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

Updated June 22, 2009

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June 21 - 26 ~~ Timber Flute Festival: Randolph County Community Arts Center/Elkins, WV; [P.O. Box 3111/ Elkins, WV 26241, phone 304/637-2355, email: info@randolpharts.org]; Wendell Dobbs, Colin St. Martin, Grey Larson, Cindy Kallet, Ron Warren (Echota Tsalagi)
June 24 - 27 ~~ ROMP - River of Music Party Bluegrass Festival: Yellow Creek Park/Daviess County, KY; [International Bluegrass Music Museum/ 117 Daviess Street/ Owensboro, KY 42303, phone 888/My-Banjo or 270/926-7891, fax 270/689-9440]; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-press, Mike Snider, Dan Tyminski Band, J.D. Crowe & The New South, Steep Canyon Rangers, Bill Clifton, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, Grasstowne, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Tom Gray, Roger Sprung, LeRoy Mack McNees, Gloria Bell & Mike Long, Bill Grant, Al Hawkes, Pioneers Jam, Fragment, Josh Williams Band, Special Consensus, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition, Williams & Clark Expedition, The Harringtons, Dixie Bee-Liners, Bill Evans & Megan Lynch, The Ozaki Brothers, The Reunion Band, more
June 26 - 28 ~~ 29th annual Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music and Dance: Altamont Fairgrounds/Altamont, NY; [P.O. Box 466/Voorheesville, NY 12186, phone 518/765-2815]; Peggy Seeger, Josh White Jr., Christine Lavin, Vanaver Caravan, Bill Harley, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Jimmy & Ada McCown, Galitcha, Little Toby Walker, Michael Cooney, Lissa Schneckenburger, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Bill Smith & Don Woodcock, John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Peter & Mary Alice Amidon, Bua, Reveillons!, Ron Gordon & the Festival Jug Band, Lou & Peter Berryman, Red Hen, Groovemama, Double Decker String Band, Bill Spence & Fennig's All-Stars, the Flying Garbanzos, Paul Rosenberg, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Nanne & Ankie & the Hudson Crew, Great Groove Band w/Donna Hébert, Roger the Jester, Asterisk, Hokum Hawaiians, George Ward, Jez Lowe, Lea Gilmore, Louis Killen, Kale Thomas, more
June 26 - 28 ~~ Appalachian Mountain Music Festival: Waynesville, OH; [phone 937/862-5551, email: john@ohioriverminstrels.com]; Bill Lowe, Corndrinkers, Ann & Phil Case, Annie & Mac, Sunset Dawn, Lawson Reunion, Steve Hollen, Ohio River Minstrels, Tymes Past, Anderson's Fork, Blarnacles, more
June 26 - 28 ~~ Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival: Black Oak Ranch/Laytonville, CA; [phone 707/829-7067]; Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Richard Thompson, Blind Boys of Alabama, Mavis Staples, Shawn Colvin, Railroad Earth, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, Buddy Miller, Riders in the Sky, Ruthie Foster Band, more
June 26 - 28 ~~ Lehigh Valley Story Festival 2009: Godfrey Daniels/Bethlehem, PA; [phone 610/867-2390]; Dan Keding, Oni Lasana, more
June 26 - 28 ~~ 4th annual RiseUp Vermont Roots & Culture Fest: Greens Road/Washington, VT; []; Anthony B, Don Carlos and his band, Everton Blender & Dub Station, Queen Omega & Dub Station, Youssoupha Sadibe, Jahcob Seed, the Reggae Bubblers, Batch, Ras Attitude, Mada Nile and the Zioneers, Jah Dan & Noble Society, Black Rebels, Jah n Ihouse of Rastafari, Itation Sound, RiseUp Sound, Satta Sound, more
June 27 ~~ The Sharon Fraser Memorial Concert: Nevis Centre/Ford William, Scotland; [phone 01809 501312]; Charlie McKerron & Marc Clement, Sandy Brechin, Ronan Martin, Aonghas Grant, Jim Hunter, more
June 27 ~~ Istanbulive: The Sounds and Colors of Turkey: Central Park/New York, NY; []; Mazhar Fuat Özkan, Painted on Water featuring Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan, Hüsnü Senlendirici & Vassilis Salas with NY Gypsy All-Stars, Emre Yilmaz & Brooklyn Funk Essentials
June 27 - 28 ~~ 32nd annual Freihofer's Jazz Festival: Saratoga Performing Arts Center/Saratoga Springs, NY; [phone 518/584-9330]; Patti LaBelle, SMV (Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten), George Benson, Dave Brubeck Quartet, celebration of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue by Jimmy Cobb, The Gary Burton Quartet Revisited (w/Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez), Aaron Parks, the Dred Scott Trio, John Ellis Quartet, Wallace Roney Quintet, Bonerama, Julian Lage, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Mark Morganelli's Jazz Forum Brazil Project, Bettye LaVette, more
June 27 - 28 ~~ The Winslowshire Festival for the Animals: The Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary/Norton, MA; []
June 27 - July 4 ~~ Balkan Music & Dance Workshops: Mendocino Woodlands/Mendocino, CA; [East European Folklife Center/ P.O. Box 12488/ Berkeley, CA 94712-3488, phone 510/547-1119, email: office@eefc.org]
June 27 - July 5 ~~ 60th annual Kutztown Folk Festival: Kutztown, PA; []
June 28 ~~ SqueezeFestLA: John Anson Ford Amphitheatre/Hollywood, CA; [phone 323/461-3673]; Vagabond Opera, Conjunto Los Pochos, Feufollet
June 28 - July 3 ~~ Strings, Rhythm and Song - African American Roots: Mars Hill College/Mars Hill, NC; [P.O. Box 370/ Mars Hill, NC 28754-0370]; Patryce "Choc'Let" Banks, Guy Davis, Baba Taiwo Duvall, Dom Flemons, Bing Futch, Nerak Roth Patterson, Justin Robinson, Reginald Robinson, Marilyn Omifunke Torres, Cedric Watson, Sule Greg Wilson, more
June 29 - July 4 ~~ Creative Strings Festival: Columbus, OH; []; Christian Howes, Rob Thomas, Stephanie Nilles, Fiddlefoxx, Alex Hargreaves, Bert Ligon, Jeremy Kittel, Marcelo Vieira, Billy Contreras, Daniel Kelly, more
July 1 ~~ Canada Day: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; The Constantines, Chad VanGaalen
July 1 - 4 ~~ FitzGerald's 29th American Music Festival: FitzGerald's/Berwyn, IL; [6615 W. Roosevelt Road/ Berwyn, IL, 60402, phone 708/788-2118]; Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, Marcia Ball, Terry Adams, Pat McLaughlin, Terrance Simien, Jon Dee Graham, Joe Ely Band (w/Bobby Keys, David Grissom), Trombone Shorty, W.P.A. (Sean Watkins, Glen Phillips, Luke Bulla, Sebastian Steinberg), BeauSoleil, Big Smith, Over the Rhine, The Gourds, Pat McLaughlin, Shemekia Copeland, Cornmeal, Bill Kirchen, Roomful of Blues, Cathy Richardson, Robbie Fulks, The Waco Brothers, the Swamp Dogs, Long Gone Lonesome Boys, Chocolate Covered Karma, Tributosaurus
July 1 - 12 ~~ 30th annual Montréal International Jazz Festival: Montréal, QC, Canada; [phone 514/871-1881 or 888/515-0515]; Beirut, Chris Botti with orchestra, Jackson Browne, Pink Martini & Orchestra, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Maria Schneider Orchestra, King Sunny Ade, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Jeff Beck, Wayne Shorter Quartet, The Lost Fingers, Gary Burton Quartet Revisited (with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Antonio Sanchez), George Wein and the Newport All-Stars, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Harry James Orchestra, Jilian Lage, The Dodos, Susie Arioli, Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Madeline Peyroux, Chucho Valdés Quintet, more
July 2 - 5 ~~ 19th Annual High Sierra Music Festival: Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds/Quincy, CA; [High Sierra Music/ P.O. Box 99529/ Emeryville, CA 94662, phone 510/595-1115, email: highsierramusic@highsierramusic.com]
