CLUB PASSIM ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 9TH ANNUAL DOWN HOME UP HERE BLUEGRASS FEST
Streaming Festival Runs Patriots’ Day Weekend
(Cambridge, MA) The Down Home Up Here Bluegrass Festival is back for the 9th year on April 17th and 18th. The festival, held annually on Patriots’ Day Weekend, will feature more than a dozen bluegrass and old-time acts streaming at passim.org/downhome and on Passim’s YouTube and Facebook. There is no cost to view the festival, but viewers are asked to make a donation of $20 each day.
Down Home Up Here showcases incredible bluegrass acts from around the world including Calgary-born singer/songwriter and instrumentalist Bella White, Portland, Oregon-based Bluegrass group Never Come Down, fiddle player Kimber Ludiker & award-winning multi-instrumentalist Avril Smith and more.
“This year’s format allowed us to broaden our reach further than ever, bringing our fans new artists that they may have never seen before,” said Abby Altman, Club Manager at Passim. “We have musicians from as far away as Oregon and as close as a few blocks away in Cambridge.”
The festival will also feature a pair of workshops through the Passim School of Music. On Saturday, White will host a songwriting workshop working with musicians of all skill levels to craft the perfect bluegrass song. On Sunday, Polish-Colombian guitarist Stash Wyslouch will help students construct a guitar solo in Bluegrass.
The 2021 Down Home Up Here Lineup Includes:
Giri & Uma Peters
Elsie Gawler & Ethan Tischler
Carling & Will
Squirrel Butter
Bella White
Dallas Ugly
Megan McGarry
Kimber Ludiker & Avril Smith
Ira Klein
Casey Murray & Molly Tucker
Simon Dunson
Never Come Down
Stan Ralphly
Palmyra
Click Here to view the entire schedule.
Down Home Up Here will stream Saturday, April 17 & Sunday, April 18. The event is free to watch, but viewers are asked to make a donation of $20 each day. The stream will be available on Passim’s YouTube and Facebook and at passim.org/downhome
About Passim
The mission of Passim is to provide truly exceptional and interactive live musical experiences for both performers and audiences, to nurture artists at all stages of their careers, and to build a vibrant music community. Passim does so through their legendary listening venue, music school, artist grants, and outreach programs. As a nonprofit since 1994, Passim carries on the heritage of our predecessors-the historic Club 47 (1958-1968) and for-profit Passim (1969-1994). We cultivate a diverse mix of musical traditions, where the emphasis is on the relationship between performers and audience and teachers and students. Located in Harvard Square, Passim serves Cambridge and the broader region by featuring local, national, and international artists. Our ultimate goal is to help the performance arts flourish and thereby enrich the lives of members of our community. For a complete schedule, visit www.passim.org.
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