisine, many local artists and vendors, family-friendly activities and much more. Live music kicks off at 11:00 am and will proceed until 6:00 pm.
9/4/10	9/7/10	CDS/FAC Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods	http://www.facone.org/programs/program/labordaypw.htm	Traditional	Plymouth	MA		10049	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
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	Bread and Puppet Theater Grupo Fantasia Alastair Moock	10659	Over 25 consecutive years, the Bread & Roses Heritage Committee has celebrated Lawrence's ethnic diversity and labor history by organizing an annual Festival on Labor Day in order to honor the most significant event in Lawrence history: the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike.

(Mostly) Northeast Folk/Roots/Bluegrass/Cajun/Celtic Festivals

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Name: (Mostly) Northeast Folk/Roots/Bluegrass/Cajun/Celtic Festivals

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Start Date	End Date	Festival	URL	Genre	City	State	2010 Performers	2010 Thread	Comments
1/8/10	1/9/10	BCMFest	http://bcmfest.com	Celtic	Cambridge & Medford	MA	http://bcmfest.com/performers.html	8063	BCMFest is the musician-run, winter music festival which celebrates the Boston area's rich heritage of Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton music and Dance.
1/30/10	1/30/10	NORTHERN ROOTS Traditional Music Festival	http://www.bmcvt.org/northernroots	Traditional American	Brattleboro	VT	http://www.bmcvt.org/northernroots/musicians	9098	The Brattleboro Music Center's third annual Northern Roots Festival brings together local and regional musicians representing the best of various northern musical traditions including Irish, Scottish, English, Swedish and French Canadian.
2/12/10	2/14/10	The Flurry	http://danceflurry.org/	Traditional dance	Saratoga	NY	http://danceflurry.org/new/flurryperformers2010.pdf	8983	A Weekend Festival For Dancers & Music Lovers Of All Ages! Dances - Performances - Singing - Instrument Workshops Concerts - Jamming - Crafts...And More! Over 600 performers in eight venues. Over 250 events for all ages! Contact: festival@danceflurry.org
2/12/10	2/14/10	Joe Val Bluegrass Festival	http://www.bbu.org/jvhome.htm	Bluegrass	Framingham	MA	Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper (Sat) J.D. Crowe and the New South (Sat) Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (Sat) Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass (Fri) Special Consensus (Sat, Sun) Josh Williams Band (Fri) The Gibson Brothers (Sun) Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out (Sun) White Mountain Bluegrass (Sat) Sierra Hull and Highway 111(Sat) Buddy Merriam and Back Roads (Fri) Bluegrass Gospel Project (Sun) Southern Rail (Sun) The Reunion Band (Sat) The Spinney Brothers (Sat, Sun) Acoustic Blue (Fri) Joe Sings Joe (Sat) Back Eddy Bluegrass (Sat) Rabbit in a Log (Sat) Berklee Bluegrass All-Stars (Fri)	8494	The Boston Bluegrass Union presents top-notch bluegrass entertainment on Presidents' Day weekend in Framingham, Massachusetts. This annual indoor festival includes Main Stage national and regional bluegrass acts, a regional Showcase Stage, workshops and education programs for all ages, and round-the-clock picking.
2/25/10	2/27/10	New England Americana Festival	http://www.newenglandamericanafestival.com	Americana	Boston	MA	http://www.newenglandamericanafestival.com/Performers.html	8988	The New England Americana Festival is a music festival celebrating a long tradition of deep rooted American folk music. Over time, these roots have sprung many strong branches, the fruit of which we hope to share and celebrate throughout the 3 night festival of music and art. Bands from throughout the Northeast will be coming to share their versions of American folk music - their take on a profound tradition - a demonstrative road map on keeping true and pushing forward. Not unlike folk of all traditions, Americana passes down a history of the experience of a people and holds equal value upon artist as well as audience. The sharing of folk art rests upon the interdependence of audience and artist, sharing in a communal experience - the basis upon which the festival rests.
