Date
Saturday 30 August 2008 — Sunday 31 August 2008
Location
400 Front Street
Hinton, West Virginia,
United States
Link
Description
This year's Festival of the Rivers will feature legendary roots musician, Mike Seeger, at the 2008 Labor Day Weekend music event. The free festival is located in Hinton WV at the confluence of the Greenbrier, Bluestone, and New rivers. As the "Gateway Community" for the New River Gorge National River, the community and festival are near both the National Park Service's New River Visitors Center on Interstate 64 and the breathtaking beauty of Sandstone Falls.
Beginning at 11 am and ending at 9 pm daily, the Saturday and Sunday event at Hinton's City Sidetrack Park, "Festival of the Rivers 2008" remains FREE to the public. The festival features something for every member of the family and the City Sidetrack Waterslide will be open each day from 11 am till 7 pm.
Festival Line-up
Saturday
Noon-1 pm - 51/50 (Rock & Blues)
1:10-2 pm - Big Fish & Bamboo Cutters (Punk, Blues & Rock)
2:15-3:05 pm - Spontaneous Combustion (Acoustic Jam)
3:20-4:05 pm - Option 22 (Acoustic Jam)
4:20-5:10 pm - Margo & The Bluegills (Country & Blues)
5:25-6:15 pm - Patrick O’Flaherty (Irish Roots Music)
6:30-7:20 pm - Mike Seeger, “Tipple, Loom, & Rail: Songs from the Industrial South”
7:25-8:10 pm - Mary Dailey (Irish-Appalachian Folk)
8:10-9 pm - Mike Seeger, “Southern Banjo Sounds: From Africa to Appalachia”
Sunday
Noon-12:35 pm - All Nations Praise (Gospel)
12:50-1:40 pm - Johnny Jones (Gospel, Bluegrass, & Country)
1:55-2:45 pm - Hans Creek String Band (Gospel, Bluegrass, & Country)
3-3:50 pm - The Wild Rumpus (Bluegrass & Traditional Country)
4-4:50 pm - Mike Seeger, “Early Southern Guitar Sounds”
5-5:50 pm - Mike Seeger, “The Roots of Country Music: From Barbara Allen to Wildwood Flower”
6-6:50 pm - The Wild Rumpus (Traditional & Alt-Country)
7-9 pm - The Rust Kings (Neo-Country)
The City Sidetrack Waterslide will be open each day from 11 am till 7 pm.
For more information visit our website!
http://cfm-fmh.org/festivaloftherivers.html
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