John: I think we only had it for two days last year, so I think we were talking maybe 30 bands last year, but each year we’ve grown by a day. We feel like people are getting to know the festival with each year that we have it. We’ve got just about 50 bands for three days and two stages, so we’re excited about that. So far I think we’ve accomplished that goal. We want to encourage family’s/adults to bring their children and feel safe in the environment out there. We’re not a festival of reckless abandon. Also our mission is to be family oriented. We like the venue a lot because it offers camping around the site. We’ve found the Crozet Music Festival to be a good venue for that and Misty Mountain Campground is hosting the event for the second year. With all the national acts that are coming to the Charlottesville area, there’s kind of a focus on that, but we want to have a venue for the local musicians to gather and play in one spot. Our mission for the festival is to show local musicians that they’re still appreciated. John: Well Bill Rossberg and I have been working on it, this will be our third year. John, just tell us a little bit about who is involved in setting this thing up. I’m here with John Updike on the board of the Crozet Music Festival. Jim: This is Jim Duncan, Real Crozet VA again. Blue Mountain is coming, the Devil’s Backbone and Starr Hill will all be there. So you’ve got a music festival, a vendor festival, and we’ve got some breweries coming too. We have eight wineries coming, so we’re going to have our own mini wine festival in the middle of the music festival. Jim: You mentioned when we talked the other day something about vineyards?īiff: Vineyards. We’ve lowered the ticket prices this year, so hopefully it will be something that’s affordable for everybody. So there’s plenty to do if you want to have a good time and a good day. For the kids on Saturday we have a face painter, juggler, a rock wall, pony rides, we have a bounce around house, we have a game room and we have a play ground. We’ve got a lot of vendors, lots of things for sale. Why should anyone from Crozet, Charlottesville, surrounding areas come?īiff: Well don’t come if you don’t like music because that’s about all that’s going to be going on, well not all that’s going on. After all the expenses are paid, they’ll get over 50% of the profits from the festival. Now who is benefiting from this?īiff: We’re fund raising for the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad. It’s on route 250, just west of the 64/250 interchange.īiff: Oh, a mile and a half or two miles. ( ed note: Here is the list of bands)īiff: Misty Mountain Camp ground is where we’re having it again. I wish I had my list right in front of me, darn it. Who’s coming to that?īiff: Oh, we’ve got the Grateful Dead cover band, Alligator, The Mondo Mafia. We’ve got a bunch of stuff for the kids and then Sunday is more of a laid back day. We have all kinds of festivity type things going. Just give us a quick, 30 second summary of what the Crozet Music Festival is.īiff: The Festival is a three day event. I had a question about Crozet Music Festival. I just wanted to do a quick, five minute interview with Biff.

I’m here with Biff Rossberg, founder of Crozet Music Festival. Jim: Here we are at Green House Coffee in Crozet, Virginia. If you’re interested in the Crozet Music Festival (and you really should be) take a few minutes and watch (or read the transcripts) the two videos below – (my apologies for the brief shakiness of the videos).ĭisclosure: I’m on the Board of Directors for the Crozet Music Festival. Lose it Big Competition October 15 Anytime Fitness,will kick off a city wide weight loss competition beginning… #.RT Town Hall Meeting Will Tackle Many Crozet Issues –Great discussion here #.Crozet Music Festival is one week away.RT Walking to school in the rain – Crozet Elementary's not that far, & I brought her a change of shoes #.

RT Crozet Arts & Craft Fair Oct 10th & 11th Anyone else feel like this never gets publicized? #.I hope, when I was in college, I wasn't so short-sighted, small-minded & dismissive.Think I'll try Chromium as my primary again. It seems Firefox likes to crash at least once a day now.

Community, connecting, charity, Pie! Very Charlottesville/Crozet.

JimDuncan bradcorner # cvillepiefest is serious fun.

We're going to try out de Luca's this evening for drinks.

I love that we can go to a winebar and don't have to go to Charlottesville.

tommywood2009 Luckily, the Crozet Music Festival is next weekend 🙂 in reply to tommywood2009 #.

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