AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC FESTIVALS
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JANUARY 2012
13th Portland Old-Time Gathering
bubbaguitar.com
Old-Time Concerts, WS
January 11-15, Portland, OR
10th Windows on Texas
no kinown website
Texas Songwriters
January, Fredricksburg, TX/no info 2012
10th Winter Dulcimer Fest.
pdc-wdf.tripod.com
WS, Concerts
January 13-15, Stroudsburg, PA
3rd 30A Songwriters Festival
30asongwritersfestival.com
Incl. Folk; Various Panhandle Beach Venues
January 13-15, Ft. Walton—Panama City Beaches, FL
Festivus (formerly So. Fl. Folk Fest)
browardfolkclub.com
Concert only
January 15, Broward County, FL
23rd Anchorage Folk Festival
anchoragefolkfestival.org
Incl. Folk: Old-Time & Cajun
January 19-22, Anchorage, AK
10th Florence Winter Folk Festival
winterfolkfestival.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriters
January 14-15, Florence, OR
35th Ann Arbor Folk Festival
theark.org
Concerts only
January 27-28, Ann Arbor, MI
Pinellas Folk Festival
pinellascounty.org/heritage
Concerts only
January 28, Largo, FL
Fort Worden Folk Harp Festival
pugetsoundfolkharpsociety.org
Workshops, concerts
January 13-15, Fort Worden, WA
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FEBRUARY 2012
10th Mid-Winter Singing Festival
singingfestival.com
Trad., Songwriter
February 3-4, East Lansing, MI
10th KlezmerQuerque
nahalatshalom.org
Klezmer music & dance
February 18, Albuquerque, NM
13th San Fran. BG, Old-Time Fest.
sfbluegrass.org
Incl. Old-Time
February 10-19, San Francisco, CA
25th Winter Fest. of Acoustic Music
lssds.org/wfest.htm
Trad., WS
February 24-25, Irving, TX
34th Fairbanks Folk Fest, Winter
alaskasbest.com/fairbanksfolkfest
Concerts only
February 12, Fairbanks, AK
52nd Univ. of Chicago Folk Fest.
uofcfolk.org
Trad., OT, Celtic, Klezmer; WS
February 10-12, Chicago, IL
24th Intl. Folk Alliance Conf.
folk.org
Folk Music & Dance
February 22-26, Memphis, TN
Wintergrass
acousticsound.org
Trad., OT, Songwriter; ed. programs
February 23-26, Bellevue, WA
4th Olympia Old-Time Music Fest.
olyoldtime.org
Folk, OT, Dance; WS
February 16-19, Olympia, WA
34th Gardner Winter Music Fest.
gwmf.org
Trad., OT; WS
Feb. 22-25, Morgantown, WV
10th Chicago Maritime Festival
chicagomaritimefestival.org
Trad., Maritime
February 25, Chicago, IL
The New LA Folk Fest
LAfolkfest.com
Concerts
February, Pioneertown, CA/TBA
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MARCH 2012
17th Breakin’ Up Winter
nashvilleoldtime.org/BUW
Old-Time; WS
March 1-4, Cedars/Leb. SP, TN
Winter Bluegrass Weekend
minnesotabluegrass.org
Incl. Old-Time
March 2-4, Plymouth, MN
Will McLean Music Festival
willmclean.com
Trad.; Songwriter Contest
March 9-11, Brooksville, FL
Sonoma Co. BG & Folk Fest.
socofoso.com
Incl. Old-Time, ethnic
March 10, Sebastopol, CA
Arizona Aloha Festival
azalohafest.org
Music of the Pacific Islanders
March 10-11, Tempe, AZ
10th March Mandolin Festival
burkesurette.com
Concert, WS, jams, lessons
March, Concord, NH/TBA
25th SXSW (Music)
sxsw.com
Incl. Folk, Urban Venues
March 13-18, Austin, TX
9th Red Gorilla Music Festival
redgorillamusic.com
Incl. Folk, Urban Venues
March 14-18, Austin, TX
8th Valley of the Vapors Fest.
valleyofthevapors.com
Incl. Folk
March 18-24, Hot Springs, AR
11th Suwannee Springfest
magmusic.com
Incl. Folk, Songwriting Contest
March 22-25, Live Oak, FL
23rd Savannah Music Festival
savannahmusicfestival.org
Incl. Folk; Trad., Old-Time, Caj.
