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

Updated May 1, 2008

We update this page at least once a month.
See the FAQ for deadlines
Send corrections and additions to sched@dirtylinen.com

April 30 - May 4 ~~ 13th Annual Hog's Breath Key West Songwiters Festival: Key West, FL; [phone 305/296-4222]; Jeffrey Steele, Jamey Johnson, Scotty Emerick, Robert Earl Keen, Raul Malo, more
May 2 - 5 ~~ Carlsberg Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival: Kilkenny, Ireland; []; Chuck Prophet, Tift Merritt, Chatham County Line, Tim O'Brien, Fred Eaglesmith, Eilen Jewell, Sam Baker, Malcolm Holcombe, Tom Fun Orchestra, Martha Scanlan, Baskery
May 3 - 4 ~~ Karfluki Fest 2008 - 3rd annual Tempest Festival of Arts & Music: Auburn Gold Country Fairgrounds/Auburn, CA; [phone 707/448-1511]; Tempest, Those Darn Accordions, Fishtank Ensemble, Incendio, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Plasterkatz, Rick O'Shay Juggling School, Sierra Spiral Dancers, Controlled Burn, more
May 8 ~~ Blues Music Awards: Grand Casino Event Center/Tunica Resorts, MS; []
May 9 ~~ 3rd annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue: Ground Zero Blues Club/Clarksdale, MS; []
May 9 - 11 ~~ The Folk Project Festival: Fairview Lake YMCA Camp/Stillwater, NJ; [phone 973/509-1014, email: FestReg@folkproject.org]; Cheryl Wheeler, Straight Drive, Bob Franke, Sonas, Peter Fischman & Deb O'Hanlon, Ken Galipeau, Frank & Hank with Bill (Frank Sole, Henry Nerenberg, & Bill Meyer), Avant Gardeners, Peter Blue
May 9 - 11 ~~ Lake Eden Arts Festival: Black Mountain, NC; [377 Lake Eden Road/ Black Mountain, NC 28711, phone 828/68-MUSIC, email: info@theLEAF.com]; Nanci Griffith, Arrested Development, Habib Koité, David Wilcox, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Buille, Corey Harris & the 5x5 Band, Great Bear Trio, Latter Day Lizards, Cis Hinkle, Robert Cromartie, Bambu Station, Steep Canyon Rangers, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Rahim AlHaj, Vincent Nsengiyumva, Ashley Chambliss, Agent 23: Skidoo, University North Florida Brass Ensemble, Navé, Minton Sparks, Phil Jamison, Mirth Remedy, Capt. Josh, Cary Fridley, Akira Satake, Becky Stone, Fyn & Mike Odell Stiltwalkers, more
May 9 - 11 ~~ Singing for Fun in Our Natural Environment: Ossabaw Island, GA; [Mary Elfner/ Ossabaw Singing Weekend/ 32 Flinn Drive/ Savannah, GA 31406, email: marygeoff@comcast.net]; Mary Elfner, Elise Witt
May 9 - 11 ~~ Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival: Ramblewood Resort/Darlington, MD; []; SONiA & disappear fear, more
May 9 - 12 ~~ 2nd annual Global Sound Conference: Marina Del Rey Marriott/Los Angeles, CA; []; Sheila Chandra, Yungchen Lhamo, Rickie Byars Beckwith with the Agape International Choir
May 10 ~~ 5th Annual Fortune Lake Festival: ??; [phone 906/875-3697]; Detour, Glen Morningstar, Dou Borealis, Corinne Rockow, more
May 11 - 18 ~~ Brett Perkins' Listening Room International Songwriter Retreats: Gotland, Sweden; []
May 13 - 15 ~~ Pete Wernick's Bluegrass Jam Camp: Gettysburg, PA; []
May 15 - 19 ~~ Festival International Musique Actualle Victoriaville: Victoriaville, QC, Canada; [phone 819/752-7912, fax 819/758-4370, email: info@fimav.qc.ca]
May 16 - 18 ~~ 6th annual Joshua Tree Music Festival: Joshua Tree Lake Campground, CA; [phone 877/327-6265]; Ivan Neville's DumpstaPhunk, On the One, Afromotive, Dubconscious, Telepath, B-Side Players, Dusty Rhodes & the River Band, Flowmotion, Lynx, Sol Jibe, Amy Lavere, Mojow & the Vibration Army, the Loyd Family Players, Ghostland Observatory, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Luminescent Orchestrii, Blvd w/MC Souleye, Jethro Jeremiah, more
May 17 ~~ Stone Soup Coffeehouse 1st Annual Rent Party: The Blackstone Bar & Grill/Pawtucket, RI; [phone 401/921-5115, ]; Joyce Katzberg, Atwater-Donnelly, The Gnomes, Bill Harley, Corinne Wahlberg, Liz Carlisle, Kim Lamothe, John Fuzek, Barnacle, more
May 18 ~~ 48th Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest: Paramount Ranch/Agoura, CA; [phone 818/382-4819]
May 22 - 25 ~~ Strawberry Spring Music Festival: Yosemite, CA; [P.O. Box 664/ Jamestown, CA 95327, phone 209/984-8630]; Tim O'Brien, John Cowan Trio, Chuck Prophet, South Austin Jug Band, Cadillac Sky, Peter Rowan & the Free Mexican Airforce, more
May 23 - 25 ~~ Sterling Stage Folk Fest: Sterling Stage Kampitheatre/Sterling, NY; [274 Kent Road/ Sterling, NY 13156, phone 323/644-0429]; Ryan Montbleau Band, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Zach Deputy, The Breakfast, Sam Kininger Band, Hot Day at the Zoo, Second Class Citizens, Assassins of Hip, Dark Hollow, The Buddhahood, Natural Breakdown, Blue Sky Mission Club, The Family Dawgz, Tim Herron Corporation, more
May 23 - 25 ~~ 1st Annual DelFest: Allegany County Fairgrounds/Cumberland, MD; [phone 615/340-9919, email: delfestinfo@aol.com]; The Del McCoury Band, Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley, Keller Williams & the Keels, David Grisman's Bluegrass Experience, Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet feat. Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Punch Brothers feat. Chris Thile, Railroad Earth, David Bromberg w/The Angel Band, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Great American Taxi feat. Vince Herman, Jon Fishman, Steep Canyon Rangers, Adrienne Young, The Lee Boys, Dre's Rude Awakening, Ronnie Bowman, Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass, Mike Garris & Area 51, The Davisson Brothers Band
May 23 - 25 ~~ Folk College with Simple Gifts: Huntingdon, PA; [phone 814/643-6220, email: huntingdonarts@comcast.net]; Scott Ainslie, Creaking Tree, Genticorum, Rustical Quality String Band, Simple Gifts, Spirit Wing
May 23 - 25 ~~ Fiddler's Grove Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival: Fiddler's Grove Campground/Union Grove, NC; [phone 828/478-3735, email: info@fiddlersgrove.com]; The Kruger Brothers, The Cockman Family, Laura Boosinger, Robin Warren, Spirit Fiddle, more
May 24 ~~ Dylan Days Benefit Concert: Historic Hibbing High School Auditorium/Hibbing, MN; []; Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Spider John Koerner & Tony Glover
May 24 - 25 ~~ Bayou & Boogie Fest: Smithfield Elks Lodge/Smithfield, RI; []; Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp, Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners, Magnolia Cajun Band, Li'l Anne & the Hot Cayenne Band
May 30 - June 1 ~~ Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest: Sussex County Fairgrounds/Augusta, NJ; []; The Radiators, Donna the Buffalo, Mitch Woods & the Rocket 88's, funky METERS, Tab Benoit, Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band, Guitar Shorty, Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners, Swingset Mamas, Allen Toussaint, Railroad Earth, Bonerama, The Lee Boys, The Nappy Brown Orchestra, Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, more
May 31 - June 1 ~~ Vintage Virginia: Bull Run Regional Park/Centreville, VA; []; Ivan Neville's Dumstaphunk, Trombone Shorty
June 3 - 5 ~~ Pete Wernick's Bluegrass Jam Camp: Morehead, KY; []
June 3 - 8 ~~ Féis Shiàtail: Fort Worden/Port Townsend, WA; [Slighe nan Gaidheal/ P.O. Box 31834/ Seattle, WA 98103, phone 206/903-9452, email: feis@slighe.com]; Anne Lorne Gillies, Finlay Cunningham, Rachel McPherson, Wendy MacIsaac, Mary MacMaster, Allan MacDonald, Muriel Fisher, Catriona Chaimbeul
June 5 - 7 ~~ BamaJam Music & Arts Festival: Enterprise, AL; [phone 877/4BAMA-JAM]; Trace Adkins, Tracy Lawrence, Cherryholmes, Corey Smith, Railroad Earth, Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ-Top, Randy Owen, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Darryl Worley, Jason Michael Carroll, Eric Church, Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Dan Tyminski, The Duhks, Nanci Griffith, Gov't Mule, Yonder Mountain String Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Keller Williams, Marc Broussard, Zac Brown Band, Janes Otto, Ashton Shepherd, Rio Grand, Heartland, Pure & Simple, Claire Lynch Band, Blue Highway, Mountain Heart
