Folk musicians to play at the Harvest Moon Folk festival

WARWICK—The Warwick Valley Winery and distillery will host its annual Harvest Moon Wine and Folk festival Sept. 9 and 10. The festival is an annual event at the winery marking the start of apple season and autumn harvest. The Folk festival features a blend of national recording folk artists as well as many local musicans. This year’s lineup features Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion along with Mark Erelli on Saturday and Susan Werner and Red Molly on Sunday. Sarah Lee Guthrie—daughter of Arlo and granddaughter of Woody—will be on the winery stage along with her husband Johhny Irion around 2 p.m. on Saturday. The next musician to perform will be Mark Erelli, a young singer/songwriter. Also playing on Saturday will be Terrence Martin, John Sheehan, Project Mercury, Larry Amato, Chrissy Roberts, and Pete Barrett Susan Werner will be headlining on Sunday. Preceding Werner on the winery stage will be Red Molly, a female trio featuring a country folk style. Rounding out the festival lineup for Sunday is Boris Garcia, The Flying Hooky Dookys, Mike and Suzy, and Perfect Angle. “This year’s lineup is fantastic” said co-sponsor WFUV’s program director John Platt. The Winery has worked with WFUV for the past three years and various radio personalities have appeared to host the festivities. Wine tastings, hard cider, and fruit brandies as well as food, and soft drinks will be available all weekend at the winery. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets but coolers are not permitted. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information about the festival or to purchase tickets call 258-4858 or check out the Winery’s Web site at www.wvwinery.com.