The 33Rd Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival
The 33rd Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival by Virginia Tichenor, Festival Director ime is flying by and the 33rd West Coast Ragtime was honored with the annual Scott Joplin award in Sedalia TFestival will be here before we know it! Make this year! He’s a fun guy and everyone will enjoy him at your plans for this year’s event, November 22 – 24th at West Coast. the Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova. This year the festival welcomes back numerous stellar performers! This year’s festival will feature many traditional special events and shows. A few highlights included in the Back by popular demand are Richard Dowling, Jeff & planning are the “Festival Sampler” program, silent Anne Barnhart, Frederick Hodges, Brian Holland, Carl movies accompanied by Frederick Hodges, the cakewalk Sonny Leyland, Adam Swanson and Matt Tolentino who demonstration, the Saturday evening centennial Ragtime will all be appearing again this year. Show and Grand March, the Sunday morning gospel set, the “Youth Concert” and the Sunday afternoon “Festival There are also new faces coming to this year’s event! Finale!” The West Coast Ragtime Festival website at www. West Coast welcomes Donald Ryan of Tulsa, Oklahoma, westcoastragtime.com will have complete details of the performing ragtime classics and novelties. Originally from festival program and schedule, so please check the website Trinidad, Donald has lived in Tulsa for many years, and is for regular updates. an inductee in the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Another addition to our line-up is TJ Müller, a multi-instrumentalist For a complete list of this year’s festival line-up, please see Brit now residing in St.
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