38th Annual Roots Fest on Adams

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Visitors enjoy vintage blues, folk, Appalachian, country, bluegrass and Celtic music performed by roots artists on seven outdoor stages. Held along Adams Park in University Heights, the free event includes a beer garden, food and crafts.

Featuring:

Over 40 Live Music Performances
Street Buskers
Healing Arts Fest on Adams in Adams Park
Preview of the Taste of Adams Parking Lot at 34th & Adams
More Arts & Crafts on Adams Avenue
Preview of the Adams Avenue Farmers' Market
Stages at DiMille's, Hawley Blvd. & 34th Street, in Beer Garden & Song Swap in Lestat's West!
Carnival Rides in Adams Park!

2011 Lineup

Headliners

• Ray Bierl -- Old time fiddle tunes and cowboy songs
• Dennis Caplinger & Friends - Bluegrass
• Peter Feldmann, Blaine Sprouse, Rick Cunha - Bluegrass
• Lisa Haley & the ZydeKats - Zydeco
• Larry Hanks & Debbie Robins - Old timey/folk
• The Town Pants - Celtic influenced
• Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi - Klezmer

Out of Towners

• Ross Altman - Civil right songs
• Border Radio
• Lawrence Lebo (Lawrence is a girl)
• The Makepeace Brothers

Locals

• Phil Boroff
• Chris Clarke - Roots
• Tomcat Courtney - Texas blues
• Electro Carpathians - Baltic fusion
• Folding Mr Lincoln - Original and traditional songs
• Good Ol' Friends
• Patty Hall - Traditional folk songs
• Robin Henkel - Delta blues
• Jim Hinton - Original and Irish songs
• Nathan James - Blues and roots
• Los Alacranes - Mexican roots music
• Sara Petite & the Sugar Daddies
• Sara Petite & the Tiger Mountain Boys
• Patric Petrie & Skelpin - Irish/Celtic
• The Scarlet Furies
• Three-Chord Justice - Quazi-country
• Virtual Strangers - Bluegrass
• Zydeco Patrol

Song Swap Artists (Performing at Lestat’s Coffeehouse)

• Dave Humphries - singer/songwriter
• Carlos Olmeda - singer/songwriter
• Gregory Page - singer/songwriter
• Joe Rathburn - singer/songwriter
• Lisa Sanders - singer/songwriter

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