FloydFest
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"FloydFest' is a world music and arts festival held annually in Floyd County, Virginia, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It began in 2002 and has received excellent reviews ever since, earning a name for itself in 2005 when it played host to well-known folk singer Ani DiFranco. It lasts for four days with on-site camping and has over seven stages featuring World, Bluegrass, Reggae, Folk, African and Appalachian performers and showcases local Arts and Crafts, in addition to scheduling music and dance workshops and other small events, such as morning yoga lessons, story telling, and poetry readings, and a Children's Universe tent.
Each Floydfest festival has a theme. The themes from the first annual FloydFest including the upcoming Summer 2008 are:
2002: Floyd County World Music Festival
2003: Out Of This World Music
2004: Midsummer's Dream
2005: Rock of Ages
2006: Roots Alive
2007: It's in the Mix
2008: Family Affair
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[edit] FloydFest Performers
Each of the following sections has a list of performers for that year. The lists only include artists that played on the main stage, not side stages.
[edit] 2002: Floyd County World Music Festival
Acoustic Endeavours
Acoustic Syndicate
Bill Hudson
Culture
The David Grisman Quintet
DJ Cheb I Sabbah
Doc Watson
Foundation Stone
Garmarna
Hoorah Cloggers
John Scofield
Karsh Kale
King Changó
Kusun Ensamble
Lonesome River Band
Lucky Dube
The Neville Brothers
Peter Rowan
Rhonda Vincent
Sam Bush
Scott Perry
Solazo
Tony Rice
Stacey Earle
[edit] 2003: Out Of This World Music
Acoustic Syndicate
The African Showboyz
Baka Beyond
The David Grisman Quintet
dj Janaka
Donna the Buffalo
Foundation Stone
Garaj Mahal
The Hackensaw Boys
John Brown's Body
The Kusun Ensemble
Larry Keel
Mamadou Diabate
Nickel Creek
Old and in the Gray with Vassar Clements
Peter Rowan
Speech from Arrested Development
Spookie Daly Pride
Trumystic
Tru Sound
[edit] 2004: Midsummer's Dream
Acoustic Syndicate
African Showboyz
Alan Darveaux with Slight Departure
Beggars Circus
The Bridge
Crow Greenspun
Culture featuring Joseph Hill
Cyro Baptista and Beat the Donkey
Dar Williams
Del McCoury Band
DJ Williams
Donna the Buffalo
Eek-a-Mouse
Enter the Haggis
Foundation Stone
Green Lemon
Jan Smith
Jim Donovan of Rusted Root
Kat Mills
Keith Frank Zydaco
Larry Keel Experience
Laura Blackley
Lost and Found
Mood Cultivation
Mountain Heart
New Monsoon
None The Wiser
The Non-Profits
Poplar Hollow
RailRoad Earth
Sam Bush
Scott Perry
Steep Canyon Rangers
Tempest
Tom Ohmsen
Tricia Carter
Trumystic
TruSound
Vulgar Bulgars
Zen Fisherman
[edit] 2005: Rock of Ages
Ani DiFranco
Xavier Rudd
Donna the Buffalo
Railroad Earth
The Avett Brothers
J.D. Crowe
Hot Tuna
Corey Harris
Kruger Brothers
Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble
Franck Biyong & Massak
Bryan Vargas & ¡Ya Está!
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Baba Ola Jagun & His Ancestral Rhythms
Jim Lauderdale
Porter, Batiste, Stoltz
D J Williams
Trumystic
Snake Oil Medicine Show
Dread Clampitt
Asylum Street Spankers
Raquy & The Caveman
Blueground Undergrass
Floetic Ascent Aerial Dance Company
Soldiers of Jah Army
African Showboyz
Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
Kusun Ensemble
Jan Smith
Dub Is A Weapon
Jackass Flats
Cadillac Jones
Appalachian Roots
Michael Farr
Wild Turkeys
Tortured Soul
William Walter
Beggar's Circus
Hoorah Cloggers
The Non-Profits
Bebop Howdown
Mando Mafia
Scott Perry
Discordian Society
Old School Freight Train
Blue Mule
Mood Cultivation
Kat Mills
Vulgar Bulgars
None The Wiser
Magic Bronson
[edit] 2006: Roots Alive
[edit] 2007: It's in the Mix
The Hackensaw Boys
North Mississippi Allstars
The Duhks
DeVotchKa
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Red Stick Ramblers
The Seed
Lil' Brian and the Zydeco Travelers
Rose's Pawn Shop
[edit] Reviews for Floydfest World Music Festival
Floydfest '04
"Some larger festivals boast a similar peace, love and music philosophy, but Floyd actually lives it, not just for one weekend, but throughout the entire year." ~Glide Magazine
Floyfest '05
"Floyd sits in a timeless, beautiful section of Virginia, far enough from bigger cities like Roanoke and Danville to feel like it's truly in the middle of nowhere" ~Musictoday Live Review
"The only thing constant on the festival grounds was the flow of culturally powerful music and mud covered feet." ~MSN Music Review
[edit] External links
- FloydFest 7: Family Affair Official Site.
- Jambase Review for Floydfest 2003, A Midsummer's Dream.
- Dreaming Creek, Photo Gallery of the FloydFest stage
