Cornstock 2015 in Tunkhannock pairs three-day concert with strings workshop

Cornstock will host Red Wine, the first international act to play at the annual three-day folk and roots music festival in Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock on Labor Day weekend. Other headliners include Daisycutter, The Crowmatrix and Furnace Mountain.

https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_Cornstock.jpgCornstock will host Red Wine, the first international act to play at the annual three-day folk and roots music festival in Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock on Labor Day weekend. Other headliners include Daisycutter, The Crowmatrix and Furnace Mountain.

TUNKHANNOCK — The 2015 Cornstock Folk Festival will be held from Friday to Sunday, Sept. 4-6 at Lazy Brook Park near the intersection of Routes 6 and 92, two miles east of Tunkhannock.

Headliners this year are Red Wine Bluegrass, Sara Milonovich and Daisycutter, Professor Louie and The Crowmatrix, and Furnace Mountain. Additional acts on the bill include Roy Williams and The Human Hands, Coal Town Rounders, George Wesley, Hickory Project, Garcia Grass, The Bog Swing Group, Doug Smith’s Dixieland Allstars, Owl and Wolf, Band of Strings, Phyllis Hopkins Electric Trio, Kanawha Valley Bluegrass, Highgrass Ramblers and Dave Brown.

Headliner Red Wine is Europe’s premier bluegrass band and will make its debut at Cornstock.

Music is the core element of the festival with acts on the main stage from 3 p.m. to midnight on Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. At most other times during the weekend, strains of music can be heard elsewhere through the park, whether at the Creekside Stage, along the creek or at spontaneous jam sessions and pickin’ parlors among the campsites.

Before Cornstock is fully underway on Friday, the annual Northeast Strings Workshop will be conducted at the Dietrich Theater on Tioga Street, Tunkhannock. For a third year, five hours of instruction on mandolin, guitar, fiddle, bass and finger style guitar will be offered to a limited number of participants.

Festival guests may purchase day passes for Friday, Saturday or Sunday or weekend passes, which include free camping on Friday and Saturday nights. Those who spend the weekend enjoy the leisure of taking breaks from music for walks through the idyllic park, a refreshing dip or float in Tunkhannock Creek and browsing the many vendor stands on site. There are also a number of artisans and crafters who will display their works, including a blacksmith and potter who will also offer demonstrations.

Children who attend the festival will be able to play in a kid-safe playground and at Cornstock’s expanded Kids Zone. In addition to fun, crafts, games and musical activities, the Kids Zone will feature a giant bouncy slide and obstacle course on Saturday and Sunday.

Yoga, arts, crafts, and an intriguing mix of food vendors add more hands-on, home-spun fun.

For more information about the Cornstock Folk festival and the Northeast Strings Workshop, visit call 570-250-7464.