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August 31, 2007

For some R&R this weekend, head to Charlestown

Maybe it's time for a little R & R tonight, as in rhythm and roots.

The 10th annual Rhythm & Roots Festival is at Ninigret Park, 4813 Old Post Rd. (Route 1), Charlestown, through Sunday.

Here's the schedule:

• Tonight, from 5 to midnight: Red Stick Ramblers, Natalie MacMaster, The Pine Leaf Boys, Creole Cowboys, The Racines, The Buddhahood, Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans and Ray Bonneville.

• Tomorrow: Red Stick Ramblers, Susan Tedeschi, Donna the Buffalo, The Pine Leaf Boys, Creole Cowboys, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Los Straitjackets with Big Sandy, Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans and Corey “Li’l Pop” Ledet, noon-midnight.

• Sunday: Red Stick Ramblers, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, The Pine Leaf Boys, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Johnny Nicholas and the Texas Allstars featuring Joel Guzman & Greg Piccolo, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, James McMurtry and Corey “Li’l Pop” Ledet, noon-midnight.

Call (888) 855-6940 or go to www.rhythmandroots.com. Fees range from $30 to $160 (for a full three-day ticket). Children 12 and under get in free. There's also a senior discount at gate. Parking is free.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 7:00 PM | Permalink

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