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April 2015

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The Minnesota Music Coalition (MMC) will hold its fourth annual MN Music Summit, April 9–11 in downtown St. Paul. This three-day festival will feature industry workshops, concerts and social networking opportunities for artists, fans, and local industry movers and shakers.

This year’s Summit will include Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival’s exclusive screening of “MN Made Music Videos.” There will also be a panel about how to make compelling music videos and an opportunity to meet local videogra-phers and filmmakers. Thanks to the support of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, St. Paul Cultural STAR, Summit Brewery, McNally Smith College of Music, the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, Minnesota Public Radio and the ongoing support of the McKnight Foundation, daytime events are free and all events are all ages.

The MN Music Summit kicks off with a social hour at Summit Brewery on Thursday, April 9 from 6-8 p.m. Musicians and fans will have the opportunity to mingle with the region’s most important industry VIP’s over free food and beer, tap-ping into the MMC’s vast network of music supporters.

On Friday, April 10, the Summit continues with a national keynote address at the Minnesota Public Radio Forum and afternoon workshops and mentoring sessions at McNally Smith College of Music. The day is capped off with an all ages concert at Amsterdam Hall, headlined by folk/Americana songwriter Chastity Brown.

The Summit winds up Saturday, April 11, with another afternoon of workshops, industry panels, and mentoring sessions at McNally Smith. Following that, there will be a 6-7 p.m. happy hour at Amsterdam, before the grand finale concert, which will include a special presentation of the inaugural ”MN Music Champion Award.”

For more information on the MN Music Summit and the MMC’s various artist programs, please visit www.mnmusiccoalition.org. —Ellen Stanley, Director, MMC

MN Music Summit April 9–11, free events and workshops

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Monroe Crossing and Minnesota Center Chorale

April 26, 2015; 3:00p.m.

Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud

Join Minnesota Center Chorale and Monroe Crossing as they perform “The World Beloved; A Bluegrass Mass”. Originally commissioned and premiered by VocalEssence, this masterpiece, composed by Carol Barnett, combines classical choral writing with bluegrass themes and will delight audiences of all backgrounds and musical tastes. MCC is proud to be the first choral group in Central Minnesota to perform this stunning work.

In addition to a choral introduction and the Bluegrass Mass, Monroe Crossing will round out the afternoon’s performance with several selections of their electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, gospel and originals.

TICKETS: Advanced: Adults $19, Seniors $15, Children $10

At the door: Adult $22, Senior $18, Children $13

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Official 2014 IBMA Showcase Artist, and the ONLY bluegrass band ever inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame! "I dare ANYONE to watch Monroe Crossing and not get happy!" — D.A. Callaway, Silver Dollar City, Branson MO

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central MN Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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Grassland Jam: MBOTMA and Pioneer Public Television in harmonyBy Ann Iijima

If you made it to the main stage at the 2014 Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival, you couldn’t miss seeing Pioneer Public Television’s new mobile studio and the six television cameras dispersed around the area. All that excitement came to fruition at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, with the airing of the inaugural episode of Grassland Jam, Pioneer’s weekly 30-minute Americana music program.

This premiere episode, as well as the 12 subsequent programs, feature performances from the MBOTMA August Festival. The first episode fea-tured The Roys and Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. To date, other featured bands have included Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers, Monroe Crossing, the Boxcars, the Drunken Catfish Ramblers, the Volo Bogtrotters, Long Road Home, and the Platte Valley Boys. If you’ve missed any of these programs, never fear, you can watch them on-line at www.pioneer.org/grassland-jam. Additionally, all 13 pro-grams will be repeated starting April 18. MBOTMA is the sponsor of Grassland Jam, which also will include other live concerts and festivals.

This collaboration was a natural fit for these two non-profit organizations. MBOTMA’s mission—“to preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time string band music in Minnesota”—has the potential for substantial overlap with Pioneer Public Television’s mission to “broaden, educate and sustain our rural communities through services that reflect our local values.” And that poten-tial is particularly likely to be achieved because many of Pioneer’s employees, like Grassland Jam’s producer, Tim Bakken, are music fans and musicians. Bakken also produces Funtime Polka, one of Pioneer’s 10 most popular shows, which Pioneer has carried for 17 years. “There’s nothing else like it on TV,” said Bakken. “These are real people, making

music and having fun —it is part of who we are as a region.”

When Bakken heard about the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival, he thought that it might offer some of the same real people/music/fun characteristics. So Bakken, Ben Dempcy, and a few others came to the 2013 festi-val with two cameras and a microphone to record some footage for their show Postcards, a 30-minute “locally-pro-duced program featuring the art, his-tory and cultural heritage of western Minnesota and beyond.”

On April 13, 2014, Pioneer aired an eight-minute snapshot of the festival, including interviews with MBOTMA luminaries Brett Day, Earl Jarosh, Craig Evans, and Dick Hopperstad (and a beautiful MBOTMA quilt created by Sue Hopperstad), main stage perfor-mances, including the Nordic Bees, and campground jams, even making it all the way out to Old Washmachine. The crew members were particularly impressed (and are still talking about) meeting members of the Bluegrass Firelight band from ETSU, including MBOTMA’s Gary Hultman and Kiley

Ellingson. As the cameras rolled at the Sloughgrass campsite, more and more talented young musicians “came out of the woods,” one carrying an upright bass, and joined in on “Goldrush.” (View this Postcards episode at video.pioneer.org/video/2365217013/.)

The possibilities for further col-laborations expanded exponentially last spring, when Station Manager Jon Panzer received a grant to help Pioneer acquire its mobile studio, a 30-foot production trailer, complete with a master control suite, audio booth, computers, and mixing and editing equipment. Hardware in hand, Bakken and Panzer asked whether MBOTMA would be interested in having Pioneer return to the 2014 festival. Boy, howdy yeah! Bakken and Panzer spent a day at El Rancho Mañana during the 2014 Homegrown Kickoff to look for pos-sible sites for the mobile studio and to meet with Doug (“great to work with!”) Lohman of Armadillo Sound to see whether they could, once again, pull their audio feed from his system. They also had a tour of the campgrounds, including a brief stop by Alabaster Falls’

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campsite, where Julie and Bill Kaiser were jamming with Jon Garon (and where Bakken joined in with some nice background harmony.)

By the time the 2014 festival had rolled around, MBOTMA Executive Director Jed Malischke and El Rancho owner Kevin Ward had cleared a new road up to the main stage, providing access and electrical connections for the mobile studio. Pioneer set up a wide-an-gle center camera next to Armadillo Sound’s control booth, two cameras on either side of the center camera, another at stage left, one way back in the crowd, and a “pole cam” on a 30-foot arm. The production crew included Bakken as the production director, who called the shots from inside the mobile studio, and seven others shifting among four tasks: four working the cameras (two of the six cameras had to be “locked down” most of the time), one audio technician, one “shading” technician, adjusting the iris controls of the cameras, and one crew member “running free.”

Pioneer taped all three days of the main stage performances. As each band came off stage, it received the raw foot-age of its performance, along with usage rights. (All bands had previously signed release forms to allow the recordings.)

The Pioneer/MBOTMA relationship is likely to further the missions of both organizations. MBOTMA will introduce a new viewing audience to Pioneer’s

excellent national (PBS) and local pro-graming. Their locally produced pro-gram My Way Back Home is a series of music documentaries produced by Dana Johnson, one of which featured the life and music of Caroline Smith and won an Upper Midwest Emmy Award for best Arts/Entertainment program. Pioneer programs have received several other nominations, as well.

Grassland Jam should have a similar laudatory impact for MBOTMA, intro-ducing its music, musicians, and the festival experience to viewers throughout the region. Pioneer, one of Minnesota’s six public television stations, which already covered most of the western half of the state, recently became viewable on Dish Network (Channel 10) and soon will be on DirecTV. “With a satellite signal extending all the way to west-ern Wisconsin on the east and to the Missouri River on the west, Pioneer will have one of the largest geographic view-ing areas of any PBS station in the nation emanating from one of the smallest towns in the PBS system.” The quality of its programming, including Austin City Limits (which follows immediately after Grassland Jam), and more recent additions including The Roosevelts and Downton Abbey, have earned Public Television an impressive audience share. In 2014, PBS was one of only three major broadcast or cable networks to increase viewership.

