We’ll be back at the Green River Festival again this year — July 14-15 — with the best in family music.  We’ll be joining in the celebration of Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday (we’ll have some special surprises to announce between now and then), along with a generally amazing lineup.  Check out who we’ve confirmed so far:

• Sarah Lee & Guthrie & Johnny Irion
• Mister G
• Flannery Brothers
• Sweetback Sisters
• Deedle Deedle Dees
• Alastair Moock & Friends
• Eloise the Great
• Uncle Rock
• Dog on Fleas
• Royal Order of Chords and Keys

And, as in past years, we’ll have the Meltdown Stay Up Late Stage (or something like that), with other acts into the evening, including:

• Session Americana
• Sun Parade
• Peter Mulvey
• Lake Street Dive
• Frost Heaves (CD release show)
• Alchemystics

Details, including the schedules, soon…

Holy smokes, the Meltdown was fun.

Wanna do it again next year?  Saturday, March 30.

(And yes, even though we’re moving away, the Meltdown will continue, I’m pretty certain.)

Thanks to all of the artists, authors, illustrators, vendors, bouncing people, librarians, fencers, gymnasts, circus arts people, radio sales people…everyone.  You all rock.

Pictures to come.

It’s Meltdown Saturday!  What are you doing reading this?  Get to JFK!

Listen any time you like at our page at WRSI.com!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
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TMBG – My Brother the Ape
NRBQ – Animal Life
Frances England – Animal Inside You
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Nields – With Catlike Tread
Elizabeth Mitchell – Mr. Rabbit
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Paul Westerberg – Mr. Rabbit

Segment 2
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v/a – Felt Around the World (handaid.org)
Recess Monkey – Fiddlehead Fern
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TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
Ellen & Matt – Playground
ScribbleMonster – Just Happy To Be Me
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Segment 3
CandyBand – Down By The Bay
Cloud Cult – Help
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School for the Dead – Superhero
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish
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Alastair Moock & Friends – Ladybugs’ Picnic

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
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Deedle Deedle Dees – The Golem
Hey Dango – You Can Be
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Ratboy Jr. – Are We There Yet
Robbi K & Friends – Favorite Things
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Segment 5
Paul Simon – Under African Skies
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Jose Conde – Cumbamba
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Diablo Rojo
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Grenadilla – Oh Sing a Song to the Sun

Segment 6
Royal Order of Chords & Keys – Don’t Throw the Doll Into the Potty
Phineas McBoof – Are You Awesome?
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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Hula Hoop Soup
Us 3 – Cantaloop
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TMBG – Lazyhead and Sleepybones
TMBG – Spare the Rock

All the details are at RiverMeltdown.com.  Short version: you wanna be there.  Amazing music, authors, activities, vendors, fun!  Download the whole program here (PDF)

We’ve got the final matchup in the Ella Jenkins region right here, everyone.  Will Todd McHatton’s “I Think I’m a Bunny” (seeded #6) take out our friend from the Sun, Gustafer Yellowgold, and his “Pancake Smackdown”?  Watch ’em both and vote:

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