AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC FESTIVALS
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JANUARY 2010
8th Windows on Texas
texasrebelradio.com
Texas Songwriters
January 14-17, Fredricksburg, TX
11th Portland Old-Time Gathering
bubbaguitar.com
Old-Time Concerts, WS
January 13-17, Portland, OR
21st Anchorage Folk Festival
anchoragefolkfestival.org
Incl. Folk: Old-Time & Cajun
January 21-31, Anchorage, AK
South Florida Folk Roundup
browardfolkclub.com
Singer Songwriter, Trad.
January 17, Davie, FL
8th Florence Winter Folk Festival
winterfolkfestival.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriters
January 23-24 Florence, OR
South Florida Folk Roundup
browardfolkclub.com
Trad., Songwriter
January 17, Davie, FL
33rd Ann Arbor Folk Festival
theark.org/1479.html
Songwriters
January 29-30, Ann Arbor, MI
Pinellas Folk Festival
pinellascounty.org/heritage
Incl. Folk
January 30, Largo, FL
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FEBRUARY 2010
8th Mid-Winter Singing Festival
singingfestival.com
Trad., Songwriter
February 5-6, East Lansing, MI
11th San Fran. BG, Old-Time Fest.
sfbluegrass.org
Incl. Old-Time
February 12-21, San Francisco, CA
Winter Fest. of Acoustic Music
lssds.org/wfest.htm
Trad., WS
February 12-13, Irving, TX
50th Univ. of Chicago Folk Fest.
uofcfolk.org
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, Klezmer
February 13-14, Chicago, IL
22nd Intl. Folk Alliance Conf.
folk.org
Folk Music & Dance
February 17-21, Memphis, TN
Wintergrass
acousticsound.org
Incl. Old-Time, Songwriter
February 25-28, Tacoma, WA
2nd Olympia Old-Time Music Fest.
olyoldtime.org
Folk, Old-Time, Dance, WS
February 18-21, Olympia, WA
32nd Gardner Winter Music Fest.
gwmf.org
Trad., Old-Time
Feb. 26-27, Morgantown, WV
8th Chicago Maritime Festival
chicagomaritimefestival.org
Trad., Maritime
February 24-27, Chicago, IL
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MARCH 2010
15th Breakin’ Up Winter
nashvilleoldtime.org/BUW
Old-Time; WS
March 4-7, Cedars/Leb. SP, TN
8th March Mandolin Festival
burkesurette.com
Concert, WS, jams, lessons
March 5-7, Concord, NH
RootsFest Denver 2009
swallowhill.com
Songwriters
March 6, Denver, CO
Sarasota Folk Festival
sarasotafolkfestival.org
Trad., Old-Time & SS
March 6-7, Osprey, FL
6th Valley of the Vapors Fest.
valleyofthevapors.com
Incl. Folk
March 17-21, Hot Springs, AR
7th Red Gorilla Music Festival
redgorillamusic.com
Incl. Folk, Urban Venues
March 17-21, Austin, TX
23rd SXSW
sxsw.com
Incl. Folk, Urban Venues
March 17-21, Austin, TX
8th Savannah Music Festival
savannahmusicfestival.org
Incl. Folk; Trad., Old-Time, Caj.
March 18-April 3, Savannah, GA
9th Suwannee Springfest
magmusic.com/suwannee.htm
Incl. Folk, Songwriting Contest
March 25-28, Live Oak, FL
17th Tin Pan So. Songwriters Fest.
tinpansouth.com
Performances at Urban Venues
March 30-April 3, Nashville, TN
7th Langerado
langerado.com
Incl. Folk
March, Miami, FL./cancelled 09
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APRIL 2010
29th FL Old Time Championship
fotmc.org
Contests
April 2-3, Dade City, FL
Big Muddy Folk Festival
bigmuddy.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter
April 9-10, Boonville, MO
Will McLean Music Festival
willmclean.com
Trad.; Songwriter Contest
April 12-14, Brooksville, FL
36th Alaska Folk Festival
akfolkfest.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
April 5-11, Juneau, AL
48th Arkansas Folk Festival
Contact Chamber of Comm.
Traditional
April 16-17, Mountain View, AR
Dewey Balfa Heritage Week
LAfolkroots.org
Cajun, Creole; jams, WS
April 16-23, Ville Platte, LA
Grassroots Fest./Music & Dance
shakorihills.org
Incl. Folk
April 22-25, Silk Hope, NC
23rd Old Settlers Festival
oldsettlersmusicfest.org
Incl. Folk; Songwriters
April 15-18, Austin, TX
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival
mossycreekfestival.com
Trad., Old-Time
April 17-18, Perry, GA
Spring Augusta Week
augustaheritage.com
Trad., Mtn. Instrum. Classes
April 18-23, Elkins, WV
43rd Festival of the Arts
artscouncilokc.com
Incl. Folk, Celtic, Native Am.
