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| Festival & camp guide Here's the festival guide for August through October 2002. This is a free listing, compiled as a service to our readers. Sing Out! gathers information from a variety of sources and sends questionnaires to sponsoring organizations on our mailing list. If you receive a request for information regarding your event, please respond by the deadline. To have your event listed, simply mail, phone, fax or e-mail the information to us (our address and deadlines are at the end of this guide). Combined copies of the previous four consecutive Festival & Camp Guides (which cover an entire year) are available from Sing Out! for $10. FESTIVALS AUGUST 8/1-3; ROCKY MOUNTAIN STORYTELLING FES- TIVAL--Where: Palmer Lake, CO. Featuring: Norm Livo, Dennis Freeman, Bett Kopit, Cassandra Sewell. Workshops. Tix: $55 package. Info: John Stansfield, Rocky Mt. Storytelling Festival, . Box 588, Monument, CO 80132; Ph: 303-660-5849; Fx: 303-660-5849. (E-mail: <>; Web: <./~jbowles/ >) CR HR A I 8/1-4; CHARLES WELLS CAMBRIDGE FOLK FEST--Where: Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cam- bridge, England. Featuring: Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Indigo Girls, The Waterboys, Billy Bragg, John Prine, The Dubliners, Iris DeMent, Chumbawamba, Oysterband, Taraf De Haidouks, Kate Rusby Band, Altan, Eric Bibb, Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Martin Green, Alison Brown Quartet, Cara Dillon, Rory McLeod, Salsa Celtica, Chip Taylor, Brian McNeill, The Holmes Brothers, The Be Good Tanyas, Malinky, Ezio, La Volee d'Castors, Fiddlers' Bid, Slide, Token Women, Horace X, Give Way, The Chipolatas, Ben Waters Band and Filska. Info: Tim Holt, The Guildhall, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ, England; Ph: +44-1223-463363; Fx: +44-1223-463382. (Web: <.>) CO A 8/1-4; NOTODDEN BLUES FEST--Where: Notodden, Norway. Featuring: Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Tony Joe White, Bjorn Berge, Ana Popovic, T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour, James Mathus & His Knock Down Society, Junior Watson Band, Richard Johnston, Sven Zetterberg, KnockOut Greg & Blue Weather, Knut Reiersrud, Kristin Berglund Band, Kare Virud Band, Notodden Blues Band & Torhild Sivertsen, Spoonful of Blues, Jolly Jumper & Big Moe, . Lauritzen and The Buckshot Hunters, Around Maarud Band, The Real Thing, Seasick Steve & The Level Devils, Margit Bakkens, Bluesorkester, Rita Engedalen & Morten Omlid, Up to Fly, Jumpin' Jerry & The Blue Healers, Dr. Bekken, Trond Slyngstadli, Terry Lehns. Info: Notodden Blues Fes- tival, . Box 211, Notodden, 3672, Norway; Ph: +47 35 02 76 50; Fx: +47 35 02 76 51. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.no>) 8/1-10; FORT NIGHTS--Where: Pricketts Fort State Park, Fairmont, WV. Crafts. Info: David Elkinton, Pricketts Fort Foundation, Rt. 3 Box 407, Fairmont, WV 26554; Ph: 304-363-3030 or 800- CALL-WVA; Fx: 604-363-3857. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/ pfort>) CO HR A 8/2-3; CARTER FAMILY MEMORIAL FEST-- Where: Hiltons, VA. Crafts. Info: Janette Carter, . Box 111, Hiltons, VA 24258; Ph: 540-386-9480 or 540-386-6054. CO 8/2-3; CENTRUM'S PORT TOWNSEND BLUES FESTIVAL--Where: McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA. Info: Tracey Thompson, Centrum, . Box 1158, Port Townsend, WA 98368; Ph: 360-385-3102; Fx: 360- 385-2470. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 8/2-3; GLENGARRY HIGHLAND GAMES-- Where: Maxville, ON. Featuring: North American Pipe Band Championship. Contests in piping, drum- ming, Highland dance, heavyweight events, track and field. Workshops in Scottish fiddle. Crafts. Tix: $20 Fri.; $15 Sat. Info: Neil McCormick, Glengarry Highland Games, Box 106, Maxville, ON K0C 1T0, Canada; Ph: 613-527-2876; Fx: 613-527-1594. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO A 8/2-3; JEFFERSON COUNTY BLUEGRASS FEST --Where: Jefferson County 4-H Fairgrounds, Madison, IN. Featuring: The James King Band, Gary Brewer and The Kentucky Ramblers, Lost Highway. Tix: FREE! with $15 for camping. Info: Ph: 812-866-2826. CO 8/2-3; JERRY'S BIRTHDAY BASH--Where: Ne- vada City, CA. Featuring: The Deadbeats with friends. Tix: $12-$25. Info: Azriel Gtez, N. Colum- bia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, 17894 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959; Ph: 530-265-2826. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.net/ deadbeat>) CR A 8/2-3; MILL RACE FEST OF TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC--Where: Historic downtown, Cambridge, ON, Canada. Singaround, jams, etc. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Mill Race Fest, . Box 22148, Galt Central ., Cambridge, ON N1R 8E3, Canada; Ph: 800-749-7560 or 519- 622-7135. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.quik-com/millrace>) CR A 8/2-3; MOONSHINERS JAMBOREE--Featuring: Barney Barnwell & The Plum Hollow Band, The High Point Ramblers, Shallow Creek, The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show, Pocket Change, Border- line, Joshua Yeatts, Jimmie Snead & The Dan River Band, Hubert Lawson & The Bluegrass Country Boys. Info: Tim Smith, 7496 Anderson Mill Road, Chatham, VA 24531; Ph: 434-432-5018. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO A 8/2-3; QUEEN CITY BLUES FEST--Where: Saw- yer Point Park, Cincinnati, OH. Info: Ph: 513-684- GCBS. (Web: <.org>) 8/2-4; AFBA BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA. Featuring: Austin Lounge Lizards, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Larry Stephenson Band, Paul Adkins & the Borderline Band, Wildweed Vally Boys, Jeanette Williams & Clearwater, Scott Brannon Band, Plexigrass, Second Edition, Sunnyside Gospel, Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, Second Wind, Stained Grass Window, Moun- tain Heritage, Mill Creek Boys, Lost Ramblers, Wil- low Creek, Country Grass, Out of the Blue, and Blue- grass Countrymen. Workshops in fiddle, banjo, clog- ging, mandolin, guitar. Info: Harry Grant, Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Assoc., 51 Main St., Flanders, NJ 07836; Ph: 973-584-2324 or 973-584-0585. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO HO 8/2-4; BLUE SKIES MUSIC FEST--Where: Clarendon, ON, Canada. Workshops. Info: Oskar Graf, . Box 2502, Clarendon, ON K0H 1J0, Canada; Ph: 613-279-2610. CO 8/2-4; BLUEBERRY BLUEGRASS & COUNTRY MUSIC FEST--Where: Stony Plain Park, Stony Plain, AB, Canada. Workshops. Crafts. Info: Jane Tames, . Box 2271, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1X7, Canada; Ph: 888-526-6464 or 780-963-5217. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HR A 8/2-4; CANADA'S NATIONAL UKRAINIAN FES- TIVAL--Where: Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. Featuring: Ukrainian music and dance. Workshops in pysanky, embroidery, bread baking. Crafts. Tix: $50 weekend; $35 daily. Info: Roberta Michasiw, 119 Main St. South, Dauphin, MB R7N 1K4, Canada; Ph: 204-622-4600; Fx: 204-622-4606. (E- mail: <.ca>) CO CR HR A 8/2-4; CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FOLK FEST-- Where: Ferrisburg, Vermont. Featuring: Beth Amsel, Atwater-Donnelly, Artisan, Josh Brooks, Marge Bruchac & Justin Kennick, Matthew Buckley & Ken MacKenzie, Pierre Chartrand, Alan & Lisa Greenleaf, Greenbriar Boys, Gypsy Wran- glers, Margaret MacArthur & Family, Dick McCormack, Milner, Conroy & Murtha, Montcorbier, Mustard's Retreat, Tim Newcomb & Art Edelstein, Nightingale, Nowrouz, Ornstein, Marchand & Miron, Rik Palieri, The Plumbers, Providence, Stan Ransom, Robert Resnik & Gigi Weisman, The Sevens, The Short Sisters, Bill Staines, Pete & Karen Sutherland, Ulali, April Vetch, WomenSing. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $25- $65. Info: Champlain Valley Fest, 202 Main St., Burlington, VT 05401; Ph: 800-769-9176. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/2-4; ISLENDIGADAGURINN (ICELANDIC FESTIVAL OF MANITOBA) -- Where: Gimli, MB, Canada. Info: Ph: 204 642-5210. (Web: <.com>) 8/2-4; LE FESTIVAL DE L'ESCAOUETTE-- Where: Cheticamp, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Contests. Crafts. Tix: TBA. Info: Lisette Cormier, Box 430, Cheticamp, Inverness County, NS B0E 1H0, Canada; Ph: 902-224-2642 or 902-224-2612. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/24; LEXINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL--Where: Lex- ington Harbor Park, Lexington, MI. Featuring: TBA. Tix: FREE! Info: George Stewart, Lexington Folk Fes- tival, . Box 125, Lexington, MI 48450; Ph: 810- 359-2916. (E-mail: <>) CR HR 8/2-4; MAINE ARTS FESTIVAL--Where: Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Rd,, Brunswick, Maine. Tix: $10 advance; $12 gate. Info: Nick Bloom, Maine Arts, Inc., 582 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101; Ph: 207-772-9012 or 800-639-4212; Fx: 207- 772-3995. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO HO A 8/2-4; MOUNTAINFEST--Where: Queen Wilhelmina State Park, Mena, AR. Featuring: Music and food. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Roselle Alexander, Ouachita Arts & Crafts Guild, . Box 1157, Mena, AR 71953; Ph: 501-394-4421. CO HO A 8/2-4; NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR FOLK FEST--Where: Bannerman Park, St. John's, NF, Canada. Featuring: David Francey, Patty Tutty, Fin- est Kind, Ron Hynes, Eamon Dillon, Jim Payne, Harry Martin, Anita Best, Pam Morgan and more. Workshops in trad instruments, storytelling, dancing. Crafts. Info: St. John's Folk Arts Council, Bridget Noonan, . Box 6283, St. John's, NF A1C 6J9, Canada; Ph: 709- 576-8508. (E-mail: <.net>; Web: <.nf. net>) CR A 8/2-4; NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL--Where: Fort Adams State Park & The Hotel Viking, New- port, RI. Featuring: Arlo Guthrie, Dar Williams, Jonatha Brooke and more. Crafts. Tix: $40 adv per day, $70 2-day, $5 kids. Info: Newport Folk Fest, Festival Productions, . Box 1221, Newport, RI 02840; Ph: 401-847-3700; Fx: 212-877-9916. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.com>) A 8/2-4; PEMI VALLEY BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Branch Brook Campground, Campton, NH. Featur- ing: 2nd Wind, 2nd Edition, Ezells, Smokey Greene, New England Bluegrass Band, Front Range, Jay Armsworthy, Bluegrass Diamonds, Thunder Moun- tain, Parker Hill Road, Granite Grass, Erica Brown, Gopher Broke Bluegrass. Workshops in jamming, in- struments, children's interests. Tix: $18-$24 daily, $35-$42/3 day includes free camping, under 12 free! Info: Russell Marsden, Pemi Valley Productions, . Box 1320, Campton, NH 03223-1320; Ph: 603-726- 3471. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HO HR A 8/2-4; RHUDDLAN FOLK FEST--Where: Denbighshire, UK. Info: Ph: +01745-353859. 8/2-4; SIOUX RIVER FOLK FEST--Where: Newton Hills State Park, Canton, SD. Featur- ing: The Grasshoppers, The Buffalo Gals, Danny Santos & Los Bluegrass Vatos, Vermil- lion, East Of Westerville, The Brand New Old Time Stringband, Scheitzer Toe Tappers. Workshops. Tix: $25 weekend, day passes available. Info: Gaynor Johnson, SD Friends Of Trad. Music, . Box 901, Sioux Falls, SD 57101; Ph: 605-987-2582; Fx: 605-335-8033. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO HO A 8/2-4; WILLAMETTE VALLEY AUTOHARP GATHERING--Where: Albany, OR. Featuring: Bryan Bowers, Ivan Stiles, Bob Lewis, Julie Davis, Les Gustafson-Zook. Workshops in beginning to ad- vanced Autoharp. Tix: $40 weekend, $20 day. Info: John Arthur, Willamette Valley Autoharp Assoc., 6596 NW Niagara Drive, Corvalis, OR 97330; Ph: 541-745- 7568. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/autoharps/>) CO A 8/2-4; WINTERHAWK--Where: Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, NY. Featuring: Buddy Miller, Com- mander Cody, Chris Hillman, Fred Eaglesmith and more. Workshops in instruments and songwriting. Crafts. Tix: $70-$25. Info: Anne Saunders, Winterhawk, 74 Modley Rd., Sharon, CT 06069; Ph: 860-364-9396; Fx: 860-364-8081. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HR A I 8/2-5; ISLAND SOUL--Where: York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto. Featuring: Carib- bean fest of music, dance, food and more for parade revellers. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Harbourfront Cen- tre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5V 2Z3, Canada; Ph: 416-973-4744 or 416-973-4000; Fx: 416- 973-6055. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.>) 8/2-9; SIDMOUTH INTERNATIONAL FEST --Where: Sidmouth, East Devon, UK. Featur- ing: The Big Session with Oysterband & spe- cial guests, Show Of Hands & Friends, Brass Monkey and more. Contests in melodeon, bodhran, solo jig (Morris). Workshops in vari- ous. Crafts. Tix: vary, contact for details. Info: The Festival Office, Sidmouth International Fest, . Box 296, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 9TL, UK; Ph: 01296433669; Fx: 01296392300. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO A 8/2-11; FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE DE LORIENT--Where: L'Orient, Brittany, France. Contests in Highland bagpipe. Work- shops in traditional dances, master classes, tra- ditional arts and more. Info: Jean-Pierre Pichard, 2 Rue Paul Bert, 56100 Lorient, Brit- tany, France; Ph: +33-297212429; Fx: +33- 297643413. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO 8/2-11; INTERNATIONAL GLOUCESTER BLUES AND HERITAGE FEST--Where: Gloucester, Scotland, UK. Info: <.com/ gloucester_blues> 8/2-11; MUSIKFEST--Where: Historic Bethlehem, PA. Featuring: A wide variety of music and enter- tainment including Shawn Colvin, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Peter, Paul & Mary, Roger McGuinn, Anne Hills, The Kennedys, Groove Lily, The Ar- rogant Worms and many more. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: FREE!--some concerts require admission. Info: Margaret Barchine, Musikfest Assoc., 211 Plymouth St. #300, Bethlehem, PA 18015-1212; Ph: 610-861-0678; Fx: 610-861-2644. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) A 8/2-11; SASKATOON FRINGE FEST--Where: Broad- way Ave., Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Featuring: TBA. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $8-$10. Info: Elaine Simpson, 25th Street Theatre, 600- 245 3rd Ave. S., Saskatoon, SK STK 1M4, Canada; Ph: 306-664-2239; Fx: 306- 653-7701. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.com/fringe>) CR A 8/3; BLUESMORE--Where: Brucemore Mansion, Cedar Rapids, IA. Info: Ph: 319-399-5105. (Web: <.org>) 8/3; BOWL FULL OF BLUES--Where: Maytag Park, Newton, 1A. Info: Ph: 641-793-2933. (Web: <.net/web/ssbs>) 8/3; GREAT EASTERN BLUES AND BBQ FEST--Where: Massannutten Ski Resort, McGaheysville, VA. Ph: 540-289-9441. (Web: <.com>) 8/3; LANCASTER COUNTY OLD FIDDLERS' PICNIC--Where: Lancaster, PA. Featuring: music all day, open and scheduled acts. Info:, Lancaster Co. Central Park, 1050 Rockford Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602; Ph: 717-299-8217. (Web: <..us\>) CO A 8/3; OLD TIME FIDDLERS AND BLUEGRASS CONVENTION--Where: Ashe County Park, Jefferson, NC. Featuring: Concerts, jamming, dance and more. Contests in folk, old-time and bluegrass music. Info: RD Williams, Jefferson Rotary Club, . Box 1045, Jefferson, NC 28640; Ph: 336-246-0790; Fx: 336-246-0746. (E-mail: <>) CO HO A 8/3; RIVERFOLK FEST--Where: Carr Park, Manchester, MI. Featuring: Joel Mabus, Hot Club of Cowtown, Tangerine Trousers, Raisin Pickers, Kitty Donohoe, Matt Watroba, Robert Jones and more. Workshops in dance, fiddle, art. Crafts. Tix: $8 adv, $10 gate. Info: Mark Palms, . Box 133, Manchester, MI 48158; Ph: 734-323-1761 or 734- 428-7722. