The 31st annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg is back this summer featuring four days and five stages of world, national, regional, and local music.
The Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival is held at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds in Trumansburg which is located about ten miles north of Ithaca on the west side of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York. Since the festival’s birth, the guiding quote has always been “To create joy in the midst of crisis is a powerful thing and brings magic to the table.” It was founded by Donna the Buffalo and is a mission-based organization that focuses on nurturing local artists and talent while reaching around the globe to bring world music and culture to new audiences to inspire creativity and foster community building.
Four days before the festival there is a Culture Camp, which helps community building by having attendees attend four days of music and dance workshops led by regional and national artists. Tickets for Culture Camp and a full list of workshops can be found here. This year, the festival features a variety of genres like Americana, regular and Appalachian folk, country, and world music from countries like Ukraine and Congo.
There will be over 80 artists featured at the Grassroots Festival. Some of the performances include renowned Americana / folk roots music duo Watchhouse, Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Sona Jobarteh, Grammy Award-winning Country music legends The Mavericks, and 2022 Best Reggae Album Grammy Award winner and Jamaican lyricist Kabaka Pyramid. Other performers include Appalachian folk music multi-instrumentalist sisters Rising Appalachia, beloved Ukrainian folk music quartet DakhaBrakha, Democratic Republic of Congo Afropop superstar Jupiter & Okwess, Louisiana Zydeco boss Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Ryan Montbleau Band.
For more information about the 31st annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival and to purchase tickets, visit here.
