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Roots on the Rails!

ROOTS ON THE RAILS

North America's Moving Music Festival

There's something about music and trains that just goes together. The relentless rhythm of steel wheel against steel rail; the sense of leaving it all behind; the unfolding panorama of the North American landscape. From great cities to the lights of small towns, the majesty of the Rockies to the wide-open plains. Join us for one of our journeys - incredible music adventures on great trains with great music and great people.

The 2009 COWBOY TRAIN: ROOTS ON THE NARROW GAUGE

Albuquerque, NM - Durango, CO - Pagosa Springs - Chama, NM - Albuquerque
September 18-24, 2009

Click here for trip details and reservations

 

The MYSTERY TRAIN:
STAN RIDGWAY, THE HANDSOME FAMILY, JILL SOBULE

Los Angeles-Albuquerque-Winslow-Grand Canyon-Los Angeles
November 14-18, 2009

Click here for trip details and reservations

 

THE KACHINA EXPRESS: DAVE ALVIN, JOE ELY, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE & BUTCH HANCOCK

Los Angeles-Albuquerque-Winslow-Grand Canyon-Los Angeles
September 26-30, 2009

This trip is sold out as of April 8.
Contact us to place your name on our waiting list.


ROOTS ON THE RAILS
LIFE ON BOARD

ROTR Songwriter Train 2005
Songwriter Train 2005 Group Photo
Jasper, AB - March 28, 2005
Photo by Patrick Ellis
Click for printable high-res version

What's a Roots on the Rails trip really like? Check out the following:
(Download free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to read the pdf files)

Get A Sense of Life On Board - Visit our MySpace page - www.myspace.com/flyingunderradar

Click here to listen to Hal Cannon's awesome ten-minute piece about the 2006 Cowboy Train that aired on NPR's All Things Considered.

"Riding the Music Train" by Alisa Smith from October, 2005 READERS DIGEST (Canada) (4 pages; 2.15 MB pdf).

"Midnight Cowboys: The 2005 Tom Russell Cowboy Train" article by Peter Culshaw - The Guardian, UK.
(Page 1 (90 K); Page 2 (270 K); Page 3 (351 K); page 4 (360K))

Here's a portfolio of Antonio Zazueta's fantastic photos of the 2005 Cowboy Train.

Listen to the song 'Country from the Dome Car' by Brooke Miller at her site www.brookemiller.ca. Just click on "music" (on the left) and it's there to stream or download.

Article (and pictures) about 2004 Tom Russell train by Susan Cane (6 pages; 1.6 MB pdf).

Article about 2003 Fred Eaglesmith train by Lisa Gregoire from the July/August issue of ALBERTA VIEWS magazine
(4 pages; 728 K pdf).


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ANTJE DUVEKOT
& CHRIS O'BRIEN

Antje Duvekot

Thursday, July 2
Boccelli's on the Canal
Bellows Falls

Terrific co-bill of two of the fastest rising young stars of the Northeastern roots music scene.

"Antje Duvekot's provocative, dark-eyed ballads are becoming the talk of the folk world. Duvekot has gotten hotter, faster than any local songwriter in recent memory." -The Boston Globe

Chris O'Brien

"I live for those moments when I hear a performer for the first time and detect unmistakable magic... Chris O'Brien is an uncommonly talented lyricist, with a voice that feels comfortable and familiar at first listen." -Michael Witthaus Eagle Times

Dinner anytime in the cafe room. Music room opens approximately 7:00pm, as soon as soundcheck is completed.

$14 Advance, $16 at the Door
$25 "Angel" Ticket available online & by mail only. Tickets on sale at Village Square Booksellers, Fat Frank's and Boccelli's on the Canal. Online at www.brattleborotix.com. Tickets by mail: send check and SSAE to FUR, PO Box 653, Bellows Falls, VT 05101.

Show information: 802-463-3669
Proceeds benefit Parks Place.


BELLOWS FALLS
WHERE LIVE MUSIC LIVES

at Boccelli's on the Canal
46 Canal Street
Bellows Falls, VT
802-460-1190

Upcoming shows at Boccelli's are being presented by
Vermont Festivals, LLC:
www.vermontfestivalsllc.com/boccellis.html
and Fuge Imaginea Music:
www.fugeimaginea.com
And, in theory, shows should be appearing on this calendar page:
www.boccellisonthecanal.com/music.html

Thanks for your support!
- Charlie Hunter, Flying Under Radar, LLC


LODGING

If you're coming to Bellows Falls, VT for an event, and are trying to figure out where to stay, here are some suggestions (Do mention to the owners that the music brought you up; it makes us look good):

Holiday Inn Express
The Holiday Inn Express in Springfield has been extraordinarily generous in supporting live music events in Bellows Falls. For their ongoing help, we are grateful and we highly recommend them to our visitors.
802-885-4516
www.hiexpress.com

Budget:

Everyday Inn
Rockingham, VT
802-463-4536
www.everydayinn.net

Westminster Motel
Westminster, VT
802-772-3073

Motel In The Meadow
Chester, VT
802-875-2626 www.motelinthemeadow.com

Moderate:

Pleasant Street Suite Saxtons River, VT 802-869-1919 www.pleasantstreetsuite.com

The Inn at Saxtons River
Saxtons River, VT
802-869-2110
www.saxtonsriverinn.com

Moore's Inn
Saxtons River, VT
802-869-2020
www.mooresinn.com

Henry Farm Inn
Chester, VT
802-875-2674
www.henryfarminn.com

Horsefeathers
Bellows Falls, VT
802-463-9776
www.horsefeathersinn.com

Real Nice:

The Walpole Inn
Walpole, NH
603-756-3320
www.walpoleinn.com

Williams River House
Chester, VT
802-875-1790
Please call for
Roots on the River special
www.williamsriverhouse.com

Deluxe:

Readmore
Bed, Breakfast & Books
A Victorian mansion in downtown Bellows Falls
802-463-9415
www.readmoreinn.com

There are many other excellent lodging options, but these are the ones we work with most often. Go to www.bellowsfalls.org or www.gfrcc.org for more listings.