3/25/10	3/25/10	International Folk Music Festival	http://www.berklee.edu/news/1613	Folk, World	Boston	MA	Students and faculty from Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, and the United States	9528	The 24th International Folk Music Festival takes place on Thursday, March 25, at 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center. This annual performance celebrates Berklee's abundant international student population—24 percent—proving that music is truly a cultural bridge.
4/23/10	4/25/10	New England Folk Festival	http://www.neffa.org/	Traditional folk and dance	Mansfield	MA	http://www.neffa.org/grid/perfs/index.html	9178	1/31: "The grids will be up on the NEFFA.org site tomorrow, so it must be that time of year again. Hope to see all of you at the festival."
4/30/10	5/2/10	30th Annual Spring Dulcimer Festival	http://home.comcast.net/~lfassman/dulcimerfestival.html	Traditional folk	Cambridge	MA
5/1/10	5/1/10	Wake up the Earth Festival	http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org	World	Jamaica Plain	MA	http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108978869125939&v=info	9598	Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is an annual festival held on the 1st Saturday of May. The festival brings together community across Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and other areas of Boston, celebrating diversity, springtime, world music and culture, youth music and culture, popular theatre, puppetry, local food and artisan vendors, non-profits around the community and so much more! It begins with a parade and turns into a day long music and art festival featuring amazing local musicians and performers...The Festival is followed by an after party by the hosting community center - Spontaneous Celebrations, the after party is run by the legendary Soul Revival and is held at the center at 45 Danforth Street in Jamaica Plain from 8pm-1am the festival is free admission, and any and all donations to the festival support the programs run at Spontaneous Celebrations To read more about the history and roots of this community festival that has been around for over 30 years please go to our website at spontaneouscelebrations.org
5/1/10	5/1/10	Brown University Folk Festival	http://brownfolkfest.org/	Folk	Providence	RI	http://brownfolkfest.org/music/	9838	The Brown University Folk Festival seeks to bring together the Brown, RISD, and Providence folk music communities through a day of music and lightheartedness. Get excited for our superb musical acts, workshops, evening contra dance, craft and food vendors, and T-shirts.
5/15/10	5/16/10	RI Folk Festival	http://fosteringarts.org/?page_id=1149	Traditional Folk	Foster	RI	Featuring… The Atwater~Donnelly Band Doofus The Miller Family Trio ALSO FEATURING: Tom Swanson, Jacquie Bartlett, Becky Chase, Liam Dailey, John Fuzek MC: Paul Dube	9276
5/15/10	5/15/10	North Shore Folk Festival	http://www.northshorefolkfestival.com/	traditional folk	Salem	MA	http://www.northshorefolkfestival.com/performers/	8312	Welcome to the 2nd Annual North Shore Folk Festival at Salem’s Old Town Hall! This is our second year as Salem’s premier independent folk festival. Our goal is to present the finest local and regional music and art. This year Salem’s Historic Old Town Hall will host the festival on Saturday May 15th, 2010 from 11AM until 9PM. We are proud to expose traditional folk music by showcasing the best of up-and-coming performing artists. NSFF was created with the intent to foster the community and nurture the arts. In years to come NSFF will continue to expand with the inclusion of literary events, art shows and alternative performances, with notable guest curators to facilitate this evolution. NSFF exists to promote local musicians and artists; please join us for a spectacular event! Best, John Kane Festival Organizer
5/20/10	5/23/10	Spring Gulch Folk Festival	http://springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm	Contemporary folk, singer-songwriter, bluegrass	New Holland	PA	http://springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm	9671
5/29/10	5/30/10	4th Annual Bayou n' Boogie Festival	http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=335179896579	Cajun & Zydeco	Rehoboth	MA	http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=335179896579	9450