June 5 - 8 ~~ Roots on the River Festival: Bellows Falls, VT; []; Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli, The Lonesome Brothers, The Bottle Rockets, George's Back Pocket, Eilen Jewell, Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, Roger Marin Band, Starline Rhythm Boys, Robbie Fulks, Steve Forbert, Mary Gauthier, Fred Eaglesmith & the Flying Squirrels
June 5 - 8 ~~ Chicago Blues Festival: Chicago, IL; []; Little Arthur Duncan & the Back Scratchers, Jimmy Burns Blues Band, Lurrie Bell, Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire, Big Time Sarah, Karen Carroll, Jimmy Johnson, Inetta Visor, Bob Stroger, Charles Wilson, Rosa's All Star Jam Band feat. James Wheeler, Aron Burton, Billy Branch, Kenny Smith, Katherine Davis, Erwin Helfer, Eric Noden, Fernando Jones & the Columbia College Blues Ensemble, David "Honey Boy" Edwards, Louisiana Red, Paul Kaye, Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones, Pinetop Perkins, Willie Smith, Bob Margolin, Nuwki Nu, Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band, Little Willie Littlefield, Patricia Scott w/J.W. Williams, Big Ray & Chicago's Most Wanted, L.C. Ulmer, Piano C. Red, Charles "Wsir" Johnson, Duke Robillard's Louis Jordan tribute feat. Plas Johnson & Red Holloway, Johnny Winter, James Cotton, Jo Jo Murray & Joy Hills, Peaches & the Groove Shakers, Tear Drop Sessions, Les Getrex & Creole Cookin', Omar Shariff, Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band, Tribute to Jumpin' Willie Cobbs feat. Joe B Band, Larry Taylor's West Side Blues & Soul Band, The Taylor's Family Band, Rising Star Fife & Drum feat. The Thomas Family, Afrissisppi, Harmonica Hinds, Lonnie Brooks, Ernest Dawkins, Ruby Andrews, Cicero Blake, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Willie Henderson, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Otis Clay, Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine, Shorty Mack & the Magnificent R&B Blues Band, Liz Mandville & the Blue Points, Charles Hayes & the Hayes Family Band, Otis Taylor, Don Vappie, Guy Davis, John Hammond, Milwaukee Blues All Stars feat. Stokes & Milwaukee Slim, Bumble Bee Bob, Chick Rogers, PG Man, Theodis Ealey (Brothers Reunion), Cedric Burnside, Little Malcolm, T-Model Ford, Steve Arvey, Quintus McCormick, Guitar Red, Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials, Barbara Lynn w/Lil' Buck & the Buckaroos, Buckwheat Zydeco, Victory Travelers, Marie Knight, Tony Joe White, Davell Crawford, LaVelle White, Geraldine & Donald Gay, Davell Crawford, Paul Geremia, John Boutte, Rodney Brown, Big James Montgomery & the Playboys, Dancin' Perkins, Charlie Love, Bobby Parker, B.B. King
June 6 - 7 ~~ Hypnotic Clambake's 12th Annual OUR Music Fest: Brushwood Folklore Center/Sherman, NY; [phone 585/271-5069, email: livemusic@frontiernet.net]; Hypnotic Clambake, Redheaded Stepchild, Baby Gramps, Stewed Mulligan, Zydeco Vacation, Rainbow Tribe, Waitin' on a Train, JoAnn Vaccaro, Buddhahood, New York Klezmer Orchestra, Gumshoe, John Martz Experience, Leigh Stoner & the Smoking Jackets
June 7 ~~ Comcast presents the 20th Annual Appel Farm Festival: Appel Farm Arts and Music Center/Elmer, NJ; [457 Shirley Road/ Elmer, NJ 08318, phone 800/298-4200]; Marc Cohn, They Might Be Giants, Suzanne Vega, The Smithereens, Vienna Teng, Enter the Haggis, Lucy Kaplansky, Red Molly, Matt Duke, Christina Courtin, Alfred James Band, Nicole Reynolds
June 7 - 8 ~~ RI Sustainable Living Festival and Clean Energy Expo: Coventry, RI; [phone 401/228-7930, email: info@apeiron.org]
June 9 - 12 ~~ North Fork Bluegrass & Roots Music Festival Jam Camp: Hotchkiss, CO; [P.O. Box 442/ Hotchkiss, CO 81419, email: info@northforkbluegrass.com]; The Hickory Project, Chele's Kitchen, Metamoocil Mountain Boys
June 9 - 13 ~~ Schoolhouse Beginners Fiddle Camp: Old Avoca Schoolhouse/Avoca, NE; []
June 11 - 14 ~~ Seedtime on the Cumberland: Whitesburg, KY; [Appalshop/ 91 Madison Avenue/ Whitesburg, KY 41858, phone 606/633-0108]; Kathy Mattea, Darrell Scott & Wayne Scott, Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys, Brett Ratliff & the Clack Mountain String Band, Kentucky Wildhorse, Lee Sexton, Rich & the Po Folks
June 13 ~~ Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Wilkes Community College/Wilkesboro, NC; [phone 336/838-6260]; Mike Cross
June 13 - 14 ~~ Georgia Mountain Roots and Music Festival: Anderson Music Hall/Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds/Hiawassee, GA; [phone 706/896-4191]; Irons in the Fire, Donna Hughes, Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers, Cherryholmes, Trees Leave, The Lovell Sisters Band, Tim O'Brien, The Greencards, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Sam Bush Band
June 13 - 15 ~~ 5th Annual North Fork Bluegrass & Roots Music Festival: Hotchkiss, CO; [P.O. Box 442/ Hotchkiss, CO 81419, email: info@northforkbluegrass.com]; The Kruger Brothers, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Kane Welch & Kaplin, Diana Jones, The Hickory Project, Mighty Squirrel, Halden Wofford & The Hi Beams, Rock 'n' Rye, 3 Wire, David Starr & Friends, Chele's Kitchen, Metamoocil Mountain Boys
June 13 - 15 ~~ Huck Finn Jubilee: Mojave Narrows Regional Park/Victorville, CA; [P.O. Box 56419/ Riverside, CA 92517, phone 951/341-8080]; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Blue Highway, The Dan Tyminski Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Berline, Crary & Hickman, California, Gibson Brothers, Randy Waller & the Country Gentlemen, Wayne Rice, The Bon Family Cloggers, The National Bluegrass Playoffs
June 13 - 15 ~~ Clinch Mountain Music Fest "Heart, Soul, & Spirit of Mountain Music": Scott County, VA; [phone 877/266-3303]
June 13 - 15 ~~ Sea Music Festival: Mystic Seaport/Mystic, CT; [phone 888/973-2767]; Finest Kind, Hand in Hand, Bob Zentz, Robbie O'Connell, Danny O'Flaherty, Johnson Girls, Danny & Joyce McLeod, Jeff Davis, Bob Webb, George Ward, Cliff Haslam, Kenny Wolin, Charlie Ipcar, Barnacle, Calico Jack, Sheri Mortimer, Mystic Seaport's Chantey Staff
June 14 ~~ 5th Snowdon Fiddle Festival: Nant Peris, Wales; [phone 01286 871042, email: info@gwylffidil.info]; Roots & Galoots, Stephen Rees, Cass Meurig, Idris Morris Jones, Nial Cain, Clwb Ffidil yr Wyddfa
June 14 - 15 ~~ Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival: Gebhard Woods State Park/Morris, IL; [P.O. Box 901/ Morris, IL 60450-0801, phone 708/756-3857, email: bruske@juno.com]; Mike Anderson, Cathy Barton, Gordon Bok, Bryan Bowers, Sherri Farley, Greg Ferguson, Diane Ippel, Ken Kolodner, Dan Landrum, Dave Para, Bill Robinson, Tony Scarimbolo, Skip Sittig, Maurice Smeets, Anna Stange, JoAnn Surber, Rick Thum, Susan Trump
June 14 - 21 ~~ Bill Monroe's Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival: Bean Blossom, IN; []; John Cowan Band, Lonesome River Band, Ronnie Bowman & the Committee, Larry Stephenson Band, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Lizzy Long & Friends, Tommy Brown & County Line Grass, James Monroe & the Midnight Ramblers, The Sullivan Family, Glen Bonham, New Harmony, Tommy Brown & County Line Grass, Spanky Moore Bluegrass Band, Cronfields & Crossroads, Dave Evans & Riverbend, David Davis & Warrior River Boys, Pine Mountain Railroad, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, The Muellers, SweetGrass Bluegrass Band, Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen, Kenny & Amanda Smith, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Tim Graves & Cherokee, Beth Stevens & Edge, Jesse Perdue & Old Time Gospel, The Grascals, IIIrd Tyme Out, The Lewis Family, Special Consensus, James King Band, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Monroe Crossing, The Doerfel Family, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Cherryholmes, Gene Watson, Ronnie Reno & Reno Tradition, Ralph Stanley II, Dailey & Vincent Band, Dr. Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, The Seldom Scene, Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top Xpress, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Alecia Nugent, Ernie Thacker & Route 23, Michelle Cupit
