Stay tuned RIGHT HERE or visit us on Facebook for updates on performers booked for our Return to Falcon Ridge Hybrid Fest 2022 on July 29, 30 & 31 at the Goshen Fairgrounds. Nerissa & Katryna Nields, the Slambovian Circus of Dreams and Crystal Shawanda will be returning to us. More info coming.
Our full performance schedule will be posted HERE.
Music hours this year are 10 AM to 10 PM. Gates will open daily at 9 AM. We are planning 3 stages this year, Main, Workshop & Family and perhaps an additional music area at the gazebo, more info coming. No Dance Tent this year.
THE LOUNGE STAGE
The Lounge Stage has transformed into the Thursday Night Music Stage this year.
The TNM Stage will hosted by Lounge Stage co-founder, Scotten Jones working with Kathy Sands-Boehmer as curator. Kathy has successfully booked the Me and Thee Coffeehouse for many years and is now heading up Harbortown Music. We look forward to seeing you there.
This amazing community stage began as an event for the FRFF camping community, a Thursday night campgrounds space curated by Tribal Mischief Productions with tech support by Scotten Jones. On behalf of Ethan, Jake, and Scott, thank you for an amazing run, we will remember those special evenings for the rest of our lives. More info on this year’s TNM Stage will be posted.
To stream or download past Lounge Stage performances, please visit www.theloungestage.com.
The MOST WANTED SONG SWAP and the GRASSY HILL EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE will return this year. More info coming.
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Booking/Showcasing Guideline
We are NOT accepting any FEATURE artist submissions this year. Our 2022 booking plans will focus on all the artists contracted originally for 2020 and/or planned on for 2021 who we could not invite. We will have an updated submission procedure for next year.
Emerging Artist Showcase Information
The Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase is returning in 2022 and is open to all performers who will not be appearing in any other capacity including sideperson or special guest in the current year. This is a two song or ten-minute spot on our Main Stage on Friday afternoon. We will have between 20 and 24 showcase spots this year. We plan to open submissions by May 1. Deadline to apply is June 1. See submission LINK below.
There is a $20 Showcase application fee.
Selected 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 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.
The showcase and song swap are 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 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 no later than June 15. More details on production, merchandise, camping will be sent to all selected artists.
Falcon Ridge Artistic Director
Anne Saunders anne@falconridgefolk.com
