By Matt Chin
June 06, 2011

The Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance appears each year on the Trumansburg Fairgrounds in Trumansburg New York for four days of celebration of both contemporary and traditional roots music. Originally starting as a humble AIDS benefit concert in Ithaca, Grassroots has evolved into a nationally recognized nonprofit event.

Check out photos of last year’s 20th annual Grassroots Festival, or for more information on this summer’s coming festival, visit the Grassroots website at www.grassrootsfest.org.

Photos by Matt Chin and Brendan Boehner

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