June 16 - 19 ~~ 2nd Annual Sea Shanty Camp: Fort Flagler State Park, WA; [Ferryboat Music/ P.O. Box 22/ Winthrop, WA 98862, phone/fax 509/996-3527]; Hank Cramer, Capt. Les Bolton, Capt. Chris Rowsom, Dr. Brian Maskew, David LoVine, Matt Moeller, Peter Kasin, Richard Adrianowicz, Wendy Cameron Berube, JD Erskine, Burt Meyer
June 18 - 22 ~~ 12th annual Athfest: Athens, GA; []
June 19 - 22 ~~ Terrastock 7 Music Festival: Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center/Louisville, KY; [phone 502/724-1845, email: erica@terrascope.co.uk]; Acid Mothers Temple & the Cosmic Inferno featuring Pikachu, Rob Sharples, Ignatz, MV & EE, Grails, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Antietam, Tanakh, Bevis Frond, Wooden Shjips, Insect Factory, Dead Maids, United Bible Studies, Linus Pauling Quartet w/special guests, Motorpsycho, The Photographic, Marissa Nadler, Mono, Sharron Kraus, Bardo Pond, Pelt, Major Stars, Windy & Carl, Kinski, Paik, Jack Rose, Tara Jane O'Neil, Damon & Naomi, Black Forest/Black Sea, Sapat
June 19 - 22 ~~ 35th Anniversary Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Telluride, CO; [phone 800/624-2422]; Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Ani DiFranco Band, Arlo Guthrie, Del McCoury Band, Uncle Earl, Cadillac Sky, Darrell Scott, Leftover Salmon, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby w/Kentucky Thunder, Paolo Nutini, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan & the Free Mexican Airforce, The Emmitt Nershi Band, Béla Fleck (Duos with Friends), Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, The Frames, Sam Bush Band, Brett Dennen, Yonder Mountain String Band, Jerry Douglas Band, Tift Merritt, Steep Canyon Rangers, Telluride House Band (featuring Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer & Bryan Sutton), The Swell Season (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova), Hot Rize w/Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers, John Cowan & Darrell Scott Band, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile, The Duhks, Solomon Burke
June 20 - 21 ~~ Gemini Fest II: Martinsville, VA; [Blue Mountain Inc./ 2067 Coopers Mountain Road/ Martinsville, VA 24112, phone 276/340-4215, email: info@bluemtnmusic.com]; Joe Washrag, the Alliens, The Seed, Sol Creech Band, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
June 20 - 22 ~~ Appalachian Mountain Music Festival: BiCentennial Park/Waynesville, OH; [phone 937/862-5551]; Ann & Phil Case, Bill Lowe & Cripple Creek, Sunset Dawn, Halfway Home, Annie & Mac, The Blarnacles, Greg & Emily Beasley, Steve Hollen, Anderson's Fork, Berachah Valley, Tymes Past, The Ohio River Minstrels, Moment in Thyme, more
June 20 - 22 ~~ SummersDay Revels: Fort Point Channel/Boston, MA; []; David Coffin, Jay O'Callahan, Revels Chorus, Back Bay Bell Ringers, more
June 21 ~~ Spirit of the Woods Music Festival: Dickson Township Park/Brethren, MI; [Tim & Wanda Joseph/ 11171 Kerry Road/ Brethren, MI 49619, phone 231/477-5381, fax 231/723-1109, email: spiritmusic@jackpine.com]; Ruby John & Friends, Breathe Owl Breathe, Nobody's Darling, Rusty Blaides, Earthwork Women (Jen Sygit, Darlene, Susan Fawcett, & others), Ember Swift, Reggae Cowboys
June 21 ~~ Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival: Central Park/Honesdale, PA; [phone 570/253-5492]; The Holmes Bros., Dale Watson, The Buzzards, Evan Goodrow Band, Studebaker John & The Hawks, more
June 21 ~~ 2nd annual Southern Shore Music Festival: Cumberland County Fairgrounds/Millville, NJ; [phone 856/455-0328]
June 21 ~~ Nòs r - Celtic and Scots Languages Song Competition: Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland; []
June 21 ~~ 13th Columbia Pike Blues Festival: Arlington, VA; [phone 703/892-2887, fax 703/892-0358, email: amcwilliams@columbiapike.org]; Roomful of Blues, Tom Principato, Memphis Gold, Karl Stoll & the Danger Zone, more
June 21 ~~ Franco-Fête: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; []
June 21 - 22 ~~ Safeway's 16th annual National Capital Barbecue Battle: Washington, DC; [phone 202/828-3099]; Leon Russell, Roy Ayers, Chuck Brown, Fools & Horses, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Eric Lindell, Deanna Bogart, Justin Trawick, Soul Gravity, Luke Brindley, Electrofied, Celeste Starchild, ACE, Spur of the Moment, David Bach, Cap't Fly & the Legends Review, Philip Martin, Style Band, Danny Blew, Lady Rhythm, Chopteeth, Eric Scott, Golden Story, Deb Callahan, Charlie Sayles, Memphis Gold, more
June 21 - 22 ~~ 22nd annual Long Beach Bayou Festival: Rainbow Lagoon Park/Long Beach, CA; [phone 562/427-8834]; San Diego Cajun Playboys, Bonne Musique Zydeco, Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band, Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Big Daddy's, Sherry Pruitt, Cash McCall, Guitar Shorty, Barbara Morrison, T-Lou & His Super Hot Zydeco Band, Pine Leaf Boys, New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, Bernie Pearl, Seville: Tribute to Motown, Linda Hopkins, Debbie Davies, Michael Ward
June 22 ~~ Fiddlins Fun Festival: Roberson Museum and Science Center/Binghamton, NY; [phone 607/687-3675]
June 22 - 27 ~~ Western Carolina University Mountain Dulcimer Week: Western Carolina University/Cullowhee, NC; [WCU Educational Outreach/ 138 Outreach Center/ Cullowhee, NC 28723, phone 828/227-7397, email: hensley@email.wcu.edu]
June 26 - 29 ~~ Cape Cod Celtic Festival: West Dennis & Yarmouth, MA; [Lew Taylor/ 314 Main Street/ West Dennis, MA, phone 508/760-8199, email: lew@themusicmeister.com]; Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, Mary Jane Lamond, Wendy MacIsaac, Julie Blaub & Mark Weems, Kimberley Fraser, Brenda Stubbert, Pat Gillis, Eamon Coyne, Stanley & Grimm, Susan & Steve Lindsay, Mance Grady, Patsy Whelan
June 26 - July 6 ~~ 29th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: Montréal, QC, Canada; [phon 514/871-1881 or 888/515-0515]; Glenn Miller Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Ravi Coltrane, Coral Egan, Omara Portuondo, Charlie Haden Quartet West, Jose Conde Y Ola Fresca, Rupa & the April Fishes, James Taylor, Katie Melua, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Return to Forever, Leonard Cohen, Ladytron, more
June 26 - 29 ~~ Montreal Guitar Show: Montreal, QC, Canada; []; Erik Mongrain, Jorday Officer, Antoine Dufour, John Jorgenson, Jake Shimabukuro, Andy McKee, Don Ross, Martin Taylor, Jim Hall, Pierre Bensusan, more
June 26 - July 3 ~~ Early Music Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
June 27 - 29 ~~ 28th Annual Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music and Dance: Altamont Fairgrounds/Altamont, NY; [P.O. Box 466/ Voorheesville, NY 12186]; Le Vent du Nord, Si Kahn, Andy Irvine, Christopher Shaw, Chuck & Albert, April Verch, Lee Murdock, Galitcha, Joe Jencks, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Walt Michael & Co., Scott Ainslie, Robert B. Jones, Priscilla Herdman, Marge Bruchac & Justin Kennick, Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, Dan Duggan, Andrew & Noah Van Norstrand, Matt Watroba, Pipeline, Peter & Mary Alice Amidon, Michael Cooney, Ira Bernstein & Riley Baugus, Groovemama, Ruth Pelham, Ron Gordon & the Festival Jug Band, Rosie's Ready Mix, Morrison Bros. Band, Bob Nicholson, Dan Berggren, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Peggy Lynn, Bill Spence, Toby Stover, George Ward, George Wilson, Great Groove Band, more
June 27 - 29 ~~ Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival: Black Oak Ranch/Laytonville, CA; [phone 707/823-1511]; Greg Brown, Los Lobos, David Lindley, The Waifs, Jimmy LaFave, Todd Snider, Taj Mahal Trio, Keb' Mo', John Gorka & Lucy Kaplansky w/Nina Gerber, Ruthie Foster, The Wailin' Jennys, Pieta Brown, Cris Williamson, Rosalie Sorrels, Blame Sally, Vance Gilbert, The Greencards, Moira Smiley & VOCO, more
June 28 ~~ The Rock Hill Music Fest: Bill Monroe Music Park/Bean Blossom, IN; [phone 800/595-4849]; Cowboy Troy, Carolina Rain, Shawn Mullins, Natalie Howard, Mile Marker 24, Lindsay Eli, Jaxonville, Caleb Hawley, Woodenwire
