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2nd 1st Annual Rock County Folk Symposium
THE ROCK COUNTY FOLK SYMPOSIUM returns to its home along the beautiful Rock River for round two on Labor Day weekend, September 4/5. After the enthusiastic response to last year's inaugural event featuring Double Ewes, Anna Vogelzang, Pioneer, Austin Hays and Julian Lynch alongside a bevy of local microbrews, sweet corn, bon fires, fireworks, camping and swimming, the party returns this year with an expanded lineup and new activities.
Folk in attitude more than sound, the #RCFS continues the tradition of experimenting with the boundaries of the traditional music festival experience by actively reintegrating sound into the natural landscape. Consider it an appreciation of the sonic terroir that shapes the experience of sound.
Along with a number of returning guests and traditions, we have added new participatory activities and experiences to complement the very intimate audience coexistence. This year's headliner, Group of the Altos, blew us away at the SXWI showcase of Wisconsin artists at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, TX and is a megagroup of epic proportions, measuring twelve (that's right, 12!) members. They will be featured alongside a still growing list of artists (more than double the number of last year) that include some of last year's favorites and a lot of fresh new faces.
New this year is the FM Forest, an onsite radio station (bring your own radio!) that will transmit the entirety of the festival and will be DJ'd by hometown hero Julian Lynch. Expect streaming sets, late night parties, early morning ambience and more, carefully constructed to complement the sonic landscape. Speaking of sonic landscape, this year also features an ambient sound and light installation in the woods that will lay host to both extreme chill out sessions and woodland dance parties. All of this alongside, of course, traditional summer yard games, a river casino, a bar, and onsite camping (there are hotel rooms available across the street if you prefer). All of these serve the Back 40's mission of returning sound to its place in the environment instead of isolated from it.
CONFIRMED ARTISTS INCLUDE:
/Group of the Altos
//Double Ewes
///Corcovado
////Pioneer
////manymanymanymore
SELECTED PRESS:
(( http://www.intheblackbox.eu/archives/1407 ))
(( http://vimeo.com/15056222 ))
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LocationThe Back 40
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Janesville, WI 53546
United States
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