American Roots Music Festival July 2, 2011

Caramoor presents the American Roots Music Festival—a full day of music spanning the broad spectrum of fundamentally American music with string band, folk, bluegrass, country, blues, gospel and jazz inspired performances.

The FolkJazz Trio, a new group led by David Grisman—one of the most influential, respected, and innovative mandolin players on the planet—with Nashville guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jim Hurst and upright bass player Samson Grisman promises to ignite the evening in the Venetian Theater with their highly intricate hybrid of acoustic bluegrass, folk, and jazz. A definite jam…

Back to back sets during the day feature the soulfully unique Brooklyn-based bluegrass/gospel/roots quintet Ollabelle, melodic singer/songwriter James Maddock, rollicking Country swing group The Sweetback Sisters, guitar and harmony driven trio Brother Sun, and alt roots string band Spuyten Duyvil playing throughout the Caramoor grounds. A day not to be missed…

Bring a friend, the family, a picnic. Stroll the gardens. Tap your toes. Stay all day. And enjoy!

Children under 16 half price!

Official Website: http://www.caramoor.org