Tyler Westcott presents the fifth annual Folkfaces Fest, a high-energy roots music weekend, from Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 in Darien Center.
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AMERICANA | The Observers
When Buffalo musician Tyler Westcott comes into Rochester, as he does regularly, there’s no telling which of his bands he’ll be bringing with him. But fans in the 585 will have plenty of options this month: the Django-inspired jazz quartet The Paper Roses, the bluesy roots music dynamo that is Folkfaces, and the old-timey hot […]
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Folk face the music
Folk Faces fan the flames of burning Americana and other root styles with a casual unpretentious swing. Electric guitar, banjo, washboard, saxophone, et al — the combined instrumentation isn’t the least bit normal. The band looks like it picked up its gear at a garage sale. Though at times they come on frenetic, Folk Faces […]