So what might the future hold for MBOTMA and Pioneer? Filming at future festivals is one possibility. Another possibility would be having MBOTMA bands perform for On Stage. This program offers local musicians an opportunity to perform in front of a live audience in Appleton’s historic opera house or at other venues in Pioneer’s broadcast area. The opera house, on Minnesota’s western border, also serves as Pioneer’s home. In lieu of monetary compensation, the bands would receive a digital recording of their performances. MBOTMA member bands that are inter-ested in performing for On Stage should contact Pioneer at [email protected]. Preference will be given to bands from Pioneer’s primary viewing area.

Patrick Moore, Pioneer’s communi-cations coordinator, observed that nei-ther Pioneer nor MBOTMA could exist without volunteers and contributions from its members. And, like MBOTMA members, Pioneer’s members, board of directors, and staff are excited about adding bluegrass and old-time music to Pioneer’s repertoire.

As Bogart said, “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

Resources:www.pioneer.org/news/new-sea-son-of-funtime-polka-to-begin-satur-day-january-4thwww.pioneer.org/news/pioneer-now-on-dish-network-in-twin-cities-directv-coming-soon.

The 19th Annual Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival is sponsoring a songwriting contest. Winners receive cash prizes and other amenities, including the op-portunity to appear on stage during the August 6–9 Festival held in Hebron, Connecticut. The contest entry deadline is May 1, 2015. Rules plus an entry form can be found at www.podunkbluegrass.com.

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When you think about bluegrass, there are places that spring readily to mind: Clinch Mountain, Flint Hill, Kentucky, Italy. Well, okay, that last one might be a stretch, but it’s not quite as off-the-wall as it first appears. Case in point, The Old Bridge, a new album on the El Toro Records label by an Italian band called Bluegrass Stuff. Though the band’s name seems a little stilted (maybe it loses something in translation), their music isn’t. This is solid, traditionally-based bluegrass played by folks who clearly know the genre, even though their home’s across the Apennine, rather than the Blue Ridge, Mountains. It reminds us that bluegrass has truly international appeal.

The band, with apparently few per-sonnel changes, has been together since 1977, winning many European awards along the way, and it shows. Their play-ing is tight and their singing true to the bluegrass spirit, albeit with a bit of an Italian accent. That can be disconcerting at first, although personally I’ve become acclimated to hearing it in this setting as a big fan of the great Italian flatpicker and singer Beppe Gambetta. Combined with the traditional Appalachian dia-lect that pervades bluegrass, it actually becomes endearing after a while.

Songs include “Send Me Your Address From Heaven” à la Red Allen, Bill Monroe’s “Big Ball in Brooklin” (sic; hey, they’re Italian), “Fraulein,” the big

Bobby Helms country hit from the late fifties, and the old gospel number “Do Not Pass Me By.” The band plays all over Europe, and “My Suiss Mountain Home” smilingly combines bluegrass picking with alpine yodeling. “Monroeniana” is an A-minor tribute to guess who, by the band’s mandolin player Massimo Gatti. The title track is a truly enjoyable, mod-erately-paced instrumental apparently original to the band.

Nothing startlingly cutting-edge here, but that doesn’t appear to be what they’re aiming at. The band wants to play good bluegrass well and in an enter-taining way, and they do. It’s worth a listen.

Review

Bluegrass Stuff: The Old BridgeBy Bob Dodd

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Bluegrass Saturday MorningBy Phil Nusbaum

The Winter Bluegrass Weekend in reviewThis column is written not a week removed from MBOTMA’s Winter Bluegrass Weekend. The weekend was successful on many fronts. Firstly, if you view the WBW, as I do, as a signpost that leads to spring, we are now enjoying 60-degree weather. Bluegrass certainly chased away the ice and snow.

But seriously, I attended a very successful event. Every jam room was filled with music and musicians, concerts were well attended, and people were staying up late because it was more fun to stay up.

My association with Spotlight On continued, with a pro-gram in the Old Time Dance Hall focusing on old-time banjo. Many styles and types of banjo were represented. Thanks to John Heine, Rob Daves, Adam Kiesling, and Aaron Tacke for participating.

Spotlight On in 2015 was a partial re-staging of a program held at the Underground Music Café in St. Paul. Bill Cagley presented it, but he wants to make sure John Heine gets credit for inspiring the program.

Support content-driven radioMinnesota Bluegrass should arrive in mailboxes before March 27, 2015, the final date that KBEM’s spring fund drive affects Bluegrass Saturday Morning and the Bluegrass Review.

The KBEM staff has pledged to take a different approach to the fund drive this time. It’s always our goal to intersperse pro-motional messages with the usual good programming. We are looking forward to listeners responding to our message about our style of content-driven radio.

Thanks a lot for your support in the past. I believe that the KBEM staff is as strong as it has ever been, and that the sound of the entire operation is getting better all the time. As for me, I continue to enjoy presenting bluegrass music old and new.

Summer’s comingI view the period from April through June as the beginning of the summer sprint. From spring through summer, we’re all trying to get a lot done before we have to move inside.

On the Bluegrass Review, look for interviews with the likes of songwriter Si Kahn on the horizon. There are some great other pieces in the can and I’ll be heading to Ohio in the near future to talk to more bluegrass players and singers.

Archived Bluegrass Saturday Morning shows are located at www.jazz88fm.com. You can stream the Bluegrass Review at www.bluegrassreview.com. Players are located at the bottom of individual show playlists located at the “programs” tab.

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Weekly PlaylistsBluegrass Review playlists are located at www.bluegrassreview.com. Just use the “playlists” link you’ll find at the top of the page. Then click on “archives.”

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KING WILKIE’S DREAM King Wilkie's Dream is the culmination of a convergence of

talent and circumstance, orchestrated by a musical marriage broker, of sorts. It is bluegrass music. It is fresh. It is musically exciting. Three members are most-recently refugees of Hey Lonesome, a Twin Cities based bluegrass band, and the other two have been busy with many different genres of music. Robbi Podrug and Shane Zack join Vaughn Asselstine and John Niemann, to create a new sound and a big noise in the world of acoustic music. The groove is infectious, the musical arrangements are inspired, and the vocal harmonies will make you sit up straight and take notice.

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BLUE GROOVE Blue Groove is a contemporary bluegrass band located in

Minneapolis. David Smith (banjo), Adelle Hyrkas (guitar), Jim Krans (bass), Mike Keyes (guitar) and Brent Fuqua (mandolin) draw their material from a variety of artists including Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, and JD Crowe.

Moose Lake MN - Friday April 24, 8:00 PM Holy Angels Catholic Church (60 Hartman Dr)

Bemidji MN - Saturday April 25, 7:30 PM Historic Chief Theater (314 Beltrami Ave)

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For Tickets & Info: 1-800-635-3037 or www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show, $5 for teens, children 12 & under free.

These concerts are presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA), a 501c3 non-profit organization, and made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by

the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Community Concert Series

Festivals from April to November & a handy calendar to keep them all straight This Festival Guide features schedules for summer bluegrass and old-time music festivals going on throughout the region. The calendar centerfold is a handy summary. Search for Minnesota Bluegrass on issuu.com and on MinnesotaBluegrass.org. Enjoy!Photo: MBOTMA August Festival 2014 by Martin Chvatal

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SEMBA’s ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVALS 2015

May 15, 16, & 17 Aug. 13, 14, 15, & 16 Goldwing Express – Branson, MO Sat. & Sun. -------------------------------------------- The Martins - MO Fri. & Sat. -------------------------------------------- The Purdy River Band - IA - MN Fri., Sat. & Sun. -------------------------------------------- The Platte Valley Boys Sat. & Sun. -------------------------------------------- The Misty Mountain Boys Fri, Sat. & Sun. pm --------------------------------------------Cedar Valley – IA/ WI/ MN Fri. pm & Sun. am

Baker Family – MO Fri. & Sat. ----------------------------------------------- Possum Trot - MO Fri. & Sat. ------------------------------------- Stringsmiths - WI Sat. & Sun. ----------------------------------------------- Kenastons - NE Thur. & Fri. ------------------------------------- Blue Wolf – MN/ Thurs. & Fri. ----------------------------------------------- Highway Home - IA Sat. & Sun. -------------------------------------------Cedar Valley - MN, IA & WI Thurs. & Sun. ----------------------------------------------- Fine Line - IA Thurs. & Fri. ------------------------------------- Blue Hazard - MN Sat. & Sun.

