Last Updated 5.15.2008
The NY Harvest Festival & Freedom Fair features at least 25 musical acts and entertainers,
with some of the best in Rock, Jam, Reggae, World, Hip hop, Break Beats & Hardcore, all at one event.
Speakers, Poets and Performers will educate and entertain you in between acts.
Join us for three days of great music, activist opportunities,
great people, good vibes & so much more!

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Live Glass Blowing (custom-made pieces)
Located in Vendor Village, you can watch artists creating glass artwork and tobacco utensils and order custom-made pieces to commemorate your Harvest Festival experience! |
Coolest Camp Contest
The top experts in the field (...the field of tents) will put on their 3D glasses to inspect your campsite and dole out goodies for the best of the best. |
Fire Spinning
Fire spinners will entertain you at night! |
Human Rights Awareness Tour
The Human Rights Awareness Tour's aim is to raise awareness about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights laid forth by the United Nations. They bring a fashion show, video, the band Wisebird, and activist booths.
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Ed Rosenthal - "Ask Ed"
Ed Rosenthal is a California horticulturist, author, and publisher. He served as a columnist for High Times Magazine during the 80's and 90's. Rosenthal has been active in promoting and developing policies of civil regulation for medicinal marijuana. With the passage of California's pioneering Proposition 215 in 1996, which authorizes medicinal use of marijuana, he worked with the state and local governments to implement the delivery of pharmaceutical grade cannabis to patients with a doctor's recommendation to use marijuana.
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Jack Herer - the Emperor of Hemp
Jack Herer is the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes, the book which started the hemp movement in the United States. He wrote that the hemp plant should be legalized because it has been shown to be a renewable source of fuel, food, and medicine, and can be grown in virtually any part of the world, and that the U.S. government deliberately hides the proof of this. He has devoted his life to the support of cannabis, hemp and marijuana. |
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DJ Logic
The theorem of turntablist as musician has been long proven in the capable hands of DJ LOGIC, whom with jazz as his foundation has become a wax innovator by crossing genres and sprinkling his sound across the map. As one of the world's most accomplished turntablist’s, DJ LOGIC is widely credited for introducing jazz into the hip - hop realms and is considered by most as a highly respected session musician and an innovative bandleader. |
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ekoostik hookah
One of the most original and energetic acts around today, ekoostik hookah is the nucleus of a family drawn to its lucid, improvisational treatment of psychedelic rock ’n’ roll, blues, funk, jazz and bluegrass layered with rich harmonies. Born early in 1991 in a smoky basement bar, the band has been continually evolving, cultivating a sound that has perked the ears of contemporaries and attracted fans who travel miles to hear them play. |
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Moonalice
Featuring G.E. Smith, Barry Sless, Pete Sears, Ann McNamee, Roger McNamee and Jimmy Sanchez this band is a powerhouse of old-school improvisational rock and roll artists. They will be playing two sets on saturday before ekostik hoohak. Smith is the leader of the Saturday Night Live Band and has been in Bob Dylan's band; Sless has been in Phil Lesh and Friends and is in the David Nelson Band; Sears is from Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna; the McNamee's are from the Flying Other Brothers; and Sanchez plays with Bonnie Raitt and Boz Scaggs. This act is a recent phenomenon that has been amazing audiences accross the country. |
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Lynch
Featuring Jim Loughlin of moe., plus members of Conehead Buddha and Schleigho, Lynch is a song-structured improvisational fusion of hip-hop, rock, and jazz... flirting with many styles from drum and bass to latin and reggae. |
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Tony Vacca & World Rhythms
A repeat offender since 2001, Tony has embraced and entertained our audience year after year. Whether he comes solo or with a full band, you will be amazed with the sounds of world music he produces. |
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Thousands of One
Heavy drum and bass buoy socially conscious lyrics, while the saxophone performances of Mark Wienand evoke pristine soundscapes. Thousands of One fuses 70's-era soul/funk with a unique approach to Hiphop, gospel, electronica, afrobeat, and a few lessons from the school of roots reggae. Lead vocalist Jhakeem Haltom can turn a phrase whether singing falsetto a la Marvin Gaye or spitting verse like KRS-One. |
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Chris Barron & the Time Bandits
Chris Barron, lead singer of the Spin Doctors, is winning audiences all over again as a solo artist with his sincerity and that vocal tone that has made his voice recognizable to millions all over the world. Chris Barron cooks a mean meatloaf, wrote the songs, "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and "Two Princes" both of which went to Billboard's top five, he likes kids and dogs, and keeps his gold and platinum records in his bathroom. |
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Free Grass Union
Born at the turn of the century, Free Grass Union has spun its blend of Old Timey Mountain music with Bluegrass, New England dance tunes, Blues songs and much more for over six years.
