Come and enjoy some foot stompin Americana music!

The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape.

CityBeat Magazine’s Cincinnati Entertainment Award for best Folk and Americana act in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2017.

denison american roots ensemble

Granville, Ohio

Denison American Roots Ensemble is a Denison University class that offers students of all skill levels an opportunity to interact, perform and learn about traditional bluegrass and American root music. The ensemble includes 10–20 students depending on the semester or year and performs up to 20 times a year.

buffalo nichols

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

While acknowledging the joy, exuberance and triumph contained in the blues, Nichols looks intently at the genre’s origins, which harken back to complicated and dire circumstances for Black Americans. With this in mind, Nichols says there is a missing link, which he’s often used as a compass: Black stories aren’t being told responsibly in the genre anymore. To begin changing that, Buffalo Nichols gets the chance to tell his own story in the right way.

See him on the Colbert Show

NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Rolling Stone Article

runnner

Los Angelos, California

Over 200k Spotify Listeners.
Runnner is the project of songwriter and producer Noah Weinman. Sometimes working alone, other times acting as a musical collective with a close group of friends, Runnner fuses intimate songwriting with experimental production to create what he calls “bandcamp songs for soundcloud kids.”

buffalo rose

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Best Alt-Folk/Alt-Country Band Pittsburgh, 2021-2022.
SXSW Showcase Artist.
Buffalo Rose is a wildly charismatic six-piece modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh that will change your entire perspective on acoustic music. They take the singer-songwriter tradition to a new level by crafting original songs which are emotive, meticulously arranged, and inspired by a world of idiosyncratic influences that never let a dull or predictable moment creep in.

See their video, “I Give You the Morning”

mason horne

Jefferson, South Carolina

13 Million+ global streams, 150k social impact with 175,000 monthly listeners.
Straight out of the Carolina pines, 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Jefferson, SC, Mason Horne brings a youthful, but timeless voice to country music. Inspired by Carolina roots and love of traditional country music, Mason picked up his first guitar at the early age of 5-years-old and began writing songs at the age of 10. Horne quickly grabbed the attention of Nashville's top songwriters.

friday workshops

Workshops are made possible by the Ohio Arts Council. All workshops are open to the public. They will be held at Shelter #4 at the park.

3pm-5pm Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Class

Staying true to tradition while maintaining a bold irreverence is something that rarely goes hand-in-hand. But Hogslop String Band manages to walk that line, with their roots in old-time string band music, and their energy based in wild rock-and-roll, you could almost call them punk purists. “It only gets weirder from here,” they often say from stage. They're not kidding.

See them perform “Reuben’s Train”

denison american roots ensemble

Granville, Ohio 

Denison American Roots Ensemble is a Denison University class that offers students of all skill levels an opportunity to interact, perform and learn about traditional bluegrass and American root music. The ensemble includes 10–20 students depending on the semester or year and performs up to 20 times/year.

perennial
rye

Columbus, Ohio 

Known for their hot instrumentation and powerful original material, Perennial Rye takes traditional bluegrass and mixes it with a handful of creativity and innovation to make a blend that has been spun on the airwaves around the world.

Check them out

hubby
jenkins

Brooklyn, New York 

Formerly of Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn he delved into his Southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through country blues, ragtime, fiddle and banjo, and traditional jazz.

high water drifters

Columbus, Ohio 

What happens when the three Ohio acoustic musicians assemble a band to perform original and traditional roots music? Well, people dance, clap, and sing, a lot. This is the basis for High Water Drifters. High Water Drifters effortlessly jam original and traditional tunes with all manner of banjos, fiddle, mandolins, guitars, and upright bass. The band has released it debut EP, Band $ which is available on all major streaming services.

appalachian swing

Columbus, Ohio 

Columbus' Best Bluegrass Band.
Taking their name from the Kentucky Colonels iconic album, Appalachian Swing, Adam Schlenker (guitar), Hayes Griffin (Mandolin), Todd sams (banjo) and George Welling (bass) have developed a group that is not a cover or tribute band as much as a band that is building its sound around the Kentucky Colonels brand of bluegrass. 

rushad eggleston

Carmel, California 

Cello Goblin
Rushad Eggleston is a mystical realm-hopping jester of infinite glee, whose unprecedented extremely fast bouncy cello style blows minds of all kinds. A charming entertainer with unbridled passion, his joy is so contagious that many showgoers complain of sore facial muscles afterwards (the name Rushad means “joyful soul”).

