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!!

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.

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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.

Fancy dress encouraged!!

See you there!!

Start making your plans, because we are already working hard to make ’24 the best year yet for Roots & Rhythm. Always free to the public and we guarantee you’ll be severely entertained!!

The ’23 Late Night Ramble was an absolute blast!!!! 40 Acre Mule tore the house down @ Here & Now Brewing!!!! An hour and a half set stretched into almost 2 1/2 hours of pure American Rock -N- Roll. All the way from Dallas, Tx. They said Honesdale blew away all the other stops on their tour. Be proud Honesdale!! Photographs copyright John Rocklin.

So many thanks from us at Roots & Rhythm to all who attended, and those who let us know all the positive thoughts about this years event. We literally work on it all year and appreciate hearing that you all thought it went well. Thanks as well to our many sponsors without whom we could not function. It’s nice to know that the business community supports this wonderful event. It’s nice to know that Honesdale Roots & Rhythm is a vital part of our community and part of Honesdale’s identity. Thanks to many of our business community who went above and beyond in their generosity (you know who you are, and so do we)

Congratulations to Stan Romanski of Hamlin, Pa. Our Grand Prize winner in ’23. This custom built Telecaster style guitar features artwork by Samuelle Green and is loaded with top shelf components. The guitar was played on the Main Stage by our ’23 headliners including Kid Andersen, Reggie King Sears & Mark DeRose. Guitar build by Tony Maddi & John Rocklin. Components from Gotoh, Seymour Duncan, Ampturco and USA Custom Guitar. Neck & body hand finished in Nitrocellulose Laquer by Bryan Fuentes.

10 PM @ HERE & NOW BREWING

Day of, lineup!

10am Downtown bands start! Feel free to walk up and down main street to listen and shop!

Downtown bands are:

Robert Tellefsen Band

Pistachio Bathtub

Dead Man’s Hand

Dave Brown & the Dishonest Fiddlers

The Cellar Souls

Johnny Jules Band

Main stage activities start around 1pm! There will be vendors, food, and fun for all ages!

1:45pm- Mark DeRose & the Dreadnoughts

3:35pm -The 40 Acre Mule

5:25pm -Rick Estrin & the Night Cats

8:00- Reggie King Sears

The raffle will be at 7pm, you do not have to be present to win! There are SO SO many great prizes, including the custom guitar!! You can also get your raffle tickets below!

https://honesdalerootsandrhythm.com/2023-roots-raffle…/

The Late Night Ramble begins @ 10PM- Here & Now Brewing presents-

The 40 Acre Mule up close and personal!!

Can’t wait to see everyone and keep the music playing!