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The Twelfth Annual French Broad River Festival, a benefit for American Whitewater, Hot Springs Community Learning Center and Hope for Holt, will take place on May 1-3, 2009. The Festival will take place at the Hot Springs Campground and Spa located in beautiful Hot Springs, North Carolina, just 45 minutes north of Asheville. Come spend the weekend with family and friends listening to the sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat, Acoustic Syndicate, Larry Keel and the Natural Bridge, Screaming J’s with Abe Reid, Snake Oil Medicine Show, WSNB, Mad Tea Party, and other great regional and national recording artists. Attendees will have the opportunity to shop for new outdoor gear at the Silent Auction or with one of our many vendors. Watch or participate in the “Paddle with the Pros,” the 5th Annual FBRF Mountain Bike Race, or the 12th Annual French Broad River Raft Race.
Parking at the French Broad River Festival. We want to create the most comfortable experience for everyone at the Festival. For this reason we are encouraging people to help save the environment and save space by car pooling to the Festival. In order to cut down on traffic and create more room for camping, we will be charging a $10 car fee for every vehicle that enters the campground. If you want your $10’s back that’s no problem. You will receive a parking pass to hang on your rearview mirror. The time you enter the Festival will be recorded on your parking pass. If you unload your car, park in the long term parking area and return your pass to the front gate within 1 hour’s time we will refund your $10. Thank you for your cooperation in our on going effort to make your experience at the French Broad River Festival all that you want it to be
LIVE AUCTION
Bring your cash!… In addition to the raffle, we will be hosting a LIVE AUCTION on the main stage late Saturday afternoon. There will be items starting from $1 up to $500’s. Including a whitewater kayak…. Remember all proceeds go to charity.
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 Welcome to the 12th Annual FBRF Raft Race,
the biggest, mass start, whitewater raft race in the southeast. The race begins in Barnard, North Carolina and ends at the festival in beautiful Hot Springs, NC. During the 9 mile race, you will experience Class 1-4 whitewater excitement, as well as bumping boats, fun-loving people, and a lot of heckling. It’s always a good time!!! All racers must register prior to the race. A registration booth will be located in the main festival area. Please register upon arrival to the festival. Racers meet at the Main Stage of the festival on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at 9am. Shuttle will be provided. If you have your own boat, registration is free with your general admission festival ticket. See you there! For more information on the raft race contact Mark Mickey at markmickey@yahoo.com |
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 Paddle with the Pro's
Space is limited so sign up early! Friday, May 1st offers a chance to paddle with an Open Canoe legend. Three time World Champion, Eli Helbert, will be leading a canoe clinic in collaboration with Esquif canoes for folks with their own boat and gear. This will be great for boaters of all skill levels.
Contact info@thecanoeguru.com for more details. Space will be limited, so get there early!
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 Kid’s Village
The Kid’s Village has been a great and welcomed addition to the festival. BRING THE KIDS!! We have a terrific line up of fun activities for children 12 and under. We will have Becky the Balloon Lady, national balloon turning champion 2 years running, making costumes and fun balloon shapes for the Annual FBRF Kid’s Parade. Becky brings an entourage of fun folks that juggle, play with fire, and love to create an entertaining atmosphere for kids of all ages! We have some great kid specific shows with Sol Driven Train. There will also be face painting, kid’s games, and lots of friendly folks.
(All children 17 and under must be under adult supervision.)
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River Clean Up ~~~
American Whitewater partners with Riverlink and the Nantahala Outdoor Center for a river cleanup on the French Broad River.
Each May lovers of rivers and music gather on the banks of the French Broad River to celebrate the mountain lifestyle at the French Broad River Festival. The festival gives back to the community by raising funds for the river stewardship work of American Whitewater and various local charities. At the 2009 French Broad Festival American Whitewater is partnering with Riverlink, an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the French Broad River, to encourage river stewardship in paddlers by organizing a river cleanup on the French Broad River.
The river cleanup will be hosted by the Nantahala Outdoor Center on Friday, May 1, 2009. Anyone interested in participating in the cleanup should email info@americanwhitewater.org prior to April 24, 2009 so that lunch and shuttle arrangements can be prepared.