Check him out

runnner

Los Angeles, California

Over 200k Spotify Listeners.
Runnner is the project of songwriter and producer Noah Weinman. Runnner fuses intimate songwriting with experimental production to create what he calls “bandcamp songs for soundcloud kids.”

Check him out

the casey campbell project

Cincinnati, Ohio 

Casey Campbell has been a presence in the Ohio Valley music scene for over a decade. Blending his background of country gospel and vocal work through all genres with the all-encompassing American styles of music, he has formed a sound reminiscent of early country and folk artists with a flair all his own. You can catch him regularly as vocalist and percussionist of the Cincinnati-based band, Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle.

the price sisters

Ohio 

Nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association's Momentum Band of the Year.
While Lauren and Leanna front the band and are recognized for their twin-sister harmony singing, each band member is an accomplished musician in his or her own right, having earned regards from those in the business whom they admire.

“Twin sisters Lauren and Leanna Price are poised to become the torchbearers for bluegrass music as it enters its eighth decade.” —No Depression

saturday workshops

Workshops are made possible by the Ohio Arts Council. All workshops are open to the public. They will be held at Shelter #4 at the park.

Appalachian Swing / Casey Campbell Project / Perrenial Rye / Price Sisters / Hubby Jenkins

10 am - Noon Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Class

There’s something about the music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys that cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul. Formed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are at once exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee Bluegrass outfit. No strangers to hard work, the boys are as much at home riding in their 1965 GM Tour bus as they are crawling underneath to fix it when it needs maintenance. But they take pride in being ambassadors of their genre, and the group has brought their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe, with stunning results.

See them perform at the Grand Ole Opry

GRAMMY Nominated: Best Bluegrass Album

denison american roots ensemble

Granville, Ohio 

Denison American Roots Ensemble is a Denison University class that offers students of all skill levels an opportunity to interact, perform and learn about traditional bluegrass and American root music. The ensemble includes 10–20 students depending on the semester or year and performs up to 20 times/year.

adam schlenker and hayes griffin

Columbus, Ohio 

Denison Teacher + Denison Alum
The Adam Schlenker & Hayes Griffin Duo showcases acoustic music from the early 20th century up through current times. Building on the Guitar and Mandolin “brothers duo” formula established in the 1930’s by artists like The Monroe Brothers, each performance showcases a different era and sound in American Roots Music and often includes special guests from around the various genres. 

hogslop string band

Nashville, Tennessee

Featured Artist Saturday Night
Staying true to tradition while maintaining a bold irreverence is something that rarely goes hand-in-hand. But Hogslop String Band manages to walk that line, with their roots in old-time string band music, and their energy based in wild rock-and-roll, you could almost call them punk purists. “It only gets weirder from here,” they often say from stage. They're not kidding.

sunday workshops

Workshops are made possible by the Ohio Arts Council. All workshops are open to the public. They will be held at Shelter #4 at the park.

10am-Noon Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Class

12:30pm Po' Ramblin Boys

  Hosted by George Welling and Fred Staunton.  All instruments and all skill levels are welcome. The only requirement to participate is the ability to change chords smoothly between G, C, D, and A (basses and fiddles need to know which notes go with which chords). Fast playing and the ability to solo are not required. You will be jamming in the first session!

2013 

Spikedrivers

Front Porch Revival

Buckles & Boots

Twin City Buskers

Mighty Troubadours

2014 

Hackensaw Boys

Buffalo Wabs & Price Hill Hustle

Eric Sommer

Shelf Life String Band

Rabbit Hash String Band

2015 

Yarn

Erika Hughes

Salty Caramels 

Howlin’ Brothers

Mighty Troubadours

2016 

Willie Watson

Rushad Eggleston

Joe Rollin Porter

Marisa Anderson

Fox Valley Harvest Band

2017 

Nikki Lane 

Charlie Parr 

Woody Pines 

Honeysuckle

Wayfarers 

Honey & Houston

2019 

Cedric Burnside

The Dip 

Blue Moon Soup 

Todd Albright

High Water Drifters 

Denison Bluegrass Ensemble