Groovefest Music & Art Festival - formerly Groovefest American Music Festival is a multi-day
music festival held in
Cedar City, Utah, United States. The festival is held each year during the final week of June. It is a seven-day festival that is dedicated to American music, with genres including
blues and
folk
Folk or Folks may refer to:
Sociology
*Nation
*People
* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
** Folk hero
** Folk music
*** Folk metal
*** Folk punk
*** Folk rock
** Folk religion
* Folk taxonomy
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Folk Plus or Fo ...
,
bluegrass,
country
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,
Americana
Americana may refer to:
*Americana (music), a genre or style of American music
*Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States
Film, radio and television
* ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by J ...
, and
jazz
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.
Past notable artists have included
Trampled by Turtles
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,
Pert Near Sandstone,
Richmond Fontaine,
Great American Taxi,
56 Hope Road
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,
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash,
Cee Cee James, Stranger,
Harper & Midwest Kind,
Wayne "The Train" Hancock,
Jackstraw.
The Groovefest went virtual in 2020.
2015 line-up
* Banditos
* Big Wild Wings
*
Cale Tyson
* CAVE Women
* Chikano
* Jeffrey Halford & the Healers
* Erin harpe & the Delta Swingers
* Fernando Viciconte
* The Indulgers
* Melanie Davaney
* Mustered Courage
* The Naked Waiters
* Ragged Union
* Sammy Brue
* Way Down Wanderers
2014 line-up
* WILHELM (Cedar City, UT)
* LOVES IT (Austin, TX)
* BOTTLED MONKEY (Cedar City, UT)
* BLAMMITY BLAM (Cedar City, UT)
* SCREEN DOOR PORCH (Jackson Hole, WY)
* THE GOOD LUCK THRIFT STORE OUTFIT (Oakdale, CA)
*
Harper & Midwest Kind (Michigan)
* STRANGER (San Diego, CA)
* JASON TYLER BURTON (Springdale, UT)
* ALICE WALLACE (Fullerton, CA)
* POEINA SUDDARTH (Los Angeles, CA)
* STEPH JOHNSON TRIO (South Park, CA)
* THE WARREN G. HARDINGS (Seattle, WA)
* FELIX Y LOS GATOS (Albuquerque, NM)
* BLAIR CRIMMINS & THE HOOKERS (Atlanta, GA)
* CEE CEE JAMES (Portland, OR)
2013 line-up
* AfroZep
* Otter Creek
* Loose Connection
* Victor & Penny
* D. Bess
* Woody Pines
* Levee Town
* Swamp Cabbage
* Rian Basilio & the Roosters
* Courtney Marie Andrews
* Melody & Tyler
* Water Tower
* Bila Gaana
* Dirty Bourbon River Show
* Contino
* Ned Evett and Triple Double
2012 line-up
*Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan (2005)
*Nicole Campbell (2004)
*Kate Macleod (2007)
*Pete Anderson (2005)
*
Nowhere Man & a Whiskey Girl (2008)
*Shawn Rohlf & The Buskers (2004)
*Sister Wives (2004)
*Chicago Afrobeat Project (2008)
*
John Batdorf (2010)
*Hymn for Her (2011)
*Trevor Green (2010)
*Jackstraw (2003)
*Traveler (2010)
*Antioquia (2011)
*
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash (2005)
*Todd Wolfe Band (2008)
*Thrift Store Cowboys (2007)
*Karyn Whittemore (2005)
References
External links
Groovefest official websiteGroovacious Records, Cedar City, Utah
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Music festivals in Utah
Tourist attractions in Iron County, Utah
Cedar City, Utah
Performing arts in Utah