The Route 97 Music Festival
Now in its seventh year, the Route 97 Music Festival features house concerts of traditional music held near Port Jervis, NY (“Where New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania meet”).
- 594 Rte 97 in Sparrow Bush, New York, near Port Jervis. See map on Google.
- For further information, email or call (845) 858-7890.
Sunday September 18, 2011: Joy Bennett and Chris Koldewey.
Joy is a member of the internationally acclaimed Johnson Girls, an all women group of singers of Sea Chanteys, gospel, and other traditional songs. Her husband Chris Koldewey performs many types of traditional songs including Chanteys, work songs, ballads, old-time, and others.
This concert is free and open to the public. No reservations needed. Please save the date, and bring your friends and family.
- 2010: Memphis-based Andy Cohen.
- 2009: Tom Akstens and Neil Rossi played old time, blues and bluegrass.
- 2008: Singer Jeff Warner from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- 2007: Traditional British songs performed by John Roberts.
- 2006: New York City based folk musician Jerry Epstein.
- 2005: British folk musician Keith Kendrick.