Our Third Annual RootsFest this past Saturday, March 28, 2009, was a magical success! We couldn't ask for more for our 30th birthday! Mark your calendars for 2010's RootsFest: March 6!
Our thanks to our amazing headliners Hot Rize, Rickie Lee Jones and Leo Kottke, and our stellar showcase artists, Tallest Man on Earth, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Joe Pug, and Boulder Acoustic Society. Many thanks to our emcees, Harry Tuft, Mollie O'Brien and Rich Moore for entertaining everyone during set changes and for keeping the whole night running smoothly on stage.
Many thanks to the production crew, Swallow Hill staff, board members, and volunteers who produced the event and worked long hours in both planning and executing everything needed for the event. We are gracious and thankful for the myriad sponsors who gave graciously on many levels.
And thank YOU, those who came, and who are patrons and supporters year-long, our members, our lifeblood. We welcome any and all feedback you have about RootsFest. Check out our RootsFest discussion thread on our custom Ning network to tell us what you think. We'd love to hear what you have to say.
-- Your friends at Swallow Hill
About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest nonprofit institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,300 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. Swallow Hill’s Julie Davis School of Music offers classes for every interest, skill level and member of the family. Each year, a faculty of 60 instructors provides training to more than 4,000 students. A Tier II member of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has been named one of the Top 25 Movers & Shakers in Arts & Culture by the Rocky Mountain News, has won both the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and countless "Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the North American Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the country.
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