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BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENT WORKSHOP WED. August 12, 9:00 am -4:00 pm FREE WITH SEMBA WRISTBAND, Information – call (507) 288-1785

Be sure to bring your INSTRUMENT as Jamming is always present throughout the campground!! Alcoholic Beverages and Pets are not allowed in the Fest Building or Concert Area *Bring Lawn Chairs” (Low back please) Food Service by Relay for Life Camping Information - Contact - Cushon’s Peak Campground located in a beautiful valley on the Root River Bike Trail 18696 State Highway 16, Houston, MN 55943 Tel. 507-896-7325 www.camppeak.com email: [email protected] - All shows are ASCAP & BMI Licensed

(May) Festival Information or Tickets (Aug.) All shows Inside SEMBA P.O. Box 93, Rushford, MN 55971 Show Times Fri. 7 - 10:00 pm Phone: 507-864-8109 Thurs. 2:00 – 5:00 pm Thurs. evening 7 – 10:00 pm Sat. 1-4:45 & 6:30 - 10:15 pm Website: www.SEMBA.TV Fri. & Sat. 1-4:45 & 6:30 - 10:15 pm Sunday AM Gospel 9 - 11:40 am e-mail: [email protected] Sunday AM Gospel 9 - 11:40 am Sunday afternoon 12:00 - 2:40 pm Potluck 6:00 pm evening prior to Festival Sunday afternoon 12:00 - 2:40 pm

May Admission August All three days - $32 (advance $30) ≈ All Four Days ~ $35 (Advance $33) Friday ~ $15 Saturday ~$20 ≈ Friday ~ Sunday $32 (Advance $30) Sunday ~ $10 16 & under FREE with adult Sat. - $20 Thur. or Fri. ~ $16 Sun. -$10 May -Friday 1:00 ~5:00 & Sat. 10:30 ~ 12:30 OPEN STAGES Aug – Thurs. 1:00-2:00 pm - Friday 9:30 ~ 12:00 & Sat. 11:00 ~ 12:50

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.

WORKSHOPS Saturday 9:00 ~10:00


The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association presents…

THE MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN KICKOFF MUSIC FESTIVAL May 29 - 31, 2015 El Rancho Mañana Campground Richmond, MN 30 Min W of St Cloud MN, From I-94 take exit #153 (Avon), then S on County 9 and E on Mañana Rd

Roe Family Singers No Grass Limit Froemming Family Sawtooth Brothers Blue Groove Moss Piglets Mark Kreitzer Band Curtis & Loretta Platte Valley Boys

Pushing Chain Purdy River Band The Long Shots Pickin’ Up Steam No Man’s Stringband Split-Shot Sinkers Timbre Junction Mother Banjo Singleton Street Bob & Lynn Dixon Crooker Grass

Main Stage Showtimes: & Ticket Prices: Friday - 6 PM to 11 PM, Saturday - 12 PM to 11 PM, Sunday - 11 AM to 4 PM. One Day Ticket (no camping): $20 advance, $15 MBOTMA member advance, gate is $20 Fri, $25 Sat, $10 Sun. Saturday & Sunday Ticket (w/Sat camping): $45 advance, $36 MBOTMA members in advance, $50 gate. Weekend Ticket (all 3 days w/Fri & Sat camping): $52 advance, $42 MBOTMA members in advance, $60 gate. Teens $5 any or all days. Children 12 & under free with paid adult. Bring lawn chairs of blankets. No display of alcohol allowed in concert area.

Call: 800-635-3037 or 612-285-9133 Visit: www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org

This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Workshops Jam With the Bands

Bluegrass Ukulele Jam Ranch House Live The Gathering Place

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AND MORE!

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Roller Mills

String Band

The Fish Heads

Blue Wolf

Join us at the Rusk County Fairgrounds, Hwy 8 in Ladysmith WI for this lively event!

*FESTIVAL SCHEDULE* Friday, June 12, 2015 6 pm - 10 pm Saturday, June 13, 2015 10 am - 9 pm Ticket Prices: Advance Sales: Fri. & Sat. $20.00 Gate Prices: Fri. only $10.00 * Sat. only $15.00 Age 15 & under FREE with paid adult admission

*Event is held indoors and can be opened to some outdoor space if the weather is good.

Presented by the Greater Ladysmith Area Chamber of Commerce & Rusk County Tourism.

Emcees: Fri. Arian Knops Sat. Gary Hahn

The WoodPicks

Bluegrass Instrument Workshops -Saturday (Free w/gate admission)

1:00 pm…. Singer/Songwriter or Duet (The Fish Heads) 2:00 pm….. Dubro Workshop (Blue Wolf Bluegrass Band) 3:00 pm….. Hammered Dulcimer (Roller Mills String Band) 4:00 pm…. Mandolin & Harmonica (Art Stevenson & High Water)

This is a family friendly, no alcohol event. For more info. call: 715-532-7328 Email: [email protected] Go to:www.ladysmithchamber.com

www.northwoodsbluegrassfestival.com Website design & hosting by Holden Computing Services Bring your favorite lawn chair & enjoy some great music!

Art Stevenson & High Water

Porcupine Creek

Northern Crossroads

Camping Prices: (Fri. & Sat. only) Gates open for camping at 10 am on Fri. On-site “rough” camping (no water or elec.) $15.00 per night Camping with elec. $23.00 per night (limited spots w/electric) Call for listing of local hotels/motels/private campgrounds.

Open mic session on Saturday 9-10am Door prizes, hospitality booth with local business coupons, food vendors & more. Rusk County Historical Society - “Celebrating Rusk County Agriculture” & Dairy Breakfast on Saturday.


Food vendors will be on site • Horse and carriage rides available

Sponsored By:MPRB/Loring Park, Citizens for a Loring Park Community, Friends of Loring Park

Loring Kitchen & Bar, Loring Corners, Joe Kaplan, Joe Whitney, 19 Bar, City of Minneapolis/NCR, and several individuals and businesses!

For more info email us at [email protected]

FEATURING:The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers • The Little Thunderbirds

Frank Hornstein & Friends • St. Anthony Main • TrakiJoyful Noize • The Good Intentions Bluegrass Band

Brady Perl • Patty & the Buttons • Blue HazardDiversity Street Dancers

Sat., June 13th, 2015Noon - 8pm

FREE

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The Black Hills Bluegrass Festival is a project of the Black Hills BluegrassAssociation, Inc., a 501(c)3 South Dakota not-for-prooit corporation.

Advance GateSingle Show Saturday (all day) Weekend

$14$27$37

$15$30$40

AprIl River Falls Roots & Bluegrass Music FestivalRiver Falls, WI, riverfallsbluegrass.com

St. Croix River Valley Bluegrass Heights Hall & Club, Oak Park Hts., MN612-518-4290, [email protected]

North Platte Country Bluegrass FestivalLincoln County Fairgrounds, North Platte, NE 308-532-1465, countrybluegrassshow.homestead.com

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MAy SouthEast Minnesota Bluegrass Association (SEMBA) Spring Festival Cushon’s Peak Campground, 18696 State Hwy 16, Houston, MN. 507-288-1785, SEMBA.tv.SEMBA: PO Box 93, Rushford, MN 55971

MBOTMA Homegrown Kickoff El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN 612-285-9133 or 800-635-3037MinnesotaBluegrass.org

15–17

29–31

JunePete FestBeaner’s Central, 324 N Central Ave, Duluth, MN 218-624-5957, www.beanerscentral.com

Blue Ox Music FestivalWhispering Pines Campgrounds, Eau Claire, WI715-839-7500, blueoxmusicfestival.com

Northwoods Bluegrass FestivalRusk County Fairgrounds, Ladysmith, WI715-532-7328, ladysmithchamber.com, northwoodsbluegrassfestival.com

Loring Park Acoustic Music FestivalLoring Park, Minneapolis. 612-874-9002, [email protected]

Rosemount Bluegrass Americana Music WeekendRosemount Central Park Amphitheater2893 145th St W, Rosemount, MN952-255-8545, rosemountarts.com.

