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: 8th Annual Spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance
WHEN: Thursday, April 22 through Sunday, April 25, 2010
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

Silk Hope, NC - The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will hold its annual spring festival from Thursday, April 22 to Sunday, April 25, 2010. The festival will feature more than 50 bands and performers on two big outdoor stages, a large Dance Tent, and an intimate Cabaret Tent. Located on 72 beautiful farmland acres at 1439 Henderson Tanyard Road in Silk Hope, North Carolina, just down the road from Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham, Burlington, 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: Béla Fleck, Chiwoniso, Rusted Root, Bassekou Kouyate, Donna the Buffalo, Abigail Washburn, Preston Frank, Vince Herman & Great American Taxi, Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys, Eilen Jewell, Crooked Still, Scythian, Asylum Street Spankers, Sim Redmond Band, and The Hackensaw Boys

Local favorites: Bowerbirds, Hobex, The Beast, Orquesta GarDel, Des Ark (solo), The Bluegrass Experience, Saludos Compay, Big Fat Gap, Midtown Dickens, Hammer No More the Fingers, Mandolin Orange, The Gravy Boys, Greg Humphreys, Inflowential, Club Boheme, and The Music Maker Revue featuring: Cool John Ferguson, Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen, Captain Luke, Ron Hunter, & Lightnin’ Wells

Other great acts on the program: Elikem African Dance, The Grady Girls, stephaniesid, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Dark Water Rising, David Gans, Kelley & The Cowboys, Ralph Roddenbery Band, Sol Driven Train, Possum Jenkins, The Smart Brothers, The Honeycutters, Sol & Funk Root, The TalkToMes, The Side Effects, Penny Prophets, Spirit Family Reunion, Jack Maverick & His Wild Rebels, Big Al Hall & The Marching Rams, Hee Haw Nightmare, The Steamrollers, Cole Park, Acroentertainment, Northwood Jazz Band, Daygot Leeyos Edwards, The Minglewood Ramblers, Louise Kessell, Cane Creek Cloggers, Emerson Waldorf String Band, Apple Chill Cloggers, and Red Herring Puppets

The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival will also be continuing its tradition of the Hopes & 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 & 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 $90 in advance and $100 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 $10 per tent and vehicle camping is $50 in advance and $60 at the gate.

Hi-res photos and band interviews available upon request.


Downloads

Spring 2010 Press Releases:

Crossing Cultures at Shakori Hills: Béla Fleck and Bassekou Kouyate

Basic Spring 2010

Bands by Day Spring 2010

Older Press Releases:

FODfest Press Release

What’s Happening at Shakori Hills

Shakori Hills & Friends: A Community Festival

Hopes and Dreams Press Release

High-resolution Photos

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Please credit Todd E. Gaul on photos below.

Dance Tent
Kids & Families
Meadow Stage
Strings

Donna the Buffalo

Band photos

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