The Dirty Linen Folk, World, and Roots Music Festivals & Events List

Updated January 20, 2010

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January 8 - February 4 ~~ 10th Anniversary New York Guitar Festival: New York, NY; []; Brazilian Guitar Quartet, Paul O'Dette, Ana Vidovic, Eliot Fisk, Paul Galbraith, Nigel North, Debashish Bhattacharya, Gyan Riley, Alex de Grassi, Justin Vernon, Chris Rosenau, Steve Kimock, Alex De Grassi, James Blackshaw, Marc Ribot, David Bromberg, Chicha Libre, David Leisner, Benjamin Verdery, Jason Vieaux
January 22 - 23 ~~ Tribute to Norton Buffalo: Fox Theatre/Oakland, CA; []; Steve Miller Band, Doobie Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, George Thorogood, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Roy Rogers, The Knockouts, Wavy Gravy
January 22 - 24 ~~ Lions Club Annual Bluegrass Festival: Lake Wales, FL; [phone 239/992-0154, email: VIPhilliard@aol.com]; Palms Bluegrass, Goldwing Express, Carolina Rebels, The Fleas, Sawgrass Drifters, New River Boys, The Doerfels, Roger Cass Hillbillies
January 23 ~~ Deep Blues Film Festival live performances: St. Paul Eagles Club/St. Paul, MN; []; Teague Alexy, Reverend Deadeye, Posessed by Paul James
January 23 - 30 ~~ 19th Annual Irish Festival Cruise: MSC Poesia/Ft. Lauderdale, FL; [phone 800/441-HARP]; Mary Black, The Elders, Johnny McEvoy, Karan Casey, Ennis, Tommy Sands, Jimmy Crowley, Mairtin De Cogain, The Black Brothers, Matt Cunningham, Two Tap Trio
January 29 - 31 ~~ Upper Potomac Fiddle Retreat: Shepherdstown, WV; [Upper Potomac Music Weekends/ P.O. Box 1474/ Shepherdstown, WV 25443, phone 304/263-2531, email: updf@earthlink.net]; Tina Chancey, Joe DeZarn, Joe Herrmann, Adam Hurt, Laura Light & George Paul, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Larry Unger, more
January 30 ~~ Deep Blues Film Festival live performances: Palmer's Bar/St. Paul, MN; []; Kenny Brown, Mark Porkshop Holder
January 30 - 31 ~~ PineCone Winter Music Festival: Maymandi Concert Hall/Raleigh, NC; [phone 919/664-8302]; Kris Kristofferson, Tony Rice Unit, Tift Merritt, Bearfoot, Community Music School Choir, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dale Ann Bradley, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass
January 30 - February 7 ~~ Caribbean Cruise of Irish Stars: Ft. Lauderdale, FL; [phone 800/499-2010]; Andy Cooney, Ronan Tynan, Cherish the Ladies, Derek Warfield, the Wolfe Tones, more
February 5 - 7 ~~ Winter Acoustic Jam Camp: Mt. Wesley Conference Center/Kerrville, TX; [phone 830/459-2120, email: rbm@hcamp.org]
February 5 - 7 ~~ The Folk Music Society of New York Weekend of Folk Music: Warwick Conference Center/Warwick, NY; [phone 718/672-6399]
February 6 ~~ Denver UkeFest: Swallow Hill Music/Denver, CO; [71 East Yale Avenue/ Denver, CO 80210, phone 303/777-1003 x2]; James Hill & Anne Davison, the Canote Bros., Boulder Acoustic Society, Danielle Ate The Sandwich, Eleanor, Ukulele Loki, Moe Dixon, The Denver Uke Community
February 11 ~~ Carnaval Nordestino: M1-5/New York, NY; [phone 212/965-1701]; Scott Kettner's Forro Brass Band, Frank London's Frevo Bombastico w/Nanny Assis, Maracatu NY, DJ Jeannie Hopper
February 11 - 21 ~~ 10th Annual Flamenco Festival: various venues/New York, NY; []; Pastora Galván, Manuel Liñan, Belén López, Rocío Molína, Compañía Rocío Molína, Compañía María Pagés, Josá Antonio Rodríguez, Marina Heredia and the Chekara Arab-Andalusian Orchestra of Tetoun, Compañía Israel Galván
February 12 - 14 ~~ 50th annual University of Chicago Folk Festival: Chicago, IL; []
