Festival dates: August 6-7, 2010
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“3 day Jam Camp”
AUG 4,5,6 (WED - FRI)
Cajun/Zydeco & Bluegrass
We are offering three days of an exciting Traditional music jam camp associated with the Riverfolk Festival held to be held at the scenic Sharon Mills Park. Here is your chance to improve on your playing (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass, accordion, drums, bass, triangle, uke, rubboard..). You’ll spend three days learning from professionals in a band lab setting. There is also an opportunity to showcase your skills with others at the Festival. Choose between two camps:
Bluegrass / Old Time
Instructors: Trent Wagler & the Steel Wheels
Cajun / Zydeco
Instructors: Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters
Camp Director: Keith Yoder
Jamming coordinator for Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Camp
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★ Camp Attendee Packet
RIVERFOLK FESTIVAL
AUGUST 6-7 (FRI - SAT)
Carr Park, Manchester MI
ADV TICKET PRICES
$12 ONE DAY TICKET
$20 WEEKEND PASS
Festival_Brochure.pdf
On Friday night we are planning to kick things off with Trent Wagler & The Steel Wheels and Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters. Authentic Cajun and Creole foods will be served with great traditional music and a cash bar.
On Saturday we have a full day with the fiddle contest at 10 am & songwriting contest 11am, dance workshops, juried art show and two stages starting at 12 noon with the following exciting performers:
2010 FESTIVAL PERFORMERS
Trent Wagler & the Steel Wheels (bluegrass) Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters (Cajun-Zydeco) Galactic Cowboy Orchestra(eclectic fusion) George Bedard & the Kingpins (Rockabilly), Dick Siegel, Woody Pines (Blues,Rags) Rant Maggie Rant (Celtic) Natalie Mae (Songwriter) The Millers (Old Time) The Raisin Pickers (roots, trad.) Kofi Ameyaw (Ghana, W.African)
Juried Arts Show...
Do you want to sell your art at the Riverfolk Festival? The show is juried. We are accepting applications until July 30th
Fiddle Contest begins at 10 am Saturday at Carr Park.
Songwriting Contest begins at 11 am at the Coffee Mill Cafe
We need help this year in the Festival food tent. Free Festival admission and a t-shirt for your efforts.
2010 poster by Barb Zuckerman