June 28 - July 5 ~~ Nordic Fiddles and Feet: Buffalo Gap Camp/Capon Bridge, WV; [4401 Alta Vista Way/ Knoxville, TN 37919, phone 865/522-0515, email: fiddlesandfeet@bellsouth.net]; Dag Hamre, Brit Berthelsen Totland, Tore Bolstad, Beret Bertilsdottir, Petter Johansson, Ulf & Mats Andersson, Roo Lester, Larry Harding, Ben Teitelbaum, Loretta Kelley, Karin Code, Hege Ravdal
June 28 - July 6 ~~ 58th annual Kutztown Folk Festival: Kutztown Fairgrounds/Kutztown, PA; [phone 888/674-6136 or 610/683-1597]
June 29 - July 4 ~~ Door County Bluegrass Camp: Wagon Trail Resort/Ellison Bay, WI; [P.O. Box 225/ Baileys Harbor, WI 54202, phone 920/839-2777, email: bluegrasscamp@verizon.net]; Eric Lewis, Tommy Burroughs, Mark Hembree, Chris Cairns
July 1 ~~ Canada Day: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
July 2 - 6 ~~ The LouWISiana Hot Sauce Fest: Menominee Park/Oshkosh, WI; [phone 920/410-1200]; Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys, Danny Collet & Louisiana Tremor, The Lafayette Rhythm Devils, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
July 3 - 6 ~~ Sterling Stage String Fling: Sterling Stage Kampitheatre/Sterling, NY; [274 Kent Road/ Sterling, NY 13156, phone 323/644-0429]; The Jazz Mandolin Project, more
July 3 - 6 ~~ Rothbury: Rothbury, MI; [phone 888/512-SHOW]; Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, 311, Phil Lesh & Friends, Modest Mouse, Primus, Snoop Dogg, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Gov't Mule, Slightly Stoopid, Thievery Corporation, STS9, Colbie Caillat, The Black Keys, Yonder Mountain String Band w/Jon Fishman, Gogol Bordello, Citizen Cope, Keller Williams & the WMD's, The Disco Biscuits, Medeski Martin & Wood, Ray LaMontagne, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival, Drive-By Truckers, Of Montreal, The Dresden Dolls, Gomez, Brett Dennen, Taj Mahal, Mike Gordon, Zappa Plays Zappa, Crystal Method DJ Set, JJ Grey & MOFRO, The Greyboy Allstars, The Secret Machines, Beth Orton, Jakob Dylan & the Gold Mountain Rebels, A 3, Bettye LaVette, Lotus, Yard Dogs Road Show, State Radio, The Beautiful Girls, Sage Francis, Tea Leaf Green, Emmitt-Nershi Band, EOTO, Panjea w/Michael Kang, Railroad Earth, Bassnectar, Pnuma Trio, Diplo, Flosstradamus, The Juan MacLean, The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker, Dead Confederate, DJ Rekha, Motion Potion, DJ Rootz, SOJOURN, Busdriver, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Wailers, Mickey Hart Band featuring George Porter Jr. & Steve Kimock, Trampled by Turtles, Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Atmosphere, Steel Pulse, The Wailers, Ingrid Michaelson, Perpetual Groove, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Boombox, Brother Ali, Greensky Bluegrass, Four Fingers Live, more
July 4 - 5 ~~ 80-35 Summer Music Festival: Gateway West Park/Des Moines, IA; []
July 4 - 6 ~~ Mariposa Folk Festival: Tudhope Park/Orillia, ON, Canada; []; Joel Plaskett, Hayden, Taj Mahal, The Creaking Tree String Quartette, David Ross Macdonald, George Hewison, Holmes Hooke, Lucy Wainwright-Roche, James Gordon, Jessica Rhaye, Pork Belly Futures feat. Paul Quarrington, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Yves Lambert et le Bebert Orchestra, Sarah Harmer, Corb Lund, more
July 4 - 6 ~~ 17th annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival: Sherman, NY; [P.O. Box 791/ Jamestown, NY 14702, phone 716/487-1781, email: gbhfest@netsync.net]; Donna the Buffalo, The Avett Brothers, Kevin Kinsella & Band, Entrain, The Town Pants, Slo-Mo, Sim Redmond Band, Preston Frank w/Buffalo Zydeco, Big Leg Emma, Five2, Jim Donovan & Drum the Ecstatic, The Believers, The Talk-to-Me's, Professor Louie & the Crowmatix, Tiger Maple Stringband, Fisher, Smackdab, Dirty Mountain Band, Old Dawg Bluegrass, Evil City String Band, Yankee Zydeco, The Bogarts, Pine Ridge, more
July 4 - 6 ~~ Greater New Bedford Summerfest: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park/New Bedford, MA; [Barrel of Music Productions/ P.O. Box 1569/ Westport, MA 02790, phone 508/979-1745]; Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bearfoot, Benoit Borque, Laura Cortese, Finest Kind, David Jacobs-Strain, Lucy Kaplansky, The Kennedys, Malinky, Sara Milonovich & Greg Anderson, Bruce Molsky, PJ Wright & Dave Pegg, Red Molly, Richard Shindell, Ruthy & Mike, Chris Smither, Art Tebbetts, Brooks Williams, Gareth Turner, Natalia Zukerman, Women in Docs, Pete Morton, Raymond Gonzalez, Beaucoup Blue, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, John Roberts, more
July 4 - 6 ~~ Tri-State Folk Festival: Airport Park/Matamoras, PA; []; Bobby Bare, Todd Snider, VW Boys, Dr.Hook, Tom Doyle, more
July 5 - 20 ~~ BRASS 08 - Durham International Festival: Durham, County Durham, England; [Gala Thtr/ Millennium Place/ Durham, County Durham DH1 1WA/ U.K., phone +44 (0) 191 332 4041]; Bellowhead, Soweto Kinch, Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, more
July 6 - 11 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Cajun-Creole & Guitar Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26241, phone 304/637-1209, or 800/624-3157 x1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]; John Vidrine, Charlie Terr, Edward Poullard, Paul Daigle, Ray Abshire, Wilson Savoy, Lisa Reed, Ann Savoy, Courtney Granger & Claire Hedlund, Tracy Schwarz, Joel Savoy, Jane Vidrine, Jo Vidrine, Pat Donohue, Robin Kessinger, Mary Flower, Wayne Henderson, more
July 6 - 11 ~~ Cedar Run Song Workshops: Sevenoaks Pathwork Center/Madison, VA; []; Terri Allard, Kate Campbell, Kathy Hussey, Joe Jencks, Johnsmith, Tom Kimmel, Brooks Williams, Eric Garrison
July 6 - 11 & 13 - 18 ~~ Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Weeks: McDaniel College/Westminster, MD; [phone 410/857-2771]
July 6 - 12 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Traditional Song Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Jean Ritchie, Jim Watson, Daithi Sproule, Julee Glaub, Ed Miller, Mark Weems, Matt Wojcik, Jeff Warner, Mike Crotts, Kim & Reggie Harris, Connie Badgett Steadman, more
July 6 - 12 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Fiddle Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Joe Craven, Andy Stein, Seamus Connolly, Alan Jabbour, Kevin Wimmer, D'Jalma Garnier, Calum MacKinnon, Jeff Hersk, Nicky Sanders, Kimberley Fraser, Jamie Laval, Mike Block, Mike Dowling, David Surette, Ashley Broder, more
July 9 - 13 ~~ Woody Guthrie Folk Festival: Okemah, OK; [P.O. Box 661/ Okemah, OK 74859]; Judy Collins, Jimmy LaFave, Amy Speace, Joel Rafael, John Gorka, Bob Childers, Don Conoscenti, Sara Hickman, Sam Baker, Romi Mayes, David & Adam Amram, more
July 10 - 13 ~~ 35th Winnipeg Folk Festival: Birds Hill Park/Winnipeg, MB, Canada; [203-211 Bannatyne Avenue/ Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P2/ Canada, email: info@winnipegfolkfestival.ca]; The Acorn, Apostle of Hustle, Joan Armatrading, Balkan Beat Box, Adolphus Bell, Geoff Berner, John Boutte, Basia Bulat, Jim Byrnes, Calexico, Les Chauffeurs A Pieds, Chic Gamine, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Norman Foote, Forro in the Dark, David Francey, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Fresia & the Offspring, The Fugitives, Dobet Gnahore, Leelay Gilday, Eliza Gilkyson, Danny Gotham, Nanci Griffith, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Hayden, J.P. Hoe, The Infamous Stringdusters, Jacob & Lily, Just Kiddin', Spider John Koerner, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Lau, Little Freddie King, Little Miss Higgins, Charlie Louvin, Cara Luft, LuLu & the TomCat, Catherine MacLellan, Harry Manx, Danny Michel, Nation Beat, Justin Nozuka, Old Man Ludeke, Peter Ostroushko, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, The Red Stick Ramblers, Redhead, Carrie Rodriguez, The Sojourners, Martha Scanlan, Sheesham & Lotus, Al Simmons, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Justin Townes Earle, Tres Chicas, Ann Walton, Warrior Gospel Band, Washboard Hank, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Béla Fleck, The Weakerthans, Jim White