February 12 - 24 ~~ 11th annual San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival: Various venues/San Francisco, CA; []; Jerks of Grass, Whiskey Puppy, The Mighty Ghosts, Erik Clampitt, The Cowlicks w/James Nash, The Whisky Richards, Mad Cow Stringband, Lady A & Her Heel Draggers, The Earl Brothers, Dalton Mountain Gang, Tell It Like It Is, Pine Box Boys, Pine Hill Haints, Old Man Markley
February 13 - 21 ~~ Rhonda Vincent Bluegrass Cruise: Fort Lauderdale, FL; [phone 800/593-8803]; Nothin' Fancy, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, The Grascals, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, Next Best Thing, IIIrd Tyme Out, The Moron Brothers
February 17 - 22 ~~ International Folk Alliance Conference: Memphis, TN; [phone 901/522-1170]
February 19 - 21 ~~ Mid-Winter Bluegrass Festival: Northglenn Holiday Inn/Denver, CO; []
February 20 ~~ Celebration of Women and Their Music: Historic Fargo Theater/Fargo, ND; []
February 22 - 28 ~~ Alaska Airlines-Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival: Portland, OR; [phone 503/338-5299]; Luciana Souza, Mingus Big Band, In The Country, Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli, Dave Holland Quintet, Christian Wallumrød Ensemble, Pharoah Sanders, Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy
March 6 ~~ 4th annual Swallow Hill Music RootsFest: Ellie Caulkins Opera House/Denver, CO; [phone 303/777-1003 x2]; Judy Collins, Neko Case, Jim Lauderdale, Paper Bird, Trace Bundy
March 12 - 14 ~~ Will McLean Folk Fest: Sertoma Ranch/Brooksville, FL; [Lind Entertainment/ P.O. Box 694/ Polk City, FL 33868]
March 12 - 14 ~~ 2nd annual Harvest of Hope Festival: St. Johns County Fairgrounds/St. Augustine, FL; []
March 13 ~~ Early Music Exposed: Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY; []; Frederick Renz, NY Historical Dance Company with Flying Forms, Parthenia & guests, Lionheart, Asteria, Artek, members of the Grand Tour Orchestra
March 18 - April 3 ~~ Savannah Music Festival: Savannah, GA; []; Lang Lang w/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Patty Loveless, Wilco, Henry Butler Trio, Marcus Roberts, Gerald Clayton, Dick Hyman, Mike Marshall's Big Trio, Chris Thile, Caterina Lichtenberg, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, The Assad Brothers and the Roby Lakatos Ensemble, Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing! And the Renaud Garcia-Fons Trio, the Bill Frisell Trio with Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Kathy Mattea, Kristina Train, Ruthie Foster, Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Noble, The Belleville Outfit, Cherryholmes, Shannon Whitworth, Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys, The Del McCoury Band, Curtis Blackwell & the Dixie Bluegrass Boys, David Greely's Cajun Fiddle Showcase, Tattnall River Shapenote Singers, more
March 19 - 21 ~~ Upper Potomac Spring Music Weekend: Shepherdstown, WV; [Upper Potomac Music Weekends/ P.O. Box 1474/ Shepherdstown, WV 25443, phone 304/263-2531, email: updf@earthlink.net]; Lisa & Heather Malyuk, Cindy Ribet, Dan Landrum, Ken Kolodner, Vishtèn (tentative), more
March 26 - 28 ~~ Sertoma Spring Bluegrass: Sertoma Ranch/Brooksville, FL; [Lind Entertainment/ P.O. Box 694/ Polk City, FL 33868]
April 15 - 18 ~~ Old Settler's Music Festival: Driftwood, TX; [P.O. Box 151947/ Austin, TX 78715]; Joe Ely Band, Patty Griffin, 7 Walkers featuring Bill Kreutzmann & Papa Mali, Fred Eaglesmith, The Gourds, Peter Rowan, Buddy Miller, The Lee Boys, Band of Heathens, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Blue Highway, Alison Brown with Joe Craven, Bearfoot, The Travelin' McCourys, Brave Combo, Mindy Smith, The Infamous Stringdusters, Solas, Radney Foster, Green Mountain Grass, The Special Consensus, Elizabeth Cook, The Wronglers, Ruby Jane, Sarah Mueller, more
