Middlebury Festival On The Green

45th Annual Middlebury Festival on the Green

45 years of free, family-friendly music in the heart of Vermont

Schedule Of Events:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM - Tjovi Ginen

Tjovi Ginen is an ensemble of seasoned performers rooted in Haitian music and the sounds of Africa. Their songs tell of struggle and triumph, pain and power with Reggae and Ska rhythms and Jamaican dub poetry. “…positive energy keeps you moving all night long…” says the Boston Globe. “Tjovi Ginen’s rhythm section is just spectacular” -Time Out New York. “… innovative music fuses Haitian Roots Rhythms, Reggae, Funk and Ska… this is a band to  watch” -New York Times. Come move and be moved with Tjovi Ginen.

8:30 PM - 9:45 PM - Krishna Guthrie Band

The Guthrie family story is interwoven into the fabric of American music. While Krishna Guthrie incorporates elements of his lineage, from the folk roots of his great-grandfather, Woody, to the masterful storytelling of his grandfather, Arlo, he’s not afraid of adding influences from his own generation as he carves his own initials on the family tree. While never leaving behind the roots of his family’s music, Krishna’s style turns it up a notch, infusing rock, blues and modern influences. The Krishna Guthrie Band is a collection of like-minded individuals, each with influences of their own, who value what music offers to the world and strive to make each show better than the last. Bobby Maguire (fiddle), Nicky Fitz (drums), Josh LaFave (bass, vocals) and Josh Cote (guitar, vocals) blend their varied musical experiences together to create a musical tapestry on which Krishna weaves his stories.