6/3/10	6/6/10	Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival	http://www.strawberrypark.net/bluegrass-festival/	Bluegrass folk & pop folk	Preston	CT	Dailey & Vincent (Friday) Marty Stuart (Saturday) The Greencards (Sat & Sun) Peter Rowan (Friday) The Gibson Brothers (Friday) Dry Branch Fire Squad (Sat & Sun) The Farewell Drifters (Thur & Fri) Kenny & Amanda Smith (Saturday) Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (Thursday) The Boston Boys (Fri & Sat) Amy Gallatin (Thurs & Fri) Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa (Saturday) Rockin’ Acoustic Circus (Sunday) Darin & Brooke Aldridge (Sunday) Red Molly (Saturday), …and presenting our Folk Music Stage, featuring… The Kennedys (Sat) Dala (Sat) Vance Gilbert (Sat) Red Molly (Sat) Tracy Grammer (Sat)	9016
6/5/10	6/5/10	31st ANNUAL CAMBRIDGE RIVER FESTIVAL	http://www.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/river.cfm	jazz, folk, Latin and world music	Cambridge	MA	tba	9350	Rain or Shine A FREE one-day celebration of the arts along the banks of the Charles River — featuring jazz, folk, Latin and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople! The Cambridge River Festival celebrates the arts with a free outdoor event, attracting an enthusiastic audience of 200,000 to the banks of the Charles River. With 30 years under its belt, the River Festival has become a venerated Cambridge “institution” and a highly anticipated annual event. Beginning with a procession from Harvard Square to the Charles River, the Festival’s enormous variety of visual and performing art and food reflects the city’s diverse neighborhoods and cultural heritage. Visitors experience a wide array of Cambridge‐based visual and performing arts which extend along a mile‐long stretch of Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue. The Cambridge River Festival collaborates with many local organizations and programs to showcase multiple stages of live national and local jazz, folk, world music, dance, poetry and theater performances. Visitors also enjoy family entertainment, hands-on art-making activities and demonstrations, crafts, and a grand assortment of specialty foods and traditional festival fare. You can also contact Julie Madden, Director of Community Arts: jmadden@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4381. http://www.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/river.cfm
6/6/10	6/6/10	The festival formerly known as the "Boston Folk Festival"	http://www.bostonfolkfestival.org/	Folk, Contemporary singer-songwriter, pop.	Boston	MA	http://www.bostonfolkfestival.org/performers.html	9356	Do a google search, this results: "Nine stages of live folk music including singer-songwriter, blues, bluegrass, traditional, and folk/rock. The Festival includes a dance stage, ..." Really?
6/10/10	6/13/10	Roots on the River Festival	http://www.rootsontheriver.com	Roots, Americana	Bellows Falls	VT	Canadian singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith anchors this 4 day festival. 6 shows, 5 venues, 4 days. Outstanding lineups, great food reasonably priced, free parking, deluxe ticket packages. 10th Annual ROTR Festival set to open on Thursday, June 11 2009. Josh Maiocco, Chris Smither, Sonny Landreth, Ninja Monkeys, Spike Dogtooth, Roger Marin Band, Junior Brown, Jenee Halsted, Sweetback Sisters, Caroline Herring, Red Molly, Hayes Carll, The Bottle Rockets, Jeffrey Foucault, Fred Eaglesmith, and more to be added. http://www.rootsontheriver.com/roots_bios.html	8899
6/10/10	6/13/10	Strawberry Park Cajun/ Zydeco Festival	http://www.strawberrypark.net/cajun-zydeco-festival/	Cajun & Zydeco	Preston	CT	Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie–Sat & Sun Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys–Fri & Sat Pine Leaf Boys–Sat & Sun Brian Jack & The Zydeco Gamblers–Sat & Sun Chris Ardoin & NuStep–Fri & Sat Donna the Buffalo–Saturday Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew–Thur, Fri & Sun Girl Howdy–Sunday Li’l Anne & Hot Cayenne–Thur & Fri Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp — Thur & Fri The derailers–Fri JimmyJo & The Jumbol’ayuhs–Fri & Sat The Hot Tamale Brass Band –Sat	9188
