2011 Deep Roots Music Festival Line-up

Sponsored by Valley Mushrooms (Friends of the Festival) “Part guitar-slinging poet, part joker, part environmental crusader, Mike Aubé is a multi-dimensional songwriter who is grounded in roots traditions, with hints of funk and rock influences.” (www.mikeaube.com) The New Brunswick-born folkster honed his performing chops by playing acoustic rock covers in bars with his former band,…

Sponsored by Gardenhouse B & B (Friends of the Festival) The Lost Tourists’ smooth and lively grooves are reminiscent of long, hot Havana nights. Frederic Mujica, a former headliner for top resorts in Cuba, showcases his guitar and vocal talents, while Csaba Kanyasi provides an energetic heartbeat to the music with his percussion playing. Based…

Sponsored by Sea Level Brewing Company (Friends of the Festival) A cultural fixture in Wolfville, The Dungaree Brothers began their musical career playing at the Anvil Tavern from the 1970s to the early 1990s. They then took a break from public appearances, using an old welding shed in Port Williams as their jamming headquarters. Since…

Sponsored by Victoria’s Historic Inn (Festival Builder) Erin Costelo’s music is a synthesis of barrelhouse blues, boogie woogie and 60’s soul, captured in unique arrangements with her distinctively low, smokey voice. As a singer-songwriter, Erin blends baritone vocals and rich piano driven compostions in her critically acclaimed full length CD Fire and Fuss. A Nova…

Sponsored by Eden Floral Design Studio (Festival Contributor) Originating in Montreal, LAKE OF STEW sing all original, all new songs featuring their ‘great big vocal harmonies’. Rarely less than a septet, they sometimes grow to a nontet. A blend of folk, jug band, gospel & bluegrass, this group would fit neatly into South Mountain kitchen…