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RootsFest presented by Swallow Hill

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Our Third Annual RootsFest this past Saturday, March 28, 2009, was a magical success! We couldn't ask for more for our 30th birthday! Mark your calendars for 2010's RootsFest: March 6!

Our thanks to our amazing headliners Hot Rize, Rickie Lee Jones and Leo Kottke, and our stellar showcase artists, Tallest Man on Earth, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Joe Pug, and Boulder Acoustic Society. Many thanks to our emcees, Harry Tuft, Mollie O'Brien and Rich Moore for entertaining everyone during set changes and for keeping the whole night running smoothly on stage.

Many thanks to the production crew, Swallow Hill staff, board members, and volunteers who produced the event and worked long hours in both planning and executing everything needed for the event. We are gracious and thankful for the myriad sponsors who gave graciously on many levels.

And thank YOU, those who came, and who are patrons and supporters year-long, our members, our lifeblood. We welcome any and all feedback you have about RootsFest. Check out our RootsFest discussion thread on our custom Ning network to tell us what you think. We'd love to hear what you have to say.

-- Your friends at Swallow Hill

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest nonprofit institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,300 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. Swallow Hill’s Julie Davis School of Music offers classes for every interest, skill level and member of the family. Each year, a faculty of 60 instructors provides training to more than 4,000 students. A Tier II member of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has been named one of the Top 25 Movers & Shakers in Arts & Culture by the Rocky Mountain News, has won both the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and countless "Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the North American Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the country.

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Member Since: 12/10/2007
Band Website: http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/rootsfestdenver
Sounds Like: Swallow Hill's Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival 2007

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2009 RootsFest: SUCCESS! Many thanks to all of you....

Our Third Annual RootsFest this past Saturday, March 28, 2009, was a magical success! We couldn't ask for more for our 30th birthday! Mark your calendars for 2010's RootsFest: March 6!Our thanks to ou...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:38:00 GMT

RICKIE LEE JONES now co-headlining 2009 RootsFest

Rickie Lee Jones has been added as a headliner for Swallow Hill's Third Annual RootsFest, alongside Hot Rize and Leo Kottke. Due to an unforeseen family emergency, Shawn Colvin will be unable to per...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:23:00 GMT

Swallow Hill & RootsFest on KCFR's Colorado Matters

Listen to the Podcast: Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner interviews Tom Scharf and Harry Tuft about Swallow Hill's 30th Anniversary and RootsFest!
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:18:00 GMT

RootsFest is THIS SATURDAY! Get tix while you still can!!!

This Saturday Swallow Hill is pleased to present the Third Annual RootsFest, marking our 30th anniversary as a cultural gem in the Rocky Mountain Region sharing genuine music through performance, educ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Hot Rize & Swallow Hill celebrate 30 years of music together at RootsFest

by Laura "Spunky" McGaughey(Originally published in the March 2009 issue of Pow'r Pickin' magazine, the official publication of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society.)In the mid-1970s, Pete Wernick was...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:45:00 GMT

Win a 12 string guitar SIGNED BY LEO KOTTKE!

For this year's RootsFest, presented by Swallow Hill on March 28 @ the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, we are conducting a special raffle with with the following prizes: - A Taylor Leo Kottke 12 string g...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Listen to all the RootsFest artists on our playlist!

Hey everyone, we just added a track from each of the artists for this year's RootsFest to a new playlist you can access on our player.Just click on the "Choose a playlist" button on our music player a...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:54:00 GMT

Full artist lineup announced: Tallest Man on Earth, Gandalf Murphy, Joe Pug, BAS added!

Celebrating 30 years, Swallow Hill announces the complete artist lineup for RootsFest DenverWHAT: Swallow Hill presents the Third Annual Denver RootsFest with Hot Rize, Shawn Colvin, Leo Kottke, also ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Showcases will be announced this week!

Hi everyone!We're going to be making the official announcement of our full artist lineup this coming Tuesday. There will be four fabulous up-and-coming showcase artists at this year's RootsFest (Satur...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:02:00 GMT

Shawn Colvin added to RootsFest 2009 lineup!

Swallow Hill Music Association presents the annual RootsFest (formerly known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival). 2009 marks the third year of this event, held in the beautiful Ellie Caulki...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:41:00 GMT