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KINGFIELD — The lineup for the 15th annual Kingfield POPS will feature the Sultans of String, the Ghost of Paul Revere and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, among others, festival organizers announced.
The 2017 festival takes place on June 24 at the Kennedy Farm on Route 142. “The family-oriented event will offer a taste world cultures and cover a wide range of genres. Some of the finest performers from the northeastern United States and eastern Canada will provide irresistibly danceable music appealing to all ages,” according to a news release.
The Kingfield POPS will feature the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, directed and conducted by Grammy Award-winning Lucas Richman, a yearly favorite at the festival. It will also include Sultans of String, which played at the festival in 2013 and plays “a genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, Flamenco, Gypsy-jazz, Arabic, Cuban and South Asian rhythms. You won’t want to miss the exciting musical collaboration between Sultans of String and the BSO!
“Ghost of Paul Revere has seen tremendous success since we first introduced the holler-folk quartet to our audience in 2016′” the release said. “The band has spent the last year extensively touring and putting the final touches on new album, expected to be released later this summer. Harmonies, harmonicas and foot-stompin’ will be on tap when the boys take the stage.” The band will also be part of a showcase with Portland’s Maine Youth Rock Orchestra.
“Kingfield POPS shares a mission with Portland’s Maine Youth Rock Orchestra to provide music education and exposure to youth,” the release said. “MYRO gives orchestral string students from 14 Maine high schools the opportunity to work and perform with professional artists. This mission will be showcased in a special MYRO collaboration with Ghost of Paul Revere.”
The Jason Spooner Band band, which mixes roots rock, Americana, blues, folk and groove-oriented jazz with elements of reggae and soul; locally rooted trio Lula Wiles; and local steel drum ensemble Western Mountain Trashcan Band round out the program.
Early Bird adult tickets are on sale for $20. After May 15, the price increases to $25, or $30 at the gate. Tickets are available at Tranten’s Store in Kingfield and Farmington; at Skowhegan Savings Bank locations in Kingfield, Farmington, Stratton, Rangeley and Phillips; and online at kingfieldpops.com. As always, tickets for youth 17 and under are free.
Kingfield POPS provides music and art programming for regional residents, youth and schools. The Kingfield POPS believes that a vibrant arts environment enhances quality of life and creates opportunities for economic development, the release said. For more information, go to kingfieldpops.com.
