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Farmfest 2018
Venue: Glade Road Growing, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: New River Land Trust, Swampcandy
Date: Saturday, September 1, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Charity
Cost:
Adults: $10.00 Kids Under 12: Free

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Description:
Join the New River Land Trust for FarmFest 2018 at Glade Road Growing, a conserved 48-acre property in Blacksburg, VA, on Saturday, September 1, 2018.

Event Schedule:
• 5:00-6:00 pm: Farm Tour
• 6:00-10:00 pm: Music, Food, Drink, Ice Cream
• 6:00-8:00 pm: Make Bird Houses at the Kid’s Tent
• 6:45-7:15 pm: Guided Bird Walk

We’ll have live music from Swampcandy, food from Tabula Rasa on Glade, beer from Rising Silo brewery, ice cream from Homestead Creamery, a farm tour and activities for the kids.

Swampcandy is the aggressive Stomping Mississippi Blues and Roots influenced duo from Annapolis, MD that won the 2014 Floydfestival 'On The Rise' competition.

Ruben Dobbs’ aggressive finger-picking and rhythmic style (which often adds up to sounding like more than one guitar) combined with Joey Mitchell’s bass playing, pounding kick drum and percussive bass throttling (representing the presence of a full drum kit) easily fill up the sonic space normally created by a trio or even a four-piece group. Dobbs’ soulful, passionate vocals are the glue that holds it all together and makes this band tick.

Swampcandy was founded by Dobbs in 2007 and functioned with various lineups until he teamed up with Joey Mitchell in 2010 and the permanent die was cast. After only a few months together, the duo began to tour aggressively and have not slowed down since. Whether its a 20-minute opening slot or a 3-hour headlining gig, they give the audience 110% when they perform, leaving the stage exhausted and crowd satisfied.

Links:

• http://www.swampcandy.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Swampcandyland
• https://www.twitter.com/Swampcandy
• https://www.reverbnation.com/swampcandy
• https://www.youtube.com/user/swampcandy/videos

Admission is $10.00 for adults and free for kids under 12.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d2/default.aspx?wid=118919.

Net proceeds go to benefit the Land Trust’s conservation work in the New River Valley.

Parking is limited. Carpoolers (3 or more per car) park free; all others are $5.00. Ride your bike and get a ticket for a free ice cream cone.

For more information, visit: http://newriverlandtrust.org/event/farmfest/ or https://www.facebook.com/NewRiverLandTrust/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/242931786289775.