FloydFest is a

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and arts festival held annually near

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, in the

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History

The event began in 2002, and spans five days each year with on-site camping and multiple stages featuring

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, bluegrass,

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, or

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, African, Appalachian, and

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performers. The event was cancelled in 2020 due to the

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; the 19th edition was deferred to 2021. After the 2022 festival, organizers moved the festival to a site in the community of

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, in Floyd County a dozen miles northeast of the town of Floyd. However, due to environmental concerns about the site, it could not be used for the 2023 festival, which had to be canceled. In addition to music, the festival features local arts and crafts, morning yoga lessons, story telling, Outdoor Adventure, and a Children's Universe. Each year, FloydFest features a theme: *2002: ''Floyd County World Music Festival'' *2003: ''Out Of This World Music'' *2004: ''Midsummer's Dream'' *2005: ''Rock of Ages'' *2006: ''Roots Alive'' *2007: ''It's in the Mix'' *2008: ''Family Affair'' *2009: ''Revival'' *2010: ''Breaking Ground'' *2011: ''The eXperience'' *2012: ''Lovers Rock'' *2013: ''Rise & Shine'' *2014: ''Revolutionary'' *2015: ''Fire on the Mountain'' *2016: ''Dreamweavin *2017: ''Freedom'' *2018: ''Wild'' *2019: ''Voyage Home'' *2020: -No Event- *2021: ''Odyssey'' *2022: ''Heartbeat'' *2023: ''Forever (No Event)'' *2024: ''Horizon'' *2025: ''Aurora''

Performers

Each of the following sections has a list of notable performers for that year.

2002: Floyd County World Music Festival

*African Showboyz *

Doc Watson Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His ...

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) is an American guitarist and composer. His music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention as part of the band of Miles Davis; he ...

Rhonda Vincent Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanne ...

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

The Neville Brothers The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. History The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. 19 ...

*Lucky Dube *Karsh Kale *Culture *David Grisman Quintet *King Chang *Garmarna *Stacey Earle *Peter Rowan & Tony Rice *DJ Cheb I Sabba *Acoustic Syndicate *Rhonda Vincent *Lonesome River Band *Solazo

2003: Out Of This World Music

Baka Beyond Baka Beyond is a world music group formed in 1992 with members from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, fusing celtic music, Celtic and other western music styles with traditional Baka (Cameroon and Gabon), Baka music from Cameroon. Bio ...

David Grisman Quintet The David Grisman Quintet is a self-styled alternative bluegrass/acoustic jazz band founded by David Grisman in 1975 in San Francisco, California, US. The quintet draws from genres including Bill Monroe's bluegrass legacy and Django Reinhardt's ...

Garaj Mahal Garaj Mahal is a jazz fusion band formed in 2000 that combines jazz, rock, Indian music, and funk. The band consists of Fareed Haque (guitar), Kai Eckhardt (bass), Sean Rickman (drums), and Eric Levy (keyboards). Garaj Mahal allows its music to ...

Nickel Creek Nickel Creek (formerly known as the Nickel Creek Band) is an American bluegrass music, bluegrass band consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), and siblings Sara Watkins (fiddle) and Sean Watkins (guitar). Formed in 1989 in Southern California, the ...

* Old & In the Gray w/

Vassar Clements Vassar Carlton Clements (April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American jazz, Swing music, swing, and Bluegrass music, bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borro ...

*Reeltime Travelers *

The Hackensaw Boys The Hackensaw Boys are a string band based in central Virginia that formed in 1999. The band has drawn on many musical influences and are " own best for rowdy, energetic live shows." They have performed at Bonnaroo, Lockn', FloydFest, and the A ...

* Donna The Buffalo *

Morgan Heritage Morgan Heritage is a Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter "Peetah" Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan, and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan ...

Yonder Mountain String Band Yonder Mountain String Band is an American progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado. Composed of Dave Johnston, Ben Kaufmann, Adam Aijala, Nick Piccininni, and Coleman Smith, the band has released eleven studio albums and six live re ...

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featuring Fareed Haque *

Kaki King Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic guitar, acoustic and lap steel ...

* Acoustic Syndicate *Peter Rowan's Texas Trio w/ special guest *Spookie Daly Pride *

Jim Lauderdale James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, ...

*Special DGQ 70's Reunion w/ Tony Rice, Mike Marshall and Daryl Anger *Speech of Arrested development * DJ Cheb i Sabbah *Mamadou Diabete *Granoloa Funk Express *Nii Tettey Tetteh & Kusan Ensemble *The African Showboyz plus Man Alive! *

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*True Sound

2004: Midsummer's Dream

* Acoustic Syndicate *

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Dar Williams Dorothy Snowden "Dar" Williams (born April 19, 1967) is an American pop folk singer-songwriter from Mount Kisco, New York. Hendrik Hertzberg of ''The New Yorker'' has described Williams as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters." She ...

Del McCoury Band The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy Award-winning American bluegrass band. History Originally the band was called Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in person ...

* Donna the Buffalo *

Railroad Earth Railroad Earth is a bluegrass-influenced Americana band formed in Stillwater, New Jersey in 2001. The band's music combines elements of progressive bluegrass, folk, rock, country, jazz, Celtic and other Americana influences. Recognized as ...

Steep Canyon Rangers Steep Canyon Rangers is an American bluegrass band based in Asheville and Brevard, North Carolina. Originally formed in 2000, the band has become widely known since 2009 for collaborating with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. SCR performed as a ...

* Tempest *

* Eek-a-Mouse * New Monsoon * Mountain Heart *

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*Larry Keel Experience *

Keith Frank Keith Frank (born October 9, 1972) is an American singer, accordion player, and producer. Dubbed the "Zydeco Boss," Frank is one of the most well-known figures in zydeco music, especially in the nouveau zydeco sound, which was influenced by other ...

