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African American Music-Music Month Festival, San Francisco, June,
(415) 292-5157
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American
Music Festival Beach Events, 305 Lynnhaven Pkwy., Virginia Beach,
VA 23452, (757) 463-1949, Fax (757) 463-3769. Contact: Beach Events
Genres: All. Dates: Labor Day Weekend. "Accepts submissions:
By end of June National acts perform on 4 main stages while local and
regional acts perform on 6 side stages."
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American
Music Festival - Virginia Beach, VA, September
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AthFest,
Booking Committee, PO Box 327, Athens, GA 30603 - June
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BAYPOP - San
Francisco, CA, August
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Ben &
Jerry's Newport Folk Festival - Newport, RI, August
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Bethany Village Annual Country Jamboree, Horseheads,
NY
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Big Sur Jazz Festival
- Big Sur, CA, May
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Black/Friday
Fest - Los Angeles, CA, September
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Bloomington
Early Music Festival - Bloomington, IN, May
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Bloomington
Fest - Bloomington, IN, September
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Buffalo's Original
Music Blast - September
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Burningman,
Las Vegas, Labor Day
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CampBuzz -
Scioto County, Ohio, June
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Canyon Country Bluegrass Festival, Wellsboro, PA
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Central Park
Summer Stage - New York City
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Chico
World Music Festival - Chico, CA, September
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Chitlin Circuit Revue San Francisco, CA, February, (415) 292-5157
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Clam
Jam, Detroit, May, Broadzilla, PO Box 592, Roayl Oak, MI 48068,
(248) 262-6893, <broadzilla@chickmail.com
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Coors Light Jazz Festival - Cincinnati, OH, July. 1821 Summit Rd.,
Ste. 417, Cincinnati, OH 45237, (513) 761-4600, Fax (513) 761-0600.
Contact: Joe Santangelo. Genres: R&B, jazz. Dates: July
"Accepts submissions: Year round. Considered one of the nation's
largest R&B and jazz festivals in the country, this event brings
legendary and young new talent to its stage."
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Deer Valley Folk
& Bluegrass Festival, just outside Salt Lake City, held in
August (Also called Founders Title Company Folk & Bluegrass Fest)
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KRCL
91 FM Performing Songwriter Contest
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European
Funk Festival - Amsterdam, Holland, August
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Expo
of the Extreme - Chicago, May
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Extravaganza
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Falcon
Ridge Folk Festival - Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, NY, June/July,
Contact: Anne Saunders, <FalcRidge@AOL.COM>
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Fan Fair - Nashville, TN, June
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FestivalFinder.com
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Fireball Bluegrass Festival, LeRaysville, PA
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Folk Train -
Canadian Rail Trip plus music! Held in February.
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Gospel Renaissance Festival, c/o Memphis Music Conventions, PO Box
41858, Memphis, TN 38174-1858, (9010 526-4280, Fax (901) 526-4288,
<info@bluestock.org>. Contact: Bobby Bates/ Eli Ball. Dates:
Spring. "A weekend of the finest new talent in gospel music,
culture, and homestyle cooking'. Featuring showcases for choirs,
vocal groups, electric and a cappella performers, plus a gospel
heritage market. Call for showcase information."
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Grass
Roots Festival at Clark Park, 43rd & Chester in West Philly.
The Grass Roots Festival is outdoors, Free and open to the public.
Lots of music, vendors and guest speakers will entertain.
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Great
Blue Heron Music Festival - Sherman, NY, July
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Hardanger Fiddle
Association Annual Workshops - Dodgeville, WI (near Madison), August
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Independent
Music Fest - New Brunswick, NJ, April/October, (732) 660-0840, <IMFinfo@aol.com>
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Independent MusicFest 2001. Nashville TN. June 14-16.Municipal
Auditorium. "The hours will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day
with continual showcasing daily from 9 a.m. until 6p.m. " <
fanfest2001@aol.com >
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Indy Jazz Fest
-
inFESTed,
takes place at Brycc House, Louisville, KY in July. Contact: Mike
Harpring, <louisvilleshows@hotmail.com>, "This event
will incorporate bands, workshops, an art gallery, independent films
and a trading/bartering convention all in the course of a weekend.
This project has been a long time coming, so check out what all we
have planned and contact us if you have any questions!"
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International
Pop Overthrow - Los Angeles, July
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Jimmie Rodgers Festival
- Meridian, MS, May
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Juneau Jazz
& Classics
-
JVC Jazz Festival
- New York, June
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JVC Jazz Festival
- Newport, RI, August
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Kerrville
Folk Festival - Kerrville, TX, May-June
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KOOP
Stonewall Media Festival - Austin, TX, June
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LadyFest -
Olympia, WA, August - "Ladyfest is a non-profit,
community-based event designed by and for women to showcase,
celebrate and encourage the artistic, organizational and political
work and talents of women. It will feature performances by bands,
spoken word artists, authors, visual artists and more!!! It will
include workshops, panels, and dance parties. This is a woman-run
event but all are welcome to attend."
