Roots Raffle Guitar Demo by Scott Rage

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.

Neck Pickup Demo
Bridge Pickup

Volunteer & Paid Positions Available !!!!

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.

Our Official 2022 Poster to Share !!

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.

Late Night Ramble Set for Irving Cliff Brewery !!

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)!!

Call For Vendors

Honesdale Roots & Rhythm has a few vendor spots left for our June 18th, 2022 festival. We have transitioned from our “marketplace” spots being only available to artists and are now seeking vendors of all applicable categories. A 10′ x 10′ spot is only $75 and as this is a free to the public event we have averaged between 3k to 5k attendees with as many as 7k over the last 15 events. Please e-mail Nancy at vendor@honesdalerootsandrhythm.com for more details and to sign up. Space is limited so apply today !!

Guitar Players, (or collectors), Take Note !!

Winner to be chosen at Roots & Rhythm on the evening of June 18th, 2022 @ the Main Stage in Central Park. You need not be present to win. Honesdale Roots & Rhythm is a 501c3 Not For Profit organization and Honesdale Roots & Rhythm is a free to the public annual music festival in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

Tix available here:

https://honesdalerootsandrhythm.com/shop/

The ’22 Roots Raffle Guitar is 100% ready to go. Custom built by Tony Maddi & John Rocklin, and painted by our Featured Artist, Dane Tilghman, This is one special instrument. Here are some of the tech specs:

Custom Built SG style set neck guitar

Mahogany body and neck.

Seymour Duncan Pickups, JB Bridge & Jazz Neck. (Provided by Guitar Center Moosic)

Gotoh Tune-o-matic Bridge with Studs/Bushings

Gotoh Aluminum Stop Tailpiece

Handmade Bone Nut

Genuine Gibson Vintage Style Tuners (Provided by Guitar Center Moosic)

Emerson Custom Wiring Harness ( Provided by Emerson Electronics)

This guitar is suitable to be hung on the wall for the art it is or to be played as it is a killer playing and sounding guitar.

Tix available here:

https://honesdalerootsandrhythm.com/shop/

Tix available here:

https://honesdalerootsandrhythm.com/shop/