6/12/10	6/13/10	The 34th annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival	http://www.sffolkfest.org/2010/index.html	Folk, World	San Francisco	CA	http://www.sffolkfest.org/2010/index.html
6/17/10	6/20/10	Jennybrook Bluegrass Festival	http://www.jennybrookfestival.com/	Bluegrass	Tunbridge	VT	Gibson Brothers, Seldom Scene, Don Rigsby & Dudley Connell, Leroy Troy & The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, , Audie Blaylcock & Redline, Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, Summertown Road, Acoustic Blue, Smokey Greene, Hemingway Brothers, Brenda Mathews & Friends, and your host bands, The Seth Sawyer Band and The Sawyer Brothers.	8676
6/17/10	6/20/10	Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival	http://www.blisteredfingers.com/	Bluegrass	Litchfield	ME	Alecia Nugent (LA) Sat. Little Roy & Lizzy (GA/TN) Sat. Audie Blaylock & Redline (IN) Fri. The Larry Gillis Band (GA) Thur, Fri. Tim Graves & Cherokee (AL) Fri. White Mountain Bluegrass (NH) Sat., Sun. Bluegrass Diamonds (NB) Fri., Sat. Wilf Clark & The Misty Mountaineers (ME) Sat. Blue Horizon (NS) Thur., Fri., Sun. Phat Grass (ME) Thur., Fri., Sun. Aroostook County Bluegrass (ME) Sun. Blue Around The Edges (RI) Sat. The LaClaires (ME) Sun. Robinson Gospel Sing Along (MA) Sun. And Your Host Band Blistered Fingers (ME) Thurs., Fri.	9210
6/19/10	6/20/10	Clearwater Festival - Great Hudson River Revival	http://www.clearwater.org/festival	Folk, blues, roots	Croton-on-Hudson	NY	http://www.clearwater.org/festival/performers.htm	9328
6/25/10	6/27/10	Old Songs Music Festival	http://www.oldsongs.org/festival/index.html	Folk, traditional, Celtic and world music and dance	Altamont	NY	http://www.oldsongs.org/festival/performers.html	9315	"We are not what one might call a "singer-songwriter festival"..."
6/26/10	6/26/10	The Americana Folk Festival	http://www.site.americanafolkfestival.org	Traditional folk	Bryn Athyn	PA	Peggy Seeger, Diana Jones, Jonathan Byrd, Doug & Telisha Williams	9539
7/2/10	7/4/10	New Bedford Summerfest	http://www.newbedfordsummerfest.com/	Contemporary folk, revioval folk, Celtic, pop.	New Bedford	MA	http://www.barrel-of-music.com/ & http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/New-Bedford-MA/New-Bedford-Summerfest/168004690150?ref=ts	9101	2/19: Many more artists are announced in facebook then the official website.
7/8/10	7/11/10	Basin Bluegrass Festival	http://www.brandon.org/bluegrass	Bluegrass	Brandon	VT	http://www.brandon.org/bluegrass	9334
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	7/18/10	Green River Festival	http://www.greenriverfestival.com/	Americana	Greenfield	MA	http://www.greenriverfestival.com/performers.html	9116
7/22/10	7/25/10	Ossipee Valley Music Festival	http://www.ossipeevalley.com	Bluegrass, string band, old-time	Cornish	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/	Contemporary singer-songwriter	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
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
8/20/10	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
8/26/10	8/29/10	Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival	http://www.blisteredfingers.com/	Bluegrass	Litchfield	ME	The Grascals (TN) Sat. Nothing Fancy (VA) Fri. Karl Shiflett & Big Country (TX) Thur. Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation (OK) Sat., Sun. The Spinney Brothers (NS) Thur., Fri. Simon St. Pierre (ME) Fri. Bluegrass Diamonds (NB) Fri., Sat. Acoustic Blue (MA) Sat., Sun. Remington Ryde (PA) Thur., Fri. Crossover (CT) Sat., Sun. The Fiddling Landrys (NB) Fri., Sat. Original Conditions (ME) Thurs., Sun. Robinson Gospel Sing Along (MA) Sun. And Your Host Band Blistered Fingers (ME) Fri.	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	TBA	9835	marcus@openroadfestival.com
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.
9/18/10	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	?	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.
9/26/10	9/26/10	Providence Sustainability Festival	http://apeiron.org/slf2009/index2.html	Folk & contemporary singer-songwriter.	W. Coventry	RI	http://apeiron.org/slf2009/index2.html		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 has not been updated since the 2009 festival.

