Home Live Review Don’t Miss: River and Roots Festival @ Watermelon Park (Berryville, Va.), 6/23-6/25/17

Don’t Miss: River and Roots Festival @ Watermelon Park (Berryville, Va.), 6/23-6/25/17

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Don’t Miss: River and Roots Festival @ Watermelon Park (Berryville, Va.), 6/23-6/25/17
River & Roots Festival

River & Roots Festival at Watermelon Park
A performance at the River and Roots Festival (Photo by Chester Simpson)

With the long, hot lazy days of summer surely finally approaching, what better way to spend a weekend than to lounge by the water and listen to music?

The fourth annual River and Roots Festival, hosted by Shepherds Ford Productions, affords you an opportunity to do just that along the Shenandoah River in Watermelon Park outside of Berryville, Virginia (not far from Winchester) on Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25 with a lineup of bluegrass, Americana, and roots musicians.

River and Roots Festival is a family-friendly affair that includes more than music -– visitors also enjoy dances, workshops, band and pickin’ contests, kid’s activities, open jams, food and craft Vendors, and more!

That said, River and Roots Festival offers some intriguing headliners this year in the form of We Banjo 3, a quartet from Galway, Ireland, who call their music “Celt grass,” and Michael Daves feat. Tony Trischka and Brittany Haas. Michael is a Grammy-nominated New York-based bluegrass, country, and rock musician who has proven quite unpredictable in his roots arrangements! For those of us looking for hometown sounds, performers also include DC’s own Black Masala, the always unique eight-piece Gypsy brass band.

Watermelon Park Festival
Black Masala (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Here is the complete list of bands to date. Consult the festival website at www.riverandroots.com for the complete schedule.

We Banjo 3
Michael Daves feat. Tony Trischka and Brittany Haas
Brittany Haas
Sherman Holmes feat. the Ingramettes
Furnace Mountain
The Ingramettes
Black Masala
The Woodshedders
Corn Potato String Band
Kipyn Martin
Buds Collective
The Plate Scrapers

The Woodshedders Band
The Woodshedders (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Buy your tickets online.

River and Roots Festival
Watermelon Park
3322 Lockes Mill Rd., Berryville, VA 22611
Friday, June 23-Sunday, June 25
For full schedule, visit www.riverandroots.com/schedule/
$60+ 3-Day/$50+ 1-Day
Camping and food options available. Visit www.riverandroots.com/tickets-camping/
All ages (Kids under 12 free)

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  1. Mickey,

    Thanks so much!

    Cheers! Chester

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