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Welcome to the official site of the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival! Produced by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, the festival is a 3-day music festival in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
The 2010 event was held August 6, 7 & 8. Mark your calendars for next year -- August 5-7, 2011!
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| | 2010 Memories | Please note - we are still sorting through the photography from this year's festival, and will be posting albums on the festival's Facebook page. Bill Rogers, a dedicated festival volunteer, has an album here.
Thank you for a wonderful AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival 2010! The festival saw three days of perfect weather, 24 incredible performances and a 27% increase in attendance over 2009. We are grateful for such strong support from our sponsors, volunteers, in-kind donors, and festivalgoers. Highlights of the weekend were numerous, but included: |
- Getting started right with Tim Dabbs and Good Brother Earl
- Friday's surprise 40th birthday party for Eric Tessmer Band drummer Richard Lamm, whose mother and sisters had made the trip from Texas to surprise him
- The incredibly packed house for Billy Price and then the Los Lobos show on Friday night
- Los Lobos calling Billy Price onstage to sing an encore
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- The fun of the Friday late-night dance party with the Boogie Hustlers (with members of Los Lobos watching backstage)
- The tremendous response to so many acts, including Rising Regina, Dave DiStefano, and Mark Dignam
- The inspired zaniness and incredible musicianship of Los Straitjackets
- The beautiful set by Eilen Jewell, who was fascinated by the story of the 1889 flood and wanted to know more
- The moments when Johnstown was "the funkiest place in the universe," according to one comment on YouTube, while Galactic was onstage with Cyril Neville and Corey Henry
- The raw power and thrill of Anders Osborne's late-night set on Saturday -- especially the parts where Stanton Moore of Galactic and Texas guitarist Eric Tessmer sat in
- Sunday's amazing crowd-pleasers, including The Weathered Road, the Jimmy Adler Band, Mon River Ramblers, and especially Corned Beef & Curry
- The closing performance by blues legend Robert Cray
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An event like this is made possible by the support of our sponsors. We would especially like to thank AmeriServ Financial, who has been the title sponsor of this event for 14 years -- we are grateful for their longstanding commitment and support to Johnstown, and to this event. |
We extend our warmest thanks to stage sponsors Bud Light/Von's United Beverage, Conemaugh Health System, and Subaru; and major sponsors Harrigan's Cafe & Wine Deck, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, and Somerset Trust Company. |
Thanks also to our performer sponsors, 1st Summit Bank; American Eagle Screen Printing; Brett Insurance Co.; Cambria Ace Hardware & Ace Rental Place; Carpenter's Union Local #1419; DRS Laurel; Flower Barn; Forever Broadcasting; Gap Vax; The Haven; High Powered Electric; Johnstown Construction; Laurel Management; Minahan Sign Company; Northwest Savings Bank; Payless Car Rental; RE/MAX Team Realtors; RJE Consulting; Spangler Subaru; The Tribune-Democrat; Wessel & Company; WYEP. |
Several state and local agencies provide invaluable assistance in the production of the event. We thank the PA Dept. of Community & Economic Development; Sen. John Wozniak; PA Council on the Arts; Cambria County Commissioners; and the City of Johnstown. |
We also appreciate the owners who generously donate the use of their property. They include Memorial Medical Center, Lee Campus; Freight Car America; Carole Gigliotti; Johnstown Redevelopment Authority; JEMCOR; Mary Ann McCaffrey-Ritko; SFB Partnership; and Harvey & Catherine Supowitz. |
Many individuals and businesses donate a wide array of services, goods and rental items that make the festival go. Our warm thanks to Alternative Community Resource Program; Annie's Showmobiles; Atlantic Broadband; Audio Images Sound & Lighting, Inc.; Bishop Carroll High School Girls' Volleyball Team; Bishop McCort Athletic Dept.; Jim Burton; Cernic's Suzuki; Comfort Inn & Suites; Dave Crichton; Corey Crocco; David's Catering Service; Edward Dreikorn; Ebensburg Yamaha; EconoLodge; Feight Audio; Mindy & Jeff Figard; The Flower Barn; Tamera Froehlich; Greater Johnstown Water Authority; Ron Hobbs; Holiday Inn; Holiday Inn Express; Hornick Auto Sales; Frank Janakovic; Johnstown Chemical; JWF; Knights of Columbus; Scott Koontz; Lamar Advertising; Angela Lynch; Sue Martin; Martin Marine; R.A. Maurer; Dennis McNair; Lynn Michaels; Mindsight, LLC; Opus One Productions; Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center; Pristow's; Quaker Sales; David Rickabaugh, Esq.; Bill Rogers; Scheffel Equipment; Kelly Shaffer; State Chemical; Kevin Stiffler; Dan Thompson; Marty Vrabel; WJAC-TV; WQED; David Ward; West End Ambulance; Westmont Hilltop High School Athletic Dept.; Todd Wonders; WYEP. |
Finally, we extend our thanks to the many, many volunteers who graciously donate so much time, effort and enthusiasm every year to the festival. We often hear from performers and festivalgoers how friendly everyone is, and how welcome they feel in Johnstown - and that's because our volunteers are so wonderful! This festival would not be possible without you, and we are grateful. |
To everyone who came and provided such strong support -- thank you! Some YouTubes of the festival are below, but be sure to mark your calendars now -- August 5-7, 2011! See you then. |
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