Folk music or roots culture support organizations listed in NEFOLKnRoots

Folk music or roots culture support organizations listed in the NEFOLKnRoots "links" area.

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Boston Song Sessions Pub sings and chantey sings within hailing distance of Boston. Such sessions typically emphasize traditional songs with choruses everyone can join in on. http://www.bostonsongsessions.org/
Boston Zydeco Boston Zydeco, a non-profit organization, covers the Zydeco community in the general Boston area and is dedicated to enhancing access to Cajun and Zydeco dance, culture and music. http://www.bostonzydeco.com/
Canadian - American Club of Massachusetts Every Friday Night , the Canadian-American Club is the place to be! You never know who might drop in from 'down' home, and can't help but have a smile on your face listening to the masterful fiddle of Ludger Lefort . Independent Organizations that sponsor events at the Canadian-American Club facilities include: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann , with Larry Reynolds , Patio Records, The Gaelic Club, and St. Brendan's Society. http://www.canamclubofboston.com/
Canadian Society for Traditional Music The Canadian Society for Traditional Music is dedicated to the study and promotion of musical traditions of all communities and cultures, in all their aspects. The scope of the society's activities is intended to reflect the interests both of members who are ethnomusicologists and of members whose interests are mainly with traditional music and its contemporary counterparts, especially in Canada. Formed in 1956 as the Canadian Folk Music Society by the eminent folklorist Marius Barbeau, the Society has provided a national focus for lovers of the diverse traditions of music in Canada. Annual conferences have been held in all regions of the country, from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. From its initial focus upon First Nations and rural French and English cultures, in recent years the Society has broadened its horizon to include the musical expressions of the many cultures that now call Canada home. Contact Info Website: http://www.yorku.ca/cstm/ Office: http://www.yorku.ca/cstm/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31038482683 http://www.yorku.ca/cstm/
Elysium Arts Folk Club (New Hampshire) Why a Folk Club? For the love of music without the distraction of a restaurant or bar is the short answer! We will be serving fine quality coffee and tea and snacks but our main focus is the music. We want to provide a comfortable, homey, family oriented atmosphere where the music can shine. We also want to provide a venue that is comfortable and accessible for the performers. http://www.elysiumarts.com/folkclub/
Field Recorders' Collective The Field Recorders' Collective, originally formed with five collectors, is now a growing group of collectors who have generously agreed to share their field recordings with the old time community. Both the collectors and the musicians they recorded have traveled parts of the same old time music road. Members of the collective, just as did the musicians they recorded, wish to share the tunes and creative individual styles that developed in isolated communities with others seeking their own right of way on the road. ttp://www.fieldrecorder.com
Folk Arts Center of New England The Folk Arts Center of New England is an incorporated nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting interest and participation in the traditional dance, music, and related folk arts of many cultures, and to supporting other groups and individuals with the same mission. Folk Arts Center of New England • 42 W. Foster Street • Melrose, MA 02176-3811 http://www.facone.org
Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. Traditional music is alive and well in New York City. http://www.folkmusicny.org
Folk Song Society of Greater Boston, The The Folk Song Society of Greater Boston is a non-profit organization of people interested in folk music: its traditional origins and sources and its current expressions. We are dedicated to providing opportunities for everyone to make, enjoy, and support this music. http://www.fssgb.org/
Folkstreams.net Folkstreams.net has two goals. One is to build a national preserve of hard-to-find documentary films about American folk or roots cultures. The other is to give them renewed life by streaming them on the internet. The films were produced by independent filmmakers in a golden age that began in the 1960s and was made possible by the development first of portable cameras and then capacity for synch sound. Their films focus on the culture, struggles, and arts of unnoticed Americans from many different regions and communities. http://www.folkstreams.net/
Heritage Folk Music Heritage Folk Music, Inc's mission is to collect, preserve, document, display and interpret the regional and historic folk music, folklore and oral history of New York State, including specifically the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley. http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/
