Click on each year to see a slideshow of of the festival. A special thanks to Susan Roads and John Grubbs (Rockslide Photography) for their great images. Enjoy the memories…

The First Rice Festival was held on November 13, 2004 and featured:
Tim O’Brien with Sarah Jarosz, Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones, The Cary Swinney Trio,
Susan Gibson, Jeff Plankenhorn, The Grant Mazak Band, Pat Green, and John Webb.

The Second Annual Rice Festival held on November 12, 2005 and featured:
The Tim O’Brien Band with Danny Barnes & Dennis Crouch and included a surprise visit from
Peter Rowan, Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones, Eliza Gilkyson, Steve James, The Cary
Swinney Trio, Enchanted Rock, Sarah Jarosz, Pat Green with John Webb, The Seldom Herd,
and Andrew Hartsock.

The Third Annual Rice Festival held on November 10 & 11, 2006 featured:
The Tim O’Brien Band with Danny Barnes & Dennis Crouch, Peter Rowan, Laurie Lewis & Tom
Rozum, Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines, Sarah Jarosz & Eric Hokanen, Slim Richey & Kat’s Meow,
Karen Abrahams Band, The Dust Devils, The McKay Brothers, Graham Weber, Pat Green, The
Cary Swinney Trio & Eric Gerber. Sound Engineer - Mark Huber.

The Fourth Annual Rice Festival held on November 9 & 10, 2007 featured:
Guy Clark, The Darrell Scott Band, The Greencards, Slaid Cleaves, Sarah Jarosz & Ben Solee,
Slim Richey & Kat’s Meow, Ed Miller, the Pat Green, Eric Gerber, Storyhill, John Wort Hannam,
David Llewellyn, Danny Schmidt, Carrie Elkin, Michael O’Connor & Richard Bowden. Sound
Engineer - Mark Huber.

The 5th Annual Rice Festival held on November 7 & 8, 2008 featured:
(slide show coming soon)
Tim O’Brien, The Waybacks, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines, The Deadley
Gentlemen, Susan Gibson, Sarah Jarosz,Two High String Band, kim Miller, Patrick Green Eric
Gerber, Devon Sproule, Robby Hecht, BettySoo, and R.J. Crowley.