NB Roots and Branches Festival

02/06/2025

We are able to offer a large and creatively bold festival to the public free of charge thanks to the contributions of grants and sponsors. We are so very grateful to have The Symphony Music Shop in Dartmouth as one of our Legendary Sponsors. In addition to their financial support, Symphony also assists the NB Roots & Branches festival with some of our most essential equipment and professional sound engineering needs. This is the third year of the festival, and the third year that they are coming through big to make “everything acoustic by and for the people,” sound great. They’re all of our go to music shop for gear, repairs, rentals, lessons, and advice, and we’re proud to call them our friends too!

As the most established independent music shop in southern New England, The Symphony Music Shop can offer musicians a greater variety of musical equipment, products, and accessories. Unlike the music chain stores, The Symphony Music Shop isn't locked into a price structure and a fixed line of products. The result is the ability to carry the best musical products at the best prices. Staffed by seasoned professionals (who are musicians themselves), The Symphony Music Shop has a well-deserved reputation for expert product knowledge and friendly, personable customer service. Musical beginners and professional musicians alike can depend on the staff of The Symphony Music Shop for reliable advice on the best choice of instrument or music product for each unique situation. The Symphony Music Shop also boasts a roster of southern New England's top professionally trained instructors. Music instruction is offered in: Violin, Viola, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Banjo, and Voice. Since 1962, The Symphony Music Shop is proud to have trained thousands of musicians.
Learn more about the many musical services they offer at
https://www.symphonymusicshop.com/
Or drop in to see them at
94 State Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02747

The Symphony Music Shop is the most established music store in southeastern MA, offering music lessons, musical instrument rentals and repairs, and selling musical and orchestral instruments, musical equipment and accessories, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, drums, keyboards, amps, soun...

02/05/2025

NB roots and branches is proud to have as one of our partners and stage sponsors for this years festival!

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02/05/2025

We would like to thank another gracious sponsor , Discovery Language Academy for their donation to the NB roots and branches festival this year.

You can find the Discovery Language Academy and Hub128 in the Demello International Center at 128 Union St in the heart of Downtown New Bedford.

Discovery Language Academy’s mission is to promote literacy advancement, skill development and training opportunities in the areas of language acquisition, cultural understanding, and career education to achieve personal, professional, and vocational goals.

We are a language academy that provides skill development & training opportunities in the areas of language acquisition, cultural understanding, & career education to achieve personal, professional, and vocational goals.

02/04/2025

Thank you to our Patron Sponsor VCA Capeway Animal Hospital for their contribution to NB roots and branches!

Founded in 1986, VCA is a family of hometown animal hospitals committed to making a positive impact for pets, people, and our communities. We care about the communities we serve and every pet within them, not just those we see in our hospitals. Every hospital carries a sense of pride for the legacy of excellence they’ve built and the stories of service that are deeply connected to their local communities. VCA joined the Mars family in 2017. Together, we are writing a powerful story about what’s next in veterinary care.

You can find VCA Capeway Animal HospitalVCA Capeway Animal Hospital at 171 Bridge St, Fairhaven, MA for all of your pet needs.

https://vcahospitals.com/capeway

02/04/2025

Sponsors are rolling in for the 2025 NB roots and branches festival !

We are able to offer a large and creatively bold festival to the public free of charge thanks to the contributions of grants and sponsors. We are so very grateful to have Southcoast Technologies, LLC, back as stage sponsor for this years event.

Their contribution to the festival goes beyond financing the artists and staff . They've also contributed expertise and direct work planning and organizing portions of the event with us. We hope you'll show them how much you appreciate it!

Southcoast Technologies, LLC has been dedicated to providing exceptional IT solutions and services since 2004. As a Managed Services Provider on the Southcoast of Massachusetts, we provide information technology solutions for small to medium sized businesses. Our goal is to not only provide day to day support for all of your IT needs , but also understand that technology is ever changing and are here to steer your business along the right course. Southcoast Technologies provide’s a multitude of solutions customized to your business. We can manage your complete infrastructure or just be available if you need us! We customize each engagement based on the customers needs.
Learn more about the many musical services they offer at:

At Southcoast Technologies, we are passionate about delivering secure and innovative IT solutions to our customers.

01/30/2025

Become a sponsor for the NB Roots and Branches 2025 Festival and be part of supporting local arts and music in the community !

Reach out to Sponsorship Coordinator Lauren Pusey (516) 567-6841 or [email protected]

Several Sponsorship Tiers available and can be found below 👇

01/28/2025

Attention artists! We are taking submissions for the NB Roots and Branches Festival this year, as we know there are many talented local musicians we have yet to connect with.

To apply to play the festival please fill out the form linked below. This form will be open until February 14th at 11:59 PM.

Please know that we are a hyperlocal festival and submissions from outside of New England will not be considered without a connection to New Bedford, Massachusetts.

If you have already emailed us to apply, we please ask that you fill out this form as well. While we will be reviewing all submissions, we are a small team and it will take time for us to get back to everyone. If you are not selected for this year's festival please know that we have carefully considered your submission, but have limited slots to offer.

We appreciate the time and effort it takes to put together a submission, and hope that you will come enjoy the festival with us in July!

Hello and thank you for your interest in performing at the Roots & Branches Festival this year! We are an acoustic music festival based in New Bedford "by and for the people" taking place on July 19th, 2025 that aims to be representative of the many communities of people living in the Greater New Be...

01/22/2025

Our spaghetti dinner this Friday is sold out and we can’t wait to see you all!! We’ve got some raffle prizes lined up so plan accordingly!

01/21/2025

Sponsorship Opportunities available for NB roots & branches

The festival is entering its 3rd year under the Co Direction of Jeff Angeley and Christian Camarao. It has grown a strong following over the previous two years with an attendance level in the thousands and is set for an expansion again in 2025. Your support ensures the successful continuation of the long standing and very popular tradition of having a downtown New Bedford acoustic music festival in Summer. And, of course, our success and reach allows us the opportunity to share the excellent work your business does to a large, diverse population of people who follow and attend our festival.

Over the past few years, our team has built our unique take on the New Bedford Summer festival tradition. Ours is an event that is representative of the city’s many cultural communities, designed to be expansive and innovative in its offerings, and directly supportive and collaborative with the community it operates within. Following that recipe, last year’s event saw over 2000 attendees. This year, with an increase in stages and number of performers, we plan to exceed that by at least half. The format of our festival by and for the city has been enthusiastically embraced by many and allowed us to form a growing number of partnerships with curators and cultural partners. 2025’s roster of artist liaisons ensures this year’s festival will also become broader in the scope of who we can feature and reach.

We are proud to report our event has been spotlighted in traditional newspapers, on television, on digital papers and blogs, and on multiple radio stations in both 2023 and 2024. Due to growth and a multi-year record of success have significantly more media interest and appointments already lined up for coverage this year.

In 2025 we are in direct collaboration with Gallery X, Inc. who is acting as our fiscal sponsor and to whom any donation checks would be cut. We are also an official City of New Bedford event through our partnership with Explore New Bedford, the city’s tourism department. We consult with the city’s Creative Strategist, and have several independent local businesses functioning as a direct part of our event through donation of space. We’re hoping you’d also like to be a part of the success of our 3rd annual festival which is scheduled for July 18th and 19th, 2025.

Contact Lauren Pusey, sponsorship coordinator with any questions at (516)567-6841 or via email at [email protected]

View our sponsorship tiers below 👇

01/16/2025

Attention artists! We are taking submissions for the NB Roots and Branches Festival this year, as we know there are many talented local musicians we have yet to connect with. To apply to play the festival please fill out the form linked below. This form will be open until February 14th at 11:59 PM. Please know that we are a hyperlocal festival and submissions from outside of New England will not be considered without a connection to New Bedford, Massachusetts. If you have already emailed us to apply, we please ask that you fill out this form as well. While we will be reviewing all submissions, we are a small team and it will take time for us to get back to everyone. If you are not selected for this year's festival please know that we have carefully considered your submission, but have limited slots to offer. We appreciate the time and effort it takes to put together a submission, and hope that you will come enjoy the festival with us in July!

Hello and thank you for your interest in performing at the Roots & Branches Festival this year! We are an acoustic music festival based in New Bedford "by and for the people" taking place on July 19th, 2025 that aims to be representative of the many communities of people living in the Greater New Be...

01/14/2025

We are so excited to announce that the third annual NB Roots & Branches Festival, presented by Gallery X, will be taking place July 18th and 19th, 2025! See you there!!

10/30/2024

We're already gearing up for next year's festival, so stay tuned for more details! This year we had amazing performances from Southcoast Brass Band, Sleeping Turtle, Vudu Sister, and Hayley Sabella! We're looking forward to another year of great music!!

(Photo credit: Ethan Lassey)