July 2 - 5 ~~ ROTHBURY: Double JJ Ranch/Rothbury, MI; []; The Dead, Bob Dylan and His Band, The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, The Black Crowes, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas, STS9, G. Love & Special Sauce, Gov't Mule, Broken Social Scene, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Disco Biscuits, Les Claypool, Cold War Kids, John Butler, Chromeo, Ani DiFranco, Matisyahu, Guster, Girl Talk, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, MSTRKRFT, Martin Sexton, Flogging Molly, Railroad Earth, The Hold Steady, Toots & The Maytals, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Brett Dennen, Zappa Plays Zappa, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Shpongle DJ Set, Son Volt, Jackie Greene, Soulive, Man Man, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band w/Tony Rice, EOTO, King Sunny Adé & His African Beats, Lotus, Kid Cudi, STS9 Live PA, The Glitch Mob, Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam, Pretty Lights, Moseley/Law/Sipe & Droll, Rebelution, Quannum All Stars (ft. Lyrics Born, The Mighty Underdogs, Gift of Gab & Lifesavas), Toubab Krewe, Sam Roberts Band, Hill Country Revue, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Lipp Service, 2020 Soundsystem, Break Science ft. Adam Deitch, The Hard Lessons, The Low Anthem, Underground Orchestra, Future Rock, The Macpodz, Steppin' In It, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Chris Pierce, Rachel Goodrich, The Ragbirds, Four Finger Five, Umphrey's McGee, Keller Williams, The White Buffalo, The Parlor Mob, Reed Thomas Lawrence, Wendy Darling, Big Gigantic, Lynx & Janover, more
July 3 - 4 ~~ 2nd annual 80-35 Music Festival: Western Gateway Park/Des Moines, IA; []; Ben Harper and Relentless7, Public Enemy, Matisyahu, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, G. Love & Special Sauce, Girl In A Coma, House of Large Sizes, The Josh Davis Band, Beati Paoli, Cleo's Apartment, Floodplane, more
July 3 - 5 ~~ Mariposa Folk Festival: Tudhope Park/Orillia, ON, Canada; [phone 705/326-3655]; Buffy Sainte-Marie, Daniel Lanois, The Proclaimers, Luke Doucet, Le Vent du Nord, Guy Davis, Jenn Grant, Royal Wood, The Ronnie Douglas Blues Band, the Dixie Flyers, Steph Dunn, Sheesham & Lotus, The John Henrys, The Fugitives, Steven Page, The Skydiggers, Fred Penner, Jabulani, April Verch, Aengus Finnan, Valdy, The Good Lovelies, The Brights, Shout Sister Shout, Great Wooden Trio, Nancy White, Ken Whiteley, Flashlight Radio, Steppin' in It, La Ligue du Bonheur, Basia Bulat, Bram Taylor, George Gao, Prosad, Ariana Gillis, Patrick Brealey, Samantha Martin & the Haggard, Soul Surfers, Duane Andrews, Trevor Mills, Carly-Jo, Darlene, Enoch Kent, Ken Voita, The Kempencelts, Kelly Thibodeaux, Run With the Kittens, Quammie Williams, Sisters of Sheynville, more
July 3 - 5 ~~ 18th Annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival: Sherman, NY; [P.O. Box 791/ Jamestown, NY 14701, phone 716/487-1781, email: gbhfest@netsync.net]; Donna the Buffalo, Rusted Root, The Horse Flies, The Town Pants, N'Dias (The Mix), Slo-Mo, Rasta Rafiki, The Sim Redmond Band, The Believers, The Steve Johnson Band, Li'l Anne & Hotcayenne, Rising Sun & The Gunpoets, Bombadil, John and Mary & The Valkyries, Pine Ridge, Alison Pipitone, The Woodbox Gang, Jim Donovan, Chad Crumm & Friends, The Talk-to-me's, Buffalo Zydeco, Tiger Maple Stringband, The Bogarts, Smackdab, Who You Are, Blue Sky Mission Club, Ken Hardley, King Rail, more
July 3 - 5 ~~ 2009 Cityfolk Festival: Dayton, OH; []
July 3 - 5 ~~ 2nd annual Sterling Stage String Fling: Sterling, NY; [274 Kent Road/ Sterling, NY 13156, phone 818/212-9489]; Max Creek, Caravan of Thieves, Gordon Stone Band, Hot Day at the Zoo, Jatoba, Pluckin' Grassholes, Tim Herron Corporation, Spitune, Randy McMillan, The Dusty Doves, Technicolor Trailer Park, Mason Porter, Wissahickon Chicken Shack, The Family Dawgz, Appalachian Still, Astrograss, Manatawny Creek Ramblers, Painted Blue, Cabinet, Free Grass Union, Boots n' Shorts, Kevin MacConkey, The Breakdown Brothers
July 3 - 5 ~~ Greater New Bedford Summerfest: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park/New Bedford, MA; [phone 508/979-1568]; Benoit Bourque, Bua, Claire Lynch, Gadelle, Ellis Paul, Harry Manx, Jonathan Edwards, John Gorka, Maria Muldaur, Peter Mulvey, Red Molly, Richard Shindell, The Lovell Sisters, The Kennedys, Réveillons!, Ronny Cox, more
July 3 - 5 ~~ American MusicFest: downtown riverfront/Harrisburg, PA; [Susquehanna Folk Music Soc., phone 717/763-5744]
July 3 - 5 ~~ Michael Martin Murphey Mile High Rendezvous: Mile High Marketplace/Henderson, CO; [Wildfire Productions/ 2516 Cedar Elm Lane/ Plano, TX 75075-3103]; Michael Martin Murphey, Don Edwards, Riders in the Sky, Pat Flynn, Fred Hargrove, Carin Mari & The Pony Express, Halden Wofford & The Hi-Beams, Carmen, Oakhurst, Sorela
July 3 - 5 ~~ The Hot Spot: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; Femi Kuti, King Sunny Adé, Umalali
July 4 ~~ Red, White & Bluegrass: The Music Store/San Francisco, CA; [The Music Store/ 66 West Portal Avenue/ San Francisco, CA 94127, phone 415/664-2044]
July 4 - 5 ~~ Floyd Fandango Beer & Wine Festival: Blue Cow Pavilion/Floyd, VA; []; JJ Grey & Mofro, Buckwheat Zydeco, Robert Jospe Sextet, Beleza Brasil, Basshound, Rolling Green
July 5 - 10 ~~ Cajun-Creole and Early Country Music Weeks: Augusta Heritage Center/Elkins, WV; [Davis & Elkins College/ 100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26343, phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
July 5 - 11 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering - Traditional Song Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Fiona Ritchie, Rev. Robert Jones, Daithi Sproule, Julee Glaub, Ed Miller, Mark Weems, Matt Wojcik, Carl Jones, Jeff Warner, Milt Crotts, Kim & Reggie Harris, Matt Watroba, more
July 5 - 11 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering - Fiddle Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Joe Craven, Paul Anastasio, Kimberley Fraser, Liz Knowles, Jamie Laval, Brad Leftwich, Andrea Hoag, Dennis Stroughmatt, Sarah-Jane Summers, Natalya Weinstein, Barbara Lamb, Mike Block, Roger Bellow, Flynn Cohen, David Greely, Carl Jones, more
July 5 - 11 & July 12 - 17 ~~ Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Weeks: McDaniel College/Westminster, MD; [phone 410/857-2771]
July 8 - 12 ~~ Woody Guthrie Folk Festival: Okemah, OK; []; Jimmy LaFave, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Sam Baker, John Gorka, Jon Vezner, Ronny Elliot, John Flynn, Don Conoscenti, Mark Erelli, Tony Lee Thomas, Audrey Auld, Nancy Apple, Joel Rafael, the Red Dirt Rangers, Larry Long, David & Adam Amram, Ellis Paul, Andrea Parodi, more
July 8 - 12 ~~ 36th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival: Birds Hill Park/Winnipeg, MB, Canada; [203-211 Bannatyne Avenue/ Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P2/ Canada, phone 204/231-0096, fax 204/231-0076]; Arlo Guthrie, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Neko Case, Loreena McKennitt, Serena Ryder, Josh Ritter, The Great Lake Swimmers, Xavier Rudd, Iron and Wine, Okkervil River, Oumou Sangaré, Jah Youssouf & the Woodchoppers Association, King Sunny Adé & His African Beats, Bellowhead, Patrick Watson, the Del McCoury Band, the Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile, Loudon Wainwright III, Gentleman Reg, Bell Orchestre, the Dust Poets, Alana Levandoski, Big Dave McLean, Don Amero, Mr Mark, Puppet Folk, The Abrams Brothers, C.R. Avery, Bahamas, Danny Barnes Acoustic Band, Riley Baugus, Mark Berube & the Patriotic Few, Campbell Brothers, Hayes Carll, Chatham County Line, Alex Cuba, Amelie Curran, Dala, The Deep Dark Woods, Joel Fafard, Mary Flower, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Vance Gilbert, Gustavo the Impossibilist, Enoch Kent, The Kerplunks, Kobo Town, T. Nile, OKA, Pacific Curls, Le Part du Quêteux, Joe Pug, Socalled, Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir, Vishten, Watermelon Slim, Jenny Whiteley, Burning Spear, Stephen Page, Mirah, DJ Logic, Tom House, Digging Roots, Ridley Bent, Jackpine, Fred Penner, Alphabet Soup, Dominique Reynolds, The Lovell Sisters, Martha Wainwright, more
