PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Sunday, June 7
Papa Grows Funk
Led by the gravel-throated John "Papa" Gros, funk music from New Orleans to begin the series.
Sunday, June 14
Bonerama
New Orleans funk music featuring a four-piece trombone band.
Sunday, June 21
Buckwheat Zydeco
A Grammy nominee representing Louisiana root music, this performer has been rocking his accordian for almost four decades.
Sunday, June 28
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers
This duet returns to Long's Park with their rough heart-land rock 'n' roll style. They have featured tracks on the 2003 Springstein collection and Grushecky's 2006 studio album.
Sunday July 5
The 257th Army Band, Cannon Brigade and Fireworks!
Patriotic concert and fireworks along with the percussion concussion of former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall's cannon brigade.
Sunday July 12
Fraser & Haas w/ Bruce Molsky
A Celtic kick for the evening, Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser joins cello prodigy Natalie Haas and Appalachian fiddler/Grammy-nominee Bruce Molsky.
Sunday July 19
Kathy Mattea
Grammy nominated country/bluegrass artist, Matte has collaborated with Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris in an effort to end destructive coal-mining techniques.
Sunday July 26
Los Lobos
Three-time Grammy award winners from East Los Angeles. The concert is co-sponsored by the Susquehanna Bank and radio station WXPN.
Sunday August 2
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
From the French Quarter of New Orleans, this band currently appears on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" soundtrack.
Sunday August 9
Al Kooper & the Funky Faculty
This band, made up of professors from Berklee College of Music, features Al Kooper and his rockin' keyboard skills.
Sunday August 16
Chuchito Valdés ensemble
Carribbean influenced jazz pianist from Cuba along with ensemble.
Sunday, August 23
Infamous Stringdusters
Newgrass/bluegrass artists whom recently received awards for album of the year for their "Fork in the Road".
Sunday, August 30
Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers
Guitarist Thackery, co-founder of the Nighthawks, joins his trio for a blues performance.
SEASON SPONSORS
Season sponsors are Lancaster General and Susquehanna Bank. Season media sponsors are WARM 103 and 96.1 WSOX. Partial funding for the season is provided through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), a state agency funded by an annual state appropriation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PCA supplies funding to nonprofit tax-exempt corporations, a unit of government, or a school district with arts programming or services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
