Read about Virginia’s The Festy Experience which kicks off today
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Music Credit: Phoebe Hunt “Frolic of the Bees”
Listening Through The Lens is Heading to Infinity Downs Farm In Arrington, VA Today
In the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
The 8th Annual Festy Experience Is Kicking Off
Thursday-Sunday, October 5 – October 8, 2017
Featuring:
The Infamous Stringdusters, Ani DiFranco, Drive-By Truckers, Elephant Revival, Sam Bush Band, Beats Antique, The Jerry Douglas Band, Joan Osborne, The Travelin’ McCourys, and more
Tickets
Full weekend and Single Day Tickets On Sale Now → www.thefesty.com
The eTown Stage
“The eTown Stage” is a new partnership with eTown, a nationally syndicated nonprofit radio broadcast/podcast focused on educating and entertaining diverse audiences through music and conversation in order to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.
For over twenty-five years, eTown’s Nick & Helen Forster have produced musical, social, and environmental programming to uplift and inspire listeners around the world.
The eTown Stage will be a third stage, premiering at The 8th Annual Festy Experience. Throughout the weekend, eTown co-host Nick Forster and acclaimed banjo bellwether Danny Barnes will present “Almost eTown,” a series of 30 minute conversational performances. Danny Barnes & Nick Forster will also be featured with their full band on The Skyline Tent Stage on Thursday night.
Almost eTown will consist of shorts sets and interviews with artists already performing. In addition to Almost eTown, The eTown Stage will be home to family yoga, local artist performances and workshops. The Festy aims to give the ultimate laid back festival experience which is fun for the entire family: camping, outdoor activities, craft food and beer, the 22nd Annual Blue Ridge Burn (5k/10k), and stellar music on three stages!
Full Schedule
See the full schedule for each stage →
www.thefesty.com/lineup-by-day.
Line-Up
The Festy Experience ~ Full 2017 Lineup:
The Infamous Stringdusters
Ani DiFranco
Drive-By Truckers
Elephant Revival
Sam Bush Band
Beats Antique
The Jerry Douglas Band
Joan Osborne
The Travelin’ McCourys
Sierra Hull
Danny Barnes & Nick Forster
EmiSunshine
Garrettgrass Gospel Hour
Della Mae
Cabinet
Shook Twins
Billy Strings
Sarah Siskind & Sunliner
Carl Anderson
Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers
Love Canon
Maggie Koerner
Dori Freeman
Erin Lunsford
Gallatin Canyon
Tara Mills
The Interviews
Read our interviews with Jerry Douglas, Dori Freeman and Sierra Hull.
The Location
Blue Ridge Bowl at Infinity Downs Farm
1510 Diggs Mountain Road
Arrington, VA 22922
The Festy is also hosting the Chickapig Farm! Chickapig is a new strategic and fun board game created in Charlottesville VA. Chickapig breeder and game creator (and luthier) Brian Calhoun joined forces with his farming buddy and musician, Dave Matthews, to bring this game from farm to table where players dodge opponents, hay bales, and an unruly pooping cow. There will be games to play on site as well as a life-sized version!
Environmental sustainability is important to the organizers and they are eliminating all waste from single-use plastic cups. Instead every All Weekend ticket comes with a free commemorative steel pint cup from The Festy’s Partner, Klean Kanteen, which they can use for free water from filling stations placed throughout site as well as beer purchases.
Read about Virginia’s The Festy Experience which kicks off today
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