The Festy!!!

Well, we were sworn to secrecy until today, but we’re officially allowed to announce that we’re on the bill for The Festy music festival in Charlottesville, Virginia this October.

The festival is hosted and curated by our friends The Infamous Stringdusters. We are beyond psyched to be able to play it. I flew out last year for the festival as an audience member, and the setting is incredible – in a valley surrounded on all sides by the Blue Ridge mountains. For those of you who have been to Telluride Bluegrass Festival, it’s like a miniature version of that. At night they light huge bonfires and it’s a camping festival, so there are acres and acres of campsites for attendees.

There should be about 6,000-8,000 people in attendance, and the way they operate the two stages is awesome; there are no overlaps of sets… they alternate in perfect timing. A band finishes on one stage, and as the last note is ringing off the mountains, the next band starts on the other stage. Like Telluride, the vibe is also super laid back, everyone in a great mood and ready to hear (and discover) some great music.

It’s a 3-day festival (Fri-Sun), and we’ll be playing alongside the likes of The Stringdusters, John Scofield’s Uberjam Band, Lake Street Dive, JJ Grey & Mofro, Chris Thile & Michael Daves, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, and many, many more.

We’ll of course keep you updated from the road in October via the Road Journal… CAN’T WAIT!