& the Soileau Zydeco Band * Enter the Haggis *

Cyro Baptista Cyro Baptista (born December 23, 1950) is a Brazilian-born percussionist in jazz and world music. He creates many of the percussion instruments he plays. Career Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Baptista arrived in the U.S. in 1980 with a scholarship ...

& Beat the Donkey *TruMystic * Jim Donovan of

Rusted Root Rusted Root is an American worldbeat rock band formed in 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by singer-guitarist Michael Glabicki, bassist Patrick Norman and percussionist Liz Berlin. The band got its start as the house band playing a weekly gig in ...

*The African Showboyz *Hoorah Cloggers *

*Darrel Rose *Mood Cultivation * Jan Smith *Kat Mills *Laura Blackley Band *Poplar Hollow *Poverty Creek *Blue Mule * None the Wiser * Wild Turkeys *Tricia Carter *Acoustinova *DJ Williams *Vulgar Bulgars * Susan Greenbaum *Phil Woodail * Michael Farr *New Roanoke Jug Band *Beggers Circus *Green Lemon *

*Crow Greenspan Band *Soul Focus *Slight Departure *Zen Fisherman *True Sound

2005: Rock of Ages

*African Showboyz *

Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influenc ...

*Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble * Asylum Street Spankers *Blueground Undergrass *

Corey Harris Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acousti ...

* Discordian Society *DJ Williams * Donna the Buffalo *

Hot Tuna Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the ...

* J. D. Crowe *

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* Jan Smith *

* Kruger Brothers * Larry Keel * Michael Farr * Old School Freight Train *

* Scott Miller and the Commonwealth *Snake Oil Médecine Show * Soldiers of Jah Army * Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys *

The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett (banjo, lead vocals, guitar, piano, kick-drum) and Seth Avett (guitar, lead vocals, piano, hi-hat) along with Bob Cr ...

* Tortured Soul *TruMystic *

Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd (born 29 May 1978) is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. Several of Rudd's songs incorporate socially conscious themes, such as spirituality, humanity, environmentalism and the rights of Indigen ...

2006: Roots Alive

*Balfa Toujours *

& Beat the Donkey * Eddie From Ohio *

Iris Dement Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice. Early life DeMent was born in Parag ...

Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") is a Mexican American rock group, rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional ...

Rory Block Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949) is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. Career Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan Block, ran a sandal shop i ...

* Tim O'Brien *Akoya Afrobeat *Rhythm Taxi *Donna the Buffalo *Gabby La La *Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon *Campbell Brothers *Jake Shimabukuro *Toubab Krewe *Garaj Mahal *Balfa Toujours *David Bromberg and the Angel Band *The Lee Boys *Adrienne Young and Little Sadie *Lamine Toure *William Walter and Co. *Scott Perry *Devon Sproule *Kat Mills *Blue Mule *Still WIlliss *Kill Basa Bill's Roadshow *Charivari *Dirk Powell *Appalachian Roots *Jan Smith Band *No Speed Limit *Morwenna Lasso and Jay Pun *Vulgar Bulgars *Smooth Kentucky *Sun Dried Opossum

2007: It's in the Mix

Carolina Chocolate Drops The Carolina Chocolate Drops were an Old-time music, old-time String band (American music), string band from Durham, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina. Their 2010 album, ''Genuine Negro Jig (album), Genuine Negro Jig,'' won the Grammy Award ...

DeVotchKa DeVotchKa is an American multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble formed in Denver, Colorado, in 1997. The band consists of Nick Urata (vocals, guitar, theremin, bouzouki, piano, trumpet), Tom Hagerman (violin, accordion, piano), Jeanie Schroder ( ...

North Mississippi Allstars North Mississippi Allstars is an American blues and southern rock band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is currently composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, lowebow, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, elec ...

Red Stick Ramblers The Red Stick Ramblers were a Cajun Music and Western Swing band formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1999 while some of the members were attending Louisiana State University. Their name comes from a translation of Baton Rouge, which means "re ...

* Rose's Pawn Shop * Sons of Bill * The Duhks *

*Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective *Sam Bush *Donna the Buffalo *Cat Empire *Railroad Earth *Midnite *Waybacks *Toubab Krewe *Blue Highway *Langhorn Slim *Kusan Ensemble *Feufollet *Lil' Brian and the Zydeco Travelers *3 Fox Drive *Erik Mongrain *Appalachian Roots *Scythian *American Dumpster *Church *Infamous Stringdusters *Carolina Chocolate Drops *Spiral *Jan Smith *Sol Creech Band *Strut *The Seed *Morwenna Lasko & Jay Punn *William Walter & Co. *Devon Sproule *Paul Curreri *The Wiyos *Smooth Kentucky *The Old Ceremony *Possum Jenkins Band *Wild Turkeys *Kat Mills *Kill Basa Bills Roadshow *Carbon Culture *Blue Mule *Anya & Jackson *Scott Perry *Bombadil *Musicians from the Crooked Road *Telepath *The Barrel House Mamas *Mood Cultivation *Hope Massive *Capoeirista

