Other Music Festivals
Of course there's the granddaddy of all festivals, the ODPC Funfest (Evart), but there are also other great music weekends. Here is a partial list of the ones most folks in our area are interested in. You might find that the event is over, but the information is being kept in place so you'll be able to check about it for next year.
Ohio Valley Dulcimer Gathering -
Ohio Valley Gathering, Date and location to be announced.
- If you need more information, check with Maureen Sellers. Maureen@maureensellers.com
Dulcimer Day in Duluth, MN - May 3, 2008 - Duluth, Minnesota, folk music festival will present "Music Around the World." Guests: Mark Gilston, Donna Missigman, Eric Sorensen, Marc & Gilbert Mathieu, and Georganne Hunter. Workshops: MD, HD, harp, bowed psaltery, kids’ MD, drumming, mandolin, concertina, & make a dijeridu, For more info, go to www.dulcimersinduluth.com or call 218-525-5098. Special rates for seniors, students, youth, and early birds. This is the 6th year for the fest. Location: First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Skyline Parkway overlooking the beautiful Lake Superior.
Mountain Laurel - June 25-29, 2008. As Evart is to Dulcimers, Mountain Laurel is to Autoharps.
The Swannanoa Gathering - Dates for 2008:
Traditional Song Week, July 6 - 12;
Fiddle Week, July 6 - 12;
Celtic Week, July 13 - 19;
Old-Time Week, July 20 - 26;
Contemporary Folk Week, July 27 - Aug. 2;
Guitar Week, July 27 - Aug. 2;
Dulcimer Week, Aug. 3- 9;
These workshops come highly recommended by our friends Dee Dee Tibbits and Rick Thum.
Walnut Valley Festival -- Winfield, Kansas -
September 17-21, 2008. This is the place where the competitions take place for the National Champions in Hammered and Mountain Dulcimer, Autoharp, Old Time Fiddle, Finger Pick and Flat Pick Guitar, Mandolin, and Banjo.
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