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2016 Hangtown Music Festival

Posted on September 14, 2016 by sierraroots

The sixth annual Hangtown Music Festival, an event formerly known as Hangtown Halloween Ball, will take place at El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California October 20 – 23. Hosts Railroad Earth will play three nights of Hangtown ’16 and will be joined by an impressive array of acts from nearly every corner of the jam scene. Medeski, Martin &…

2016 KVMR Celtic Festival

Posted on September 14, 2016 by sierraroots

The 19th annual KVMR Celtic Festival and Marketplace mixes Celtic music and magic October 2, 3 & 4 in Grass Valley, California at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, a bucolic setting on 100 acres among giant ponderosa pines . There are eight stages and performance areas. Our main stage hosts many of the best Celtic musicians on the world stage. The…

Short History of the Palms Playhouse

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bruce Hayden

In the beginning it was an old barn, not much to look at, more like a rickety tool shed your grandpa may have converted into a workshop. Once converted to a theatre by local thespians, however, the Palms Playhouse became one of the more revered road houses in North America. This cultural oasis in Davis, CA presented top-notch Roots, Americana,…

The Roots of Music: The Influence Continues

Posted on August 31, 2014 by sierraroots

The Roots of Music: The Influence Continues I will be soon joining with Performing Artists, Presenters, Record Industry, Agents & Managers, Media, Arts Administrators, Folk Societies/Clubs, Folklorists, and radio DJs who will be a part of the FAR-West Conference (International Folk Alliance Region West) www.far-west.org As always, there are exchanges of emails with suggestions for workshops, panels and showcases months before the…

2016 Hangtown Music Festival

2016 KVMR Celtic Festival

Short History of the Palms Playhouse

The Roots of Music: The Influence Continues

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