Participants in the cleanup will be meeting at NOC’s French Broad outpost on Friday, May 1st, at 10:00. NOC will be providing a free shuttle service and lunch for those participating in the cleanup. The cleanup is open to the public, boaters should be comfortable in Class III-IV whitewater. Paddlers with their own equipment and rafters are encouraged to participate. A shuttle is available to transport boats to and from cleanup location. For more information on this section of river check out the French Broad Section 9 page on the American Whitewater website. Minimum age for participation in the cleanup is 8 years old, wavers will need to be signed by all participants and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The world's third oldest river, the French Broad flows through scenic Pisgah National Forest in the mountains of North Carolina. This free-flowing river has moderate Class II and III rapids. Due to its close proximity to Asheville the French Broad River receives a lot of use. The river cleanup will provide paddlers with an opportunity to improve the quality of the river while enjoying all it has to offer. The river cleanup should last several hours and a small reception will be hosted at NOC for the participants at 4:00 as the event wraps up.
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New this year Aerial Artistry
performed by Asheville Aerial Arts. They will be performing and offering instruction as well for those of you that have always wanted to fly.
www.AshevilleAerialArts.com |
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| Yoga session's will take place at 11am Saturday and 10 am on Sunday. |
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DIRECTIONS
If you are coming from Asheville, take 25/70 N to Hot Springs and the campground is across the French Broad River on the left.
If you are coming from Tennessee, take 25/70 S to Hot Springs and the campground is before the French Broad River on the right. |
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SECURITY & SAFETY:
We cherish your safety at the French Broad River Festival. PLEASE do not drink and drive. If you have an emergency, please find someone in an orange “SAFETY” shirt, security personnel, or go to the festival registration.
All vehicles are subject to search.
DOG POLICY
No Dogs Allowed. We love dogs. The central issue is simply one of safety -- for the dogs and for the people. No dogs are allowed either in the campground or the festival areas. The only exceptions are for verifiable handicap-access canines or park residents.
Please keep the campground clean. Our gracious hosts have opened up their private property to allow us to come together. Cigarette butts are NOT biodegradable and are picked up one by one after the festival. Please help secure this beautiful venue and keep YOUR ticket price down by cleaning up after yourself. Thank you.
NO ILLEGAL DRUGS
Refrain from buying from unauthorized vendors
The sale of alcohol is prohibited
Didn't find the answer to your question?
Contact us and let us know how we can help.
Thanks,
French Broad Folks
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presents
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FRIDAY May 1, 2009 |
| 2:00-3:30 |
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| 4:00-5:30 |
Screamin’ J’s w/ Abe Reid
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| 6:00-7:30 |
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| 8:00-9:30 |
Larry Keel and Natural Bridge |
| 10:00-12:00 |
Acoustic Syndicate |
FRIDAY May 1, 2009 |
| 3:30-4:30 |
Kung Fu Dynamite |
| 5:00-6:00 |
Town Mountain |
| 6:30-7:30 |
Oroborous |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Mad Tea Party |
| 9:30-11:00 |
The Trainwreks |
| 12:30-?? |
Late Night Acoustic unplugged hosted by Screamin’ J’s |
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SATURDAY May 2, 2009 |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Sol Driven Train (KIDS SHOW)
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| 1:30-2:30 |
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| 3:00-4:30 |
WSNB |
| 5:00-6:30 |
Josh Phillips Folk Festival
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| 7:00-8:30 |
Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys |
| 10:00-12:00 |
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Saturday May 2, 2009 |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Hamorton |
| 12:30-1:30 |
Danger Muffin |
| 2:00-3:00 |
Rafe Hollister |
| 3:30-4:30 |
Brushfire Stankgrass |
| 5:00-6:00 |
Jen and the Juice |
| 6:30-7:30 |
Turbo Pro Project |
| 8:00-9:30 |
Snake Oil Medicine Show |
| 12:30-?? |
Late Night Acoustic unplugged hosted by Snake Oil Medicine Show |
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Sunday May 3, 2009 |
| 10:00 |
YOGA |
| 11:00 |
TBD |
FBRF reserves the right to change the festival schedule and/or events. |
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We are limited to 2000 tickets
Get'em while they last!
Pricing and ticket sales:
Admission to the festival is $60. This includes camping, music, registration fees for whitewater events (if you have your own boat), and good times. If you purchase your ticket online by 4/20/09, ticket price is only $60. After 4/20/09, ticket price online will go up to $70. If you don’t have your own boat, but would like to be in the raft race, you may purchase an all-inclusive ticket. These tickets are available for $99 and include everything the $60 ticket offers plus a spot in a guided raft for the raft race. You won’t find a deal like this at any other festival!!!