March 22-April 7, Savannah, GA
9th Sarasota Folk Festival
sarasotafolkfestival.org
Trad., Old-Time & SS
March 24-25, Osprey, FL
20th Tin Pan So. Songwriters Fest.
tinpansouth.com
Performances at Urban Venues
March 27-31, Nashville, TN
23rd Pot. River Sacred Harp Sing. Conv.
his.com/~sabol/PRC/
Shape Note Singing
March 31-April 1, Washington, DC
San Diego Indiefest
sandiegoindiefest.com
Indie of all genres
March, San Diego, CA/TBA
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APRIL 2012
18th Ukelele Festival of N. CA
ukelelefestivalnorcal.org
All things uke
April 1, Hayward, CA
30th FL Old Time Championship
fotmc.org
Contests
April 6-7, Dade City, FL
Big Muddy Folk Festival
bigmuddy.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter
April 13-14, Boonville, MO
Roots on the Rails
flyingunderradar.com
Folk Music on Railroad
April 13-19, RT LA to Portland
L.A. Acoustic Music Festival
Facebook
Incl. Folk
April, Redlands, CA/TBA
38th Alaska Folk Festival
akfolkfest.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
April 9-15, Juneau, AL
50th Arkansas Folk Festival
Facebook or CofC
Traditional
April 20-22, Mountain View, AR
13th Dewey Balfa Heritage Week
LAfolkroots.org
Cajun, Creole; WS, Kids’ Camp
April 20-27, Ville Platte, LA
Grassroots Fest./Music & Dance
shakorihills.org
Incl. Folk
April 19-22, Silk Hope, NC
25th Old Settlers Festival
oldsettlersmusicfest.org
Incl. Folk; Songwriters
April 19-22, Austin, TX
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival
mossycreekfestival.com
Trad., Old-Time
April 21-22, Perry, GA
Spring Augusta Week
augustaheritagecenter.org
Trad., Mtn. Instrum. Classes
April 22-27, Elkins, WV
45th Festival of the Arts
artscouncilokc.com
Incl. Folk, Celtic, Native Am.
April 24-29, Oklahoma City, OK
26th Fest. Internatl. de Louisiane
festivalinternational.com
Incl. Folk/French-Am. Heritage
April 25-29, Lafayette, LA
25th MerleFest
merlefest.org
Incl. Folk, Contests
April 26-29, Wilkesboro, NC
The 68th New England Folk Fest.
neffa.org
Trad., Old-Time, WS
April 20-22, Mansfield, MA
43rd New Orleans Jazz Festival
nojazzfest.com
Incl. Folk: Trad., Cajun
Apr. 27-May 6, New Orleans, LA
Two Day Town Music Festival
twodaytown.com
All genres
April 27-29, Livermore, CA
38th New Jersey Folk Festival
njfolkfest.rutgers.edu/
Incl. American & Balkans Folk
April 28, New Brunswick, NJ
39th Adams Ave. Roots Festival
adamsaveonline.com
Folk, OT, Cowboy, Cajun, etc.
April 30-May 1, San Diego, CA
32nd Spring Dulcimer Festival
dulcimerfestival.org
WS, Concerts, OT, Jams
April-May, Cambridge, MA/TBA
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MAY 2012
Young People, Old Traditions
youngtraditionvermont.org
Regional Folk, Celtic, Roots events
Radius of Burlington, Vermont
Folklore Soc. Greater Washington
fsgw.org
Regional Folk, Roots events
DC, MD area
16th Key West Songwriters Fest.
keywestsongwritersfestival.com
Performances at Conch Venues
May 2-6, Key West, FL
26th Texas Scot. Fest. & HLG
texasscottishfestival.com
Trad/Cont Folk/Rock
May 4-6, Arlington, TX
17th Gamble Rogers Festival
gamblerogersfest.org
Incl. Folk; Contests
May 4-6, St. Augustine, FL
16th Central Ohio Folk Fest.
cfms-inc.org
Singer-Songwriter, Trad.; WS
May 4-6, Galloway, OH
14th Oberlin Spring Folk Fest
oberlinfolkfest.org
Trad. & Singer Songwriter
May, Oberlin, OH/TBA
30th Claremont Folk Fest.
claremontfolkfestival.org
Trad., Singer Songwriter
May, Claremont, CA/TBA
41st Willamette Valley Music Festival
musicfest.uoregon.edu or Facebook
Incl. Folk: SW/Contest, Trad.
May 5, Eugene, OR
27th Tucson Folk Festival
tkma.org
AZ & SW Am. Folk
May 5-6, Tucson, AZ
30th Lake Eden Arts Fest., Spring
theleaf.com
Incl. Folk
May 10-13, Black Mountain, NC
Ozark Folk Center
ozarkfolkcenter.com
Thumb Picking Wknd
May 11-12, Mountain View, AR
11th Susquehanna Music/Arts Fest.
susquehannamusicandartsfestival.com
Songwriters/Contest
May 11-13, Darlington, MD
45th Ashland Folk Festival
ncsanorthland.org
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, N. Am.
