August Festival Schedule

First friday of each month at 7-10 pm
Held at Rivermont Presbyterian Church in Enon, Virginia
(in Chesterfield County)

Held in Camp Washington-Carver, a five day mountaintop gathering of musicians and friends with contests, concerts, workshops, square dances, camping and a hymn-sing. West Virginia masters are presented to an audience of more than 3000 musicians and string band music lovers from around the world.

Over the history of this festival, more than 20 foreign countries and 40 of the 50 states have been represented, with many returning year after year to this much-loved festival. The Appalachian String Band Festival is looking for traditional bands to play for the square dances. Bands must have a fiddler that has played for old-time square dances; a bass player is a requirement as well. Bands will receive free camping or admission to the festival, and be eligible to compete in the contests.

Honoring Traditional Music and Dance in the Champlain Valley.
Held in Kingsland Bay State Park on Lake Champlain in Ferrisburgh Vermont.

Warren Wilson College is a small, picturesque mountaintop college east of Asheville, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Close to I-40. On-campus lodging and meals (outstanding dining hall fare) available. Close to Asheville and mountain vacation attractions. Campgrounds in vicinity.

Swannanoa Dulcimer Week has two tracks - Hammered Dulcimer and Mountain Dulcimer. Classes are limited to 15 students. First two periods are with main teacher, then a separate aftenoon course choice is available with another instructor. Concerts, Open Mike, Dances, Dances, Dances, Lotsa Jamming. Special Opportunity: Participans in Dulcimer Week may at no extra cost attend classes/activities in our "sister" week, Sing, Swing & String Week, featuring classes in singing, dancing and other instruments. We are exposed to new music styles we rarely get to hear at other dulcimer events.
Staff to be listed here later.

Held at the University of Pittsburgh Campus

A wonderful weekend of learning, sharing, playing and performing dulcimer, folk and fiddle music in an informal college setting. Concerts, vendors, jams, workshops, dances, instrument swap. Folk Bluegrass, Irish, Old-Time and Gospel music.

Location: 7 Cedars - 67296 Orr Road, Rainier, Oregon 97048

This year's Kindred Gathering is at Drew Seip's hilltop home near St Helens, Oregon. It's 1 hour west of Portland and 1 1/2 hours south of Olympia, Washington, and it has Five World Class Disc Golf Courses!!!
Bring your best Frisbee!
Expect Friday night campfire, Saturday night concert, band scramble, Frisbee frolicking, jam sessions, workshops, laughter and more.

Accommodations: 7 Cedars has plenty of flat spaces for camping but limited RV space. Motels are 12 miles away, in St Helens. (Oak Meadows Best Western is the best.) Stay with the Portland folks on Thursday night and we'll caravan out on Friday morning - your last chance for a proper shower!

Grub: Friday night is "Surf 'n' Turf". Bring salmon or other things to grill, salads, and other good stuff. You know what we like.
Saturday night is "Mediterranean". You know… Italy, Turkey, France, Spain, Morocco, Garlic, Olive Oil and Sun Burns.
Communal breakfasts, as per usual.

Regional Championship of Cowboy Action & Mounted Shooting

• Five Days of Shooting and Fun
• 12 Main Match Action Shooting Stages
• 6 Triple Point Mounted Shooting Stages
• Shopping, Entertainment, Great Food All Weekend Long!
• Action Shooting Championship
• Mounted Shooting Championship
• Outlaw - Lawman Consortium
• Outlaw Scavenger Hunt
• Costume Contest

(Formerly the Great River Road Festival.)

Located at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, 15 minutes SE of downtown St. Louis on IL Rt 15.

All day on Friday and Saturday we'll have workshops, organized and unorganized jams, Open Stage, and vendor booths open. There will be concerts by the instructors on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Registration forms are printable from the website.

Little Rock Dulcimer Getaway, a two day event to be held at Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock Arkansas. Both Hammer Dulcimer and Mountain Dulcimer will be represented. Linda Brockinton, Neil Gaston, and Scott Odena will hold workshops for all skill levels. The headliners will present a mid-day concert and there will an Open Stage/Jam Session after the last workshop lasting until as long as it takes.