Black Hills Bluegrass Festival Elkview Campground, Sturgis, SD605-348-1198, blackhillsbluegrass.com

Kakabeka Falls Bluegrass & Old Tyme FestivalKakabeka Falls, Ontario, Canada1-888-688-9582, [email protected]

11–13

12–13

13

26–28

26–28

24, 27

“Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world.” —Bill Monroe

23–25

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Minnesota Bluegrass Festival Calendar 2015

River Song Music Festival Masonic West River Park, Hutchinson, MNriversongfestival.org

RECFEST Bluegrass Festival Historic Rec Park Bandshell, Milaca, MNmilacarecfest.com

Bluegrass Festival, Scott County Fairscottcountyfair.com

Laughing Waters Music FestivalMinnehaha Park, Minneapolis, MN1–7pm. Free and open to the public 612-727-2489, mscb.com/minnehaha.htm

Cameron Bluegrass Festival Pioneer Village Museum1866 12 1/2 Ave., Cameron, WI, 715-458-0181clandstr.wix.com/cameron-bluegrass-festival

Powderhorn PorchFestContact [email protected], [email protected]

Caponi Art Park Bluegrass FestivalTheater in the Woods, Caponi Art Park, Eagan, MN651-454-9412, caponiartpark.org

Walnut Valley FestivalWinfield, KS620-221-3250, [email protected], wvfest.com

July

17–18

24–26

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AuguStMinnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN 612-285-9133 or 800-635-3037MinnesotaBluegrass.org

Lake Itasca Family Music FestivalItasca State Park, Lake Itasca, MN 218-333-1421, [email protected]

SouthEast Minnesota Bluegrass Association (SEMBA) Summer FestivalCushon’s Peak Campground, 18696 State Hwy 16, Houston, MN. 507-288-1785, SEMBA.tv.SEMBA: PO Box 93, Rushford, MN 55971

WHYS Bluegrass FestivalAltoona County Park, WI whysradio.org

Lakes Bluegrass Festival Cass County Fairgrounds, Pine River, MN800-728-6926, [email protected]

6–9

7–9

22

27–30

SepteMBer

7

11–13

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OCtOBerSPBGMA Albert Lea Fall Bluegrass [email protected]/calendar/index.html

TBD

nOveMBer10th Annual MBOTMA Harvest Jam Acoustic Music ExperienceMarriott Minneapolis West Hotel, 9960 Wayzata Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 800-635-3037, MinnesotaBluegrass.org

Save the Date for the MBOTMA Winter Bluegrass Weekend, March 2016

20–22

Minnesota Bluegrass Festival Calendar 2015

www.minnesotabluegrass.org

13–16

16–20


Music Festival July 17 & 18 Hutchinson, Minnesota WWW.RIVERSONGFESTIVAL.ORG

14 BANDS + CHILDREN'S TENT + FOOD + CRAFT & DOMESTIC BEERS + LOCAL WINES + SPECIALTY VENDORS + ON-SITE CAMPING +

FREE ON-SITE PARKING + KIDS 14 AND UNDER FREE WITH ADULT

BLUES, ROCK, COUNTRY, AMERICANA & MORE + TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 1ST


10:30 Church Service With music by Mary Lou and the Rusty Strings

11:30am–6:00 pm Music

Also at the Scott County Fair on Sunday July 26th: Draft Horse Show (largest in the Midwest) 4 & 8 Hitches 1:00 pm Miracle of Birth—see births of calves, piglets, sheep and kid goats Variety of other entertainment

Check Scott County Fair website in June for exact schedule---scottcountyfair.com

Roe Family Singers

Includes: banjo, autoharp, guitar, Appalachian clogging, good-time, old-time hillbilly band, sounds from barn-dances, fiddle pulls, and county fairs with the rock & roll passion of youth

Blue Drifters Duet

Phil Nusbaum and Steve Howard sure know how to pick a mean guitar. They play a mix of bluegrass, blues, and jazz.

The High 48’s

Winners: Rocky Grass Band Competition, Lyons, CO First place, Minnesota State Duet Championship

Blue Grass Festival Scott County Fair Sunday July 26, 2015

Four Time IBMA Event Of The Year Nominee!

August 6th-9th, 2015 - El Rancho Mañana Richmond MN, 30 Minutes W of St Cloud (I-94 Exit #153 at Avon, 9 mi S on County 9)

A HOT RIZE REUNION featuring RED KNUCKLES & THE TRAILBLAZERS and IBMA’s Entertainers Of The Year and Vocal Group Of The Year BALSAM RANGE

plus Red Molly, Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray The Jumpsteady Boys, The Bucking Mules, Many More TBA

Beautiful Main Stage Shaded Seating Area 35 Hours of Concerts Nightly Dances Instrument Showcases Children’s Activities Over 20 Workshops Plenty of Campground Jam Sessions 30 Merchant & Food Booths

Campground with Showers & Beach Shuttle Transportation A Welcome & Safe Environment Kids Are Free!

Come for the Day – Camp for the Weekend – Call for Brochure

Thu-Sun Camping Package (per person) Admission Thu thru Sun plus unimproved camping Thu, Fri, & Sat nights, $95 Gate, $85 Adv, $75 Member Adv

Single Day Tickets (per person) Admission one day, no camping, $20 Thu or Sun Gate, $30 Fri or Sat Gate, $25 Adv (any day) $20 Member Adv (any day)

800-635-3037 www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org

Presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association and made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

www.LakesBluegrassFestival.com

Featuring the Best in National & Regional Bluegrass Bands!

[email protected]

August27-30, 2015

Pine River, MNCass County Fairgrounds

Festival ScheduleGates Open Tues., 3pm

Wed. Night Old Time Dance

Main StageThu. 5 - 11pm

Fri. & Sat. 11am - 11pmSun. 10am - 2pm

WorkshopsFri. & Sat. 10am -5pm

Plus camping, jamming, workshops, food & more!

10th Annual

Ticket Information & Purchase Available Online

Tommy Brown & County Line Grass

Special Consensus

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

Nightflyer

The Sawtooth Brothers

The Lonesome Tradition

The Platte Valley Boys

9 Time IBMA Fiddler of the Year!

Winner of 2 IBMA Awards in ‘14!

Celebrating 10 Years!

Shaffers Lost 40The Berge FamilyPorcupine Creek

No Grass LimitSarah Mae & the Birkeland Boys

Becky Buller

Nominated for IBMA Songwriter of the Year ‘14!

Also Playing:


The King’s Countrymen

The Stringsmiths

The Seeger Boys

Cameron 10th Annual Bluegrass Festival

September 11, 12 and 13, 2015

Pioneer Village Museum1866 12½ Ave. (Cty. Hwy. W)Cameron, WI

Featuring:• Cabin Dwellers Reunion Band• Gospel Notes• Hand-Picked Bluegrass• High View• The John and Rose Band • The King’s Countrymen• Loose Ends• Midnight Coal Co.• The River City Ramblers• The Stringsmiths• More bands to be announced

Music begins Friday night at 5pmVendors, Jammin’, Workshops and more

For more information or directions contact Kathy Krug at (715) 458-0181Food and refreshments availableNo alcohol allowed

Gate Fee: Fri. $10, Sat. $15, and Sun. $10; $30 for weekend passRough camping is an additional $10 per day


sawtooth brothersjack norton & the mullet river boys

wild goosechase cloggers

Monroe Crossing

$20 $5 for KIDS aGES 6-12

Kids FREE! proceeds benefit Caponi Art Park programs

5 & under

festival supported in part by

the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association

GENERAL Admission

caponi art park 1220 diffley road eagan, Mn 55123

septeMber 13th

2015

MUSIC STARTS AT 2 PM

beautiful WOODED venue food trucks SCULPTURE GARDEN kids' activities

info at www.caponiartpark.org

651.454.9412

get updates on facebook & twitter.

