The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
is a 3-day community of folk music and dance now entering its 36th year in 2024 at a new time and place following 4 years of VIRTUAL and limited hybrid in-person festivals during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year's fest will be a full 3 days of music, community and camping at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen CT on July 26, 27 & 28.
The festival normally has 4 stages: Main, Dance, Family & Workshop. DANCE will return with its usual variety and vigor in 2024 along with Main, Workshop & Family stages. The Workshop Stage features different combinations of performers booked on one or more of the other stages sharing sets on a variety of topics. Some performers are booked specifically for one stage but most appear on more than one.
We are accepting FEATURE ARTIST submissions for the 2024 festival by Email, for guidelines on feature submissions please see the directions on our website.
Our Friday afternoon GRASSY HILL EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE is accepting submissions thru May 20.
We plan to accept 15 emerging artists by a panel of judges for a spot in our Friday afternoon SHOWCASE held on the Main Stage. This is a 2 song or 10 minute spot. The showcase is open to all performers who have not showcased in the last 2 years and who will NOT be appearing in any other capacity including sideperson or special guest in the current year. The showcase is an opportunity to be seen and heard in a large amphitheater setting with hundreds of folk fans, presenters, agents, record labels and media in attendance. A committee of 3 music professionals review submissions and makes selections. There is a $20 Showcase application fee.
For more info on FRFF, please check our website at www.FalconRidgeFolk.com
The GRASSY HILL EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE is open to all performers who have not showcased with us in the last 2 years, and will not be appearing in any other capacity including sideperson or special guest in the current year. This is a 2 song or 10 minute spot on our Main Stage on Friday afternoon. We have 15 showcase spots. Deadline to apply is May 20th. See submission LINK below.
There is a $20 Showcase application fee.
Selected showcase artists appear in the program book, are assisted by our excellent stage & sound crew and may have their mailing list and merch in our sales tent. While there is no compensation for this showcase, artists receive full fest admission, on-site camping and meals for the entire festival plus one guest pass per act.
The showcase is not a contest. However, the audience is surveyed as to which THREE showcase artists they wish to see return to the Most Wanted Song Swap (MWSS) at FRFF the following year. Three to four artists are invited to return for this feature spot. The showcase and song swap are an opportunity to be seen and heard in a large amphitheater setting with many folk fans, presenters, agents and media in attendance. A committee of 3 music professionals review submissions and make selections. The only criteria are high quality performances of interesting, well-crafted, acoustic based material. It need not be original.
All showcase applicants will be notified by June 1st. More details on production, merchandise & camping will be sent to all selected artists.