April 20-25, Oklahoma City, OK
24th Fest. Internatl. de Louisiane
festivalinternational.com
Incl. Folk/French-Am. Heritage
April 21-25, Lafayette, LA
22nd MerleFest
merlefest.org
Incl. Folk, Contests
April 29-May 2, Wilkesboro, NC
The 66th New England Folk Fest.
neffa.org
Trad., Old-Time, WS
April 23-25, Mansfield, MA
41st New Orleans Jazz Festival
nojazzfest.com
Incl. Folk: Trad., Cajun
Apr. 23-May 2, New Orleans, LA
36th New Jersey Folk Festival
njfolkfest.rutgers.edu/
Trad., Old-Time, Ethnic; WS
April 24, New Brunswick, NJ
37th Adams Ave. Roots & Folk Fest
adamsaveonline.com
Folk, OT, Cowboy, Cajun, etc.
April 24-25, San Diego, CA
15th Key West Songwriters Fest.
keywestsongwritersfestival.com
Performances at Conch Venues
April 28-May 2, Key West, FL
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MAY 2010
Roots on the Rails
flyingunderradar.com
Cowboy Music on Railroad
April 4-9, LA to Portland
14th Gamble Rogers Festival
gamblerogersfest.org
Incl. Folk; Contests
May 1-3, St. Augustine, FL
12th Oberlin Folk Festival
oberlin.edu/stuorg/folkmusi/
Trad. & Singer Songwriter
May, Oberlin, OH/TBA
30th Claremont Folk Fest.
claremontfolkfestival.org
Trad., Singer Songwriter
May 1, Claremont, CA
25th Tucson Folk Festival
tkma.org
AZ & SW Am. Folk
May 1-2, Tucson, AZ
28th Lake Eden Arts Fest., Spring
theleaf.com
Incl. Folk
May 6-9, Black Mountain, NC
9th Susquehanna Music/Arts Fest.
susquehannamusicandartsfestival.com
Songwriters/Contest
May 7-9, Darlington, MD
14th Central Ohio Folk Fest.
cfms-inc.org
Singer-Songwriter, Trad.; WS
May 7-9, Galloway, OH
43rd Ashland Folk Festival
northland.edu
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, N. Am.
May, Ashland, WI/TBA
Folk Project Spring Festival
folkproject.org
Trad., Songwriters/WS
May 14-16, Bloomingdale, NJ
18th Wildflower Arts/Music Fest.
wildflowerfestival.net
Incl. Folk: Songwriter, Contest
May 14-16, Richardson, TX
Rhode Island Folk Festival
fosteringarts.org
WS & Performances
May 15-16, Foster, RI.
Spring Spa City Songwriter Showcase Mini-Fest
myspace.com/spacitysongwritershowcase
All genre songwriters
May 15, Royal, AR
Gulf Coast Zydeco, Crawfish
gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com
Zydeco, Cajun
May, Daphne, AL/TBA
50th Topanga Banjo/Fiddle Cont.
topangabanjofiddle.org
Incl. Folk, Old-Time
May 16, Agoura Hills, CA
24th Spring Gulch Folk Festival
springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm
Trad., Songwriters/WS, Dance
May 20-23, New Holland, PA
Blue River Folk Music Fest.
blueriverfolkfest.com
Trad., WS
May 22, Shelbyville, IN
39th Willamette Valley Music Festival
musicfest.uoregon.edu
Incl. Folk: SW/Contest, Trad.
May TBA, Eugene, OR
Hockhocking Fest./State Champ.
hocking.edu/hockhocking
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter
May, Nelsonville, OH/TBA
43rd Jambalaya Festival
jambalayafestival.org
Cajun
May 27-30, Gonzales, LA
27th Strawberry Music Fest. Sprg
strawberrymusic.com
Incl. Folk
May 27-31, Yosemite, CA
24th Mayfair Festival
mayfairfestival.org
Incl. Folk
May 27-31, Allentown, PA
39th Kerrville Folk Festival
kerrvillefolkfestival.com
Songwriters/Contest, WS
May 27-June 13, Kerrville, TX
20th Dylan Days
dylandays.com
Songwriter
May 27-30, Hibbing, MN
11th Folk College
simplegiftsmusic.com/workshops
Old-Time, Celtic; WS, Dance
May 28-30, Huntingdon, PA
58th Florida Folk Festival
floridastateparks.org/folkfest/
Folk and Roots Music; Contests
May 28-30, White Springs, FL
86th Ole Time Fiddlers, BG Fest.
fiddlersgrove.com
Trad., Old-Time, Fiddle Ch.
