June Festival Schedule

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

Bonnie has re-built her website and there are lots of photos of past trips to tickle your fancy, and to answer your questions.

The annual Yellowbanks Dulcimer Festival will be held "On the Banks of the Ohio" at English Park, 25 Hanning Lane, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301.

• Jams
• Workshops
• Concerts
• Open Stage
• Food Vendors
• RV Park
• Shopping Nearby

Annual two-day FREE festival, now in its 18th year, celebrates the mountain dulcimer as the designated Kentucky State Instrument.  FREE concerts and workshops on various folk instruments are offered by professional performers.

Performer lineup for 2009 is:  Les Gustafson-Zook, Ken Kolodner, Kara Barnard, Jim Miller, Fred Meyer, Stephen Humphries and Dave Haas.

Come enjoy a family music weekend with instruction for all levels from beginner to advanced, children to adults.  andmade crafts, music vendors and food add to the festival atmosphere.  We have limited R.V. space (self-contained, reservation required).  For overnight lodging call Sleep Inn at 270.691.6200.  A block of rooms are reserved for our guests - mention Yellowbanks.

Music week with classes (includes MD), concerts, and jamming.

Info: Mars Hill College, P O Box 6785, Mars Hill NC 28754

Blue Ridge Website

Instruments: Mountain Dulcimer, Hammer Dulcimer.  Featuring performances by the Society's Big Band, various individuals and groups from the Society's membership.  There will be many musical styles presented throughout the festival: gospel, folk, americana, original and contemporary.

A variety of instruments will be represented, including mountain (lap) and hammered dulcimers, autoharps, guitars, mandolins, fiddles, percussive instruments and even a banjo or two!!!  Workshops will be available nearby on guitar, dulcimer, fiddle, autoharp, mandolin and more!

• Jams
• Workshops
• Concerts
• Pets Allowed
• Childrens Activities
• Swimming Beach
• Shopping Nearby

We invite you to one of the largest FREE Irish festivals in the Midwest.  That's right, we said free.  There are no admission or parking fees at the Riverfront Irish Festival.  The new festival site, Falls River Square is one of the best venues in the Midwest.  Presented by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, there will be performers, vendors, concerts, and food booths among other fun things.  The festival runs from 5pm to Midnight on Friday, 1pm to Midnight on Saturday and begins on Sunday with Mass at 11am and entertainers on stage from 12:45pm to 7pm.

Held at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, Arizona.  Produced by the Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music and sponsored by Acoustic Music Arizona (AMAZ).

• Band Scramble
• Workshops
• Textile Exhibit
• Barn Dance

NEW LOCATION!!!

Held at the Riverbend Park on the banks of the Colorado River.

• Convenient access off I-70
• Grand Junction Airport 9 miles away
• Abundant lodging -- Hotels, Motels & B&B's
• Great camping in the trees
• RV hookups (limited)
• Trees, grass and lots of shade!
• Vineyards, orchards & bike trails to explore

Held at at Houghton College.  Sponsored by the Allegheny Mountain Dulcimer Players along with the Ischua Valley Dulcimer Club.

This is a three day festival with lots of workshops and jamming, concerts and fun!  Kids under 12 free.  The cost of the festival is $120.00.  Includes: Four workshops, open stage, two concerts featuring Simple Gifts, Dan Duggan and friends, two nights dorm room with linens, meals, Breakfest lunch and dinner.

The Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival, is in it's 22nd year!  Held in the beautiful Gebhard Woods State Park in Morris, IL the festival features free workshops and concerts all day, both days from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM, with a Saturday night barn dance with live music.  Instruction offered at levels from beginner to advanced on hammered and mountain dulcimer, autoharp, and many more.  Musical guests this year include Paul Van Arsdale, John McCutcheon, Karen Mueller, Ed Trickett, Bing Futch, Claudia Schmidt, Heidi Muller, Max Z-T, Sherri Farley Band, Steve Endsley, Anna Stange, Mike Anderson, Diane Ippel and Bill Robinson & Friends.

