The LineUp
The Brew Skies Festival in Canaan Valley, Aug 9 & 10 2013
“The Baltimore-based quartet is the prototypical ‘live’ band, the kind of act you must see in person to truly appreciate. – The Washington Post. “They’ve been described as AC/DC fronted by Jerry Lee Lewis” – New York Post. Read More | Website | Video
“Nashville’s Luella and the Sun approach the blues and gospel-soul as if these traditions were the food of the gods and they haven’t eaten for a week. Luella herself has a ferocious voice, and performs with zero fear.” – NPR Read More | Website | Video
“There is a sonic rumbling that is emanating from the musical underground of Brooklyn,New York, and it has caused booties to shake and quake all over the nation this summer.” – Glide Magazine Read More | Website | Video
“Grayson Capps is a classic Southern singer-songwriter treasure with the straight shootin’ eye of Johnny Cash, melded to the hobo philosophizing of Townes Van Zandt.” – JamBase.com Read More | Website | Video
Loves It!
Loves It! was born in the vibrant honky tonkin’ community of Austin TX. Their homemade melodies and rhythms are inspired by folk, country, gospel and early punk. Official Site
The Wild Rumpus
Hailing from Fayetteville WV, The Wild Rumpus are Appalachian Stompgrass personified! Good time, high energy, footstompin’, dancin’ and hula hoopin’! Official Site
Fletcher’s Grove
Known for their high-energy shows, Fletcher’s Grove weaves funk, rock, and jazz influences into a completely unique, genre-free, and contagious sound. Official Site
Johnson’s Crossroad
Johnson’s Crossroad takes their love of old time mountain music, bluegrass, and the Texas singers of the 1970s to create a sound that they’ve coined “Appalachian Soul”. Official Site
Farnsworth
A power duo from Charleston WV, Farnsworth are looking to bring their vintage style to the masses - a rock outfit that is solid and to the point. Official Site
The Ultimatums
This nine member, dirty soul band delivers high energy stage shows, and 60’s laden soul hooks blasted from the four man horn section like salt peter from a shotgun. Official Site
The Boatmen
Easily viewed as rock-grass or a new-grass outfit, The Boatmen fall better into Americana Soulgrass, with diverse instrumentation and the right blend of harmony. Official Site
Hillbilly Gypsies
The Hillbilly Gypsies are a West Virginia string band who
specialize in playing their own style of Appalachian old time music, mixed with a hard drivin’ bluegrass sound. Official Site
The Passerine
A With a captivating sound that sits between Gillian Welch and Ryan Adams, Nashville’s The Passerine is a refreshing new face on the folk scene. Official Site
Shane Meade & The Sound
Shane Mead & The Sound’s unique and soulful style captivates the imagination, and audiences connect to his inspirational lyrics and universal subject matter. Official Site
Rasta Rafiki
Rasta Rafiki strives to produce music that is equally appealing to the mind as well as the body, promoting peace, equality, and understanding. Official Site
Blackwater Mojo
Seth & Erin Young, known collectively as Blackwater Mojo, have performed their signature blend of primitive acoustic rock extensively throughout the Appalachian region. Official Site
Mystery Train
Mysterytrain is a five-piece psychedelic jam band originally from the Central Pennsylvania region. Official Site
The Greens
For The Greens, name and sound recognition have taken root. At all types of venues, they nurture a solid reputation of good music and good times. Official Site
The Speakeasy Boys
Bluegrass, old time, country, rock-a-billy, jug band, country and western, hillbilly, ragtime, and occasionally, when the spirit moves, they’ll play something different.” Official Site
The Gravel Quire
The Gravel Quire honor the integrity and musicianship of traditional music while offering modern offbeat songwriting and beautiful gutsy arrangements of old folk favorites.
Possum Holler Glee Club
Genre jumping, feel good party music with foundations in the old time blues and folk of yesteryear. Official Site
Cracker Stackwell
Cracker Stackwell is the alter ego of Gary Tannenbaum, playing acoustic blues, folk and fingerstyle composition for over thirty five years. Official Site
Neotronic
Neotronic is an eclectic mix of electronica, loops, reggae, latin, jazz jam band. They are based in Elkins, WV. Official Site
Floyd Cowger
Local legend Floyd Cowger brings a classic sound with timeless lyrics from a modern day singer songwriter. A touch of bluegrass and outlaw country blues.Official Site
Doc Lambert & The Mountain City Band
Doc Lambert is an independent singer-songwriter that live in Davis, WV. This time around he teams up with The Mountain City Band. Official Site
Aurora Celtic
From the hills of West Virginia, Aurora Celtic plays traditional music for fiddle, Irish flute, mandolin and tenor banjo, bridging cultures of Scotland, Ireland and Appalachia. Official Site
The Masons
Douglass Falls
