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.
2012 Artist Lineup
Donna the Buffalo
- George Jones
- Donna the Buffalo
- Khaira Arby
- Rebirth Brass Band
- SMOD
- Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited
- Preston Frank & his Zydeco Family Band
- Locos Por Juana
- Revelation Mizik
- The Meditations
- John Brown’s Body
- Eileen Ivers
- Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
- Tornado Rider
- Sim Redmond Band
- Jill Sobule
- The Campbell Brothers
- Eilen Jewell
- Galumpha
- Sihasin
- Walter Mouton & the Scott Playboys
- The Flying Clouds
- Dirk Powell
- Willie Watson
- Footworks
- Keith Secola & the Wild Band of Indians
- Jim Lauderdale
- Thousands of One
- Jimkata
- Driftwood
- Jones Benally Family Dance Troupe
- JSan & the Big Mean
- Matuto
- The Speckers
- Moontee Sinquah
- The Blind Spots
- Holy Ghost Tent Revival
- The Makepeace Brothers
- Jennie Lowe Stearns & the Fire Choir
- The Gunpoets
- Mike Brindisi & the New York Rock
- Mac Benford
- Black Castle
- Mary Brett Lorson & the Soubrettes
- Kevin Kinsella
- Johnny Dowd
- Kathy Ziegler
- Atsiaktonkie
- Hank Roberts
- Bronwen Exter
- The Sutras
- Hubcap
- Bobby Henrie & the Goners
- The Sound Awake
- Plastic Nebraska
- Traonach
- Randy Dean Whitt
- The TalkToMes
- The Atomic Forces
- Sharkpony
- The Fly Rods
- Rockwood Ferry
- The Grady Girls
- Dead Sea Squirrels
- Uniit
- Paso Fino
- Calico Moon
- The Double E
- Nery Arevalo
- GoGone
- The Jerkhampton Family Band
- Hiroshima Vacation
- The Notorious String Busters
- Burke & Bone
- HectorWorks SoundSystem
- Bubba George
- GrassRoots Chamber Orchestra