Institute of Musical Traditions (Md.) A non-profit dedicated to preserving and promoting American and international folk music traditions and nurturing new styles evolving from these cultural roots through concerts, workshops, & educational programs. http://www.imtfolk.org
Monadnock Folklore Society, The The Monadnock Folklore Society (MFS) was founded in 1980, and incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1982. The original purpose of the organization was to increase the visibility of folk dance and music events in southern New Hampshire, provide new venues for performers, and provide educational services in the folk arts to the community. MFS is governed by a Board of Directors, assisted by interested members of the community for help with special projects. From time to time “open” meetings are held, which any member of the community may attend. At these meetings, the directors seek ideas and feedback for both new and ongoing projects. Most concerts are presented in the Nelson Town Hall, which is a pleasing venue for acoustic or modestly amplified music. A wide range of musical and cultural traditions are represented. Recent concerts have included Irish, Cape Breton, Quebecois, Cajun, Balkan, Scottish, and Delta Blues. Historical presentations have included American Civil War era music and American songs collected in the Monadnock Region in the 18th-20th centuries. Two perennial favorites are the annual December performance by Nowell Sing We Clear and the Nelson Solstice Concert and Dance. http://www.monadnockfolk.org/
National Folk Organization - USA To advance and preserve folk arts representing national, local and ethnic customs as they exist throughout the United States of America; to promote and encourage the exchange of folk dance and dance related to folklore in the USA and abroad and to effectively network those who support these objectives. http://www.nfo-usa.org
New England Folk Music Archives (the) The New England Folk Music Archives preserves, promotes and documents the ongoing cultural legacy of folk music and its connections to New England through education, collaboration and entertainment. http://www.newenglandfolkmusic.org
New Hampshire Acoustic Music Association Listings for NH http://www.nhama.org/
New York Folklore Society The New York Folklore Society recognizes and celebrates the extraordinary in everyday life, bringing focus to traditions of our state’s diverse peoples. NYFS is a leading resource for folklore and folklife by disseminating research and information. http://www.nyfolklore.org/
New York State Traditional Folk Music Come all friends of George Edwards, "Yankee" John Galusha, Sara Cleveland, Vic Kibler, Alice Clemens, The Van Arsdale Family and the Stevens-Douglass Manuscript! A place to discuss, share information and resources and generally enthuse about the musical traditions of our ancestors here in New York State. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56257937715&mid=1f1211G0G5bbfb6a6G40
Old Town School of Folk Music (The) The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities. http://www.oldtownschool.org/
Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of folk music. Through its diverse programming - Club Passim, the Passim School of Music, the Passim Archives, and Culture for Kids - Passim Center reaches out to people of all ages, backgrounds, and communities. For more than 50 years in the heart of Harvard Square, Passim Center has been a cornerstone of the arts community of New England, fostering both performers and audiences alike. http://www.passimcenter.org/
Pinewods Folk Music Club The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. / New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation, an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society of America, a member of the Folk Alliance, and a member of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. It is run by a volunteer Board of Directors, elected by the membership. It runs concerts, weekends, classes, singing parties, and get-togethers, all with an emphasis on traditional folk music of all flavors. http://www.folkmusicny.org
Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Fostering folk music and storytelling in Western Massachusetts since 1960. http://www.filbert.com/pvfs
South Shore Folk Music Club Bringing traditional and contemporary, folk acoustic music to the South Shore over 25 years. http://www.ssfmc.org/
TAUNY (Traditional Arts in Upstate NY) Songs from the lumberwoods, dance tunes from northern NY fiddlers, ballad singers and more, along with streaming audio concert features, downloadable sheet music, an entire section for educators, features on song collecting in the region, indigenous and ethnic musical traditions and much more. http://www.adirondackmusic.org/
Woods Hole Folk Music Society, The Bringing top traditional artists to Woods Hole since 1973. Come for the intimate waterside setting, great acoustics, yummy goodies (supplied by you), a chance to chat with performers, and above all great music hosted by an all-volunteer organization. All for $15 ($12 members, discounts for seniors, youth & kids.) http://arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic/	\