2008 Freshwater Folk Festival Performers
The performing lineup at the 4th annual Freshwater Folk Festival offers a little something for everyone. We are proud to have IBMA 2008 award-nominee and 2002 Hall of Fame inductee Everett Lilly and his band, The Lilly Mountaineers, headlining the day's musical acts. Don't miss this opportunity to meet one of the forefathers of bluegrass music.
Performance Schedule (all at stage unless otherwise indicated)10:00-11:15 - The Rust Kings
11:30-1:00 - Everett Lilly & The Lilly Mountaineers
1:00 - T-shirt contest awards
1:30-3:30 - Second Story stilt clowns (performing throughout the festival)
3:30-5:00 - Everett Lilly & The Lilly Mountaineers
 From left to right: Steve Sparks; Rad Lewis; Mark Lilly; the legend, Everett Lilly; Daniel Lilly; and Chance McCoy |
Singer and mandolinist Everett Lilly is one of the great pioneers in bluegrass music and one of its most influential musicians. Everett and his brother, Bea (Michael Burt Lilly) began their career as a brother duet in the late 1930's, singing in churches and playing shows near their home in Clear Creek, WV. The Lilly Brothers became regulars on radio, eventually playing on such shows as the WWVA Wheeling Jamboree in Wheeling, WV, further increasing their popularity. In 1950, Everett joined Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys playing mandolin and singing tenor. He wrote several songs recorded by Flatt & Scruggs, including “Your Love Is Like A Flower. Everett rejoined Bea as The Lilly Brothers in 1952 and they relocated to Boston. There, along with banjoist Don Stover and, for a while, fiddler Tex Logan, they began an amazing sixteen-year gig as the house band at the Hillbilly Ranch and performed daily radio shows on WCOP. They also recorded a number of excellent and highly influential LPs, introducing a whole new regional audience and a new generation to bluegrass music. In 1970, Everett chose to return to West Virginia, but the Lilly Brothers continued to perform at bluegrass festivals and tour overseas. In 2002, The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Honor, the highest tribute that the bluegrass community can give. Everett Lilly has passed on his love of music to his children. Sons Daniel and Mark perform with him in his current band, The Lilly Mountaineers. They were just honored as winners of the 2008 IBMA Recorded Event of the Year Award for their latest album, Everett Lilly & Everybody and Their Brother. The album features guest artists Rhonda Vincent, Marty Stuart, David Ball, Ronnie and Rob McCoury, and other bluegrass-greats. Other nominees in this category include Ricky Skaggs, John Prine, The Whites, The Lewis Family, and Larry Sparks. |
| The Rust Kings | ||
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Originally formed in 1994, Rust Kings have been playing “High Energy Appalachian Stompgrass “ on a steady stream of dates on the east coast and beyond. The new release on Dren Records "Hotel West Virginia" is already recieving critical acclaim. A mainstay on the Whitewater Rafting circuit, they are planning to bring their brand of rural acoustic music to the masses. Not bluegrass, not country, not rock, but a little of it all |
Rust
Kings are: Allan Sizemore; Jeanne Hoffman; & Mike Zimmerman |
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| Alliens |
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Alliens
are: Jamiel Allen; Janiah Allen; Zeph Allen; Cameron McLaughlin;
& Owen Aschoff |
You won't walk away from an Alliens show without hearing Reggae, Funk, Ska, Cumbia, Salsa and Island Grooves being bounced around inspired lyrics and powerful harmonies. At the core of all the styles they incorporate is one common ideal...dance! Their
secret is not to force these styles to
mix, but to let them blend together to create a new world rhythm based
experience they call "World Groove." |
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