July 11 - 13 ~~ Ritmo y Color: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
July 12 - 13 ~~ Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival: Carrol County Farm Museum/Westminster, MD; [phone 410/857-2771]; Nashville Bluegrass Band & the Fairfield Four, Tom Paxton, Santa Cruz River Band, Pipeline, Reveillons, more
July 12 - 13 ~~ 1st Annual Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival: Pilgrim Memorial State Park/Plymouth, MA; []
July 13 - 18 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Blues & Swing Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26241, phone 304/637-1209, or 800/624-3157 x1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]; Ernie Scarbrough, Andra Faye, Eleanor Ellis, Jake Heck, Rich DelGrosso, Fiona Boyes, Terry Bean, John Cephas, William Lee Ellis, Joe Filisko, Phil Wiggins, Ann Rabson, Gaye Adegbalola, Roddy Barnes, Johnny Gimble, Sue Matthews, Ralph Gordon, Steve Abshire, John Jensen, more
July 13 - 19 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Celtic Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Martin Hayes, John Carty, Liz Carroll, Seán Keane, Donal Clancy, John Doyle, Jim Malcolm, Gerry O'Connor, Aoife Clancy, Kimberley Fraser, Jamie Laval, Pete Clark, Ian Goff, Margaret Bennett, Kevin Crawford, John Skelton, Kathleen Conneely, Eamonn O'Leary, Stephanie Johnston, Billy Jackson, Eileen Mulligan Evans, Robin Bullock, Jane MacMorran
July 14 - 17 ~~ Pete Wernick's Bluegrass Jam Camp: Copake, NY; []
July 14 - 18 ~~ Schoolhouse Intermediate & Advanced Fiddle Camp: Old Avoca Schoolhouse/Avoca, NE; []
July 16 - 19 ~~ Hebridean Celtic Festival: Isle of Lewis, Scotland; [P.O. Box 9909/ Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS2 9DW/ Scotland, phone +44 (0)1851 621234]; Sawdoctors, Shooglenifty, Four Men and a Dog, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Seth Lakeman, Julie Fowlis Band, Mairi Smith, Karine Polwart, Mary Ann Kennedy & Na Seòid, Hunger Mountain Boys, Bodega, The Chair, Griff, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson, Saltfishforty, Damien O'Kane & Shona Kipling, Calum Alex MacMillan & Alasdair White, Skipinnish
July 16 - 20 ~~ Larmer Tree Festival: Larmer Tree Gardens/Tollard Royal, near Salisbury/England; [P.O. Box 1790/ Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5WA/ U.K., phone 01725 552300, fax 01725 553090]; Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra w/Marc Almond, Eric Bibb, The Levellers, Bellowhead, Son of Dave, Seth Lakeman, Kate Rusby, Julie Fowlis, Tinariwen, Dengue Fever, Terne Chave, Kora, Ruth Notman, LaXula, 12 Stone Toddler, the Bedouin Jerry Can Band, Orchestra Baobab, Taraf de Haïdouks, Kanda Bongo Man, Jeff Lang, The Don Bradmans, The Royal Rarhi Chhou Dancers, Mary Spender & the Glowglobes, more
July 17 - 19 ~~ The Green River Festival: Greenfield Community College/Greenfield, MA; []; Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Los Straightjackets, Richard Shindell, Crooked Still, The Red Stick Ramblers, Eilen Jewell, The Greencards, more
July 17 - 20 ~~ 12th annual California World Fest: Fairgrounds/Grass Valley, CA; [Maple Creek Presents/ P.O. Box 3339/ Chico, CA 95927, phone 530/891-4098, email: info@worldfest.net]; Ozomatli, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, David Bromberg, Emeline Michel, Moshav, The Waifs, Baka Beyond, Wailin' Jennys, Dobet Gnahore, Fishtank Ensemble, Moira Smiley & Voco, California Guitar Trio, Strunz & Farah, Jobali Acrobats, Joe Craven, Chic Gamine, Handsome Little Devils, Haale, Redhead, George Kahumoku, Rufus, Khac Chi, Masanga Marimba
July 18 - 19 ~~ Apple Hollow Music Fest: Franklin Centre, QC, Canada; []
July 18 - 20 ~~ 2nd annual Deep Blues Festival: Washington County Fairgrounds/Lake Elmo, MN; []; Richard Johnston, Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers, T-Model Ford, Scissormen, Black-Eyed Snakes, Black Diamond Heavies, Bob Log III, Scott H. Biram, Left Lane Cruiser, Hillstomp, Charlie Parr, more
July 18 - 20 ~~ 31st annual Vancouver Folk Festival: Jericho Beach Park/Vancouver, BC, Canada; []; Ozomatli, more
July 18 - 20 ~~ 2nd annual Maine Celtic Celebration: Belfast, ME; []
July 18 - 20 ~~ Northwest String Summit: Horning's Hideout/North Plains, OR; []; Yonder Mountain String Band (w/Darol Anger & Danny Barnes), Keller Williams (w/Keith Moseley, Gibb Droll & Jeff Sipe), Drew Emmitt & Billy Nershi & Friends, Bill Frisell, more
July 18 - 20 ~~ Summerfest: Sacajawea Park/Livingston, MT; [phone 406/222-8155, email: lzbloomy@hotmail.com]; The Kingston Trio, Ringling 5, Montana Rose, The Max, The Fossils, The Shuffle Bums, Savage Creek, Montana Tunesmith, The Bop-A-Dips, Blackwater, Glass Lane
July 18 - 20 ~~ Celebrating tIRgAN: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
July 18 - 20 ~~ Great Performers of Illinois Festival & Buddy Guy Tribute Concert: Millennium Park/Chicago, IL; [phone 312/742-1168, http://www.greatperformersofillinois.com]; Jimmie Vaughan with his Tilt A Whirl Band, Lou Ann Barton, Skandalo Musical, more
July 19 ~~ Flint Folk Music Festival: Flint, MI; []; Mustard's Retreat, Matt Watroba, Jan Krist, Annie Capps, Jim Bizer, Kitty Donohoe, Dave Barrett
July 19 ~~ Arden Summer Music Festival: Arden, DE; []; Robert Hazard, The Sauce, Gina Sicilia, more
July 19 ~~ 2nd annual Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival: Diamond Hill Park/Cumberland, RI; [phone 401/725-9272]; Aoife Clancy & Robbie O'Connell, Paddy Keenan, Bua, Pendragon, Hanneke Cassel Trio, Atwater-Donnelly Trio, Aine Minogue, Solas An Lae, Trouz Bras, Emerald Rae, The Publicans, The Broad Street Ceili Band, The Harney Academy of Dance, more
July 19 ~~ Great Lakes Irish Music Festival: Fifth Third Ballpark/Comstock Park, MI; [phone 616/784-4131, email: lhuerter@whitecapsbaseball.com]; Cathie Ryan, The David Munnelly Band, George Casey, Stephen's Green, Craic Wisely, Quinn's Irish Dancers, Fenian's Players
July 19 - 20 ~~ Mile High Music Festival: Dick's Sporting Goods Park/Denver, CO; []; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, O.A.R., Michael Franti and Spearhead, Steve Winwood, Spoon, Jason Mraz, moe., Citizen Cope, Lupe Fiasco, Andrew Bird, Mike Gordon, Josh Ritter, State Radio, JJ Grey & Mofro, Bob Schneider, Hill Country Revue, Newton Faulkner, Meese, Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers, Born in the Flood, Eric Hutchinson, Railbenders, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, The Black Crowes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Flogging Molly, Colbie Caillat, OneRepublic, The Roots, Leftover Salmon, Martin Sexton, Flobots, Ingrid Michaelson, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Tea Leaf Green, Brett Dennen, Rose Hill Drive, The New Mastersounds, Ferras, The Whigs, Serena Ryder, The Photo Atlas, more
July 19 - 26 ~~ Folk Music Week & Community Dance Leaders Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 20 ~~ 23rd annual Woodstock Folk Festival: Woodstock Square/Woodstock, IL; [phone 815/479-9WFF, email: woodstockfolkfest@sbcglobal.net]; Lil' Rev, more
July 20 - 25 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Irish-Celtic Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26241, phone 304/637-1209, or 800/624-3157 x1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]; Joanie Madden, Mirella Murray, Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh, Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola, Jerry O'Sullivan, Robbie O'Connell, Donny Golden, Cara Butler, Martin Quinn, Dan Milner, Brendan Dolan, Michelle Bergin, Yvonne Kane, Alec Finn, John Skelton, Laoise Kelly, John Doyle, Liz Kane, more
July 20 - 26 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Old-Time Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Phil Jamison, Paul Kovac, Erynn Marshall, Travis Stuart, Trevor Stuart, Beverley Smith, Rodney Sutton, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Rayna Gellert, Meredith McIntosh, Sheila Kay Adams, Bruce Greene, John Hollandsworth, Carl Jones, Gordy Hinners, Don Pedi, Ron Penn, John Herrmann, Kirk Sutphin, Suzy Goerhing, Kinney Rorrer, Jeremy Stephens, more
