Festival Fever: Rhythm On the Ridge @ Maple Ski Ridge, 6/11/11
Rhythm On the Ridge is returning to the Maple Ski Ridge in Rotterdam on Saturday, June 11. For the third annual fest, there will be two stages of continuous acoustic Americana and roots music – 18 local and regional bands in all – running from 12noon til 9pm.
The full line-up has yet to be announced, but here’s who we know will be performing so far:
Flood Road (host band)
Technicolor Trailer Park
Cavanaugh & Kavanaugh
Tom Keller
Hoosick Street Hoot
Ramblin Jug Stompers
Tix for Rhythm On the Ridge are $15; children under 12 are free when accompanied by a paid adult admission. Donate a non-perishable canned food item for the Northeast Regional Food Bank and receive a $2 discount.
MORE UPCOMING FESTIVALS:
Mountain Jam @ Hunter Mountain, Hunter, June 2-5
Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival @ MASS MoCA, North Adams, June 24-26
Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music and Dance @ Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, June 24-26
Freihofer’s Jazz Festival @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, June 25-26
The Big Up @ Sunnyview Farm, Ghent, July 28-30
Bluestock Music Festival @ Hunter Mountain, Hunter, August 26-28
The 3rd Annual ROTR Fest is shaping up to be our best yet. In addition to the bands listed above, two excellt bluegrass bands, Everest Rising, and The Ampersand, are also on the schedule. We’re teasing out the full list of bands and artists on the ROTR Fest website, as well as on the ROTR Fest Facebook page over the next week or so. Stop by the fest website or Facebook page to catch the announcements as they happen! Please mark your calendar for June 11th!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhythm-on-the-Ridge/110289245677995