Acoustic Fest at the Zoo
Venue: Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke
Organizations: Al Coffey, Catherine the Great, Joy Tru, Leslie Brooks
Date: Saturday, August 25, 2018
Time: 1:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Drink Specials, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly
Cost:

Description:
Mill Mountain Zoo presents Acoustic Fest on Saturday, August 25, 2018.

Join us for a relaxing day filled with live acoustic music and more! Musicians include Joy Tru, Leslie Brooks, Al Coffee and Catherine the Great. Twin Creeks Brewery will be on-site and Angry Orchard Cider and Woodbridge wines will be available for purchase. Everyone’s favorite food truck, Wake and Bacon, will be on the grounds as well.

There will be activities for kids, free apple juice and local vendors onsite.

Joy Truskowski is a Roanoke, Virginia-based singer-songwriter who performs heartfelt, uplifting, honest, and playful acoustic indie folk pop originals and an eclectic variety of covers. Her voice carries the angelic soulfulness of Joan Baez and the exotic edginess of Grace Slick. She performs refreshing and catchy original indie folk pop songs.

"I sing from my heart. I experiment with my voice. I write intuitive, fun, pretty, and silly songs. I also play guitar, flute, percussion, and other things to back up my voice. I perform with a loop station so I can play various instruments, experiment, and harmonize with myself live."

Links:

• http://www.joytru.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Joy-Tru-105692392828905/
• https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFlyingDavenports/videos

Leslie Brooks is a singer-songwriter, performing solo with guitar, playing jazz, folk, blues, rockin' country and popular favorites originally from Kentucky now resides in Virginia. She has played the best venues in a 16-state area, as well as in Norway and Monte Carlo. Opened for Heart, James Taylor, Bob Margolin and Willie Nelson to name a few. She has six CD's to her credit.

Links:

• http://lesliebrooksmusic.blogspot.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/lesliebrooksmusic/

In Al Coffey's hometown of Roanoke, Virginia they refer to him as the "Swiss Army Musician". Instead of different blades and tools, he brings out instrument after instrument. Playing in different bands and as a sideman for other singers, he can be seen playing fiddle one minute, sax the next, or perhaps guitar, harmonica, flute, mandolin, bass, trumpet, or drums. He's been known to sing too.

Links:

• http://www.thefeelgoodtour.org/al.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLnJamTjE7k

Catherine the Great is the solo project of Catherine Backus, one-half of twinsome duo the Skipperdees. A native East-Tennessean and graduate of the University of Georgia, Catherine now resides in Virginia, where she splits her musical time between playing bluegrass with old dudes and singing songs she wrote.

Her music has drawn comparisons to Kathleen Edwards, Lori McKenna, and Gillian Welch.

Links:

• https://catherinethegreatmusic.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/catherinethegreatmusic
• https://www.twitter.com/catherinethegay
• https://www.instagram.com/catherinethegreatmusic/

Zoo members get in for free and non-members are $9.00 for adults and $7.00 for kids.

Drink tickets are $5.00 each.

This day only, purchase memberships onsite for 50% off!

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/dGyfBXu.jpg.

For more information, visit: http://www.mmzoo.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/MillMountainZoo or call 540-343-3241.