July 9 - 12 ~~ 15th annual Basin Bluegrass Festival: Brandon, VT; [9 Charberry Lane/ Brandon, VT 05733, phone 802/247-3275]; Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Blue Horizon, Acoustic Blue, Blistered Fingers, Cabin Fever, Big Spike, Crossover, Smokey Greene, Dave Nichols & Spare Change, Cannonball Express, James Reams & the Barnstormers, Pine Hill Ramblers, Bleeker Mountain
July 10 - 12 ~~ All Good Music Festival & Camp Out: Marvin's Mountaintop/Masontown, WV; []
July 10 - 12 ~~ 29th annual Blissfest Music Festival: Festival Farm/Harbor Springs, MI; [325 Lake Street/ Petoskey, MI 49770, phone 231/348-7047]
July 10 - 12 ~~ Atlin Arts & Music Festival: Atlin, BC; []; Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, Reveillons!, Twilight Hotel, Patty Larkin, Toby Walker, Dehli 2 Dublin, CaneFire, Ed Peekeekoot, South Thunderbird, Headwater, M'Girl, Mamaguroove, Metaphor, George McConkey Band, Kevin Barr & Blue Eagle, Rossi & The Boys
July 10 - 12 ~~ Uncle Dave Macon Days Traditional Music Festival: Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village Park/Murfreesboro, TN; [Chamber of Commerce, phone 615/893-6565, email: salt27@aol.com]; Joe and Janice Birchfield of the Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Thomas Maupin, more
July 10 - 12 ~~ Beats, Breaks & Culture: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; Broken Social Scene, Holy Fuck, Winter Gloves, more
July 10 - 12 ~~ 71st annual National Folk Festival: Butte, MT; []; Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Sierra Hull & Highway 111, Massive Monkeys, more
July 11 - 12 ~~ Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival: Carroll County Farm Museum/Westminster, MD; [phone 410/857-2771]
July 11 - 12 ~~ 2nd Annual Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival: Pilgrim Memorial Park/Plymouth, MA; [phone 508/747-7727]; Les Sampou Band, Digney Fignus, Tom Dean, Carlyn Hutchins, Chuck Ochs, Annie Wenz, Crossfire Bluegrass Band, Jon Pousette-Dart, Dave Rowe Trio, Kerri Powers, Roy Book Binder, Tall Heights, Back Eddy Bluegrass Band
July 12 - 17 ~~ Blues and Guitar Weeks: Augusta Heritage Center/Elkins, WV; [Davis & Elkins College/ 100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26343, phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
July 12 - 18 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering - Celtic Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Martin Hayes, Kevin Burke, Liz Knowles, Manus McGuire, Dónal Clancy, Cillian Vallely, Robbie O'Connell, Aoife Clancy, Kimberley Fraser, Jamie Laval, Ed Miller, Margaret Bennett, Kevin Crawford, John Skelton, Kathleen Conneely, Eamon O'Leary, Gráinne Hambly, Billy Jackson, Danny Tighe, Robin Bullock, Angelina Carberry, Martin Quinn, Matt Olwell, Jane MacMoran
July 15 - 18 ~~ Hebridean Celtic Fest: Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland; [phone 01851 702333]; The Sharon Shannon Big Band, La Bottine Souriante, Michael McGoldrick Band, Blair Douglas Band, The Wilders, Karen Matheson, Fred Morrison, Le Vent du Nord, The Chair, Calum Martin's Megantic Outlaw, Box Club, Face the West and Friends, The Ploughboys, Calum Alex & Seonaidh Beag MacMillan, Gary Innes & Ewan Robertson, Norrie MacIver & Sineag MacIntyre, Deoch an Dorus
July 15 - 19 ~~ 19th 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, Richard Thompson, Dave Edmunds, Dreadzone, Mawkin:Causley, Edward II, Rokia Traoré, Kanda Bongo Man, Lazy Habits, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Hot Club of Cowtown, Imelda May, The Imagined Village, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Rich Hall aka Otis Lee Crenshaw, Dreadzone, Jim Moray, Pama International, The Velvet Hearts, Tinderbox, Urusen, Music from the Penguin Café, Peatbog Faeries, Transglobal Underground, DJ Derek, Massive Attack, Oi Va Voi, Baskery, Dennis Hopper Choppers, Subgiant, RSVP, Cut A Shine, Paul Armfield, Zong Zing All Stars, Elephant Talk with Andrea Soler, more
July 16 - 19 ~~ GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance: Trumansburg Fairgrounds/Trumansburg, NY; [P.O. Box 941/ Trumansburg, NY 14886, phone 607/387-5098, email: info@grassrootsfest.org]
July 16 - 19 ~~ 13th annual California WorldFest: Fairgrounds/Grass Valley, CA; [P.O. Box 3339/ Chico, CA 95927, phone 530/891-4098]; Los Lobos, Indigo Girls, Tommy Emmanuel, Wailing Souls, Jackie Greene & Tim Bluhm (Skinny Singers), Lura, Old Blind Dogs, Issa Bagayogo, Ledward Kaapana, bluehouse, Gohk-Bi System, John Cruz, Del Castillo, Abalone Dots, Joe Craven, On Ensemble, Bearfoot, Fishtank Ensemble, Banana Slug String Band, Cuban Cowboys, Done Gone String Band, Marcus James & Wassonrai, Mamuse, Leroy Bell & His Only Friends, Handful of Lovin', Radim Zenkl & Leo Chern, Morley, Yeh Dude, Gordy Ohliger, more
July 16 - 19 ~~ Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival: Walsh Farm/Oak Hill, NY; [phone 888/946-8495]; Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, David Bromberg, Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan, SteelDrivers, Mountain Heart, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, Gibson Bros, Waybacks, Kruger Bros, King Wilkie, Crooked Still, Boston Boys, Footworks, Red Stick Ramblers, Pete and Joan Wernick with Don Rigsby, Josh Williams, Lee Boys, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Farewell Drifters, Maybelles, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Fiddlestyx, Bill Keith, Brian Wicklund, Megan Lynch, more
July 16 - 19 ~~ Ponderosa Stomp at Lincoln Center: New York, NY; [phone 212/721-6500]; William Bell, Harvey Scales, The Bobbettes, The Bo-Kays, The Collins Kids, Carl Mann, Joe Clay, Deke Dickerson & the Eccofonics, Dr. John, The Dixie Cups, Jean Knight, Robert Parker, Zigaboo Modeliste, Dorothy Moore, Tammy Lynn, Tony Owens, Michael Hurtt
July 17 - 18 ~~ The Green River Festival: Greenfield Community College/Greenfield, MA; []; Michael Franti & Spearhead, Kathleen Edwards, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Dave Alvin, Chris Smither, Richard Shindell, Crooked Still, Justin Townes Earle, Kris Delmhorst, more
July 17 - 18 ~~ Apple Hollow Music Fest: Franklin Centre, QC, Canada; [Mc Millan Orchard/ 1639 Route 202/ Franklin Centre, QC J0S 1E0/ Canada, phone 450/827-2748]
July 17 - 19 ~~ Pitchfork Music Festival: Union Park/Chicago, IL; []; The Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, The Jesus Lizard, Tortoise, Built to Spill, The National, Pharoahe Monch, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Grizzly Bear, The Walkmen, Vivian Girls
July 17 - 19 ~~ Northwest String Summit: Horning's Hideout/North Plains, OR; []; Yonder Mountain String Band, Danny Barnes, The Del McCoury Band, Väsen w/Darol Anger & Mike Marshall, The Infamous String Dusters, Abalone Dots, Bad Livers, Greensky Bluegrass, Strings for Industry (w/Darol Anger, Scott Law, Tye North, Carlton Jackson), P. Whipped (w/Bryn Davies, Sharon Gilchrest & Megan McCormick), Hickster w/Benny "Burle" Galloway, Taarka, more
July 17 - 19 ~~ The Sol Harvest Festivus for the Restivus: Cabot, VT; []; Toubab Krewe, Oumou Sangaré, Barrington Levy, Midnite, Black Sheep, Earle "Chinna" Smith, Lamine Soumano, Strength In Numbers, Movement of the People: Fela Kuti Tribute Ensemble, Boubakar Diabaté, Sara Grace & The Suits, Jeh Kulu, Jazz Criminals
July 17 - 19 ~~ Mexico: Beyond Your Expectations: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; Café Tacuba, Los de Abajo, more
July 18 - 19 ~~ 2nd annual Mile High Music Festival: Dick's Sporting Goods Park/Denver, CO; []; Tool, Widespread Panic, The Fray, Incubus, Ben Harper and Relentless7, G.Love & Special Sauce, Gov't Mule, Buddy Guy, 3OH!3, Ani DiFranco, Paolo Nutini, The Black Keys, John Butler, Gomez, The Wailers, India.Arie, Set Forth, Paper Bird, Greyboy Allstars, Railroad Earth, Lyrics Born, Rocco DeLuca & the Burden, Erin McCarley, Band of Heathens, Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam, Buddy Guy, Gogol Bordello, Galactic, Matisyahu, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Mat Kearney, Dead Confederate, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, Honeyhoney, Joe Pug, Electric Touch, Thievery Corporation, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, DeVotchKa, Pepper, Jack's Mannequin, Matt Nathanson, Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real, more
July 18 - 25 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp Family Week and Teacher Training Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 19 ~~ 24th annual Woodstock Folk Festival: Woodstock Square/Woodstock, IL; [phone 815/479-9WFF, email: woodstockfolkfest@sbcglobal.net]; John Flynn, Magpie, Natalia Zukerman, Still on the Hill, Jamie O'Reilly Trio, Trillium, Joe Filisko, more
July 19 ~~ Susquehanna Folk Summer Fest & Picnic: Fort Hunter Barn/Harrisburg, PA; [Susquehanna Folk Music Soc., phone 717/763-5744]
July 19 - 24 ~~ Camp Violon Trad: Rawdon, QC, Canada; []; André Brunet, Stéphanie Lépine, Éric Beaudry, Martine Billette
July 19 - 24 ~~ Irish-Celtic Week: Augusta Heritage Center/Elkins, WV; [Davis & Elkins College/ 100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26343, phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]; Joanie Madden, Robbie O'Connell, Mirella Murray, Angelina Carberry, Martin Quinn, Donny Golden, Cillian Vallely, Jem Moore, Myron Bretholz, Tony Ryan, Brendan Dolan, Dan Milner, Patrick Ourceau, Kathleen Boyle, Kevin Crawford, Donal Clancy, Eileen Gannon, Yvonne Kane, Edel Fox, Liz Kane
July 19 - 25 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering - Old-Time Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Mike Seeger, Phil Jamison, Paul Kovac, Paul Brown, the Canote Brothers, Alice Gerrard, Rodney Sutton, Mike Bryant, Ginny Hawker, Tracy Schwarz, Rayna Gellert, Meredith McIntosh, Bruce Greene, John Hollandsworth, Adam Hurt, Gordy Hinners, Don Pedi, Ron Pen, Carol Elizabeth Jones, John Herrmann, Rich Kirby, Terri McMurray, more
July 21 ~~ New Music Seminar: Skirball Center/New York University/New York, NY; [email: info@newmusicseminar.biz]
July 23 - 26 ~~ FloydFest: Blue Cow Pavilion/Floyd, VA; []; Blues Traveler, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Railroad Earth, Donna the Buffalo, Yard Dogs Road Show, Grupo Fantasma, The Felice Brothers, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, EOTO, Panjea with Chris Berry & Michael Kang, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Toubab Krewe, The Duhks, Forro in the Dark, The Sadies, Hot 8 Brass Band, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, The Lee Boys, Ollabelle, Pete Francis feat. Barefoot Truth, The Horse Flies, Adrienne Young and the Old Faithful, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Rose's Pawn Shop, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, The Belleville Outfit, R.I.S.E., Sol Driven Train, Stop, Drop & Roll, The Old Ceremony, The New Familiars, Mad Tea Party, Luminescent Orchestrii, The Steve Johnson Band, Boulder Acoustic Society, William Walter & Co., Spiral, Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun, Sxip Shirey, Blues and Lasers, Barcelona Institute of Gospel, Whitetop Mountain Band, Blue Mule, Kat Mills, Ananda Bellydance, 3 Minute Lovin', The Transmitters, American Dumpster, Eustace Conway, The Jugbusters, Hoorah Cloggers, Dryhill Draggers, Kill-Basa Bill's Roadshow, Community High Band & Musicians from the Crooked Road, more
July 23 - 26 ~~ 30th Calgary Folk Music Festival: Calgary, AB, Canada; []
July 23 - 26 ~~ 25th Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival: Chenango Fairgrounds/Norwich, NY; [141 Old Loudon Road/ Latham, NY 12110, phone 518/783-3154, email: cabinfevertirell@aol.com]; the James King Band, the Jeannette Williams Band, Carolina Sonshine, The Larry Gillis Band, Remington Ryde, Hard Ryde, The Cabin Fever Band, the Doerfel Family, Dave Nichols & Spare Change, Angelica Grim & High Action, Bill & Maggie Anderson, Texas Rose Band, the Matthews Family, more
July 23 - 26 ~~ Gathering of the Vibes: Seaside Park/Bridgeport, CT; [phone 203/908-3030]; Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Levon Helm, Wavy Gravy, Harlem Gospel Choir, John Brown's Body, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Buddy Guy, George Clinton, State Radio, Guster, more
July 23 - 26 ~~ 21st annual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival: Dodds Farm/Hillsdale, NY; [P.O. Box 144/ Sharon, CT 06069]; Abi Tapia, Amy Speace, Beth Molaro, Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers, Bob Malone, The Clayfoot Strutters, Cliff Eberhardt, Country Spice, Dan Navarro, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, Ellis Paul, Falcon Ridge House Band, Folk Arts Quartet, Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, George Marshall with Wild Asparagus, Girlyman, The Hickory Project, Hoopoe the Clowne, Janis Ian, Jay Mankita, John Flynn, Jon Vezner, Jim & Madeline Christensen, Karen Savoca, Kathryn Wedderburn, Kathy Mattea, Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie, Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Mecca Bodega, Nerissa & Katryna Nields, Notorious, Oneside, Patti O'Brien Melita, Paul Rosenberg, Pamela Means, Ralph Sweet, The Refugees, Ryan Montbleau Band, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Stonehoney, Susan Werner, The Storycrafters, Tidal Wave, Tracy Grammar
July 24 - 26 ~~ 37th annual RockyGrass Festival: Planet Bluegrass Ranch/Lyons, CO; [phone 800/624-2422]; Steve Earle & the Bluegrass Dukes, Hot Rize, Del McCoury Band, Earl Scruggs w/Family & Friends, Claire Lynch Band, California, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Mike Marshall & Darol Anger w/Väsen, Darrell Scott Bluegrass Band, Three Ring Circle, Kruger Brothers, Bearfoot, Sarah Jarosz, The High 48s, more
July 24 - 26 ~~ Lowell Folk Festival: Lowell National Historical Park/Lowell, MA; [67 Kirk Street/ Lowell, MA 01852, phone 978/970-5000, email: phil_lupsiewicz@nps.gov]
July 24 - 26 ~~ County Bluegrass Family Bluegrass Music Festival: Farm Park/Fort Fairfield, ME; [Stev and Nancy Rogeski/ 519 N. Caribou Road/ Fort Fairfield, ME 04742, phone 207/227-6242]; The Lewis Family, White Mountain Bluegrass, Blistered Fingers, The Douthwrights, The Muellers, Blue Horizon, Borderline Bluegrass, Aroostook County Bluegrass, The LaClaire's Gospel Sing Along
July 24 - 26 ~~ 25th annual Islands Folk Festival: Province Farm/Duncan, BC, Canada; [phone 250/748-3975, email: info@folkfest.bc.ca]
July 24 - 26 ~~ NashCamp - Songwriting: Hachland Vineyard/Joelton, TN; [P.O. Box 210396/ Nashville, TN 37221, phone 615/952-4040]; Jimmy Fortune, Rick Carnes, Lisa Palas, Pat & Pete Luboff, Steve Buckingham, Rick Sanjek, Eddie Tidwell, Chris Keaton, Gary Talley
July 24 - 26 ~~ Canadian Voices: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; Jenn Grant, Amy Millan, more
July 25 ~~ WEVL FM 89.9 21st Annual Blues on the Bluff: Memphis, TN; [phone 901/528-0560, email: wevl@wevl.org, WWW http://wevl.org]; The Bo-Keys, Kenny Brown, Blind Mississippi Morris & The Pocket Rockets
July 25 - August 1 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp Folk Music Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