2008: Family Affair

*Amos Lee *Rusted Root *Avett Brothers *Railroad Earth *Tea Leaf Green *David Grisman Quintet *Oliver Mtukudzi *Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk *Donna the Buffalo *New Monsoon *Crooked Still *Chatham County Line *Golem *Tony Trischka & Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular *The Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band *Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper *Laura Reed & Deep Pocket *Jamie McLean *DJ Williams Projekt *Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band *The Superpowers *Bombadil *Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad *Gokh-bi System *Blueground Undergrass *The Speckers *Cadillac Sky *Kill Basa Bill's Roadshow *Ananda *3 minute Lovin' *Blue Mule *Mr. Mojo *Wild Turkeys *Jan Smith Band *Spiral *The Blue Fairy & Prince of Pipes *Indigenous Gourd Orchestra *Oneside-Bucktown Kickback *Lynx *Sons of Bill *Junior League *Katie Pearlman Band *Buzz Universe *Segway *Kristi Emmons *M02 *Stop Drop & Roll *Kat Mills *Eli Cook & Electric Holy Firewater *Paleface *Jordan Harmon Band *Izzy & Chris *The Aliens *Curious Strange *Shane Gamble & the Gentlemen *the everybodyfields *iRon Lion *Thunderdrums *Blind Corn Liquor Pickers *Cashmere Jungle Lords *My Radio *Jennie Arnau *Turbo Project *David Shultz *Kings of Belmont *Sci Fi *Moossa *HuDost *Stephanie Rocker *William Walter & Co.

2009: Revival

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(with special guest "Survivorman"

Les Stroud Les Stroud (born 20 October 1961) is a Canadian survival expert, filmmaker and musician best known as the creator, writer, producer, director, cameraman and host of the television series '' Survivorman''. Stroud was named Chief Scout by Sco ...

) * Blues and Lasers * Donna the Buffalo * EOTO * Folk Soul Revival * Forro in the Dark *

Grace Potter Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She has released five solo albums: ''Red Shoe Rebel'' (2002), ''Original Soul'' (2004), ''Midnight'' (2015), ''Daylight'' (2019), and '' Mother Road'' (2023) ...

and the Nocturnals * Stop Drop & Roll * Grupo Fantasma * Holy Ghost Tent Revival *

Hot 8 Brass Band The Hot 8 Brass Band is a New Orleans–based brass band which blends hip-hop, jazz and funk styles with traditional New Orleans brass sounds. It was formed by Bennie Pete, Jerome Jones, and Harry Cook in 1995.

* Lee Boys * Luminescent Orchestrii *My Radio * Nathan Moore *

Ollabelle Ollabelle is a New York–based folk music group named after the influential Appalachian songwriter Ola Belle Reed. The group is composed of five singing multi-instrumentalists hailing from disparate parts of the United States, Canada and Austr ...

* Raw Dawg *

Rooster Blues Rooster Blues is an American independent record label founded in 1980. The label is dedicated to blues music from the Mississippi Delta. Rooster Blues was co-founded by Jim O'Neal in Chicago, and initially released 14 albums by South Side blues ...

* Rose's Pawn Shop * Sxip Shirey *

The Belleville Outfit The Belleville Outfit was a cross-genre American folk band based out of Austin, Texas. Their sound has been described as "a mix of gypsy swing, big band jazz and cross-genre Americana music". In April 2007, after three days of practice, they perf ...

* The Bittersweets * The Duhks *

The Felice Brothers The Felice Brothers are an American folk rock/country rock band from New York.Bumgardner, Ed, 8 November 2007'Music Notes: Felice Brothers are earthy, their music visceralRelish Now!''. History Originally from Palenville in the Catskill Mo ...

* The Horse Flies *

The Old Ceremony The Old Ceremony is a Chapel Hill, North Carolina pop-noir musical group fronted by Django Haskins. Formed in 2004, the group has released five full-length albums, ''Our One Mistake'', on sonaBLAST! Records; ''The Old Ceremony'', ''Walk On Thi ...

The Sadies The Sadies are a Canadian rock and roll / country and western band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky. Dallas Good, a founding member, died in 2022. Dallas and Travis are the sons of Margaret a ...

*Toubab Krewe * Yard Dogs Road Show

2010: Breaking Ground

*The Levon Helm Band *Old Crow Medicine Show *Grace Potter & the Nocturnals *Galactic featuring Corey Henry of The Rebirth Brass Band *Railroad Earth *JJ Grey & Mofro *Karl Denson's Tiny Universe *Soulive *Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba *Konono No1 *Deer Tick *Tift Merritt *The Low Anthem *Hackensaw Boys *Cornmeal *Eric Krasno & Chapter 2 *Pimps of Joytime *Mountain Heart *Flam Chen *Budos Band *Joe Pug *Bearfoot *Rockridge Brothers *WIYOS *Solas *Spiral *Rising Appalachia *Dangermuffin *Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade *Christabel & the Jons *Boulder Acoustic Society *Holy Ghost Tent Revival *Packway Handle Band *Alexis P Suter Band *Soulhound *Two Man Gentleman Band *Butch Robins *Imagicnation *The Mantras *Sol Driven Train *William Walter & Co *Thunderdrums *Papadosio *Folk Soul Revival *The Barefoot Movement *Kat Mills *3 Minute Lovin, *Adrienne Young *The Steel Wheels *American Dumpster *Dirty Horse *Blue Mule *Scintillation Fire Troupe *Old Sledge *Kill Basa Bill's Roadshow *JP Harris & the Tough Choices *The Hot Seats *Dance Afire *White Top Mountain Band *My Radio *Sauerkraut Band *Danny Knicely *Farm Use Only *Hoorah Cloggers *JuggleThis! *Rocknoceros *Miss Kitty's Society for Wayward Cosmonauts *Charles Eisenstein *Dharma Rebel w/ Jason Murphy *James Justin & Co. *Musicians of the Crooked Road.

2012: Lovers Rock

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(feat.