May, Ashland, WI/TBA
Rhode Island Folk Festival
fosteringarts.org
WS & Performances
May, Foster, RI/TBA
California Autoharp Gathering
calautoharp.com
Multi-genre; concerts & WS
May 17-20, Dunlap, CA
20th Wildflower Arts/Music Fest.
wildflowerfestival.net
Incl. Folk: Songwriter, Contest
May 18-20, Richardson, TX
Gulf Coast Zydeco, Crawfish
gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com
Zydeco, Cajun
May, Daphne, AL/TBA
26th Spring Gulch Folk Festival
springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm
Trad., Songwriters/WS, Dance
May, New Holland, PA/TBA
8th Nelsonville Art/Music Fest.
nelsonvillefest.org
Incl. Folk, Songwriter
May 18-20, Nelsonville, OH
Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival
rejuvenationfestival.com
American genres
May 19-20, Santa Cruz, CA
52nd Topanga Banjo/Fiddle Cont.
topangabanjofiddle.org
Incl. Folk, Old-Time
May 20, Agoura Hills, CA
L.A. Acoustic Music Festival
Facebook
Incl. Folk
May, Santa Monica, CA/TBA
45th Jambalaya Festival
jambalayafestival.org
Cajun
May 24-27, Gonzales, LA
29th Strawberry Music Fest. Sprg
strawberrymusic.com
Incl. Folk
May 24-28, Yosemite, CA
26th Mayfair Festival
mayfairfestival.org
Incl. Folk
May, Allentown, PA/TBA
41st Kerrville Folk Festival
kerrvillefolkfestival.com
Songwriters/Contest, WS
May 24-June 10, Kerrville, TX
22nd Dylan Days
dylandays.com
Songwriter
May 24-27, Hibbing, MN
13th Folk College
simplegiftsmusic.com/workshops
Old-Time, Celtic; WS, Dance
May, Huntingdon, PA/TBA
Folk Project Spring Festival
folkproject.org
Trad., Songwriters/WS
May 25, Bloomingdale, NJ
60th Florida Folk Festival
floridastateparks.org/folkfest/
Folk and Roots Music; Contests
May 25-27, White Springs, FL
88th Ole Time Fiddlers, BG Fest.
fiddlersgrove.com
Trad., Old-Time, Fiddle Ch.
May, Union Grove, NC/TBA
13th Black Creek Fiddlers’ Reunion
oldsongs.org/blackcreek
Old-Time, WS
May 26-28, Altamont, NY
37th Vandalia Gathering
wvculture.org/vandalia
Trad., Old-Time, WS, Contests
May 25-27, Charleston, WV
40th Northwest Folklife Festival
nwfolklifefestival.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriters
May 25-28, Seattle, WA
Gathering in the Gap Fest.
gatheringinthegapmusicfestival.com
Trad., Old-Time; Songwriter Contest
May 26, Big Stone Gap, VA
43rd GottaGetGon Festival
pickingandsinging.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriters
May 25-27, Ballston Spa, NY
Carl Sandburg Folk Music Fest.
nps.gov/carl
Trad., Old-Time
May 28, Asheville, NC
32nd Herndon Festival
herndonfestival.net
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriters
May 31-June 3, Herndon, VA
Blue River Folk Music Fest.
blueriverfolkfest.com
Trad., WS
May, Shelbyville, IN/cancelled 2011
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JUNE 2011
6th Young Tradition
MySpace.com/youngtradition
Youth playing, singing, dancing folk
May, Burlington, Vermont/TBA
Scott Joplin Festival
scottjoplin.org
Ragtime concerts, dances
June 1-5, Sedalia, MO
31st Herndon Festival
herndonfestival.net
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriters
June 2-5, Herndon, VA
40th BG & Old-Time Fiddlers Convention
mtairyfiddlersconvention.com
Trad., Old-Time
June 3-4, Mount Airy, NC
10th Pattyfest
pattyfest.org
Old-Time
June 4, Morgantown, WV
31st Washington Folk Festival
fsgw.org
Incl. Folk; Old-Time
June 4-5, Glen Echo, MD New location
13th KUMB Music Fest (formerly Boston FF)
bostonfolkfestival.org
Folk Music, Songwriting Contest
June 5, Boston, MA
J. W. Boone Ragtime Celebration
discoverthedistrict.com/pdf/events/ragtime.pdf
Ragtime seminars, concerts
June 5, Columbia, MO
20th Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Wk
mhc.edu/oldtimemusic
Old-Time, Classes
June 5-11, Asheville, NC
15th Blast From The Bayou
strawberrypark.net
Cajun & Zydeco
June 9-12, Preston, CT
CMA Music Festival
cmafest.com
Songwriters
June 9-12, Nashville, TN
12th Roots on the River
rootsontheriver.com
Incl. Folk
June 9-12, Bellows Falls, VT
10th Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
bonnaroo.com
Incl. Folk
June 19-12, Manchester, TN
30th Riverbend Festival
riverbendfestival.com
Incl. Folk
June 10-18, Chattanooga, TN
23rd AppelFarms Arts, Music Fest.