July 26 - 31 ~~ Bluegrass, Swing, & Discover Augusta Weeks: Augusta Heritage Center/Elkins, WV; [Davis & Elkins College/ 100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26343, phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
July 26 - August 1 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering - Contemporary Folk Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Kathy Mattea, Vance Gilbert, Sara Hickman, David Roth, Peter Mulvey, Kate Campbell, Anaïs Mitchell, Ray Chesna, Cliff Eberhardt, Siobhán Quinn
July 26 - August 1 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering - Guitar Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Pat Donohue, Stephen Bennett, Craig Fuller, Craig D'Andrea, Doug Smith, Adam Rafferty, Al Petteway, Sally Van Meter, Ed Dodson, Mike Dowling, Robin Bullock, Scott Ainslie, Orrin Star, Mary Flower, Patrick Landeza, more
July 27 - 31 ~~ Mark O'Connor String Camp: Ethical Culture Fieldston School & the Society for Ethical Culture/New York, NY; []; Mark O'Connor, Lara St. John, Philippe Quint, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Shane Cook, Daniel Carqile, Mysore Manjunuth, Yale Strom, Tracy Silverman, Sara Caswell, Matt Glasser, Kenji Bunch, David Wallace, Mike Block, Maya Beiser, Rachel Calin, Carlos Henriquez
July 30 - August 2 ~~ 14th annual Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival: Martin Park/East Hartford, CT; [phone 860/528-1458]; Natalie MacMaster, Russel Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Steep Canyon Rangers, James King Band, The Lovell Sisters, NewFound Road, Wells Family Band, Bearfoot, Gold Heart, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, the Del McCoury Band, Daily Vincent Band, Alison Brown Quartet, Special Consensus, Grasstowne
July 30 - August 2 ~~ Stokes Bay Festival: Stokes Bay near Gosport, Hampshire, England; [phone 023 8071 1818]; The Proclaimers, Seth Lakeman, Oysterband, The Hamsters, Edward II, Dervish, Blazin' Fiddles, Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, Steve Knightley, The SAS Band (Spike's All-Stars), Babelfish, Eric Bogle, Saltfishforty, Megson, Dervish, The Spooky Mens Chorale, Le Vent Du Nord, Ella Edmondson, more
July 31 - August 1 ~~ Music of the Mountains Pocono Raceway Bluegrass Concert: Pocono Raceway/Long Pond, PA; []; Ricky Skaggs, Steep Canyon Rangers, Charlie Sizemore Band, Dailey & Vincent, Del McCoury Band, Cherryholmes, Blue Highway, SteelDrivers
July 31 - August 1 ~~ The 2009 Sugar Maple Festival: Lake Farm County Park/Madison, WI; []; JD Crowe & The New South, The Savoy Family Cajun Band, The Combine, Bill Miller, Robbie Fulks & Nora O'Connor, Shotgun Party, Joel Paterson, Dave Landau, Frogwater, KG & The Ranger, John Chimes
July 31 - August 2 ~~ 26th Annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival: Kingsland Bay State Park/Ferrisburgh, VT; [phone 877/850-0206, email: info@cvfest.org]; Geoff Muldaur, Beartracks w/Junior Barber, Annie & the Hedonists, Hilari Farrington & Benedict Koehler, Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers, more
July 31 - August 2 ~~ Reggae Rising Music Festival: Dimmick Ranch & French's Camp/Piercy, CA; []; Gentleman and the Far East Band, Marcia Griffiths, The Original Wailers, ASWAD, Tony Rebel, Prezident Brown, Andrew Diamond, Ras Michael, Bobby T and the Magical Voyagers, Queen Ifrica, more
July 31 - August 2 ~~ George Wein's Folk Festival: Newport, RI; []; Pete Seeger, The Decemberists, Arlo Guthrie, Fleet Foxes, Joan Baez, Neko Case, Judy Collins, Campbell Brothers, The Avett Brothers, Josh Ritter, Gillian Welch, Del McCoury, Iron & Wine, Tao Rodriguez Seeger, Balfa Toujours, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Tim Eriksen & Shape Note Singers, Langhorne Slim, Ben Kweller, Low Anthem, more
July 31 - August 2 ~~ All Points West Music and Arts Festival: Liberty State Park, NJ; [phone 212/414-4314]; The Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, the National, Fleet Foxes, Mstrkrft, Q-tip, the Pharcyde, Organized Konfusion, the Knux, Ra Ra Riot, Seasick Steve, Telepathe, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, Flying Lotus, Collegehumor Live, Arj Barker, Eugene Mirman, Bo Burnham, Tool, My Bloody Valentine, Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, the Ting Tings, Crystal Castles, St. Vincent, Tokyo Police Club, the Cool Kids, Kool Keith, Cage the Elephant, Chairlift, White Rabbits, Electric Touch, the Postelles, Black Gold, Tim & Eric, Judah Friedlander, Jim Jeffries, Coldplay, Echo & the Bunnymen, Mgmt, the Black Keys, Elbow, Silversun Pickups, Mogwai, We Are Scientists, Ghostland Observatory, the Gaslight Anthem, Etienne De Crecy, Lykke Li, Akron/family, Steel Train, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter, Todd Barry
July 31 - August 3 ~~ Island Soul: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; The Mighty Shadow, Tony Rebel, Leroy Sibbles, Charles Town Maroons, more
July 31 - August 8 ~~ Lark Camp - Celebration Of World Music, Song & Dance 2009: [P.O. Box 1176/ Mendocino, CA 95460, phone 707/964-4826, email: registration@larkcamp.com]; Jason Adajian, Tami Allen, Shirleigh Brannon, Harriet Bye, Sharon Green, Robyn Mahealani Kneubuhl, Antonea Leftheriotis, Joey Abarta, Kim Atkinson, Edmond Badoux, Agi Ban, Mark Bell, Dena Bjornlie, Shay Black, Danny Carnahan, Kevin Carr, Chris Caswell, Sinan Erdemsel, Chuck Ervin, Marla Fibish, Miguel Govea, Wayne Hankin, Sylvia Herold, Erik Hoffman, Paul Hostetter, Wael Kakish, Wanda Law, Georgios Leftheriotis, Gregg Moore, Mark Nelson, Robin Petrie, John Skelton, Radim Zenkl, Butch Kwan, more
August 1 ~~ Red House Records Presents Blues at the Barn: Hobgoblin Music Outdoor Stage/Red Wing, MN; [phone 877/866-3936]; Ray Bonneville, Pieta Brown, Dave Moore, The Pines, Steve Kaul
August 1 - 3 ~~ 32nd Annual Canmore Folk Music Festival: Canmore Centennial Park/Canmore, AB, Canada; [phone/fax 403/678-2524]; Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Bop Ensemble, Carlos del Junco, Luke Doucet and the White Falcon, Gadji-Gadjo, Lennie Gallant, James Gordon, Irish Descendants, Harry Manx, Outlaw Social, Eivør Pálsdóttir, The Paperboys, The Refugees, Nathan Rogers, Shakura S'Aida, Souljah Fyah, Strung, Vishten
August 1 - 8 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp Family Week 1: Ogontz Camp/Lyman, NH; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 1 - 8 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp American Dance & Music Week and Square Dance Callers Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 2 - 8 ~~ The Swannanoa Gathering - Dulcimer Week: Warren Wilson College/Asheville, NC; [P.O. Box 9000/ Asheville, NC 28815, phone 828/298-3434]; Lois Hornbostel, Dan Landrum, Walt Michael, Ken Kolodner, Jeff Hames, Bill Troxler, Ruth Smith, Bill Taylor, Susan Trump, Lorinda Jones, Cindy Ribet, more
August 2 - 9 ~~ Old-Time, Vocal, and Dance Weeks: Augusta Heritage Center/Elkins, WV; [Davis & Elkins College/ 100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26343, phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
August 3 - 8 ~~ NashCamp - Bluegrass: Camp Marymount/Fairview, TN; [P.O. Box 210396/ Nashville, TN 37221, phone 615/952-4040]; Claire Lynch, Jim Hurst, Missy Raines, Fletcher Bright, Greg Cahill, Roland White, Mike Witcher
August 6 - 9 ~~ Edmonton Folk Music Festival: Edmonton, AB, Canada; []
August 7 - 9 ~~ Heart of the Alleghenies Folk Music Festival: University of Pittsburgh Bradford campus/Bradford, PA; [phone 814/825-8971, email: sueneth@aol.com]; Claudia Schmidt, Celticladda, Sterl Van Arsdale, Jim Kimball & Keith Blackmon, TuneScape, Curt Osgood, The Allegheny Mountain Dulcimer Players, Todd Crowley, Confluence, Simple Faith, Diana Wagner, Larry Spencer & Gayle Sheets, Gerry Hoffman, more