May, Union Grove, NC/TBA
11th Black Creek Fiddlers’ Reunion
oldsongs.org/blackcreek
Old-Time, WS
May, Altamont, NY/TBA
34th Vandalia Gathering
wvculture.org/vandalia
Trad., Old-Time, WS, Contests
May 28-30, Charleston, WV
38th Northwest Folklife Festival
nwfolklife.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriters
May 28-31, Seattle, WA
Gathering in the Gap Fest.
gatheringinthegapmusicfestival.com
Trad., Old-Time
May 29, Big Stone Gap, VA
41st GottaGetGon Festival
pickingandsinging.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriters
May 29-31, Ballston Spa, NY
Carl Sandburg Folk Music Fest.
nps.gov/carl
Trad., Old-Time
May 31, Asheville, NC
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JUNE 2010
6th Young Tradition
MySpace.com/youngtradition
Youth playing, singing, dancing folk
May, Burlington, Vermont/TBA .
30th Herndon Festival
herndon-va.gov/festival
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriters
June 3-6, Herndon, VA .
39th BG & Old-Time Fiddlers Convention
mtairyfiddlersconvention.com
Trad., Old-Time
June 4-5, Mount Airy, NC .
9th Pattyfest
pattyfest.org
Old-Time
June 5, Morgantown, WV .
30th Washington Folk Festival
fsgw.org
Incl. Folk; Old-Time
June 5-6, Washington, D.C .
Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Wk
mhc.edu/oldtimemusic
Old-Time, Classes
June 6-12, Asheville, NC .
14th Blast From The Bayou
strawberrypark.net
Cajun & Zydeco
June 10-13, Preston, CT .
CMA Music Festival
cmafest.com
Songwriters
June 10-13, Nashville, TN .
11th Roots on the River
rootsontheriver.com
Incl. Folk
June 10-13, Bellows Falls, VT .
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
bonnaroo.com
Incl. Folk
June 10-13, Manchester, TN .
Riverbend Festival
riverbendfestival.com
Incl. Folk
June 11-19, Chattanooga, TN .
22nd AppelFarms Arts, Music Fest.
appelfarm.org
Songwriters
June, Elmer, NJ/TBA .
Peach Bottom Strings Camp
peachbottomfarm.com
Classes w/Prominent Fiddlers
June, Independence, VA/TBA .
17th Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party
accesskansas.org/kppa
Incl. Old-Time
June 10-12, Holton, KS .
74th World Champ. Fiddlers’ Fest.
crockettareachamber.org
Trad., Old-Time; Contests
June, Crockett, TX/TBA .
9th Galax Leaf & String Festival
galaxfestival.com/gvirginia
Trad., Old-Time
June, Galax, VA/TBA .
8th Nor-East’r Music & Art Fest.
noreastr.net
Incl. Folk; WS, Songwriter Cont.
June 11-13, Mio, MI .
31st Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival
mysticseaport.org
Maritime, shanties, etc.
June 11-13, Mystic, CT .
34th San Francisco Free Folk Fest.
sffolkfest.org
Trad., Songwriter; WS
June 12-13, San Francisco, CA .
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
pocet.org
Jewish, Trad. & Progressive
June 13, Chicago, IL .
36th The New England Fiddle Contest
fiddlefest.org
Fiddle Contests
June, Manchester, CT/TBA .
AK Midnight Sun Songwriting
songcamp.com
Songwriting Camp
June, Palmer, AK/TBA .
17th Maury River Fiddlers Conv.
glenmaurypark.com/mrfc
Trad., Old-Time
June, Buena Vista, VA/TBA .
61st W. Virginia State Folk Fest.
wvfolkfestival.org
Trad., Old-Time; Contests
June 17-20, Glenville, WV .
17th Maury River Fiddlers Conv.
glenmaurypark.com/mrfc
Trad., Old-Time
June 17-19, Buena Vista, VA .
Old Time Music, Heritage Fest.
oldtimemusic.org
Trad., Old-Time; WS
June 18-19, West Plains, MO .
Summer Solstice Music Fest.
seldoviamusicfestival.wordpress.com
Trad., Songwriter
June 17-19, Seldovia, AK .
Summer Solstice Folk Fest.
ctmsfolkmusic.org/festival/
Trad., Old-Time; WS
June, Woodland Hills, CA/TBA .
6th RiverSing at Slater Mill
riversing.org
Traditional
June, Pawtucket, RI/TBA .
33rd Spirit of the Woods Folk Fest.
spiritofthewoods.org
Trad., Old-Time
June 19, Brethren, MI .
Traditions Festival
Myspace.com/traditionsfestival
Incl. Folk, Zydeco, Cajun, Klezmer, etc.