appelfarm.org
Songwriters
June 4, Elmer, NJ
Peach Bottom Strings Camp
peachbottomfarm.com
Classes w/Prominent Fiddlers
June 13-17, Independence, VA
Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party
accesskansas.org/kppa
Incl. Old-Time
June 10-12, Holton, KS
75th World Champ. Fiddlers’ Fest.
crockettareachamber.org
Trad., Old-Time; Contests
June 11, Crockett, TX
10th Galax Leaf & String Festival
galaxfestival.com/gvirginia
Trad., Old-Time
June 10-11, Galax, VA
8th Nor-East’r Music & Art Fest.
noreastr.net
Incl. Trad/Folk; WS, Songwriter Cont.
June 10-12, Mio, MI
32nd Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival
mysticseaport.org
Maritime, shanties, etc.
June 9-12, Mystic, CT
5th Chickenstock Music Festival
web.mac.com/chickenite/Chickenstock_Music_Festival/Home
Incl. Folk
June 10-11, Chicken, AK
35th San Francisco Free Folk Fest.
sffolkfest.org
Trad., Songwriter; WS
June 25-26, San Francisco, CA
31st Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
pocet.org
Jewish, Trad. & Progressive
June, Chicago, IL/TBA
37th The New England Fiddle Contest
fiddlefest.org
Fiddle Contests
June 11, Manchester, CT
AK Midnight Sun Songwriting
songcamp.com
Songwriting Camp
June, Palmer, AK/TBA
Alaska Midnight Sun Folk Fest
Facebook.com/nomefolkfest
Folk Music, Dance & Arts
June 17-19, Nome, AK
18th Maury River Fiddlers Conv.
glenmaurypark.com
Trad., Old-Time
June 17-18, Buena Vista, VA
60th W. Virginia State Folk Fest.
wvfolkfestival.org
Trad., Old-Time; Contests
June 16-19, Glenville, WV
Old Time Music, Heritage Fest.
oldtimemusic.org
Trad., Old-Time; WS
June 17-18, West Plains, MO
Summer Solstice Music Fest.
seldoviamusicfestival.wordpress.com
Trad., Songwriter
June 16-19, Seldovia, AK
34th Spirit of the Woods Folk Fest.
spiritofthewoods.org
Trad., Old-Time
June 18, Brethren, MI
Traditions Festival
Myspace.com/traditionsfestival
Incl. Folk, Zydeco, Cajun, Klezmer, etc.
June 18, New London, CT
13th Albuquerque Folk Festival
abqfolkfest.org
Incl. Folk
June 17-18, Albuquerque, NM
33rd Clearwater Fest. River Reviv.
clearwaterfestival.org
Trad., Songwriter; Tall Ship, Eco
June 18-19, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
23rd Live Oak Music Festival
liveoakfest.org
Incl. Folk: Songwriters
June 18-19, Live Oak, CA
29th Kentucky Music Weekend
kentuckymusicweek.com
Trad., Old-Time
June 19-24, Bardstown, KY
58th Nat’l Old-Time Fiddlers Fest.
fiddlecontest.com
Nat’l Contest; WS
June 20-25, Weiser, ID
16th Kate Wolf Memorial Festival
katewolf.com/festival or cumuluspresents.com
A Folk Festival
June 24-26, Laytonville, CA
39th Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering
Facebook
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, Band
June 24-26, Lafayette, IN .
31st Old Songs Fest. Trad. Music
oldsongs.org
Trad., Celtic; WS
June 24-26, Altamont, NY
12th Taos Solar Music Festival
solarmusicfest.com
Interim Yr w/Widespread Panic
June 22, Taos, NM
Ashokan, Western & Swing Week
ashokan.org
Swing, jazz, country, Western swing WS
June 26-July 2, Saugerties, NY
22nd Detroit Festival of the Arts
detroitfestival.com
Incl. Folk
June, Detroit, MI/discontinued 2009
Groovefest
groovefestutah.com
Incl. Folk; WS
June 22-26, Cedar City, UT
6th RiverSing at Slater Mill
riversing.org
Traditional
June, Pawtucket, RI/discontinued
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JULY 2011
40th Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree
smithvillejamboree.com
Trad., Old-Time, Contests
July 1-2, Smithville, TN
20th Great Blue Heron Fest.
greatblueheron.com
Incl. Folk
July 1-3, Sherman, NY
17th Common Ground on the Hill
commongroundonthehill.com
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
July 3-10, Westminster, MD
20th Swannanoa Gathering
swangathering.com
Trad. Song, Fiddle: July 3-9
Celtic: July 10-16
Old-Time: July 17-23
Cntp. Folk, Guitar: July 24-30
Dulcimer: July 31-Aug. 6 (All WS)
Asheville, NC
42nd Oregon Country Fair
oregoncountryfair.org
Incl. Folk
July 8-10, Eugene, OR
31st Blissfest Music Festival
blissfest.org
Trad., Songwriter; WS
July 8-10, Harbor Springs, MI
The Montana Folk Festival
montanafolkfestival.com
Cajun, S Steel, Klezmer, Cowboy, OT
July 8-10, Butte, MT
Snowbird Mountain Music Fest.
snowbird.com
Incl. Folk; WS, SW Contest, Song School
July 15-17, Sandy, UT
4th Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival
facebook
Incl. Folk
July 9, Plymouth, MA
29th Yakima Folklife Festival
yakimafolklife.com
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, Cajun
July 8-10, Yakima, WA
25th Mendocino Music Festival
mendocinomusic.com
Incl. Folk
July 9-23, Mendocino, CA
Augusta Cajun/Creole, Early Country, Guitar Week
augustaheritage.com
Trad. & Mod.; WS
July 10-15, Elkins, WV
33rd Middlebury Festival-on-the-Green
festivalonthegreen.com
Incl. Folk
July 10-16, Middlebury, VT
Woody Guthrie Festival
woodyguthrie.com
Trad., Songwriter, Red Dirt
July 13-17, Okemah, OK
8th Shape Note Gathering, July 7-9
Mtn. Dulcimer WS, July 21-23
Women of Mtn. Music, July 30
OzarkFolkCenter.com
Trad., WS
Mountain View, AR
34th Uncle Dave Macon Days
uncledavemacondays.com
Trad., Old-Time; WS, Contests
July 8-10, Murfreesboro, TN
ODPC FunFest
dulcimers.com/evartpage.html
Trad., Old-Time; WS +
July 14-17, Evart, MI
36th KY Old Time Fiddlers Ch.
kentuckyfiddler.com
Contest
July 15-16, Falls of Rough, KY
16th Alleghany Co. Fiddlers Conv.
alleghanyfiddlersconvention.com
Trad., Old-Time
July 15-16, Sparta, NC
33rd Hiawatha Music Festival
hiawathamusic.org
Trad., Old-Time, Cajun, Celtic
July 22-24, Marquette, MI
SolarFest
Solarfest.org
Incl. Folk
July 15-17, Tinmouth, VT
25th Green River Festival
greenriverfestival.com
Ballooning, incl. Folk, Cajun, etc.
July 16-17, Greenfield, MA
26th Woodstock Folk Festival
woodstockfolkmusic.com/
Trad., Songwriter
July 17, Woodstock, IL
14th Prescott Park Folk Festival
prescottpark.org/folkfest.cfm
Folk performances
July 30, Portsmouth, NH
16th Summer Acoustic Music Wk
wumb.org/samw/
Trad. Instruction
July 17-23, Aug. 21-27, Geneva Point, NH
7th Bayou City Old-Time Fest.
bayoucitymusicfest.com
WS: H/M Dulcimer, Mando, Banjo, Autoharp etc.
July 21-23, Houston, TX
21st Finger Lakes Grass Roots Fest.
grassrootsfest.org
Incl. Folk
July 21-24, Trumansburg, NY
10th FloydFest
floydfest.com
Incl. Folk
July 28-31, Floyd, VA
The Cranberry Gathering
cranberrygathering.com
Dulcimer, Autoharp; WS
July 22-24, Rensselaerville, NY
Knife River Music Festival (Two Harbors Folk Festival)
kniferivermusicfestival.org
Trad., Mari., Nordic, Celtic, SW
July, Knife River, MN/TBA
12th Flint Folk Festival
flintfolkmusic.org
Trad., Songwriter
July 29-30, Flint, MI
33rd Humboldt Folklife Festival
humboldtfolklife.org/festival
Incl. Folk
July 16-23, Blue Lake, CA
23rd Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
falconridgefolk.com
Songwriters; Dance: Trad., OT
July 22-24, Hillsdale, NY
25th Lowell Folk Festival
lowellfolkfestival.org
Irish, TX, Cajun, N. Am., Klez.
July 29-31, Lowell, MA
Heritage Dulcimer Camp
heritagedulcimercamp.org
WS, Mtn & Hammered
July, Parkville, MO/cancelled 2010
Ashokan Guitar Camp, Northern Wk
ashokan.org
New England, Quebec, Scand., English
July 17-30, Saugerties, NY .