July 24 - 27 ~~ FloydFest 7: Floyd, VA; [phone 540/745-FEST]; David Grisman Quintet, Donna the Buffalo, Avett Brothers, Tea Leaf Green, Railroad Earth, Crooked Still, Chatham County Line, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Jamie McLean, Blueground Undergrass, New Monsoon, Tony Trischka & Double Banjo Bluegrass, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Laura Reed & Deep Pocket, DJ Williams Projekt, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Gokh-Bi System, Sons of Bill, Junior League, Segway, Katie Pearlman Band, Buzzuniverse, Eli Cook & Electric Holy Firewater, Izzy & Chris, Alliens, iRon Lion, Jennie Arnau, Bucktown Kickback, Cadillac Sky, Oliver Mtukudzi, Amos Lee, Rusted Root, Golem, Paleface, John Specker, Blueground Undergrass, Bombadil, Superpowers, William Walter & Co., theeverybodyfields, MO2, Oneside, Thunderdrums, Curious Strange, Kat Mills, Cashmere Jungle Lords, Moosa, Sci-Fi, Kings of Belmont, Brown Corn Liquor Pickers, huDost, David Schultz, Jordan Harmon Band, Kristi Emmons, Lynx, My Radio, Shane Gamble, Stephanie Rooker, Turbo Pro Project, more
July 24 - 27 ~~ 24th annual Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival: Chenango Fairgrounds/Norwich, NY; [phone 518/783-3154]; The Cabin Fever Band, The Doerfel Family Band, The James King Band, Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass, Carolina Sonshine, Dean Sapp & Hartford Express, Dave Nichols & Spare Change, Plexigrass, Angelica Grim & High Action, Bill & Maggie Anderson, Smokey Greene, Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, Nearly Brothers
July 25 - 27 ~~ 36th annual RockyGrass Festival: Lyons, CO; [phone 800/624-2422]; Dan Tyminski Band, Natalie MacMaster, Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet feat. Béla Fleck, Darol Anger & Mike Marshall, Jeremy Garrett & Friends, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Peter Rowan, Psychograss, Punch Brothers feat. Chris Thile, Sam Bush & Jerry Douglas & Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush Band, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Béla Fleck & Friends, Chatham County Line, the Steeldrivers, the Infamous Stringdusters, Russ Barenberg & Bryan Sutton, Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, Bearfoot, Adrienne Young & Little Sadie, Stairwell Sisters, more
July 26 ~~ 2 Mile Music Fest: Red Lodge, MT; [phone 406/860-1902, email: info@3pintsmusic.com]; The Red Elvises, The Meatskin Jubilee Jugband, Boot Whiskey, more
July 26 - 27 ~~ KBBI's Concert on the Lawn: Homer, AK; [Kachemak Bay Broadcasting, Inc./ 3913 Kachemak Way/ Homer, AK 99603, phone 907/235-7721 x227, fax 907/235-2357]
July 26 - August 2 ~~ Family Week 1: Ogontz Camp/Lyman, NH; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 26 - August 2 ~~ Family Week & Teachers Training Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 27 - August 1 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Bluegrass Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26241, phone 304/637-1209, or 800/624-3157 x1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]; Tim O'Brien, Stuart Duncan, Chris Stuart, Janet Beazley, Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Terry Baucom, Missy Raines, Mike Bub, Andrew Van Norstrand, Buddy Spicher, Bobby Hicks, Russ Barenberg, John Rossbach, more
July 27 - August 2 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Contemporary Folk Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Vance Gilbert, David Wilcox, Cliff Eberhardt, Peter Mulvey, Kate Campbell, Anais Mitchell, Brooks Williams, Kyler England, Ray Chesna, Siobhán Quinn, more
July 27 - August 2 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Pat Donahue, Peter Finger, Michael Chapdelaine, Vicky Genfan, Rolly Brown, Al Petteway, Sally Van Meter, Ed Dodson, Scott Nygaard, Steve Baughman, Robin Bullock, Pat Kirtley, Scott Ainslie, Doug Smith, Ashley Broder, Mary Flower, Patrick Landeza
July 27 - August 2 ~~ Cumberland Dance Week: Kentucky Leadership Center/Nancy, KY; [P.O. Box 32/ Elsah, IL 62028]; The Avant Gardeners, Chris Bischoff, Chicory, Bob Dalsemer, Diane Silver, Susan Taylor, Bob Tomlinson, Al & Alice White, more
July 31 - August 3 ~~ 13th annual Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival: Martin Park/East Hartford, CT; [phone 860/528-1458]; Tony Trischka Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular (w/Noam Pikelny, Joe Mullins, Mark Johnson, Alan Munde, Bill Keith, Pete Wernick, Ron Block), Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Joy Kills Sorrow, Blue Moon Rising, SteelDrivers, Larry Stephenson Band, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson & Jerry Salley, Cherryholmes, Auldridge, Stewart & Ferguson w/Emory Lester & Kene Hyat, The Mueller's, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Claire Lynch Band, Dailey Vincent Band, Dale Ann Bradley Band, Infamous Stringdusters, Gravity, Nothin' Fancy, Cadillac Sky, Blistered Fingers, more
July 31 - August 3 ~~ 21st International Notodden Blues Festival: Notodden, Norway; [Post Box 211/ 3672 Notodden/ Norway]; Ray Davies, John Hiatt, Koko Taylor, Little Feat, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Ryan Shaw, Gary Clark Jr., Trampled Under Foot, Henry Butler, Bruce Katz, Reidar Larsen, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite & Kim Wilson with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bobby Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Janiva Magness, Bob Margolin & the Chicago Legends, Omar Kent Dykes, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Louisiana Red Blues Band, Super Chikan, Kenny Brown Band, Bruce Katz Band, Tad Robinson, Diunna Greenleaf, Ian Siegal, Matt Schofield Trio, Gary Clarke Jr, Little Victor, Kid Andersen, Sven Zettererg Band, Nalle Trio, Rita Engedalen & Backbone, Mad & Hungry, Spoonful of Blues, Åste Hunnes Sem & Kim Rune Hagen w/The Blue Idols, Haddy N'Jie, Grande, Jolly Jumper & Big Moe, Billy T Band, JB & the Delta Jukes, Blues in a Cop, Ljod, Red Hot, Hannah Tolf & Dick Ahlin, Ellen Marie Løkslid & Hallvard Høiberg, Gospel 2008, more
July 31 - August 3 ~~ Stokes Bay Festival: Stokes Bay, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, U.K.; []; Capercaillie, The Levellers, Saw Doctors, Bellowhead, Show of Hands, Martyn Joseph, Michael McGoldrick, Glenn Tilbrook, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Dick Gaughan, Chumbawamba, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, The Blues Band, Huun Huur-Tu, The New Rope String Band, Gretchen Peters, Devon Sproule, Roy Bailey & Tony Benn, Phill Jupitus & The Blockheads, The Shee, 3 Daft Monkeys, The David Munnelly Band, Karen Tweed's Circa Compania, Kent DuChaine, The Chair, The Silk String Quartet, Lauren MacColl, Rachel Hair & Maeve Mackinnon, Cirque de Normandy, more
August 1 - 3 ~~ Red Lodge Festival of Nations: Red Lodge, MT; [P.O. Box 1376/ Red Lodge, MT 59068, phone 406/860-1902, email: info@3pintsmusic.com]; Copper Box, Traveler, Luminescent Orchestrii, Primo Basso Band, Yampa Valley Boys, Celtic Fusion, more
August 1 - 3 ~~ 2nd annual Reggae Rising Music Festival: Dimmick Ranch and French's Camp/Piercy, CA; [P.O. Box 818/ Redway, CA 95560]; Beres Hammond, Clinton Fearon w/the Boogie Brown Band, Don Carlos, Gentleman, Junior Reed w/Andrew & Wada Blood, Sly & Robbie, Tanya Stephens, Toots & the Maytals, Turbulence, UB40, Julian Marley & the Uprising Band, Blue King Brown, Cham, Natural Vibrations, Medicine Drum w/Greg Ellis & Rara Avis, Rebelution Soul Majestic, Lion Camp showcase feat. Ishi Dube & Jah Sun, Jade Steel & Emerald Triangle, more
August 1 - 3 ~~ 29th annual Sioux River Folk Festival: Newton Hills State Park/Canton, SD; [phone 605/987-2582]; Dirk Powell Band, Balfa Toujours, Stairwell Sisters, Mat. D., The Shamrockers, more
August 1 - 4 ~~ Island Soul: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
