Tag: Fayetteville Roots Festival

Three ticket packages are now on sale, ranging from $149-$249 each.

Fayetteville Roots Festival organizers confirmed today that legendary singer/songwriter John Prine will co-headline the festival with David Grisman Folkjazz Trio.

Our friend and local photographer Meredith Mashburn was at the Fayetteville Roots Festival announcement party on Sunday, and she was nice enough to share some of her photos from the event.

Legendary mandolin player and composer David Grisman will co-headline the festival set to take place in multiple locations around Fayetteville from August 23-26.

Boston-based bands Joy Kills Sorrow and Lake Street Dive, along with locals Three Penny Acre will perform, and sometime during the event, the full lineup for the 2012 festival will be revealed.

Joy Kills Sorrow, Three Penny Acre, and Lake Street Dive will perform, and the full lineup for the 2012 festival will be announced at the event.

After a successful 2010 debut and exponential expansion last year, the Fayetteville Roots Festival will be back for a third time in 2012.

Get out your music-listening ears, and warm up your taste buds, mammer-jammers. It’s time for the Fayetteville Roots Festival, 2.0.

North Carolina-based Chatham County Line is set to play the Fayetteville Roots Festival this weekend. We got in touch with banjo player Chandler Holt, and he was nice enough to answer some questions.

Three restaurants (Greenhouse Grille, Ella’s Restaurant, and Brick House Kafé) will prepare foods made almost exclusively from nine area farms during the festival.

We got in touch with Fayetteville Roots Festival band The Honey Dewdrops, and they were nice enough to answer some questions for us.

The Saturday show will include performances by festival headliners Guy Clark, Chatham County Line, and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, 3 Penny Acre, and more.

Only about 200 “Friends of the Festival” packages will be sold, and they are now on sale for $99 at fayettevilleroots.com.

Festival dates are set for August 27-28, and legendary singer/songwriter Guy Clark, Sarah Lee Gutherie & Johnny Irion, and North Carolina based roots band Chatham County Line will co-headline the event

An interview with Los Angeles, CA’s John Elliot, who’ll be in town Aug. 29 for the Fayetteville Roots Festival.

An interview with Nashville’s Nora Jane Struthers, who will be in town Aug. 29 for the Fayetteville Roots Festival.

Congratulations to the winners of the Fayetteville Roots Festival ticket giveaway.

An interview with Doug & Telisha Williams, a Virginia duo who will be in town for the Fayetteville Roots Festival Aug. 29.

NOTE: This giveaway has expired.

The one-day festival features an impressive lineup and will take place at Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville.