The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, held twice
annually in idyllic Silk Hope, North Carolina, attracted major national
acts, including Donna the Buffalo, legendary banjoist
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, NY natives Driftwood, Toubab Krewe, Thousands of One and many, many more. While
we attempted to make an itinerary, there were too many equally wonderful
listening options at any given time to resign ourselves to a schedule.
What follows is a day-by-day breakdown of what we saw throughout the
weekend. Too large for a single post, this is our account of the last
two days of the four day festival.