12:00 – 6:00 pm


• Over 200 Hours of Acoustic Music on 4 Main Stages • 8 National and International Instrumental Contests • More Than $100,000 in Contest Prizes and Cash • Hands-On Workshops • Around-the-Clock Jam Sessions • 100+ Luthiers and Arts and Crafts Booths

[email protected] www.wvfest.com

Family-Friendly FestivalWell-policed grounds. No animals, beer, alcohol or drugs. No motorcycles in campgrounds due to noise.

Byron Berline Band

Marley’s Ghost

The Roys

Socks in the Frying Pan

The Steel Wheels

Della Mae

PerformersBill Barwick

Stephen BennettByron Berline Band

Roz BrownTom Chapin & Friends Cherokee Maidens &

Sycamore SwingCrary, Evans, & Spurgin

Della MaeDriven

Jacob JohnsonMarley’s Ghost

Andy MayJohn McCutcheon

Notorious FolkThe Paperboys

Barry PattonPrairie Rose Rangers

The RoysSocks in the Frying Pan

The Steel WheelsStill on the HillTheory Expats

Linda TiltonBarry Ward

and many more!

If you have not come to Winfi eld, you are missing one of America’s treasures!

44th Walnut Valley FestivalNational Flat-Picking ChampionshipsSeptember 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2015

Winfi eld, Kansas

Over

$116,350in Instrument

Contest Prizes

Send form, payment and self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Walnut Valley AssociationPO Box 245 Winfi eld, KS 67156

For phone orders, call (620) 221-3250

For advance ticket prices, orders must be received by August 24. Thursday ($40) and Sunday ($15) only tickets available at the gate. Only full festival ticket holders allowed on grounds prior to September 17.

No refunds or exchanges. $35 will be charged for returned checks.

Save money and order tickets in advance! Advance tickets guarantee admission

Payment: ___Check ___Visa ___MC ___ DiscoverCardholder Signature Card # 3 or 4 digit Security Code Exp. Date /

Name Address City State ZipPhoneEmail

5-day Full Festival x $90 = $ $952-day Fri/Sat x $65 = $ $752-day Sat/Sun x $55 = $ $65Friday only x $35 = $ $45Saturday only x $35 = $ $50

$

After Aug. 24

Total


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Featuring THE HIGH 48’s, THE ROE FAMILY SINGERS, PORCUPINE CREEK, GIBSON MARTIN & I, SHADES OF GREY, HIGHGRASS HOPPERS

plus many more local musicians…

Held rain or shine in a rustic building. Camping & food concessions on site. Motels, shops, restaurants & provincial park within 1 mile. Visit our beautiful “Niagara of the North”, Old Fort William & “the Sleeping Giant”! For more info contact: Eddy Van Ramshorst email: [email protected] Toll free: 1-888-688-9582 www.kakabekafallsbluegrassfestival.weebly.com

The 6th Annual

KAKABEKA FALLS BLUEGRASS & OLD TYME FESTIVAL

(14 mi west of Thunder Bay, ON, Canada) JUNE 26, 27, 28, 2015

The

7th

Annual


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Presented by MBOTMA Minnesota Bluegrass Community Concerts Community concert double-headers with two Minnesota groups. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 day of show, $5 teens, kids 12 and under, free. 800-635-3037, www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org. Friday, April 24, 8 p.m., Holy Angels Catholic Church, 60 Hartman Dr., Moose Lake. King Wilkie’s Dream and Blue Groove.Saturday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Historic Chief Theater, 314 Beltrami Ave, Bemidji. King Wilkie’s Dream and the Froemming Family. Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff Music Festival, May 29–31, 2015, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN. Three-day outdoor music and camping festival with 20 regional groups performing bluegrass, old-time stringband, and related forms of acoustic music. Advance tickets: $52 for the week-end including camping ($42 for members) or $20 daily ($15 member). Gate price: $60 for the weekend, including camping; $20 Friday; $25 Saturday; and $10 Sunday. Teens are $5 and kids are free. 800-635-3037 or www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org.

Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival, August 6–9, 2015, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN. Four-day outdoor music and camping festival with stage shows, dances, workshops, showcases, children’s shows, demonstra-tions, crafts, and good food in five stage areas. 2015 performers will include a Hot Rize Reunion with Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers, Entertainers & Vocal Group of the Year Balsam Range, Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray, Red Molly, The Jumpsteady Boys, The Bucking Mules, and many more. $20 to $30 daily at the gate or $85 for all four days in advance includ-ing camping ($79 before March 1). Additional discounts for MBOTMA members. For information or tickets call 800-635-3037 or visit www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org.

Harvest Jam Acoustic Music Experience, November 20–22, 2015, Marriott Minneapolis West Hotel, 9960 Wayzata Blvd, St. Louis Park. 10th annual event will feature stage shows Friday night, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning. The Race For A Place Band Contest on Saturday, the Saturday Banquet Dinner, Kip’s Live Open Mic in Kip’s Irish Pub throughout the weekend, workshops, musical exhibitors, Sunday morning gospel show, and lots of jam sessions. 800-635-3037 or www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org. Lodging: Marriott, 952-544-4400, ask for the special Minnesota Bluegrass rate.

MBOTMA Calendar of EventsConcerts and events presented or supported by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music AssociationThe following events are presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA) or supported in part by MBOTMA, and made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Supported by MBOTMAThe Platte Valley Boys, Blue Hazard, Thrift Store Sonata, and Brian Wicklund’s Fiddle Students, Sunday, April 19, 1–6 p.m., St Croix Valley Bluegrass, Heights Hall & Club, 5880 Omaha Ave, Stillwater. Admission $18. Food & Beverage avail-able. For more information call 651-439-8368 or visit www.still-waterareakiwanis.org. Produced by The Stillwater Area Kiwanis Club and supported in part by MBOTMA.

Catie Jo Fest, Saturday, May 2, 2015, 7 p.m., Stepping Stone Theater, 55 Victoria St. N., Saint Paul. A concert celebration for Catie Jo Pidel as she leaves for Europe for a year, featuring The Platte Valley Boys, Switched At Birth, and Jumpin’ Jo & The Catie Cats. Admission $10 advance/$12 door. For more infor-mation 612-964-7892 or www.rdwillits.com. Produced by The Platte Valley Boys and supported in part by MBOTMA. Scott County Fair Bluegrass Festival, Sunday, July 26, 2015, 10:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 190th St. W., Jordan, MN. Church service with music by Mary Lou & The Rusty Strings at 10:30 a.m. followed by The High 48s, Blue Drifters Duet, and The Roe Family Singers. Admission $10 for parking. For more information 952-492-2436 or www.scottcountyfair.com. Supported in part by MBOTMA. RecFest Bluegrass Festival, July 23–26, 2015, Recreation Park, 2nd St. NW, Milaca, MN. The 6th annual festival, with Shaffer’s Lost 40, The Long Shots, Pride Of The Prairie, Barton’s Hollow, Biscuit Boys, Northern Lights, Mathison Family Fiddlers, Sarah Mae & The Birkeland Boys, and The Halvorson Family. Admission $25 weekend + $30 per camping unit. 320-237-2657 or www.milacarecfest.com. Produced by Milaca Parks & Rec and supported in part by MBOTMA. Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival, Sunday, September 13, 2015, 12–6 p.m., Theater In The Woods, Caponi Art Park, 1220 Diffley Rd., Eagan, MN. A community celebration featur-ing music, clogging, children’s activities, and food trucks in a beautiful outdoor venue. Adults $20; Age 6-12 $5; Under 5 free. For more information: 651-454-9412, www.caponiartpark.org. Produced by the Caponi Art Park & Learning Center and supported in part by MBOTMA.