Come enjoy our family-friendly musical weekend.  Workshops are set beneath stately oaks, with two stages for on-going entertainment and open mics.  Music vendors there will sell everything from CDs and sheet music to instruments and accessories.  Food vendors also are on hand.  A children's area keeps little ones occupied making crafts.

Admission is free.  We ask a donation to help defray costs.

Live Music!  Great Vendors!

Held at Schreiner University.
Workshops, Jams, Concerts.

Contact E-Mail

Hill Country Website

Always held on Father's Day weekend
at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
Presented by the California Bluegrass Association

• Preformers
• Cloggers
• Workshops
• Luthier Pavillion
• Childrens Program
• Food Concessions
• Vendors

Always held on Father's Day weekend
at the Mojave Narrows Regional Park.
Presented by the Southwest Bluegrass Association

• Vendors
• Friday Night Barn Dance
• Line Dance Workshops
• Clog Dancing
• California State Arm Wrestling Championships
• Route 66 Classic Car Show
• 1880's Games & Contests
• Food Concessions

The festival is held at the State Fairgrounds (Expo New Mexico).  There are performances and workshops all day long.

The festival is open to all forms of songwriting from the novice to the pro.
The festival is not a contest or competition.

• Free Song Demos recorded live to CD for all "Open MIC" writers.
• Complimentary food.
• Taking registrations for the June Nashville Song Writers Festival on Music Row

Music Row Best Western
1407 Division Street
Nashville, TN 37203

SummerSongs West is a week-long retreat for songwriters taking place at the spectacular Camp Ocean Pines in Cambria, California. A week of classes in songwriting, guitar, singing, harmony, stagecraft, concerts and song circles. Students and teachers alike will share songs, trade stories and perform for the community they have grown to love. It is sure to be a week to remember.

• Always the last two weekends in June
• 10am to 5pm Daily
• High Quality Arts & Crafts, Demonstrations
• A Wide Array of Country Foods, Pioneer Camp Exhibits
• Entertainment, Theme Show - Pioneer Dress
• Booth spaces start at 10x12

The only craft show known to have a one hour documentary filmed at their location. The festival takes place in a beautiful wooded setting decorated with many rock gardens filled with antiques and flowers. The show has something for everyone: men, women, and children. Continuous entertainment including country & bluegrass bands, DULCIMER music, and illusionists. Exhibitions include covered wagons, Indian tepees, etc. All set in a Pioneer atmosphere.

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 the Altamont Fairgrounds.
A family-friendly festival of folk, traditional, Celtic and world music and dance, known for its relaxed atmosphere, interactive sessions and workshops,hands-on experience and participatory nature. In addition to three concerts there are 120 daytime workshops given by performers. Also featured are a juried craft show, food and instrument vendors, and a well-run children's activity area.

Contact E-Mail

Old Songs Website

The CTMS Summer Solstice Festival is unlike most other folk music gatherings. In addition to concerts, jam sessions, and story swaps, the CTMS Festival is a "teaching festival". Musicians, dancers, singers and storytellers from all over the world come to share their knowledge and experience. You will find classes on everything from playing fiddle to vocal warm-ups to contra-dancing and more! The Festival is presented by the California Traditional Music Society.

Info: California Traditional Music Society
4401 Trancas Place, Tarzana, California 91356-5399
Summer Solstice Website

Instruction in MD, HD, other instruments, basket making, and singing.  Dozens of instructors.
The main hotel is the Days Inn of Bardstown, so be sure and mention KMW festival when booking rooms -- 502.348.9253.  The hotel is currently full for 2010 but they are taking names for the waiting list.  Check the Kentucky Music Week website for alternate hotels.
Holt's Campground:  502.348.6717
White Acres Campground:  502.348.9677
Check the website for alternate hotels.

• Jams
• Classes
• Concerts
• Kids' Camp
• Crafts
• Special Events

Info: Nancy Barker, Box 86, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004

Kentucky Music Week Website

Concerts, jams, and dancing.
It is a week of intermediate-level classes in mountain and hammered dulcimer playing plus fiddle and percussion.

You can download the application form on the
Northeast Dulcimer Symposium Website.

Northeast Dulcimer Symposium E-Mail