OCT 18 -
BLUEGRASS MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM
Donna The Buffalo is not just a band, rather one
might say that Donna The Buffalo has become a lifestyle for its
members and audiences. Since 1989, the roots rockers have played
thousands of shows and countless festivals, including Bonnaroo,
Newport Folk Festival, Telluride, Austin City Limits Festival,
Merle Fest, and Philadelphia Folk Festival.
They’ve opened for The Dead and have toured with
Peter Rowan, Del McCoury, Los Lobos, Little Feat, Jim Lauderdale,
Rusted Root, and Railroad Earth to name a few. They also toured
with Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen to help raise awareness
about increased corporate spending in politics.
In 1991, the band started the Finger Lakes
Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY. The four-day festival has
become an annual destination for over 15,000 music lovers every
year and was started as an AIDS benefit. It continues as a benefit
for arts and education. To date, the event has raised hundreds of
thousands of dollars and is now one of three Grassroots Festivals;
the Bi-annual Shakori Hills Fest in North Carolina and Virginia Key
festival in Florida. In 2016, GrassRoots Culture Camp was introduced
in Trumansburg, New York as four days of music, art, dance and
movement workshops, including nightly dinners and dances.
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