The Steel Wheels After a successful set of appearances during the Fayetteville Roots Festival in August, the Americana band The Steel Wheels will return for a show in that same town on Tuesday (Jan. 22). Joining them for the 9 p.m. show at George’s Majestic Lounge will be 3 Penny Acre.
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The Steel Wheels Let’s try to skip over the definition of “roots” or “Americana” music, shall we? It’s tough to pin down, frankly, and it contains many potential genres — folk, blues, country, string, etc… Let’s instead talk about how the genre is growing. Roots music festivals are popping up all over the country, says Trent Wagler of the The Steel Wheels, a Virginia band that will play Thursday (Aug.
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Click here to view the embedded video. The Doc (Doc Watson) teamed up with The Dawg (David Grisman) for a concert and CD more than a decade ago. Grisman is coming to headline the Fayetteville Roots Festival. Last year’s Fayetteville Roots Festival grew substantially over the 2010 version of the festival.
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