Caramoor Celebrates American Roots Music with an All Day Festival!

KATONAH, N.Y. - June 8, 2013 - PRLog -- The American Roots Music Festival, a daylong celebration of folk, string band, country, blues, gospel, and bluegrass music, returns to Caramoor on Saturday, June 29.  The one-day-only event is headlined by the world premiere of The Del McCoury Band’s new project, “Del McCoury Sings Woody Guthrie,” featuring unheard and unsung words of Guthrie set to music by the great bluegrass musician.  In addition, he will perform his trademark Bluegrass standards and favorites.

Beginning at 12:00 noon, the family-friendly festival takes place throughout the grounds of Caramoor and provides a day of live music and activities for adults and kids. Festival-goers can lounge and picnic while enjoying folk-rock band David Wax Museum, traditional folk music icon John McCutcheon, blues and gospel group Heritage Blues Quartet, rising stars acoustic string band trio The Stray Birds, Nashville-based country duo Doug & Telisha, alternative/traditional folk band Spuyten Duyvil and the heralded Walkabout Clearwater Chorus.  

The day continues with the Social Music Hour at 6:00pm – an all-ages workshop and sing-along with some of the festival performers.

Headlining the festival at 7:30pm in the Venetian Theater is The Del McCoury Band and the debut of “Del McCoury sings Woody Guthrie.” To help bring new life to the work of American folk poet Woody Guthrie, his daughter, Nora Guthrie, gave Del McCoury exclusive access to the archives of her father’s unpublished work. Now, with the support of Woody Guthrie’s family, The Del McCoury Band will perform an evening of never-before-heard lyrics written by the “Dust Bowl Troubadour” set to new music by Del McCoury and including a multi-media presentation featuring Guthrie’s original words, drawings and other materials from the archives that inspired this performance.  

"The Del/Woody project is a real treat for us to present at Caramoor.  What better way to celebrate the roots of American music than a new collaboration between American icons,” said Maggi Landau, Artistic Director of American Roots Music. “Del McCoury is a much-awarded American treasure who, over the past 50 years, has continued to popularize bluegrass music. His willingness to experiment, to bring folk and rock and other forms of music into the bluegrass fold, explains his appeal to hard-core bluegrass fans as well as people who don't know anything about bluegrass. Woody Guthrie is America's folk poet who continues to inspire singer/songwriters everywhere. Although long gone, he lives on through his published words and music and now has a whole new body of songs thanks to Del."

The American Roots Music Festival is appropriate for all ages.  Picnicking is encouraged; festival-goers can bring their own picnic, purchase food or beverages on site or order a picnic in advance for pick-up at Caramoor by calling Great Performances® at 212-337-6055 or visiting www.greatperformances.com/caramoorpicnics.  

PROGRAMS
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
$25, $35, $45, $55, children under 18 half price

12:00noon – 6pm (on Friends Field and at the Sunken Garden):        
David Wax Museum
John McCutcheon
Heritage Blues Quartet
The Stray Birds
Doug & Telisha
Spuyten Duyvil

6pm (on the East Lawn):
The Social Music Hour

7:30pm-10pm (in the Venetian Theater):
The Del McCoury Band, Del McCoury sings Woody Guthrie

TICKETS
American Roots Music Festival: Daytime-only tickets are $25. Full festival tickets (which include the evening show) are $35, $45, $55. Children under 18 are half price for both daytime only and full festival tickets.
To order tickets, call the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or visit www.caramoor.org.

PRESS CONTACT
For press tickets, images, artist information or interviews, contact Brittnee Walker at 412.601.2474 or bwalker@lcohnpr.com.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
For information about The Del McCoury Band, visit: www.delmccouryband.com
For information about David Wax Museum, visit: www.davidwaxmuseum.com
For information about John McCutcheon, visit: www.folkmusic.com
For information about Heritage Blues Quartet, visit: www.heritagebluesorchestra.com
For information about The Stray Birds, visit: www.thestraybirds.com
For information about Doug & Telisha, visit: www.dougandtelisha.com
For information about Spuyten Duyvil, visit: www.spuytenduyvilmusic.com
For information about the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus, visit: www.walkaboutclearwater.org