Festivals USA early June

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 10 Feb 06 - 10:20 AM

Check Dirty Linen for a festival guide. Unfortunately, a number of festivals are late to report their event to the magazine.   You can check online at www.dirtylinen.com

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 10 Feb 06 - 09:41 AM

New London is about 10 miles or 15 minutes away from Mystic and about 25 miles or 35 minutes from Preston, according to Mapquest. I've never been to the Mystic Seaport festival, but the town itself is worth visiting, even just walking down Main Street. Strawberry Park in Preston is a beautiful campground with resort-like facilities and an incredible bluegrass lineup for this festival.

Both are definitely close enough.

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: matai
Date: 10 Feb 06 - 08:19 AM

Thanks. I guess Mystic is the closest. I've heard about it here before and thought I'd like to go there, it looks like such a gorgeous place. Could even contribute my version of the 'Female Rambling Sailor' if there is an open section. I'll be in New London, which I know is about one/two? hours away. How close is that to Preston btw, it would be great to get two festivals. Mind you my dream is to hang out with Joan Baez and the like. (Maybe another time) Now to see if this would be all okay with my daughter and book my plane tickets.

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: beardedbruce
Date: 10 Feb 06 - 07:04 AM

Washington Folk Festival - This year's festival will be held on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4, 2006. The festival runs from noon to 10:00pm on Saturday and from noon to 6:00pm on Sunday at Glen Echo Park.

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 10 Feb 06 - 06:56 AM

There's the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival on June 1-4 in Preston, CT: http://www.strawberrypark.net/bluegrass.htm with:
Rhonda Vincent (Sunday)
The Grascals (Saturday)
The Bluegrass Gospel Project (Sunday)
Mountain Heart (Thursday)
Tim O'Brien (Saturday)
Gibson Brothers (Friday)
Nothin' Fancy (Sunday)
Dale Ann Bradley (Friday)
Dry Branch Fire Squad (Saturday & Sunday)
The Kruger Brothers (Saturday)
Blue Highway (Saturday)
Cherryholmes (Friday)
April Verch (Friday & Saturday)
King Wilkie (Sunday)

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 10 Feb 06 - 06:28 AM

Get down to the North Carolina/Virginia border; First week-end in June Mount Airy, following week-end Galax Leafand String Festival, following week in the mountains at Grayson Highlands Park The Wayne Henderson Guitar Festiva. All reccomended.

Hoot

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: Barry Finn
Date: 09 Feb 06 - 11:35 PM

You are in luck!!! The 27 annual Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival will be held at Mystic, Conn. on June 8-11. By far one of the best sea music festival in the States. & if you're in Conn. you can't be far from there. Some of the likely performers (does anyone have a performers list yet) & some staff you may find are catters & you'll be sure to meet many other catters as festival go'ers. Hope you can make it & hope to meet you there.
Barry

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: Janie
Date: 09 Feb 06 - 11:11 PM

I don't know how current most of the information is, but if you click 'links' at the top of the page (not 'quick links') and then select folk festivals and venues, there is a substantial number of links. Unfortunately, there is no info on that page about when festivals occur.

Don't know that you will be travelling that far south when you cross the country, but the "Glenville Folk Festival" at Glenville, WV is early to mid-June. Mostly old-time, bluegrass and string band music.

Janie

Subject: RE: Festivals USA early June
From: Midchuck
Date: 09 Feb 06 - 11:02 PM

Does it Have to be Early June? Old Songs is one of the best in the northeast, and it's in late June.

Peter.

Subject: Festivals USA early June
From: matai
Date: 09 Feb 06 - 10:19 PM

As a New Zealander planning to travel to Connecticutt in early June I'd like to take in a Festival if there is one in the vicinity, or on the way from the West Coast. How would I go about finding information? Is there an American Folk Festivals Directory like the one we have here? I'm a song writer so contemporary folk is more in my interest but I love all kinds of music.