Hudson West presents a free annual music festival centered around the streets and within the Nimbus Arts Center, 329 Warren Street, Jersey City, NJ. Come join the community with premier music groups, music workshops, food, children's music events, vendors and more.
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2025 Festival PERFORMERS
2025 was a showcase of Hudson West's premier Americana, Folk, Country, Blues and Roots musicians. Ok, and maybe the occasional raga, rock, jazz and psychedelia group.
Dori Freeman has sharpened her vision of Appalachian Americana over five studio albums. From the country traditionalism of her self-titled debut to the amplified folk of Ten Thousand Roses, it's a sound that nods to her mountain-town roots even as it reaches beyond them. Freeman continues creating her own musical geography with Do You Recall, the songwriter's most eclectic -- and electric -- record yet.
"I grew up in a family that played a lot of traditional music, but my dad played a lot of other types of music for me, too," says Freeman, who grew up in rural Galax, Virginia. "I'd go fiddler's conventions, but I'd also watch my dad play jazz, swing, country, and rock & roll. He was a big fan of singer-songwriters. I think that variety has a lot to do with the way my own songwriting has developed."