The festival features original music of varying styles – from folk and indie rock to soul, alternative, R&B, blues, country, and others – with on average 225+ performers and nearly 1,000 total performances. Willems recruited then Nashville-based touring artist and Appleton homeowner Cory Chisel to join the founding team along with Willems' staff. The festival concept was created by marketing executive Dave Willems and Willems Marketing, Inc which specializes in community and non-profit projects. Started in 2013, the four-day festival runs the first weekend in August, Thursday through Sunday, and is a collaborative community event with support from nearly 50 business and community sponsors. Mile of Music (also known as MoM or The Mile ) is an annual all-original music festival located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin.

* Rhiannon Giddens w/Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Sam Amidon, Olivia ChaneyAmericana, Roots, Folk, Indie, Indie rock Singer/Songwriter

Presser Hall, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor LA Bluegrass Situation, Theatre at Ace Hotel Nonesuch Records released its second album from the Carolina Chocolate Drops-the Grammy-nominated Leaving Eden-in 2012, following the 2011 EP with Luminescent Orchestrii and the Chocolate Drops' first Nonesuch release, the critically acclaimed Genuine Negro Jig, which won a Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy.ĬAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS FALL TOUR Sep 18 For additional details and tickets, visit /on-tour.

See below for all of the Carolina Chocolate Drops' currently scheduled shows. The band's US tour includes sets at the FreshGrass Bluegrass Festival in Massachusetts, the LA Bluegrass Situation in Los Angeles, and stops in the West, Midwest, and South through October Chocolate Drops founding member Rhiannon Giddens also joins label mates Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Sam Amidon, and Olivia Chaney for another concert in the series this Saturday, September 20. Carolina Chocolate Drops close out the summer and kick off the fall touring season with a special performance tonight: at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House as part of the weeks-long Nonesuch Records at BAM celebration of the label's 50th anniversary.

Stoughton opera house 2015 schedule