Organizers refuse to let music festival be a wash out | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Though the BoCO Traditional Music Festival weekend got off to a smooth, temperate start tonight at Music in the Streets, there was some apprehension in the air over tomorrow's forecast for severe weather.

    After two weeks of serene skies, as of Friday night at 10 p.m., the radar is detecting a long band of storms just outside of Asheville, moving eastward.

    When the music festival kicks off tomorrow at 10 a.m., the forecast predicts the weather will be windy, but still dry, around 70 degrees. As the day progresses into the p.m. hours, however, the chance for rain and lightning becomes greater, with its tapering off around 9 p.m.



    The Washington Civic Center was booked at the last minute to accommodate the entertainers, in case of inclement weather, who had initially planned to play outside along the Washington waterfront, said BoCO Traditional Music Association member Neil Loughlin.

    Event organizers are determined to make this year's festival a success, as they had to contend with some disappointment the year before. Last April, even though around $25,000 and weeks of time was spent on the occasion, the turnout for the music festival was somewhat of a let-down. The four members of the BCTMA--Loughlin, Vail Rumley, Rob Cuthrell and Joey Toler--worked extra hard this time around, meeting twice a month over the past five months, to bring in good music without breaking the bank.

    From one end of Main Street to the other, Rumley could be seen at tonight's Music in the Streets handing out festival schedules and promoting tomorrow's events.

    "I'm feeling very positive about tomorrow, and the music is going to happen no matter what--even if it means we have to fly by the seat of our pants and find a venue. We're staying open!" said Rumley.

    The music festival will start and stay outdoors as long as the weather is fine. The band schedule, and a guess at which musical genre best describes each, are as follows:

10 a.m.: John Howie & the Sweethearts (rock/honky tonk)
11:15 a.m.: Lightnin' Wells (blues)
12:30 p.m.: Possum Creek (new bluegrass)
1:45 p.m.: Craicdown (acoustic roots/celtic rock)
3:00 p.m.: L Shape Lot (rock/roots music)
4:30 p.m.: BEER GARDEN OPENS!!
4:30 p.m.: Jeremy Wallace Trio (blues/screamin' Dixieland)
6:00 p.m.: Onward, Soldiers (Americana/rock)
7:30 p.m.: Carolina Still (bluegrass/punk)
8:45 p.m.: Lonnie Walker (Americana/indie/punk)



    The BoCO Traditional Music Festival is sponsored by the Beaufort County Arts Council, which spent $9,450 of its own funds on the festival. The remaining portion of the estimated $18,444.20 in expenses was funded by $2,250 from the City of Washington HeART, $1,000 from Potash Corp, $900 from Beaufort County Government, $1,300 from a NCAC Grassroots Grant, $2,000 from Little Art Income, $2,000 from Molasses Creek Income, $500 from the Washington Harbor District Alliance, $100 from Mitch Barrett, $250 from Edward Jones/Rod Cantrell, $500 from David's Trash Service, $500 from Potash Corp, $250 from Wimco, $100 from CT Partrick Jr., $100 from Stewart's Jewelry Store, $250 from Down on Main Street; and an estimated $900 from vendors' fees, $300 from BCAC booth sales, $2,000 from Lipbone Redding ticket sales and $300 from the beer garden.

    The music festival is free to the public.

    While the BoCO Traditional Music Festival only comes up once a year, MITS is held the third Friday of each month from April through October. This year's MITS events, which begin at 6 p.m. and end at 9 p.m., are scheduled for April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug. 19, Sept. 16 and Oct. 21.
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