April 16 - 17 ~~ 5th Annual Creole Crawfish Festival: Southaven Arena/Southaven, MS; [Southern Cultural Alliance, email: southern_cultural_alliance@yahoo.com, phone 901/619-5865]; Stax Music Academy Revue, Mark 'the muleman' Massey, Daddy Mack Blues Band, more
April 16 - 18 ~~ 14th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival: Dahlonega, GA; []; Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys, The Dixie Bee-Liners, Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz with Kari Sickenberger, John Lilly, more
April 16 - 23 ~~ The Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week: Chicot State Park/Ville Platte, LA; [Louisiana Folk Roots, phone 337/234-8360]
April 18 - 23 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Spring Augusta Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
April 22 - 25 ~~ Shakori Hills Spring GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance: Silk Hope, NC; [1439 Henderson Tanyard Road/ Silk Hope, NC 27312, phone 919/542-8142]
April 29 - May 2 ~~ MerleFest: Wilkesboro, NC; [phone 800/343-7857]; Doc Watson, Richard Watson, Zac Brown Band, Taj Mahal, Susana and Timmy Abell, Alberti Flea Circus, The Avett Brothers, Jim Avett, Balsam Range, Shana Banana, The Banknotes, Bearfoot, The Belleville Outfit, Roy Book Binder, Brave Combo, Buffalo Barfield, Sam Bush Band, Cadillac Sky, T. Michael Coleman, Elvis Costello, John Cowan Band, Dailey & Vincent, Dehlia Low, Donna the Buffalo, Jerry Douglas, The Duhks, Eleanor Ellis, Alice Gerrard, The Gibson Brothers, Great Big Sea, The Greencards, Buddy Greene, Mitch Greenhill, George Hamilton IV, John Hammond, Corey Harris, Wayne Henderson, David Holt, The InterACTive Theater of Jef, Phil Jamison, Jeni & Billy, The Kruger Brothers, Jim Lauderdale, Jack Lawrence, The Lee Boys, Little Feat, Jeff Little, The Local Boys, The Lovell Sisters, Harry Manx, Bill Mathis, Andy May, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Nation Beat, The Neighbors, Ben Prestage, Missy Raines & The New Hip, Red Molly, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, Scythian, Anne and Pete Sibley, Joe Smothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, Tut Taylor, Happy Traum, The Travelin' McCourys, Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, The Waybacks, Lightnin' Wells, Pete and Joan Wernick, Shannon Whitworth, The Wilders, Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society, Tony Williamson, W.P.A., Wylie and The Wild West, Zephyr Lightning Bolts
April 30 - May 2 ~~ Cowboy Song & Poetry Camp: Winthrop, WA; [phone 509/996-3528, email: kitcramer@mac.com]; Hank Cramer, Smoke Wade, Toe Tappin' Tommy Tucker, more
May 6 - 9 ~~ Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF): Black Mountain, NC; [phone 828/686-8742]
May 14 - 16 ~~ 8th annual Joshua Tree Music Festival: Joshua Tree Lake Campground/Joshua Tree, CA; [P.O. Box 2205/ Joshua Tree, CA 92252, phone 877/327-6265]; Mexican Institute of Sound, Fort Knox Five, Midnite, Gaudi, Orgone, Haale, Staxx Brothers, Wally Ingram & Jerry Joseph, Samantha Crain, Geri X, Dusu, more
May 20 - 22 ~~ American Banjo Fraternity Rally: Genetti Hotel/Williamsport, PA; [phone 800/321-1388 or 570/326-6600]
May 20 - 23 ~~ 26e International Festival Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Victoriaville, QC, Canada; []; Nabaz'Mob, Sam Shalabi Land of Kush, Vialka, more
May 21 - 22 ~~ Widow's Peak: Stonehouse Park/Earlville, IL; []; Clifton Roy & Folkstringer, more