August 1 - 9 ~~ Lark Camp - Celebration of World Music, Song & Dance 2008: Mendocino Woodlands, CA; [P.O. Box 1176/ Mendocino, CA 95460, phone 707/964-4826]; Jason Adajian, Tami Allen, Claudette Boudreaux, Tami Allen, Kim Atkinson, Edmond Badoux, Shay Black, Hank Bradley, "Cano" Alexandre Cadarso, Danny Carnahan, Kevin Carr, Chris Caswell, Joe Craven, Tony Elman, Sinan Erdemsel, Marla Fibish, Jack Gilder, Wayne Hankin, Sylvia Herold, Washtub Jerry, Shira Kammen, Georgios Leftheriotis, Mark Nelson, Robin Petrie, Cathie Whitesides, Butch Kwan, more
August 2 ~~ The Silver Maple Music Festival: Fifth Third Ballpark/Comstock Park, MI; [phone 616/784-4131, email: lhuerter@whitecapsbaseball.com]; The Ragbirds, Greensky Bluegrass, Big Leg Emma, Aphrodesia, Railroad Earth, Jim Lauderdale, Donna the Buffalo
August 2 - 9 ~~ Family Week 2 & Teachers Training Course: Ogontz Camp/Lyman, NH; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 2 - 9 ~~ English Dance Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 3 - 8 ~~ Door County Bluegrass Camp: Wagon Trail Resort/Ellison Bay, WI; [P.O. Box 225/ Baileys Harbor, WI 54202, phone 920/839-2777, email: bluegrasscamp@verizon.net]; Eric Lewis, Tommy Burroughs, Chris Cairns
August 3 - 9 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering Dulcimer Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Lois Hornbostel, Ken Kolodner, Stephen Seifert, Bill Troxler, Jody Marshall, Dan Landrum, Bill Robinson, Aaron O'Rourke, Steve Eulberg, Lorinda Jones, more
August 3 - 10 ~~ Augusta Heritage Center Old-Time and Vocal Week: Davis & Elkins College/Elkins, WV; [100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26241, phone 304/637-1209, or 800/624-3157 x1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]; Bernard Cyrus, Rebekah Weiler, Hilarie Burhans, Mike Bryant, Joe Newberry, Joseph "Joebass" DeJarnette, Don Pedi, Chance McCoy, Bruce Molsky, Tom Druckenmiller, Rhiannon Giddens, Brian Peters, Elise Witt, Flawn Williams, Ethel Caffie-Austin, Delnora Roberts, more
August 3 - 10 ~~ Beppe Gambetta's 16th annual Residential Workshop: Ambroz, Slovenia; [phone +386 5971 0144, email: footprints@volja.net]; Beppe Gambetta, Steve Kaufman
August 7 - 9 ~~ Fairport's Cropredy Convention: Cropredy, England; []; Fairport Convention, Richard Digance, Lark Rise to Candleford w/Ashley Hutchings, Legend, The Muffinmen featuring Jimmy Carl Black, Julie Fowlis, Midge Ure, The Levellers, The Family Mahone, Dave Pegg & P.J. Wright, 3 Daft Monkeys, Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller, Stackridge, Joe Brown & His Band w/Dave Edmunds, Supergrass, John Tams & Barry Coope, The Gathering w/Jerry Donahue, Whapweasel, Anthony John Clarke, more
August 8 ~~ The Plymouth Arts Center's 5th Annual Cheese Capital Jazz Crawl for the Arts: Plymouth, MI; [phone 920/892-8409, email: paf@excel.net]
August 8 - 9 ~~ All Points West: Liberty State Park/Jersey City, NJ; []; Radiohead, Underworld, The New Pornographers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Go! Team, Kings of Leon, Animal Collective, Metric, Chromeo, Cat Power, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Amadou & Mariam, Girl Talk, CSS, Forro in the Dark, Juana Molina, Little Brother, The Roots, The Black Angels, The Virgins, The Felice Brothers, Alberta Cross, The Secret Machines, Jason Isbell, De Novo Dahl, Andrew Bird, Grizzly Bear, Mates of State, Duffy, Sian, K'Naan, Nicole Atkins, Your Vegas, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Earl Greyhound, Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead
August 8 - 10 ~~ 11th annual AvalonFest '08 Music, Arts & Crafts Festival: Avalon Resort & Community/Paw Paw, WV; [P.O. Box 369/ Paw Paw, WV 25434, phone 304/947-5600, email: vacation@avalon-resort.com]; Small Potatoes, Jack Williams, Taxi Chain, Mike Agranoff, Stephanie Corby, Joe Giacoio, The Hula Monsters, David LaFleur, Ricochet, more
August 8 - 10 ~~ South Asia Calling: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
August 9 - 16 ~~ American Dance & Week & Contra Dance Callers Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 10 ~~ 2nd annual Nashua River Valley Folk Festival: Pierce Homestead/Lancaster, MA; [phone 978/365-2043]; Richie Havens, Lori McKenna, Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Mustard's Retreat, Northern Lights, Susan Werner
August 10 - 17 ~~ Family Program: Timber Ridge Camp/High View, WV; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 11 - 15 ~~ Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School: Milwaukee School of Engineering/Milwaukee, WI; [phone 262/277-6538, email: joheidt@uwm.edu]; Randall Bays, Asher Gray, Kaitlin Hahn, Brett Lipshutz, Ray MacManais, Paul Marshall, John Nicholson, Colin O'Brien, Ed Paloucek, Patrick Roe, Dáithí Sproule, Tom Sweeney, more
August 15 - 16 ~~ 11th Annual LarryFest: LaFarge, WI; []
August 15 - 17 ~~ Tegeingl: Mold, Wales; [phone 07919 177373, email: info@tegeingl.com]; Bella Hardy, Crasdant, Les Barker, Martha Tilston, Jez Lowe, Sian James, Steve Tilston, Eileen McGann & David K, Kujawy & Dawnswyr Delyn, more
August 15 - 17 ~~ Hot and Spicy Food Festival: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
August 16 ~~ Hot August Blues and Roots: Oregon Ridge Park/Cockeysville, MD; []; John Hiatt, Marcia Ball, Bonerama, more
August 16 - 23 ~~ Campers' Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 17 - 24 ~~ Brett Perkins' Listening Room International Songwriter Retreats: Samsø, Denmark; []
August 21 - 25 ~~ Towersey Village Festival: Towersey, Oxfordshire, England; [P.O. Box 296/ Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3XU/ U.K., phone 01629 827016, fax 01629 821874]; Bellowhead, Show of Hands, Kathryn Tickell Band, Lunasa, Salsa Celtica, Blowzabella, Chris Wood, Whapweasel, Park Bench Social Club, Ruth Notman, Last Orders, Martin Simpson & Andy Cutting & Andy Seward, The Poozies, Faustus, Mawkin w/Jim Causley, Chris Wood, Roy Bailey, Jez Lowe Leon Rosselson, more
August 22 - 24 ~~ 10th Annual NedFest: Barker Reservoir/Nederland, CO; [P.O. Box 830/ Nederland, CO 80466]
August 22 - 24 ~~ Porcupine Mountains Music Festival: Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park/Ontonagon, MI; [phone 800/344-5355]; Enter the Haggis, Mountain Heart, Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Hamell on Trial, Tony Furtado, Women in Docs, Ruby Jane, Seth Bernard & Daisy May, Charlie Parr, Paul Mayasich & the Benderheads, Kevin Bowe, Rory Miller Band, Bates & Foote, Busters Dream, Squeaky Clean Cretins, Yvonne Blake, more
August 22 - 24 ~~ 27th annual Buffalo Irish Festival: Hanburg Fairgrounds/Buffalo, NY; []; Andy Cooney and his Band, Barley Bree's Tom Sweeney, Bua, Seven Nations, The Prodigals, Seamus Kennedy, John Doyle & Liz Carroll, The Dady Brothers, The Dave North Trio, Blackwater, Emish, Penny Whiskey, Seanache, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, The Dustmen, Kevin McCarthy, Kindred, Sons of the Gaels, Lochside Celtic Band, Cairde, Almost Seamus, Emerald Isle, more
August 22 - 24 ~~ Telus TaiwanFest: World in an Island: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
August 22 - 25 ~~ Shrewsbury Folk Festival: West Mids Showground/Shrewsbury, England; [phone 01746 768813]; Richard Thompson, The Duhks, Bellowhead, Oysterband, Lúnasa, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Tim Van Eyken Band, Kerr Fagan Harbron, Pete Morton, Rory McLeod, New Rope String Band, Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman, The Demon Barber Roadshow, ColvinQuarmby, Steve Tilston, The Wilsons, Bella Hardy Trio, Eilen Jewell Band, John Wesley Harding, Kerfuffle, Pete Lockett & Joji Hirota, Boka Halat, Cloudstreet, The Doonans, Braebach, Sheelanagig, 4Square, Elbow Jane, more
August 23 - 30 ~~ English & American Dance & Square Dance Callers Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society/ P.O. Box 338/ Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, phone 413/268-7426 x3, fax 413/268-7471, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 25 - 31 ~~ 33rd National Old Time Bluegrass N' Country Festival: Plymouth County Fairgrounds/LeMars, IA; []; Whispering Bill Anderson, Jim Glaser, Jay Ungar, more