June, New London, CT/TBA .
Albuquerque Folk Festival
abqfolkfest.org
Incl. Folk
June 18-19, Albuquerque, NM .
33rd Clearwater Fest. River Reviv.
clearwater.org/festival
Trad., Songwriter; Tall Ship, Eco
June, Croton-on-Hudson, NY/TBA .
22nd Live Oak Music Festival
liveoakfest.org
Incl. Folk: Songwriters
June 18-20, Live Oak, CA .
Traditions Festival
Myspace.com/traditionsfestival
Incl. Folk, Zydeco, Cajun, Klezmer, etc.
June 19, New London, CT .
28th Kentucky Music Weekend
kentuckymusicweek.com
Trad., Old-Time
June 20-25, Bardstown, KY .
57th Nat’l Old-Time Fiddlers Fest.
fiddlecontest.com
Nat’l Contest; WS
June 21-26, Weiser, ID .
15th Kate Wolf Memorial Festival
katewolf.com/festival or cumuluspresents.com
A Folk Festival
June 25-27, Laytonville, CA .
38th Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering
Indianafiddlersgathering.org
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, Band
June 25-27, Lafayette, IN .
30th Old Songs Fest. Trad. Music
oldsongs.org
Trad., Celtic; WS
June 25-27, Altamont, NY .
10th Taos Solar Music Festival
solarmusicfest.com
Incl. Folk
June 25-27, Taos, NM .
Ashokan, Western & Swing Week
ashokan.org
Swing, jazz, country, Western swing WS
June 27-July 3, Saugerties, NY .
22nd Detroit Festival of the Arts
detroitfestival.com
Incl. Folk
June, Detroit, MI/discontinued 2009
Groovefest
groovefestutah.com
Incl. Folk; WS
June, Cedar City, UT/canceled 09
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JULY 2010
39th Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree
smithvillejamboree.com
Trad., Old-Time, Contests
July, Smithville, TN/TBA .
19th Great Blue Heron Fest.
greatblueheron.com
Incl. Folk
July 2-4, Sherman, NY .
Greater N. Bedford Summerfest
www.newbedfordsummerfest.com
Songwriter, Trad.; WS
July 2-4, New Bedford, MA
16th Common Ground on the Hill
commongroundonthehill.com
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
July 4-16, Westminster, MD .
20th Swannanoa Gathering
swangathering.com
Trad. Song, Fiddle: July 4-10
Celtic: July 11-17
Old-Time: July 18-24
Cntp. Folk, Guitar: July 25-31
Dulcimer: Aug. 1-7 (All WS)
Asheville, NC .
41st Oregon Country Fair
oregoncountryfair.org
Incl. Folk
July 9-11, Eugene, OR .
30th Blissfest Music Festival
blissfest.org
Trad., Songwriter; WS
July 9-11, Harbor Springs, MI .
Snowbird Mountain Music Fest.
snowbird.com
Incl. Folk; WS, SW Contest, Song School
July 9-11, Sandy, UT
3rd Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival
projectarts.com/schedulefolkfest.html
Incl. Folk
July, Plymouth, MA/TBA .
28th Yakima Folklife Festival
yakimafolklife.com
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, Cajun
July 9-11, Yakima, WA .
24th Mendocino Music Festival
mendocinomusic.com
Incl. Folk
July 10-24, Mendocino, CA .
Augusta Cajun/Creole, Early Country, Guitar Week
augustaheritage.com
Trad. & Mod.; WS
July 11-16, Elkins, WV .
Middlebury Festival on-the-Green
festivalonthegreen.com
Incl. Folk
July 11-17, Middlebury, VT .
Woody Guthrie Festival
woodyguthrie.com
Trad., Songwriter, Red Dirt
July 14-18, Okemah, OK .
Old-Time Wk, July 5-8
7th Shape Note Gathering, July 8-10
Mtn. Dulcimer WS, July 19-22
Women of Mtn. Music, July 24
OzarkFolkCenter.com
Trad., WS
Mountain View, AR .
Uncle Dave Macon Days
uncledavemacondays.com
Trad., Old-Time; WS, Contests
July, Murfreesboro, TN/TBA .
Middlebury Festival on the Green
festivalonthegreen.org
Incl. Folk
July, Middlebury, VT/TBA .
ODPC FunFest
dulcimers.com/evartpage.html
Trad., Old-Time; WS +
July 15-18, Evart, MI .
36th KY Old Time Fiddlers Ch.
kentuckyfiddler.com
Contest
July 16-17, Falls of Rough, KY
16th Alleghany Co. Fiddlers Conv.
alleghanyfiddlers.com
Trad., Old-Time
July 16-17, Sparta, NC .
