Every so often a really great event comes along that you all should be aware of...one of those just so happens to be coming to Mansfield, CT on September 22nd, put on by the fine folks at the Mansfield Downtown Partnership. It's a wonderful thing for folks to do things like this for their community, so be sure to check out the press release below and try and make it out for this!
The Mansfield Downtown Partnership is pleased to welcome Black
Prairie to the 10th Annual Festival on the Green. Black Prairie plays a brand of Americana that defies
easy categorization, cross-pollinating a number of different styles while
exposing the venerable, forgotten roots of folk and bluegrass. This talented
ensemble is pulled together from different corners of Portland, Oregon’s rich
music scene and, while the high profile of each musician in the band - which
includes three-fifths of the Decemberists - ensures a certain amount of
attention, it’s clear that Black Prairie are in it for purely musical reasons.
The band cultivates an almost classical approach to composition, with songs
containing multiple movements that ebb and flow in a way that differs greatly
from traditional pop or bluegrass structure.
Black Prairie will take to the Festival on the Green stage
following a full summer schedule that includes stops at Bonarroo, Vancouver
Folk Music Festival, and Newport Folk Fest. Their performance will begin at
2:30 pm.
The Festival on the Green will be Sunday, September 22 from
noon to 4:00 pm in front of E. O. Smith High School (1235 Storrs Road,
Mansfield, CT 06268). If it rains, the event will be held inside the school. In
addition to the performance by Black Prairie, the event will feature the
Celebrate Mansfield Parade at noon; children’s games and crafts; a Juried Art
Show; food booths by local restaurants; and more!
The Festival on the Green is free and open to the public. For
more information about the 10TH Annual Festival on the Green, visit
www.downtownstorrsfestival.org or call the Partnership office (860.429.2740).
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http://www.npr.org/event/music/204541740/black-prairie-live-in-concert-newport-folk-2013
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