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) * American Aquarium *

Anders Osborne Anders Osborne (born May 4, 1966, in Uddevalla, Sweden) is an American singer-songwriter. He tours solo and with a band, and often plays in North Mississippi Osborne (N.M.O), a group formed by Osborne and North Mississippi Allstars. Early lif ...

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* Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers * David Wax Museum *

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* Drew Emmitt Band *

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(with special guest Corey Henry) *

Garage A Trois Garage A Trois is an American jazz quartet including drummer Stanton Moore, saxophonist Skerik, vibraphone and percussionist Mike Dillon and keyboardist Marco Benevento. They play a variety of music including rock, funk and jazz. History ...

* Gary Clark Jr. *

Gregory Alan Isakov Gregory Alan Isakov (born October 19, 1979) is a South African-born American singer and songwriter currently based in Boulder, Colorado. Isakov and his family immigrated to the United States in 1986 and he was raised in Philadelphia. Isakov's m ...

* Ha Ha Tonka * Hoots & Hellmouth *

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he had his ...

* Jonathan Wilson *

Leftover Salmon Leftover Salmon is an American jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. The band's music is a blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/ Zydeco (Polyethnic Slamgrass). Over their thirty years as a band, Salmon has released seven s ...

*Locos Por Juana * MarchFourth Marching Band *

Marco Benevento Marco Benevento (born July 22, 1977) is an American pianist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who has been a fixture of the New York experimental music rock music, rock and jazz scene since 1999. He is the founder and rec ...

Matisyahu Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American singer, rapper, beatboxer, and musician. Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing sounds, Matisyahu's 2005 sin ...

Michael Franti & Spearhead Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and rapper. Known for his participation in many musical projects, most with a political and social emphasis, including the Beatnigs ...

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Punch Brothers Punch Brothers is an American band consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), Brittany Haas (fiddle/violin), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Paul Kowert (bass). Their style has been described as "bluegrass instrumentation and spo ...

* Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder * SOJA *

*Toubab Krewe

2013: Rise & Shine

Ben Sollee Ben Sollee is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques. His songs exhibit a mix of folk, bluegras ...

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* Bombino *

* Bronze Radio Return *

Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood (born May 20, 1968), also known by his stage name, Citizen Cope, is an American singer-songwriter and producer. His music is commonly described as a mix of blues music, blues, soul music, soul, hip hop music, hip hop, folk mus ...

* Delta Rae *

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros was an American folk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2005. The group was led by singer Alex Ebert. The band's name is based on a story Ebert wrote in his youth, about a messianic figure name ...

* Field Report *GAUDI *

Gigamesh Matthew Thomas Masurka (born May 12, 1983), better known by his stage name Gigamesh, is a Minneapolis-based American music producer and DJ. Gigamesh is most recognized for having produced Mike Posner's track " Cooler Than Me" as well as for his ...

Gogol Bordello Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring. Much of the band's sound is inspired by Roma ...

* Hogmaw *

* Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit *

John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio were an Australian Folk music, roots-Rock music, rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler (musician), John Butler, an Australasian Performing Right Association, APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in ...

Lake Street Dive Lake Street Dive is an American multi-genre band that was formed in 2004 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. The band's founding members are Rachael Price, Mike "McDuck" Olson, Bridget Kearney, and Mike Calabrese. Keyboardist Ak ...

* Larry and His Flask *Lizzy Ross Band *Megan Jean & The KFB *

Michael Kiwanuka Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is currently signed to Polydor Records. His debut album '' Home Again'' (2012) went gold in the United Kingdom, while his second album ...

Nahko and Medicine for the People Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music group headed by Nahko Bear. As of , they have released five studio albums. Background Nahko Bear was born in Portland, Oregon. Nahko is short for ''Nahkohe-ese'', "little bear" in th ...

*Nick Driver Band *No BS! Brass Band *

Old Crow Medicine Show Old Crow Medicine Show is an Americana (music), Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, that has been recording since 1998. They were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on September 17, 2013. Their ninth album, ''Remedy (Old Crow Med ...

*Option 22 *Primate Fiasco *

Rising Appalachia Rising Appalachia is an American Appalachian music, Appalachian folk music group, led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith (musician), Chloe Smith. Their music is deeply rooted in the landscapes of Atlanta, New Orleans, and ...

*Sanctum Sully * Spirit Family Reunion * Tauk * The Devil Makes Three *

* The Infamous Stringdusters *

The Last Bison The Last Bison, formerly known as Bison, is an American indie folk band formed in Chesapeake, Virginia. The Last Bison originally dubbed their sound "mountaintop chamber music," combining elements of alternative indie-folk with classical sensibil ...

The Lumineers The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing to ...

*The Manx *

Trampled by Turtles Trampled by Turtles is an American bluegrass music, bluegrass-influenced Folk music, folk band from Duluth, Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota. They have released ten full albums, three of which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard (magazine), Billboa ...

2014: Revolutionary

Ben Harper Benjamin Charles Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music, and he is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, liv ...

Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal figure in helping to revive the Chicago ...

* Ben Miller Band *

Buddy Guy George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaug ...

* Conspirator * Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands * Donna the Buffalo *

Groundation Groundation is an American roots reggae band with jazz and dub influences, from Sonoma County in Northern California. It is named for Rastafarian ceremony of Grounation. History Created in 1998 by Harrison Stafford, Groundation began ...

* JJ Grey & MOFRO *

Lauryn Hill Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American musician. She is celebrated as one of the most influential musical artists of her generation. Hill is credited with breaking barriers for female rappers, contributing to the popular music, m ...

Lettuce Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae mostly grown as a leaf vegetable. The leaves are most often used raw in Green salad, green salads, although lettuce is also seen in other kinds of food, such as sandwiche ...