32nd Hiawatha Music Festival
hiawathamusic.org
Trad., Old-Time, Cajun, Celtic
July 16-18, Marquette, MI .
SolarFest
Solarfest.org
Incl. Folk
July 16-18, Tinmouth, VT .
24th Green River Festival
greenriverfestival.com
Ballooning, incl. Folk, Cajun, etc.
July 17-18, Greenfield, MA .
25th Woodstock Folk Festival
woodstockfolkmusic.com/
Trad., Songwriter
July 18, Woodstock, IL .
12th Prescott Park Folk Festival
prescottpark.org/folkfest.cfm
Folk performances
July, Portsmouth, NH/TBA .
15th Summer Acoustic Music Wk
wumb.org/samw/
Trad. Instruction
July 18-24, Aug. 22-28, Geneva Point, NH .
6th Bayou City Old-Time Fest.
geocities.com/bayoucityfestival
WS: H/M Dulcimer, Mando, Banjo, Autoharp etc.
July 22-24, Houston, TX .
Finger Lakes Grass Roots Fest.
grassrootsfest.org
Incl. Folk
July 22-25, Trumansburg, NY .
9th FloydFest
floydfest.com
Incl. Folk
July 22-25, Floyd, VA .
The Cranberry Gathering
cranberrygathering.com
Dulcimer, Autoharp; WS
July 23-25, Rensselaerville, NY .
Knife River Music Festival (Two Harbors Folk Festival)
kniferivermusicfestival.org
Trad., Mari., Nordic, Celtic, SW
July, Knife River, MN/TBA .
11th Flint Folk Festival
flintfolkmusic.org
Trad., Songwriter
July, Flint, MI/TBA .
32nd Humboldt Folklife Festival
humboldtfolklife.org/festival
Incl. Folk
July, Blue Lake, CA/TBA .
22nd Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
falconridgefolk.com
Songwriters; Dance: Trad., OT
July 23-25, Hillsdale, NY .
24th Lowell Folk Festival
lowellfolkfestival.org
Irish, TX, Cajun, N. Am., Klez.
July 23-25, Lowell, MA .
Heritage Dulcimer Camp
heritagedulcimercamp.org
WS, Mtn & Hammered
July 25-30, Parkville, MO .
Ashokan, Northern Week
ashokan.org
New England, Quebec, Scand., English
July 25-31, Saugerties, NY .
34th Kentucky Music Weekend
kentuckymusicweekend.com
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
July 30-31, Louisville, KY .
Oyster Ridge Music Festival
oysterridgemusicfestival.com
Incl. Folk; Contests
July 30-Aug. 1, Kemmerer, WY .
Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp
rmfiddle.com
Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar, Harp Instr
July 25-Aug. 1, Estes Park, CO .
10th Somerset Folk Harp Festival
somersetharpfest.com
Concerts, WS, Arr. Contest
July 29-Aug. 1, Alexandria, VA .
27th Champlain Valley Folk Festival
cvfest.org
Trad., Maritime; WS
July 30-31, Ferrisburgh, VT .
9th Great Waters Folk Festival
greatwaters.org
Songwriters
July, Wolfeboro, NH/TBA .
83rd Mtn. Dance & Folk Fest.
folkheritage.org
Trad., Old-Time
July, Asheville, NC/TBA .
Salem Maritime Festival
Incl. Folk, Cajun, Celtic, etc.
nps.gov/sama/planyourvisit/maritimefestival.htm
July, Salem, MA/TBA .
Big Sky Folk Harp Festival
bigskyharpfestival.com
All Styles, Cultures; WS, Exhib.
July, Big Sky Resort, MT/no festival planned for 2010 .
22nd Founders Folk & BG Fest.
snowbird.com
Incl. Folk; Contests
July, Sandy, UT/Replaced w/Snowbird Mtn. Music Fest.
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AUGUST 2010
Hammered Dulcimer WS, August 2-5
Carter Family Tribute, August 7
OzarkFolkCenter.com
WS, Concerts
Mountain View, AR .
Riverfolk Music & Arts Fest./Jam Camp
riverfolkfestival.org
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter
August 4-7, Manchester, MI .
21st Appalach. String Band Fest.
wvculture.org/stringband
Concert, WS, Contest, Dance
August 4-8, Clifftop, WV .
18th Sleeping Bear Dunegrass & Blues Fest.
dunegrass3.org
Trad., Singer Songwriter
Aug. 6-8, Empire, MI .
7th Sugar Maple Trad. Music Fest.
fourlakesmusic.org
Trad., Old-Time, Cajun
August 6-7, Madison, WI .
52nd Newport Folk Festival
newportfolk.com
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter
August, Newport, RI/TBA .
12th Pickathon Roots Music Fest.
pickathon.com
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter, TX
August 6-8, Mt. Scott, OR .
