Trombone Shorty at the 2023 Rhythm and Roots Festival (Photo: Ken Abrams)

The Rhythm and Roots Festival announced its 2024 lineup today. The festival, which takes place annually at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, includes an impressive lineup of headliners Emmylou Harris, Larkin Poe, Drive-By Truckers, and Old Crow Medicine Show. Also on the bill are Ruthie Foster, Shemekia Copeland, Will Evans, Julia Pratt, and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country.

To honor the festival’s history, the lineup also features many returning roots bands including Pine Leaf Boys, Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas, and Cedric Watson & Blue Creole. Longtime festival favorite Christine Ohlman also returns with her band Rebel Montez and The Sin Sisters.

More artists are expected to be announced soon.

Tickets are available here.

Lifestyle Editor Ken Abrams writes about music, the arts and more for What'sUpNewp. He is also an Editor and Writer for Hey Rhody Media. Ken DJ's "The Kingston Coffeehouse," a roots/folk/rock radio show every Tuesday, 6-9 PM on WRIU 90.3 FM. He is a former educator in the Scituate, RI school system where he taught Social Studies for over 30 years. He is on the board of the Rhode Island Folk Festival and Newport Live (formerly Common Fence Music), a non-profit that brings diverse musical acts to...

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