May 27 - 29 ~~ Lil John's Mountain Music Festival: Cane Creek Campground/Snow Camp, NC; [phone 336/376-8324, email: info@littlejohnsmountainmusic.com]; Russell Moore & III Time Out, Dailey & Vincent, Steeldrivers, Rhonda Vincent & Rage, Spring Creek, Lil John's All Stars, Bluegrass Brothers, Balsam Range, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Bradley Walker, Lost & Found, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, Steep Canyon Rangers
May 27 - 30 ~~ 3rd Annual DelFest: Allegany County Fairgrounds/Cumberland, MD; []; Del McCoury Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Avett Brothers, Keller Williams and Friends feat. Jeff Austin and Keith Moseley, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Railroad Earth, Dailey & Vincent, The Travelin' McCourys, Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press, Uncle Earl, The Gibson Brothers, Mountain Heart, The Bridge, Joe Craven, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Greensky Bluegrass, Trampled By Turtles, The Hillbilly Gypsies, more
May 27 - 31 ~~ Strawberry Spring Music Festival: Camp Mather/Yosemite, CA; [P.O. Box 664/ Jamestown, CA 95327, phone 209/984-8630]; Desert Rose Band, Kerri Powers, Warren Hood Band, Lubriphonic, Quebe Sisters Band, Sweet Sunny South, John Jorgenson Quintet, Loudon Wainwright III, more
May 28 - 30 ~~ Folk College: Huntingdon, PA; [phone 814/643-6220]; Simple Gifts, more
June 3 - 5 ~~ 3rd annual Verizon Wireless BamaJam Music & Arts Festival: Enterprise, AL; [phone 877/422-6252]; Kenny Chesney, Hank Williams Jr., Jake Owen, Miranda Lambert, LoCash Cowboys, more
June 18 - 20 ~~ Huck Finn Jubilee: Mojave Narrows Regional Park/Victorville, CA; []; Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, Chris Jones and The Night Drivers, The Traveling McCourys, Sierra Hull, Waddie Mitchell, Sons and Brothers, Nathan McEuen and Scott Gates, The Hey Boys, Julie Wingfield, Riley's Mountaineers, The Bon Family Cloggers, Blue Ridge Jam School, Deering Banjo Championships
June 23 - 28 ~~ Mullah's Teahouse Presents: The Golden Toad Music and Dance Camp: CYO Retreat Center/Occidental, CA; []; Väsen, more
June 25 - 27 ~~ Kate Wolf Memorial Festival: Black Oak Ranch/Laytonville, CA; []; The Neville Brothers, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir, Baka Beyond, Poor Man's Whiskey, Robert Earl Keen, Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, Greg Brown, Po' Girl, more
June 26 - July 3 ~~ Balkan Music and Dance Workshops: Mendocino, CA; [East European Folklife Center/ P.O. Box 12488/ Berkeley, CA 94712-3488, phone 510/547-1118, email: office@eefc.org]
July 3 - 4 ~~ Floyd Fandango: Floyd, VA; []
July 4 - 9 ~~ Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Week I: McDaniel College/Westminster, MD; [2 College Hill/ Westminster, MD 21157, phone 410/857-2771, email: cgothregistrar@yahoo.com]
July 4 - 10 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Traditional Song Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 900/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Claudine Langille, Brian Demarcus, Julee Glaub, Mark Weems, Charlie Louvin, Dáithí Sproule, Matt Watroba, Don Rigsby, Peter Siegel, Sheila Kay Adams, Tim Eriksen, Brian Peters, Gaye Adegbalola, Roddy Barnes
July 4 - 10 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Fiddle Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 900/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Julia Weatherford, April Verch, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Matt Glaser, Casey Driessen, Joe Craven, Judy Hyman, Liz Knowles, Suzy Thompson, Andrea Hoag, Jamie Laval, Adam Tanner, Sam Bartlett, Larry Unger, Roger Bellow, Ben Sollee, Cody Walters
July 9 - 11 ~~ Winnipeg Folk Festival: Birds Hill Park/Winnipeg, MB, Canada; [phone 204/231-0096]
July 9 - 11 ~~ 50th anniversary Mariposa Folk Festival: Tudhope Park/Orillia, ON, Canada; []; Gordon Lightfoot, Ian Tyson, Murray McLauchlan, Sylvia Tyson, Quartette, more
July 10 - 11 ~~ Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival: Carrol County Farm Museum/Westminster, MD; [2 College Hill/ Westminster, MD 21157, phone 410/857-2771, email: cgothregistrar@yahoo.com]
July 11 - 16 ~~ Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Week II: McDaniel College/Westminster, MD; [2 College Hill/ Westminster, MD 21157, phone 410/857-2771, email: cgothregistrar@yahoo.com]
July 11 - 16 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Early Country Music Week & Cajun-Creole Week & Guitar Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
July 11 - 17 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Celtic Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 900/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Martin Hayes, Kevin Burke, Brian Conway, Eamon O'Leary, Jamie Laval, Kevin Crawford, Talitha MacKenzie, John Skelton, Gráinne Hambly, Cathie Ryan, Robbie O'Connell, Martin Quinn, Ed Miller, Kathleen Conneely, Laura Risk, Jane MacMorran, Billy Jackson, Danny Tighe, Robin Bullock, Matthew Olwell, Manus McGuire, Donogh Hennessy, Paddy Keenan, Andrea Beaton, Darren Moloney
July 14 - 17 ~~ Hebridean Celtic Festival: Scotland; [email: info@hebceltfest.com]
July 14 - 18 ~~ 20th Larmer Tree Festival: Larmer Tree Gardens/Tollard Royal, near Salisbury/England; [P.O. Box 1790/ Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5WA/ U.K., phone 023 8071 1820]; Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Oysterband, The Bad Shepherds, Shooglenifty, Dub Pistols, The Bookhouse Boys, Chris Wood, The Urban Voodoo Machine, Roots Union, Goldheart Assembly, The Unthanks, Tunng, more
July 17 - 24 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society Family Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 18 ~~ 25th annual Woodstock Folk Festival: Woodstock Square/Woodstock, IL; []
July 18 - 23 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Blues Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
July 18 - 24 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Old-Time Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 900/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Phil Jamison, Alice Gerrard, Mac & Jenny Traynham, Bobby McMillon, Rafe Stefanini, Erynn Marshall, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Bruce Greene, Shay Garriock, Gordy Hinners, Paul Kovac, Jesse Wells, Dave Leddel, Ron Pen, John Herrmann, Meredith McIntosh, Don Pedi, Rodney Sutton, James Leva, John Hollandsworth, Susie Goehring, Ellie Grace, Brett Ratliff
July 22 - 25 ~~ 9th FloydFest: Floyd, VA; [phone, 540/745-FEST]; The Levon Helm Band, Blue King Brown, Soulive, Eric Krasno & Chapter2, Konono No 1, Bearfoot, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Cornmeal, Joe Pug, The Low Anthem, Pimps of Joytime, Mountain Heart, the Wiyos, Soulhound, the Two Gentlemen Band, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Boulder Acoustic Society, The Mantras, William Walter & Company, more
July 24 - 31 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society Folk Music Week & Morris Intensive Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 25 - 30 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Irish Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]; Eadhmonn Ua Cuinne, Catherine Crowe, Robbie O'Connell, Troy MacGillivray, Karen Ashbrook, Caitlin Nic Gabhann, Jerry O'Sullivan, Pauline Conneely, Toni Ogden, Deirdre Connolly, Anne McCollum, Seamus Connolly, Anne McCollum, Donny Golden, Joanie Madden, Patrick Ourceau, John Whelan, Kathleen Boyle, Daithi Sproule, Eileen Gannon, Dan Milner, John Skelton, Liz Carroll
