March 5, 2015 Article by Dave Read
FreshGrass festival of bluegrass and roots music is scheduled for September 18-20, 2015 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. Among the highlights this year are Berklee College of Music’s American Roots Music Program, No Depression, Happy Traum’s Homespun Tapes, Fretboard Journal, and the Compass Records FreshGrass record store. The following list of musicians and bands will be added to:
- Punch Brothers
- Leftover Salmon
- Jerry Douglas presents Earls of Leicester
- Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O’Donovan
- Alison Brown
- Peter Rowan
- Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Mr. Sun
- Flatt Lonesome
- Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem
- Twisted Pine
- Quiles & Cloud
Video from 2014 FreshGass
Camping, hiking, and hotels near MASS MoCA
Camping is a big part of the Solid Sound experience, and the festival offers a variety of options. Following are year-round camping, hiking, and lodging facilities and organizations located in north Berkshire county, the general vicinity of the Solid Sound Festival:
- Appalachian Trail – Berkshires
- Ashuwillticook Rail Trail,
- Clarksburg State Park,
- Mount Greylock State Reservation,
- Natural Bridge State Park,
- Notchview Reservation
- Savoy Mountain State Forest,
- Western Gateway Heritage State Park,
- Holiday Inn BERKSHIRES
- Mount Greylock Inn
- The Porches Inn at MASS MoCA
MASS MoCA contact info., map, driving directions
- 87 Marshall St.; North Adams, MA 01247
- Fall, Winter, Spring Hours: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. closed Tuesday
- Admission: $15 adults; $10 students; $5 children 6–16
- Phone: 413.MoCA.111
- Web: massmoca.org
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