Paper Bird Paper Bird was an American six-piece indie folk band based in Denver, Colorado, Denver. The band was composed of Carleigh Aikins (vocals), brother and sister Mark (drums) and Sarah Anderson (vocals, cornet, trumpet), Paul DeHaven (guitar), and C ...

* Quinn Sullivan *

Ray LaMontagne Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne (; born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. LaMontagne has released nine studio albums: '' Trouble'', ''Till the Sun Turns Black'', '' Gossip in the Grain'', '' God Willin' & the Creek Don ...

Robert Randolph and the Family Band Robert Randolph and the Family Band is an American Gospel music, gospel band led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph (Robert Jermaine Randolph, born August 8, 1977, Irvington, New Jersey). National Public Radio, NPR has described the band a ...

The Campbell Brothers The Campbell Brothers are an American Sacred Steel gospel group from Rush, New York, composed of three brothers and one son. The ensemble features prominent pedal steel guitar and began as the house band for a House of God Keith Dominion cong ...

* The Duhks *

The Lee Boys The Lee Boys are a funk and gospel band based out of Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida. The band plays in the Sacred Steel (musical tradition), Sacred Steel tradition that arose out of the musical stylings of the House of God Church. The band play ...

The London Souls The London Souls were an American, New York City based rock and roll band active from 2008 to 2018. Formation and '' The London Souls'' Tash Neal and Chris St. Hilaire met in New York City as teenagers, jamming for the first time in hourly rehearsa ...

Thievery Corporation Thievery Corporation is an American electronic music duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. Their musical style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern music, hip hop, electronica, and Brazilian music, ...

Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is the son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 2002, with whom he released eight studio albums. After ...

*Mighty Joshua

2015: Fire on the Mountain

* American Aquarium *Blair Crimmins & The Hookers *

Chris Robinson Brotherhood Chris Robinson Brotherhood was an American blues rock band formed in 2011 by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson while the Crowes were on hiatus. The original lineup consisted of Robinson (vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (lead guitar, backing voca ...

Driftwood Driftwood is a wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves. It is part of beach wrack. In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides ...

Drive-by Truckers Drive-By Truckers are an American rock music, rock band based in Athens, Georgia. Two of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley (American musician), Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama and met as ...

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana (music), Americana genre ...

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

Fear of Music ''Fear of Music'' is the third studio album by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talki ...

First Aid Kit A first aid kit or medical kit is a collection of supplies and equipment used to give First aid, immediate medical treatment, primarily to treat injuries and other mild or moderate medical conditions. There is a wide variation in the contents o ...

* Folk Soul Revival *

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Grace Potter and the Nocturnals were an American Rock music, rock band from Vermont, formed in 2002 in Waitsfield, Vermont, Waitsfield by drummer Matt Burr, guitarist Scott Tournet, and singer Grace Potter. They began their career as an indie ro ...

* Greensky Bluegrass *

Presents The Earls of Leicester *

Keller Williams Keller Williams is an American singer, songwriter and musician who combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, along with other assorted genres. He is often described as a 'one-man jam-band' ...

' Grateful Grass with Jeff Austin & Others *

Lord Huron Lord Huron is a Los Angeles-based American indie rock band composed of Mark Barry (drums, percussion), Miguel Briseño (bass, keyboard, theremin), Tom Renaud (guitar) and founder Ben Schneider (guitar, lead vocals). They released their debut albu ...

* Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers *

Peter Rowan Peter Rowan (born July 4, 1942) is an American bluegrass musician and composer. He plays guitar, fiddle, dobro, banjo, bass, piano and mandolin. He has a wide vocal range and yodels. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall o ...

's Twang 'An Groove *

Rayland Baxter Rayland Baxter (stylized as rayLand baxter) is an American alternative country musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He is currently signed to ATO Records. Baxter is the son of musician Bucky Baxter. Early life Baxter excelled as a lacrosse p ...

Shovels & Rope Shovels & Rope are an American folk duo from Charleston, South Carolina composed of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst. Combining threads from their individual solo careers, Shovels & Rope blends traditional folk, rock and roll ...

* Sirsy * Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds * The Devil Makes Three * The Oh Hellos *

* Trigger Hippy

2016: Dreamweavin'

Gregg Allman Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman B ...

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, folk music, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock music, rock, heartland r ...

& The Noisemakers *

* Nahko & Medicine for the People *

*Keller Williams w/ More Than A Little+ *Femi Kuti & Positive Force *

Shakey Graves Shakey Graves (born Alejandro Rose-Garcia; June 4, 1987) is an American musician and actor from Austin, Texas. His music combines blues, folk, country, and rock and roll. Rose-Garcia received his stage name at Old Settler's Music Festival in 20 ...

* The Wood Brothers * Greensky Bluegrass * Elephant Revival *

* Pimps of Joytime *

Rich Robinson Richard Robinson (born May 24, 1969) is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band the Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson (singer), Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 (originally called ''Mr. ...

* Bombino *Monophonics *Otis Taylor Band *The Larry Keel Experience *Love Canon * Con Brio *

The Legendary Shack Shakers The Legendary Shack Shakers (originally Those or Th' ) are an American rock band from Murray, Kentucky that was formed in 1995 by J.D. Wilkes. The original line-up formed the band out of a shared interest in rockabilly, blues and Western swing ...

* Head for the Hills * Liz Vice *Los Colognes *Roosterfoot *Look Homeward *The Midatlantic *Bloodkin *

The Steepwater Band The Steepwater Band is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1998 by the trio of Jeff Massey (guitars and vocals), Joe Winters (drums), and Tod Bowers (bass). The band took their name from a cargo vessel that Massey sighted in a port on La ...

