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UPLIFT: FoCo – New Generation on the Rise
“My thinking was, ‘Yeah, get me off this bus,’” Andy Whilden said. He decided to leave touring as a musician for a job at The Matthews House, a place for underserved youth. Starting the Uplift: FoCo festival two years ago gave Whilden more personal satisfaction than he expected. The benefit festival will feature acts that are acoustically driven. “They can play any genre,” Whilden said of the house band, though the 2021 installment will also deliver something different, and, well, a little less tenured.
Dan England · Dec 2, 2021
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Breaking the Cycle – UPLIFT: FOCO Plucks For a Good Cause
Andy Whilden knew exactly who to turn to when he was putting together a house band for his first music festival: bluegrass players.
Dan England · Dec 13, 2019
