Aug 29, 2022
Blues singer-guitarist phenom Samantha Fish will perform at this weekend’s Rhythm & Roots Festival on September 4th. Check out these interviews regarding herself and her upcoming performance.
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Aug 29, 2022
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Area music fans were crestfallen back in February when Chuck Wentworth, longtime producer of the Rhythm & Roots Festival at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, announced he was shutting the event down because of concerns about his health. Then, in April, a reprieve. A Connecticut production company, GoodWorks Entertainment, announced plans to purchase the festival and keep Wentworth on board as consultant and mentor. Rhythm & Roots, a Labor Day weekend tradition in South County since 1998, would be back.
So what happened?
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Aug 29, 2022
#ICYMI MOTIF Magazine covers the history of the Rhythm & Roots Festival. This year’s festival will be held at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, RI from September 2nd-4th.
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Aug 24, 2022
As Covid surged last winter, things looked bleak for Rhode Island’s renowned Rhythm and Roots Festival. Facing health issues and uncertainty around vendors, longtime Producer Chuck Wentworth announced in February that he was ending the popular Labor Day Weekend event. Fans were disappointed but understood Wentworth’s position. Just after Wentworth’s announcement, offers to take over the Rhythm & Roots began to roll in. One inquiry that got his attention came from GoodWorks Productions, a Hartford, CT-based company that produces concerts at small to medium-sized venues throughout Connecticut. Before long, a deal was struck, and word that the festival was back was made public in May.
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