Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY 12498
United States
Drum Boogie Festival
September 12, 2015 (rain date 9/13)
Andy Lee Field, Woodstock
Drum Boogie Festival® is a free, one-day, family-oriented, multi-cultural arts and educational event, celebrating and promoting the many styles of high quality percussion music found throughout the world. The festival strives to keep a balance of entertainment, enlightenment, excitement and equality. All performances will highlight percussion instruments and percussion performers while sometimes including other instrumentalists, dancers and singers. Garry Kvistad, founder and CEO of Woodstock Chimes®, is a professional musician and creator / Executive Director of the Drum Boogie Festival which was held in 2009 and 2011. With the continued support of major sponsors, the community and donations, the Festival will be held every two years.
The festival presents world class talent while providing an opportunity for emerging or lesser known talent to perform together. Audiences are exposed to a variety of percussion styles such as: Jazz, Taiko, Flamenco, Rock, Classical, Native American, African, East Indian and more. This event is part of a continuing effort on the part of the Woodstock Chimes Fund to help recognize Ulster County as a major destination for art and cultural activities.
Volunteers will be needed from 8 AM to 10 PM in various shifts and tasks. Help is needed in these areas: set-up/clean-up crew, check-in, ground crew, green room, stage hands, movers, parking, selling water, Quackstock, and whatever else may be needed. If you can help out Email volunteers@fowinc.org or call Beth at (845) 331-7080×157
www.drumboogiefestival.com
