Donna the Buffalo Concert History

Donna the Buffalo is an American band from Trumansburg, New York, that formed in 1989. Their eclectic and often socially-conscious music has it's base in traditional mountain music and is infused with elements of Cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. The group’s core are vocalists Tara Nevins, who plays fiddle, guitar, accordion, and scrubboard, and guitarist Jeb Puryear. Keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Jay Sanders, and drummer Vic Stafford complete the ensemble.

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Donna the Buffalo Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 66)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 25, 2009
Floydfest
"Floydfest" / Samantha Crain / The Belleville Outfit / Toubab Krewe / Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas / The Bittersweets / Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun / Donna the Buffalo / The Sadies / Yard Dogs Road Show / The Dynamites Feat. Charles Walker / The Felice Brothers / The Duhks / Luminescent Orchestrii / Sxip Shirey / Mad Tea Party / The New Familiars / Holy Ghost Tent Revival / Ollabelle / Blues Traveler / Forro In the Dark Show all bands
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Floydfest Floyd, Virginia, United States
Jul 24, 2009 –
Jul 26, 2009
Xponential Festival
Matt Duke / Shemika Copeland / Robert Cray / Good Ole War / Sharon Little / East Hundred / Yeasayer / The Bacon Brothers / Pete Yorn / They Might Be Giants / The Hold Steady / Andrew Lipke / Donna the Buffalo / John Wesley Harding / Aimee Mann / Peter Bjorn & John / Guster / Serena Ryder Show all bands
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Wiggins Waterfront Park Camden, New Jersey, United States
Jul 19, 2009
Donna the Buffalo
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Trumansburg Fairgrounds Trumansburg, New York, United States
Jul 17, 2009
Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival
Donna the Buffalo / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / John Brown's Body / John Hammond / Jim Lauderdale / Kelley & The Cowboys / Mountain Heart / Pine Leaf Boys / Campbell Brothers / Oumou Sangaré / Béla Fleck / Toots and the Maytals / Rusted Root / Novalima / Preston Frank & His Zydeco Family Band / Galumpha / Samite Of Uganda / The Sim Redmond Band / Walter Mouton & the Scott Playboys / Alash Ensemble / The Horse Flies / Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers / Scythian / Keith Secola & His Wild Band of Indians / Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad / Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band / The Flying Clouds / Los Pochos / Jennie Lowe Stearns / Atsiaktonkie / The Believers / AyurvedA / Hot Day at the Zoo / The Chicken Chokers / Kevin Kinsella / Johnny Dowd / The Rebetiks / Jimkata / Black Castle / Hank Roberts / Thousands Of One / JSan & the Analog Sons / Bobby Henrie & the goners / Evil City Stringband / The Makepeace Brothers / The New Neighbors / The Gunpoets / The Rozatones Show all bands
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Trumansburg Fairgrounds Trumansburg, New York, United States
Jul 12, 2009
All Good Music Festival & Campout
"All Good Music Festival & Campout" / Donna the Buffalo / Dark Star Orchestra (Tribute to Grateful Dead) / BK3 feat. Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge and Scott Murawski / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / The Bridge / Ruston Kelly
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Marvin's Mountaintop Masontown, West Virginia, United States
Jul 11, 2009
"Carolina Mountain Ribfest" / Donna the Buffalo

Carolina Mountain Ribfest

WNC Agricultural Center Fairgrounds Fletcher, North Carolina, United States
Jul 10, 2009 –
Jul 12, 2009
All Good Music Festival
Boombox / Keller Williams / Lotus / That 1 Guy / Galactic / Robert Randolf & the Family Band / Todd Snider / Les Claypool / Bob Weir & Rat Dog / The New Mastersounds / BASSNECTAR / moe. / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Donna the Buffalo / Dark Star Orchestra / Buckethead / Yonder Mountain String Band / STS9 / Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk / Ben Harper and Relentless7 / SOJA / Umphrey's McGee Show all bands
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Marvin's Mountaintop Masontown, West Virginia, United States
Jul 05, 2009
"Great Blue Heron Music Festival" / Donna the Buffalo / Bombadil / Rusted Root

Great Blue Heron Music Festival

The Heron Sherman, New York, United States
Jul 04, 2009
"Great Blue Heron Music Festival" / Donna the Buffalo / Bombadil / the Town Pants

Great Blue Heron Music Festival

The Heron Sherman, New York, United States
Jul 03, 2009
"Great Blue Heron Music Festival" / Donna the Buffalo / Bombadil / the Town Pants

