2011 Rhythm & Roots Festival this weekend...

Gumbo and I frequented this cool little roots festival at Ninigret Park in Charlestown RI on several occasions (one year Gumbo ventured out on his own, then visited the PHS late at night in Newport- long story) and last year Keith, Sharie, Barry and friends sampled it.   Worth the trip, but we're home-based this year.  Of interest:  Delbert McClinton, Richard Thompson, Marcia Ball, Steve Earle w/ Alison Moorer.

R&R 2011 Final Schedule

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 (Festival gates open at 4:00 pm)
MAIN STAGE

5:00                  SWAMP CABBAGE                          

6:00                  SARAH & THE TALLBOYS                                                                                       7:15                  HARPER & THE MIDWEST KIND

8:30                  HOST BAND — RED STICK RAMBLERS                      

9:45                  MARCIA BALL       

REDHOOK DANCE STAGE

5:00                  HOST BAND — RED STICK RAMBLERS 

7:15                  COREY LEDET & HIS ZYDECO BAND     

9:45                  CURLEY TAYLOR & ZYDECO TROUBLE                   

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3  (Festival gates open at 11:00 am)

MAIN STAGE
Noon                 SWAMP CABBAGE                  
1:00                  HOST BAND — RED STICK RAMBLERS 
2:15                  HARPER & THE MIDWEST KIND                                                                       
3:30                  CURLEY TAYLOR  &  ZYDECO TROUBLE       
4:45                  RICHARD THOMPSON     
6:15                  STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS                      
7:30                  RAUL MALO BAND                                              
9:15                  STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES & DUCHESSES with ALISON MOORER

WMVY RADIO WORKSHOP STAGE
Noon                FRANK & POULLARD — CREOLE ACCORDION
1:00                 MAGNOLIA — TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING
2:00                 GUITAR STYLES — JUSTUS, PARKS & BROUSSARD        
3:00                 OCCIDENTAL GYPSY JAZZ
4:00                 FIDDLE STYLES — GREELEY, SAVOY, YOUNG, POULLARD       
5:00                 HARPER — AUSSIE BLUES & DIDGEREDOO TOO   
6:00                 SARAH & THE TALL BOYS — COMING HOME

REDHOOK DANCE STAGE
Noon                ZYDECO DANCE INSTRUCTION  
12:30               RIVER CITY SLIM & the ZYDECO  HOGS 
1:45                 CAJUN DANCE INSTRUCTION    
2:15                 JESSE LEGE, JOEL SAVOY & BAYOU BREW      
3:30                 POULLARD, FRANK & FRIENDS
5:30                 COREY LEDET & HIS ZYDECO BAND    
7:30                 HOST BAND — RED STICK RAMBLERS 
10:00               CURLEY TAYLOR & ZYDECO TROUBLE      

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (Festival gates open at 11:00 am) 

MAIN STAGE
Noon                GREELYSAVOYDUO          
1:00                 SARAH & THE TALLBOYS           
2:15                 COREY LEDET & ZYDECO TROUBLE                                          
3:30                 NATION BEAT            
4:45                 MITCH WOODS & HIS ROCKET 88s                                                    
6:15                 STEVE RILEY & THE MOMOU PLAYBOYS           
7:45                 7 WALKERS           
9:30                 DELBERT McCLINTON      

WMVY RADIO  WORKSHOP STAGE
Noon                POULLARD & FRANK — CREOLE FIDDLE
1:00                 OCCIDENTAL GYPSY JAZZ          
2:00                 MAGNOLIA w/ SPECIAL GUEST ED POULLARD        
3:00                 “LES JEUNES CAJUNS” — 2011 CAJUN KIDS ACADEMY GRADUATION GIG
3:30                 TURN UP THE FIDDLE!! — GREELEY, SAVOY, YOUNG, WIMMER       
4:30                 ACCORDION STYLES — RILEY, LEDET, LEGE
5:30                 SARAH & THE TALL BOYS — COMING HOME     

REDHOOK DANCE STAGE
Noon                ZYDECO DANCE INSTRUCTION  
12:30               RIVER CITY SLIM & THE ZYDECO  HOGS 
1:45                 CAJUN DANCE INSTRUCTION    
2:15                 JESSE LEGE, JOEL SAVOY & BAYOU BREW     
3:30                 ED POULLARD, PRESTON FRANK & FRIENDS   
5:30                 HOST BAND — RED STICK RAMBLERS 
7:30                 COREY LEDET & HIS ZYDECO BAND      
10:00               STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS