Her catalogue contains some of the most searingly honest and deeply confessional songs written in the last 20 years, but when she takes the stage this week, her songs will mostly tell other people’s stories.
Tag: Fayetteville Roots Festival
Local musicians to play Randy Newman Tribute at Maxine’s during Roots Fest
A handful of local musicians will pay tribute to the songwriting of Randy Newman on Sunday, Aug. 26 at Maxine’s Tap Room.
New ‘Roots Food and Spirits’ event to debut during Fayetteville Roots Fest
A new one-day food and drink festival called Roots Food and Spirits is debuting this year as part of Fayetteville Roots Festival.
Fayetteville Roots Festival announces full music schedule; these shows are among the highlights
Here are the highlights of the music lineup for the 2018 Fayetteville Roots Festival.
5 food events planned during Fayetteville Roots Fest
Here’s what we know about this year’s food-related events planned during Fayetteville Roots Festival.
Fayetteville Roots Festival offers ‘culinary pass’ for 2018 festival
The pass includes tickets to four events; Wednesday night’s Roots @ The Record in Bentonville, Thursday’s Friends of the Festival Party at Pratt Place Inn, Saturday’s Roots, Food & Spirits event also at Pratt Place, and the Sunday TriCycle Farm Jamboree in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville Roots Festival releases chef lineup for 2018 event
Some rockstars of the culinary world are also beginning to turn out for Fayetteville Roots Festival each fall.
A&P Commission awards $115,100 during spring 2018 funding meeting
Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission members awarded $115,100 to help fund 16 upcoming events and projects.
15 music festivals to check out without leaving the state of Arkansas
Here’s our list of 14 upcoming music festivals you can check out without ever leaving the state.
Gillian Welch, Turnpike Troubadours, Josh Ritter to headline 2018 Fayetteville Roots Festival
One of the most anticipated weekends of the year in Fayetteville just announced its soundtrack.
REVIEW: Roots Fest Day 4 (and final thoughts): Music and plans made on the fly
Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas showed off with some delightful weather and large, engaged crowds at most events. The partnership this community has with the Roots Festival is a strong one, too. And we’re better off for having them here.
REVIEW: Roots Fest Day 3: A bigger Roots Festival has trouble meeting outsized expectations
Saturday’s main stage featured an atypical Roots Fest evening, where the undercard acts will be the ones people talk about, not the headliner.
REVIEW: Roots Fest Day 2: More of the same, with different results
You just never know how a night of music will affect you, which is why we chase it from night to night. And thankfully, we have two more nights to chase.
REVIEW: Roots Fest opening night shines bright in a new location
We closed the first night of the 2017 edition of Roots Festival with full bellies, full hearts and a fuller representation of what the Roots Fest might grow to be.
Local musicians to perform tribute to Gillian Welch at Maxine’s during Roots Festival
Nine local musicians will perform in an all-star tribute to Welch’s music on Sunday, Aug. 27.
