From the good folks at Stonefield Cellars Winery in Stokesdale, North Carolina:
Join us for our 10th Anniversary Harvest Festival is Saturday, Sept. 24, from noon to 7 p.m.
UPDATE: Steep Canyon Rangers head indoors to the Rives Theatre to headline Brewster Walk on Saturday, Oct. 8
WEATHER-RELATED UPDATE FROM ROOSTER WALK FOLKS: Hurricane be damned, we’re throwing a keg party with a Grammy winning band! Brewster Walk is moving INSIDE the Rives Theatre. Beers, bands and buddies all under one roof! Also, VIPs now get unlimited pours!! Schedule remains the same (see pic below). Tix still avail VIP $50 / GA $30 / grab em locally at Rising Sun Breads, Daily Grind Coffee House & Cafe – Martinsville or online at www.roosterwalk.com. See ya Saturday!
From the good folks at Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival:
The second annual Brewster Walk Craft Beer Festival & Concerts will take place Saturday, Oct. 8, in uptown Martinsville, Virginia, on the street in front of the Rives Theatre, 215 E. Church St.
The event will feature more than 60 craft beers, plus live performances from the Steep Canyon Rangers, The Trongone Band and Relacksachian.
UPDATE: Bailey Blues and Bluegrass free music festival featuring Mike Farris on Friday, Oct. 7, is still on despite rain
THIS JUST IN: “The Bailey Blues and Bluegrass event is still on for this evening at 6 Friday, Oct. 7. Hoping for a light mist or drizzle and making the best of the situation. Bring your favorite rain coat, umbrella and boots to be on the safe side.”
The Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, celebrates and preserves a long history of Blue Ridge Mountain Music that was brought over to America from Europe and West Africa.
The legacy continues with Bailey Blues & Bluegrass, a free music festival brought to you by Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in partnership with the Blue Ridge Music Center. The festival makes it fall 2016 debut at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, at Bailey Park in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Texas Pete Culinary Arts Festival set for Sept. 17-18 in downtown Winston-Salem featuring tasty treats, live music
From the good folks over at the Winston-Salem Journal, who have made the annual Texas Pete Culinary Arts Festival their “hot” pick — pun intended — in this week’s Relish:
The Texas Pete Culinary Arts Festival: Food, Music, Fun, Friends will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday between Fifth and Seventh streets on Trade Street and on Sixth Street between Liberty and Cherry streets. Admission is free.
Finnigan’s Wake, Sweet Potatoes, Hutch and Harris, 6th & Vine, Bib’s Downtown, Mozelle’s, Mellow Mushroom, Meridian, The Porch, Dewey’s, Atelier on Trade, Black Mountain Chocolate, Providence, Millner’s and Local 27101 will have food for sale.
Local and nationally known bands will play; the full schedule, including such acts as Patrick Ferguson of Vel Indicia, Carolina Music Ways and The Dead Tongues among many others, can be found at www.texaspetefest.com.
— Lynn Felder
On Huffington Post: Five reasons you don’t want to miss 2016’s Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion on Sept. 16-18
This also ran on The Huffington Post blog here.
Head down The Crooked Road for the 2016 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion on Sept. 16-18, 2016, in Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee.
11th Annual Mountain Song Festival set for Sept. 9-11 in Brevard, North Carolina
11th Annual Mountain Song Festival — three days of bluegrass, roots and Americana music — is set for Sept. 9-11, 2016, in Brevard, North Carolina. Day passes range from $34-$56.
The main stage for the Steep Canyon Rangers hosted event is in Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium on the campus of Brevard Music Center, a beautiful open air, covered venue.
On Huffington Post: Exclusive Premiere of Milwaukee-Based Trio Dead Horses Single ‘Ain’t Got Time’
This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post here.
If you’re a fan of American roots music – Mandolin Orange or Elephant Revival, for example – you must give a listen to the newest album by Dead Horses, a Milwaukee-based folk trio with a unique sound and even more insightful lyrics.
Five reasons to attend the 76th annual National Folk Fest in Greensboro, North Carolina, Sept. 9-11
The National Folk Festival celebrates the roots, richness and variety of American culture over three days, Sept. 9-11, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 76th iteration features more than 300 of the nation’s finest traditional musicians, dancers and craftspeople in performances, workshops and demonstrations. There’s also children’s activities, savory Southern and ethnic cuisines and craft beers on tap, non-stop participatory dancing, storytelling, parades and more, according to organizers.
Yep Roc Records releases Sawyer Sessions: Season 2, proceeds going to Equality NC
From the good folks over at Yep Roc Records:
When Redeye Distribution opened a new Yep Roc Records office in Hillsborough, North Carolina three and a half years ago, they sought to find a way to integrate with the creative juices of the historic, southern town. What developed from that idea was The Sawyer Sessions, a series of soul-stirring live performances from artists of every genre, all set in a historic southern town with a story all its own. Sawyer Sessions: Season 2 documents the best performances of the series second season. The digital compilation is now available to purchase and stream.
Scythian, Junior Sisk to headline fifth annual Carolina Bible Camp Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10
Carolina Bible Camp & Retreat Center will host its Fifth Annual CBC Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10, featuring MerleFest fan favorites Scythian and Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice.
Danylo Fedoryka says, “This will be our first Bible Camp show. We met the organizers at MerleFest and to us it seems that what they’re trying to do create is a continuation of that MerleFest spirit — great bluegrass in a real family friendly environment. And we just can’t enough of North Carolina, so we are excited to be back.”
The day-long festival located at 1988 Jericho Church Road, Mocksville, North Carolina, promises to feature great music, food, and fellowship – not to mention a few surprises, according to Festival Director Lisa Brewer.
