Performers

Here's the list of confirmed performers for the 2011 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, listed alphabetically with their day(s) of appearance. Where possible, we've provided links to the performer's website (in case you're intrigued by a name and want to learn more). If we've missed a link to someone's site, please let us know and we'll add it.


Performer		Friday
July 22		Saturday
July 23		Sunday
July 24
Barnaby Bright   
Brother Sun   
Greg Brown   
Buskin & Batteau   
Mary Chapin Carpenter   
CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band   
Jim & Madeline Christensen   
The Clayfoot Strutters   
Country Spice   
The Deane Machine   
The Falcon Ridge House Band (Mark Dann,Radoslav Lorkovic, and Eric Lee)   
The Folkadelics   
Mary Gauthier   
Eliza Gilkyson   
Seth Glier   
John Gorka   
Tracy Grammer   
The Honeycutters   
Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson   
Lucy Kaplansky   
Jay Mankita   
George Marshall with Wild Asparagus   
Patti O'Brien Melita   
Beth Molaro   
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams   
Dan Navarro   
Chris O'Brien   
Professor Louie & the Crowmatix   
Red Hen Stringband   
Red Horse (John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, Eliza Gilkyson)   
Red Molly   
Roger the Jester   
Paul Rosenberg   
The Russet Trio   
Solas   
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen   
Spuyten Duyvil   
The Storycrafters   
Ralph Sweet   
Tidal Wave   
Kathryn Wedderburn   
Annie Wenz   
Susan Werner   

Falcon Ridge / Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase

The following artists will be performing in our Emerging Artist Showcase on the Main Stage Friday, 22 July, from 12:00pm to 4:30pm. The order of appearance has not yet been finalized; the artists are presented here in alphabetical order.

  1. Blair Bodine (Ambler, PA)
  2. Brittany Ann (Philadelphia, PA)
  3. Brooke Annibale (Pittsburgh, PA)
  4. Bulat Gafarov (Moscow, Russia)
  5. Devlin Miles (New York City, NY)
  6. Ellen Bukstel (SW Ranches, FL)
  7. Friction Farm (Greenville, SC)
  8. Gail Wade (Colchester, CT)
  9. Grace Pettis (Harrisonburg, VA)
  10. ilyAIMY (Baltimore, MD)
  11. Jason Myles Goss (Brooklyn, NY)
  12. Karyn Oliver (Boring, MD)
  13. Layah Jane (Toronto, ON, Canada)
  14. Lori Diamond & Fred Abatelli (Metro West, MA)
  15. Louise Mosrie (Nashville TN)
  16. My Brothers Banned (Westchester County, NY)
  17. Occidental Gypsy (Boston, MA)
  18. Paul Sachs (New York City, NY)
  19. Pesky J. Nixon (Boston, MA)
  20. Putnam Smith (Portland, ME)
  21. Sharon Goldman (Metuchen, NJ)
  22. Split Tongue Crow (Rutland, VT)
  23. Suzie Vinnick (Toronto, ON, Canada)
  24. The Whispering Tree (New York City, NY)

Our thanks for a wonderful job to this year's judging committee, Jake Jacobsen from Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin MA, Cheryl Prashker, percussionist/performer currently touring with RUNA & serving as Board President of the Northeastern Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) and local musician and second selectman from here in Sharon CT, John Mathews who plays locally with WOODEN NICKEL.

Much thanks to Colleen and Benjy at Sonicbids as well.

Falcon Ridge 2010 Showcase Vote Results

The top voted artists from the 2010 showcase who will be invited to the 2011 MOST WANTED SONG SWAP on our mainstage are:

  1. Chris O'Brien - garnering votes from 23% of the voting audience
  2. Spuyten Duyvil - second with 21%
  3. The Folkadelics, John Wort-Hannam and Barnaby Bright, all tied at 18%

All five will be invited to FR 2011 and we will figure out the unusual programming for this unprecedented three way tie. Honorable mentions to Tripping Lily and Mike Miz who finished next followed by Caleb Hawley, all of whom had 10-15% of the voting audience.

Much thanks to our 2010 showcase judges, Carter Smith from Common Ground Community Concerts in Hastings-on-Hudson NY, Scott Seltzer from the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill NY and Mary Granata of the Granata Agency in Oak Ridge NJ. Much thanks to Jim, Heidi and Emily at Sonicbids as well and Donna Grande, tech coordinator AND mainstage manager extraordinaire.

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Booking/Showcasing Guidelines

FRFF begins booking every year by NOVEMBER. The fest is held on the 4th weekend in July. 2011 dates are July 22-24. Artists submit electronically thru Sonicbids for both FEATURE and/or EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE consideration. The submission deadline for features this year is February 10. Showcase deadline is May 1. Check the Sonicbids website for updates or extensions.

FRFF has 4 stages. DANCE is booked first, MAINSTAGE next, FAMILY last. The WORKSHOP stage features different combinations of performers booked on the other 3 stages sharing sets on a variety of topics. Some performers are booked specifically for one stage but most appear on more than one.

All feature subs are logged into an online database. Automatic Email receipts are sent. All are reviewed and comments recorded. Please DO NOT SEND unsolicited materials by mail. We are no longer able to accept mail-ins. The fest will contact you if we have a spot or need additional materials.

HOW DO WE DECIDE WHOM TO BOOK? The Artistic Director makes all programming decisions but before doing so, our audience surveys are carefully tabulated. A great deal is decided by OUR AUDIENCE including specific artists and types of music to include. Other performers including World, Bluegrass, Cajun, Blues are chosen by the AD. Sources include radio, other venues & our own meanderings around the folk world. New performers our audience has never heard are sought out every year.

FOR FEATURE CONSIDERATION - Follow instructions at www.sonicbids.com/FalconRidgeFeaturedPerformers

The FALCON RIDGE/GRASSY HILL EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE is open to all performers who have NOT showcased or appeared as part of a feature act at the fest in the last 2 years and who will not be appearing in any other capacity in the current year. This is a 2 song or 10 minute spot on our Mainstage on Friday afternoon. Artists new to the Northeast, not nationally touring or those with limited exposure are encouraged to apply. See details and apply online beginning Feb 12 at www.sonicbids.com/FalconRidgeEmergingArtists

Falcon Ridge Artistic Director
Anne Saunders
anne@falconridgefolk.com
www.falconridgefolk.com