FLOYDFEST 8: Revival Finalizes Line-Up
Wed, April 1The independent event production team, Across-the-Way Productions, just announced exciting additions to the already colorful initial lineup for their celebrated annual music and arts festival, FloydFest. Now in its 8th incarnation, the festival will take place July 23-26, 2009 in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia. Since its inception in 2002, FloydFest organizers have prided themselves in providing a safe and welcoming ground for a global community forum, and musical showcase steeped in Appalachian roots. This year’s theme Revival echoes the festival’s mission to serve as a holistic plateau for the restoration and rejuvenation of our individual values, and our living culture.
“It's easy to get bogged down, spun and otherwise deflated from the hustle and bustle of life,” explains Kris Hodges, the festival co-founder. “To take time out and consider these demandsand still maintain one's sanity, ideals and heart - may be what the art of living is all about”.
The beautiful festival venue, Blue Cow Pavilion, is located at milepost 170.5 off the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, the 80-acre mountain plateau offers camping, a progressive ‘Global Village’ area of workshops and demonstrations, over one hundred artisans and crafters, food offerings ranging from pulled-pork BBQ to fresh sushi to hand-churned ice cream, a comprehensive healing arts area, and a Children’s Universe, featuring stage performances geared toward children, puppetry, workshops, playground equipment and babysitting services.
Discounted tickets are available from the festival website through April 1st! Onsite RV and Souvenir packages have SOLD OUT early this year, which prompted organizers to secure additional offsite RV and Camping options. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.floydfest.com.
Blues Traveler, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Railroad Earth, Donna the Buffalo, Yard Dogs Road Show, Grupo Fantasma, The Felice Brothers, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, EOTO, Panjea featuring Chris Berry & Michael Kang, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Toubab Krewe, The Duhks, Forro in the Dark, The Sadies, Hot 8 Brass Band, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Lee Boys, Ollabelle, Pete Francis feat. Barefoot Truth, The Horse Flies, Adrienne Young and the Old Faithful, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Roses Pawn Shop, The Belleville Outfit, R.I.S.E., Sol Driven Train, The Old Ceremony, Stop Drop & Roll, Mad Tea Party, Luminescent Orchestrii, The New Familiars, Boulder Acoustic Society, William Walter & Co., Steve Johnson Band, Spiral, Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun, Sxip Shirley, Barcelona Institute of Gospel, Whitetop Mountaineers, Blue Mule, Kat Mills, Ananda Bellydance, 3 Minute Lovin’, The Transmitters, American Dumpster, Eustace Conway, The Jugbusters, Hoorah Cloggers, Blues and Lasers, plus Musicians from The Crooked Road
PLUS Under the Radar Music Series:
Jesse Chong Band, Thousands of One, Rooster Blues, Blount Harvey, Segway, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Oneside, Smart Brothers, YARN, The Bittersweets, Barling&Collins, Telluride Troubador Nathan Moore, No Strings Attached, David Shultz & Skyline, Soulhound, Electric Chameleon, Trees on Fire, The Mantras, 6 Day Bender, HuDost, Galen Kipar Project, The Wave, Rogan Brothers, Farm Vegas, Marianna Bell, My Radio, Raw Dawg, Kings of Belmont, Amalgarhythm, Acoustic Burgoo, Stephanie Rooker
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ABOUT Across-the-Way Productions
Born in 2001 on the small stage of Oddfella’s Cantina in downtown Floyd Virginia, Across-the-Way Productions, Inc., has dedicated itself to becoming Southwest Virginia’s premier event production company. In a world of ever-increasing homogenization, AtWP promotes a community-based approach to event production, and prides itself in presenting sincere, family-friendly, quality, even magical events.
In addition to FloydFest, the 2009 AtWP roster includes the states’ largest wine festival - Vintage Virginia, the state’s oldest wine festival Virginia Wine Festival, and this year’s inauguration (slash resurrection) of Floyd Fandango, a new kind of Beer and Wine Festival set for July 4th and 5th at the beloved FloydFest site on the Parkway. For more information visit www.atwproductions.com