July 25 - 31 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Contemporary Folk Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 900/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; David Roth, Christine Lavin, Catie Curtis, Vance Gilbert, Peter Mulvey, Sara Hickman, Jack Williams, Siobhan Quinn, Jon Vezner, Ray Chesna, Abbie Gardner
July 25 - 31 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 900/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Al Petteway, Tony McManus, Steve Baughman, Doug Smith, Adam Rafferty, Del Rey, Steve James, Scott Ainslie, Robin Bullock, Pat Donohue, Vicki Genfan, Patrick Landeza, Ed Dodson, Harvey Reid, Sally Van Meter, Akira Otsuka, more
July 30 - August 6 ~~ Sidmouth FolkWeek: Sidmouth, England; [Sidmouth TIC/ Ham Lane/ Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8XR/ England, phone 01395 577952]; Blue Murder, Brass Monkey, A Celebration of Nic Jones, Roy Bailey, David Ferrard, Sandra Kerr, Chumbawamba, Andy Cutting and Friends, Martin Simpson, Chris Wood, Ian Carr, June Tabor, Barry Coope & John Tams, Mawkin:Causley, Kerfuffle, Jon Boden & the Remnant Kings, Jackie Oates, The Fay Hield Trio, Belshazzar's Feast, Belinda O'Hooley & Heidi Tidow, Bellowhead, Tim Eriksen, Salsa Celtica, Michael McGoldrick's Future Trad Collective, Shooglenifty, Blowzabella, Toothless Mary, Spiers and Boden Ceilidh Band, The Music of Bagpuss featuring Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner plus Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, John Kirkpatrick, more
July 30 - August 7 ~~ Lark Camp - Celebration of World Music, Song & Dance: Mendocino, CA; [P.O. Box 1176/ Mendocino, CA 95460, phone 707/964-4826, email: registration@larkcamp.com]; Jason Adajian, Tami Allen, Claudette Boudreaux, Shirleigh Brannon, Malaika Finkelstein, Erik Hoffman, Frank Howard, Antonea Leftheriotis, Janis Reynolds, Joey Abarta, Anita Anderson, Kim Atkinson, Edmond Badoux, Mark Bell, Hector Bezanis, Dena Bjornlie, Shay Black, Javier Blanco, Hank Bradley, Kevin Brown, "Cano" Alexandre Cadarso, Danny Carnahan, Kevin Carr, Chris Caswell, Tony Elman, Sinan Erdemsel, Chuck Ervin, Marla Fibish, Jack Gilder, Wayne Hankin, Sylvia Herold, Dick Holdstock, Wael Kakish, Jeremy Kammerer, Alan Keith, Robyn Mahealani Kneubuhl, Dan Newton, Robin Petrie, John Skelton, Julian Smedley, Larry Unger, Cathie Whitesides, Radim Zenkl, more
July 31 - August 7 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society Family Week & Teacher Training Course: Ogontz Camp/Lyman, NH; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 31 - August 7 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society English Dance Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 1 - 6 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Bluegrass Week & Swing Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
August 1 - 7 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Dulcimer Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 900/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Lois Hornbostel, Rob Brereton, Thomasina, Bing Futch, Bonnie Leigh, Walt Michael, Dan Landrum, Jem Moore, Ken Kolodner, Doug & Darcy Orr, Joe Holbert
August 6 - 13 ~~ Irish Cruise: Seattle to Alaska: Seattle, WA; []; Willie Lynch Band, Ceili Band (Patty Furling, John Reynolds, Margie Mulvihill and Felix Dolan), more
August 7 - 14 ~~ Balkan Music and Dance Workshops: Iroquois Springs/Rock Hill, NY; [East European Folklife Center/ P.O. Box 12488/ Berkeley, CA 94712-3488, phone 510/547-1118, email: office@eefc.org]
