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Main Concerts

FRIDAY 7PM
The Press Gang
Acoustic Eidolon
Ellis
Bing Futch
Libana
Jez Lowe
Andy Cohen
Arrogant Worms
MC: George Ward

SATURDAY 7PM
Tidal Wave
Finest Kind
Scott Anislie
Kapriol'!
Guy Mendilow Band
Alison McMorland
  & Geordie McIntyre
The Freight Hoppers
The Outside Track
MC: John Roberts

SUNDAY 3:30 PM
Choral Harmony (Amidons)
Folk Legacy's 50th
  Anniversary:
  Caroline Paton, Ed Trickett
  Harry Tuft, Ian Robb
Ruth Pelham
Babik
Quickstep
MC: Bill Spence
  & Roger the Jester

ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE


Musical Petting Zoo

 

  UKULELE
Build your own ukulele
on Friday afternoon!
See Friday Classes
for more info, including an informational video

 

Altamont Fair

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.

Daytime Schedule Grid   updated 5/18
Over 100 daytime events - performances, workshops, learn-hows, jams, participatory dances and more! get it here

Schedule By Performer is now available   
Want to find out quickly who's playing when? This is the place.

 Friday, June 24

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 - 11:30 pm
see line-up at right

Contra Dance 11:30 pm - 1:30 am
Caller: David Millstone
Band: Tidal Wave

After Concert SING at the Dutch Barn
Host: TBA

After Concert OPEN JAMS
Area 6 & Street Corner

 
 Saturday, June 25

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
See link for Schedule grid above left.

MAIN STAGE CONCERT 7 pm - 11:30 pm


Contra Dance11:00 pm - 1:30 am
Caller: John Kirk
Band: Quickstep

After Concert SING at the Dutch Barn
Host: TBA

After Concert OPEN JAMS
Area 6 & Street Corner

 
 Sunday, June 26

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

SPECIAL MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES

Great Groove Band
midday
Our young string players perform

Festival Jug Band
early afternoon
Our family jug band lets loose

Choral Harmony Performance
Peter & Mary Alice Amidon lead singers who participated in their Choral Harmony workshops

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


 

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