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 8/3; SONOMA COUNTY BLUES FEST--Where: Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA. Ph: 707-543-5877. (Web: <.com>) 8/3-4; EVANSTON LAKESHORE ARTS FESTI- VAL--Where: Evanston, IL. Workshops in fine arts and dance. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Patti Battaglia, Cultural Arts Division, City of Evanston, 927 Noyes, Evanston, IL 60201; Ph: 847-448-8260; Fx: 847-328-1340. A 8/3-4; LONG BEACH CELTIC MUSIC FESTI- VAL BY THE SEA--Where: Queen Mary Events park, Long Beach, CA. (Web: <.com>) 8/3-4; MOUNT BAKER BLUES FEST--Where: River's Edge Christmas Tree Farm, Deming, WA. Ph: 360-671-6817. (Web: <.com>) 8/3-4; NEW SALEM STORYTELLING FEST-- Where: Petersburg, IL. Featuring: Mike Anderson, Dan Keding and four more top-notch tellers. Crafts. Tix: $2 suggested donation. Info: Mike Anderson, New Salem Storytelling Festival, . Box 35, Jacksonville, IL 62651; Ph: 217-245-2207; Fx: 217-245-9752. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO A 8/3-4; POCONO BLUES FEST--Where: Big Boulder Ski Area, Lake Harmony, PA. Workshops. Crafts. Info: Pocono Blues Festival, Jack Frost Mountain, . Box 707, Blakeslee, PA 18610; Ph: 800-468-2442; Fx: 717- 443-7493. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/>) CR HR A 8/3-4; TWAIN HARTE SUMMER FEST-- Where: Downtown Twain Harte, CA. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Fire on the Mountain Festivals, Twain Hart Summer Festival, . Box 148, Soulsbyville, CA 95372; Ph: 209-533-3473; Fx: 209-533-1049. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/3-4; WATERFRONT ART FESTIVAL--Where: Kershaw Park, Canandaigua, NY. Featuring: TBA. Crafts. Tix: TBA. Info: Ontario County Tourism, 248 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424; Ph: 800-654-9798 or 716-383-1472. 8/3-5; CANMORE FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL-- Where: Centennial Park, Canmore, AB, Canada. Featuring: James Keelaghan, Fred Eaglesmith, Limeliters, Janis Ian, Christine Lavin, The Waybacks, Bill Hilly Band, Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir, Greg Brown, Vinok Worldance, Arrogant Worms and more. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $20, $53 / 3 day pass. Info: Canmore Folk Fest, Ken Rooks, . Box 8098, Canmore, AB T1W 2T8, Canada; Ph: 403-678-2524; Fx: 403- 678-2524. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR A 8/3-5; EDMONTON HERITAGE FEST--Where: Edmonton, AB, Canada. Featuring: The World's largest 3 day celebration of cultural diversity. Con- tests. Workshops in dance. Tix: FREE! Info: Den- nis Fahlman, Edmonton Heritage Fest, #202-10715 124th St., Edmunton, AB T5M 0H2, Canada; Ph:. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.ca>) CR HR A 8/3-5; THREE SISTERS PARK BLUEGRASS MUSIC FEST--Where: Peoria, Illinois. Featur- ing: Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mt. Boys, Russ & Becky Jeffers and Smoky Mt Sunshine, Lynwood Lunsford & The Misty Valley Boys, Sherri Farley Trio, Marcus & Megan Mullins, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill, Fragment, Flying Feet Cloggers, McGee Creek, and Applegate & Com- pany. Info: Three Sisters Park Ph: 309-274-8837 or 800-549-7625. (E-mail: <>) 8/3-10; WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON CHORAL MU- SIC--Where: Minneapolis, MN. Info: Lory Sutton, WCS6, 2116 Second Ave. South, Minne- apolis, MN 55404; Ph: 612-871-7289. (Web: <.org>) 8/4; BAINBRIDGE ISLAND OUTDOOR MUSIC & ART FEST--Where: Waterfront Park, Bainbridge Island, WA. Featuring: Hoochie Koochie Band, Laura Love Band, Show Brazil, Kickshaw and oth- ers. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Bainbridge Park & Recreation, Sue Hylen, . Box 10010, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110; Ph: 206-842-2306; Fx: 206-842- 0207. (E-mail: <.org>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/4; LAKE COUNTY FOLK FEST--Where: Paulus Park, Lake Zurich, IL. 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Contests in songwriting. Tix: $10 adults; $25 family; $5 stu- dents/seniors. Info: LCFC, . Box 847, Lake Zurich, IL 60047; Ph: 847-949-5355. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/ lakefolk/>) 8/4; WILLAMETTE VALLEY FIDDLE CON- TEST--Where: Corvallis, OR. Featuring: Con- certs, jamming and more. Contests in fiddle. Info: Star McMullen, 866 NE Thousand Oaks Dr., Corvalis, OR 97330; Ph: 541-745-5130. (E-mail: <>) 8/4-17; FOLKLORAMA--Where: Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Featuring: TBA. Tix: $27 family, $3 single admission. Info: Judy Murphy, FolkArts Council of Winnipeg, 56 The Promenade, Winnipeg, MB R3B 3H9, Canada; Ph: 204-982-6210 or 800-665-0234; Fx: 204-943-1956. (Web: <.ca>) A 8/5-6; BLACK BEAR JAMBOREE--Where: Norman Wells, NT. Info: Recreation Dir., Guy Latour, Town of Norman Wells, Box 5, Norman Wells, NT X0E 0V0, Canada; Ph: 867-587-2741. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/5-9; MIRAMICHI FOLK SONG FEST--Where: Miramichi City, NB, Canada. Featuring: Fiddlers, sing- ers, dancers, luncheons, breakfast, children's show, openair concerts, guitar workshops and special guest Barachois. Tix: Full week $35. Info: Miramichi Fest, Susan Butler, . Box 13, Miramichi City, NB E1V 3M2, Canada; Ph: 506 623 2150 or 506 622-1780; Fx: 506 623 2261. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <./folksong/>) CR HO A 8/5-10; OLD FIDDLERS' CONVENTION--Where: Felts Park, Galax, VA. Contests in old time and blue- grass music. Workshops in instruments. Tix: $5 per day .; Thur. & Fri. $8; Sat. $10; $30 sea- son ticket. Info: Thomas L. Jones, Old Fiddlers Convention, . Box 655, Galax, VA 24333; Ph: 540-236-8541. CO CR HR A 8/6-10; DE LEON PEACH & MELON FEST-- Where: De Leon, TX. Featuring: Concerts, dance, children's events, open stage and more. Info: Betty Terrill, . Box 44, De Leon, TX 76444; Ph: 254- 893-6600. (E-mail: <>) 8/7-10; GRANT'S BLUE GRASS FESTIVAL-- Where: Salt Creek Park, Hugo, OK. Featuring: Dr. Ralph Stanley, The Tennesee Gentlemen, The Wildwood Vally Boys, The Louisiana Grass, Lone- some Whistle and more. Tix: $12 daily / $40 4- day / children 12 & under free w/ parent. Info: Bill Grant, Grants Oklahoma Bluegrass Festival, Rt 2 Box 74 Bill Grant Road, Hugo, OK 74743; Ph: 580- 326-5598; Fx: 580-326-3343. CO HO A 8/7-11; FINNFEST USA--Where: St. Paul, MN. Featuring: Music, food and culture of Finnish Americans. Workshops. Crafts. Info: Finnfest USA, 2147 University Avenue West, Suite 117, St. Paul, MN 55114; Ph: 651-647-0200 or 612-573-7676; Fx: 610-519-7869. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/8-10; BUCKEYE BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Greenwich Coon Hunters Club. Featuring: Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Coney Carver and the Rainbow Valley Boys, The Larkin Family, The Bluegrass Mountaineers, Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers, Doyle Lawson and Quicksil- ver, Lonesome Heart, Vince Combs and Shadetree Bluegrass, The Larkin Family, Lily Mae and the Dixie Gospelaires, and The Bluegrass Mountain- eers. Crafts. Tix: $35 until July 25, weekend at gate $40. Info: Larry Efaw, Bluegrass Specials, . Box 26485, Akron, OH 44319; Ph: 330-753- 1543. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/ >) CO HO A 8/8-10; CROPREDY FEST--Where: Cropredy, Oxon, UK. Featuring: Fairport Convention, Ri- chard Thompson, Iain Matthews, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Swarbrick, Simon Nicol, John Jones, E2K, The Dubliners, Joyce Gang, Bob Fox, Vikki Clayton & Gerry Conway, Broderick, Oysterband, Magna Carta, Sarah Jory, Mundy Turner, Danny Thompson, Vikki Clayton, Mar- tin Allcock, Jerry Donahue & Ralph McTell, Alison Brown Quartet, Deborah Bonham, Eddi Reader, Little Johnny England, Richard Digance. Tix: [pounds sterling]- [pounds sterling]. Info: Woodworm Records Ltd., . Box 37, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 8YN; Fx: 01869 337142. (E-mail: <>; Web: <./>) CO 8/8-10; NATIONAL HOBO CONVENTION-- Where: Britt, Iowa. Workshops in hobo lore. Tix: $30 all three days, $25 advance. Info: Hobo Foun- dation, . Box 143, Britt, IA 50423; Ph: 641- 843-9104. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) HO 8/8-11; AVALON FOLK MUSIC AND CRAFTS FAIR--Where: Avalon, Paw Paw, WV. Crafts. Ph: 304-947-5600. (Web: <.com>) 8/8-11; EDMONTON FOLK MUSIC FEST--Where: Gallagher Park, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Featuring: Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Greg Brown, Ashley MacIsaac, Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Zubot and Dawson, Sarah Harmer, Harry Manx, Corey Harris and The 5 x 5, Olu Dara, Paul Reddick & The Sidemen, Rokia Traore, Terry Allen, Janis Ian, Nick Lowe, Indigo Girls, Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $99-$140 adults, $50-$70 youth. Info: Terry Wickham, Edmonton Folk Music Fest, . Box 4130, Edmonton, AB T6E 4T2, Canada; Ph: 780-429-1999; Fx: 780-424-1132. (Web: <.>) A 8/8-11; LIL' MARGARET'S BLUEGRASS & OLD-- TIME MUSIC FEST--Where: Leonardtown, MD. Info: Joseph Goddard, 20529 White Point Rd., Leonardtown, MD 20650; Ph: 301-475-8191. 8/8-11; LUNENBURG FOLK HARBOUR FEST-- Where: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Featuring: Garnet Rogers, April Verch, David Francey, El Vientom, Flamenco, Afro Musica, MacCrimmon's Revenge, Birchmountain, Bluegrass Band, Swamperella. Tix: varies. Info: Lunenburg Folk Harbour Fest, Ben Anderson, . Box 655, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0, Canada; Ph: 902-634-3180 or 902-766-4869; Fx: 902-634-9568. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/8-11; MINNESOTA BLUEGRASS AND OLD-- TIME FEST--Where: El Rancho Manana Campground, Richmond, MN. Featuring: Osborne Brothers, Rhonda Vincent, Rocking Hams, Ralph Blizard, Blue Highway, Special Consensus, Wilders, Valeria Smith and Rayna Gellert. Workshops in banjo, guitar, fiddle, man- dolin, Dobro and old-time styles. Crafts. Tix: $14 per day to $51 for weekend in advance. Info: Jed Malischke, MBOTMA, . Box 16408, Minneapolis, MN 55416; Ph: 800-635-3037; Fx: 715-635-2479. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO HR A 8/8-11; THE BORDERN GATHERING--Where: Dumfries, The Borders, UK. Ph: +44-01387-245550. 8/8-18; HALIFAX INTERNAT'L BUSKER FEST --Where: Halifax, NS, Canada. Tix: FREE! Info: Halifax International Busker Festival, 5151 George Street, Suite 803, Halifax, NS B3J 1T1, Canada; Ph: 902-429-3910; Fx: 902-429-7554. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.>) CR A 8/9-10; BELL WITCH BLUEGRASS COMPETI- TION--Where: Bell Witch school grounds, Adams, TN. Contests in bluegrass band. Info: Bell Witch Festival, Fred Goodman/Omer Gene Brooksher, 102 Railroad, Adams, TN 37010; Ph: 615-696-2469 or 615-696-2589. CO HO A 8/9-10; BLUES BY THE BAY--Where: Everett, WA. Ph: 425-339-1113. (Web: <>) 8/9-10; CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONTEST--Where: Shelburne Sports Complex, Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. Featuring: Various fiddle contests. Info: Nelson Hill, Rotary Club of Shelburne, Box 27, Shelburne, ON L0N 1S0, Canada; Ph: 519-925- 3551; Fx: 519-925-1105. CO CR A 8/9-10; FOLK HUMOR & STORYTELLING WEEKEND--Where: Ozark Folk Center, Moun- tain View, AR. Featuring: Tellers of tall tales, yarns, real-life funny characters, historical person- ages and musical renditions of ancient stories and folklore. Crafts. Tix: $8 adults, $5 children 6-12. Info: Ozark Folk Center, Music Director, . Box 500, Mountain View, AR 72560; Ph: 870-269- 3851. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/9-10; SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES AND GOSPEL FEST--Where: Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS. Featuring: Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers. Work- shops. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Sunflower River Blues/ Gospel Fest., . Box 1562, Clarksdale, MS 38614; Ph: 662-627-6805; Fx: 662-627-7263. (Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/9-11; AUCHTERMUCHTY FEST--Where: Auchtermuchy, Fife, UK. Ph: +44-01337-828732. 8/9-11; AUGUSTA HERITAGE FEST--Where: Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Featuring: The Savoy Family Cajun Band, David Schnaufer, Jimmy Costa & Jim Lloyd, Jesse Lege & Ed Poullard and more. Workshops in dance, various instruments, storytelling, songwriting. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Augusta Heri- tage Center, Davis & Elkins College, 100 Campus Drive, Eikins, WV 26241; Ph: 304-637-1209; Fx: 304- 637-1317. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/9-11; BAYFRONT BLUES FEST--Where: Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth, MN. Info: Ph: 800- 4DULUTH. (Web: <.com>) 8/9-11; BRIMSTONE HEAD FOLK FEST--Where: Brimstone Head, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada. Tix: TBA, Info: Patricia Kelly, Box 146, Fogo Island, NF A0G 2B0, Canada; Ph: 709-266-2403. 8/9-11; DARTMOOR FOLK FEST--Where: Dartmoor, Devon, UK. Ph: +44-01837-740102. 8/9-11; FESTIVAL OF FRIENDS--Where: Gage Park, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Featuring: 100% Canadian per- formers. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Doug McArthur, Creative Arts, 401 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8P 1K5, Canada; Ph: 905-525-6644; Fx: 905- 525-8292. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.>) GR HR A 8/9-11; GODERICH CELTIC ROOTS FEST-- Where: Goderich, ON, Canada. Workshops in dance, song, fiddle, guitar, banjo, flute, storytelling, knit- ting, weaving and more. Crafts. Tix: $20 Canadian. Info: Warren & Eleanor Robinson, Celtic Roots Festival, 20 Caledonia Terrace, Goderich, ON N7A 2M8, Canada; Ph: 519-524-8221; Fx: 519-524-8221. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.ca>) CR HR A 8/9-11; GREAT LAKES FOLK FESTIVAL Where: East Lansing, MI. Featuring: Howard Armstrong Trio, The Campbell Brothers, Liz Carroll, Karan Casey, Mamadu Diabete, David Honeyboy Edwards, Matapat, Steve Meisner, Tlen-Huicani. Workshops in dance, music. Tix: FREE! Info: Lora Helou, Michigan State Univ. Museum GLFF, West Circle Dr., East Lansing, MI 48824-1045; Ph: 517- 432-4533. (Web: <.net>) 8/9-11; JOHN ARCAND FIDDLE FEST-- Where: Windy Acres Vacation Farm, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Featuring: TBA. Contests in fiddle, vocal and more. Tix: $20 weekend, $15 day. Info: Vicki Arcand, Box 3 Site 302 RR #3, Saska- toon, SK S7K 3J6, Canada; Ph: 306-382-0111. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.com>) CO 8/9-11; JVC JAZZ FEST--Where: Newport Casino in the International Hall of Fame & Fort Adams, New- port, RI. Info: JVC Jazz Fest, Festival Productions, . Box 605, Newport, RI 02840; Ph: 401-847-3700. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.net>) 8/9-11; MOUNT ST. HELENS BLUEGRASS FEST --Where: Toledo, WA. Featuring: Within Tradi- tion, Crossfire, Sam Hill, Knott Brothers and Rural Delivery. Info: Libby Binfield, Washington Blue- grass Assoc., 302 North G, Tacoma, WA 98403; Ph: 360-705-0284. (E-mail: <>) CO A 8/9-11; MOUNTAIN STAGE NEWSONG FEST-- Where: West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Featuring: Paul Reisler, Chris Smither, and more. Contests in songwriting. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/9-11; MUSICIANS RENDEZVOUS--Where: Itch Keppe Park, Columbus, MT. Featuring: TBA. Tix: FREE! Info: Aron G. Strange, Musicians Ren- dezvous, . Box 489, Columbus, MT 59019; Ph: 406-322-4143 or 406-322-4505. (E-mail: <>) CO CR HR A 8/9-11; NATIONAL FOLK MUSIC FEST SCOT- LAND--Where: Auchincruive, near Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Featuring: Jock Tamsons Bairns, Norman Kennedy, Bob Blair, Alison McMorland, Maggie McInnes, Pete Clark, Roy Harris, Margaret Bennett, Elizabeth Stewart, Maggie McInnes, Blazin' Fiddles, Sheila Kay Adams, Geordie McIntyre, Heather Heywood, Donal Maguire, Keith McKenry, Jerry Epstein, Walt Michael & Company, Si Kahn, Bob Zentz and Rick Lee, Earl White and Matt Gordon, Lea Gilmore. Info: National Folk Festival, Scotland, . Box 26064, Kilmarnock, KA2 OYG, United Kingdom; Ph: 01563 551408 or 01563 571220. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.>) CO 8/9-11; SALTBURN INTERNATIONAL FOLK MU- SIC, DANCE & SONG FEST--Where: Saltburn, Cleveland, UK. Featuring: Vin Garbutt, Chris & Julie, Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman and more. Contests in singer-songwriter and sea shanties. Workshops in various. Crafts. Tix: varies. Info: Festival Office, Fern Cottage, Dalehouse, Staithes, Cleveland, TS 13 5DT, UK; Ph: 01947 840928. (Web: <.com/ ~/>) CO A 8/9-11; SHAWANO OLD-TIME MUSIC & CRAFT FEST--Where: Mielke Theatre & Park, Shawano, WI. Featuring: Claudia Schmidt, Weavermania, Peter & Lou Berryman, Whitewater, Ohare & Laffey, Wade Fernandez, Steve Hazel, Ukranian Dancers and Gene Hersey. Workshops in instru- ments, songwriting, ethnic dance, vocal. Crafts. Tix: $15/evening, $8/day. Info: Shawano Old-Time Music, . Box 294, Shawano, WI 54166; Ph: 715- 799-3688. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR 8/9-11; SONGS OF THE SEA AND TRADI- TIONAL BOAT FESTIVAL--Where: Maryport, Cumbria, UK. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Kerry McPhee, West Cumbria Tourism, 5 Lakeland Business Park, Cumbria, CA13 0QT, UK; Ph: 01900 829990; Fx: 01900 828049. (E-mail: <>; Web: <./>) 8/9-11; SOUTH COAST ARTS FEST--Where: St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada. Crafts. Info: c/o Paula Fiander, Box 114, English Harbor West, NF A0H 1M0, Canada; Ph: 709-888-4280 or 709-888- 4531; Fx: 709-888-4521. 8/9-11; WEYBURN WHEAT FESTIVAL-- Where: Weyburn, SK, Canada. Featuring: TBA. Contests in bread baking. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Weyburn Wheat Fest, Box 370, Weyburn, SK S4H 2K6, Canada; Ph: 306-848-3224. (E- mail: <.>) CR HR 8/9-16; BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK-- Where: Town of Broadstairs, Kent, UK. Fea- turing: Concerts, dance and more. Workshops in morris, Irish and flamenco dance, band, gui- tar, more. Info: Ian Harker, Pierrmont Hall, Pierrmont Park, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JH, UK; Ph: +44-1843-604080; Fx: +44-1843- 866048. CO A I by arrangement 8/9-17; FESTIVAL BY THE SEA (FESTIVAL SUR MER)--Where: St. John, NB, Canada. Featur- ing: 300 performers gathered from across the coun- try to celebrate Canadian music, dance and cul- ture by the sea. Tix: vary, call for details. Info: Candace MacDonald, Festival by the Sea, . Box 6848 Station A, St. John, NB E2L 4S3, Canada; Ph: 506-632-0086; Fx: 506-632-0994. (Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/9-17; SUMMER MUSIC FEST--Where: Heri- tage Park, Frankenmuth, MI. Featuring: TBA. Tix: varies. Into: Theresa Herzog, Summer Mu- sic Fest, 5736 Maple Rd., Frankenmuth, MI 48734; Ph: 517-652-3378 or 888-299-3378; Fx: 517-652-3468. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/10; ALL AMERICAN RHYTHMS AND BLUES FEST--Where: Sports and Entertainment Cen- ter, Anderson, SC. Info: Mike Little, . Box 1920, Anderson, SC 29622Ph: 800-277-1920. (Web: <.com>) 8/10; FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN BLUES FEST --Where: Sonora's Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Hwy. 49 downtown Sonora. Workshops in blues harmonica, jump blues, slide guitar, female vo- cals, blues history. Info: Festivals, Fire On The Mountain, . Box 148, Soulsbyville, CA 95372; Ph: 209-533-3473; Fx: 209-533-1049. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A HO limited 8/10; FOUR MOUNDS BLUES FEST--Where: Dubuque, IA. Ph: 563-583-5815. 8/10; BRONZE, BLUES AND BREWS FEST-- Where: Joseph, OR. Ph: 541-432-1015. (Web: <.com>) 8/10; HOT AUGUST BLUES FEST--Where: Bradmar Manor Farm, Monkton, MD. Ph: 410-771- 4741. (Web: <.com>) 8/10-11; EAST TEXAS SACRED HARP SINGING CONVENTION--Where: Community Center, Henderson, TX. Info: John Morris/Emmie Morris, E. Texas Sacred Harp Convention, 8023 CR 374 South, Henderson, TX 75652; Ph: 903-898-2510. A 8/10-11; FOUNDERS TITLE FOLK & BLUE- GRASS FEST--Where: Snow Park Lodge-Deer Valley, Park City, UT. Contests in songwriting. Info: Tony Polychronis/Founders Title, IAMA Pro- ductions, . Box 2187, Salt Lake City, UT 84110; Ph: 801-532-5218 or 801-339-7664 (24 hr voice mail). (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/10-11; GERMAN ALPS FEST--Where: Hunter Mountain, NY. Crafts. Tix: $10 adult, $5 chil- dren, children under 6 Free. Info: Hunter Mt., . Box 295, Hunter, NY 12442; Ph: 518-263- 4223 or 800-FOR-SNOW; Fx: 518-263-3704. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/10-11; HERITAGE RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL --Where: The Fairgrounds, Burk Falls, Ontario, Canada. Info: The Heritage River Music Festival, Box 830, Burk's Falls, ON P0A 1C0, Canada; Ph: 705-382-0990. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.net/~hrtgrivr>) CR HR 8/10-11; MOUNTAIN SPRINGS INDIAN POW- WOW--Where: Mountain Springs Camping Resort, Shartlesville, PA. Featuring: TBA. Contests in danc- ing. Crafts. Tix: call for info. Info: Mountain Springs Pow-Wow, Mountain Springs Camping Resort, . Box 365, Shartlesville, PA 19554; Ph: 610-488-6859; Fx: 610-488-6073. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO 8/10-11; SAWLOG `N' STRINGS BLUEGRASS & FOLK FEST--Where: Dodge City, KS. Workshops in guitar, banjo, songwriting, fiddle. Crafts. Tix: $14 weekend; $11 Sat.; $8 Sun. Info: Ron Cole, Sawlog `N' Strings, Rt. 1 Box 28, Jetmore, KS 67854; Ph: 316-357-6534. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO HO A 8/10-17; BILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL--Where: Durham, UK. Info: Joe Moloney, 70 Brunswick Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1DW, UK; Ph: +44- 1642-553220; Fx: +44-1642-602839. (E-mail: <>) 8/10-17; MORLAND FOLK FEST--Where: Morland, Cumbria, UK. Ph: +44-01931-714338. 8/10-24; CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL--Where: Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, NY. Featuring: Chamber Music. Tix: TBA. Info: Harvest Festi- val, Farmers' Museum, . Box 30, Cooperstown, NY 13326; Ph: 888-547-1450 or 607-547-1412. (Web: <.org>) 8/11; ADIRONDACK FOLK MUSIC FEST-- Where: Boathouse, Schroon Lake, NY. Featuring: Atwater and Donnelly, Roy Hurd and Frank Orsini, Chris and Meredith Thompson, Joan Crane and Friends. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $10. Info: George Trumbull, Schroon Lake Arts Council, Boathouse Theatre, Dock Street, Schroon Lake, NY 12870; Ph: 518-532-9259; Fx: same. CR HR A 8/11; OAK GROVE FOLK MUSIC FEST-- Where: Oak Grove Theatre, Verona, VA. Featur- ing: Robin & Linda Williams, Mike Cross, The Finest Kind, Mary Flower, The Diamond Back Rattlers. Tix: $30 weekend. Info: Bill Harouff, Theatre Wagon/Oak Grove FMF, 889 Preston Drive, Staunton, VA 24401; Ph: 540-885-3000. (E- mail: <>) CR HR A 8/11; OLD TIME FIDDLE FEST--Where: Smithtown, Long Island, NY. Workshops. Ph: 631-744-4265 or 603-864-4601. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 8/11-12; NEW BRUNSWICK GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL--Where: Rusagonis, NB. Featuring: TBA. Tix: donations. Info: Bob Gray, New Brunswick Gospel Music, 1740 Route 655 Hwy., Rusagonis, NB E3B 6G5, Canada; Ph: 506-459- 7419. (Web: <.com>) CO CR HR A 8/12; HIGH DESERT CELTIC FEST AND HIGH- LAND GAMES--Where: Stevenson Ranch, Bent, OR. Crafts. Tix: contact for details. Info: High Desert Celtic Society, . Box 272, Redmond, OR 97756; Ph: 541-548-8405. CR HR A 8/12-18; OPASKWAYAK INDIAN DAYS-- Where: The Pas, MB, Canada. Info: Kirby Sinclair, Box 297, The Pas, MB R9A 1K4, Canada; Ph: 204- 627-7100; Fx: 204-623-5263. 8/12-26; FOLK DANCE CRUISE--TURKEY AND GREEK ISLANDS--Where: Turkey and Greek Islands. Featuring: Folk dancing and music on ship, educational and cultural activities, and meetings with locals led by Karl Finger. Workshops in folk dancing. Tix: $1995. Info:, Karl Finger Folk En- terprises, Hupi Rd. Box 933, Monterey, MA 01245; Ph: 413-528-2963; Fx: 413-528-2963. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/12-27; ZACATECAS INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL--Where: Zacatecas, Mexico. Info: ..T. Limited, 1 Nazju Falzon Street, Birkirkara, BKR 11, Malta; Ph: 00356 21 491610; Fx: 00356 21 491598. (E-mail: <.mt>; Web: <./com/concerteurope>) 8/12-28; BRASIL INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTI- VAL--Where: Sao Paulo, Brazil. Info: ..T. Limited, 1 Nazju Falzon Street, Birkirkara, BKR 11, Malta; Ph: 00356 21 491610; Fx: 00356 21 491598. (E-mail: <.mt>; Web: <./com/concerteurope>) 8/13-15; REGINA FOLK FEST--Where: Victoria Park, downtown Regina, SK, Canada. Workshops. Crafts. Info: Regina Folk Fest, . Box 1203, Regina, SK S4P 3B4, Canada; Ph: 306-757-7684; Fx: 306-525-4009. (Web: <.com/ content/features/festivals/>) A 8/13-18; MICHIGAN WOMYN'S MUSIC FEST-- Where: near Ludington, MI. Featuring: The Be Good Tanyas, Holly Near, Alix Olson Dance Brigade, Laura Love, Patty Larkin, Le Tigre Paprika, Kris Delmhorst, Alexis Suter, Bitch and Animal, Cheryl Wheeler, Toshi Reagon and Big Lovely, Shelley Doty, LiLia, Pamela Means and Rachael Sage, Elvira Kurt, The Butchies, The Hail Marys and many more. Workshops. Tix: vary, call for details. Info: Michigan Womyn's Music Fest, WWTMC, . Box 22, Walhalla, MI 49458; Ph: 616-757-4766. (Web: <.com>) CO CR HR A I 8/14-17; KAHOKA FESTIVAL OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC--Where: Clark County Fairgrounds, Kahoka, MO. Workshops in all bluegrass instru- ments. Crafts. Tix: call for info. Info: Delbert Spray, Tri-State Bluegrass Assn., RR 1 Box 71, Kahoka, MO 63445; Ph: 573-853-4344; Fx: 573-853-4344. (E-mail: <>) CO HO A 8/14-18; HECTOR FESTIVAL--Where: Pictou, NS, Canada. Featuring: Celtic Music and heritage: concerts, pipebands, Highland dancing, work- shops, genealogy info. Workshops in step danc- ing, Gaelic, milling frolic. Tix: varies. Info: Darlene MacDonald, de Coste Entertainment Cen- tre, . Box 39, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0, Canada; Ph: 902-485-8848; Fx: 902-485-8828. (Web: <.>) CR HR A 8/15-17; ARIZONA COWBOY POETS GATHER- ING--Where: Sharlot Hall Museum & Opera House, Prescott, AZ. Featuring: Over 100 old-time working cowboy poets and singers. Workshops. Tix: donation to museum. Info: Warren Miller, Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ 86301; Ph: 877-928-4253 or 520-445-3122 ext. 19; Fx: 520-776-9053. (E-mail: <>; Web: <>) CR HR A 8/15-17; SOUTHERN MICHIGAN BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Hillsdale County Fairgrounds, Hillsdale, MI. Featuring: Gary Brewer and the Ken- tucky Rambler, Davy Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Dean Osborne and Eastbound, The Chapman Family, Tim Graves and Cherokee, Flint River Boys, 2nd Edition, Lily May's Dixie Gospelaires, Candy Mountain Express. Tix: $38 3-day gate, $30 advance and daily rates available. Info: Robert White, . Box 5111, Toledo, OH 43611; Phi 419-726-5089; Fx: 419-726-5089. CO HO A 8/15-17; CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUEGRASS FEST --Where: Amelia Family Campground, Amelia, VA. Featuring: Ralph Stanley and many others. Crafts. Tix: $35 in advance, $40 at gate. Info: John B. Hutchinson, Central VA Bluegrass Fest, 9650 Military Rd., Amelia, VA 23002; Ph: 804-561-3011; Fx: 804-561-1954. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.>) CO HO A 8/15-17; CHEROKEE BLUEGRASS FEST-- Where: Happy Holiday Campground, Cherokee, NC. Crafts. Tix: vary by package. Info: Adams & Anderson, Bluegrass Festivals, . Box 98, Dahlonega, GA 30533; Ph: 706-864-7203; Fx: 706- 864-1037. CO CR HO HR A 8/15-17; ROOTSFEST--Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada. Featuring: Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men, America, Geoff Berner, Todd Butler, Guy Clark, Allen Dobb, The Duhks, David Essig, Stephen Fearing, Archie Fisher, Joe Hall, Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards, Ivonne Hernandez, Tish Hinojosa, Martyn Joseph, Corb Lund Band, John Mann, Carolyn Mark's Hootenanny with Steve Lang, Christina Woods, Dave Lang, Clay George and J. McLaughlin, Mae Moore, Noah Island Invasion with Sam Hurrie, Gordon Carter, Sue Pyper and Rodrigo Figueroa, Reggae Cowboys, Alberta Slim, Eugene Smith, Third World, Linda Tillery and The Cultural Heritage Choir, Valdy, The Valiants, Victoria High School R&B Band, Jeremy Walsh, Andy White. Tix: see web page. Info: Doug Cox, Rootsfest, Box 338, Cumberland, BC VOR 150, Canada; Ph: 250-336-7981; Fx: 250-336-7982. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/15-18; MILWAUKEE IRISH FEST--Where: Milwaukee, WI. Featuring: Maken Bros, Cherish the Ladies, Patrick Street, Leahy, Barachois, Ceili Band and more. Contests. Tix: $10. Info: Jane Anderson, Irish Fest, 1532 Wauwatosa Ave, Mil- waukee, WI 53213; Phi 414-467-3378; Fx: 414- 476-7712, (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) A 8/16; BOWERS MANSION FEST--Where: Bow- ers Mansion, between Reno & Carson City, NV. Featuring: Due West. Workshops. Crafts. Info: Vicky Hass, N. Nevada Bluegrass Assoc., . Box 3554, Carson City, NV 89702; Ph: 775-882-6013 or 775-841-2322; Fx: 775-885-0878. (E-mail: <>) CR HR A 8/16-17; BIG BULL FALLS FEST--Where: Fern Island Park, Wasau, WI. Info: Ph: 715-843-0748. (Web: <.com>) 8/16-17; BLUFF CREEK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL --Where: Bluff Creek Music Park, Phil Campbell, AL. Crafts. Info: Bluff Creek Music Park, Lonnie Strickland, 1250 Co. Hwy. 123, Phil Campbell, AL 35581; Ph: 205-993-4471. CO HO A 8/16-17; CHENANGO BLUES FEST--Where: Chenango County Fairgrounds, Norwich, NY. Ph: 607-336-2787. (Web: <.com/ bluesfest>) 8/16-17; MID-MICHIGAN BLUES FEST--Where: Jambalaya's, Laingsburg, MI. Ph: 517-349-0006. (Web: <.org>) 8/16-17; TRIBUTE TO JIMMIE RODGERS-- Where: Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, AR. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $8 adults, $5 children 6-12; Combo: $ adults, $ children. Info: Ozark Folk Center, Tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, . Box 500, Mountain View, AR 72560; Phi 870-269-3851; Fx: 870-269-2909. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/16-18; CAJUN FRENCH MUSIC ASSOCIA- TION FESTIVAL--Where: Lafayette, LA. Fea- turing: TBA. Tix: $15 all wknd; $6 per day. Info: Kelly Strenge, Lafayette Convention & Vistors Com, P. O. Box 52006, Lafayette, LA 70505; Ph: 800-346-1958 or 318-232-3808; Fx: 318-232-0161. CR HR A 8/16-18; FARGO SUMMER BLUES FEST-- Where: Newman Filed, Playmakers Pavilion, Fargo, ND. Ph: 866-552-5837. (Web: <.com/fargobluesfest/>) 8/16-18; HERITAGE FOLK FEST--Where: Newman Sound Outdoor Theatre, Terra Nova Na- tional Park, NF, Canada. Tix: call. Info: Heritage Foundation, Sylvia Worrall, Terra Nova National Park, Glovertown, NF A0G 2L0, Canada; Ph: 709- 533-2884 or 709-533-2801; Fx: 709-533-2706. CO A 8/16-18; LE CAJUN MUSIC AWARDS & FEST-- Where: Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, LA. Fea- turing: Concerts and more. Crafts. Info: Beau Bienvenue, . Box 52066, Lafayette, LA 70505; Ph: 337-232-3737. A 8/16-18; MASALA! MEHNDI! MASTl!--Where: York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto. Featur- ing: Celebration of Indian culture. Contests. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Info Desk, Harbourfront Cen- tre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 268, Canada; Ph: 416-973-3000 or 416-973-4000; Fx: 416- 973-6055. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.>) 8/16-18; NANTWICH FOLK AND ROOTS FEST --Where: Mill Island, Cheshire, UK. Ph: +44- 01270-567750. 8/16-18; PENINSULA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL-- Where: G & R Recreation Area, Houston, DE. Info: Peninsula Bluegrass, Inc., . Box 2, Laurel, DE 19956; Ph: 302-875-3658. CO CR HO HR 8/16-18; ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOLKS FEST-- Where: Lyons, CO. Featuring: Greg Brown, Stacey Earle, Catie Curtis and more. Contests in songwriter. Workshops in many. Tix: $65 advance. Into: Casey Richardson, Planet Bluegrass, . Box 769, Lyons, CO 80540; Ph: 303-823-0848; Fx: 303-823-0849. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HO HR A 8/16-18; SALMON ARM ROOTS AND BLUES FEST --Where: Salmon Arm, BC, Canada. Canada; Ph: 250-833-4096. (Web: <.org>) 8/16-18; SHADY GROVE BLUEGRASS AND OLD TYME FEST--Where: Broadway Farm, Nanton, AB, Canada. Featuring: Lost Highway, Jerusalem Ridge, Gary Fjellgaard, Slow Drag, Keystone Blue- grass and Dirty Hat Band. Contests in bluegrass band. Workshops in all stringed acoustic bluegrass instruments, and songwriting. Tix: $45 gate, week- end, daily rates available, Info: Karl Lingwood, Shady Grove Bluegrass Fest, Box 198, Langdon, AB T0J 1XO, Canada; Ph: 403-936- 5123. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/sgrove>) CO CR HR A 8/16-18; ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Fairgrounds, Rock Island St., Gouverneur, NY. Crafts. Info: Bobbe Erdman, St. Lawrence Valley BG Fest, 5625 Highway 812, Ogdensburg, NY 13669; Ph: 315-393-4531. (E- mail: <>) CO HO A 8/16-18; SUMMERFEST AND QUILT SHOW-- Where: Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts, Site 1, Cooksburg, PA. Contests. Crafts. Tix: FREE! $1 quilt show. Info: Cindy Ban, Sawmill Center for the Arts, . Box 180, Cooksburg, PA 16217; Ph: 814-927-6655; Fx: 814-744-8660. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/16-18; SUMMERFOLK MUSIC & CRAFTS FEST --Where: Kelso Beach Park, Owen Sound, ON, Canada. Featuring: TBA. Workshops. Crafts. Info: Georgian Bay Folk Society, . Box 521, Owen Sound, ON N4K 5R1, Canada; Ph: 519-371-2995; Fx: 519-371-2973. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.org>) CR HO A 8/16-18; TROUT FOREST MUSIC FESTIVAL-- EAR FALLS--Where: Located 65 miles north of Vermilion Bay, Northwestern, Ontario. Crafts. Info: Trout Forest Music, . Box 372, Ear Falls, ON P0V 1T0, Canada; Ph: 807-222-2404. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HR 8/16-25; LANGHOLM & ESKDALE MUSIC FEST --Where: Langholm, Dumfries, UK. Ph: +44- 01387-380914. 8/17; BLUES AND RIBS FEST--Where: St. Patrick's County Park, South Bend, IN. Ph: 219-277-4828. (Web: <.org>) 8/17; CHARLOTTE PICINIC BLUES FEST-- Where: Charlotte, TN. Info: Ph: 256-546-4434. (E- mail: <>) 8/17; MAINE HIGHLAND GAMES--Where: Tho- mas Point Beach, Brunswick, Maine. Crafts. Tix: advance: adults $7, children $3; gate: adults $10, children $5. Info: Frank Walton, St. Andrews Soci- ety of Maine, 237 East Pond Rd., Jefferson, ME 04348; Ph: 207-549-7857 or 207-364-3063; Fx: 207- 729-1065. (E-mail: <>; Web: <>) 8/17; OLALLA BLUEGRASS (AND BEYOND) FEST--Where: Olalla, WA. Featuring: Sugarbeets, Crossfire, Horse Grass, Rural Deliv- ery, plus regional and local bands. Contests in berry pie. Crafts. Tix: $10 adults; $5 kids & seniors. Info: Charlee Glock Jackson, 8450 SE Willock Rd., Olalla, WA 98359; Ph: 253-857-5604; Fx: 253- 857-5604. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR A I 8/17; PORTSMOUTH BLUES FEST--Where: Straw- berry Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH. Ph: 603- 610-0020. (Web: <.org>) 8/17; TOWN POINT JAZZ FEST--Where: Town Point Park, Norfolk, VA. Featuring: Blue Miracle, Maceo Parker, Robert Jospe, Marcia Ball, Bo Diddley, and Boney James. Tix: $5 weekend. Info: Stacy Brooks, Festivents, 120 W. Main St., Norfolk, VA 23510; Ph: 757-627-4200 or 757-441-2345; Fx: 757-441-5198. (Web: <.org/ festevents/>) CR A 8/17-18; COOL BLUES, BREWS, AND BBQS FEST--Where: Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Wilmington, DE. Ph: 302-571-4505. (Web: <.com>) 8/17-18; COSHOCTON CANAL FESTIVAL-- Where: Roscoe Village, Coshocton, OH. Featur- ing: TBA. Contests in fiddle. Tix: $5 parking. Info: Mindy Feikert, Roscoe Village Foundation, 381 Hill St., Coshocton, OH 43812; Ph: 800-877-1830 or 740-622-9310; Fx: 740-623-6555. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/17-18; INTERNATIONAL CELTIC FESTIVAL --Where: Hunter Mountain, NY. Featuring: Celtic entertainment. Contests in bagpipe: Workshops in sheep shearing, step dancing. Crafts. Tix: $10 Adults; $5 children 7-12; 6 and under are free. Info: Hunter Mt., . Box 295, Hunter, NY 12442; Ph: 518-263-4223 or 800-FOR-SNOW; Fx: 518-263- 3704. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/17-18; MOHICAN BLUES FEST--Where: Mohican Reservation Camp, Loudonville, OH. Ph: 419-368-3090. (Web: <>) 8/17-18; OLD TIME FIDDLERS' FAIR--Where: Genesee Country Village & Museum, Mumford NY. Featuring: Multiple stages with various old- time musicians and bands. Workshops in fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Tix: $, Students $, Youth $7, Under 3 FREE! Info: Michelle Worden, Genessee Country Museum, . Box 310, Mumford, NY 14511; Ph: 716-538-6822; Fx: 716- 538-6927. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) HR 8/17-19; MALBOROUGH & SOUTH DEVON FEST--Where: Malrorough, UK. Ph: +44-01548- 562088 8/17-21; COMMUNITY HARVEST FESTIVAL-- Where: Community Gardens, Kensington, PEI, Canada. Info: Keith Jollimore, . Box 301, Kensington, PEI COB 1M0, Canada; Ph: 902-836- 3509. (Web: <.>) 8/17-23; WHITBY FOLK WEEK--Where: Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. Featur- ing: TBA. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: varies. Info: Malcolm Storey, Whitby Folk Week, . Box 44, Selby, North Yorkshire, Y08 9YP, England; Ph: 1757-708424. (E-mail: <.>; Web: <..uk>) CRA 8/18; MUSCONETCONG BLUES FEST--Where: Alexandria Airfield, Pittstown, NJ. Ph: 908-832- 0156. (Web: <.com>) 8/18; NORTH RIVER BLUES FEST--Where: Marshfield Fairgrounds, Marshfield, MA. Ph: 781- 834-2948. (Web: <.com>) 8/21-26; EUROSIA FESTIVAL--Where: Istanbul, Turkey. Info: ..T. Limited, 1 Nazju Falzon Street, Birkirkara, BKR 11, Malta; Ph: 00356 21 491610; Fx: 00356 21 491598. (E-mail: <.mt>; Web: <./ com/concerteurope>) 8/21-26; FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL FOLKLORE BERGAMO--Where: Bergamo, Italy. Info: ..T. Limited, 1 Nazju Falzon Street, Birkirkara, BKR 11, Malta; Ph: 00356 21 491610; Fx: 00356 21 491598. (E-mail: <.mt>; Web: <./ com/concerteurope>) 8/22-24; CHIPPEWA VALLEY GOSPEL BLUE- GRASS FEST--Where: Bruce, WI. Info: Truman Stricklen, Living Waters Church, N 7347 Hwy. 40, Bruce, WI 54819; Ph: 715-868-2987. (E-mail: <>) CO A 8/22-24; WHISPERING HILLS BLUEGRASS FEST --Where: Shreve, OH. Featuring: Dave Evans, Goldwing Express, Bluegrass Mountaineers. Tix: $5-$17. Info: Larry Efaw, Bluegrass Specials, 894 Oregon Ave., Akron, OH 44314; Ph: 330-753-1543. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO A 8/22-25; MARYMASS FOLK FEST--Where: Irvine, Ayrshire, UK. Ph: +44-01294-551047. 8/22-25; TONDER FEST--Where: Tonder, south- west coast of Denmark. Featuring: The Dubliners, Runrig, Arlo Guthrie, Donovan, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Cherish The Ladies, Dervish, Alan Kelly Band, John McCusker & Friends, Tim O'Brien, Bruce Guthro, The Waifs, Waterson:Carthy, The McCalmans, Hans Thessink & Blue Groove, Malcolm Jones & Donald Black, Niels Hausgaard, La Volee d'Castors, John Wright Band, North Cregg, Blou, Fiddlers' Bid, Scruj MacDuhk, SWAP, Allan Taylor, Danny Thompson, Chuck Brodsky, Seamus Begley, Rory McLeod & Aimee Leonard, Croft No. Five, Ron Kavana, Brian McNeill, Youra Marcus, Emily Smith, Magnolia Jazzband & Topsy Chapmann, Paul Harrison Band, Neanders Jazzband. Info: Tonder Festival, Carsten Panduro, Vestergade 80, Tonder, 6270, Denmark; Ph: +45-74724610 or +45-74721000. (Web: <.dk>) CO A 8/22-26; TOWERSEY VILLAGE FEST--Where: Towersey, Oxfordshire, England. Featuring: Kate Rusby Trio, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Slainte Mhath, Last Night's Fun, John Kirkpatrick, Roger Wilson, Cock & Bull Band, Boka Halat and oth- ers. Workshops in various. Crafts. Tix: contact for details. Info: The Festival Office, Towersey Vil- lage Festival, . Box 296, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 3TL, UK; Ph: 01296 394411; Fx: 01296 392300. (E-mail: <.uk>; Web: <./towersey>) CO A 8/23-24; MADISON BLUES FEST--Where: Olin Park, Madison, WI. (Web: <.com>) 8/23-24; SMOKY MOUNTAIN FIDDLER'S CON- VENTION--Where: Loudon, TN. Featuring: Jamming, children's events and more. Contests. Crafts. Info: Larry Smith, . Box 136, Loudon, TN 37922; Ph: 865-671-4229. (E-mail: <>) CO CR HO HR A 8/23-25; AUGUST DULCIMER DAZE--Where: West Dover, VT. Featuring: MacArthur Family, Lorraine & Bennett Hammond, Thomasina, Geroge Haggerty, Dallas Cline, Lori Keddell, Bonnie Leigh, Jim Sherman, Carol-Lynn Lanley, Rick & Mary Carty. Workshops in mountain dulcimer, tin whistle. Crafts. Tix: $50. Info: Mary Haggerty, Folk Craft Music, . Box 1572, Wilmington, VT 05342; Ph: 802-368-7437. (E-mail: <>) CR HR 8/23-25; CKCU OTTAWA FOLK FEST--Where: Britannia Park, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Featuring: Ri- chard Thompson, Greg Brown, Buffy St. Marie, Gar- net Rogers, Karen Savoca, Melissa Ferrick and more. Crafts. Tix: $39 adv/weekend. Info: Janis Lockwood, Ottawa Folk Festival, 858 Bank St. Suite 101B, Ot- tawa, ON K1S 3W3, Canada; Ph: 613-230-8234; Fx: 613-230-7887. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/23-25; EAGLEWOOD FOLK FEST--Where: Pefferlaw, ON, Canada. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: call for prices. Info: Eaglewood Enterprises, 9715 Morning Glory Road, . Box 256, Pefferlaw, ON L0E 1N0, Canada; Ph: 705-437-1634; Fx: 705-437- 3693. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO OR HR A I 8/23-25; EDMONTON'S LABATT BLUES FEST --Where: Edmonton, AB, Canada. Ph: 780-707- 8053. (Web: <.com>) 8/23-25; FIGHTING BOB FEST--Where: Colum- bia County Fairgrounds, Portage, WI. Featuring: national and local speakers and musicians celebrate the legacy of Robert LaFollette. Workshops in so- cial and environmental issues. Tix: FREE! Info: Kari Nelson, W14940 County Road WD, Wiscon- sin Dells, WI 53965; Ph: 608-254-8483. (E-mail: <>) CRA 8/23-25; GREAT RIVER FOLK FESTIVAL--Where: University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, WI. Featuring: Tom Paxton, Willie Porter, Johnsmith, Anne Hills, Pat Donahue, The Reedy Buzzards and more. Workshops in various. Crafts. Tix: $5 day, kids $1, $10 eve con- certs. Info: Great River Trad. Music Festival, Tommy Walter, . Box 1434, La Crosse, WI 54602-1434; Ph: 608-784-3033. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR A 8/23-25; HOT AND SPICY--Where: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto. Featuring: Food, folk and bluegrass. Contests. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Info Desk, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 268, Canada; Ph: 416-973-3000 or 416-973-4000; Fx: 416-973-6055. (E-mail: <.ca>; Web: <.>) 8/23-25; HOT AUGUST BLUES FESTIVAL-- Where: Kenlake State Resort Park, Hardin, KY. Ph: 800-325-0143. (Web: <.com/ >) 8/23-25; MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST--Where: Ap- palachian South Folklife Center, Pipestem, WV. Featuring: Concerts, dance, jamming and more. Crafts. Info: Shelli Turner, Appalachian South Folklife Center, . Box 10, Pipestem, WV 25979; Ph: 304-466-0626. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HR A 8/23-25; MUL OF KINTYRE MUSIC FEST--Where: Campbeltown, Argyll, UK. Ph: 01586-551053. 8/23-25; NATIONAL FOLK FEST--Where: Bangor, ME. Featuring: La Bottine Souriante, Beausoleil, Nathan and the Zydeco ChaChas, Brian Marshall's Tex-Slavic Playboys, Hula Halau `O Lilinoe, Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun and more. Workshops. Tix: FREE! Info: Chris Williams, NCTA, 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Ph: 301-56-0654; Fx: 301-565-0472. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.net/>) CR HR A I 8/23-25; PETERBOROUGH FOLK FEST--Where: Peterborough, ON, Canada. Featuring: Local and na- tional music, dance and children's events. Crafts. Info: Peter Ramsdon, Peterborough Folk Fest, 521 Aylmer St. Apt. A, Peterborough, ON K9H 3W6, Canada; Ph: 705-742-2824. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.ca>) A I 8/23-25; PHILADELPHIA FOLK FEST--Where: Schwenksville, PA. Featuring: Richard Thompson, Lunasa, Susan Werner, Bruce Cockburn, Mahotella Queens, Full Frontal Folk, Robin & Linda Williams & Their Fine Group, Greenbriar Boys, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, Huun Huur Tu, Sharon Katz & the Peace Train, Alice Gerrard, Brad Leftwich & Tom Sauber, Shooglenifty, and more. Workshops in new songs, guitar, kids music, dancing and much more. Crafts. Info: PFSS, 7113 Emlen St., Phila- delphia, PA 19119; Ph: 215-242-0150 or 800-556- FOLK; Fx: 215-247-0293. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO CR HR A 8/23-25; SANTA FE TRADITIONAL AND BLUE- GRASS MUSIC FEST--Where: Santa Fe, NM. Featuring: Concerts, jamming, children's events and more. Info: Southest Pickers, . Box 90145, Albuquerque, NM 97199; Ph: 505-344- 2975. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/swp>) 8/23-25; TWIN OAKS WOMEN'S GATHERING --Where: Twin Oaks, Louisa, VA. Featuring: Workshops, dance, singing, drumming and more. Workshops. Tix: $40- $140, call for details. Info: Ira Wallace, Twin Oaks, 138 Twin Oaks Rd., Louisa, VA 23093; Ph: 540-894-5126; Fx: 540- 894-4112. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO 8/23-26; BRIDGNORTH FOLK FEST--Where: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. Ph: +44-01746- 768813 8/23-26; CORNWALL FOLK FEST--Where: Wadebridge, UK. Featuring: Walt Michael, Mick Ryan and Pete Harris, Capella, Judy Cook, Mike Fenton, Diego Acost and Christina Creasey, The Eel Grinders and many others. Workshops in various. Info: Wadebridge Folk Festival /Eileen Conn, 11 Smithfield Drive, Watchbrook, Cornwall, Saltash, PL12 4TW, UK; Ph: +44-01752-843510. (Web: <./>) CO 8/23-26; THE GREAT BRITISH RHYTHM AND BLUES FEST--Where: Colne, Lancashire, UK. (Web: <.>) 8/23-9/2; SEPTEMBERFEST--Where: Ak-Sar- Ben, Omaha, NE. Featuring: Music, parade and food. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Septemberfest Com- mittee, 3000 Farnam St., Suite 5 East, Omaha, NE 68131; Ph: 402-346-4800; Fx: 402-346-6669. (Web: <.com>) 8/24; BARBERSHOP SING & VINTAGE BASE BALL--Where: Historic Sauder Village, Archbold, OH. Featuring: Northwesternaires Cho- rus, Ritz Quartet. Crafts. Tix: $ adults, $ students. Info: Carolyn Sauder, Historic Sauder Village, St. Rt. 2, . Box 235, Archbold, OH 43502; Ph: 800-590-9755 or 419-446-2541; Fx: 419- 445-5251. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HO HR A 8/24; BRADLEY FEST--Where: Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh PA. Featuring: Richie Havens, Austin Lounge Lizards and more. Workshops in Banjo and more. Crafts. Tix: $10 per car. Info: Theresa Kalmeyer, The Bradley Center, 522 Saxonburg Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238; Ph: 412-767-5460; Fx: 412- 767-5620. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 8/24; OLD TIME FIDDLE FEST--Where: Howell Farm, Lambertville, NJ. Featuring: Jugtown Moun- tain String Band, traditional old-time acoustic country. Contests in old time fiddle. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Howell Living History Farm, 101 Hunter Rd., Titusville, NJ 08560; Ph: 609-737- 3299. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR A 8/24; PRESCOTT FOLK FEST--Where: Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH. Featuring: TBA. Tix: $5 sug- gested donation. Info: Lisa Garcia, Prescott Park Arts Festival, . Box 4370, Portsmouth, NH 03802; Ph: 603-436-2848; Fx: 603-436-1034. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR A 8/24; RIVERFRONT JAZZ AND BLUES FEST-- Where: Riehle Plaza, Downtown Lafayette, IN. Ph: 765-742-8241. (Web: <.org>) 8/24; YORK COUNTY FIDDLERS CONVEN- TION--Where: Brogue, PA. Featuring: TBA. Info: Joseph Snyder, 3387 Delta Rd., Airville, PA 17302; Ph: 717-862-3331. 8/24-24; THE MUSIC THEY PLAYED ON 7TH ST. FESTIVAL--Where: Defemery Park, 18th & Adeleine, Oakland, CA. Ph: 510-836-2227. (Web: <.com/hipwayblues/ >) 8/24-25; BLACK BELT FOLK ROOTS FEST-- Where: Old Courthouse Square, downtown Eutaw, AL. Featuring: TBA. Crafts. Info: Black Belt Folk Roots Festival, . Box 566, Eutaw, AL 35462; Ph: 205-372-3344. (E-mail: <>) 8/24-25; MOVING CULTURE SUNSPLASH-- Where: Wiesen, Burgenland, Austria. Info: Michael Stadler, Weygrasse 5/1, A-1030 Wien,, Austria; Ph: +43-1-713-35-94; Fx: +43-1-713-35-94-73. (Web: <.at/>) 8/24-25; VIVA! CHICAGO--Where: Grant Park, Chicago, IL. Featuring: Salsa, Latin pop, mariachi, and ranchera music. Tix: FREE! Info: Special Events, Enrique Munoz, City Hall Room 703, 121 N LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60620; Ph: 312-744- 3315 or 312-744-3370; Fx: 312-744-2964. (Web: <.org>) A 8/24-9/2; GREAT TRAIL FEST--Where: Great Trail Festival Grounds, Malvern, OH. Featuring: Live music, fiddlers, clogging, Scottish pipers and more. Crafts. Tix: $5 adults, $4 seniors, Info: Bar- bara Garduno, Great Trail Festival, . Box 552, Malvern, OH 44644; Ph: 330-794-9100; Fx: 330- 794-9100. CR HR A 8/25; . KING BLUES MUSIC FEST--Where: Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA. Featuring: . King, The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Tix: $34, $20. Info: Wolf Trap, 1624 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA 22181; Ph: 703-255-1916. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 8/25; BIKERS AND BLUES FEST--Where: Artpark Theatre, Lewiston, NY. Featuring: TBA. Tix: $10. Info: Artpark Theatre, 450 South 4th St., Lewistown, NY 14092; Ph: 716-754-4375. (Web: <.net>) 8/25; GREEN HARBOR ROOTS AND BLUES FEST--Where: Marshfield Fairgrounds, Marshfield, MA. Ph: 781-834-2948. (Web: <.com>) 8/26-9/1; NATIONAL OLD-TIME, COUNTRY, AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC FEST--Where: Pottawattamie Fairgrounds, Avoca, IA. Featuring: TBA. Contests in old-time music. Workshops in all areas of old-time music. Crafts. Tix: TBA. Info: Bob Everhart, Nat'l Trad. Country Music Assoc., . Box 492, Anita, IA 50020; Ph: 712-762-4363. (E-mail: <); Web: <.>) CO CR HO HR A 8/28-9/1; SWEET CORN FESTIVAL--Where: Millersport, Ohio. Contests in storytelling, corn eating. Tix: $4 parking. Info: Creative Arts In- stitute, Inc., Donna Foster, 8021 Kennedy Road, Blacklick, OH 43004; Ph: 614-759-9407. (E-mail: <>; Web: <>) 8/29-31; TIMPANOGOS STORYTELLING FEST --Where: Orem, UT. Featuring: Donald Davis, The Storycrafters, Willy Claflin, Laura Pershin, Betty Ann Wylie and more. Workshops. Tix: $6- $30. Info: Janet Low, Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem, UT 84057; Ph: 801-229-7161; Fx: 801-229-7130. (E-mail: <.>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A I 8/29-9/1; BLUEGRASS PICKIN' TIME MEMO- RIAL DAY WEEKEND--Where: Carol Jones Pitts Memorial Park, Dixon, MO. Crafts. Info: Bill Jones, Bluegrass Pickin' Time, . Box 466, Dixon, MO 65459; Ph: 573-759-7716 or 573-759- 6041. CO HO A 8/29-9/1; CHICAGO JAZZ FEST--Where: Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Dr. Tix: FREE! Info: Mayor's Office of Special Events, City Hall Room 703, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60602; Ph: 312-744-3315 or 312-744-3370; Fx: 312-744- 8523. (Web: <.org>) A 8/29-9/1; CORK FOLK FEST--Where: Cork City, UK. Ph: +353-21-431-7271. 8/29-9/1; JERUSALEM RIDGE--Where: His- toric Monroe Family Farm, Rosine, Kent. Fea- turing: Legendary Bluegrass Boys, Lonesome Pine Fiddler Reunion, and 30 bluegrass and old- time bands. Info: The Bill Monroe Foundation, . Box 429, Rosine, KY 42370; Ph: 888-987- 6444. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/29-9/1; THOMAS POINT BEACH BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Thomas Point Beach, Cook's Corner, Brunswick, ME. Featuring: Del McCoury, Seldom Scene, Doyle Lawson, Doc Watson Jim & Jesse, Lewis Family and more. Contests in show- case bands. Tix: varies, Info: Patricia M. Crooker, Thomas Point Beach BG Festival, 29 Meadow Rd., Brunswick, ME 04011; Ph: 207-725-6009 or 877-TPB-4321; Fx: 207-729-1065. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HO HR A 8/29-9/2; CARREFOUR MODIAL DE L'ACCORD- EON--Where: Montmagny, Que- bec. Featuring: TBA. Contests. Workshops. Tix: call for details. Info: 301 Soul Tache Est, Montmagny, PQ GSV 3S3, Canada; Ph: 418-248- 7927; Fx: 418-248-7927. CR 8/29-9/2; STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FEST-- Where: Camp Mather, Yosemite, CA. Featuring: Sam Bush, Jimmy Lafave, Slaid Cleaves, Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir, Red Wine, Peter Case, Dave Alvin, Chris Smither and more. Tix: $140 adult 4 day pass, $50 child camping. Info: Strawberry Mu- sic Fest, . Box 565, Sonora, CA 95370; Ph: 209- 533-0191. (Web: <.com>) CO 8/30; BLUE RIDGE BLUES FEST--Where: Brevard, NC. Ph: 828-884-4415. (Web: <.com>) 8/30-31; BUDWEISER ILLINOIS BLUES FEST-- Where: Riverfront Park, Peoria, IL. Ph: 866-698- 9043. (Web: <.org>) 8/30-31; DUSK 'TIL DAWN BLUES FEST-- Where: Down Home Blues Club, Rentiesville, OK. Ph: 918-473-2411. (Web: <.org>) 8/30-31; SMOKY MOUNTAIN FOLK FEST-- Where: Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska, NC. Featuring: The Cockman Family, Janette Carter, Harper Van Hoy, The Lantana Drifters. Tix: $ advance, $10 door. Info: Joe Sam Queen, Smoky Mountain Folk Fest, 71 Pigeon St., Waynesville, NC 28786; Ph: 828-452-1688; Fx: 828-452-1626. (E-mail: <.com>) CR HR A 8/30-31; TRIBUTE TO GRANDPA JONES FESTI- VAL--Where: Ozark Folk Center. Featuring: Ramona Jones and family. Crafts. Tix: $8 adults, $5 children 6-12; Combo $ adults, $ children 6-12. Info: John Van Orman, Ozark Folk Center, . Box 500, Mountain View, AR 72560; Ph: 870-269- 3851; Fx: 870-269-2909. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/30-9/1; CHILLIWACK BLUEGRASS FESTI- VAL--Where: Chilliwack Heritage Park, BC, Canada. Contests. Workshops in varied music. Info: Ana Macedo, Chilliwack Arts Council, 45899 Henderson Ave., Chilliwack, BC V2P 2X6, Canada; Ph: 604-792-2069; Fx: 604-792-2640. (E- mail: <>) CO A 8/30-9/1; DELAWARE VALLEY BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Salem County Fairgrounds, Rt. 40, Woodstown, NJ. Featuring: Patty Loveless, Del McCoury Band, Lynn Morris Band, Nashville Blue- grass Band, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Barachois, Norman Blake, Gibson Brothers, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, The Grasshoppers, James King Band, David Peterson & 1946, Open Road, The Rockinghams, Gary Ferguson & Sally Love, Bob Paisley & The Southern Grass, Country Current, Ivan Sexton. Info: Carl Goldstein, Brandywine Friends of OT Music, . Box 3672, Greenville, DE 19807; Ph: 302-475-3454. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org/dvbgf>) CO A 8/30-9/1; FOUR CORNERS FOLK FESTIVAL-- Where: Pagosa Springs, CO. Workshops in banjo, songwriting, guitar, Dobro, mandolin, fiddle, vocal harmony. Crafts. Tix: $70 week- end advance; kids 12 & under FREE. Into: Crista Munro, FolkWest Inc., . Box 3665, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147; Ph: 970-731-5582; Fx: 970- 731-5582. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HR A 8/30-9/1; FYLDE FOLK FESTIVAL--Where: Ma- rine Hall, Fleetwood, Lancs, England. Featuring: music, song, dance, pub session, singarounds. Con- tests. Workshops in clog dancing and more. Crafts. Info: Alan Bell, Fylde Folk Festival, 55 The Strand, Fleetwood, Lancs FY7 8NP, England; Ph: +44-1253- 872317 or +44-1772-683027; Fx: +44-1253-878382. (E-mail: <.>; Web: <.com>) CO A 8/30-9/1; JANA JAE FIDDLE CAMP & MUSIC FEST--Where: Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, Grove OK. Featuring: Concerts, dance, children's events, jamming, open stage and more. Workshops. Info: Ph: 918-786-8896 or 800-526-2523. (Web: <.com>) CO A 8/30-9/1; JOHNSTOWN FOLK FEST--Where: Cambria City National Historic District, Johnstown, PA. Tix: FREE! Info: Johnstown Folk Festival, Johnstown Area Heritage Assoc., . Box 1889, Johnstown, PA 15907-0889; Ph: 814-539-1889 or 888-222-1889; Fx: 814-535-1931. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org/folkfest>) A 8/30-9/1; KERRVILLE WINE & MUSIC FEST-- Where: Outdoor Theater, Quiet Valley Ranch, Kerrville, TX. Featuring: Ruthie Foster, Doug Kershaw, Anne Hills, Jack Williams, Root One, Kay Kay & The Rays, Ponty Bone & The Squeezetones. Workshops in wine seminars. Crafts. Tix: varies, multi-day discounts. Info: Wine & Music Festival, Kerrville Festivals/Rod Kennedy, . Box 291466, Kerrville, TX 78029; Ph: 830-257-3600 or 800-435-8429; Fx: 830-257- 8630. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO A 8/30-9/1; LAKE SUPERIOR MUSIC FEST--Where: Bayfield, WI. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $5 per day. Info: Carl Solander, Isle Vista Casino, 507 Beaser Ave., Ashland, WI 54806; Ph: 715-682-0246. CO HO A 8/30-9/1; LARAMIE PEAK BLUEGRASS FEST-- Where: Wymoing State Fairgrounds, Douglas, WY. Featuring: Dale Ann Bradley & Coon Creek, The Warings, The Cherryholmes Family, Jalan Crossland, Trouble in the Yard and more. Contests in Wyoming Youth Fiddle Champs. Ph: 307-358-3909; Fx: 307- 358-3909. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/30-9/1; OFF THE TRACKS--Where: Castle Donington, Leics, UK. Ph: +44-01332-384518. 8/30-9/1; RHYTHM AND ROOTS FESTIVAL-- Where: Ninigret Park, Rt 1, Charlestown, RI. Featuring: Delbert McClinton, The Radiators, BeauSoleil, David Bromberg, The Dudes, Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys, Candye Kane, The Iguanas, The Derailers and more. Work- shops in Music & dance. Tix: $20-$120. Info: Lisa Husted, Rhythm and Roots Festival, . Box 535, Utica, NY 13503-0535; Ph: 888-855- 6940. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HR A 8/30-9/1; SERTOMA YOUTH RANCH LABOR DAY BLUEGRASS WEEKEND--Where: Sertoma Youth Ranch, Brooksville, FL. Tix: approx. $27/weekend gate w/camping; daily & children's prices available, Info: Steve Dittman, 4210 Breezewood Dr., Zephyrhills, FL 33540; Ph: 813- 783-7205. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/sertoma>) CO HO 8/30-9/1; THIRSTY EAR FEST--Where: Bonanza Creek Ranch, Santa Fe, NM. Ph: 505-473-5723. (Web: <.com>) 8/30-9/1; TINTO FEST--Where: Wiston, Lanarkshire, UK. Ph: +44-01899-850228. 8/30-9/2; BUMBERSHOOT--SEATTLE ARTS FEST --Where: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA. Contests in turntable, bumbercake. Crafts. Tix: $12 advance, $16 daily, $40 for 4 days. Info: Bumbershoot-One Reel, 1725 Westlake Ave. N, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98109; Ph: 206-281-8111; Fx: 206-281-7799. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) A 8/30-9/2; PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES FESTIVAL--Where: East Ely, NV. Workshops in whistle making, yodeling, old time railroad hand signals, RR poetry, and more. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Patsy Moreland, White Pine County C of C, 636 Aultman St., Ely, NV 89301; Ph: 775-289-8877; Fx: 775-289-6144. (E-mail: <>; Web: <>) CR HR A 8/30-9/2; SOBER IN THE SUN--Where: Treasure Valley Scout Camp, Spencer, MA. Featuring: A variety of music and dance. Contests in sporting events. Workshops in self help, recovery, relation- ships, and spiritual. Crafts. Tix: $50 adv. Info: Daniel Ripley, Sober In The Sun, . Box 60545, Worcester, MA 01606; Ph: 508-832-4040. (Web: <.org>) CO HO A I 8/30-9/2; TWIN OAKS COMMUNITIES CONFER- ENCE--Where: Twin Oaks, Louisa, VA. Featur- ing: Dancing, camping, workshops. Workshops. Tix: $80. Info: Ira Wallace, Twin Oaks, 138 Twin Oaks Rd., Louisa, VA 23093; Ph: 540-894-5126; Fx: 540- 894-4112. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO 8/31; BEACHFEST 2002--Where: Beachfront, Long Branch, NJ. Ph: 732-775-4100. (Web: </>) 8/31; BLANDFORD FAIR FIDDLERS CONTEST --Where: Blandford, MA. Featuring: Jamming and more. Contests in fiddling. Info: Chris Keenan, . Box 3, Blandford, MA 01008; Ph: 413-848- 2177. (E-mail: <>) 8/31; DC BLUES FEST--Where: Carter Barron Ampitheatre, Washington DC. Ph: 202-828-3028. (Web: <.org>) 8/31; HOWLIN' WOLF MEMORIAL BLUES FEST --Where: West Point, MS. Web: <.org>. 8/31; MCLAIN CELTIC FEST--Where: Two Mile House, Carlisle, PA. Info: Cumberland County Historical Society Ph: 717-243-3437. 8/31; SHENANDOAH VALLEY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL--Where: Orkney Springs, VA. Fea- turing: Christine Lavin, Armor & Sturtevant, Alison Brown Quartet. Tix: $8- $20, contact for details. Info: Stephanie Johns, Shenandoah Valley Folk Music Fest, . Box 528, Woodstock, VA 22664; Ph: 800-459-3396; Fx: 540-459-3730. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR A 8/31; STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR COMPETI- TION--Where: Sweet Corn Festival, Millersport, Ohio. Featuring: Robin Moore, Laura Pershin, Tim Bogar, Barry Stewart Mann, Megan Hicks, Linda Fang. Contests in storytelling. Tix: FREE! Info: Donna Foster, Ohio Arts Council, 8021 Kennedy Road, Blacklick, OH 43004; Ph: 614-759-9407; Fx: 614-759-8480. (E-mail: <>) 8/31-9/1; BLUE SUNDAY WEEKEND--Where: Stacy Jo's Farm, Johannesburg, MI. Info: Ph: 989- 786-3273. (Web: <.org>) 8/31-9/1; CAPITAL DISTRICT SCOTTISH GAMES --Where: Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY. Featuring: The Brigadoon, The McKrells. Contests in pipe bands. Tix: contact for info. Info: Pat Fisher, 20 Berkshire Drive, Colonie, NY 12205; Ph: 518- 785-5951. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO A 8/31-9/1; HUNTER MOUNTAIN FAIR--Where: Hunter Mountain, NY. Contests. Tix: FREE! Info: Hunter Mt., . Box 295, Hunter, NY 12442; Ph: 518-263-4223; Fx: 518-263-3704. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 8/31-9/1; MEMPHIS MUSIC AND HERITAGE FEST--Where: Memphis, TN. Featuring: TBA. Info: Memphis Music & Heritage Fest, Judy Peiser/ Center So. Folklore, 209 Beale St., Memphis, TN 38103; Ph: 901-525-3655; Fx: 901-525-3945. (Web: <.com>) CR HR A 8/31-9/1; NEW YORK STATE OLD TYME FID- DLERS LABOR DAY HOEDOWN SHOW- DOWN--Where: New York State Hall of Fame and Museum, Osceola, NY. Featuring: Individual fiddlers and square and circle dancing. Workshops in Gospel hour. Tix: $4-all day pass; $3 Sat. evening only. Info: Virginia M. Whaley, NYS Old Tyme Fiddlers Assoc., 161 Lake Rd., Oswego, NY 13126; Ph: 315-342-2223 or 315-343-5062. CO A 8/31-9/1; TUMBLEWEED MUSIC FEST--Where: Howard Amon Park, Richland, WA. Contests in songwriting. Workshops in various. Crafts. Tix: FREE! during day; evening events by admission. Info: Three Rivers Folklife Society, Tumbleweed Fest, . Box 1098, Richland, WA 99352; Ph: 509-943-ARTS; Fx: 509-371-9014. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/3r- folkmusic/>) CR HR A 8/31-9/1; LONG BEACH BLUES FESTIVAL-- Where: North Athletic Field, Cal-State Long Beach, CA. Ph: 562-985-1686. (Web: <.org>) 8/31-9/2; ART & SOUL OF OAKLAND FESTIVAL --Where: Swans Market Courtyard Stage, Oakland, CA. Ph: 510-836-2227. (Web: <.com/ hipwayblues/>) 8/31-9/2; ASHKENAZ: A FESTIVAL OF YIDDISH CULTURE--Where: Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada. Featuring: International art- ists from all disciplines: music, theatre, dance, storytelling, film, visual arts and more join in a cel- ebration of Eastern European Jewish culture. Work- shops. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Diane Weinrib, . Communications, 642 King St. W, Suite 100, Toronto, ON M5V 1M7, Canada; Ph: 416-703-5479; Fx: 416-703-5489. (E-mail: <>) A 8/31-9/2; IRISH FEST--Where: Boston, MA. Info: Boston Scottish Fiddle Club, Box 40823, Cam- bridge, MA 02140; Ph: 617-846-1600. A 8/31-9/2; IROQUOIS FESTIVAL--Where: Iroquois Indian Museum, Howes Cave, NY. Tix: Adults: $10; children: $6. Info: Neal Keating, Iroquois Indian Museum, . Box 7 Caverns Road, Howes Cave, NY 12092; Ph: 518-296-8949; Fx: 518-296-8955. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 8/31-9/2; NEWPORT WATERFRONT IRISH FEST--Where: Newport Yachting Center, RI. Featuring: TBA. Crafts. Tix: $15. Info: Kelly Walker, 4 Commercial Wharf, . Box 550, New- port, RI 02840; Ph: 401-846-1600 ext. 290; Fx: 401-847-7754. (Web: <>) CR HR A 8/31-9/2; PIONEER FLORIDA FEST--Where: Pioneer Florida Museum, Dade City, FL. Featur- ing: Country, folk, bluegrass, cloggers, Gospel, storytelling and more. Crafts. Tix: $6 adults, $2 students. Info: Donna Swart/Pioneer Florida Mu- seum, . Box 335, 15602 Pioneer Museum Road, Dade City, FL 33526; Ph: 352-567-0262; Fx: 352- 567-1262. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/museum>) CR HR A SEPTEMBER 9/1; COURT AVENUE BLUES AND BREW FEST --Where: Court Avenue Historica Area, Des Moines, IA. Ph: 515-830-4213. (Web: <.org>) 9/1; NEW WORLD FESTIVAL--Where: Historic Village Center and Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, VT. Featuring: Celtic and French Canadian music and dance. Crafts. Tix: $20 adults, $10 students, $5 kids. Info: New World Festival, Becky, The Herald of Randolph, Randolph, VT 05060; Ph: 802-728- 9133 or 802-728-9878; Fx: 802-728-9275. 9/1-2; BIG MUDDY BLUES FEST--Where: Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, MO. Ph: 314-241-5875. (Web: <.org/Big_Muddy/ >) 9/2; BREAD AND ROSES HERITAGE FEST-- Where: Lawrence Common, Lawrence, MA. Fea- turing: Barachois, Amy Gallatin, Atwater Donnely, Yankee Notions, Cheryl Hoenemeyer, and more. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Frank E. Falyey, . Box 1137, Lawrence, MA 01842; Ph: 978-682-8055; Fx: 978-685-5231. (E-mail: <>;Web: <>) HR 9/2; LABOR DAY EXPLOSION--Where: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, FL. Crafts. Tix: $5 per person, $10 family. Info: James Cornett, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, 3076 95th Dr., Live Oak, FL 32060; Ph: 904-364-1683; Fx: 904-364- 2998. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO A 9/2-2; FOX VALLEY FOLK MUSIC AND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL--Where: Island Park, Geneva, IL. Featuring: Concerts, dance, children's events and more. Workshops in guitar, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, square dance, contra dance, Cajun dance, topical songs, storytelling, Sacred Harp and more. Crafts. Tix: TBA. Info: Juel Ulven, Fox Valley Folk Festival, 755 N. Evanslawn Ave., Aurora, IL 60506; Ph: 630-897-3655. (Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/2-4; RHYTHM BONES FESTIVAL--Where: Guilford College, Greensboro, NC. Featuring: sharing boning techniques, instruments, musical preferences, and jamming. Workshops in advanced techniques. Info: F. Cowett Ph: 336-294-5332; Fx: 336-854-5167. (E-mail: < >; Web: <.com>) 9/4-8; STROUD FRINGE MUISIC & DANCE FES- TIVAL--Where: Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK. Fea- turing: Bob Geldof, Ralph McTell, Alan Price and Band, Shooglenifty, Sunhoney, Pete Best, The Hampsters, Boka Halat, Kitchen Girls, Mick Brooks, Old Rope String Band, Pete White, 4MALITY, Laurie Lee Celebration, Red Centre Dreaming, Cath Mundy and Jay Turner, Bouncers, Funkensteins, Jim Fern, Dave Sutherland. Workshops in old time string band, dance, singing, children's crafts. Crafts. Tix: Varies. Info: . Box 92, Stonehouse, Glos., GL10 3YN, United Kingdom; Ph: 01452 741522 or 01453 760900. (E-mail: <.>; Web: <.>) CR A 9/5-7; BULL DURHAM BLUES FEST--Where: Old Durham Athletic Park, Durham, NC. Ph: 800- 845-9835. (Web: <.org>) 9/5-8; HELL BLUES FEST--Where: Hell, Nor- way. Info: Hell Blues Festival, . Box 51, Hell, 7570, Norway; Ph: +47-74-82-72-00; Fx: +47-74- 82-55-45. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 9/5-8; JP FRALEY'S MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTI- VAL--Where: Carter Caves State Resort Park, Ol- ive Hill, KY. Featuring: Concerts, open stage, jam- ming and more. Info: Fraley Family Gatherin', Carter Caves State Park, . Box 254, Hitchins, KY 41164; Ph: 606-286-4411 or 800-325-0059. (E-mail: <>) CO CR HO HR A 9/5-8; LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH-IRISH HIGH- LAND FESTIVAL--Where: Estes Park, CO. Fea- turing: Seamus Kennedy, Alex Beaton, Iona, The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh, Rock Ness Monsters and more. Contests. Tix: adults $15, kids $5. Info: Longs Peaks Scottish/Irish Fest, . Box 1820, Estes Park, CO 80517; Ph: 970-586-6308 or 800-90-Estes. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 9/5-8; NATIONAL COWBOY SYMPOSIUM AND CELEBRATION--Where: Lubbock, TX. Featur- ing: Cowboy poets, musicians and storytellers. Con- tests in National Chuckwagon Cookoff, Crafts. Tix: $5. Info: Alvin G. Davis, American Cowboy Culture Assoc. Inc, 4124 62nd Drive, Lubbock, TX 79413; Ph: 806-795-2455; Fx: 806-795-4749. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 9/6-7; BLUES IN THE PARK--Where: Niagra Falls, ON, Canada. Ph: 905-357-6429. (Web: <.com>) 9/6-7; BLUES TO THE POINT--Where: Point Park Pavilion, Carrollton, KY. Ph: 800-325-4290. (Web: <.com/blues>) 9/6-7; FORT SMITH RIVERFRONT BLUES FESTIVAL--Where: Fort Smith, AR. Fea- turing: TBA. Tix: TBA. Info: Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival, Ltd, . Box 8307, Fort Smith, AR 72902; Ph: 501-783-6353. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 9/6-7; TWIN OAKS PARK BLUEGRASS CON- VENTION--Where: Twin Oaks Park, Hoboken, GA. Info: Ira W. Crews, Twin Oaks Park BG Con- vention, Rt 1 Box 115, Hoboken, GA 31542; Ph: 912-458-2365. CO HO A 9/6-8; A WEEKEND OF ACOUSTIC ROOTS MUSIC--Where: Crystal Meadows Resort, Somerset, Colo. Featuring: Jim Hurst & Missy Raines, Mary Flower, Pete Wernick's Live Five, Kevin Dooley, Midnight Mesa, Dan Sheridan, Friends of Your Mother. Info: Jody Andrews, . Box 271, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601; Ph: 877- 886-9678. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.net>) 9/6-8; BC BLUEGRASS ASSOC. AGM BAND SHOWCASE--Where: Dawson Creek, BC. Tix: $5 minimum per person. Info: Richard Cannon, BC Bluegrass Assoc., . Box l13, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0, Canada; Ph: 250-699-8697; Fx: 250-699- 8535. CO HR A 9/6-8; CELTICFEST--Where: Mississippi Agricul- tural Museum Grounds, Jackson, MS. Workshops in music, dance and heritage. Crafts. Tix: $9 per day; discount wknd passes available, call for de- tails. Info: Don Penzien/CelticFest, Celtic- American Heritage Society, . Box 5166, Jackson, MS 39296; Ph: 601-368-9599. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.net/ ~vap21/cf2001/>) CR HR A 9/6-8; FLAT ROCK MUSIC FEST--Where: Flat Rock, NC. Featuring: Sam Bush, Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart, Loudon Wainwright III, Acoustic Syndicate, Gove Scrivenor, Darryl Purpose, Kristy Jackson, The Filthy Rich, The Jimmy Landry Band, The Greasy Beans, David Via, Christian/Durand, Rod Morris, Elaine Townsend, The Blue Dogs, Phyllis Tanner Frye, Sam Anderson, Sons of Ralph, Tony Rackley, Marc Yaxley, Mary Sue Twohy and more. Contests. Workshops in songwriting. Crafts. Tix: $65. Info: Charlie Tucker, . Box 1322, Flat Rock, NC 28731; Ph: 828-692-2005; Fx: 828-692- 9780. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO 9/6-8; GREATER OZARKS BLUES FEST-- Where: Springfield, MO. Ph: 417-869-8558. (Web: <.com>) 9/6-8; HAY CREEK VALLEY FALL FEST-- Where: Joanna Furnace, exit 22 PA Tkp, on Rt 10 N of Morgantown, PA. Info: Hay Creek Valley Fall Fest, Box 36, Geygertown, PA 19523; Ph: 610-286- 0388. (Web: <.org>) CR HR 9/6-8; LINLITHGOW FOLK FEST--Where: Linlith- gow, West Lothian, UK. Ph: +44-01506-844392. 9/6-8; PITTSBURGH IRISH FEST--Where: . Light Ampitheatre, Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA. Workshops in instruments, language, art and dancing. Crafts. Tix: $8 adult/ $3 child. Info: Pittsburgh Irish Festival, . Box 81173, Pitts- burgh, PA 15217-1614; Ph: 412-422-1113. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) A 9/6-8; POETPATRICK FEST--Where: Poetpatrick, Stranraer, UK. Info: Ph: +44-01776- 870270 9/6-8; SIMCOE MOUNTAIN MUSIC AND DANCE WEEKEND--Where: Brooks Memo- rial State Park, WA. Featuring: An Informal week- end gathering of music and dance. Workshops. Info: Tim Southworth, Mid Columbia Folklore Society, 180 Box Canyon Rd., Goldendale, WA 98620; Ph: 509-773-4277; Fx: 509-773-4277. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.net/ community/mcfs>) CO 9/6-8; TMSA KIRRIEMUIR TRAD MUSIC FEST --Where: Kirriemuir, Angus, UK. Info: Ph: +44- 01575-572485. 9/6-8; WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE FOLK FESTIVAL --Where: Walton-On-The-Naze, Essex, England. Fea- turing: Show of Hands, Paul Downes, Coope, Boyes & Simpson. Contests in chorus cup, yard of ale competi- tion. Workshops in mandolin, bodhran, harmony sing- rog, concertina, whistle, flute and more. Crafts. Tix: 35 [pounds sterling] full season ticket; 80 [pounds sterling] family ticket. Info: Jon/ Pam Fitzgerald, Walton Folk Festival Committee, 21 Connaught Ave, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex, CO 13 9HQ, En- gland; Ph: 01255-679232. (E-mail: <Info@thrift- >; Web: <.com>) CO A 9/6-8; WHEATLAND TRADITIONAL MUSIC FEST--Where: Remus, MI. Featuring: TBA. Workshops in various. Crafts. Tix: $55 weekend, $35 seniors, $5 kids. Info: Wheatland Music Or- ganization, Lola Tyler, . Box 22, Remus, MI 49340; Ph: 517-967-8879; Fx: 517-967-8562. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 9/6-22; CONVERGENCE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FEST--Where: Providence, RI. Info: Providence Parks Dept., Office of Cultural Affairs, 65 Weybosset Street Box #39, Suite 68, Provi- dence, RI 02903; Ph: 401-621-1992. (Web: <.org>) 9/7; FIESTA SEPTIEMBRE--Where: Wicken- burg, AZ. Featuring: Mariachi bands, folklorico dancers, storytellers and Latin musicians. Con- tests in salsa making. Workshops in kids zone, storytelling. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Julia Brooks, Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, 216 N. Frontier St., Wickenburg, AZ 85390; Ph: 928- 684-5479; Fx: 928-684-5470. (E-mail: <>;Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/7; FOLK FEST--Where: Reynolda House Mu- seum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC. Fea- turing: Kate Campbell, Bob Fox, The Cantrells and more. Crafts. Tix: $10. Info: Fiddle & Bow Soci- ety, Sonny Thomas, . Box 10447, Winston-Sa- lem, NC 27108; Ph: 336-727-1038. (E-mail: <>; Web: <>) A 9/7; LOWELL NATIONAL PARK BANJO AND FIDDLE CONTESTS--Where: Boarding House Park, Lowell, MA. Featuring: Over 75 contestants compete for prizes in bluegrass, Dixieland, old-time mountain fiddling, ethnic dance tunes and more. Contests in banjo, fiddle. Workshops in old-time banjo, fiddle. Tix: FREE! Info: Lowell National Historical Park, Alex Demas, 67 Kirk Street, Lowell, MA 01852; Ph: 978-970-5000; Fx: 978-275-1762. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 9/7; MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST BLUES AND HERITAGE FEST--Where: Pascagoula Fair- grounds, Pascagoula, MS. Ph: 228-497-5615. (E- mail: <>) 9/7; MUSICK MOUNTIAN BLUES FEST--Where: Shaver Lake, CA. Ph: 559-82-BLUES. (Web: <.org/>) 9/7; TURTLE DOVE FOLK FESTIVAL-- Where: Myrick Ctr., West Chester, Penna. Fea- turing: Zubot and Dawson and others. Work- shops in pickers grove. Crafts. Info: Todd Tyson Ph: 886-TURTLE-D or 802-728-4617. (Web: <.org>) 9/7-8; WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN BLUES FEST --Where: Wachusset Mtn. State Reservation, Princeton, MA. Ph: 978-927-1298. (Web: <.com>) 9/7-9; LAKE LOU EMMA ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR--Where: Crawford County Conservation League Park, Van Buren AR. Featuring: Music, live demos, children's amusements and food. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Patricia Howard, Lake Lou Emma Arts & Crafts Fair, . Box 1634, Van Buren, AR 72957; Ph: 501-410-3026 or 501-474-8522; Fx: 501-474-3281. (E-mail: <>) CO CR HR A 9/7-22; YANKEE PEDDLER FEST--Where: Clay's Park Resort, Canal Fulton, OH. Featuring: Three consecutive weekends of music. Crafts. Tix: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $ children. Info: Betty Cajka, Yankee Peddler Fest, 171 Granger Rd. #159, Medina, OH 44256; Ph: 330-665-3669; Fx: 330-665- 9690. (Web: <.com>) CO HO A 9/7-10/26; FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC AND CRAFTSMANSHIP--Where: Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO. Featuring: Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Homestead Pickers, The Cumberland Quartet, The Larry Stephenson Band, Tim Graves & Cherokee, The Chapmans, 2nd Edition, David Parmley & Continental Divide, The Reedy Buzzards and many others. Crafts. Tix: contact for details. Info: . Callaway, Silver Dollar City, 399 Indian Point Road, Branson, MO 65616; Ph: 800-831-4FUN. (Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/8; FERIA DEL BARRIO--Where: 5th & Lehigh Streets, Philadelphia, PA. Featuring: Street festival of traditional Latin music and dance, Info: Asociacion de Musicos Latino Americanos, Attention: Manag- ing Director, . Box 50296, Philadelphia, PA 19132; Ph: 215-223-3060; Fx: 215-468-7474. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 9/8; LONG ISLAND FIDDLE AND FOLK FEST --Where: The Museums at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY. Featuring: Cathie Ryan and more. Tix: $10 adults, $5 seniors/students, under 6 FREE! Info: Laurel Garbarin, The Museums at Stony Brook, 1208 Rt. 25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790; Pb: 631-751-0066 ext. 214; Fx: 631-751-0353. (Web: <.org>) CR HR A 9/8; OCEAN COUNTY BLUEGRASS FEST-- Where: Albert Music Hall, Frederic Priff School, Waretown, NJ. Featuring: Bluegrass & country music. Tix: adults $8, kids $1. Info: Ocean County Bluegrass Festival, Pinelands Cultural Society, . Box 657, Waretown, NJ 08758; Ph: 609-971- 1593. (Web: <.org>) CR A 9/8; THE FABULOUS FALL FIBERS FESTI- VAL--Where: Slater Mill, Pawtucket, RI. Fea- turing: TBA. Tix: TBA. Info: Fall Fibers Fest, Slater Mill Historic Site, . Box 696, Pawtucket, RI 02862; Ph: 401-725-8638. (E- mail: <>) 9/8-15; MURCIA INTERNATIONAL FOLK FES- TIVAL--Where: Murcia, Spain. Info: ..T. Limited, 1 Nazju Falzon Street, Birkirkara, BKR 11, Malta; Ph: 00356 21 491610; Fx: 00356 21 491598. (E-mail: <.mt>; Web: <./com/concerteurope>) 9/9-12; HOOSIER STORYTELLING FEST--Where: Broad Ripple area, Indianapolis, IN. Featuring: Sheila Kay Adams, Willy Claflin, Michael Parent, Liz Weir, LaRon Williams. Workshops in storytelling, Info: Elen Munds, Stories, Inc., . Box 20743, Indianapolis, IN 46220; Ph: 317-576-9848 or 317-255-7628; Fx: 317-255-7628. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) I 9/11-14; STRINGBEAN MEMORIAL MUSIC AND FOLKLIFE FEST--Where: Tyner, KY. Contests in band competition. Workshops in arts and crafts demos. Crates. Info: Phillip Akemon, Stringbean Memorial, . Box 359, Gray Hawk, KY 40434; Pb: 606-287-0600; Fx: 606-287-0600. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/stringfest>) GO HO A 9/11-15; HARVEST JAZZ AND BLUESFEST --Where: Fredericton, NB, Canada. Ph: 506-454-2583 or 888-NB-BLUES. (Web: <.com>) 9/12-14; MOHICAN BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Mohican Wilderness, Glenmount, OH. Featuring: Mountain Heart, Rarely Herd, Dale Ann Bradley, Front Range, Gold Wing Express, Red Wine, Northwest Territory, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Hart Brothers. Tix: $48 weekend, daily prices vary. Info: Ken Wobbecke, Mohican Wilderness, 22462 Wally Rd., Glenmont, OH 44628; Ph: 740-599- 6741. (E-mail: <.net>) CO 9/12-14; PAUL WILLIAMS BLUEGRASS FEST-- Where: Kineauvista Park, Cosby, TN. Featuring: Paul Williams, Jimmy Martin, James King, Blueridge, Larry Sparks, Cliff Waldron, . Crowe, and more. Tix: $10- $20 daily; $37 / 3 day advance. Info: DQ Promotions, Inc., C/O Dennis Quesenberry, 6382 SW 21st. Ct. Rd., Ocala, FL 34474; Ph: 352-207-6888. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) 9/12-15; CHINQUAPIN FOLK MUSIC AND STORYTELLING FEST--Where: Camp Wokanda, Peoria, IL. Featuring: Curtis & Loretta, Amy Douglas, Leela & Ellie Grace, Tom & Chris Kastle, Dan Keding, Kim Petzing, Lemuel Sheppard, Keven Strauss. Workshops in various music and sto- ries. Crafts. Tix: $7 adults, $4 children. Info: Chin- quapin Festival/ Mike Miller, Forest Park Nature Center, 5809 Forest Park Drive, Peoria Heights, IL 61614; Ph: 309-686-3360 or 309-579-2157; Fx: 309- 686-8820. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO A 9/12-15; POLKAMOTION BY THE OCEAN-- Where: Convention Center, Ocean City, MD. Tix: $40 adult/4 day, daily rates from $10 to $14. Info: Polkamotion, Freddie Bulinski, 921 Hillcrest Road, Hanover, MD 21076; Ph: 410-787-8675 or 410-388- 1998. (Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/12-15; WOMAD FESTIVAL--Where: Palermo, Sicily. (E-mail: <.net>; Web: <.org>) 9/13-14; RACCOON CREEK BLUEGRASS FEST --Where: 61 N, 7 mi N of Dallas, GA. Tix: $10. Info: . Rakestraw, 1265 Tibbitts Rd., Dallas, GA 30132; Ph: 770-445-3574. 9/13-14; TASTE OF THE BLUE RIDGE BLUES AND JAZZ FEST--Where: Elmwood Park, Roanoke, VA. Ph: 540-853-2889. (Web: <.org>) 9/13-15; ANN ARBOR BLUES AND JAZZ FEST --Where: Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, MI. Ph: 734- 747-9955. (Web: <..org>) 9/13-15; ASHLAND SMOOTH JAZZ AND BLUES FEST--Where: Ashland, OR. (Web: <.com>) 9/13-15; BEAN BLOSSOM BLUES FEST-- Where: Bill Monroe Music Park, Bean Blos- som, IN. Contests in band. Workshops in har- monica. Info: John Hall, Bean Blossom Blues Fest, . Box 567, New Palestine, IN 46163; Ph: 800-783-7996 or 317-861-9444; Fx: 317-861- 9484. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/>) CO CR HR 9/13-15; BILL JORGENSON INVITATIONAL BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Green Bay, WI. Fea- turing: Bill Jorgenson, Kenny Baker, Josh Graves and more. Tix: $20 weekend pass. Info: Rob Billings, Bill Jorgenson BG Fest, Green Bay, WI 54303; Ph: 920- 429-9060. (E-mail: <.com>; Web: <.com>) 9/13-15; BLUES 2000 AND 2 WEEKEND--Where: The NeVele Grande Resort, Rt. 209, Ellenville, NY. Featur- ing: Terry Evans, Lea Gilmore, Lazy Lester, Sherman Robertson, Mitch Woods, James Armstrong, Sam Taylor, Kerry Kearney, Little Toby Walker, Dennis Gruenling, Jesse Moore-The HooDoo Man, Jessie Murphy, BC and The Blues Crew, Sunnyside Slim, Bill Sims and the Ameri- can Roots Orchestra and many more. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $15 to $25. Info: Blues 2000 and Beyond, Michael Moss, . Box 321, Mongaup Valley, NY 12762; Ph: 845-985-9407. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/13-15; BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL-- Where: Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK. Crafts. Info: . Box 6, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2YJ, UK; Ph: +44-1531-670593. (E-mail: <info@bromyard- .uk>) 9/13-15; BROWNSVILLE BLUES FESTIVAL --Where: Blues Fest Park, Brownsville, TN. Ph: 901-772-1172. (Web: < >) 9/13-15; DAHLONEGA BLUEGRASS AND FOLK- WAYS FEST--Where: Dahlonega, GA. Featur- ing: Rhonda Vincent, Doc Watson, IIIrd Tyme Out, The Whites, Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Mountain Heart, Blue High- way, Mark Newton Band, Sally Jones & The Sidewinders, Missy Raines & Jim Hurst, The Old Crow Medicine Show and others. Workshops in various instruments. Info: Folkways Center, . Box 1415, Dahlonega, GA 30533; Ph: 706-867-6710 or 877-628-8674. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO 9/13-15; GREEN BAY BLUEGRASS FEST-- Where: Little Sturgeon, WI. Info: Rob Billings Ph: 920-429-9060. (E-mail: <.com>; Web: <.com>) 9/13-15; HEART OF SCOTLAND FEST-- Where: Aberfeldy, Perthshire. Featuring: TBA. Info: Heart Of Scotland Fest, Upper Tay Com- munity Center, The Square, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2DD. 9/13-15; MONTEREY WORLD MUSIC FEST-- Where: University Center and World Theater, CSU, Monterey Bay, CA. Featuring: Jai Uttal & The Pagan Love Orchestra, Yuri Yukanov En- semble and more. Tix: $20 advance nights / $25 door; $15 advance days / $20 gate; $5 under 18. Info: Jessica Soloman Bluestein, Monterey World Music Festival, . Box 7495, Carmel, CA 93921; Ph: 832-622-9060; Fx: 831-622-9061. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 9/13-15; NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGHLAND GAMES --Where: Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH. Info: New Hampshire Highland Games, . Box 4197, Concord, NH 03302-4197; Ph: 603-229-1975 or 603-745-2113. 9/13-15; SQUIRREL MOON CONTRA DANCE WEEKEND--Where: Folklore Village, Dodgeville, WI. Info: Bonnie Miller, Folklore Village, 3210 Co. Hwy. BB, Dodgeville, WI 53533; Ph: 608-924-4000; Fx: 608-924-3725. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO 9/13-15; TELLURIDE BLUES AND BREWS FEST --Where: Town Park, Telluride, CO. Ph: 888-278- 1746. (Web: <.com>) 9/13-15; TURTLE HILL FOLK FEST--Where: Honeoye, NY. Featuring: TBA. Workshops in vari- ous. Crafts. Tix: contact for details. Info: John Stevens, Golden Link Folksinging Society, . Box 10550, Rochester, NY 14610; Ph: 716-234- 5044. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO HR A 9/14; BLUES BY THE RIVER--Where: Lake Redding Park, Redding CA. Ph: 530-225-9926. (Web: <.org>) 9/14; CHESTER COUNTY OLD FIDDLERS' PIC- NIC--Where: Hibernia County Park, Wagontown, PA. Featuring: Open stage, jamming, strolling and more. Tix: $5 per vehicle, Info: Chester County Fid- dlers' Picnic, Cathy Snowberger, 601 Westown Rd., Suite 160, West Chester, PA 19382; Ph: 610-344-6415; Fx: 610-344-5469. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org/ccparks>) CO A 9/14; FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL IRISH MU- SIC AND DANCE--Where: Philadelphia, PA. Fea- turing: Beginish, Four Men and a Dog, Chulrua, Brian Conway w/Brendan Dolan, Jerry O'Sullivan and Julee Glaub, . McCullough, John Nolan, Joe Vesey, Kevin, Jimmy and John McGillian, John Brennan, Timoney Dancers, Crossroads School of Dance, Fiona Dore Buckley, Jim Keenan, and more. Workshops in instrumental and vocal music, Irish language and dance. Crafts. Tix: $22 gate, $18 ad- vance, evening only $17 gate, $15 adv, seniors $15 youth 14-17 $7, under 14 FREE! Intb: Tom O'Malley, 6815 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119; Ph: 215- 849-8899. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) A 9/14; ILLINOIS CENTRAL BLUES CLUB FEST --Where: Downtown Springfield, IL. Ph: 217-523- 2827. (Web: <.com/icbc>) 9/14; KNOXVILLE BLUES FEST--Where: Mar- ket Square Mall, Knoxville, TN. Ph: 865-984-4626. (Web: <.net/~ambient4/12/2002life/qhtm/ >) 9/14; MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST--Where: Blairsville, GA. Featuring: TBA. Crafts. Info: Randy Gambrell Ph: 706-745-2628. 9/14; NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BLUES AND GOSPEL FOLK FEST--Where: Rust College, Holly Springs, MS. Workshops in blues and Gos- pel, guitar, marketing blues. Tix: FREE! Info: . Oliver, Jr./NE Miss. B&G Fest, Rust College, 150 Rust Ave., Holly Springs, MS 38635; Ph: 601-252- 4661. CR HR A 9/14-15; CELTIC FEST CHICAGO--Where: Grant Park, Chicago, IL. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Mayor's Office of Special Events, Room 703, 121 N. La Salle, Chicago, IL 60602; Ph: 312-744-0812; Fx: 312-744-8523. (Web: <..us/WM/ specialevents/>) A I 9/14-15; CENTERFEST--Where: Downtown Durham, NC. Featuring: Local and regional per- formers. Contests in juried artisans and craftsmen, and performers. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: CenterFest, Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St., Durham, NC 27701; Ph: 919-560-2722; Fx: 919- 560-2704. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR A 9/14-15; HARVEST FEST--Where: Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, NY. Featuring: Music, food and more. Info: Events, Farmers' Museum, . Box 30, Coopers- town, NY 13326; Ph: 888-547-1450 or 607-547-1412. (Web: <.org>) A-limited 9/14-15; HARVEST MOON FOLK FEST--Where: Warwick Valley Winery, Warwick, NY. Ph: 845- 258-4858. (Web: <.com>) 9/14-15; INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FEST-- Where: Filene Center, Vienna, VA. Tix: $10 adults; $8 children and seniors. Info: Wolf Trap Ticket Services, 1624-A Trap Rd., Vienna, VA 22182; Ph: 703-255-1860 or 703-642-0862. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 9/14-15; NEWTON COLONY/ XPN ARTS AND MUSIC FEST--Where: Collingswood, Westmont, Haddonfield and Pennsauken, NJ. Featuring: Kathy O' Connell and more. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Kevin Dochney, Newton Colony Arts Bank, . Box 8970, Collingswood, NJ 08108; Ph: 856-797- 9007. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) A 9/14-15; SCOTTISH AND IRISH FEST--Where: Shawnee Mt. Ski Area, Shawnee-On-Delaware, PA. Featuring: Irish and Scottish bands, musi- cians, dancing, and Highland games. Workshops in games and music. Crafts. Tix: $12 adults, Chil- dren (12 and under)-$6, Children under 40" FREE! Info: Jim Tust, Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, . Box 339 Hollow Rd., Shawnee-On- Delaware, PA 18356; Ph: 570-421-7231; Fx: 570- 421-4795. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) A 9/14-15; SIX FLAGS BLUES, BREWS AND BBQS BLUES FEST--Where: Six Flags Great Adven- ture, Jackson, NJ. Ph: 732-775-4100. (Web: </>) 9/14-15; VALLEJO BLUES AND HERITAGE FEST--Where: Vallejo Marina, Vallejo, CA. Ph: 510-836-2227. (Web: <.com/ hipwayblues/>) 9/15; LYONS PARK FALL FIDDLE FESTIVAL-- Where: Lyons Community Park, Lyons, PA. Featur- ing: Fiddle contest, jamming and more. Contests in fiddle: 3 classes, any style. Tix: donation. Info: Lyons Park Fiddle Fest, Lyons Community Park, . Box 167, Lyon Station, PA 19536; Ph: 610-682-6103. (E- mail: <>) 9/15; MOUNTAIN DULCIMER FEST--Where: Burritt Museum, Huntsville, AL. Featuring: Mt. Dul- cimer Assoc. of Huntsville, informal jams, perfor- mances and demos. Workshops. Tix: FREE! (dona- tion). Info: Damon Nolin, Mountain Dulcimer Festi- val, 3101 Burritt Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801; Ph: 256- 536-2882. (E-mail: <.>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/15; OLD FASHIONED HARVESTFEST AND FIDDLERS CONTEST--Where: Historic Woodstock Square, Woodstock, IL. Featuring: Bluegrass, folk and more. Contests in fiddle. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Lisa Tashjian, Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, 136 Cass St., Woodstock, IL 60098; Ph: 815-338-2436; Fx: 815-338-2927. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/15-21; BATON ROUGE BLUES WEEK--Where: Various locations, Baton Rouge, LA. Ph: 225-383- 0968. (Web: <.com>) 9/15-22; DAVIS CO. COUNTRY AND OLD-TIME MUSlC FEST--Where: Bloomfield, IA. Info: Scott Amos, 1453 Lake Rd., Ottumwa, IA 52501; (E-mail: <>) 9/18-21; HILLSIDE BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Cochran, GA. Featuring: Lynn Morris Band, The Carters, Carolina Rebels and more. Tix: $25 week- end pass. Info: Jean Holland, Hillside Bluegrass Festival, Rt. 5 Box 41, Cochran, GA 31014; Ph: 912- 934-6694. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com/>) CO HO A 9/19-21; ARCADIA BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Firemen's Activity Grounds, near Hampstead, MD. Crafts. Info: Arcadia Bluegrass Festival, William Hale, Jr, 15723 Dover Rd., Upperco, MD 21155; Ph: 410-374-2895 or 410-374-4111; Fx: 410-887- 1576. CO HO A 9/19-21; CORN ISLAND STORYTELLING FESTI- VAL--Where: Louisville, KY. Tix: $50 per per- son, $90 per couple, $40 for seniors/children 6-12. Info: Lee Pennington, International Order of .., 12019 Donohue Avenue, Louisville, KY 40243; Ph: 502-245-0643; Fx: 502-254- 7542. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO A I 9/19-21; FALL BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Lester Flatt Memorial Park, Otto, AR. Featuring: TBA. Workshops in old-time fiddle. Info: Elizabeth Kuykendall, Lester Flatt Memorial Park, 50 Lester Flatt Dr., Vilonia, AR 72173; Ph: 501-835-2451 or 501-796-2030; Fx: 501-835-2476. CO HO A 9/19-21; HAIRTH O'KNOCKRACH--Where: Carsphairm, Dumpriesshire, UK. Ph: +44-01644- 460662 9/19-22; LITTLE EAGLE CREEK BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Rynearson Farm, Westfield, IN. Contests in horseshoe pitching. Crafts. Info: Max Rynearson, Little Eagle Creek Festivals, 16840 Little Eagle Creek Ave., Westfield, IN 46074; Ph: 317-896- 2985 or 317-896-5337; Fx: 317-257-5356. CO HO A 9/19-22; WALNUT VALLEY FEST AND NA- TIONAL FLATPICKING CHAMPIONSHIPS --Where: Kansas Fairgrounds, Winfield, KS. Fea- turing: Mike Cross, Don Edwards, Sons of the San Joaquin and more. Contests in Autoharp, fingerpick guitar, flatpick guitar, hammer dulci- mer, mountain dulcimer, bluegrass banjo, mando- lin and old-time fiddle; Workshops in Autoharp, bass, fingerpick guitar, flatpick guitar, hammer dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, bluegrass banjo, mandolin and old-time fiddle. Crafts. Info: Bob L. Redford, Walnut Valley Assoc., . Box 245, Winfield, KS 67156; Ph: 620-221-3250; Fx: 620- 221-3109. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO CR HO HR A I 9/20; TAMPA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL-- Where: Plant Park, Tampa FL. Featuring: Ethnic dance and music performers and other displays. Workshops in ethnic dance and drumming. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Virginia Rivers, Tampa Recre- ation Dept., 1420 N. Tampa St., Tampa, FL 33602; Ph: 813-931-2106; Fx: 813-931-2657: (E-mail: <>) A 9/20-21; BERLIN FIDDLERS CONVENTION-- Where: Berlin, MD. Featuring: Concerts, dance, jamming and more. Workshops. Info: Frank W. Nanna, 6428 South Point Rd., Berlin, MD 21811; Ph: 410-641-4151. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 9/20-21; BLUEGRASS AND OLD-TIME FID- DLERS CONVENTION--Where: Bryson City, NC. Featuring: Concerts, dance, jamming, children's events and more. Info: Grandpa's Mu- sic, . Box 718, Bryson City, NC 28713-0718; Ph: 828-488-5588. 9/20-21; DAM BLUES FEST--Where: Bagnell Dam, Lake Ozark, MO. Ph: 573-216-2223. (Web: <.com>) 9/20-21; OLD-TIME MUSIC COMPETITION-- Where: Brevard College, NC. Featuring: Concerts, jamming, children's events. Info: Heart of Brevard, 162 Main St., Brevard, NC 28712; Ph: 828-884- 3278. (Web: <.com>) 9/20-22; FESTIVALS ACADIENS--Where: Lafayette, Louisiana. Featuring: Concerts, jam- ming, children's events, dance and more. Crafts. Info: Kelly Strenge, Lafayette Visitors Commis- sion? . Box 52006, Lafayette, LA 70505; Ph: 800-346-1958; Fx: 318-232-0161. (Web: <.com>) CE HR A 9/20-22; FLORIDA MUSIC HARVEST--Where: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, FL. Crafts. Tix: contact for details. Info: Vickie Bass, Spirit of the Suwannee, 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak, FL 32060; Ph: 904-364-1683; Fx: 904-364- 2998. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO A 9/20-22; FOOTMAD FALL FESTIVAL OF TRA- DITIONAL FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE-- Where: Fayette County Park. Workshops in banjo, fiddle, guitar, dulcimer, drumming, singing, songwriting, slow jams, contra dance, swing, waltz, morris, English country dances. Info: John Stike, FOOTMAD, . Box 1684, Charleston, WV 25326; Ph: 304-415-3668. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CO HO 9/20-22; MILLPOND MUSIC FEST--Where: Bishop Millpond Recreation Area, Bishop, CA. Featuring: Old Blind Dogs, Joe Craven, Fairport Convention, Jo Miller & Her Burly Rough- necks, Geno Delafose, Equation, Lost Highway, Black Irish Band, Phil Salazar with Arcadiana, Elvin Bishop. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $55 be- fore 7/1; $60 gate. Info: Nancy Tallent/Millpond Fest, INYO Council for the Arts, 137 South Main Street,, Bishop, CA 93514; Ph: 800-874-0669 or 760-873-8014; Fx: 760-873-5518. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO A 140 limited 9/20-22; MOUNTAIN LION FOLK WEEKEND-- Where: Camp de Benneville Pines, CA. Work- shops. Info: Z. Clark Branson Projects, Inc., Paula Randol-Smith, . Box 91655, Pasadena, CA 91109; Ph: 323-960-7630 or 626 395-9777. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 9/20-22; NEW YORK WORLD FEST--Where: Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, New York. Fea- turing: Music of the Mediterranean. Workshops in ethnic dance. Tix: FREE! Info: Center for Tradi- tional Music & Dance, 200 Church St., Room 303, New York, NY 10013-1493; Ph: 212-571-1555. (Web: <.org>) A 9/20-22; NORTHEAST SQUEEZE-IN--Where: Bucksteep Manor, Washington, MA. Featuring: Sat- urday night open-stage concert. Workshops. Tix: $15- $220, depending on accommodations. Info: Doug Creighton, The Button Box, 9 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002; Ph: 413-549-0171; Fx: 413- 549-0179. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO A 9/20-22; OTLEY FOLK FEST--Where: Otley, West Yorkshire, UK. Info: Ph: +44-01943-464858. 9/20-25; NORTHLANDS FEST--Where: Wick, Caithness, UK. Ph: +44-01847-896802. 9/21; BERGHOFF AND BLUES--Where: Joseph Huber Brewery, Monroe, WI. Ph: 608-325-3191. (Web: <.com/>) 9/21; CONNECTICUT AUDUBON FIDDLE CON- TEST--Where: Connecticut Audobon Center, Route 17, Glastonbury. Contests in fiddle, Info: Judy Harper, Connecticut Audubon Center at Glastonbury, 1361 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033; Ph: 860-633-8402; Fx: 860-657-4228. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) A 9/21; FESTIVAL OF THE MABON--Where: Lyons, CO. Featuring: Dougie McLean and more. Crafts. Tix: TBA. Info: Planet Bluegrass, . Box 769, Lyons, CO 80540; Ph: 800-624- 2422. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO A 9/21; FIDDLETOWN FIDDLER'S JAM--Where: Fiddletown Park, Fiddletown, CA. Featuring: Open jam for varied instruments. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Sherry, Fiddletown Community Club, . Box 236, Fiddletown, CA 95629; Ph: 209-245- 3041. (E-mail: <>) CR HR A 9/21; MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES AND HERI- TAGE FEST--Where: Delta Blues Festival Park, Greenville, MS. Workshops. Info: Skip Henderson, Miss. Action for Community Ed., 119 South Theobald St., Greenville, MS 38701; Ph: 888-81- BLUES or 601-335-3523; Fx: 601-334-2939. (E- mail: <>) CR HR A 9/21; PICKENS COUNTY CAROLINA UP- COUNTRY HERITAGE DAY--Where: Pickens, SC. Featuring: Concerts, open stage, children's events, jamming, dance and more. Con- tests. Info: Pickens County Museum, 307 Johnson St., Pickens, SC 29671; Ph: 864-898-5963. (E- mail: <.>) CO 9/21-22; BOSTON FOLK FEST--Where: UMass Boston Campus, Boston. Featuring: TBA. Tix: varies. Info: Anne Kaufman, University of Bos- ton, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125; Ph: 617-287-6911; Fx: 617-287-6916. (E-mail: <>) 9/21-22; CENTRAL VIRGINIA FAMILY GOS- PEL FEST--Where: Amelia Family Camp- ground, Amelia, VA. Featuring: National, re- gional and local acts. Crafts. Info: John B. Hutchinson, Central VA Bluegrass Fest, 9650 Military Rd., Amelia, VA 23002; Ph: 804-561- 3011; Fx: 804-561-1954. CO HO A 9/21-22; DUNELAND HARVEST FESTIVAL-- Where: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; Chellberg Farm and Bailly Homestead, IN. Fea- turing: Old-time and traditional music. Crafts. Tix: $5 parking. Info: Duneland Harvest Fest, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 1100 N. Mineral Springs Rd., Porter, IN 46304; Ph: 219-926-7561; Fx: 219-926-7561. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.gov/indu>) CR A 9/21-22; PCCA FESTIVAL AT LITTLE BUFFALO --Where: Little Buffalo State Park, Newport, PA. Featuring: Local, regional and national performers. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $5- $10. Info: Joni Williamson, Perry County Council of the Arts, . Box 354, Newport, pA 17074; Ph: 717-567-7023; Fx: 717-567-7429. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.net/~pcca>) CR HR A 9/21-22; PRAIRIE FESTIVAL--Where: The Land Institute, Salina, KS. Info: The Land In- stitute, 2440 E. Water Well Road, Salina, KS 67401; Ph: 785-823-5376; Fx: 785-823-8728. (Web: <.org>) 9/21-22; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SACRED HARP SINGING CONVENTION--Where: Albu- querque, NM. Featuring: Four part unaccompa- nied singing and food. Tix: FREE! Info: Mary Lou Van Laanen, Rocky Mountain Shape Note Singers, 3119 Ninth St., Boulder, CO 80304; Ph: 303-447-9379. (E-mail: <>) CR HR A 9/21-22; TASTE OF RHODE ISLAND--Where: Newport Yachting Center, RI. Featuring: TBA. Crafts. Tix: $4. Info: Kelly Walker, 4 Commer- cial Wharf, . Box 550, Newport, RI 02840; Ph: 401-846-1600 x290; Fx: 401-847-7754. (Web: <>) CR HR A 9/21-22; WYE MARSH FEST--Where: Wye Marsh Wildlife Center, Midland, ON, Canada. Featuring: TBA. Contests. Workshops. Crafts. Tix: $10 adult / $8 teens/$2 children. Info: Sue Maslin, Wye Marsh Wildlife Center, . Box 100, Midland, ON L4R 4K6, Canada; Ph: 705-526-7809; Fx: 705-526-3294. (E-mail: <>) CR A 9/21-23; CHOWDER, BLUES AND BREWS-- Where: Florence, OR. Ph: 800-524-4864. (Web: <.com>) 9/22; BLUEBIRD BLUES FEST--Where: Prince George's Comm. College, Largo, MD. Ph: 301- 322-0853. (Web: <..us/pgweb/ pgdocs/blues/>) 9/22; TAKOMA PARK FOLK FESTIVAL--Where: Takoma Park, MD. Featuring: Magpie, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Pat Humphries, The Mammals, Al Petteway and Amy White, Hambo In The Barn, The Fabrangen Fiddlers and more. Workshops in dance, singer-songwriter. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Lenore Robinson, Takoma Park Folk Festival, Inc., 7504 Holly Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912; Ph: 301-589-3717. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) 9/22; THE INDIAN SUMMER BLUES FEST-- Where: Indian Ranch, Route 16, Webster, MA. Ph: 508-943-3871. (E-mail: <>) 9/22; THOUSAND OAKS FIDDLE CONTEST-- Where: Peru State College, Peru, NE. Info: Peggy Groff, Peru State College, Peru, NE; Ph: 402-872- 3815. A 9/23; SHELBURNE FARMS HARVEST FEST-- Where: Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, Shelburne, VT. Featuring: Banjo Dan & The Midnite Ploughboys, Jon Gailmor and more. Crafts. Info: Judy Christensen, 380 Acorn Lane, Shelburne, VT 05482; Ph: 802-985- 8686. (Web: <.org>) CR HR A 9/26-28; BLUES AND BREWS--Where: Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, NV. Info: Ph: 800- 47-RIVER. (Web: <.com>) 9/26-28; FALL BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park, Live Oak, FL. Workshops in bluegrass music. Crafts. Info: Spirit of the Suwannee, 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak, FL 32060; Ph: 904-364-1683; Fx: 904-364-2998. (E- mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO A 9/26-28; WEST VIRGINIA FALL HOMECOM- ING: TOMAHAWK HARVEST FEST--Where: Copley, WV Tomahawk Park. Crafts. Tix: $10 weekend. Info: Harold J. Metz, Tomahawk Blue- grass Fest, HC 71 Box 26, Glenville, WV 26351; Ph: 304-462-5333 or 304-462-8051. CO HO A 9/26-29; BILL MONROE BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME AND UNCLE PEN FEST--Where: Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom IN. Workshops in instruments, history, storytelling. Info: Gaby Zimmerman, Bean Blossom Bluegrass, 5163 S. Rt. 135 N, Morgantown, IN 46160; Ph: 812-988-6422 or 800-414-4677; Fx: 812-988- 1203. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CO HO 9/27; TEXAS HERITAGE LIVING HISTORY DAY AND TRIBUTE TO JIMMIE RODGERS --Where: Kerrville, TX. Featuring: Concerts, jam- ming, open stage, children's events and more. Info: Kathleen Hudson Ph: 830-367-3750. (E-mail: <>) 9/27-28; ARKANSAS STATE OLD-TIME FID- DLERS CHAMPIONSHIP--Where: Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, AR. Featuring: Contests, concerts & workshops. Contests in fiddle. Work- shops. Tix: $8 adult. Info: John Van Orman, . Box 500, Mountain View, AR 72560; Ph: 870-269- 3851; Fx: 870-269-2909. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.com>) CR HR A 9/27-28; BLUFF CREEK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL --Where: Bluff Creek Music Park, Phil Campbell, AL. Crafts. Info: Bluff Creek Music Park, Lonnie Strickland, 1250 Co. Hwy. 123, Phil Campbell, AL 35581; Ph: 205-993-4471. CO HO A 9/27-28; PARK SLOPE OLD-TIME BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE--Where: Park Slope, Brooklyn NY. Featuring: Concerts, jamming, children's and more. Workshops. Info: James & Tina, Park Slope OT & BG Jamboree, 565 9th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215; Ph: 718-965-8490. (E-mail: <>) 9/27-28; STORYTELLING 2002--Where: Livonia Civic Center Library, Livonia, MI. Featuring: Jim May, Barbara McBride-Smith, Antonio Rocha. Workshops in storytelling techniques, methods and resources. Tix: $45 for full event, day prices avail- able. Info: Barbara Schutz-Gruber, Detroit Story League, 2855 Kimberly, Ann Arbor, MI 48104; Ph: 734-761-5118. (E-mail: <storytelling2002@BGBS- >) A 9/27-28; TEXAS HERITAGE LIVING HISTORY DAY--Where: Louise Hays Park, Kerrville TX. Featuring: Jimmie Rodgers tribute by Tony Navarra and much more. Tix: FREE! Info: Kathleen Hudson, Texas Heritage Music Foundation, . Box 291945, Kerrville, TX 78029; Ph: 830-367-3750; Fx: 830-367- 4888. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 9/27-28; VINE GROVE BLUEGRASS FEST-- Where: Optimus Club Park, Vine Grove, KY. Info: Max Ewart, 530 Highland Ave, Vine Grove, KY 40175; Ph: 270-877-5636 or 270-877-2422. (E- mail: <>) 9/27-29; AVO WEEKEND ZURICH--Where: Zurich, Switzerland. Web: <.ch>. 9/27-29; CELTIC CLASSIC--Where: Bethlehem, PA. Contests in fiddle, bagpipe, Highland games, dance, haggis eating. Workshops in various. Crafts. Tix: FREE! Info: Linda Merkel, CelticFest, 65 E. Elizabeth Ave., Suite 100, Bethlehem, PA 18018; Ph: 610-868-9599; Fx: 610-868-9730. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.org>) CR HR A 9/27-29; CONCERTINAS AT WITNEY--Where: Witney, Oxford, UK. Ph: +44-01865-714778. 9/27-29; FLOYD WORLD MUSIC FEST--Where: Floyd, VA. Featuring: The Neville Brothers, Lucky Dube, Karshe Kale, Doc Watson, David Grisman, Rhonda Vincent, Sam Bush, Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, King Chango, Garmarna, Paddy Keenan and more. Info: Across the Way Productions, Erika Johnson, 114-B South Locust St., Floyd, VA 24091; Ph: 540-745-fest. (Web: <.com>) CO 9/27-29; HARVEST MUSIC FESTIVAL--Where: Fairburn, GA. Featuring: Leftover Salmon, The David Grisman Quintet, Acoustic Syndicate, Keller Williams, The Larry Keel Experience and many more. Tix: $50; children free. Info: HarvestFest, T-Dawg's Productions, 1366 Rupert Rd., Decatur, GA 30030; Ph: 877-MUSIC-77. (Web: <.com>) 9/27-29; HOUSATONIC DULCIMER FESTIVAL-- Where: New Milford, CT. Featuring: No Strings At- tached, Leo Kretzner, Bonnie Carol, Lois Hornbostel, Dave Neiman, George Haggerty, Dallas Cline, David Marks, Sue Ford, Tom and Geri White, Rob Brereton, Mike Kachuba and Thomasina. Workshops in folk harp, guitar, harmonica, improvisation and singing circle. Tix: $10- $85. Info: Housatonic Dulcimer Celebration, Thomasina, . Box 2024, New Milford, CT 06776; Ph: 860-567-1605. (E-mail: <>; Web: <.net>) HR 9/27-29; OLD TIME HARVEST DAYS--Where: McCullough Park Campground, Chillicothe, MO. Featuring: Old-time music, plus rope making, weaving, threshing, baling, carving, cider press- ing, molasses cooking, and more. Contests. Crafts. Tix: TBA. Info: Don McCullough, Livingston County Steam & Gas Assoc., 1560 Calhoun, Chillicothe, MO 64601; Ph: 660-646-2795 or 660- 646-2735. CO HO A 9/27-29; SKANDI-FEST--Where: Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Turlock, GA. Featuring: Mu- sical groups, dancers, comics, 40 accordionists from Norway and more. Workshops in folk danc- ing. Crafts. Tix: $7 per day. Info: Luana Fiorini, Turlock Scandinavian Festival, Inc., . Box 3247, Turlock, CA 95381; Ph: 209-667-1452; Fx: 209-667-5644. (E-mail: