Music festival digs its roots
Harsens Island Schoolhouse Grille is hosting its annual music festival once again, but this year with a new name.
Music festival digs its roots Harsens Island Schoolhouse Grille is hosting its annual music festival once again, but this year with a new name. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://bwne.ws/2v8non3
Nicole Hayden, Times Herald Published 2:59 p.m. ET July 26, 2017 | Updated 3:04 p.m. ET July 26, 2017
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The Roots Music Festival will kick off at 2 p.m. Saturday on the five acres of land behind the Schoolhouse Grille at 2669 Columbine Road and will incorporate a wider range of music genres this year.
Music ranges from folk and rock to country and reggae with local Michigan bands filling the timeslots.
"It's a great day and very chill," said Kristin Bane, Schoolhouse Grille owner and festival organizer. "It's about being with friends and family and good music. We encourage people to put their cell phones away."
Bane said the five acres of land is an open field right next to marshland, with fruit trees sprinkled throughout the area.
"It's supposed to be a gorgeous, sunny day," she said. "The island is just gorgeous, too, and it is something to see in itself. The festival is a great excuse to come to the island for the first time if you haven't been, too. You can come to the festival, leave to drive around the island and explore, and then come back in."
The cost of tickets has also been reduced from previous years. Tickets are now $10 at the door instead of $20. Bane said she worked closely with the bands to be able to offer a lower entry cost without sacrificing the quality of music.
Bands include: Dude and the Abiders, Mustards Retreat, George Heritier, Emma Guzman, Whiskey Chasers, ½ Way There, and Patrick Davy and the Ghosts – a long-time Detroit band that has been quiet as of late.
"Patrick is a great customer of ours," Bane said. "I didn't know how heavily into music he was and that he does it for a living. He started singing at the restaurant now and then when we had our regular band. So now he is participating and we are excited about that."
In addition to music, festival-goers can enjoy a beer tent, fish fry, barbecue, lemonade, ice cream and other local vendors. Yard games will be set up as well.
The beer tent is filled with craft beer made special for the event.
"We offer micro-brews you won't experience anywhere else but here," Bane said. "Grand River Brewery brews beer just for our festival. The beer is brewed from Harsens Islands hops and honey."
For more information go to www.harsensislandschoolhousegrille.com or call (810) 748-9551.
Contact Nicole Hayden at (810) 989-6279 or nhayden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @nicoleandpig.
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