August 7 - 9 ~~ 12th annual AvalonFest 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]; David Roth, Coyote Run, Buskin and Batteau, The Guy Mendilow Band, Mambo Combo, Stephanie Corby, Anansegromma, Dede Wyland, Randy Barrett and Mama Tried, David Glaser, 3 Penny Acre, Jennie Avila, Robbie Limon Band, Kaydi Johnson, Hot Soup
August 7 - 9 ~~ Zaika: A South Asian Food Festival: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; RDB (Rhythm Dhol Bass), more
August 8 ~~ The Naukabout Music Festival of Cape Cod: Barnstable County Fairgrounds/East Falmouth, MA; [phone 866/869-3257, email: info@naukabout.com]; Rusted Root, Pete Francis featuring Barefoot Truth, Ryan Montbleau Band, The Old Silver Band, Roots Down Below, Emily Elbert, Tripping Lily, Tin Can Tele, Sam Chase, Daniel Byrnes
August 8 - 15 ~~ Balkan Music & Dance Workshops: Iroquois Springs/Rock Hill, NY; [East European Folklife Center/ P.O. Box 12488/ Berkeley, CA 94712-3488, phone 510/547-1119, email: office@eefc.org]
August 8 - 15 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp Family Week 2 and Teacher Training Course: Ogontz Camp/Lyman, NH; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 8 - 15 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp English & American Dance Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 10 - 14 ~~ Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School: Milwaukee School of Engineering/Milwaukee, WI; [phone 262/277-6538, email: barbbreedheidt@yahoo.com]; instructors: Sean Crosson, Linda Daly, James Gill, Brendan Hendry, Sean Keane, Ryan Lacey, Brett Lipshutz, Linda Lubner, Vincent McCarron, Gail McElroy, Ray McManis, Maldon Meehan, Pat Murphy, Jackie Moran, Brendan Mulholland, Maureen Mullen, Ed Paloucek, Jim Rainey, Tommy Sands, more
August 13 - 16 ~~ 29th Annual Milwaukee Irish Fest: Henry W. Maier Festival Park/Milwaukee, WI; [phone 414/476-3378]
August 14 ~~ 6th Annual Cheese Capital Jazz Crawl for the Arts: Plymouth, WI; [Plymouth Arts Center/ 520 E. Mill Street/ Plymouth, WI 53073, phone 920/892-8409, email: paf@excel.net]
August 14 - 16 ~~ 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival: Planet Bluegrass Ranch/Lyons, CO; [phone 800/624-2422]; Rufus Wainwright, Susan Tedeschi, Brett Dennen, Dougie MacLean, JJ Grey & Mofro, Joe Pug, Chuck E. Costa, more
August 14 - 16 ~~ Smokie Blues 6th International Blues Festival: Carnoustie Golf Hotel/Carnoustie, Scotland; []; British Blues All Stars, Nina Van Horne, The Stumble, John O'Leary, the Nimmo Brothers, Ian Siegal, Kent DuChaine, Lil Ian Goodsman, Gypsy Dave Smith, The Flaming Strat Men, The Road Dawgz, Dr Bendix, Hokie Joint, Dave Arcari, Paul Rose, Wang Dang Delta, The Revilutionaire, Wolftrain, more
August 14 - 16 & August 21 - 23 ~~ Planet UndigenUs: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; Northern Cree Singers, Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Crystal Shawanda, ArtCirq, Halau I Ka Wekiu, Mihrangi, Tjupurru, more
August 14 - 17 ~~ The Pipers' Gathering: Killington, VT; [phone 802/223-2242, email: info@pipersgathering.org]; Fiddle, pipes, and whistles playing the best of Celtic and traditional music from the British Isles, Ireland and beyond.
August 14 - 17 ~~ A Bears Picnic: Lincoln Park, Westend Fairgrounds/Laurelton, PA; []; Steve Kimock Crazy Engine (Steve Kimock, Melvin Seals, Janis Wallin, John Morgan Kimock, Cheryl Rucker and Shirley Starks), New Riders of the Purple Sage, Stir Fried, The Spikedrivers, The Hickory Project, Splintered Sunlight, Willie Jack & the Northern Light, Cabinet, Dakini, Swamp Daddies, The Kind Buds, The Backwoods Experiment, Erthan, more
August 15 ~~ Bethel Woods Music Festival starring Heroes of Woodstock: [Bethel Woods Center for the Arts/ 200 Hurd Road/ Bethel, NY 12720, phone 800/745-3000]; Levon Helm Band, Jefferson Starship, Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Mountain, Tom Constanten, Country Joe McDonald
August 15 - 22 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp Early Music Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 16 - 23 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp CDSS Week (adults & families) and American Dance Callers Course and Young Adult Leadership Course: Timber Ridge Camp/High View, WV; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 21 - 23 ~~ Moira Furnace Folk Festival: National Forest/Moira, Leicestershire, England; [phone 01530270494, email: davidjohns851@btinternet.com]
August 21 - 23 ~~ 2nd Annual Princeton Traditional Music Festival: Princeton, BC, Canada; [email: Princetonfestival@telus.net]
August 21 - 23 ~~ Summergrass: Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum/Vista, CA; []; Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, NewFound Road, Bluegrass Patriots, Sawmill Road, The Brombies, Burnett Family, Highway 76, Gone Tomorrow, Bluegrass Brethren, more
August 22 ~~ Harborfest: Pilgrim Memorial Park/Plymouth, MA; [phone 508/747-7727]; The Bermuda Strollers, After Eight, The Hot Sauce Band, Jupiter Ray, Tex & Mad Dog, more
August 22 - 29 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp Campers' Week: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 23 ~~ 18th annual Ukrainian Folk Festival: Ukrainian American Sport Center/Horsham, PA; [phone 215/362-5331]; The Kozaks Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble, The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo, The Sisters Oros, more
August 27 - 30 ~~ 33rd Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival: Silver Spur Riding Club/Sidney, ME; [263 Trafton Road/ Waterville, ME 04901, phone 207/873-6539, email: blist-f@blisteredfingers.com]; Simon St. Pierre, Dailey & Vincent, The Bluegrass Brothers, The Gibson Brothers, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band, Bluegrass Diamonds, Wilf Clark & Misty Mountaineers, Acoustic Blue, Cross Over, Blue Around the Edges, Josh Williams & North Country, Robinson Gospel Sing Along & Jam, Blistered Fingers, more
August 27 - 31 ~~ 45th Towsersey Village Festival: nr. Thame, Oxon, England; [P.O. Box 296/ Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3XU/ England, phone 01629 827016]; The Imagined Village (w/Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Chris Wood, Simon Emmerson & Andy Gangadeen), The Waterson Family, Edward II, Devon Sproule, Shooglenifty, Heidi Talbot, The Lark Rise Band, Steve Tilston, Dana & Susan Robinson, The Waterson Family, The Spooky Men's Chorale, Karine Polwart Band, The Old Swan Band, Blue Blokes 3, Cock & Bull Band, Pete Coe, Boldwood, Florida, more
August 28 - 30 ~~ Festival of World Cultures: Dun Laoghaire, Ireland; [phone 01 271 9555, email: info@fwc.ie]
August 28 - 30 ~~ Porcupine Mountains Music Festival: Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park/Ontonagon County, MI; [phone 800/344-5355]; Cadillac Sky, Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Clumsy Lovers, Caravan of Thieves, Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics, Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey, Hamell on Trial, Green Tea, Charlie Parr, Seth Bernard & Daisy May, Reverend Eddie Danger, Drew Nelson, Laurel Premo, David Mayfield, Kitty Donohoe, Carolyn Striho w/Scott Dailey & Jason Shaller, Dave Boutette, Conga Se Menne, Cadillac vs. Cornbread, Brandon Scott Sellner, Jeff Ray, Squeaky Clean Cretins, West of East, Rory & Dale C. Miller, Yvonne Blake, Doris & the Daydreams, the Children of the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival
August 28 - 30 ~~ 11th annual Nederland Music & Arts Festival (NedFest): Nederland, CO; []; Particle, David Grisman Quintet, Vince Herman & Great American Taxi, Drew Emmitt Band, Billy Nershi's Blue Planet w/Keith Moseley, Panjea w/Michael Kang, Split Lip Rayfield, Drew Emmitt Band, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Saskia Laroo Band, Incendio, Mountain Standard Time, more
