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Main Concerts

FRIDAY 7PM
John McCutcheon
Nuala Kennedy Band
Anne Hills & David Roth
Bruce Molsky
Sharon Katz
   & The Peace Train
Mulebone
Brother Sun
MCs: John Kirk
   & Trish Miller

SATURDAY 7PM
Larry Hanks
  & Deborah Robins
Patrick Ball
Galant, Tu Perds 
   Ton Temps
Archie Fisher
Comas
Dennis Stroughmatt
Cathy Fink
   & Marcy Marxer
MC: Dan Berggren

SUNDAY 3:30 PM
The Andrew & Noah Band
Cassie & Maggie
   MacDonald
Magpie
Ken Whiteley
Kim & Reggie Harris
MCs: Bill Spence
  & Roger the Jester

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Schedule of Events

All musical performers will be present for the whole festival, participating in daytime workshops and mini-concerts on Saturday and Sunday. Main Concert performances consist of 25 minute sets; see right hand column for anticipated order of performance. Times for events below are approximate.

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 Friday, June 22

Civil War Concert
FOUR SEASONS,
FOUR YEARS—
THE CIVIL WAR:
A MUSICAL JOURNEY

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
We present a very special concert commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, featuring:
Dan Berggren, Reggie Harris, Greg Artzner & Terry Leonino (Magpie), John Roberts, Susan Trump, George Wilson, Bill Spence, Toby Stover, and Steve & Betsy Fry.
MORE INFO

IN-DEPTH CLASSES  3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
taught by Festival Performers and Old Songs associates. CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Included in an all-festival ticket and Friday ticket.

GREAT GROOVE BAND A stringband experience for youth. Open to school-aged players of stringed instruments - violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, plus flute and percussion players.
Band rehearsals Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday mornings with midday performance on the Main Stage Sunday.
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION

FESTIVAL JUG BAND, session I
Friday afternoon - 3:30 - 5:00 pm.
Kids of all ages: come on by and play some great old songs with the Festival Jug Band. We will make and play washboards, kazoos, spoons, washtub bass and any instruments brought to the Festival Jug Band.
Session II, Saturday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:00; Session III, Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 am; Main Stage performance at 12:30 pm Sunday. MORE INFO

OPEN MIC
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sign up a little before 5:00. Kate Blain, MC

DRUM CIRCLE
5:30 - 6:30 pm

MAIN STAGE CONCERT
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
see line-up at left

Contra Dance 11:00 pm - 1:30 am
Caller: Bob Nicholson
Band: Andrew & Noah Band

After Concert SING at the Dutch Barn
Host: TBA

After Concert OPEN JAMS
Area 6 & Street Corner

 
 Saturday, June 24

Daytime sessions9:00 am - 5:00 pm
10 areas offer mini-concerts, learn-how sessions, participatory dance, children's activities, jam sessions, family-oriented performances.
Shape-note singing: 9:00 am
Complete schedule (link will open pdf of schedule)

MAIN STAGE CONCERT 7 pm - 11:00 pm
see line-up at left

Contra Dance11:00 pm - 1:30 am
Caller: David Kaynor
Band: Greenfield Dance Band

After Concert SING at the Dutch Barn
Host: TBA

After Concert OPEN JAMS
Area 6 & Street Corner

 
 Sunday, June 24

Daytime sessions 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
10 areas offer mini-concerts, learn-how sessions, children's activities, jam sessions, family-oriented performances.
Shape-note singing: 9:00 am
Complete schedule (link will open pdf of schedule)

SPECIAL MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES

Festival Jug Band
Noon
Our family jug band lets loose

Great Groove Band
12:30 pm
Our young string players perform

MAIN STAGE CONCERT 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
See line-up above left


 

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