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Press Release of May 11, 2021
Dear friends of La Roche Bluegrass Festival
We are still waiting for information from the Haute Savoie Prefecture on how they intend to roll out the government's festival protocols announced at the beginning of May. However, we are hopeful that we may be able to receive more people than originally thought and perhaps even to provide food and drink - even if only table service. We have however completed the line up with bands only from France and neighbouring Switzerland and Italy. This still gives us a rich and varied programme of concerts. As you see each band will play one hour with 30 minutes between bands. This will allow for (1) good on-stage sanitary protocol between the bands, and (2) the (all seated) audience to get up and move around. The site will open 1 or 2 hours before the concerts begin so the audience (and artists) can get a meal before the show starts. For the same reason, we are leaving a 2-hour break between the two concert series on Saturday. The site will remain open the shows on Sunday if food and drink is available. As we learn more we will update the website, so please keep checking back and follow us on facebook. |
La Roche Bluegrass Show EP. 5Episode 5 of La Roche Bluegrass Show is now on line on our YouTube channel.
This is a special edition from IBMA Leadership Bluegrass workshop series in March that featured 4 international bands from New Zealand, UK, Korea, Germany. All great bands. With thanks to IBMA. |
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A new project from La Roche Bluegrass Festival to promote the Best of Bluegrass in Europe.
A monthly show hosted by Christopher Howard-Williams showcasing 3 different acts from all around Europe. To find out more about the show, about the artists featured and about being a guest on the show see our La Roche Bluegrass Show page on this site. |
We have curated all our videos of La Roche Bluegrass Festival into a new YouTube Channel.
You can see videos of past shows, promotional clips and all La Roche Bluegrass Shows will be curated there from now on. 
To help us get traction please subscribe to the channel and like the films. With 100 subscribers we can have our own YouTube channel address. Thank you!
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virtual 2020
Our virtual festival featutred 17 shows filmed during previous festivals with 7 bands from Europe (6 countries) and 10 bands from the USA.
And, 17 interviews with the artists by festival president Christopher Howard-Williams recorded in July 2020, in English with direct translation into French. They give fascinating insights into the artists' life in lockdown, their prospects for the near future and their stories from La Roche Bluegrass Festival. Thanks to you, we raised nearly €6,000 which were distributed to the artists. The shows and the interviews can still be viewed on our YouTube channel new festival filmOur friend Fred Glas, banjo player from Lyon, made us 2 promotional films, released in March 2020. See our YouTube Channel for more
remember the good timesCheck out our gallery of past years with videos, reports and photos. And remember, the good times will come again.
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new TOWN HALL STAGEA growing number of duos and trios apply to play the festival.
With the current configuration it is difficult to schedule more than one or two each year, even though many of them are talented and play music close to the Bluegrass traditions. For this reason, we would like to test a 3rd stage exclusively for duos and trios. The stage will be on the main square in front of the Town Hall and will operate from 4 pm to 8 pm on Friday and Saturday. Bands will play 45-minute sets and play under the same conditions as other bands. IBMA DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMMENT AWARD FOR CHRISTOPHER HOWARD-WILLIAMS
Christopher with Alison Brown
La Roche Bluegrass Festival is proud that Nashville Based IBMA gave its second highest award (after Hall of Fame) to La Roche Bluegrass Festival founder and chairman Christopher Howard-Williams at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards Ceremony in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 27, 2018.
The award was presented by Compass Records founder and CEO Alison Brown, herself an IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, IBMA Banjo Player of the year and 2-time Grammy winner. See article in Bluegrass Unlimited on Christopher Howard-Williams |
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In line with measures taken throughout Europe on safety in public places, all people a onto the site will be submitted to a search of their belongings by our security staff. We thank you for your cooperation and your understanding.
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