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Coming Up331C: 331 Club, 331 13th Ave NE, Mpls, 612-331-1746, www.331.mn3Cr: Three Crows Cafe, 225 N River St, Delano, 763-972-3399, www.thethreecrows.comACA: Acadia Cafe, 329 Cedar Ave, Mpls, 612-874-8702, www.acadiacafe.comAGr: Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe, 394 S Lake Ave, Duluth, 218-723-0075, www.amazinggraceduluth.comAPHC: “A Prairie Home Companion,” Minnesota Public RadioAST: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main St, Mpls, 612-379-3138, www.astercafe.comBTC: Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, WI, 888-244-8368, www.bigtop.orgBoDD: BoDiddley’s Pub and Deli, 129 25th Ave S, St. Cloud, 320-252-9475CED: Cedar Cultural Center, 415 Cedar Ave S, Mpls, 612-338-2674, www.thecedar.orgCJ: Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Ave, St Paul, 651-330-4685, www.thecelticjunction.comCrH: Creek House Concerts, New Brighton, 651-633-5353, www.creekhouseconcerts.comDAK: Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Mall, Mpls, 612-332-1010, www.dakotacooks.comDUL: 607 W Lake St, Mpls, 612-827-1726, www.dulonos.comDuG: Dunn Brothers on Grand, 1569 Grand Ave, St. PaulEAG: Eagles Club, 2507 E 25th St, Mpls, 612-729-4469, www.Mplseagles34.org

Venue abbreviations

March 27—Friday• Chris Silver Band, Junior’s River

Falls, River Falls, WI, 8pm • Jonathan Edwards, CrH, 7pm• Mill City Hot Club, BoDD, 7:30pm• Pert Near Sandstone, Treefort Music

Festival, Boise, ID, 7pmMarch 28—Saturday• Bill Giese Band, DUL, 8 pm • Bluegrass Brunch with the High 48s,

AST, 11am

FITZ: Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E Exchange St, St Paul, 651-290-1200, www.fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.orgGINK: Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 721 N Snelling Ave, St Paul, 651-645-2647, www.ginkgocoffee.comGKb: Grand Kabaret, 210 N Minnesota St, New Ulm, 507-359-9222, www.thegrandnewulm.comHB: Harriet Brewing, 3036 Minnehaha Ave, MinneapolisHOB: The Loft at Hobgoblin Music, 920 State Hwy 19, Red Wing, 877-866-3936, www.stoneyend.comHOPK: Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, 952-979-1111, www.hopkinsartscenter.comKIP: Kieran’s Irish Pub, 85 6th St N, Mpls, 612-339-4499, www.kierans.comKRAM: Kramarczuk’s Deli, 215 E Hennepin Ave, Mpls, 612-379-3018, www.kramarczuks.comOAK: Oak Center General Store, 67011 Hwy 63, Lake City, 507-753-2080, www.oakcentergeneralstore.comROCK: Rockwoods, 9100 Quaday Ave NE, Elk River, 763-222-4353, www.nograsslimit.com/RockwoodsCalendar.htmlSHL: Sheldon Theatre, 443 W 3rd St, Red Wing, 800-899-5759, www.sheldontheatre.orgTAP: Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave S, Mpls, 612-722-2914, www.tapestryfolkdance.orgUMC: Underground Music Café, 1579 Hamline Ave N, Falcon Hts, 651-644-9959, undergroundmusiccafe.comZUM: Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota, 507-732-7616, www.crossingsatcarnegie.com

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONSMay 1 Evening of Bluegrass/Gospel Music, featuring The Flemming Fold and other bands, Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center, 4852 Reardon Ave SW, Cokato, 320-286-4120, 7pm

April 11The Fish Heads, Johnnie’s Bar, 116 N Main St, River Falls, WI, 6pm, River Falls Roots and Bluegrass Festival, (see p. 14). FREE to the public, every bar and cafe will have live roots music play-ing. www.bigfishtunes.com

April 25Harriet Brewing Annual Sol Bock Heart of Bluegrass Luke Warm Music and Ice Cold Beer Party with Luke Warm and the Cool Hands, No Man’s String Band, and more. 303-638-3135, 3036 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls, starts at noon

To post gigs and events to this calendar, request the link to our online submission form to [email protected]

• Brian Miller and Randy Gosa, Hardy Performing Arts Center, 430 8th Ave. NW, Cambridge, MN, 7:30pm

• Contra Dance with Pig’s Eye Landing, TAP, 7:30pm

• High 48s, HOB, 7pm• Monroe Crossing, Wellesley Hills

Congregational Church, Wellesley Hills, MA, 7:30pm

• Pert Near Sandstone, The State Room, Salt Lake City, UT, 7pm

• The May North, Leo and Leona’s Tavern, Bangor, WI, 8pm

March 29—Sunday• Mother Banjo, Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet

Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-276-6523, brunch 11am–2pm

• Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons, AST, 11am

• The May North, 331C, 3pmMarch 30—Monday• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pm

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April 2—Thursday• The Swamp Poppas, EAG, 7:30pmApril 3—Friday• Greenwood Tree, Sail Away Cafe,

3121 St Croix Trail, Afton, 651-436-6555, 6:30pm

• John Gorka, BoDD, 7:30pmApril 4—Saturday• Cajun Music Jam, UMC, 11am• Claudia Schmidt, ZUM, 7:30pm• The Lowest Pair, CED, 8pm• New Riverside Ramblers, GKb, 8pm,

newriversideramblers.com• The Skally Line, ACA, 11:30pmApril 5—Sunday• Swing Brunch with Patty and the

Buttons, AST, 11amApril 7—Tuesday• Jaspar Lepak, AST, 8pm• Roots Music Jam with Bill Cagley,

UMC, 7pmApril 8—Wednesday• Folk Showcase with Larry Carpenter,

UMC, 7pmApril 9—Thursday• Celtic Music Showcase with Paul

Garding, UMC, 7pm• Paul Imholte, Whitney Music, 913

Hwy 71 NE, Willmar, 6pm • Dick Kimmel, The Cottage Cafe,

Amboy, MN, 6pm • Purdy River Band, Rosemount

Community Center, 13885 S Robert Tr, Rosemount, 952-388-8652, $7, 7pm

• South Side Aces, EAG, 8pmApril 10—Friday• Becky Schlegel with Kenny Wilson,

GINK, 8pm• Bob Bovee, Fayette Opera House,

Opera House, Fayette, IA, 7pm• Jeffrey Broussard & The Creole

Cowboys, EAG• Chastity Brown, MN Music Summit

concert, Amsterdam Bar & Grill, St. Paul, www.mnmusiccoalition.org

• The Barley Jacks, Junior’s Bar and Restaurant, River Falls, WI, 8pm

• Curtis & Loretta, Cafe Carpe, Fort Atkinson, WI

• Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, BoDD, 7:30pm

• Livingston Taylor, ZUM, 7:30pm• Monroe Crossing, OAK, 8pm• Pieta Brown & the Sawdust Collective

w/ Chatham County Line, CED, 8pm

April 11—Saturday• Bob Bovee with Roy & Aviva,

Lanesboro Barn dance with calling by Bob Douglas, Sons of Norway Hall, Lanesboro, MN, $7, 8pm

• Curtis & Loretta, Acorn Coffee Bar, Wheaton, IL

• Greenwood Tree, Prior Lake Farmers Market, City Hall, 4646 Dakota St SE, Prior Lake, 9am

• The Fish Heads, Johnnie’s Bar, 116 N Main St, River Falls, WI, 6pm, River Falls Roots and Bluegrass Festival, see p. 14. FREE to the public, every bar and cafe will have live roots music playing. www.bigfishtunes.com

• Okee Dokee Brothers, Hardy Performing Arts Center, 430 8th Ave, NW, Cambridge, MN, 3pm

• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, CrH, 7pm• Sawtooth Brothers, Bluegrass Goes