There will be only 180 all-inclusive tickets available for purchase.
Parking at the FBRF:
We want to create the most comfortable experience for everyone at the Festival. For this reason we are encouraging people to help save the environment and save space by car pooling to the Festival. In order to cut down on traffic and create more room for camping, we will be charging a $10 car fee for every vehicle that enters the campground. If you want your $10’s back that’s no problem. You will receive a parking pass to hang on your rearview mirror. The time you enter the Festival will be recorded on your parking pass. If you unload your car, park in the long term parking area and return your pass to the front gate within 1 hour’s time we will refund your $10. Thank you for your cooperation in our on going effort to make your experience at the French Broad River Festival all that you want it to be
Camping:
Riverside tent sites and all RV sites are FULL
General admission to the festival includes camping. Sites are first come first serve. Some riverside campsites and RV sites are by reservation only. There is an additional charge for reservations with water and power. If interested please contact Matt Kern at Cazkern@aol.com. They go fast!
Riverside tent sites and all RV sites are FULL
*If staying off site, as long as you have a festival wristband, you may come and go as you like.
**CAMP SITE MAP**
WHEN TO ARRIVE:
The festival gates will open at 8:00am on Friday, May 1, 2009.
WHAT TO BRING:
In packing for your stay at FBRF, bring raingear, warm clothes, and an extra pair of shoes. We also recommend bug spray, a blanket for seating, sunscreen, hat for shade, a plastic container (or two!) for water, plastic bags for trash, extra toilet paper (just in case), a lantern or a flashlight with extra batteries, a camera, and prepare to have a great weekend!
WHAT NOT TO BRING:
•No Dogs
•No Weapons of any kind
•No Fireworks
•No Illegal substances
•No Unauthorized Vending will be allowed
•No Glass Containers in concert areas
Just bring a good attitude and plan to have an awesome weekend of music and fun.
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED:
Potable water, Medical assistance, Security, Wash stations, Portable toilets with toilet paper will all be provided. We have power and water hookups for RV's but you must reserve them from the French Broad River Festival. Thank you for planning accordingly. For information on RV reservations email CazKern@aol.com .
Food will be sold by Barely Edible, Tom’s Sugar Shack, and Ed Boudreaux’s. Vendors will also be selling a variety of reasonably priced foods, beverages and snacks.
VENDING:
Arrangements for vending must be made in advance of the festival. No unauthorized vending allowed. Offenders will be escorted from the festival with NO REFUNDS!
DOWNLOAD THE VENDOR FORM
For information regarding vending, please email whitewaterbubba@gmail.com.
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REVEREND HORTON HEAT
It’s been an almost 20-year journey for Heath, whose country-flavored punkabilly and onstage antics have brought him and his band a strikingly diverse fan base and a devoted cult following, not to mention the respect of fellow musicians worldwide. Revival,the band’s first release for Yep Roc Records, is a return to Heath’s roots - musical and geographical.
Visit Website : http://www.reverendhortonheat.com/
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ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE
Acoustic Syndicate is a rock/folk/bluegrass band from North Carolina formed in 1992. They have toured nationally in the US, including appearances at Farm Aid and the Bonnaroo festival. Their sound is characterized by three-part vocal harmony and complex polyrhythmic banjo playing. Lyrically, the group often discusses themes relating to subsistence, sustainability and quality of life.
The McMurry family comes from a small family farm in Cleveland County, North Carolina, near Shelby, North Carolina. They have been farming the same region that their ancestors settled over 200 years ago. Acoustic Syndicate also has roots in Asheville, NC, where Jay Sanders is an active member of the local music scene.
Visit Website : http://www.acousticsyndicate.com
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LARRY KEEL & NATURAL BRIDGE
Batten down the hatches or prepare to be blown away in the perfect storm, a raging musical maelstrom of swirling innovations. The extended forecast is calling for tonal tornadoes of epic proportions made more dangerous by syncopated sound cyclones scattered with bursts of colossal chord changes and intermittent harmonies. For those in the direct path of this vast vortex of energy, expect to be further battered by sonic tsunamis fed by raging rhythms. Keel advisories will remain in effect until after the second set.
