(Honesdale, October 1, 2016)…For the third time, Honesdale Roots & Rhythm has received a Waste Watcher Award from the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP). This latest applauds the festival for Outstanding Achievement from both PROP and the Keystone chapter of SWAN (Solid Waste Association of North America). Continue reading “3rd Green Award for Roots & Rhythm”
Counting down to June 18 – WASTE WATCHER AWARD FOR R&R
(Honesdale, June 14, 2016)…High five for Honesdale Roots & Rhythm’s Sustainability Team! The team, along with all of the festival’s volunteers, has helped Roots & Rhythm win a 2016 Waste Watchers Award from PROP (Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania)—good news just days before the June 18th event. Continue reading “Counting down to June 18 – WASTE WATCHER AWARD FOR R&R”
Roots & Re/Max to Offer Balloon Rides June 18
(Honesdale, June 10, 2016)… Head on down to the end of Main Street Honesdale on Saturday morning, June 18th, and you may have a chance to see all of Honesdale from high up in the air. Continue reading “Roots & Re/Max to Offer Balloon Rides June 18”
Roots & Rhythm Receives Villaume Foundation Grant
The Board of The John and Helen Villaume Foundation has announced that the Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts, Inc. has been selected to receive one of the Foundation’s 2016 community grant awards. Continue reading “Roots & Rhythm Receives Villaume Foundation Grant”
Tunes & Tales Brings Back Popular Acts for 2016
(Honesdale, June 1, 2016)…Geared for families with children of all ages—the “young at heart”—the Tunes & Tales portion of the 11th annual Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival on June 18th will feature two popular talents of past years: Native American Little Bear and singer-guitarist Dave Matsinko. Continue reading “Tunes & Tales Brings Back Popular Acts for 2016”
NEW! 2016 Raffle Prizes – Art, Cash & More!
(Honesdale, May 31, 2016)….Raffle-ticket buyers for this year’s Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival can vie for two cash prizes for the first time, along with six other great prizes donated by local businesses. Continue reading “NEW! 2016 Raffle Prizes – Art, Cash & More!”
A Real McCoy Coming to Honesdale for Roots & Rhythm
(Honesdale, May 21, 2016)… They make music not war, but the lead female singer of the band Two-Thirds Goat, is a real McCoy from Eastern Kentucky. And this June, Annalyse McCoy and the rest of her bluesy-country rock band will perform not once but three times in conjunction with Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival on June 18th. Besides opening on the main stage on June 18th at 1:30pm in Central Park, the band will offer a workshop the night before, June 17th, at 7:30pm at Basin and Main, 564 Main Street, Honesdale, and play after Roots & Rhythm at the Late Night Ramble at The Cooperage Project, 1030 Main Street, Honesdale.
“This band has a great sound, and folks will have three opportunities to catch them in town,” says Randy Kohrs, music coordinator for Roots & Rhythm.
The band’s name comes from the fact that two of the three originators of the now-five-member band are Capricorns, the astrological sign with the goat as its symbol. Two-Thirds Goat has been gaining national recognition for its mix of rock and country songs almost from day one. The band’s album, Let It Rise, has been celebrated in American Songwriter Magazine, Austin Town Hall, Elmore Magazine, Mother Church Pew, Surviving the Golden Age and more.
Their first single, “Whiskey Sins,” is described as “a raucous, rocking country song about three loves: Jack, Jim, and Johnny; and the inevitable sins that accompany them.”
“We are really excited that this terrific band is not only offering a music workshop for us, but also sticking around to perform at The Late Night Ramble at The Cooperage Project,” says Kohrs.
Roots & Rhythm, the workshop and the Ramble are all free to the public. The Cooperage will also be offering refreshments for sale when the doors open at 9pm. Music starts at 10pm.
Now marking its 11th year, Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival is a non-profit family-friendly event produced and staffed by volunteers. In addition to the music – Two-Thirds Goat will be followed by The Tall Pines, Sarah Borges and headliner Amy Helm—the festival offers an Artist’s Row and a Food Vendor’s Row, along with activities for children at Tunes & Tales.
The festival is supported by donations and grants, including awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pocono Arts Council. For additional information about the event or to volunteer, visit www.honesdalerootsandrhythm.com.
For more information about Two-Thirds Goat, visit www.twothirdsgoat.com.
Photo: Two-Thirds Goat
Free Workshop, Special Poster by Artist Mark Milroy for R&R
(Honesdale, May 3, 2016)… Nationally-known and locally-based artist Mark Milroy wants to share his passion for woodblock printing with the community for free. Milroy, who produces images hand-carved on wood and printed on a hand-crank press one by one, will offer a no-cost workshop on Saturday, June 11th as part of this year’s Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival. The event will take place at 7pm at The Cooperage Project, 1030 Main Street, Honesdale.
“I will bring many prints but also demonstrate wood block print-making with my press,” says Milroy, noting there is an ah-ha moment when what looks like a mirror image on the wood peels off to be the traditional right-left picture. He admits he’s always been “drawn to the magic of never knowing what you’ll get until you pull that first print.” Continue reading “Free Workshop, Special Poster by Artist Mark Milroy for R&R”
Sarah Borges Joins 2016 R&R Lineup
(Honesdale, April 27, 2016)…Boston-raised Sarah Borges calls her sound “straight up rock and roll.” She and her band, The Broken Singles, join the main stage lineup for the 11th annual Honesdale Roots & Rhythm on June 18th in Honesdale’s Central Park, right before headliner Amy Helm.
Amy Helm to Headline 2016 Roots & Rhythm
(Honesdale, April 11, 2016)…Amy Helm, often described as an exceptionally soulful singer/songwriter and a member of the so-called Woodstock tribe of musicians in nearby New York state, will headline the 11th annual Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival on June 18th.
Helm, who has been a musician in her own right all her life, is the daughter of musical legends: singer/songwriter Libby Titus (she wrote “Love Has No Pride”) and the late musical icon Levon Helm, drummer/vocalist for The Band (“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight”). After decades of playing with bands such as the altcountry Ollabelle and with her father, Helm put out her first solo album, “Didn’t It Rain,” in July of last year.