36th Kentucky Music Weekend
kentuckymusicweekend.com
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
July 29-31, Louisville, KY
Oyster Ridge Music Festival
oysterridgemusicfestival.com
Incl. Folk; Contests
July 29-31, Kemmerer, WY
13th Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp
rmfiddle.com
Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar, Harp Instr
July 31-Aug. 7, Estes Park, CO
11th Somerset Folk Harp Festival
somersetharpfest.com
Concerts, WS, Arr. Contest
July 14-17, Parsippany, NJ
28th Champlain Valley Folk Festival
cvfest.org
Trad., Maritime; WS
July 29-31, Ferrisburgh, VT
Greater N. Bedford Summerfest
newbedfordsummerfest.com
Songwriter, Trad.; WS
July 2-3, New Bedford, MA
Big Sky Folk Harp Festival
bigskyharpfestival.com
All Styles, Cultures; WS, Exhib.
July, Big Sky Resort, MT/TBA
8th Heart of the Alleghenies/HOTAfest
hotafest.com
Trad., Celtic; WS
July 15-17, Titusville, PA
8th Sugar Maple Trad. Music Fest.
fourlakesmusic.org
Trad., Old-Time, Cajun
July 29-30, Madison, WI
53rd Newport Folk Festival
newportfolkfest.net
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter
July 30-31, Newport, RI
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AUGUST 2011
Hammered Dulcimer WS, Aug. 4-6
Carter Family Tribute, Aug. 13
Old-Time String Band Wk, Aug. 18-20
OzarkFolkCenter.com
WS, Concerts
Mountain View, AR
23rd Salem Maritime Festival
Incl. Folk, Cajun, Celtic, etc.
nps.gov/sama/planyourvisit/maritimefestival.htm
August 6, Salem, MA
Riverfolk Music & Arts Fest./Jam Camp
riverfolkfestival.org
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter
August 3-6, Manchester, MI
22nd Appalach. String Band Fest.
wvculture.org/stringband
Concert, WS, Contest, Dance
August 3-7, Clifftop, WV
84th Mtn. Dance & Folk Festival
folkheritage.org
Trad., Old-Time
August 4-6, Asheville, NC
19th Sleeping Bear Dunegrass & Blues Fest.
dunegrassmusicfestival.org
Trad., Singer Songwriter
Aug. 5-7, Empire, MI
13th Pickathon Roots Music Fest.
pickathon.com
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter, TX
August 5-7, 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 5-7, Canton, SD
33rd Oak Grove Folk Music Fest.
oakgrovefestival.com
Trad., Songwriter; WS
August 5-7, Verona, VA
103rd DeKalb Co. Fiddlers’ Convention
MySpace, 256-845-2224
Trad., OT, Contests
August 6, Fort Payne, AL
6th Huntington Folk Festival
fmshny.com
Trad., WS
August 6, Huntington, NY
11th Mountain Music Festival
mmfestival.weebly.com
Trad., Old-Time
August 6, Republic, WA
83rd Old Fiddlers’ Picnic
c/o Chester Co., PA Park/jcirilo@chesco.org
Trad., Old-Time, Dance
August 13, Coatesville, PA
6th The Valley Stage Music Festival
valleystage.net
Incl. Folk
August 13, Huntington, NY
22nd Adirondack Folk Festival
schroonlakearts.com
Trad., Songwriter
August 14, Schroon Lake, NY
Wachusett Valley Folk Festival
lancastercoffeehouse.com
Trad., SS
August 21, Westminster, MA
Augusta Heritage Festival & OT Week
augustaheritage.com
Trad., Old-Time; WS
August 7-14, Elkins, WV
76th Old Fiddlers Convention
oldfiddlersconvention.com
Trad., Old-Time; Contests
August 8-13, Galax, VA
MN BG & Old-Time Festival
minnesotabluegrass.org
Trad., Old-Time; WS
August 11-14, Richmond, MN
11th Subdued String Band Jamboree
stringbandjamboree.com
Trad., OT, Bandscramble
August 12-13, Bellingham, WA
Gateway Dulcimer Music Fest.
gatewaydulcimer.org
Multi-Instrument WS
August 11-14, Belleville, IL
Great Lakes Folk Festival
greatlakesfolkfest.net
Incl. Folk
August 12-14, East Lansing, MI
14th AvalonFest
avalon-resort.com
Incl. Folk
August 12-14, Paw Paw, WV
21st Rocky Mountain Folks Fest.
bluegrass.com/folks/
Incl. Folk, Songwriting Contest
August 19-21, Lyons, CO
3rd 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 14-20, Saugerties, NY
50th Philadelphia Folk Festival
pfs.org/PFF.php
Trad., Songwriter
August 19-21, Schwenksville, PA
Portland Folk Festival
portlandfolkfestival.com
Trad., OT, SS
August, Portland, OR/cancelled for 2011
31st State Fiddling/Picking Champ.