Pink Fest, Clarion Hotel, Iowa City, IA, sawtoothbrothers.com, 2pm

• Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings, OAK, 8pm

April 12—Sunday• Chris Silver and The Good Intentions,

Westwind Supper Club, River Falls Roots and Bluegrass Festival, 11am

• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass Mass, Plymouth Congregational Church, 10:30am


April 13—Monday• Joe Fingers, DuG, 7:30pm• Terr-Douglas Quintet, EAG, 7:30pmApril 14—Tuesday• Bill Cagley, DuG, 7:30pm• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar &

Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, North St. Paul, MN, 7pm

April 15—Wednesday• Country Music Showcase with Bill

Travers and Laura Moe, UMC, 7pm• Okee Dokee Brothers, Orchestra Hall,

10am and 11:35am• Pert Near Sandstone, Saint Rocke,

Hermosa Beach, CA, 7pm• Sawtooth Brothers, LynLake Brewery,

Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, 8pm, sawtoothbrothers.com

April 16—Thursday• Luke Warm and the Cool Hands,

New Prague Library, 400 Main St E, New Prague, MN, 952-758-2391, 7pm LukeWarmAndTheCoolHands.com

• Mother Banjo, 331C, John Prine Tribute w/Art Vandalay, The Blackberry Brandy Boys, Sarah Morris, Ben Cook-Feltz & more, 612-281-1364, www.motherbanjo.com, 9:30pm

• Okee Dokee Brothers, Orchestra Hall, 10am and 11:35am

• Roots Music Showcase with Bill Cagley, UMC, 7pm

• The DL Cajun Band , EAG, 7:30pmApril 17—Friday• KFAI Community Radio Fundraiser

Round 1: Cajun, Folk, Songwriter Night, EAG, 8pm

• King Wilkie’s Dream, UMC, 7pm• Michael Johnathon, BoDD, 7:30pm• Mother Banjo Band, GKb, 8pm• Paddy O’Brien, Nathan Gourley, and

Dáithí Sproule CD Release, CJ, 7:30pm• Switched at Birth, DUL, 8pmApril 18—Saturday• Gibson Brothers, Mayo Civic Center,

Rochester, MN, 7:30pm• Monroe Crossing, Phoenix Event

Center, Alexandria, MN, 7:30pm• No Man’s String Band, Day Block

Brewing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, 9pm

• Okee Dokee Brothers, Orchestra Hall, 2pm

• Peter Ostroushko and Dean Magraw, Riverview Cafe, 3753 42nd Ave S, Minneapolis, 612-722-7234, www.theriverview.com, 8pm

• Seldom Herd, DUL, 8pm• The Skally Line, Fitger’s Brew Pub,

Duluth, MN, 10pmApril 19—Sunday• Accordion Showcase with Dan Newton,

UMC, 7pm• Monroe Crossing, Prairie Arts Center,

Madison, MN, 2pm• St. Croix Valley Bluegrass, featuring

Platte Valley Boys, Blue Hazard, Thrift Store Sonata, & Brian Wicklund’s Fiddle Students, Heights Hall & Club, 5880 Omaha Ave, Stillwater, 651-439-8368, see p. 15


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April 20—Monday• Bob Bovee, Lacrosse Public Library,

Lacrosse, WI, Mondays @ Main program “Roots of Country Music,” Free, 9:30am

April 21—Tuesday• Joe Fingers, DuG, 7:30pmApril 23—Thursday• Curtis & Loretta, Huntsville Traditional

Music Association, Huntsville, AL• Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, St Croix

Festival Theater, St. Croix Falls, WI, 7:30pm

• The Rockin’ Pinecones, EAG, 7:30pmApril 24—Friday• JP Cormier, BoDD, 7:30pm• Minnesota Bluegrass Community

Concert featuring King Wilkie’s Dream and Blue Groove, Holy Angels Catholic Church, 60 Hartman Dr, Moose Lake, 800-635-3037, 8pm, Presented by MBOTMA, see p. 12

• Monroe Crossing, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, Pipestone, MN, 8pm

• The Fish Heads, Lighthouse at Emily’s, 218 Scenic Dr, Knife River, MN, www.bigfishtunes.com, 6pm

April 25—Saturday• Cousin Dad, DUL, 8pm• Harriet Brewing Celebrates their

Annual Sol Bock Heart of Bluegrass Luke Warm Music and Ice Cold Beer Party featuring Luke Warm and the Cool Hands, No Man’s String Band, The Thirsty River, Kind Country and others, 303-638-3135, starts at noon

• Luke Warm and the Cool Hands, Arcade-Phalen American Legion Post 577, St. Paul, 651-347-9708, www.arcadephalenlegion577.org. Fundraiser for the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota, many bands throughout the day, starts at noon

• Minnesota Bluegrass Community Concert featuring King Wilkie’s Dream and The Froemming Family, Historic Chief Theater, 314 Beltrami Ave, Bemidji, 800-635-3037, 7:30pm, Presented by MBOTMA, see p. 12

• Mother Banjo, Mid West Music Fest, Acoustic Cafe, 77 Lafayette St, Winona,

MN, 507-453-0394, 6pm. Full sched-ule: www.midwestmusicfest.org, www.motherbanjo.com

• Pierce Pettis, CrH, 7pm• Southside Aces with Geoff Bull, EAG,

8pmApril 26—Sunday• Bob Bovee, Hartsburg Grand,

Hartsburg Grand Theater, Hartsburg, MO, 4pm

• Curtis & Loretta, Central Florida Folk, Orlando, FL

• Dar Williams, CED, 7:30pm• Minnesota Center Chorale and Monroe

Crossing: The World Beloved; A Bluegrass Mass, Paramount Theatre, 913 W. St. Germain St, St. Cloud, 320-259-5463, 3pm


April 27—Monday• Bayou Grenouille, EAG, 7:30pm• Curtis & Loretta, Sailing Squadron

Concert, Sarasota, FLApril 28—Tuesday• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar &

Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, N St. Paul, 7pmApril 29—Wednesday• Comas, BoDD, 7:30pm• Mother Banjo, AST, with Katy Vernon,

9pmApril 30—Thursday• Daddy Squeeze Dan Newton, DuG,

7:30pm• Greenwood Tree, UMC, 7pm• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pm,

$5, www.newriversideramblers.com• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pmMay 1—Friday• Cheryl Wheeler, BoDD, 7:30pm• Dick Kimmel and Jerilyn Kjellberg,

GKb, 8pm• The Barley Jacks, Junior’s Bar and

Restaurant, River Falls, WI, 8pm• The Flemming Fold, Evening of

Bluegrass/Gospel Music, Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center, 4852 Reardon Ave SW, Cokato, 320-286-4120, Multiple bands, 7pm

May 2—Saturday• Cheryl Wheeler, CED, 8pm

• Curtis & Loretta, Paris-Belle Concert, Williamsville, IL

• Mary Chapin Carpenter, State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, 800-982-2787, 7:30pm

• Sawtooth Brothers, Ashland Folk Festival, Northland College, 1411 Ellis Ave S, Ashland, WI, 5pm

• The Barley Jacks, The Station Pub, White Bear Lake, MN, 9pm

• Timbre Junction, UMC, 7pmMay 3—Sunday• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass Mass,

North Harford High School, Pylesville, MD, 4pm

May 7—Thursday• Curtis & Loretta, Robert Trail Library,

14395 S Robert Trail, Rosemount, 651-480-1200, 11am and 1pm

• Pert Near Sandstone, Reggies, Chicago• Swamp Poppas, EAG, 7:30pmMay 8—Friday• High 48s, 3rd Annual Americana

Music Festival, O’Shaugnessy Auditorium, St. Paul, 7pm

• No Man’s String Band, 318 Cafe, 318 Water St, Excelsior, MN, $10, Reservations recommended, 612-387-0196, 8pm

• Pert Near Sandstone, Madison Live, Covington, KY, 8pm

• The Gated Community w/ Church of Cash, Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, 612-276-6523, 9th anni-versary and CD release $6 advance; $8 door, facebook.com/thegatedcommuni-tyband, 11pm

