Among the well over a dozen diverse bands that make up the Roots and Bluegrass Music Festival, which will be held in River Falls from April 8-10, are some new and fresh faces, music-wise, to the area. Here is a rundown, which also includes things such as workshops, musical contests and open jams:
— Thursday, 8-10 p.m., bluegrass trivia, at Juniors Bar and Restaurant.
— Friday, 5-8 p.m., Good Intentions as part of the annual beer and wine tasting event with more than 30 samples; 6-9 p.m., Tin Can Gin, Johnnie’s Bar; 8-11 p.m., Kind Country, Juniors; 10 p.m.-2 p.m., Dead Horses, Shooter’s Pub.
— Saturday, 9-11 a.m., Fish Heads, South Fork Cafe; 10:30-11:15 a.m., Any Knucklehead Can Play Ukulele! workshop, Brickhouse Music; 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., roots and bluegrass band competition, Juniors; 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Singleton Street, Bo’s ‘N Mine; 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., banjo workshop, Brickhouse Music; noon-1:30 p.m., open jam with Fish Heads, Family Fresh Market; 12:30-1:15 p.m., percussion petting zoo, Brickhouse Music; 12:30-3:30 p.m., Pushing Chain, Riverwalk Square; 2-5 p.m., Middle Spunk Creek Boys, West Wind Supper Club; 2:30-4:30 p.m., singer-songwriter competition, Juniors; 3:30-5 p.m., open jam with Fish Heads, Family Fresh Market; 3:30-6:30 p.m., King Wilkies Dream, Lazy River; 5-8 p.m., Black River Revue, Johnnie’s Bar; 8-11 p.m., Art Stevenson and High Water, Juniors; 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Them Coulee Boys, Shooter’s Pub.
— Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Hand Picked Bluegrass, West Wind Supper Club; 2-4 p.m., Attic Treasures Appraisal, Riverwalk Square.