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| Frank Vignola (Brian Tipton photo) |
The lovely bluegrass and roots Riverhawk Music Festival happens this weekend in Brooksville, Fla., outside Tampa. The fest starts Thursday, Nov. 6 and runs through Sunday.
This fest at the gorgeous Sertoma Youth Ranch is always packed with talent, and includes a lot of bands which fly below the popular radar.
A good example is guitarist Frank Vignola, (whom Les Paul named as one of his top five guitar players in the world.) Vignola plays Thursday and Friday along with Vinny Raniolo. Check them out on this audio link to National Public Radio's Mountain Stage
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| Nora Jane Struthers (publicity photo) |
Other acts during the weekend include The SteelDrivers, Town Mountain, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, the Packaway Handle Band, Black Lillies, Nora Jane Struthers, Nicholas David (from the TV show "The Voice!") and Acoustic Syndicate. You can see the full schedule here.
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| The SteelDrivers (Brian Tipton photo) |
A four-day pass, which includes primitive camping, is $139, and there are lots of single-day and camping options here. This fest is very chill and family friendly. The venue is small and walkable, food is available, and there are showers and bathrooms. Shaded sites tend to fill up quickly, but there is always room in the lovely fields. There is even a little stream running through the venue. Very, very nice.
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| Sertoma Youth Ranch (festgrrl photo) |
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