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River Bend East Songwriters Festival at Old Slater Mill
August 29 @ 6:30 pm - August 31 @ 4:00 pm
River Bend East is an annual songwriters festival held at Slater Mill National Park. River Bend East 2024 will kick off Friday evening, August 30 and continue during the day on Saturday, August 31.
All events, held along the banks of the Blackstone River, are free, and ample parking will be available. Guests are invited to bring chairs and blankets; no registration is required.
Friday Night Event, Aug. 30:
Live music outside of Slater Mill will begin at 6:30 p.m. Chris Monti will welcome visitors with an opening set of West African infused folk music. Americana band, Jeff Byrd & Dirty Finch, will headline. David Lawlor from Run of the Mill will provide an artful background video highlighting local mills and labor history during Jeff Byrd & Dirty Finch’s performance. J. Michael Graham will also debut a short music video collaboration with Lawlor between sets.
• 6:30 p.m. — Chris Monti: https://www.chrismonti.com/
• 7:30 p.m. — J. Michael Graham and Run of the Mill music video debut, “Stuck in a House:” https://www.jmgrahammusic.com; https://www.facebook.com/RunoftheMillShop
• 7:45 p.m. — Jeff Byrd & Dirty Finch: https://www.facebook.com/jeffbyrddirtyfinch
Saturday Afternoon Event, Aug. 31:
River Bend East continues on Saturday afternoon with a lineup of many of the region’s top singer-songwriters, including:
• 12:50 p.m. — The Same Thing Project (led by Mark Cutler): https://www.thesamethingproject.com
• 1 p.m. — Allison Rose: https://allisonrosemusic.com/
• 1:45 p.m. — Tribute to Mary Lee Partington, Caroline Vitale & Bob Drouin
• 2:10 p.m. — J. Michael Graham & Kevin Williams: https://www.jmgrahammusic.com/
• 3 p.m. — Christian and Annie from High Planes: https://www.facebook.com/HighPlanesRI/
Additional Free Entertainment:
• Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame inductee and founder of The Same Thing Project, Mark Cutler, will lead a free songwriting workshop at Slater Mill on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 6:30 p.m. Participants will write a song with Cutler that will debut at the festival during his set on Saturday, Aug. 31. People of all ages and abilities are invited to participate and perform at whatever level they feel comfortable. No registration is required.