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Saturday June 18th, Honesdale Roots & Rhythm

Central Park Main Stage @ 3:30 PM.

2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) Winner and frequent BMA nominee Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan’s LPs, That’s What I’m Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Billy Price has recorded and released a total of 17 albums, CDs, and DVDs.

Price’s album This Time for Real, with the late Chicago soul singer Otis Clay, received a 2016 Blues Music Award in the category of Best Soul Blues Album of 2015. His 2018 album Reckoning, produced by Kid Andersen at Greaseland Studios for Vizztone, was nominated for a 2019 Blues Music Award in the category of Best Soul Blues Album of 2018. His latest album Dog Eat Dog, also produced by Andersen, was released on Gulf Coast Records in August, 2019 and nominated for a 2020 BMA for Best Soul Blues Album of 2019. He was also nominated for a 2020 BMA for Best Male Soul Blues Artist.

The Billy Price Band, based in Billy’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa., consists of Dave Dodd (drums), Tom Valentine (bass), Lenny Smith (guitar), Jim Britton (keyboards), and Eric Spaulding (sax). They won the Pittsburgh City Paper Reader’s Poll in 2021 as the most popular blues band in the city.

https://www.billyprice.com/

Get ready to swing with these Vipers cause its going to be a real Jive Baby !!

Don’t miss these guys. rhythmic genius & infectious melody’s……. It don’t mean a thing if’in it ain’t got that SWING !!!!!!

THIS HAS GOT IT !!!

We had the opportunity to sit with Scott Rage this morning to demo our ’22 Custom Guitar!!

Tickets available online until Monday 6/13/22

$5 per chance or 5 for $20

Every year since our humble beginnings in 2006 we have raffled off a custom built guitar painted and or designed by a chosen artist.

Custom built SG style guitar by Tony Maddi & John Rocklin. Painted by our featured Artist for ’22 Dane Tilghman. Mahogany body and set neck. Seymour Duncan Pickups, Handwired 50’s style. Gibson Tuners and Hardware. This is one KILLER guitar ! See and hear video below.

The drawing takes place during the festival , this year probably about 8:30pm. You need not be present to win !

Here are two videos demonstrating the guitar.

Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival wants you !!

Be part of the Action setting-up, tearing-down or everything in between at the Roots & Rhythm festival in Central Park, Honesdale, June 18, 2022.

Flexible volunteer and paid positions are available throughout the day and night.

Every helper working at least 2 hours receives all-you -can eat food vouchers for the day and a signature t-shirt that can only be earned.

Want to join the action? Call or text Brian Fulp any time at 570-309-7860.

Thanks to Torey Decker Design & Quality Printing for this years poster design and production. thanks as well to all our generous sponsors. Since 2006, Roots and Rhythm is a free to the public Roots music festival bringing some of the best Americana, Blues, Rock & Roll and Country music to our little town here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Please share this post to help get the word out !! Now in our 15th year and back from a 2 year gap due to Covid. See you on June 18th !! Don’t forget the music starts around 10AM with 7 yet to be announced local bands. Main Stage in Central Park kicks off at about 1:15 PM. Our after Party with Rockinitis starts at 10PM.

To be raffled off from the Main Stage at Roots & Rhythm on June 18th 2022

at appox. 8 PM

$5 or 5 for $20

Tickets are available at our web store, around town and at the festival.

Straight from our main Stage, get an up close and personal show from ROCKINITIS !!

This is where the magic happens folks!! Our Late night after party’s are legendary !!

10pm to 11:30 at Irving Cliff Brewery on Chapel Street in Downtown Honesdale !!

NOT TO BE MISSED !!

After the days festivities are over things get a little grittier a little more Mojo is to be had…… perhaps just a touch of danger, (No, not really, but it might feel like it)!!

There are a few spots left for both Food and Marketplace vendors. Please contact us through our website !! our ’22 festival is happening on June 18th.

The BIG day is a month away !! We need plenty of volunteer help June 17th & 18th. Click on the link below for more info.

VOLUNTEER

2022 LINEUP !!

We are so happy to be able to once again be able to bring this level of talent to our 15th Annual Roots & Rhythm !! Please share this and help us get the word out about this incredible free event.