Great Blue Heron Music Festival

The Heron Sherman, New York, United States
Jun 20, 2009
Mountain Aid
"Mountain Aid" / Donna the Buffalo / kathy mattea / Ben Sollee / Si Kahn / Gravy Boys / Those Darlins / Andrew McKnight / Still Moving Mountains: The Journey Home Band
Shakori Hills Community Center Silk Hope, North Carolina, United States
Jun 19, 2009
The Music Camp / Donna the Buffalo The Music Camp Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Jun 13, 2009
Donna the Buffalo Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Jun 05, 2009
Donna the Buffalo Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina, United States
May 15, 2009
"PA Potluck" / Donna the Buffalo / Vince Herman / Todd Sheaffer / Rootstand

PA Potluck

Church Of Universal Love And Music Acme, Pennsylvania, United States
May 14, 2009
"Edinboro Arts & Music Festival" / Donna the Buffalo

Edinboro Arts & Music Festival

Downtown Edinboro Edinboro, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 25, 2009
Donna the Buffalo Jannus Live St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Apr 23, 2009
Emmylou Harris / Bearfoot / Tony Williamson / Tom, Brad And Alice / The Krüger Brothers / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes / Los Camperos De Nati Cano / Andy May / Clack Mountain String Band / Circuit Riders / Clint Howard / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / The A...
Emmylou Harris / Bearfoot / Tony Williamson / Tom, Brad And Alice / The Krüger Brothers / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes / Los Camperos De Nati Cano / Andy May / Clack Mountain String Band / Circuit Riders / Clint Howard / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / The Angel Band / Happy Traum / Lovell Sisters / Little Rascals / Laura Boosinger / Jack Lawrence / Gravy Boys / Dailey & Vincent / BeauSoleil / The Farewell Drifters / Mitch Greenhill / New North Carolina Ramblers / Anne & Pete Sibley / Richard Watson / Local Boys / Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band / Patrick Sauber / The Dixie Bee-Liners / Out on the Ocean / Josh Goforth / George Shuffler / Violet Hensley / Broken Wire / Jeff Little / Missy Raines / Phil Jamieson / Bob Bovee & Gail Heil / Pete and Joan Wernick / Blue Highway / David Bromberg / Ollabelle / George Hamilton IV / Donna the Buffalo / Gibson Brothers / Jim Lauderdale / The Grascals / Tony Rice / Jerry Douglas / Linda Ronstadt / Travis Tritt / Tift Merritt / Doc Watson / Rory Block / The Duhks / Sam Bush / The Greencards / The SteelDrivers / Carolina Chocolate Drops / The Waybacks / Roy Book Binder / Wayne Henderson / Joe Thompson / John Cowan Band / Martha Scanlan / Buddy Greene / Patrick Sweany / Tut Taylor / Pat Donohue / Polecat Creek / Mountain Heart / Sierra Hull / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Doug Macleod / Del McCoury Band / Scythian / Cadillac Sky / David Holt / Neighbors Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
Apr 16, 2009
Donna the Buffalo Shakori Hills Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 04, 2009
Donna the Buffalo Sherman Theater Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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All Good Music Festival 2011
Jul 14 - 17, 2011
 Masontown, West Virginia, United States
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Jul 14 - 17, 2011
 Masontown, West Virginia, United States
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Nov 23, 2025
 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nov 23, 2025
 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Darien Center, New York, United States
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 Darien Center, New York, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2002
Jun 21 - 23, 2002
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Jun 21 - 23, 2002
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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May 22 - 24, 2026
 Thornville, Ohio, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Jam Band
Newgrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Zydeco
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Latest Setlist (05/22/2026):

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  1. Funky Side
  2. Motor
  3. Heaven and the Earth
  4. If You Only Could
  5. Forty Days and Forty Nights
  6. Going Up the Country
  7. Family Picture
  8. West Virginia Rastafari

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 47 concerts
2025 81 concerts
2024 72 concerts
2023 83 concerts
2022 56 concerts
2021 28 concerts
2020 17 concerts
2019 91 concerts
2018 89 concerts
2017 96 concerts
2016 67 concerts
2015 94 concerts
2014 75 concerts
2013 91 concerts
2012 97 concerts
2011 99 concerts
2010 86 concerts
2009 65 concerts
2008 79 concerts
2007 63 concerts
2006 92 concerts
2005 120 concerts
2004 72 concerts
2003 69 concerts
2002 77 concerts
2001 75 concerts
2000 68 concerts
1999 70 concerts
1998 40 concerts
1997 45 concerts
1996 45 concerts
1995 18 concerts
1994 3 concerts
1993 4 concerts
1992 3 concerts
1991 4 concerts
1990 6 concerts
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