9th Highway 61 Folks Festival
hwy61folksfestival.org
Songwriters, Contest
August, Mahtowa, MN/TBA .
Sioux River Folk Festival
fotm.org/festival
Trad., Songwriter
August 6-8, Canton, SD .
32nd Oak Grove Folk Music Fest.
oakgrovefestival.com
Trad., Songwriter; WS
August 6-8, Verona, VA .
102nd DeKalb Co. Fiddlers’ Convention
MySpace, 256-845-2224
Trad., OT, Contests
August 7, Fort Payne, AL .
5th Huntington Folk Festival
fmshny.com
Trad., WS
August, Huntington, NY/TBA .
Mountain Music Festival
sites.google.com/site/mountainmusicfestival/
Trad., Old-Time
August 7, Republic, WA .
82nd Old Fiddlers’ Picnic
c/o Chester Co., PA Park/jcirilo@chesco.org
Trad., Old-Time, Dance
August 14, Coatesville, PA .
The Valley Stage Music Festival
valleystage.net
Incl. Folk
August, Huntington, NY/TBA .
21st Adirondack Folk Festival
schroonlakearts.com/adirondack
Trad., Songwriter
August 8, Schroon Lake, NY .
Wachusett Valley Folk Festival
lancastercoffeehouse.com
Trad., SS
August 8, Westminster, MA .
Augusta Heritage Festival & OT Week
augustaheritage.com
Trad., Old-Time; WS
August 8-15, Elkins, WV .
75th Old Fiddlers Convention
oldfiddlersconvention.com
Trad., Old-Time; Contests
August, Galax, VA/TBA .
MN BG & Old-Time Festival
minnesotabluegrass.org
Trad., Old-Time; WS
August 12-15, Richmond, MN .
9th Subdued String Band Jamboree
stringbandjamboree.com
Trad., OT, Bandscramble
August 13-14, Bellingham, WA .
Gateway Dulcimer Music Fest.
gatewaydulcimer.org
Multi-Instrument WS
August 13-15, Belleville, IL .
Great Lakes Folk Festival
greatlakesfolkfest.net
Incl. Folk
August 13-15, East Lansing, MI .
13th AvalonFest
avalon-resort.com
Incl. Folk
August 13-15, Paw Paw, WV .
7th Heart of Alleghenies Folk Fest.
hotafest.com
Trad., Celtic; WS
August 13-15, Bradford, PA .
20th Rocky Mountain Folks Fest.
bluegrass.com/folks/
Incl. Folk, Songwriting Contest
August 13-15, Lyons, CO .
2nd Royal Palm Folk & Acoustic
royalpalmfestival.com
Several Genres Acoustic Music
August, Royal Palm Beach, FL/TBA .
Berkshire Women’s Muse Fest
bwmusefest.com
Incl. Folk
August, Pittsfield, MA/TBA.
Ashokan, Southern Week
ashokan.org
Old-Time, Appal., Cajun, Zydeco
August 15-21, Saugerties, NY .
49th Philadelphia Folk Festival
pfs.org/PFF.php
Trad., Songwriter
August 20-22, Schwenksville, PA .
Portland Folk Festival
portlandfolkfestival.com
Trad., OT, SS
August 20-22, Portland, OR .
30th State Fiddling/Picking Champ.
kansasfiddlingandpicking.org
Trad., WS, contests
August 20-22, Lawrence, KS .
AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival
jaha.org
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter
August, Johnstown, PA/TBA .
Meadowlark Music Camp
meadowlarkmusiccamp.com
WS Old-Time, Celtic, Maritime
August 22-28, Washington, ME .
15th Summer Acoustic Music Wk
wumb.org/samw/
Trad. Instruction
August 22-28, Geneva Point, NH .
17th Midland Dulcimer Festival
folkmusicsociety.org/festival
Multi-Instrument WS
August 26-29, Midland, MI .
American Folk Festival
americanfolkfestival.com
Incl. Folk
August 27-29, Bangor, ME .
28th Manitou Spgs. Mtn. Festival
mmf2009.blogspot.com
Traditional
August, Manitou Spgs CO/TBA .
36th Santa Fe Trad. & BG Fest.
southwestpickers.org
Incl. Folk: Old-Time
August 27-29, Santa Fe, NM .
Porcupine Mountains Music Festival
porkiesfestival.org
Incl. Folk
August 27-29, Ontonagon Co., MI .
Tumbleweed Festival
twfest.com
Incl. Folk, Cowboy
August 28-29, Garden City, KS .
35th Natl Old-Time Country, BG & Folk
orgsites.com/ia/oldtimemusic
Trad., Old-Time, Cowboy, WS
August 30-Sept. 5, LeMars, IA .
