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EVENT |
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| Thursday
June 14
7:00-9:00 PM AT THE DEPOT |
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Gratitude
Steel Drum Band The show involves the crowd in the rhythms and songs from different parts of Africa. There will be lots of hand drumming and singing while performing music by Miriam Makeba, Hugh Maskela, and Dizzy Gallespie, which showcases the rich music of Africa. This unique show combines students with authentic hand-drums and percussion instruments. Calypso & Reggae |
| Saturday
June 23
1:00-3:00 PM AT THE DEPOT |
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Chasin'
Steel "Anyone looking for what the combination of country music in overdrive, bluegrassy hot picking, and fun on stage with performers can be like, they need to look no further than Chasin' Steel. Whenever I have seen this band they have captured everyone in the audience who did not know of them and made them a fan, as well as rocked those who came to see them. It is amazing how at festivals, based upon their performance in front of many 'radio hit' bands, that they outsell the headliners with demand for their cds being very high. At some point you can be assured that those leaving their show will say the next day to someone 'you should've seen them... they were great!" - John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| Tuesday
July 3
7:00-7:30 PM Fairgrounds
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Hartwick
Highlanders Dulcimer Club Folks who attend the festival will tell you that the ODPC Funfest is unlike any other. It's a unique experience. The attendees have a close kinship. They are like family. Sharing the love of this instrument inspires a special bond. |
| Tuesday
July 3
7:30 PM-Dusk Fairgrounds |
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"New
Reformation Band" Five of the seven musicians who formed a New "New Reformation Band" in 1979 were reunited: Dave Tatrow on the trumpet, and the full rhythm section (Rick Bryant on drums; Craig Hodnett on bass and tuba; and the Oppermann Brothers on guitar/banjo and piano)...the lineup that was featured on the band's 3rd album, "Beginnings." The drastic change in personnel back in '79 resulted in a change in every position except piano, and the band went to a new level, being invited to a plethora of national jazz festivals as a result. Leader Dave O. is the only member in the 37+ years that hasn't changed, probably because he "owns" the group. |
| Tuesday
July 3
Dusk Fairgrounds
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EVART'S |
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| Saturday
July 7
1:00-3:00 PM AT THE DEPOT |
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Bill
Haley's Comets |
| Saturday
July 7
7:00-9:00 PM. AT THE DEPOT |
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Mark Twain For thirteen years now, in over two thousand performances from Leningrad University in Russia to C-Span, McAvoy Layne has survived, and in fact been preeminent, in preserving the wit & wisdom of "The Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope" -Mark Twain. |
| Saturday
July 14
11:00 AM -12:30 PM AT THE DEPOT |
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Early Bird
Dulcimer Players; |
| Friday
July 27
8:00 pm - ? AT THE DEPOT |
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Folkfest Fireside Sing-a-long at The
Depot with Matt Watroba, Lou & Peter Berryman, Peggy Seeger, Enoch Kent , |
| Saturday
July 28
1:00-9:00 PM AT THE DEPOT |
5th
ANNUAL FOLKFEST Matt Watroba, Anne Hills, Joel Mabus, Lou & Peter Berryman, Peggy Seeger, Enoch Kent , Mountian Top Trio (food vendor available) |
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| Saturday
August 4
1:00-3:00 PM AT THE DEPOT |
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Malinky Ranked among today’s foremost young exponents of Scottish song, Malinky combine an array of vocal talent with a highly distinctive instrumental palette, in fresh yet timeless arrangements of both traditional and contemporary material. Their fast-track progress on the international Celtic scene, since forming in 1998, has been underpinned by outstanding musical prowess, fruitful artistic evolution and a maturity well beyond their years. |
| Saturday
August 18
1:00-3:00 PM AT THE DEPOT |
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The
General Assembly The General Assembly was formed in the fall of 1971 by a group of musicians from the Ludington, Michigan area . The players enjoyed the sounds of the big bands and wanted to regularly play the music long associated with such names as Basie, Kenton, Herman, Miller, the Dorseys, and others. Since that time the band has performed throughout Michigan, from the Detroit area to Traverse City, while receiving requests for appearances from as far away as San Francisco. Audiences have responded with "The best in the Midwest," "Great performance," "We should have had a dance floor," and "Our audience insists you come back next year." |