August 28 - 30 ~~ TELUS TAIWANfest: A New Journey: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; The Hsu-nami, more
August 28 - 31 ~~ Shrewsbury Folk Festival: Shrewsbury, England; [phone 01746 768813]; The Proclaimers, Seth Lakeman, Eric Bibb, The Dhol Foundation, Show of Hands, Hoven Droven, Spooky Men's Chorale, Patrick Street, Chris Wood, Ollabelle, Lau, Jez Lowe, Megson, Karine Polwart, Chris Smither, Breabach, Corinne West, Mark Erelli, Rachael McShane, Emily Smith Band, Krista Detor, The Dust Poets, Duncan McFarlane Band, The Wilsons, Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke, All Blacked Up, Asha, Old Swan Band, The Watch, more
August 29 - September 5 ~~ CDSS Dance and Music Camp English Dance Week and English Dance Musicians Course: Pinewoods Camp/Plymouth, MA; [Country Dance and Song Society, phone 413/268-7426 x3, email: camp@cdss.org]
August 31 - September 6 ~~ 34th annual Old-Time Music & Crafts Festival: Plymouth County Fairgrounds/LeMars, IA; [P.O. Box 492/ Anita, IA 50020, email: bobeverhart@yahoo.com]
September 3 - 5 ~~ Lil John's Mountain Music Festival: Cane Creek Campgound/Snow Camp, NC; [1256 Longest Acre Road/ Snow Camp, NC 27349, phone 336/376-8324, email: info@littlejohnsmountainmusic.com]; James King Band, Dailey & Vincent, Sierra Hull, Bluegrass Brothers, Kickin Grass Band, Dave Evans, Al Batten & The Bluegrass Reunion, Snyder Family Band, Grass Cats, Hagar's Mountain Boys, Blue Lightning, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Rd, Constant Change, Buttermilk Creek Band
September 3 - 6 ~~ Strawberry Fall Music Festival: Yosemite, CA; [P.O. Box 664/ Jamestown, CA 95327, phone 209/984-8630]; Shannon Whitworth Trio, Joe Pug, Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, Will Kimbrough, Kristina Olsen w/Nina Gerber, Brave Combo, The Belleville Outfit, Avett Brothers, Rodney Crowell, Greensky Bluegrass, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Lost Weekend, Suzy Bogguss, The Time Jumpers, Del McCoury Band, Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys, Alison Brown w/Joe Craven, Bearfoot, Kane/Welch/Kaplin, more
September 4 - 6 ~~ Rhythm & Roots Festival: Ninigret Park/Charlestown, RI; []
September 4 - 6 ~~ County Bluegrass: Farm Park/Fort Fairfield, ME; [Stev and Nancy Rogeski/ 519 N. Caribou Road/ Fort Fairfield, ME 04742, phone 207/227-6242]; Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Goldwing Express, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, White Mountain Bluegrass, Blistered Fingers, Bluegrass Diamonds, The Adrians, Kip Hemingway & Crooked River, Aroostook County Bluegrass, The LaClaires, Robinson Gospel Sing Along
September 4 - 6 ~~ Mandolin Farm Bluegrass Festival: Flemingsburg, KY; [387 Owens Lane/ Flemingsburg, KY 41041, phone 606/845-3693]; Dailey & Vincent, more
September 4 - 7 ~~ 30th anniversary Detroit International Jazz Festival: Detroit, MI; []; Hank Jones, Dave Brubeck & sons, John & Bucky Pizzarelli, the Clayton Brothers, T.S. Monk, Chick Corea, Sheila Jordan, Christian McBride, Wayne Shorter, Pete & Juan Escovedo, Larry & Julian Coryell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke & Lenny White, Eddie Daniels & the Wayne State Univ. Big Band, Irma Thomas, The Clark Sisters, more
September 4 - 7 ~~ Hot and Spicy Food Festival: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto, ON, Canada; [phone 416/973-4000]; The Sauce Boss, more
September 5 - 7 ~~ Kipona: Harrisburg, PA; [Susquehanna Folk Music Soc., phone 717/763-5744]
September 10 - 12 ~~ Ellnora | The Guitar Festival at Krannert Center: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts/Champaign-Urbana, IL; [phone 217/333-6280]; Ani DiFranco, the Keb' Mo' Band, the Derek Trucks Band, Bill Frisell's Disfarmer Project, The National, Chicha Libre, Junior Brown, The Jerry Douglas Band, Dan Zanes & Friends, Alex de Grassi, the Leni Stern Quartet, the Frank Vignola Trio, the Brasil Guitar Duo, Debashish Bhattacharya, The Long Count, The Sisters Euclid, Nigel North, Paul Galbraith, the Brazilian Guitar Quartet, Erin McKeown & Natalia Zukerman, the Jake Hertzog Trio, Richard Julian & Jim Campilongo, the Laurie Morvan Band, Luciana Souza & Romero Lubambo, more
September 11 - 12 ~~ 12th Park Slope Bluegrass & Old-Time Jamboree: Brooklyn, NY; [phone 718/965-8490]
September 11 - 12 ~~ Franklin, KY Music Festival: Bluegrass Music RV Park/Franklin, KY; [phone 270/776-5587]; Williams & Clark Expedition, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Lonesome River Band, Grasstown, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, The Dillards, Connie Smith, Nothin' Fancy, Next Best Thing, The Bluegrass Brothers, more
September 11 - 13 ~~ Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering: Greenwood Furnace State Park, PA; [phone 814/643-6220, email: huntingdonarts@comcast.net]
September 11 - 13 ~~ Chants de Vielles Hurdy Gurdy & Song Festival: Calixa-Lavallée, QC, Canada; [phone 450/583-5631]; Ad Vielle Que Pourra, Le Vent du Nord, Nightingale, more
September 12 ~~ Sun Prairie Blues Festival: Angell Park/Sun Prairie, WI; []; Sequoia, The Cajun Strangers, Tallan "T-Man" Latz, Perry Weber and the DeVilles, The Jimmys, Magic Slim and the Teardrops
September 12 - 13 ~~ Union County's MusicFest: Garwood, NJ; []
September 12 - 13 ~~ Pickamania!: Gough Park/Silver City, NM; [phone 888/758-7289]; Mollie O'Brien, Pine Leaf Boys, Dusty Buskers, Boris McCutcheon & the Salt Lick, Melanie Zipin, Anne & Pete Sibley, Fishtank Ensemble, Finders & Youngberg
September 13 ~~ Takoma Park Folk Festival: Takoma Park, MD; []
September 18 ~~ Stan Rogers Tribute Concert: McPherson Theater/Victoria, BC, Canada; [Susan Woods, 250/595-5940, email: suewoods@shaw.ca]; Tiller's Folly, Valdy, Hank Cramer
September 18 - 19 ~~ Hoppin' John Fiddlers' Convention: Shakori Hills Farm/Silk Hope, NC; [1439 Henderson Tanyard Road/ Silk Hope, NC 27312, phone 919/542-8142]
September 18 - 20 ~~ Sterling Stage Last Daze of Summer: Sterling, NY; []
September 18 - 20 ~~ Singing for Fun in the Natural Environment: Ossabaw Island, GA; [Mary Elfner/ Ossabaw Singing Weekend/ 1613 W. Laburnum Avenue/ Richmond, VA 23227, email: marygeoff@comcast.net]; Elise Witt, Mary Elfner
September 18 - 24 ~~ The Cowboy Train: Albuquerque - Durango - Pagosa Springs - Chama - Albuquerque, NM; [phone 866/484-3669, email: trains@sover.net]; Tom Russell, Gretchen Peters, Wylie Gustafson, Paul Zarzyski, Sourdough Slim
September 19 - 20 ~~ Sea Shanty Camp: Maritime Museum of British Columbia/Victoria, BC, Canada; [phone 509/996-3528, email: hankc@methownet.com]; Hank Cramer, Dr. Brian Maskew, Captain Les Bolton
September 22 - 26 ~~ 2009 Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival: Boston, MA; [phone 617/747-2261]; Branford Marsalis, Godfathers of the Groove, Reuben Wilson, Grant Green Jr., David Sanborn, Amina Claudine Myers, Kevin Mahogany, Kurt Elling, Love and Hunger, Bernard Purdie, more
September 23 - 26 ~~ 35th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival: Bill Monroe Music Park & Camprground/Bean Blossom, IN; [phone 812/988-6422 or 800/414-4677]; The Grascals, Ralph Stanley, Dailey & Vincent, J.D Crowe, Bobby Osborne, Raymond Fairchild, Lost & Found, James King Band, Jesse McReynolds, Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen, James Monroe, Ronnie Reno, Larry Stephenson Band, IIIrd Tyme Out, Pine Mountain Railroad, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Ralph Stanley II, Melvin Goins, Karl Shiflett, more
September 24 - 26 ~~ Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival: Glen Maury Park/Buena Vista, VA; [phone 540/461-0954]; Goldwing Express, Steep Canyon Rangers, Wonder, Williams & Clark Expedition, Nothin' Fancy, IIIrd Tyme Out, In The Tradition, Lonesome Will Mullins, James King Band, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, David Parmley & Friends, Next Best Thing, Gary Waldrep, Country Fried Grass, more
