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Festival List
We are compiling a festival list for this year. Lots happening here! Here's what we have for 2024 so far.
New England Blues/Folk/Roots Festivals line up for 2024
Saturday July 13th & Sunday July 14th 2024 - North Atlantic Blues Festival Public Landing 275 Main St., Rockland, Maine Advance tickets $50/day or $85/weekend passAdvanced ticket sales end on July 8, 2024. Ticket prices at the gate will increase to $60/day and $100/weekend.Saturday July 13th, 202411:15 AM-12:15 PM – Dylan Triplett12:30-1:30 PM Monster Mike Welch1:45-3:00 PM – Vanessa Collier3:15-4:30 PM – Mark Hummel’s Little Walter Tribute4:45-6:15 PM – Buckwheat Zydeco Jr.
Sunday July 14th, 202411:15 AM-12:15 PM – Shaelyn Band12:30-1:30 PM – D.K. Herrell1:45-3:00 PM – Jimmy D. Lane3:15-4:30 PM – Wayne Baker Brooks4:45-6:00 PM – Mud Morganfield
Thursday July 25th – Sunday July 28th, 2024 Ossipee Valley Roots Festival 291 South Hiram Road, Hiram ME
Friday July 26th – Sunday July 28th 2024 Lowell Folk Festival at Downtown Lowell, MA
Saturday August 3rd 2024– Blues on the Range The Range 96 Old Turnpike Road Mason , New Hampshire Gates open at noon. General admission $40.00 (early bird $35.00) [Bring a canopy if you’d like, but it must be staked to the ground!! No exceptions!Performers for 2024 include: The Wicked Lo-Down; Cheryl Arena Band featuring Toni Lynn Washington; One Dime Band; Knickerbocker All-Stars; Diego Mangue Band
Saturday August 10th – Gloucester Blues Festival Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930 General Admission $40.00 Reserved seating $65.002024 LINEUP11:00AM-12:00PM – P. K. Hanna12:15PM-1:15PM - Tony Holiday1:30PM-2:30PM - Willie J Laws2:45PM-4:00PM - Johnny Rawls4:15PM-5:30PM - Patty Parks5:45PM-7:00PM - Chris O’Leary
August 16th – 18th 2024 White Mountain Boogie and Blues Festival 2010 NH Rte 175 North Thornton, NH NOTE: There are no day-of-show tickets, all tickets must be purchased as a weekend package. In advance $120 for a limited time only.The Line-up:Friday August 16th – Gates open at 4:005:00 Frankie Boy and the Blues Express6:20 Jax Hollow8:00 Blackburn Brothers9:40 Coco MontoyaSaturday August 17th - Gates open at 10:00am11:00 The Wicked Lo-Down12:40 The Hi-Jivers2:20 Honey Island Swamp Band4:00 John Primer5:40 Bywater Call7:20 Kevin Burt and Big Medicine9:00 Joanne Shaw TaylorSunday August 18th – Gates open at 10:0011:00 Alexis P Suter and The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir under the direction of Pastor Frank Haye present: Gospel Morning Praise12:40 Larry McCray2:20 Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone4:00 Vanessa Collier
Saturday August 24th, 2024 & Sunday August 25th, 2024 North River Blues Festival at Marshfield Fair 140 Main St, Marshfield, MA 02050 Gates open at noon Cost to enter fair includes the music festival – Saturday August 24th12:00 – 1:00 - Blues Mob1:30 – 2:30 - Brandon Santini3:00 – 4:00 - Delgado Brothers4:30 -6:00 - Jimmy Carpenter6:30 – 8:00 - Desoto TigerSide Stage Steve Tedesco and FriendsSunday August 25th12:00 – 1:00 - The Rampage Trio1:30 -2:30 - Chris Fitz Band with Sharlene Lamont3:00 – 4:00 - Roberto Morbioli, Chris Beard Willie J. Laws4:30 – 6:00 - Duke Robillard & Sugar Ray Norcia6:30 – 8:00 - Walter TroutSide Stage Sam Gentile & Basic Black
Friday August 30th – Sunday September 1st, 2024 Rhythm & Roots Festival Ninigret Park 4890A Old Post Rd Charlestown, RIHere’s a list (so far) of performers. Emmylou HarrisOld Crow Medicine ShowDrive-By TruckersLarkin PoeDaniel Donato’s Cosmic CountrySister Sparrow & The Dirty BirdsRebirth Brass BandThe StrumbellasGlen David AndrewsBilly KeaneRuthie FosterShemekia CopelandGA-20Grady Spencer and the WorkYarnCousin CurtissWill EvansJulia PrattRose & The BrosCajun 4 Avec Steve RileyNathan and The Zydeco Cha ChasCedric Watson & Bijou CreolePine Leaf BoysPaul Gabriel Blues Band
Saturday November 9th, 2024 Connecticut Rhythm and Blues Festival Trinity-on-Main 69 Main Street New Britain, CT 2:00p – 10:00pLine-up includes: John Nemeth; Solomon Hicks’ Lee-Ann Lovelace; Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave;
Rhode Island Music & Arts Festival The Rhode Island Music and Arts Festival is just that, an annual music and arts festival at the waterfront India Point Park in downtown Providence. You’ll get a variety of musicians from this event, but mainly the alt and indie scene. This is a 1-day event in the month of September, so mark your calendar!
