Check out a partial listing of our food vendors.
Gearing up for a GREAT 2024 Honesdale Roots & Rhythm!! Join us June 15th in Honesdale’s Central Park!!! Here are some of the food vendors!
Don’t forget about our Roots and Rhythm’s Pre-Party on June 14th and our Honesdale Roots and Rhythm Late Night Ramble!! SO SO many good things happening NEXT WEEKEND!
OH and it’s going to be 75 and sunny! 
Angelina and Adrianna’s Italian Ice:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/232939361653882/
The Meltdown
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095600615162
Eastern Beast Barbecue
Carachilo Concessions
https://carachiloconcessions.com
Creamworks, Inc
Soigne Crepes
Our 2024 Featured Artist
Connor Simon is a part-time artist, part-time activist living in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He has been an avid analogue photographer and filmmaker since 2008, dabbling in Absurdism, Dada, and Surrealism through the use of antique and alternative photo processes.
“Somewhere out there, there’s an old videotape of me begging my dad to let me use the home movie camera. I think if he had, I might not have wound up where I am now. Parents, let your kids play with your camera sometimes – otherwise they’ll wind up like me; staying up late in makeshift darkrooms, ordering weird chemicals on the internet, and inviting all kinds of strange people in for concept portraits.”
Connor is a regular collaborator with the Wayne County Arts Alliance and holds his Master’s Degree in English with a focus in Film and Media Preservation.
Connor’s body of work includes portraiture, street photography, color science experimentation, nonlinear film-making, poetry, and foraging.
Central Park Main Stage Schedule
Every act this year is a headliner so get there early and stay late!!
Here is the rundown on set times:
Main stage opens at 12:15.
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines @ 12:30 https://paulandannie.com/paul-and-annie
Roberta Faceplant @ 2:15 https://www.robertafaceplant.com/bio
Steve Guyger w/ Fithy Rich & Rich Yescalis https://severnrecords.com/artist/steve-guyger/
Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers @ 5:45 https://dekedickerson.com/about/
Slam Allen @ 8:00 https://www.slamallen.com/home
Don’t miss our Late Night Ramble, 10PM @ Here & Now Brewing on Main Street w/ Deke Dickerson & the Whippersnappers!!
Thanks again to the River Reporter !!
More guitar photos
The 2024 Roots Guitar is done!! Here are some more photos, this may be the best one yet!
Absolutely stunning wiring job by Anthony @ AmpTurco Guitar Works displayed using a clear pickguard. Unbelievable pickups from Joe Roche @ Boutique. Joe worked for and was a student of Peter Florance, The build by John Rocklin, features an Ash body & roasted maple neck, both from Guitar Mill. All hardware is by Callaham. The guitar will have an expert setup by Luthier Tony Maddi. The artwork is by Jake Martin. Get your tickets soon on our website under the SHOP tab or day of at the fest.
Thanks to the River Reporter!!
Many thanks to The River Reporter Newspaper for providing us with a full page ad in their Hello Summer magazine coming out for Memorial day!! Please remember to support our sponsors!!
’24 Roots Guitar Almost Finished
Here are a few teaser photos taken during the build. As I write this Anthony @ AmpTurco Guitar Works is wiring a clear pickguard to pickups from Joe Roche @ Boutique. Joe worked for and was a student of Peter Florance, The build by John Rocklin, features an Ash body & roasted maple neck, both from Guitar Mill. All hardware is by Callaham. The guitar will have an expert setup by Luthier Tony Maddi. The artwork is by Jake Martin.
https://www.facebook.com/ampturcoguitarwerks
https://www.facebook.com/JacobOwenMartin
2024 Main stage Lineup!!
Here at Roots & Rhythm it has always been about the music. We are very excited to announce our 2024 lineup. Take a moment to explore more about each artist/act below. As always it’s going to be a real memorable event folks! Bring a chair and your dancing feet! These are all headliners so don’t miss a minute.
Slam Allen – The internationally renowned Slam Allen is a messenger of love. This dynamic entertainer uses the genres of Blues, Soul, R&B, and a touch of Rock and Roll to deliver powerful soul stirring performances! Slam captures you with a voice that echoes Otis Redding, a guitar that immerses you in B. B. King and stage energy reminiscent of James Brown, all while captivating you with his own original music!
Deke Dickerson & the Whippersnappers – Deke Dickerson has devoted his long career to keeping America’s roots music alive while interjecting new creativity into genres of music that flourished in decades previous. Deke & the Whippersnappers will also be our featured act at the Late Night Ramble directly after the Main Stage closes @ Here & Now Brewing.
Steve Guyger – For over thirty years Steve Guyger has been honing his skills on the harmonica and delighting blues audiences worldwide. Steve was one of our main stage headliners at our first annual Roots & Rhythm in 2006.
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines – For 30 years Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have been hailed as one of the world’s best blues duos. They have recorded 6 albums together including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000), and received numerous award nominations from the Blues Foundation. They have performed and recorded with John Sebastian, Susan Tedeschi, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block. They have opened for Ray Charles, Dr. John, and Little Feat, and performed on international radio and TV shows including Late Night with Conan O’Brien and A Prairie Home Companion. They continue to perform American roots music and their own compositions at festivals, concert halls, and clubs all over the world.
Roberta Faceplant – Roberta Faceplant is a honky tonk hurricane with a voice that blends the raw, rock n’ roll grit of Janis Joplin and the whimsical, western smoothness of Patsy Cline.
2024 Horse Race Scheduled for March 8th!!
