4th Annual Drifter Fest Announced in Charleston

The 4th Annual Drifter Fest: Bert Griggs Memorial Jam will be on Saturday, September 14th at the Refinery Amphitheater. A pre-jam will take place on Friday, September 13th at Home Team BBQ. Both events will start at 7pm and end at 11pm in Downtown Charleston. There will also be after parties each night at The Commodore. While the musical line up and ticketing will be announced soon, sponsorship and vending opportunities are available now.

Drifter Fest celebrates the life of the late Bert Griggs. A huge fan of live music, he turned his passion into a well-received apparel and accessories company, Drifter Merch, that was inspired by his favorite bands. Additionally, Bert was an amazing father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He had an innate ability to make everyone he met feel like they were the most important person in the room. Bert never met a stranger. In fact, he was everyone’s best friend. He had the sweetest soul and a tender heart that loved hard and deeply. Bert had a unique sense of humor with an infectious laugh and smile that could light up the darkest room.

For more information about the 4th Annual Drifter Fest: Bert Griggs Memorial Jam, visit www.drifterfest.com

3rd Annual Drifter Fest Announced in Charleston

The 3rd Annual Drifter Fest: Bert Griggs Memorial Jam will be held on Friday, March 31st from 6pm-11pm and Saturday, April 1st from 7pm-11pm at the Refinery Amphitheater in Downtown Charleston. Headliners for the live music event will be legendary bassist George Porter and his band the Runnin’ Pardners along with Southern rock band Tishamingo reuniting for a special performance. Supporting acts include Gavin Hamilton and Friends featuring Wallace Mullinax, Broken Speakers and Just Groove.

A portion of proceeds will benefit Carolina Studios and OHM Radio. Led by Hootie & the Blowfish’s Mark Bryan, the non-profit organization fosters creative, educational & career-focused initiatives for students through music, technology & media arts. 96.3 FM Ohm Radio provides non-commercial, locally-produced programming, dedicated to serving Charleston with a wide range of community perspectives and really good music. 

Presented by Drifter Merch, Ear for Music and The Refinery in partnership with local businesses, sponsors include Jack and Coke Ready-to-Drink Cocktail, Lunar Light Botanicals, Southern Flavor Magazine, Attorney Joe Good, Rodgers Wranglers, Eskimo Advertising, Carolina Audio Video, Closet Factory, Trial Attorneys Clawson Fargnoli & Utsey and MarkaBull. Providing a true festival experience, the event will have craft vendors such as Drifter Merch, Zinnialou Jewelry, GrillKilt, SunHeist Eyewear, Honey Creek Pottery and Sophie Kate Candles. Additionally, local favorite Home Team BBQ, the new Cleats restaurant and King of Pops will be on site.

One day general admission tickets are available for $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the event. Weekend passes for GA are $35 ADV, $40 DOS. VIP is sold out. Tickets are on sale now at drifterfest.com.

Drifter Fest celebrates the life of the late Bert Griggs. A huge fan of live music, he turned his passion into a well received apparel and accessories company, Drifter Merch, that was inspired by his favorite bands. Additionally, Bert was an amazing father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He had an innate ability to make everyone he met feel like they were the most important person in the room. Bert never met a stranger. In fact, he was everyone’s best friend. He had the sweetest soul and a tender heart that loved hard and deeply. Bert had a unique sense of humor with an infectious laugh and smile that could light up the darkest room. 

For interviews, photos, media passes, sponsorship or additional information, please contact Lorrie Dixson Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about the 3rd Annual Drifter Fest: Bert Griggs Memorial Jam, visit www.drifterfest.com

Drifter Fest: The Inaugural Bert Griggs Memorial Jam Announced in Charleston

Drifter Fest: The Inaugural Bert Griggs Memorial Jam will be held on March 6th-8th in Charleston. The music-filled weekend will celebrate the life of Bert Griggs who died unexpectedly in December. Friday night’s festivities kick off with a pre-jam from 8-11pm at Home Team BBQ’s downtown location featuring several sets of funk favorites from Shonuff band. Doors for the Drifter Fest: The Inaugural Bert Griggs Memorial Jam open at 8pm on Saturday at the Charleston Pour House. Inside the venue from 8:30pm-1am, patrons will enjoy a collaboration of Bert’s favorite tunes from many of his friends including Reid Stone and bands Gaslight Street, The Travelin’ Kine, Shonuff, Solid Country Gold and more. The weekend concludes on Sunday at Reckoning in the Park featuring The Reckoning, an awesome Grateful Dead cover band, from 2pm-5pm in the meadow at James Island County Park. Guests will enjoy a weekend of fun events combined with great company, stories and live music. 