Folk Festival Each late August in Providence, Rhode Island, the Folk Festival is there serving you quality free folk music from the island’s best local folk musicians. This event takes place for 1-day so take advantage of this free riverside event.
Sunday July 14th, 202411:15 AM-12:15 PM – Shaelyn Band12:30-1:30 PM – D.K. Herrell1:45-3:00 PM – Jimmy D. Lane3:15-4:30 PM – Wayne Baker Brooks4:45-6:00 PM – Mud Morganfield
Thursday July 25th – Sunday July 28th, 2024 Ossipee Valley Roots Festival 291 South Hiram Road, Hiram ME
Friday July 26th – Sunday July 28th 2024 Lowell Folk Festival at Downtown Lowell, MA
Saturday August 3rd 2024– Blues on the Range The Range 96 Old Turnpike Road Mason , New Hampshire Gates open at noon. General admission $40.00 (early bird $35.00) [Bring a canopy if you’d like, but it must be staked to the ground!! No exceptions!Performers for 2024 include: The Wicked Lo-Down; Cheryl Arena Band featuring Toni Lynn Washington; One Dime Band; Knickerbocker All-Stars; Diego Mangue Band
Saturday August 10th – Gloucester Blues Festival Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930 General Admission $40.00 Reserved seating $65.002024 LINEUP11:00AM-12:00PM – P. K. Hanna12:15PM-1:15PM - Tony Holiday1:30PM-2:30PM - Willie J Laws2:45PM-4:00PM - Johnny Rawls4:15PM-5:30PM - Patty Parks5:45PM-7:00PM - Chris O’Leary
August 16th – 18th 2024 White Mountain Boogie and Blues Festival 2010 NH Rte 175 North Thornton, NH NOTE: There are no day-of-show tickets, all tickets must be purchased as a weekend package. In advance $120 for a limited time only.The Line-up:Friday August 16th – Gates open at 4:005:00 Frankie Boy and the Blues Express6:20 Jax Hollow8:00 Blackburn Brothers9:40 Coco MontoyaSaturday August 17th - Gates open at 10:00am11:00 The Wicked Lo-Down12:40 The Hi-Jivers2:20 Honey Island Swamp Band4:00 John Primer5:40 Bywater Call7:20 Kevin Burt and Big Medicine9:00 Joanne Shaw TaylorSunday August 18th – Gates open at 10:0011:00 Alexis P Suter and The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir under the direction of Pastor Frank Haye present: Gospel Morning Praise12:40 Larry McCray2:20 Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone4:00 Vanessa Collier
Saturday August 24th, 2024 & Sunday August 25th, 2024 North River Blues Festival at Marshfield Fair 140 Main St, Marshfield, MA 02050 Gates open at noon Cost to enter fair includes the music festival – Saturday August 24th12:00 – 1:00 - Blues Mob1:30 – 2:30 - Brandon Santini3:00 – 4:00 - Delgado Brothers4:30 -6:00 - Jimmy Carpenter6:30 – 8:00 - Desoto TigerSide Stage Steve Tedesco and FriendsSunday August 25th12:00 – 1:00 - The Rampage Trio1:30 -2:30 - Chris Fitz Band with Sharlene Lamont3:00 – 4:00 - Roberto Morbioli, Chris Beard Willie J. Laws4:30 – 6:00 - Duke Robillard & Sugar Ray Norcia6:30 – 8:00 - Walter TroutSide Stage Sam Gentile & Basic Black
Friday August 30th – Sunday September 1st, 2024 Rhythm & Roots Festival Ninigret Park 4890A Old Post Rd Charlestown, RIHere’s a list (so far) of performers. Emmylou HarrisOld Crow Medicine ShowDrive-By TruckersLarkin PoeDaniel Donato’s Cosmic CountrySister Sparrow & The Dirty BirdsRebirth Brass BandThe StrumbellasGlen David AndrewsBilly KeaneRuthie FosterShemekia CopelandGA-20Grady Spencer and the WorkYarnCousin CurtissWill EvansJulia PrattRose & The BrosCajun 4 Avec Steve RileyNathan and The Zydeco Cha ChasCedric Watson & Bijou CreolePine Leaf BoysPaul Gabriel Blues Band
Saturday November 9th, 2024 Connecticut Rhythm and Blues Festival Trinity-on-Main 69 Main Street New Britain, CT 2:00p – 10:00pLine-up includes: John Nemeth; Solomon Hicks’ Lee-Ann Lovelace; Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave;
Rhode Island Music & Arts Festival The Rhode Island Music and Arts Festival is just that, an annual music and arts festival at the waterfront India Point Park in downtown Providence. You’ll get a variety of musicians from this event, but mainly the alt and indie scene. This is a 1-day event in the month of September, so mark your calendar!
Folk Festival Each late August in Providence, Rhode Island, the Folk Festival is there serving you quality free folk music from the island’s best local folk musicians. This event takes place for 1-day so take advantage of this free riverside event.