On the Waterfront Festival
onthewaterfront.com
Incl. Folk
August, Rockford, IL/TBA .
4th Gig Harbor Folk Festival
gigharborfolkfestival.com
Songwriters/Contest; WS
Gig Harbor, WA/cancelled 08
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Strawberry Fall Music Festival
strawberrymusic.com
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter
September 2-6, Yosemite, CA .
Tribute to Grandpa Jones, September 3-4
Arkansas Fiddle Championship, September 24-25
Tribute to Jimmy Driftwood, October 1
OzarkFolkCenter.com
Contests, Concerts
Mountain View, AR .
Kerrville Wine & Music Festival
kerrville-music.com
Songwriter; WS
September 3-5, Kerrville, TX .
Wet Mtn Western Days Festival
wetmountainwesterndays.com
Ranch, Cowboy Music
September, Westcliffe, CO/TBA .
Rhythm & Roots Festival
rhythmandroots.com
Incl. Folk: Cajun, Zydeco, SW
September 3-5, Charlestown, RI .
14th Tumbleweed Fest., SW Cont.
3rfs.org/tmf.htm
Trad., Old-Time, Cajun, Celtic
September 4-5, Richland, WA .
7th Plymouth Folk/Blues Festival
plymouthfolk.com
Trad., Songwriter
Sept. 4-5, Plymouth Notch, VT .
Metamora Old Time Festival
metamoramusic.com
Trad., Old-Time; WS
September 4-5, Metamora, IN .
40th Bumbershoot
bumbershoot.org
Incl. Folk
September 4-6, Seattle, WA .
34th Fox Valley Folk Music, StoryT
foxvalleyfolk.com
Trad., Songwriter
September 5-6, Geneva, IL .
26th Bread and Roses Festival
breadandroses.net
Incl. Folk
September 6, Lawrence, MA .
Turtle Hill Folk Festival
goldenlink.org
Songwriter, Trad., OT; WS
September, Rochester, NY/TBA .
40th J.P. Fraley’s Mtn. Music Fest.
reedisland.com/RIR/fraleyfest
Trad., Old-Time
September 8-11, Olive Hill, KY .
Berkeley Old-Time Convention
berkeleyoldtimemusic.org
Old-Time, Trad., WS, Contests
September 8-12, Berkeley, CA .
25th Rockbridge Mtn. Music, Dance
rockbridgefestival.org
Old-Time
September, Buena Vista, VA/TBA .
15th Sisters Folk Festival
sistersfolkfestival.org
Incl. Folk; Songwriting Contest
September 10-12, Sisters, OR .
37th Wheatland Music Festival
wheatlandmusic.org/home.asp
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
September 10-12, Remus, MI .
18th Black Swamp Arts Festival
blackswamparts.org
Incl. Folk
September, Bowling Green, OH/TBA .
CT Folk Festival & Green Expo
ctfolk.com/mcs_info.htm
Folk, Grassy Hill Song Circle
September 10-11, New Haven, CT .
20th Rock Bend Folk Festival
rockbend.org
Incl. Folk: Songwriter
September 11-12, St. Peter, MN .
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gath.
simplegiftsmusic.com/greenwood
WS in Trad. & Old-Time
September 10-12, Big Valley, PA .
33rd Takoma Park Folk Festival
tpff.org
Incl. Folk: Songwriters
September 12, Takoma Park, MD .
28th Eugene Celebration
eugenecelebration.com
Incl. Folk
September 3-5, Eugene, OR .
Walnut Valley Festival
wvfest.com
Incl. Trad., Old-Time, WS
September 15-19, Winfield, KS .
Friends of Old-Time Fall Fling
footmad.org
Trad., Old-Time
September , Beckwith, WV/TBA .
Millpond Music Festival
inyo.org/millpond
Trad., Songwriter; WS
September, Bishop, CA/TBA .
12th Boston Folk Festival
bostonfolkfestival.org
Folk Music, Songwriting Contest
September, Boston, MA/cancelled 09/TBA 2010
16th Iowa Women’s Music Fest.
prairievoices.net
Incl. Folk
September, Iowa City, IA/TBA .
Columbia Festival of the Arts
discoverthedistrict.com
Incl. Folk; Fiddle Contest
September, Columbia, MO/TBA .
6th RiverSing: Bridging the Charles
thecharles.org
Trad.
September, Boston, MA/TBA .
16th Chinquapin Folk Music, Storytelling Fest.
peoriaparks.org
Trad., Singer Songwriter, Maritime
September, Peoria, IL/TBA .
Lotus World Music & Arts Fest.
lotusfest.org
Incl. Folk: Old-Time, Celtic, etc
September 16-19, Bloomington, IN .