Born and raised in Hartsville, Bert Griggs was surrounded by a huge family and lifelong friends as he grew up in the country riding tractors, four-wheelers and being mischievous. Bert later graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.S. in Business Administration. He remained in Charleston after college working in all aspects of the hospitality industry for Charlestowne Hotels. It wasn’t long before the mountains called his name and he headed to Jackson Hole to pursue his love of snowboarding. While there, Bert was the sales and marketing director of a hotel group that gave him the opportunity to travel to world-class ski resorts all over the country as an ambassador for Jackson Hole. He met his wife Lorrie while she was vacationing there from Charleston and discovered they both had a love of traveling to see live music and a plethora of mutual friends. Following a whirlwind romance, they married on April Fools’ Day atop the mountain at Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Together they created Drifter Merch, an apparel company dedicated to their love of music. Soon after, they returned to Charleston where Bert’s passion for graphic design grew as did their business. Their company vended at many local events and handled custom orders for numerous businesses, bands, schools and events. The light of their lives, Harper Grace, was born about a year later. Bert was an amazing father, husband, son, brother, and friend. Bert had an innate ability to make everyone he met feel like they were the most important person in the room. He never met a stranger. In fact, he was everyone’s best friend. He had the sweetest soul and a tender heart that loved hard and loved deeply. Bert had a unique sense of humor with an infectious laugh and smile that could light up the darkest room. He is deeply missed.

For interviews, photos or additional information, please contact Lorrie Dixson Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com.

Todd Snider’s What the Folk Music Festival Announced in Awendaw, SC

WTF PosterFord Productions and Awendaw Green present the inaugural What the Folk Music Festival on April 11th from 5pm-10pm and April 12th from 11am-10pm at Sewee Outpost located at 4853 US Hwy. 17 in Awendaw, SC. Doors open at 5pm, Campgrounds at 3pm.

Friday:
Danielle Howle 6pm
Megan Jean & the KFB 6:30pm
HalleyAnna Finlay 7:15pm
Kevn Kinney 7:55pm
Todd Snider 9:15pm

Saturday:
Ryan Bonner 12pm
Vinegar Creek Constituency 1pm
Doug Jones 2:05pm
Sierra Elizabeth Ferrell 3pm
Swamp Candy 3:45pm
Caroline Glaser & Liz Longley 4:40pm
Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work 5:55pm
Charlie Mars 7:10pm
The Bottle Rockets 8:30pm
Todd Snider 9:15pm
and a few more surprise guests!

WTF SponsorhipFood trucks Lowcountry Creole, Roti Rolls, and Palmetto Party Wagon will be there along with two beer trucks with domestics and the local brews including Palmetto Brewery.
Tickets: 
Friday $25 ADV, $30 DOS
Saturday $35 ADV, $38 DOS
Limited Two Day $50
Two Day Camping Pass, only sold with two day pass: $25 for both days. Campsites are per person. VIP Camping for RV’s and Campers $50

“What the Folk Festival was formed through a friendship with Todd Snider and his love of playing in this area. The lineup includes musicians that come close to emulating what Todd does as a singer/songwriter,” said festival organizer Brett Ford.  “As we plan to make this an annual event, my goal is to continue to have Americana type groups play and get recognized for what they do, since the majority of them don’t receive the radio play or media recognition that they deserve.”

A portion of proceeds will benefit Carolina Studios, a non-profit that provides at risk students a safe environment to foster creative, educational and career-focused initiatives through music technology and media arts.

For additional information, line up or tickets, visit www.whatthefolkfest.org. For media inquiries, interviews or sponsorship information, please contact Lorrie Dixson of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com.

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