August 7 - 14 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society English & American Dance Week & English Dance Leaders Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 8 - 15 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Old-Time Week & Dance Week & Vocal Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
August 8 - 17 ~~ Al Berard's Cajun Heritage Retreat: Nova Scotia, Canada; [phone 877/384-4372, email: Doug@Freedomtoursllc.com]; Al Berard and the Basin Brothers Band, Festival Acadien de Clare
August 13 - 15 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Festival: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
August 14 - 21 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society Early Music Week & English Dance Musicians Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 15 - 22 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society Adult & Family Program: Timber Ridge Camp/High View, WV; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 16 - 20 ~~ Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School: Milwaukee School of Engineering/Milwaukee, WI; [Joyce Ennis/ Milwaukee Irish Fest/ 1532 Wauwatosa Avenue/ Milwaukee, WI 53213, email: summerschool@irishfest.com]; Mick Broderick, Dave Curley, more
August 20 - 22 ~~ 3rd annual Princeton Traditional Music Festival: Princeton, BC, Canada; []
August 20 - 22 ~~ 35th Summerfolk Music & Craft Festival: Kelso Beach Park/Owen Sound, ON, Canada; [phone 519/371-2995, email: gbfs@bmts.com]
August 20 - 22 ~~ Tegeingl - the Festival of Hidden Folk: Mold, Wales; [phone 0791 9177373]; Gwibdaith Hen Frân, Keith Donnelly, Kerfuffle, Mabon, Pete Morton, Cloudstreet, Les Barker, more
August 21 - 28 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society Campers' Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 26 - 30 ~~ Towersey Festival: Towersey, England; []; Bellowhead, Dhol Foundation, Committee Band, Whapweasel, Chris Wood, more
August 28 - September 4 ~~ Country Dance & Song Society American Dance & Music Week & Square Dance Callers Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
September 2 - 6 ~~ Strawberry Fall Music Festival: Camp Mather/Yosemite, CA; [P.O. Box 664/ Jamestown, CA 95327, phone 209/984-8630]; Tommy Emmanuel, Los Pingúos, Marcus James & the Wassonrai, Eliza Gilkyson with Nina Gerber, Railroad Earth, more
September 24 - 25 ~~ �Globalquerque! - New Mexico's 6th Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture: National Hispanic Cultural Center/Albuquerque, NM; []
October 7 - 10 ~~ Shakori Hills Fall GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance: Silk Hope, NC; [1439 Henderson Tanyard Road/ Silk Hope, NC 27312, phone 919/542-8142]
October 9 - 10 ~~ 5th annual Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival: Joshua Tree Lake Campground/Joshua Tree, CA; [P.O. Box 2205/ Joshua Tree, CA 92252, phone 877/327-6265]; Greensky Bluegrass, Blue Rodeo, Toubab Krewe, The Sadies, O'Death, Frontier Ruckus, Deertick, Porterdavis, Abalone Dots, Marianne Dissard, Kelly Joe Phelps, Alice Di Micele, Blue Mountain, more
October 14 - 17 ~~ Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF): Black Mountain, NC; [phone 828/686-8742]
October 24 - 31 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center October Old-Time Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
October 29 - 31 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Fiddlers' Reunion: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
November 4 - 7 ~~ Riverhawk: Sertoma Ranch/Brooksville, FL; [Lind Entertainment/ P.O. Box 694/ Polk City, FL 33868]
February 16 - 20, 2011 ~~ International Folk Alliance Conference: Memphis, TN; [phone 901/522-1170]

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