*Dead 27s * Mingo Fishtrap *The Show Ponies *Honey Island Swamp Band * Polyrhythmics * The Congress * Banditos * Caravan of Thieves * Dead Winter Carpenters *Dustbowl Revival *TigermanWOAH! *These Wild Plains *Dirty Bangs *Cask Mouse *Cactus Attack * The Hip Abduction

2017: Freedom

* St. Paul & the Broken Bones *

Steel Pulse Steel Pulse are a roots reggae band from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, and were composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals), and Ro ...

Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country music, country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before be ...

& His Fabulous Superlatives *Buffalo Mountain Jam *

White Denim White Denim is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States. Their music is influenced by dub, psychedelic rock, blues, punk rock, progressive rock, soul, jazz, experimental rock with home-based recording, jamming approach, intense ...

* Turkuaz *Fruition *

* TAUK * The Steel Wheels *Larry Keel Experience *Nicola Cruz *

honeyhoney Honeyhoney (stylized as honeyhoney) was an Americana (music), Americana group based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History The band was formed in 2006 by musician Benjamin Jaffe and musician/model/actress Suzanne Santo. The two met ...

*Vurro *BIG Something * Shook Twins * The Hip Abduction *

Baskery Baskery is a Swedish alternative Americana folk rock band, comprising the three sisters Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson. The band have released six studio albums. History Formed in 2007 as an offshoot of The Slaptones, who featured their ...

* Zach Deputy *The Mantras *

Aaron Lee Tasjan Aaron Lee Tasjan (born August 24, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Tasjan is reported to have his own distinct version of "indie folk grit." Garret Woodward of the Smoky Mountain News says, "Tasjan's wor ...

Fémina Fémina is an Argentine folk and fusion trio from San Martín de los Andes, Argentina. Career In 2004, friends Clara Miglioli and Sofía "Toti" Trucco formed Fémina in San Martín de los Andes, Argentina. The trio's name Fémina means female ...

* That 1 Guy *Dave Eggar Band feat. Sasha Lazard *The Lil’ Smokies *People’s Blues of Richmond *Rebekah Todd & the Odyssey * Jack Broadbent *Black Masala *Hillbilly Casino *Urban Soil *Blue Mule * Che Apalache *Jordan Harman Band *M.C. Broom & the Jam *T Sisters * Banditos * Jon Stickley Trio *The Tillers *Alanna Royale *The Stash! Band *Strange Americans *Whiskerman *The Brother Brothers *Honey Island Swamp Band *Edward David Anderson *Dead 27s *

Davy Knowles Davy Knowles (born 30 April 1987) is a Manx blues guitarist and singer. Knowles currently tours as a solo artist, but is formerly of the blues-rock band Back Door Slam, as well as working under the name Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam for a ...

McLovins McLovins were an American rock band formed in 2009. The band's lineup consisted of lyricist and drummer Jake Huffman, bass guitarist Jason Ott, guitarist Justin Berger and keyboardist Atticus Kelly. Inspired by an eclectic mix of influences lik ...

*Hayley Jane and the Primates *Broccoli Samurai *The Drunken Hearts *Strange Machines *Trae Pierce & the T-Stones *Liver Down The River *Sol Searchers *G.O.T.E. *Black Mountain Revival *The Wildmans *Fernandez Sisters *Einstein’s Monkey *Girls Rock Roanoke *Community High School Band *Jefferson Center Music Lab * Howard Falco *Dixon’s Violin *Miss Kitty’s Cosmonauts *

Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages * Luna (goddess) In Sabine and ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon (Latin ''Lūna'' ). She is often presented as t ...

*Party Liberation Front

2018: Wild

*Foster the People *Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit *Old Crow Medecine Show *Gov't Mule *The Infamous Stringdusters *Leftover Salmon *Tyler Childers *ZZ Ward *Hiss Golden Messenger *Greta Van Fleet *Keller Williams Petty Grass feat. The Hillbenders *Antibalas *Buffalo Mountain Jam *Nikki Lane *Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real *The Steel Wheels *Nicki Bluhm *Langhorne Slim *Son Little *The Lil Smokies *Horses & Hand Grenades *The Mother Hips *Lindsay Lou *No BS! Brass Band *Devon Gilfillian *Songs from the Road Band *Mr. Jennings *Kaleta & Super Yamba Band *South Hill Banks *The Virginia Gentlemen *Dharma Bombs *Mapache *The National Reserve *The Native Howl *The Broadcast *Erin & the Wildfire *Travis Meadows *Mama Said String Band *Che Apalache *The Harmed Brothers *The Floorboards *Fireside Collective *Sol Searchers *Blue Mule *Black Mountain Revival *My Radio *Dead Reckoning *Omegawolfe *Los Chupacabras *Gote *Morgan Wade & the Stepbrothers *Jordan Harman *The Jam *The Mad Iguanas *Andrew Scottie & the River Rats *The Antecedents *Common Center *The Company Stores *Dalton Dash *The Dirty Grass Players *The Freeway Revival *Frenchie & the Holy Gems *Graham Stone Music *Gryzzle *The Harwell Grice Band *The Highballers *The Hills and the Rivers *Jesse Daniel Edwards *Kendall Street Company *Kid Brother *Magnolia Boulevard *Metaphonia *Old Heavy Hands *Sid Kingsley *Stray Local *Striking Copper *Travers Brothership *Vintage Pistol *Virginia Ground *Wille De Band *The Change *Miss Kitty's Cosmonauts

