Rhythm & Roots Festival Takes Center Stage in RI

Rhythm & Roots Festival takes center stage in RI

The annual Rhythm & Roots Festival of Music & Dance takes center stage in Rhode Island this weekend. It kicks off mid-day Friday and continues into the late hours of Sunday evening at its usual locale, the very spacious and…

Reveling in the Rhythm & Roots Festival

Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel perform on the main stage. Photography by Wolf Matthewson There are a few things that mark the end of long summer days in Rhode Island: comfortable temperatures, thinning vacation crowds and, for the last twenty-eight years, the Rhythm & Roots music festival. Over three days, the Charlestown celebration packs in more than 5,000 fans daily to revel in performances by zydeco, Cajun, blues, Americana and country artists…