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Main Concerts

FRIDAY 6:30 PM
MC: John Roberts
Joe Jencks
Hanneke Cassel
Maggie Boyle & Paul Downes
Matt Munisteri Trio
Kapriol’!
Archie Fisher
Sheesham & Lotus
Genticorum
CONTRA DANCE (11pm)
Caller: Joe De Paolo
Band: Corachree

SATURDAY 6:30 PM
 MC: Scott Alarik
The Johnson Girls
Gordon Bok
Chris Norman
  & David Greenberg
Footworks Ensemble
Claire Lynch Band
Séamus Begley
  & Oisín Mac Diarmada
Sally Rogers, Claudia Schmidt & Howie Bursen
Beppe Gambetta
CONTRA DANCE (11pm)
Caller: Beth Molaro
Band: Clayfoot Strutters

SUNDAY 4 PM
 MCs: Bill Spence
  & Roger the Jester
The Fourth Wall
Sara Grey & Kieron Means
Lea Gilmore
Jody Kruskal
 & Paul Friedman
Molly Andrews
The New Boys
  of Old New York
(Dave Ruch & Jeff Davis)

ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

 

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Schedule of Events

Nearly all musical performers will be present for the whole festival, participating in daytime workshops and mini-concerts on Saturday and Sunday. Main Concert performances consist of 25 minute sets; see left hand column for anticipated order of performance. Times for events below are approximate.

Complete Schedule pdf now available!
Here's our jam-packed Old Songs Festival Schedule of over 120 workshops, sessions and performances! Time to study up and plan your festival. Some hard choices ahead for you, we know. Sorry about that! The program is always subject to change. We'll keep updating this pdf as we tweak the schedule, a little here or there.
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 Friday, June 28, 2013


IN-DEPTH CLASSES & SESSIONS 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
taught by Festival Performers and Old Songs associates.
Included in an all-festival ticket and Friday ticket.

  • Great Groove Band (see below)
  • Boomwhackers Ensemble for Tweens with The Fourth Wall
  • Learn a Scottish Fiddle Tune with Hanneke Cassel
  • 5-String Clawhammer Banjo with Lotus Wight
  • Gospel Choir Session 1 with Lea Gilmore
  • Western Migration in Song with Sara Grey & Kieron Means
  • Mountain Dulcimer Teach-In with Annette Lindsey
  • Hammered Dulcimer Teach-In with David Lindsey
  • Ukulele Repertoire with Ron Gordon
  • Swing Dance with Crump's Swing Band

MORE INFO for these Classes HERE

GREAT GROOVE BAND A stringband experience for youth. Open to school-aged players of stringed instruments - violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, plus flute and percussion players.
Band rehearsals Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday mornings with midday performance on the Main Stage Sunday.
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION

OPEN MIC
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Sign up a little before 4:45. Kate Blain, MC

ZUMBA with Holly Rose
4:45 - 6:00 pm
Zumba exercise classes are "fitness-parties" that blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, for a total-body workout that feels like a celebration.

DRUM CIRCLE with Toby Stover
4:45 - 6:00 pm

MAIN STAGE CONCERT
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
see line-up at left when available

Contra Dance 11:00 pm - 1:30 am

After Concert SING at the Dutch Barn

After Concert Celtic Jam
Area 6

 
 Saturday, June 29

Daytime sessions 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
10 areas offer mini-concerts, learn-how sessions, participatory dance, children's activities, jam sessions, family-oriented performances.
Shape-note singing: 9:00 am

MAIN STAGE CONCERT 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
see line-up at left when available

Contra Dance11:00 pm - 1:30 am

After Concert SING at the Dutch Barn

After Concert Franco-American Jam
Area 6
 
 Sunday, June 30

Daytime sessions 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
10 areas offer mini-concerts, learn-how sessions, children's activities, jam sessions, family-oriented performances.
Shape-note singing: 9:00 am

SPECIAL MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES

Great Groove Band
12:30 pm
Our young string players perform

MAIN STAGE CONCERT 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
See line-up above left when available

 

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