FloydFest lures performers from around the globe

FloydFest lures performers from around the globe

FloydFest IV is confirmed for July 29, 30, 31, 2005

Colliding music Genres, Generations, and Cultures, FloydFest lures performers from around the globe to the tranquil Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia.

Photo by Ellen Fleming

For a fourth year in a row, towards the end of the summer, performers from all over the world, and music lovers from all over the country gather in the midst of the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia for an idyllic three-day music and arts Global Gathering. This year, no less than six continents will be represented, with musicians coming from as far as Australia, and as close as our own back porch. Committed to Cultural Preservation, the festival succeeds in blending traditions and arts from dozens of different countries every year into a vision of Global Community.

From the hottest acts touring today, to those so exclusive they can only be experienced at FloydFest, this is a hometown festival, with a big industry buzz.

No doubt that FloydFest will be exploding with colors, languages, and every imaginable rhythm instrument from far-away corners of the world. “2005 will bring an unprecedented level of cultural integration, even for FloydFest," explains Svetlana Nikic, VP of Communications."This is likely to be the biggest independent Global Get-down in the US this year.”

As if the ambitious lineup above wasn’t enough, sprinkle into the mix one of the countries hottest tour acts and righteous babe Ani DiFranco, a few Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famers Hot Tuna, a bluegrass legend J.D. Crowe, one of Nashville’s hottest songwriters Jim Lauderdale, an Americana roots band with a herd for a following, Donna The Buffalo, and then add every flavor in between, and “voila” - you have FloydFest.

“Most folks first come to FloydFest because of their loyalty to a particular genre, or a musician, or because of a friend’s recommendation, but they return every year because they discover a sound, a band, a new genre they never would have been exposed to otherwise”, explains co-founder Kris Hodges, “and this need for something fresh, something new, or something re-discovered is addictive - once you experience it, you just can’t settle for less.”

For information, call 413.218.7550 or visit their website: www.floydfest.com