2019: Voyage Home

*The String Cheese Incident *Brandi Carlile *Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band *Kacey Musgraves *Tyler Childers *Lukas Nelson & Promise of Real *Margo Price *Leftover Salmon *Fantastic Negrito *Hot Tuna *Keller Williams grateful grass ft. Love Cannon *Karl Denson's Tiny Universe *The Motet *Jade Bird *The War & Treaty *Kyle Hollingsworth Band *American Aquarium *DJ Williams Shots Fired *New Orleans Suspects *Acoustic Syndicate *Buffalo Mountain Jam *Songs from the Road Band *The Saturators *Lillie Mae *Kaleta & Super Yamba Band *Becca Mancari *Trout Steak Revival *Jon Stickley Trio *The Works *Mountain Heart *Yarn *Nora Jane Struthers *Front Country *Pert Near Sandstone *Old Salt Union *The Yawpers *Bella's Bartock *Circus No.9 *Honeysuckle *The Broadcast *Erin & the Wildfire *The Virginia Gentlemen *Sean McConnell *Pumphouse Blues *Elise Davis *L.A. Edwards *Magnolia Boulevard *Travers Brothership *Blue Mule *Chupacabras *Dead Reckoning *Dharma Bombs *Gote *Jordan Harman *Morgan Wade & the Stepbrothers *Music Road Co. *My Radio *Solacoustix *The Floorboards *The Jam *The Wildmans *Acid Cats *Arkansauce *Dark Moon Hollow *Downtown Abbey & the Echoes *Driftwood Gypsy *Mason Via & Hot Trail Mix *If Birds Could Fly *Marvelous Funkshun *The Northerners *The Volts *Tuatha Dea *Vintage Pistol *Becki the Balloon Lady *Blackberry Jam *Cane Mill Road *Ella & Mary *Fluidity Performance Troupe *Gravity Check Juggling *Gypsy Geoff *Hoot & Holler Stories *Hunter Rhodes Medic *Maya Burgess & Friends *Miss Ellie's String Band *Miss Kitty's Cosmonauts *Community High School Band *Music Lab at Jefferson Center *The New River Jam Band *The World of Good Puppets

2020: No Event - Pandemic

2021: Odyssey

*The Avett Brothers *Billy Strings *Old Crow Medecine Show *Turkuaz w/ Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew Remain in Light *Whiskey Myers *Goose *Leftover Salmon *Keller Williams *Molly Tuttle *The Band of Heathens *Nicole Atkins *Devon Gilfillian *Brent Cobb *Keller & the Keels *Andy Frasco & the U.N. *Katie Pruitt *Acoustic Syndicate *Buffalo Mountain Jam *Nicole Atkins All-Star Jam *Hogslop String Band *Rebekah Todd & the Odyssey *Stephen Lewis & the Big Band of Fun *Mama Said String Band *Big Daddy Love *L Shape Lot *Tara Dente *Melt *The Josephines *Goodnight, Texas *The GoodFellers *Lance Thomas *Abby Bryant & the Echoes *Hot Trail Mix *49 Winchester *Ashley Heath and Her Heathens *Bailey Bigger *Bandits on the Run *Big Atomic *Casey Noel *Chance McCoy *Christian Lopez *Darzo *Dr. Bacon *Free Union *Grizzly Goat *Into the Fog *Music Road Co. *Nicholas Jameson & the Morning Jays *Pressing Strings *Restless Leg String Band *Sexbruise? *Short & Company *Taylor Scott Band *Thunder and Rain *Unaka Prong *The Ambassador *Apex *Blue Mule *Chupacabras *The Dead Reckoning *Dharma Bombs *Empty Bottles *Exit 109 Bluegrass *The Floorboards *Gote *Isaac Hadden Project *The Jam *James Lagueux Band *John Mcbroom *Jordan Harman *Lazy Man Dub Band *Mike Mitchell Band *My Radio *Orange Culture *Becki the Balloon Lady *Black Mountain Revival *The Blue Ridge Girls *Community High School Band *Dylan Underwood *Einstein's Monkey *Fluidity Performance Troupe *Gravity Check Juggling *Gypsy Geoff *Hoot & Holler Stories *Hunter Rhodes Magic *Magician of Life *McBurgess *Miss Kitty's Cosmonauts *Music Lab at Jefferson Center *The New River Jam Band *One Fret Over *Sara Ernst *Taryn Collinsworth *World of Good Puppets

2023:~Forever~

* The Black Crowes * My Morning Jacket * Sheryl Crow * Goose * Elle King * Yelawolf and Shooter Jennings Present: Sometimes Y * Ripe * Shane Smith and the Saints * Altin Gün * Nikki Lane * The Hip Abduction * Ian Noe * Neighbor * Eggy * The Wilder Blue * Palmyra * The Jared Stout Band

2024:~Horizon~

* Joe Russo's Almost Dead *

Black Pumas Black Pumas is an American psychedelic soul band based in Austin, Texas, led by singer/songwriter Eric Burton and guitarist/record producer, producer Adrian Quesada. The group received its first Grammy Award nomination in 2020 for Best New Artis ...

Charley Crockett Matthew Charles Crockett (born March 24, 1984) is an American Neotraditonal countrysinger-songwriter. He has released 15 studio albums since 2015, with ''Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza'' peaking at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Blues Albums char ...

Sierra Ferrell Sierra Elizabeth Ferrell (born August 3, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from West Virginia, whose music incorporates elements of Folk music, folk, bluegrass music, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz, and styles such as Tango music, ta ...

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. He began his career singing at his father's church. His father was a prea ...

* The Record Company * Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers *

Sierra Hull Sierra Dawn Hull (born September 27, 1991) is an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and guitarist. Hull was signed to Rounder Records at the age of 13 and released her debut vocal album, ''Secrets'', in 2008 at ...

