Yarn will headline the last day of the Soulstice Music & Arts Festival.
In the spirit of the now-defunct Black Potatoe Music Festival, the second annual Soulstice Music & Arts Festival will present 25 bands on multiple stages, over three days, at The Red Mill Museum in Clinton.
The co-headiners will be Todd Sheaffer & Friends, Yarn, and The Bobby Syvarth Band (featuring fiddler Tim Carbone). Sheaffer and Carbone play together in the band Railroad Earth; Sheaffer is also well known to New Jersey rock fans as the frontman of From Good Homes.
(JULY 20 UPDATE: Sheaffer will not be able to perform, after injuring his hand in a wood splitting accident. Joe Cirotti’s “Hand Picked” will move to into his slot, and Cirotti will perform with his trio in the original “Handpicked” slot.)
The festival is co-presented by The Pattenburg House (located nearby, in Asbury) and The Peace Love Music Movement, which describes itself as an organization that “supports independent musicians, small venues, and local culture by producing live events that celebrate authenticity, diversity, and artistic freedom.”
There is no admission charge for July 31, when two bands will perform, and a documentary about last year’s inaugural Soulstice Music & Arts Festival — which featured groups such as Jimmy Leahey & GMG, the Larry Keel & Jon Stickley Duo, and The C.C. Coletti Band — will be shown. Aug. 1-2 will be ticketed.
Here is the schedule:
TODD SHEAFFER
JULY 31
5:30 p.m.: Charlie Don’t Surf
7 p.m.: Spare Tire Band
AUG. 1
Main Stage
11 a.m.: Mike Smith Group
1 p.m.: Mike Frank & Friends
3 p.m.: The Adventures of Matte Black
5 p.m.: Joe Cirotti Trio
8 p.m.: Joe Cirotti presents “Hand Picked”
Second Stage
Noon: Brian Molnar & Slow Rolling Low
2 p.m.: C.C. Coletti
4 p.m.: Todd Sargent
5:30 p.m.: The Canning Company
7 p.m.: Black Meridian (DJ Set)
Time TBD: Artist/community open campfire jam
Third/Bus Stage
Noon: Caren Kennedy & Rich Plumpton
2 p.m.: Dave Cahill
AUG. 2
Main Stage
11 a.m.: The Bryan Hansen Band
1 p.m.: The Alex Radus Quartet
3 p.m.: The Dirty Strings Band
5 p.m.: The Bobby Syvarth Band featuring Tim Carbone
7:30 p.m.: Yarn
Second Stage
9:30 a.m.: Morning yoga with Corduroy
Noon: The Sam Houseal Band
2 p.m.: Alyce Drive
4 p.m.: Joy & the Wildfire
6:30 p.m.: The Awen Family Band
Third/Bus Stage
Noon: Jon Wozniak
2 p.m.: Bryan Hansen & Carol Ann Suddeath
In addition to the music, the festival will offer a kids zone, vendors, food and drinks, and health-related activities.
For information, visit soulsticemusicfestival.com.
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