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Lotus World Music Festival
-
Bloomington, IN, September
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Mamou Cajun Music Festival, 1895 James Ortego Ln, Mamouu, LA 70554,
Contact: Eric Fontenot, June
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MerleFest -
Wilkesboro, NC, April
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Michigan Womyn's Festival
- Send submissions to: Michigan Women's Music Fest, PO Box 22,
Walhalla, MI 49458, (616) 989-3707, Fax (616) 989-3708, Contact:
Cristi Delgado. Genres: All. "Accepts submissions before
November 1st. Showcases female artists of eclectic styles from
established acts to new artists on the scene. Artists need to either
audition or send demo." - August
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Mid
Summer Music Fest - Richmond, VA, August
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Millpond
Music Festival - Bishop, CA, September
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Milwaukee
Summer Fest - June/July
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Minnesota
Fringe Festival - Minneapolis, July
-
Mississippi Delta
Blues & Heritage Festival - Greenville, MS, September
-
Monterey Bay
Blues Festival - Seaside, CA, June
-
Monterey
Jazz Festival - Monterey, CA, September
-
Monterey
World Music Festival - Carmel, CA, October
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Montreaux
Atlanta Music Festival - Atlanta, September
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Music & Arts Love Fellowship - Long Beach, CA, June, (510) 264-1766
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Music Midtown
- Atlanta, June
-
Musicstock
- Ithaca, NY, July
-
Napa Valley Folk
Festival - September
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National Fiddle Competition
- Mountain View, AR, November
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National
Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest - Weiser, ID, June
-
National
Womens Music Festival - Muncie, IN (Ball State University), June
-
NeA eX-travaganza - Nashville, February, (615) 341-0097, Fax (615) 320-0701
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New England
Folk Festival - April
-
New
Hampshire Women's Music Festival - September
-
New Jersey
Folk Festival - New Brunswick, NJ, April
-
New Orleans Jazz
& Heritage Festival - April/May
-
Newport Folk Festival
-
Newark Beats Festival
- Newark, NJ, September
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Northern
Exposure - Aberdeen, Scotland, October, <admin@northex.swinternet.co.uk>
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Northwest
Folklife Festival - Seattle - Memorial Day
-
Nowhere X Nowhere
- Chico, CA, March
-
One World Festival
- Placerville, CO, September
-
"On the Cutting Edge of the Campfire" Festival (Cambridge,
MA, Club Passim - September), Chris Smith at (212) 316-3086 or <duck@hellskitchen.com>
-
Park City Utah Arts Festival (near Salt Lake City) - Books folk &
bluegrass acts for their August event. The pay is $200 to $500.
Submitions to: Randy Barton, <wdog@allwest.net>, (435) 783-5463
-
The Pegasus Festival, Horseheads, NY
-
Phoenix Folk Traditions Music Festival, Encanto Park, 2700 N 15th
St., Phoenix, AZ 85007, (602) 261-8993 - March
-
Pickathon -
Portland, OR, September
-
Pine
Theater Summer Music Series - Northhampton, MA
-
The Red Cross Summer Family Fun Festival Horseheads,
NY
-
Rockabilly Festival,
Jackson, TN, (901) 427-8521 - April
-
Rock
Festivals in Europe
-
RuckusFest -
Cleveland, OH, August
-
San Francisco Blues Festival
- September
-
San
Francisco Popfest - July
-
Scott Joplin
Ragtime Festival - Sedalia, OH, May
-
Sierra
Songwriters Festival - Sonora, CA, July, 12940 Mountain View Rd.,
Sonora, CA, (209) 588-1023, <festival@sierrasongwriters.com>
-
Slide
Guitat Fest - Gray, TN, September
-
Southern
California Music Festivals
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Southern Tier Bluegrass Festival, Presho, NY
-
Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI
-
Sunbeat - Las Vegas, NV, May, (702) 837-3636
-
Telluride Jazz Celebration
- Telluride, CO, August
-
Toronto Urban Music Festival - Held in August at the Canadian
National Exhibition Bandshell in Toronto."Canada's largest
urban music event showcases several Canadian artists in genres such
as hip hop, r&b, reggae, Latin, gospel, dance; an urban fashion
show; urban dance troupes and vendors selling a variety of products."
-
Tucson Folk
Festival - May
-
UrbanFocus Music Fest
-
W.C. Handy Blues
and Barbecue Festival - Henderson, KY, June
-
WE Fest -
Wilmington, NC, May
-
Winterhawk
- Bluegrass and Beyond, Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, NY, July, Contact:
Anne Saunders, <FalcRidge@AOL.COM>
-
Winthrop
Annual Rhythm and Blues Festival - July 14-16, Winthrop, WA. "Largest
and longest running blues festival in the state of Washington"
-
Woody Guthrie
Free Folk Arts Festival, PO Box 45, Pryor, OK 74362, (918)
825-5156, Fax (918) 825-8203, <woody@galstar.com>, Contact:
Artist Procurement, Dates: July. "Accepts submissions: Year
round Five day festival celebrates the life and music of Woody
Guthrie. All star jam sessions held at the Campground stage and at a
local after hours bar."
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World
Music Festival - Chicago 2000, September
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WorldPort
- Glendale, CA, March