Flat Rock Music Festival
flatrockmusicfestival.com
Incl. Folk; Songwriter Contest
September, Flat Rock, NC/TBA .
7th Working Waterfront Festival
workingwaterfrontfestival.org
Trad. & Mod. Maritime
Sept. 25-26, New Bedford, MA .
7th Fortune Williams Music Fest.
fortunewilliamsmusicfestival.org
Incl. Folk
September, Staunton, VA/TBA .
14th Earthdance Global Fest. for Peace
earthdance.org
Music for Dancing, Peace & Prayer; Intl Event
September 18-25, EARTH .
11th Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival
newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff
Trad., Maritime, Songwriter
September 25-26, Portsmouth, NH .
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43nd TN Val Old Time Fiddlers
athens.edu/fiddlers
18 Categories Old-Time Contests
October 2-3, Athens, AL
Rural Roots Music Fest
BobEverhart@yahoo.com
Rural Country + Old Time
October 2-5, Fremont, NE
Austin City Limits Music Festival
aclfestival.com/default.aspx
Incl. Folk
October 2-4, Austin, TX
31st Folk Music Festival
sharlot.org/events/
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, SW; WS
October 3-4, Prescott, AZ
8th Tall Stacks Music, Herit. Fest.
tallstacks.com
Incl. Folk
October 4-8, Cincinnati, OH
Grassroots Festival, Music (Fall)
shakorihills.org
Incl. Folk
October 8-11, Silk Hope, NC
17th Harpers Escape Weekend
harpersescape.com
Traditional Harp in Workshops
October 16-18, Princeton, NJ
The Savannah Folk Festival
savannahfolk.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter
October 9-11, Savannah, GA
3rd Taunton River Folk Fest.
Trad., OT, Celtic, Native Am.
tauntonfest.org
Oct. 9-12, Taunton, MA
Georgia Mountain State Fiddlers� Convention
georgia-mountain-fair.com
Trad.: 10 Instrument Contests
October 16-17, Hiawassee, GA
12th Lake County Folk Festival
lakecountyfolkfest.com
Roots, incl. Folk & Celtic
October 10-11, Eustis, FL
Folk Project Fall Festival
folkproject.org/Festivals
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, etc.
October 9-11, Stillwater, NJ
A Taste of Folk Music Fest.
ctmsfolkmusic.org/festival
Trad., Songwriter
October 11, Encino, CA
Autumn Acoustics Music Fest.
autacoustics.com
Traditional; WS
Hillsboro, TBA, MO
27th Lake Eden Arts Festival (Fall)
theleaf.com
Multiple Genres incl. Folk
Oct. 15-18, Black Mountain, NC
Kentuck Festival
kentuck.org/festival
Incl. Folk
October 17-18, Northport, AL
33rd Folklife Festival
hannibalarts.com
Trad., Old-Time
October 17-18, Hannibal, MO
Augusta Old-Time Week
augustaheritage.com
Trad., Old-Time Classes
Oct. 25-Nov. 1, Elkins, WV
7th Harp Guitar Gathering
HarpGuitars.net
WS, Lectures, Concert
Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Williamsburg, VA
14th Spokane Fall Folk Festival
spokanefolklore.org
Trad., Old-Time, SW, Celtic, etc.
October 31-Nov. 1, Spokane, WA
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62nd Original Ozark Folk Festival
eurekasprings.org
Trad., Songwriter Contest
November 5-8, Eureka Spgs, AR
7th Moab Folk Festival
moabfolkfestival.com
Trad., Songwriter
November 1-8, Moab, UT
12th NOMAD
nomadfest.org
Trad, Old-Time, Irish, Celtic; WS
New Haven, CT/cancelled 08
Riverhawk Music Festival
riverhawkmusic.com
Roots, incl. Folk, Celtic
November 5-8, Brooksville, FL
27h Athabascan OT Fiddling
Call Chamber of Commerce
Old-Time, Contemp. Fest.
November, Fairbanks, AL
Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters
springfed.org/Songwriters.html
Presentations, Discuss, Assign.
Nov. 5-8, 12-15, Harbor Spgs, MI
43rd Kent State Folk Festival
kentstatefolkfestival.org
Incl. Folk; WS
November 5-14, Kent, OH
6th Rice Festival
cabin10.com
Folk, TX, Kerrville New Folk
Nov. 13-14, Fischer, TX
Eisteddfod � NY
minstrelrecords.com/fmsny/
A Festival of Traditional Music
Nov. TBA, Queens, NYC
Suwannee Old Time Music Wknd
folkfiddle.com/suwanneeweekend
Workshops & Concerts
Nov.: TBA, White Springs, FL
Happy Thanksgiving
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DECEMBER 2009
Best Wishes for A
Warm & Musical
Holiday Season
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