Colorscape announces musical lineup

NORWICH – You don’t have to travel far for some great, free musical entertainment, especially if you make plans to attend this year’s 15th Annual Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12 and13.  The musical lineup is complete and includes a stunning mix of folk, jazz, bluegrass, a cappella, rock n’ roll, blues, and acoustical singer-songwriters in a free outdoor festival located in East and West Parks in downtown Norwich.  The lineup of performers gracing the NBT Main Stage includes:

Saturday, Sept. 12

10 a.m. The Guy Mendilow Band

11 a.m. The McKrells

12 noon Dala

1 p.m. The Kennedys

2 p.m. The Guy Mendilow Band

3 p.m. The Horse Flies

4:30 p.m. Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Sunday, Sept. 13

11 a.m.  Gospel Show with various performers

12 noon The Kennedys

1 p.m. The Guy Mendilow Band

2 p.m. Aztec 2 Step

3 p.m. Caravan of Thieves

4:30 p.m. Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams     

The lineup of musicians, arranged by Ken Millet, owner of Night Eagle Productions, includes a mix of returning and first-time performers at Colorscape.

Returning to Colorscape for the sixth year, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams brings music that can “heal what ails ya.”  They fumble onto stage, talk freely to the audience as if they knew you forever, tell you their names (“just so you know who’s playin’ for ya”) and then proceed to take you away.  The music is simple and relatively straight forward, very familiar yet strangely unique and transporting.  These good thieves steal freely from the music they love, all kinds of music.