Move over Woodstock, RootStock is coming to town! The first RootStock Festival is coming to the Saint Paul Mountain Vineyard’s Meadow the weekend of May 30-June 1. This three day, family-friendly festival is focusing on everything local - local bands, local technicians, local businesses and vendors, local beer, local food trucks, and of course, truly local wine. The festival will feature ten bands, the schedule is as follows:
Friday, May 30 - Festival Hours: 4:30-9:30
The Jacktown Ramblers 5-6p
Wiregrass 6:30-8:30p
Saturday, May 31 - Festival Hours: 11:30-9:30
3 Shades of Gray Noon-1:30p
Izzi Hughes and Andrew Thelston 2-3p
Seth and Sara 3:30-4:30p
Carolina Drifters 5-6:30p
Moonshine State 7-9p
Sunday, June 1 - Festival Hours 11:30-7p
Hunnilicious Noon-1:30p
Brian Ashley Jones and Melanie Jean 2-3:30
Autumnwud 4-6p
In addition to music, there will be three food trucks on site, Mountain Man BBQ, Heidi Ho on the Go, and Travlin’ Dough Pizza Truck. Kids will be able to enjoy a kid zone curated by Hendersonville Toy Company. Wellness Warriors & Wisdom will also be on site offering chair massages to festival attendees. The festival will be held in the meadow beyond the vines behind the Saint Paul tasting room. In the event of rain, the festival will be moved to the wine production facility which is also on site. Festival goers will be able to enjoy all of this, while sipping on Saint Paul wines, Appalachian Ridge Artisan hard ciders, and local beers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic beverages.
RootStock is the brainchild of Saint Paul Mountain Vineyard owner, Alan Ward. He had the idea for this festival after hearing of musicians’ struggles in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Musicians lost income not just in the immediate aftermath of the storm, but there are venues that are no longer in existence, and in other cases, businesses have had to put a hold on their live music while they recover. Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards, a long-time local music venue in Hendersonville, is putting on this festival with the idea of bringing the community together and celebrating the local musicians and businesses that make this town so special.
Early in the planning stages, Saint Paul Farms partnered with Izzi Hughes, owner of Hummingbird Entertainment, LLC, to assist in music booking, festival logistics and marketing, and stage managing/emceeing the event. “Saint Paul holds a very special place in my heart - they were the first venue to book me for a paid show at 14-years-old. They have always been incredibly supportive of local music in Hendersonville, and it’s my honor to partner with them all these years later on this festival that is showcasing our local talent,” Hughes says.
RootStock Festival is brought to you by Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards, in partnership with Hummingbird Entertainment, LLC, and media sponsor, WTZQ Radio.
