Floyd Americana Fest marks six years across four stages
There was a strong contingency of out-of-town visitors for the festival. When Lineberry Park Stage performer Barry Lenoir asked for a show of hands of people who came from out of town, he reported that about half the crowd raised their hands.
Downtown Floyd was a hub of activity on Saturday for the sixth annual Floyd Americana Fest. Four stages — at Outer Space, Dogtown Roadhouse, Warren G. Lineberry Park and Cocoa Mia — hosted an ongoing roster of performances by local and regional musicians throughout the day.
Some attendees perched on the Dogtown porch to watch the park activities. Others browsed in and out of downtown stores. There were art and craft vendors in the park, and a volunteer-staffed Kid Zone.
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Cocoa Mia/Pantoufle's Bistro, Outer Space, and Dogtown Roadhouse served food and refreshments all day.
Fest founder Alan Graf spoke of the idea behind the festival during his Cocoa Mia set with his band, Rock While Rome Burns.
"I wanted to bring value and attention to Americana music," he said. "Floyd is centered on a lot of Old Time and Bluegrass, which I love and moved here to do, but there is a whole Americana scene too."
When asked how he would describe Americana music, Graf didn't miss a beat, answering with the name of a Floyd County musician he's a fan of, "Stella Trudell. She's the ultimate princess of Americana, and one of the reasons I wanted to do a festival was to give Trudell a place to play."
Trudell joined Graf during his band's performance of covers and originals and played an early evening set of her own music at Cocoa Mia. Graf had high praise for Cocoa Mia's owner, Grayson Rudd, for being one of the first enthusiastic supporters and funders of the Fest.
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