The Clearwater Festival Lives On

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Parent Category: Other Festivals

Category: Music

Published on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 14:59

Written by Brad Balfour

Founded by the late folk music legend Pete Seeger 49 years ago, Clearwater Festival 2014, which takes place on June 21 and 22, on the banks of the Hudson River at beautiful Croton Point Park, Croton-On-Hudson, NY. The festival has been declared by Outside Magazine, "One of the Top four Festivals in the US." 

As the country’s oldest and largest music and environmental festival, The Great Hudson River Revival (Clearwater Festival) brings together major musical acts and Clearwater’s own brand of green activism for a unique weekend every June.

90.7FM WFUV Radio will be broadcasting live from the festival this year.

Over 100 artists will perform over seven bio-diesel or solar powered stages including:

• Lucinda Williams
• The Mavericks
• Rufus Wainwright
• Norah Jones' new project Puss N Boots (featuring Norah, Sasha Dobson & Catherine Popper)
• moe.Acoustic
• Richard Thompson
• Martin Sexton,
• Josh Ritter
• David Bromberg Big Band
• Lake Street Dive
• Bettye LaVette
• Jake Shimabukuro
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• The Klezmatics, Nicole Atkins Band
• Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely
• Laurie Berkner
• Dan Bern
• Dar Williams
• Garland Jeffreys  

There is a Metro-North Festival Package which features a discounted rail fare from any Metro-North Station, plus a discounted Festival Pass. 

Get off at Croton-Harmon Station and jump on a free shuttle bus which takes you right to the festival entrance. Shuttle bus service runs all day. 

Be sure to get tickets before they go up in price over festival weekend. To purchase tickets, call 877-435-9849 or go to the website. Kids 12 & under get in for free.

For more info, go to: ClearwaterFestival.org

Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival (The Clearwater Festival)
June 21st - 22nd, 2014

Croton Point Park
Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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