WEEKEND Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012
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Fayetteville’s New Barcade
Dickson Street Social Club is one of the newest additions to Dickson Street social life. Full Story, Page 5
August 23 - 26 Event Schedule Buy tickets at fayettevilleroots.com
Thursday, August 23rd
Friend of the Festival Concert
Ladies Soccer Wins Wednesday Razorbacks continue defensive success Full Story, Page 7
at The Garner Farm 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Featuring: Ryan Spearman, Danny Schmidt, and Carrie Elkin the Steel Wheels
Roots at Greenhouse Grille 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Paul Sammons
Sarah Hughes Tyrannosaurus Chicken
at Kingfish Divebar Late Night Stage 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Friday, August 24th
Roots at GreenHouse Grille 6 p.m - 9 p.m. Reservations Required: Contact GHG at 479 444 8909 Featuring: Joe Mack
Excitement for Football Builds
Football season is fast approaching, players and fans prepare Full Story, Page 7
Read More Traveler Stories At UAtrav.com Today’s Forecast
Mainstages at the Walton Arts Center 2 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Tomorrow Tomorrow’s Forecast 87/69°
Starr Theatre 2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. – Effron White 2:50 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Carrie Elkin 3:40 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. – Raina Rose 4:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. – Still On The Hill 5:20 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Milkdrive KUAF Mainstage 6:30 p.m. – 7:10 p.m. – 3 Penny Acre 7:20 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Hoots And Hellmouth 8:10 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – The Steel Wheels 8:50 p.m. – 9:10 p.m. – Intermission 9:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio
George’s Majestic Late Night Stages 10 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Lounge Stage 10 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – The Hillbenders 11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Texas Two Step Lessons 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – The Carper Family Outback Stage 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Milkdrive 11:45 p.m. – 1 a.m. – David Mayfield Parade
Roots and Branches Stage (Tyson Plaza) 3:00 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. – Shore and Cockram 3:40 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. – Matt and Gus Smith 4:25 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. – Chad Elliott 5:10 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Fork And Knife
Kingfish Divebar Late Night Stage
Fayetteville Listening Room 2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. – Clark Bueling Trio 2:50 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. - David Kimbrough Jr 3:40 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. – Old 78s 4:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. – Ben Bedford
see a complete calender of Saturday and Sunday’s events on page 3
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Featuring: Chooch And The Sidehill Gougers Charliehorse
Fayetteville’s Folk Scene Mason Sams Staff Writer
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5:20 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Shannon Wurst Band
In the past few years, Fayetteville has developed an attraction to both folk and bluegrass music. As folk and bluegrass acts have continued to gain international acclaim with groups such as Mumford and Sons and the Avett Brothers, Arkansas, too, has evolved in its musical tastes, tending toward more popular music. Since 2004, the Ozarks have hosted Wakarusa, an annual music and camping festival designed to attract Arkansans with an eclectic mix of musical genres. According to their website, the festival has increased from 5,000 campers to last year’s 20,000 with names such as Mumford and Sons, The Black Keys, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Ben Folds and Bassnectar. Each year, Fayetteville has gained more bluegrass and folk acts as musical groups have found a niche following in clubs such as George’s Majestic Lounge on Dickson Street. Fayetteville has become a recent stop for bands
like Old Crow Medicine Show and Yonder Mountain String Band. In fact, crowd favorite Yonder Mountain String Band (who tours here almost every year) has decided to host their own music festival on Mulberry Mountain (where Wakarusa is located) in the middle of October. This year, the festival also includes a Fayetteville favorite, Punch Brothers, featuring virtuoso Chris Thile as well as the world-class blues mandolin picker, Sam Bush. With the fall bringing in big acts like the Avett Brothers to the AMP stage and Trampled By Turtles to George’s Majestic Lounge the night before, one has to ask: What is it about folk music that attracts so
see FOLK page 2
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