kansasfiddlingandpicking.org
Trad., WS, contests
August 27-28, Lawrence, KS
AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival
jaha.org
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter
August 5-7, Johnstown, PA
Meadowlark Music Camp
meadowlarkmusiccamp.com
WS Old-Time, Celtic, Maritime
August, Washington, ME/TBA
16th Summer Acoustic Music Wk
wumb.org/samw/
Trad. Instruction
August 21-27, Geneva Point, NH
18th Midland Dulcimer Festival
folkmusicsociety.org/festival
Multi-Instrument WS
August 25-28, Midland, MI
American Folk Festival
americanfolkfestival.com
Incl. Folk
August 26-28, Bangor, ME
29th Manitou Spgs. Mtn. Festival
mmf2009.blogspot.com
Traditional
August 27-28, Manitou Spgs CO
38th Santa Fe Trad. & BG Fest.
southwestpickers.org
Incl. Folk: Old-Time
August 26-28, Santa Fe, NM
7th Porcupine Mountains Music Festival
porkiesfestival.org
Incl. Folk
August 26-28, Ontonagon Co., MI
21st Tumbleweed Festival
twfest.com
Incl. Folk, Cowboy
August 27-28, Garden City, KS
36th Natl Old-Time Country, BG & Folk
orgsites.com/ia/oldtimemusic
Trad., Old-Time, Cowboy, WS
August 29-Sept. 4, LeMars, IA
4th Gig Harbor Folk Festival
gigharborfolkfestival.com
Songwriters/Contest; WS
Gig Harbor, WA/cancelled 08
Wet Mtn Western Jubilee (formerly Wet Mtn Western Days Festival)
wetmountainwesterndays.com
Ranch, Cowboy Music
August 21-22, Westcliffe, CO
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SEPTEMBER 2011
Strawberry Fall Music Festival
strawberrymusic.com
Incl. Folk: Trad., Songwriter
September 1-5, Yosemite, CA
Tribute to Grandpa Jones, Sept. 2-3
Folk Dance Days Sept. 9-11
Arkansas Fiddle Championship, Sept. 16-17
Cowboy Weekend Sept. 23-24
Tribute to Jimmy Driftwood, October 1
OzarkFolkCenter.com
Contests, Concerts
Mountain View, AR
Kerrville Wine & Music Festival
kerrville-music.com
Songwriter; WS
September 2-4, Kerrville, TX
Rhythm & Roots Festival
rhythmandroots.com
Incl. Folk: Cajun, Zydeco, SW
September 2-4, Charlestown, RI
15th Tumbleweed Fest., SW Cont.
3rfs.org/tmf.htm
Trad., Old-Time, Cajun, Celtic
September 3-4, Richland, WA
8th Plymouth Folk/Blues Festival
plymouthfolk.com
Trad., Songwriter
Sept. 3-4, Plymouth Notch, VT
Metamora Old Time Festival
metamoramusic.pbworks.com
Trad., Old-Time; WS
September 3-4, Metamora, IN
41st Bumbershoot
bumbershoot.org
Incl. Folk
September 3-5, Seattle, WA
35th Fox Valley Folk Music, StoryT
foxvalleyfolk.com
Trad., Songwriter
September 4-5, Geneva, IL
27th Bread and Roses Festival
breadandrosesheritage.org
Incl. Folk
September 5, Lawrence, MA
40th Turtle Hill Folk Festival
goldenlink.org
Songwriter, Trad., OT; WS
September 9-11, Rush, NY
40th J.P. Fraley’s Mtn. Music Gatherin’
fraleyfestival.com
Trad., Old-Time
September 7-10, Olive Hill, KY
Berkeley Old-Time Convention
berkeleyoldtimemusic.org
Old-Time, Trad., WS, Contests
September 14-18, Berkeley, CA
25th Rockbridge Mtn. Music, Dance
rockbridgefestival.org
Old-Time
September 9-10, Buena Vista, VA
16th Sisters Folk Festival
sistersfolkfestival.org
Incl. Folk; Songwriting Contest
September 9-11, Sisters, OR
38th Wheatland Music Festival
wheatlandmusic.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter; WS
September 9-11, Remus, MI
19th Black Swamp Arts Festival
blackswamparts.org
Incl. Folk
September 9-11, Bowling Green, OH
CT Folk Festival & Green Expo
ctfolk.com
Folk, Grassy Hill Song Circle; Contest
September 9-11, New Haven, CT
Fall Equinox Folk Fest.
equinox2011.eventbrite.com
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic; WS
September 10-11, Northridge, CA
21st Rock Bend Folk Festival
rockbend.org
Incl. Folk: Songwriter
September 10-11, St. Peter, MN
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gath.