Directions are as follows:
Coming from South, East, or West on I-30, I-40, or I-530; take I-630 and exit on Pine street going North. At the intersection of Pine and Lee turn left one half block and then right on Cedar Street. Pulaski Heights Baptist Church is on the corner of Cedar Street and Kavanaugh Blvd. Stay on Cedar and park behind the church.

Coming from the North on I-40 take I-430 South and exit on Cantrell Rd. after crossing the Arkansas River. Going east on Cantrell turn right on Kavanaugh Blvd. and follow to Pulaski Heights Baptist at the intersection of Kavanaugh and Cedar. Turn left on Cedar and park behind the church. Entering Little Rock on US 67/167 take I-40 West to I-30 South, from I-30 South take I-630. From I-630 exit on Pine street and follow directions above.

Held in JP Coleman State Park.

• Early Jam on Thursday night, 6:30pm
• Potluck on Friday at 6:30pm, jam afterwards
• All performances beginning at 1:00pm
• Free hot dog lunch on Saturday, beginning about 11:30am.

• Saturday classes:
• DAA-beginner
• DAd-beginner
• DAA-chording

Held on the 3rd full Weekend in August. The Philadelphia Folk Festival, one of the oldest active folk festivals, is a three-day extravaganza of traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts, camping and children's activities. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Folksong Society.

Philadelphia Folk Festival
7113 Emlen Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119

Features classes, concerts, and jamming for MD, HD,
singing, and other old-time and Celtic instruments.

Information:
Jerry Bryant
25 Columbia Drive
Amherst, Massachusetts 01002

Meadowlark Music Camp Website

Last Saturday of each month: May through August Live Music! Great Vendors!

Held in the Courtyard Plaza --
400 Block of S. Myrtle Ave. in Old Town.
The time is 6:00 to 9:00 PM

A series of events that starts in May and will finish up in August. What a fun way to spend a warm balmy summer evening - great music, shopping and good friends.

There will be live music, lots of great vendors and FREE
music lessons on cool instruments like mountain dulcimers, hammered dulcimers, banjos, spoons, etc. This event is
meant for the whole family and entrance is FREE!

Held at YMCA Camp Shady Brook, which is located 1 1/2 hours southwest of Denver and 1 hour northwest of Colorado Springs, near the town of Deckers, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The site was originally a 19th century ranch, and the dining lodge is one of the original buildings.

Not just for fiddlers!! Great workshops for fiddle, piano, cello, bass, flute, harp, banjo, guitar, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, singing, contra, square & step dancing! Classes and workshops by day - Jams, concerts and dancing at night!

$575 per adult. Early payment discount available until April 30!

Sponsored by the Folk Music Society of Midland. The location is the Midland County Fairgrounds, 6905 Eastman Road, Midland, MI. Camping reservations are NOT needed. The sites are plentiful and shady. All have access to electricity.

The workshop program from the 2003 festival is available in pdf format on the web site so you can see what was offered. This year there are plans to have even more workshops.
An instructed traditional country dance held Friday evening.
Lots of open mic periods. Saturday evening main stage show. Free vendoring of music related items is allowed at campsites (no additional fee).

  • Open Stage
  • Workshops
  • Mini-Concerts
  • Sales Booth
  • Jamming
  • Dulcimer Rentals
  • Food
  • Saturday Evening Concert

Info: Folk Craft Music, P. O. Box 88, Jacksonville, Vermont 05342

Held near Jack's Studio on Shiloh Road off HWY 293. Primitive creek-side camping available. The setting is beautiful along the west fork of the Obey River on the Cumberland Plateau. Bring your gear, instruments, family and a group of friends and have a wonderful weekend. You can purchase ice, food, soft drinks and coffee. When ordering tickets, specify if you have an RV or tent.

Information: Jammin' Website