Visit Website : www.larrykeel.com/ |
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THE SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW
The Snake Oil Medicine show is an Ecclectic and fun mix of bluegrass, Jazz, reggae, and dance grooves from all over the world. They sing songs of awareness presented in beautiful three part harmony. Being based in the NC mountains gives their music a hillbilly undertone, but travels to Europe and Jamaica have greatly influenced their music. National touring has shaped this band into a musical force. Not only does this band have virtuoso power, but they have a full Art Gallery on stage and a Painter to create colorful characters on canvas while they run the musical gamut with ease. Having recorded 6 international releases, The Snake Oil Medicine Show is proud to showcase their newest CD which was recorded at Atlanta's World Class Tree Sound Studios by grammy winning engineer Robert Hannon. They have also recorded two DVD projects including a sound track for a children's cartoon. They have shared the stage with others like Bruce Hornsby, Bela Fleck, Guy Clark, Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Larry Keel, Leftover Salmon, Michelle Shocked, David Grisman, and many, many more.
Visit Website: http://www.snakeoilmedicineshow.net/ |
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SOL DRIVEN TRAIN
Sol Driven Train is a 5-headed musical monster emerging from the swampy South Carolina Lowcountry.Generally seen at night in clubs and bars around the Carolinas, it can be identified by its distinctive call: a blend of fiery world-beat, southern funk, and melodious rock. Listeners Beware!! Several researchers attempting to study the Train have succumbed to its hypnotic call and found themselves twitching and gesticulating uncontrollably on the dance floor. Reports of punchy horns, three part vocal harmonies, and a slamming rhythm section are common.Though phylogeny is still unclear at this time, some have suggested evolutionary descent from groups such as The Allman Brothers, The Band, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, and Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Visit Website: www.soldriventrain.com
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THE TRAINWREKS
The Trainwreks are a six piece, Dirty-Tonk/Western Swing band that formed in 2004 in Asheville NC. Not too proud to share the stage, don't be surprised if you see a special guest or five on stage with the band. Playing an array of covers and originals, this band is in perpetual party mode, rockin' the house wherever they show up!
Visit Website: www.myspace.com/thetrainwreks
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MAD TEA PARTY
Mad Tea Party is a brew of roots music, retro-pop, and rock ‘n’ roll – a fresh and intoxicating sound. Party is the exciting live show Ami Worthen and Jason Krekel serve to music lovers thirsty for offbeat, original refreshment. Quirky harmonies glide over electrified ukulele, juke-joint guitar, scratchy fiddle and pulsing foot percussion. Songs about love, life, death and dancing are steeped in raw rockabilly with shreds of doo wop and devilish blues. Mad Tea Party concocts a musical recipe that is familiar yet unusual. Drink deep!
Visit Website: www.themadteaparty.com
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JOSH PHILLIPS FOLK FESTIVAL
Josh Phillips began writing music when he received a Tascam 8 track recorder as a high school graduation gift. Because of this gift he learned more than just practicing scales on his guitar. Instead he learned the importance of layering simple parts to let music do its own thing. Though writing music, Josh never joined a band in seriousness until he met Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band in 2002. Joining the band as a percussionist, Josh soon started playing guitar as well and quickly became one of the band's main song writers. He's been playing and touring heavily for the last 4 years with Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band. And while their sound and energy on stage is unmatched, Josh recently began a solo career as well to get back to his roots and harness a more simple sound that highlights a song and it's lyrics. Josh is in the studio now recording his first album album with a collective of local Asheville musicians known as the Folk Festival. And also with appearances by the Asheville Horns, Toubab Krewe's Justin Perkins, Acoustic Syndicate's Bryan McMurry, Andy John, Andrew Wakefield, and Woody Wood.
Visit Website: www.myspace.com/joshphillipsfolk
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JEN AND THE JUICE
For nearly four years now, Jen & the Juice has offered up some of the finest universal hipster swing this side of paradise. As a local favorite on the Asheville music scene, the band is ready to take their sound out on the road for everyone to hear. The Juice sings songs that excite memories from long ago, while brining back softly familiar moments from just minutes passed. Jen & the Juice is a vibrant expression of this home squeezed blend of Appalachian Bohemian Americana.
Visit Website:www.jenandthejuice.com
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