Sabine McCalla – introduced by Heather and Daisy Women’s Archway Stage 2018:
Dan Zanes and Claudia Eliaza – Opening Night at Jalopy Theatre 2018:
Feral Foster & Ali Dineen – Brooklyn Bridge Park Stage, 2018:
Giri and Uma Peters – Brooklyn Bridge Park Stage. Introduced by Karen Poliski:
ARTS NYC Brooklyn Americana Channel 13 – Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Events (2 1/2 minutes in!)
Opening Night Gala is just the beginning of a four day extravaganza! Brooklyn Americana Music Festival comprises fifty free shows at nine locations along the spectacular New York City waterfront. FREE day time shows for all ages in Dumbo Archway & Brooklyn Bridge Park (The All-new skyline sweeping Pier 3!). Evening shows every night at beloved pioneer establishments in Red Hook and Dumbo: Jalopy Theatre and Jalopy Tavern, Sunny’s Bar, 68 Jay Street Bar, Superfine Restaurant Bar. New this year Singer songwriter sessions at POWERHOUSE Arena – just across from the Archway – which was voted one of the 10 best things to do in Dumbo, Brooklyn by Conde Nast Traveler. Check it out! Sunday night Songwriters In the Round at Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop – across the street from Superfine, where the closing night party features friends from New Orleans and surprise guests at 10pm. Dumbo’s trail blazer powerHouse Arena, and Berl’s’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop join Brooklyn Americana Music to celebrate the connectivity of festival artists original writing in keeping with the popular reading series’ these haven book stores present year round.
Proud to announce our newest sponsor Ear Trumpet Labs
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Official Media Sponsor The Red Hook Star Revue
The Red Hook Star-Revue began publishing in June 2010. The only neighborhood paper serving Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, the Columbia Waterfront District, and Gowanus – some of the most interesting communities in Brooklyn! 8,000 papers are published monthly and are available for free at many supermarkets, bars, and other locations. Proud members of the New York State Press Association and multiple winners in their annual Better Newspaper Contest.