simplegiftsmusic.com/greenwood
WS in Trad. & Old-Time
September 16-18, Big Valley, PA
34th Takoma Park Folk Festival
tpff.org
Incl. Folk: Songwriters
September 11, Takoma Park, MD
40th Walnut Valley Festival: WINFIELD
wvfest.com
Incl. Trad., Old-Time, WS
September 14-18, Winfield, KS
Friends of Old-Time Fall Fling/Jamboree
footmad.org
Trad., Old-Time
September , Beckwith, WV/cancelled 2011
Millpond Music Festival
inyo.org
Trad., Songwriter; WS
September 16-18, Bishop, CA
17th Iowa Women’s Music Fest.
prairievoices.net
Incl. Folk
September 10, Iowa City, IA
34th Boone County Heritage Festival
boonehistory.org or gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/
Incl. Folk, Trad, Native Am.; Fiddle Contest
September 17-18, Columbia, MO
7th RiverSing: Bridging the Charles
revels.org
Trad.
September 18, Boston, MA
17th Chinquapin Folk Music, Storytelling Fest.
peoriaparks.org
Trad., Singer Songwriter, Maritime
September 23, Peoria, IL
Lotus World Music & Arts Fest.
lotusfest.org
Incl. Folk: Old-Time, Celtic, etc
September 22-25, Bloomington, IN
8th Working Waterfront Festival
workingwaterfrontfestival.org
Trad. & Mod. Maritime
Sept. 24-25, New Bedford, MA
9th Fortune Williams Music Fest.
fortunewilliamsmusicfestival.org
Incl. Folk
September 23-24, Staunton, VA
15th Earthdance Global Fest. for Peace
earthdance.org
Music for Dancing, Peace & Prayer; Intl Event
September 24, EARTH
12th Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival
newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff
Trad., Maritime, Songwriter
September 24-25, Portsmouth, NH
Flat Rock Music Festival
flatrockmusicfestival.com
Incl. Folk; Songwriter Contest
September, Flat Rock, NC/cancelled 2010
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Folk Project Fall Festival
folkproject.org/Festivals
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, etc.
September 30-October 2, Stillwater, NJ
Old-Time Rural Music Gathering
orgsites.com/ia/oldtimemusic
Old-Time Trad. Country
October 7-9, Fremont, NE
10th Plainsong Folk Festival
plainsongfestival.com
Incl. Folk: Celtic, Songwriter
October 1, Roca, NE
45th TN Val Old Time Fiddlers
athens.edu/fiddlers
18 Categories Old-Time Contests
October 7-8, Athens, AL
Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
nutmegdulcimer.com
WS & Performances
October 14-15, Milford, CT
Austin City Limits Festival
aclfestival.com/default.aspx
Incl. Folk
October 16-18, Austin, TX
33rd Folk Music Festival
sharlot.org/events/
Trad., Old-Time, Celtic, SW; WS
October 1-2, Prescott, AZ
9th Tall Stacks Music, Herit. Fest.
tallstacks.com
Incl. Folk
October 3-7, 2012, Cincinnati, OH
Grassroots Festival, Music (Fall)
shakorihills.org
Incl. Folk
October 6-9, Silk Hope, NC
19th Harpers Escape Weekend
harpersescape.com
Traditional Harp in Workshops
October 14-16, New Brunswick, NJ
The Savannah Folk Festival
savannahfolk.org
Trad., Old-Time, Songwriter
October 7-9, Savannah, GA
9th Harp Guitar Gathering
HarpGuitars.net
WS, Lectures, Concert
Oct. 7-9, Milford, CT
3rd Taunton River Folk Fest.
tauntonfest.org
Trad., OT, Celtic, Native Am.
October 9-12, Taunton, MA
State Fiddlers’ Convention
georgiamountainfairgrounds.com
Trad.: 10 Instrument Contests
October 14-15, Hiawassee, GA
14th Lake County Folk Festival
lakecountyfolkfest.com
Roots, incl. Folk & Celtic
October 8-9, Eustis, FL
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival
mossycreekfestival.com
Trad., Old-Time
October 15-16, Perry, GA
28th Lake Eden Arts Festival (Fall)
theleaf.com
Multiple Genres incl. Folk
Oct. 20-23, Black Mountain, NC
Kentuck Festival
kentuck.org/festival
Incl. Folk
October 15-16, Northport, AL
35th Folklife Festival
hannibalarts.com
Trad., Old-Time
October 15-16, Hannibal, MO
Augusta Old-Time Week & Fiddlers’ Reunion
augustaheritage.com
Trad., Old-Time Classes
Oct. 23-30, Elkins, WV
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NOVEMBER 2009
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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