* Circles Around the Sun *

* KellerGrass ft. The HillBenders * The Heavy Heavy * Maggie Rose * Jupiter & Okwess * Drayton Farley * Little Stranger *

Sons of the East Sons of the East are an Australian indie folk trio formed in 2011 by Nic Johnston, Dan Wallage, and Jack Rollins. To date, they have released one studio album, three EPs, and a number of singles. The trio has performed at Latitude Festival, SXS ...

* The Nude Party * S.G. Goodman * Vincent Neil Emerson * The Hip Abduction * Town Mountain * Cat Clyde * Eggy * Neighbor * The Wilder Blue * Jaime Wyatt * Hogslop String Band * Proxima Parada * Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers * Easy Star All-Stars * The Commonheart * Sam Burchfield & The Scoundrels * The Vegabonds * Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast * Ben Chapman * J & The Causeways * Grace Bowers * Sexbruise? * Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers * Empire Strikes Brass * Isaac Hadden Organ Trio * The Wilson Springs Hotel * Shawn Mullins * Hank, Pattie & The Current * Music Road Co. * The Tree of Forgiveness Band - A John Prine Tribute * The Dead Reckoning plays the Allman Brothers * Palmyra (FF22 On-the-Rise Winner) * The Jared Stout Band (FF22 On-the-Rise Runner-Up) * FloydFest 24~Horizon On-the-Rise Competition Class of 2024 - Sponsored by Peluso Microphone Lab & Press Press Merch: * Boa Boys * Coral Moons * Drew Foust & The Wheelhouse * Happy Landing * Houseplant * Mackenzie Roark and The Hotpants * Ranford Almond * Swim in the Wild * The Plate Scrapers * Virginia Man * Wood & Bone * Wyatt Ellis * FloydFest 24~Horizon 'Local love' Artists: * Addie Levy * Annalyse Marie * Appalachian Space Train * Blue Mule * Chad Nickell & The Loose Change * Cinémathèque * GOTE * The Hillside Chaotics * Isaac Hadden Project * Leonard Blush & the Camelcals * Phat Anchovies * Pumphouse Blues * Sugarbush * War Chile * Bitchin’ Music Group Series: * Jade Jackson * Jesse Daniel Edwards * L.A. Edwards * Landon Pigg * The Master Speed * Floyd Country Store Workshop Porch Artists: * DeShawn Hickman Presents Sacred Steel * Dori Freeman * Handmade Music School * Justin Golden & Devil’s Coattails * Larry Sigmon & The Virginia Girls * Lonesome River Band * Martha Spencer * Nobody’s Business * Raistlin Brabson & Margo MacSweeney * Sarah Kate Morgan * Twin Creeks Stringband

2025:~Aurora~

The Black Crowes The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1984. Their discography includes ten studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer Geo ...

* Mt. Joy *

Gov't Mule Gov't Mule (pronounced "Government Mule") is an American Southern rock jam band, formed in 1994 by guitarist Warren Haynes, bassist Allen Woody (both of The Allman Brothers Band at the time) and drummer Matt Abts (whom Haynes had worked with in ...

* JJ Grey & Mofro * The California Honeydrops * Futurebirds * Femi Kuti & The Positive Force * Cimafunk *

Geese A goose (: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (black geese). Some members of the Tadorninae subfamily (e.g., Egyp ...

* The Travelin’ McCourys Presents The Grateful Ball * Maggie Rose * LA LOM (Los Angeles League of Musicians) * The Brothers Comatose * Big Something * LaMP (Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, Ray Paczkowski) * Aly & AJ * Hans Williams * Toubab Krewe * Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast * Chaparelle * The Free Label * Theo Lawrence *

Sam Morrow Samuel Morrow (born 3 March 1985) is a Northern Irish former professional association footballer who played as a striker. Playing career Youth Morrow, who was raised in Limavady, County Londonderry, started as a youth at Institute. Ipswich To ...

* Kelsey Waldon * Big Richard * Eddie 9V * Nat Myers * Diggin Dirt * Isaac Hadden * Bella's Bartok * Seth James * The Point * Cha Wa * Hippies & Cowboys * Lady Couch * Tan & Sober Gentlemen * Brass Queens * Mackenzie Roark & the Hotpants (2024 On-the-Rise Winner) * Ranford Almond (2024 On-the-Rise Runner-Up) * Jeremie Albino * Chris Smither * Clover Country * Palm Palm * Abby Bryant * Red Panda * Peen * Paul Cauthen * The Original Wailers Feat. Al Anderson * The Last Revel * Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes * Crowe Boys * Holy Roller * The Jared Stout Band * Stimulator Jones * Marc Ridge & The Revelers * Blue Mule * Christian Quesenberry * Cinémathèque * Empty Bottles * Father Sun * Freak Rangers * GOTE * Jatoba * Kerosene Willy * Leonard Blush & The Camelcals * Moutain Walrus * Ripejive * Solacoustix * The Sugar Hollows

Reviews

FloydFest Voted "Best Large Music Venue in Southwestern Virginia" by '' Virginia Living'' FloydFest '04 "Some larger festivals boast a similar peace, love and music philosophy, but Floyd actually lives it, not just for one weekend, but throughout the entire year." FloydFest '05 "Floyd sits in a timeless, beautiful section of Virginia, far enough from bigger cities like Roanoke and Danville to feel like it's truly in the middle of nowhere." "The only thing constant on the festival grounds was the flow of culturally powerful music and mud covered feet." FloydFest '08 "Floydfest is an epicenter of culture for Southwest Virginia" - Virginia Senator, Mark Warner

References

External links

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Dreaming Creek
photo gallery of the FloydFest stage
Jambase Review
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