by Joseph P. Eckhardt | Jan 29, 2018 | Roots Concert, Roots Concert Releases |
No one had ever seen so many cars inching their way along the normally quiet country roads. Certainly not the deputy sent out by the county sheriff to impose some order on the tangled traffic. Everyone seemed to be heading in the same direction, descending upon an old...
by Weston | Jul 31, 2014 | Book Events, Roots Book, Roots Concert |
On August 9, at 7 p.m., join Weston Blelock, author of Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to “Woodstock,” for a talk and book signing at the Inquiring Mind Bookstore and Cafe. Blelock will discuss the events—including the Sound-Out Music Festivals in...
by Weston | Apr 19, 2013 | Roots Concert |
As Woodstock gets ready to celebrate Earth Day on Monday, April 22, we wanted to recap some local environmental milestones. In 2003 the Woodstock Environmental Commission (WEC) procured a New York State Energy Research Development Agency grant covering eighty percent...
by Weston | Dec 23, 2009 | Roots Book, Roots Concert, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
“An Air of Magic—Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to “Woodstock,” an article by David Bouton that appears in the winter 2009 issue of Kaatskill Life, offers a great review of the Roots book and concert. Bouton begins with, “[The festival]...
by Weston | Aug 28, 2009 | Roots Concert, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
When we were invited to spend the Woodstock Festival’s 40th anniversary weekend at our friends’ home in Woodstock itself (actually Bearsville, a few miles west on Route 212), I checked the local gig schedule and saw that former Howlin’ Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin...
by Weston | Aug 25, 2009 | Roots Concert, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
We’d like to express our appreciation to the many individuals and organizations that so graciously gave their time, enthusiasm, and resources, helping to make the August 15 concert and Zero-Carbon fundraiser a resounding success. Heartfelt thanks go to the in-kind...