August 26 - September 1 ~~ The Ashkenaz Festival: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]
August 28 - 31 ~~ Strawberry Fall Music Festival: Yosemite, CA; [P.O. Box 664/ Jamestown, CA 95327, phone 209/984-8630]; Sam Bush, Riders in the Sky, The Avett Brothers, The Steeldrivers, Victor Martinez & Oxaca Contempoaneo, Chic Gamine, more
August 29 - 31 ~~ 15th Johnstown FolkFest: Johnstown, PA; [P.O. Box 1889/ Johnstown, PA 15907, phone 888/222-1889, fax 814/535-1931, email: info@jaha.org]; Jason & the Scorchers, Farmer Jason, Del Castillo, Stacie Collins, Born Again Floozies, The Marauders, Barrence Whitfield, Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics, Rusty Gun Revival, Shannon Whitworth, Webb Wilder & the Beatnecks, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Amy LaVere, Tom Russell, Jason Ricci & New Blood, Dallas Wayne, Red Collar, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, World's Greatest Sinners, Beagle Brothers, Adia Constantine, more
August 29 - 31 ~~ 30th annual Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival: Brunswick, ME; [phone 207/725-6009 or 877/TPB-4321]; Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Del McCoury Band, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Tennessee Mafia Jug Band w/Leroy Troy, Gibson Brothers, Farewell Drifters, Crossover, Country Ham, Rick Lang & Friends, White Mountain Bluegrass Band, Old Time Bluegrass Singers, George Whistlin' Whitney, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Grascals, Claire Lynch, Loretta & Mo, Pine Hill Ramblers, Bluegrass Diamonds, The Adrians, Cabin Fever, Doerfel Family, Seth Sawyer Band, New England Bluegrass, Children of Bluegrass
September 12 - 14 ~~ 23e editie Schots Weekend: Belgium; [phone 0032 (0)478 98 23 03, email: info@schotsweekend.be]
September 12 - 14 ~~ Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering: Greenwood Furnace State Park, Central PA; [phone 814/643-6220, email: huntingdonarts@comcast.net]
September 12 - 14 ~~ Last Daze of Summer Festival: Sterling Stage Kampitheatre/Sterling, NY; [274 Kent Road/ Sterling, NY 13156, phone 323/644-0429]
September 13 - 14 ~~ WUMB's 11th Annual Boston Folk Festival: Boston, MA; []
September 13 - 14 ~~ Monolith Festival: Red Rocks Ampitheatre/Morrison, CO; []; Devotchka, Silversun Pickups, Neko Case, Vampire Weekend, Mickey Avalon, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Cut Copy, The Fratellis, Superdrag, The Kills, Holy Fuck, White Denim, The Night Marchers, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Photo Atlas, The Hood Internet, John Vanderslice, Darker My Love, Cameron McGill & What Army, Blitzen Trapper, The Presets, Pop Levi, Pwrfl Power, The Morning Benders, Boyhollow, Justice, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, CSS, The Avett Brothers, Tokyo Police Club, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Akron/Family, The Bronx, Tilly and the Wall, The Heavy, The Cribs, The Ting Tings, Airborne Toxic Event, Bright Channel, Chester French, Grampall Jookabox, The Rosewood Thieves, Hearts of Palm, The Giraffes, The Elms
September 14 ~~ 31st annual Takoma Park Folk Festival: Takoma Park, MD; []
September 17 - 20 ~~ Americana Music Festival & Conference: Nashville, TN; []
September 17 - 21 ~~ 37th Walnut Valley Festival: Winfield, KS; [P.O. Box 67156/ Winfield, KS 67156, phone 620/221-3250, email: hq@wvfest.com]
September 19 - 20 ~~ Hoppin' John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers' Convention: Silk Hope, NC; [phone 919/542-8142]
September 19 - 20 ~~ 4th annual �Globalquerque! Celebration of World Music & Culture: National Hispanic Cultural Center/Albuquerque, NM; [phone 866/448-7849 or 505/883-7800]
September 20 ~~ 3rd annual Appalachian Festival: Frostburg State University/Frostburg, MD; []; Robin & Linda Williams, more
September 26 ~~ Delmark 55th Anniversary Show: Old Town School of Folk Music/Chicago, IL; [phone 773/728-6000]
September 26 - 27 ~~ Driftwood Valley Music Festival: Mill Race Park/Columbus, IN; [phone 812/376-2539]; Rory Block, Steve Forbert, Vance Gilbert, Greg Trooper, Sons of the Never Wrong, Tim Grimm, Banister Family, more
September 26 - 28 ~~ 10th Nordic Roots Festival: Minneapolis, MN; []
September 26 - 28 ~~ Deep Roots Music Festival: Wolfville, NS, Canada; []
September 26 - 28 ~~ Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival: Bethlehem, PA; [Celtic Cultural Alliance/ 532 Main Street/ Bethlehem, PA 18018, phone 610/868-9599, email: info@cca.us.com]; Campbell School of Highland Dancing, Cantrip, The Elders, Bodega, Clandestine, Different Drums of Ireland, Findlay Napier & the Bar Room Mountaineers, Seamus Kennedy, Malinky, David Munnelly Band, O'Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance, Prydein, Wayside Farm, Scythian, Slide, Tannahill Weavers, Téada, The Town Pants, The John Whelan Band, Charlie Zahm
September 27 - 28 ~~ KVMR Celtic Festival & Marketplace: Grass Valley, CA; [email: celtfest@kvmr.org]
September 27 - 28 ~~ Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival: Portsmouth, NH; [P.O. Box 83/ Nottingham, NH 03290]; John Roberts, Jeff Warner, Tom Hall, Linn Schulz, Marc Bernier, Lynn Noel, Finn & Haddie, Three Sheets to the Wind, Roll & Go, Mudhook, Great Bay Sailor, more
October 5 - 12 ~~ Brett Perkins' Listening Room International Songwriter Retreats: Inisheer, Ireland; []
October 9 - 12 ~~ Fall Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance: Silk Hope, NC; [phone 919/542-8142]
October 9 - 12 ~~ 37th Annual National Shrimp Festival: Gulf Shores, AL; [phone 251/968-6904]
October 17 - 19 ~~ Lake Eden Arts Festival: Black Mountain, NC; [377 Lake Eden Road/ Black Mountain, NC 28711, phone 828/68-MUSIC, email: info@theLEAF.com]
October 23 - 26 ~~ Stringalong Weekend: Olympia Resort/Oconomowoc, WI; [phone 414/339-FOLK, email: AnnSchmid@aol.com]; Bill Staines, Joel Mabus, Muriel Anderson, Sowah Menash, Karen Ashbrook, Barton/Para, Randy Sabien, Kim Robertson, Special Consensus, Neal Walters, Karen Mueller, more
October 27 - 31 ~~ 2008 Cowboy Train: Vancouver, BC, Canada to Winnipeg, MB, Canada; [phone 866/484-3669 or 802/258-1397, email: trains@sover.net]; Ian Tyson, Tom Russell, Eliza Gilkyson
October 29 - November 2 ~~ WOMEX: Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain; [Piranha WOMEX/ Bergmannstr. 102/ 10961 Berlin/ Germany, phone +49 30 318 614 30, fax +49 30 318 614 10]
November 1 ~~ The Americana Folk Festival: Montgomery Bell State Park/Dickson, TN; []
November 6 - 16 ~~ Frank Brown Songwriters Festival: Gulf Shores, AL; [phone 850/492-7664]
November 10 - 14 ~~ 2008 Songwriter Train: Toronto, ON, Canada to Vancouver, BC, Canada; [phone 866/484-3669 or 802/258-1397, email: trains@sover.net]; Tom Russell & The Flatlanders (Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock)
November 20 ~~ Concert to Close the School of the Americas: Atlanta, GA; []; Holly Near, emma's revolution, Chris Chandler, Charlie King, Colleen Kattau, Rising Appalachia, M.U.G.A.B.E.E., Jon Fromer, Francisco Herrera, Dave Lippman, Anne Feeney, Chestnut Brothers, Elise Witt
November 21 - 23 ~~ School of the Americas Watch: Fort Benning/Columbus, GA; []; Holly Near, emma's revolution, Chris Chandler, Charlie King, Colleen Kattau, Rising Appalachia, M.U.G.A.B.E.E., Jon Fromer, Francisco Herrera, Dave Lippman, Anne Feeney, Chestnut Brothers, Elise Witt
December 11 - 15 ~~ Caribbean Holidaze: Runaway Bay, Jamaica; []; Umphrey's McGee, The Disco Biscuits, Toots & the Maytals, Toubab Krewe, OTT, Mad Professor w/Ariwa Posse, Brain Damaged Eggmen
January 15 - 18, 2009 ~~ Illawarra Folk Festival: Slacky Flat, Bulli Showground/Wollongong, Australia; [P.O. Box 5289/ Wollongong 2500/ Australia, phone/fax 1300 887 034]
January 25 - February 1, 2009 ~~ Brett Perkins' Listening Room International Songwriter Retreats: Big Sur, CA; []
February 18 - 21, 2009 ~~ 21st Annual Folk Alliance Conference: Memphis, TN; [P.O. Box 285/ Memphis, TN 38101, phone 901/522-1170, email: fa@folk.org]

We update this page at least once a month.
See the FAQ for deadlines
Send corrections and additions to sched@dirtylinen.com