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Somebody's Closet
With several U.S. tours, 4 albums along with thousands of live recordings in circulation, and a 'Best Jam Band of 2003' award at the Arizona Infusion of Music Awards under the belt, Somebody's Closet's popularity grows by the day. Linking songs with segues and including mind altering jams, the live show is their main product. |
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Digital Frontier
Venturing into the realm of sonic sound and wave manipulation, the quartet delivers a non-stop energetic performance of tranced out madness that both shocks the senses and keeps bodies in motion until the final note is struck! |
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DJ Mikio - Freek Factory
One of the "resident artists" for Damn Sam-related things, Mikio has been getting more and more into creating sounds as an art form. Let him make you dance with his eclectic choices in music that he spins with a break beat theme. |
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Dr. Jah & the Love Prophets
These talented reggae artists are staunch supporters of the hemp cause. Upstate New York's Source for Roots Rock, Reggae, Ska, Soca, Surreggae, Skadelic and Psychedelic Jams. |
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Jeff Bujak
Jeff Bujak generates heavily organized piano progressions, twists and winds them amid constantly evolving poly-rhythmic electronic beats. Bujak is a solo performer that uses computers, keyboards, effects, samplers and vocals to create a ‘progressive-piano groove’. |
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DJ Ritz
A DJ and music producer, Ritz is making his way in the Hudson Valley music scene and beyond. |
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Justin Holmes
Justin, candidate for Judge in New Paltz, NY, is a singer-songwriter, Tuvan throat singer, acoustic-guitar-playin' extrordinaire. (He is also one of our featured speakers). |
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The Bus People
The've been a staple at Damn Sam events in the campground; now they'll take the stage for the second year in a row in addition to being their fun selves out in the crowd. |
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One Eyed Jack
Psychedelic rock with a funky edge. Repeat offenders of Harvest Fest. |
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Lespecial
Hailing from Connecticut, this will be the second year that Lespecial takes the Damn Sam stage. |
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Wisebird
Wisebird is a four piece free form Rock n' Roll band hailing from Salt Lake City Utah. The band has roots in Jazz, Funk, and Classic Rock. With major influences from the musical spirit of Classic Rock. |
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Visuals by Smoke & Mirrors
You'll be dazzled by the eye candy that the S & M artists create for us. Watch out for Damn Sam ~ he always floats around in the liquid colors and lasers! |
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Visuals by Groovin' Lumens
Groovin' Lumens does projection lighting for concerts, festivals and clubs. He has been doing lights for over 12 years and has had the honor of doing lights for thousands of bands. |
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Maganahan's Revival
Julie Larson
Count Blastula
Jan's Funk Band
StoneDeaf
Unexplained Bacon
One Eyed Jack
Donna Jean & the Tricksters
Herbal Nation
Peace Stormwind
Freek Factory
Atomic Babies
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Dynamic Stew
lespecial
Dr. Jah & the Love Prophets
Jam Hogs
Julie Larson
Jan London
Bud & Budd-The Kind Buds
Turbine
Freek Factory
DJ Ritz
Free Grass Union
Deadbeats
Shadow
MI$$ KNOCKOUT
M-1
Durkin's Deep Dish
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Lewd Buddah
Jaik Miller Band
THC
The Line of Control
Matt Turk Trio
Fuzz & Carrie
Rolla
BuzzUniverse
The Ryan Montbleau Band
The Bus People
Murphy's Law
Fishbone
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