Hallockville Museum Farm will turn its historic Riverhead grounds into an outdoor concert venue Saturday, Aug. 15, for the inaugural Hallockville Hootenanny, a free, daylong music festival featuring five Long Island bands.
The festival will run from noon to 7 p.m. on the grounds surrounding the museum’s Naugles Barn at 6038 Sound Ave. Along with live music throughout the afternoon and evening, the event will feature local food trucks, vendors and family-friendly activities.
Admission is free and the festival is open to all ages. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, and food and beverages will be available for purchase.
The Hootenanny will bring a mix of jam rock, funk, bluegrass and classic-rock influences to Hallockville’s 28-acre preserved farmstead, with several of the performers planning sets inspired by the Grateful Dead, Phish, the Allman Brothers and Steely Dan.
Ernie & The Band, which is celebrating its 10th year performing together, will mix its growing catalog of original music with improvisational performances influenced by the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers and Phish.
Mr. Rooster, a Long Island jam band founded by Tom Bauer and Dave Ferro, blends rock, swing and bluegrass with vocal harmonies, lead guitar and improvisation. The group has developed a following in the Long Island and New York City jam-band scenes.
Dysfunktone, which got its start in a garage in East Rockaway, combines funk, jam rock and other genres through complex arrangements and extended improvisational passages. The band is also known for putting its own spin on music from a range of influences.d
Westlake, a five-piece rock band from Oceanside, began primarily as a Grateful Dead and Phish cover band before expanding into a wider range of genres. For the Hallockville festival, the band is planning a full set devoted to the Grateful Dead.
Purely Green, an alternative band from western Long Island, will also lean into covers for the occasion. The group, which typically combines raw rock sounds with more intricate arrangements, plans to perform a set paying tribute to Steely Dan.
The festival adds a new event to Hallockville Museum Farm’s calendar of programs designed to bring visitors to the preserved North Fork property. The nonprofit museum occupies a portion of the original Hallock family farm, which dates to the 18th century and today preserves historic buildings and agricultural traditions along Sound Avenue.
The inaugural Hallockville Hootenanny is made possible in part through a grant from Suffolk County, according to organizers.