September 24 - 27 ~~ SouthWest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) Conference: Radisson Hotel Austin North/Austin, TX; [phone 830/257-3600]
September 25 - 26 ~~ 5th annual �Globalquerque! Celebration of World Music and Culture: National Hispanic Cultural Center/Albuquerque, NM; []; Väsen with Darol Anger & Mike Marshall, Little Cow, Indian Ocean, more
September 25 - 26 ~~ Fortune Williams Music Festival: Frontier Culture Museum/Staunton, VA; [phone 540/332-7850]; Jimmy Fortune, Robin & Linda Williams, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Heather Berry, Pat Alger, Kenny Beard
September 25 - 27 ~~ 15th annual Sebastopol Celtic World Music Festival: Sebastopol, CA; [phone 707/829-7067]; Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, Dervish, Old Blind Dogs, Väsen with Darol Anger & Mike Marshall, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Baka Beyond, Alison Brown w/Joe Craven, Molly's Revenge w/Moira Smiley, Healy Irish & Santa Rosa Scottish Dancers, more
September 26 ~~ Bluegrass Bands and Helping Hands: Heritage Point Park/Dalton, GA; [email: benefit@BluegrassBandsHelpingHands.com]; Mountain Heart, the Dixie Bee Liners, The Dismembered Tennesseans, Spatial Effects, Steel String Session, more
September 26 - 27 ~~ The First Annual Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival: Downtown Urbana, IL; []
September 26 - 27 ~~ 10th Annual Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival: Portsmouth, NH; [P.O. Box 83/Nottingham, NH 03290, email: pmff@comcast.net]; Barry Finn, Tom Hall & Linn Schulz, Emery Hutchins, Mudhook, Ken Sweeney, Bob Webb, more
September 26 - 27 ~~ 6th Working Waterfront Festival: New Bedford, MA; [P.O. Box 6553/ New Bedford, MA 02742-6553, phone 508/993-8894, email: info@workingwaterfrontfestival.org]
September 28 - October 4 ~~ IBMA World of Bluegrass: Nashville Convention Center/Nashville, TN; [phone 888/GET-IBMA]; Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Audie Blaylock & Redline, The Bankester Family, The Crowe Brothers, The Davidson Brothers, G2 Bluegrass Band, Gold Heart, Donna Hughes, The Martins, The Quebe Sisters Band, Billy Smith and Spring Creek, Dailey & Vincent, The Del McCoury Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Cherryholmes, Steep Canyon Rangers, The SteelDrivers, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, Don Rigsby & Midnight Call, Johnny Warren & Charlie Cushman, Grasstowne, The Church Sisters, Carter Family Tribute, more
October 1 - 4 ~~ 30th Beamish Cork Folk Festival: Cork City, Ireland; [Civic Trust House/ 50 Popes Quay/ Cork, Ireland]; Mícheál O Súilleabháin & Mel Mercier, Máirtín O'Connor, Cathal Hayden, Garry O'Briain, ConTempo String Quartet, Buille, Karan Casey, De Dannan, Dolores Keane, John & Pip Murphy, Jackie Daly, Julie Felix, more
October 2 - 4 ~~ Rural Roots Music Festival: Christensen Field House/Fremont, NE; [phone 712/762-4363, email: bobeverhart@yahoo.com]
October 3 ~~ The Shenandoah Valley Acoustic Roots Festival & Songwriting Contest: BB&T Performing Arts Center/Luray, VA; []
October 8 - 11 ~~ Fall Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance: Silk Hope, NC; [1439 Henderson Tanyard Road/ Silk Hope, NC 27312, phone 919/542-8142]
October 9 - 11 ~~ Roots 'n Blues Guitar Workshop: Big Timber, MT; [phone 406/932-6771, email: marie@mtintouch.net]; Spencer Bohren
October 9 - 17 ~~ 13th annual Celtic Colours International Festival: Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada; [850 Grand Lake Road, Suite 8/ Sydney, NS B1P 5T9/ Canada, phone 902/562-6700]
October 10 - 11 ~~ The Folk Project Festival: Star Lake, NJ; [phone 908/647-4306, email: FestReg@folkproject.org]; Martin Swinger, Red Molly, Vance Gilbert, Walt Michael, Illegal Contraband
October 11 ~~ 38th Annual Old Time Fiddlers' Convention and Festival: Historic Rancho La Patera/Stow House grounds/Goleta, CA; []; Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum, more
October 15 - 18 ~~ Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF): Black Mountain, NC; [phone 828/686-8742]; Arrested Development, more
October 16 - 17 ~~ Mountain Music Homecoming Jamboree: Eaglenest Entertainment/Maggie Valley, NC; [2701 Soco Road/ Maggie Valley, NC 28751, phone 828/926-9658, fax 828/926-9066, email: tinao@eaglenestnc.com]; Bill Yates and the Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, Cody Shuler and Pine Mountain Railroad, more
October 16 - 18 ~~ Eisteddfod Festival of Traditional Music: Nevele Grande Resort and Spa/Ellenville, NY; []
October 16 - 18 ~~ NashCamp - Sonny Osborne Fall Banjo Camp: Camp Marymount/Fairview, TN; [P.O. Box 210396/ Nashville, TN 37221, phone 615/952-4040]; Sonny Osborne, Bill Evans, Bill Emerson, Tom Adams, Alan Munde, Ned Luberecki, Frank Neat, Charlie Cushman
October 22 - 26 ~~ Sligo Live '09: Sligo, Ireland; []; Martha Wainwright, more
October 24 ~~ "Graveyard of the Pacific" Sea Shanty Camp: Fort Columbia State Park/Ilwaco, WA; [phone 360/642-3029, email: swlcic@parks.wa.gov]; Mary Garvey, Matt Moeller, Hank Cramer, David LoVine, Jon Schmidt
October 25 - November 1 ~~ October Old-Time Week: Augusta Heritage Center/Elkins, WV; [Davis & Elkins College/ 100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26343, phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
October 28 - November 1 ~~ WOMEX - The World Music Expo: Copenhagen, Denmark; []; Miguel Poveda & Ultra High Flamenco, Los Rumbers, more
October 30 - November 1 ~~ Old-Time Fiddler's Reunion: Augusta Heritage Center/Elkins, WV; [Davis & Elkins College/ 100 Campus Drive/ Elkins, WV 26343, phone 304/637-1209, email: augusta@augustaheritage.com]
November 5 - 8 ~~ Riverhawk: Sertoma Ranch/Brooksville, FL; [phone 863/984-8445]
December 10 - 14 ~~ Caribbean Holidaze: Breezes Runaway Bay & Hedonism III/Runaway Bay, Jamaica; []; Umphrey's McGee, The Disco Biscuits, The New Deal, Perpetual Groove, Lipp Service "Eliot Lipp & Members of Pnuma", Yacht Rock, Omega Moos, Michael G from Easy Star, Dan "Lego" Lebowitz, Brock Butler, more
January 3 - 8, 2010 ~~ Jam Cruise 8: Fort Lauderdale, FL; []; STS9, The Word (feat. John Medeski, North Mississippi Allstars & Robert Randolph), Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Maceo Parker, Dark Star Orchestra, JJ Grey & Mofro, Railroad Earth, Steve Kimock's Crazy Engine, Lotus, Fantastic 4 (feat. Robert Walter, Adam Deitch, Eric Krasno & Cheme Gastelum), Toubab Krewe, Eric Krasno & Chapter 2, The Motet plays the Talking Heads, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Hot Buttered Rum, John Brown's Body, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Mike Dillon's Go Go Jungle, The Mother Hips, Break Science feat. Adam Deitch, Dragon Smoke feat. Robert Mercurio, Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore & Eric Lindell, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, George Porter's Super Jam, DJ Logic, Pretty Lights, Col. Bruce Hampton, Skerik, Will Bernard
January 30 - February 7, 2010 ~~ 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 13 - 21, 2010 ~~ 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, 2010 ~~ International Folk Alliance Conference: Memphis, TN; [phone 901/522-1170]
April 29 - May 2, 2010 ~~ MerleFest: Wilkesboro, NC; [phone 800/343-7857]
April 30 - May 2, 2010 ~~ Cowboy Song & Poetry Camp: Winthrop, WA; [phone 509/996-3528, email: kitcramer@mac.com]; Hank Cramer, Smoke Wade, Toe Tappin' Tommy Tucker, more
February 16 - 20, 2011 ~~ International Folk Alliance Conference: Memphis, TN; [phone 901/522-1170]

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