Press

Check out these great articles:

Stratton Lawrence’s account of the Spring 2009 Grassroots Festival on Jambase

Ryan Snyder’s Yes Weekly review of Spring 2009

Paul Kerr’s Jambase Photo Essay and Lydia Davis’ Photos from the Spring 2008 festival.

Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHAT: 6th Annual Fall Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance
WHEN: Thursday, October 8 through Sunday, October 11, 2009
WHERE: Shakori Hills
1439 Henderson Tanyard Road
Silk Hope, North Carolina
Just down the road from Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, etc. Within an hour’s drive of Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro

FOR MORE INFO: www.shakorihills.org or by calling (919) 542-8142

PRESS PHOTOS: see below

MEDIA CONTACT: Sara Waters (919) 542-8142/press@shakorihills.org

STAGES: 2 large, outdoor stages; 1 covered dance tent;1 covered intimate cabaret tent

What else?
Other activities include a sustainability fair where area environmental pioneers will come together to share ideas and educate festivalgoers. As always, there will be fabulous craft vendors, gourmet food, healing artists, workshops, poetry and instrument contests, and drum circles. The Paperhand Puppet Intervention will be joining in throughout. There are lots of family and kids activities as well as a family friendly camping area. Kids can look forward to bubbles, face painting, crafts, mask making, and general fun in the supervised children’s area.

Silk Hope, NC - The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance will hold it’s annual fall festival from Thursday, October 8 to Sunday, October 11, 2009. The festival will feature more than 50 bands and performers on two big outdoor stages, a large Dance Tent, and an intimate Cabaret Tent. It is located at 1439 Henderson Tanyard Road in Silk Hope, North Carolina which is just down the road from Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro. The festival also features local crafts, delicious food, various children’s activities, environmental sustainability workshops, and much more in a family-friendly environment. More info at www.shakorihills.org.

Featured acts include: The Duhks, The Gourds, Donna the Buffalo, Samba Mapangala, Mountain Heart, Keith Secola & The Wild Band of Indians, Solas, Chatham County Line, Roman Candle, The Belleville Outfit, Preston Frank, Jim Lauderdale, Locos Por Juana, and Casey Driessen & The Colorfools

Local favorites: Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey, Big Fat Gap, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Lost In The Trees, The Beast, The Never, Alex Weiss & Different Drum, Cyril Lance, Possum Jenkins, No Strings Attached, The Jackets, Mosadi Music, Firehouse Rhythm Kings, Midtown Dickens, Lafcadio, Haw River Rounders, Julia Hartsell, Butterflies, Nu-Blu, Too Much Fun, The Bad Mothers, Baron von Rumblebuss, Paperhand Puppet Intervention, Apple Chill Cloggers, Harmute, Howie DeWitt, Jack Maverick & His Wild Rebels, Cane Creek Cloggers, Louise Kessel, Scatterbones, and Wembley

Other great acts on the program: Samuel James, Bearfoot, Christabel and the Jons, Elikem African Dance, The Two Man Gentlemen Band, Bravo Norteno, David Gans, dub Addis, Unknown Tongues, Mad Tea Party, Mike & Ruthy (from The Mammals), Kellin Watson, Turtle Duhks, Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade, Angela Easterling, And the Moneynotes, FODfest, Hee Haw Nightmare, Unknown Tongues, Meisce, and Now You See Them

The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival will also be continuing its tradition of the Hopes and Dreams program, in which artists playing the festival will go into local schools for workshops and performances. The festival has always had high priorities in community and education. Hopes and Dreams has proven to be an effective and fun way to get that message across. Kids of all ages get to interact with local artists and bands.

Festival tickets are on sale now and available by phone and at www.shakorihills.org/tickets-info. Four day passes are $85 in advance and $95 at the gate. Kids 12 and under are FREE! Day passes are $22 (Thurs), $30 (Fri), $37 (Sat), and $26 (Sun). Youth prices (13-15) are $11, $15, $18, and $13. Tent camping is free and vehicle camping is $50 in advance and $60 at the gate.

Hi-res photos and band interviews available upon request.

Any questions, please contact press@shakorihills.org.