May 11—Monday• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pmMay 12—Tuesday• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass and BBQ,

Branson, MO• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar &

Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, North St. Paul, 7pm

May 13—Wednesday• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass and BBQ,

Branson, MOMay 14—Thursday• Celtic Music Showcase with Paul

Garding, UMC, 7pm• Southside Aces, EAG, 8pmMay 16—Saturday• Brooks Williams, CrH, 7pm

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• Greenwood Tree, Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival, Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, 10am

• The Flemming Fold, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, 105 2nd Ave NE, Glenwood, MN, 7:30pm

May 17—Sunday• Monroe Crossing, House of Hope

Presbyterian Church, St Paul, MN, 2pm• The Flemming Fold, St. Peter Lutheran

Church, 3030 Navajo Ave, Watertown, MN, Outdoor German heritage festival

May 21—Thursday• Pickin’ up Steam, Bristol Ridge

Golf Course, 1978 County Road C, Somerset, WI, 7:30pm

• Roe Family Singers, Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S Robert Trail, Rosemount, MN, $7 at the door or at www.rosemountarts.com, 7pm

• Roots Music Showcase with Bill Cagley, UMC, 7pm

May 22—Friday• Daddy Squeeze Dan Newton, DUL,

8pmMay 23—Saturday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel

& Adam Granger), Willisau 16th Spring Bluegrass Festival, Willisau, Switzerland

May 24—Sunday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel

& Adam Granger), Toogenblik, Brussels, Belgium

May 25—Monday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel

& Adam Granger), Big Bear Festival, Zuidlaren, Holland

May 26—Tuesday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel

& Adam Granger), Prague, Czech Republic

• Bluegrass Showcase with Sarah Cagley, UMC, 7pm

• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar & Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, N St. Paul, 7pm

• The Fish Heads, Lighthouse at Emily’s, 218 Scenic Dr, Knife River, MN. No cover, just great music and ambiance on the Knife River, www.bigfishtunes.com, 6pm

May 27—Wednesday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel

& Adam Granger), Partycentrum, Wadway, Holland

May 28—Thursday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel

& Adam Granger), Het Blauwe Huis, Harpel, Holland

• Rockin’ Pinecones, EAG, 7:30pmMay 29—Friday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel

& Adam Granger), Copenhagen, Denmark

• Chris Silver and The Good Intentions, Junior’s Bar, River Falls, WI, 8pm

• Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff Music Festival, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, Presented by MBOTMA, May 29–31. See p. 18

• The Barley Jacks, DUL, 8pmMay 30—Saturday• Pickin’ up Steam, Minnesota

Homegrown Kickoff, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, 7pm

• Sawtooth Brothers, MBOTMA Homegrown Kickoff, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN, 4:30pm

• The Skally Line, GKbMay 31—Sunday• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel &

Adam Granger), Combined Masters of Bluegrass concert with Mark Johnson and Emory Lester, Liestal, Switzerland

• Monroe Crossing, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 9am, 10am & 11am

• Sawtooth Brothers, MBOTMA Homegrown Kickoff, 10:50am

• Sawtooth Brothers, Flint Hills International Children’s Fest, Rice Park, St. Paul, MN, 3:15pm

• The Flemming Fold, Glewwe’s Castle Brewery, Prior Lake, MN, Open House/Tasting Event

June 4—Thursday• Claudia Schmidt’s Birthday Bash with

Dean Magraw, GINKJune 7—Sunday• The Fish Heads, Beaner’s Central, 324

N Central Ave, Duluth, 218-624-5957, Pete Fest, multiple bands, great food, great folks and you get to meet PETE! www.bigfishtunes.com, 5pm

June 9—Tuesday• Sawtooth Brothers, Centerville Music

in Park, Hidden Spring Park, 1601 LaMotte Dr, Centerville, MN , 6:30pm

June 10—Wednesday

• Dick Kimmel & Jerilyn Kjellberg, Gaylord, MN, Music on Main, 5pm

June 12—Friday• Chris Silver Band, Day Block Brewery,

1105 S Washington Ave, Mpls, 9pm• Porcupine Creek, Northwoods

Bluegrass Festival, Rusk County Fairgrounds, Ladysmith, WI, www.northwoodsbluegrassfestival.com, 7pm

• The Barley Jacks, Heritage Square Park, Wabasha, MN, 7pm

• The Gated Community w/Church of Cash, HB, $6 cover, 7pm

June 13—Saturday• Jon Vezner Songwriting Workshop,

Schmitt Music Recital Hall, 2906 W 66th St, Edina, mnsongwriters.org, 1pm

• The Barley Jacks, Somerset Amphitheater, Somerset, WI, 9pm

• The Fish Heads, Northwoods Bluegrass Festival, Rusk County Fairgrounds, Ladysmith, WI, www.northwoodsblue-grassfestivall.com, 11am

• The Good Intentions, Loring Park Music Festival, Loring Park, Mpls, 5:45pm

June 15—Monday• Sawtooth Brothers, Harmony for Mayo,

Peace Plaza, Rochester, MN, 12pmJune 16—Tuesday• Jillian Rae, Riverview Cafe, 3753 42nd

Ave S, Minneapolis, 612-722-7234, www.theriverview.com, 8pm

• Sawtooth Brothers, Bluegrass Tuesdays on the Court House Square, Indianola, IA , 6:30pm

June 17—Wednesday• Dick Kimmel, Helvetia Winery,

Hillsboro, OR, 5:30pmJune 18—Thursday• Dirty Spoon with Dick Kimmel, Sam

Bond’s Garage, Eugene, OR, 9pmJune 20—Saturday• Gordon Lightfoot, State Theatre, 805

Hennepin Ave, Mpls, 800-982-2787, 8pm

• The Good Intentions, DUL, 8pmJune 21—Sunday• The Kimmel Trio (Seth, Ian, & Dick),

Sam Bond’s Garage, Eugene, OR, 8:30pm

• Mother Banjo, Anoka Concerts in the Park, George Green Park, 1551 7th Ave,

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Old Time Banjo: Mac Benford, PaulBrown, Bob Carlin, Adam Hurt, MarkJohnson, Joel Mabus, Terri McMurray,Michael Miles, Joe Newberry, Ken Perlman

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Other Instruments: Jeremy Darrow (bass),Jim Hurst (guitar), Peter Knupfer (fiddle), EmoryLester (mandolin), Bobby Taylor (fiddle) and more!

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Friday, March 27 7:30 pm Podunk Bluegrass Festival presents Live From the Lab @ Telefunken Studios, 300 Pleasant Valley Rd (Suite E) South Windsor, CT 860-987-7744

Saturday, March 28 7:30 pmThe World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass with The Heritage ChoraleWellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street

Wellesley Hills, MA 508-270-3999

Friday, April 10 8:00 pm Oak Center General Store67011 Highway 63 Lake City , MN 507-753-2080

Sunday, April 12 10:30 amThe World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass with Philip Brunelle & Plymouth Church ChoirPlymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 612-871-7400

Saturday, April 18 7:30 pm Phoenix Event Center3904 County Road 42 NE Alexandria, MN 320-766-8336

Sunday , April 19 2:00 pm Prairie Arts Center506 6th Street Madison, MN 320-598-7301

Friday, April 24 8:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center605 Second Street SW Pipestone, MN 507-825-2020

Sunday, April 26 3:00 pmThe World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass with Minnesota Center ChoraleParamount Theatre, 913 West St Germain

St. Cloud, MN 320-257-0603

Sunday, May 3 4:00 pmThe World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass with Deer Creek ChoraleNorth Harford High School Theater, 211 Pylesville Road

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Friday, April 17, 20157:00-10:30 pm

Northfield Armory, downtown NorthfieldAdmission: $9 adults; $6 students and youth under 18

($25 cap per family)Dance area for kids under 10 years and younger.

Contra dance instruction at 7 pm (recommended for all participants).No prior dance experience required; no dance partner needed.

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