Photo Credit: Dave Burbank
The Scene
The GrassRoots Festival, held in late July, takes place in the scenic Finger Lakes region of New York. The non-profit brings in 80+ bands for four days of music and camping. Can't get enough, there's also GrassRoots festivals in North Carolina and Virginia Key Beach Park, just off the coast of Miami.
2018 Artist Lineup
Donna the Buffalo
- Donna the Buffalo
- Patty Griffin
- Toots and the Maytals
- The Wood Brothers
- Valerie June
- Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band
- Sidi Touré
- Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
- Ryan Montbleau Band
- Driftwood
- Seratones
- Sim Redmond Band
- DakhaBrakha
- LADAMA
- Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
- Lo’Jo
- Preston Frank & His Zydeco Family Band
- Jim Lauderdale
- The Campbell Brothers
- Big Mean Sound Machine
- Gunpoets
- The Blind Spots
- Uma Galera
- Eilen Jewell
- Walter Mouton & The Scott Playboys
- Taina Asili y la Banda Rebelde
- The Town Pants
- Samite of Uganda
- Danielle Ponder & The Tomorrow People
- Mac Benford & Up South
- Root Shock
- The Speckers
- Stone Cold Miracle
- Keith Secola & The Wild Band of Indians
- Hank Roberts
- The Flying Clouds of South Carolina
- Ithaca Bottom Boys
- Sihasin
- Cortadito
- Moontee Sinquah
- M.A.K.U.
- Richie and Rosie
- Double Tiger
- Kevin Kinsella
- Johnny Dowd
- Jones Benally Family Dance Troupe
- Mosaic Foundation
- Empire Kings
- The Dirty Pennies
- Mary Lorson
- Fall Creek Brass Band
- Nonstop to Cairo
- Izzy True
- Tenzin Chopak
- Jennie Lowe Stearns
- Ithaca Underground
- The Grady Girls
- The Notorious Stringbusters
- December Wind
- Bess Greenberg
- Vee Da Bee
- Laila Belle
- Bronwen Exter
- Kenny T & Wildfire
- Uniit Carruyo
- Calico Moon
- Dead Sea Squirrels
- GrassRoots Chamber Orchestra
- Bubba George