Roots and Blues Roundup II in full swing this weekend
If you want to know where we’re going, we have to know where we’ve been.
So take heed, all your alt-country punks and neo-folkies – some originators are coming to show us how it’s done at the Winter Roots and Blues Roundup II. Running at venues around town until Monday, this five-day multi-media festival features a who’s who of roots and blues legends, some local, some international, that represent just a slice of the rich history of roots music, as lovingingly preserved by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. This is the real deal.
Dig it – it’s like a mini-folk fest:
LIVE MUSIC:
Thursday February 24
- 8 pm, Yardbird Suite: The Women of Folkways featuring Rosalie Sorrels, Maria Dunn and Lizzy Hoyt, hosted by Kat Danser
Friday February 25
- 8 pm, Expressionz Cafe: Freebo and John Rutherford
- 8pm, Blue Chair Cafe: Grandpa Banana (of The Youngbloods) and Joe Nolan
Saturday February 26
- 11 am, Expressionz: Vintage instrument lecture/demonstration featuring Grandpa Banana and Byron Myhre, hosted by John Rutherford (free)
- 1 pm, Expressionz: “I Protest: Social and Political Activism in Music,” lecture/demonstration featuring Freebo, Rosalie Sorrels, Grandpa Banana and Bill Bourne, hosted by Dale Ladouceur (free)
- 3 pm, Expressionz: “The Blues of Folkways” lecture/demonstration featuring David Gogo (above), Bill Bourne, Kat Danser and John Rutherford, hosted by Holger Petersen ($10 at the door)
- 8 pm, Expressions: Rosalie Sorrels and Karla Anderson ($20, buy)
- 8 pm, Blue Chair: Bill Bourne and Lizzy Hoyt ($20, buy)
- 9 pm, Century Casino: Blues Dance Party featuring David Gogo, Grandpa Banana, Freebo, the Front Porch Roots Review and Kat Danser (7:30 pm, $25, buy)
FILM (at the Metro Cinema, located in the Citadel Theatre)
Friday February 25
- 7 pm: Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways Records followed by live conversation featuring Rosalie Sorrels and Penguin Eggs magazine’s Roddy Campbell (free admission)
Saturday February 26
- 7 pm: Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart
- 9 pm: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune
Sunday February 27
- 7 pm: M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues
- 9 pm: Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart
Monday February 28
- 7 pm: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune
- 9 pm: M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues
Tickets for all films are $10 for adults and $8 for students, and available at the door 30 minutes before show time.
