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presents the 23rd Annual Central Ohio Folk Festival location: Highbanks Metro Park May 4 & 5, 2019 Saturday Evening c0-Headliners: The small glories / Sugar & The Mint - Continuous daytime Concerts in 3 tents - 34 music Workshops - Contra, Square, clogging & other folk Dance - Children’s Program - jams & More! ALL EVENTS ARE FREE WITH EXCEPTION OF WORKSHOPS, CIGAR BOX GUITAR ACTIVITY & SAT EVENING CONCERT Co-sponsored by: the Metro Parks and WCBE 90.5 FM SATURDAY EVENING CO-HEADLINERS Nationally acclaimed The small glories The Small Glories, a roots powerhouse duo, hails all the way from Winnipeg, CANADA and consist of Cara Luft & JD Edwards. Straight out of the gate these two veteran singer/songwriters built an international buzz around their tight harmonies, emotional authenticity, “[One of the] 10 Folk Artists You Need to explosive live performances and equally well-matched guitar prowess. Know in 2019.” - Paste Magazine Luft packs a mean banjo as well. www.thesmallglories.com Many know Cara as a founding member of country/folk sweethearts The Wailin’ Jennys. Their 2016 debut album “Wondrous Traveler” was nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards and found its way onto many critic’s Top 10 lists across North America and Europe. “The Small Glories are the ultimate: two amazing solo performers who somehow manage to melt into one entity, creating incredible harmonies that still raise the hairs on the back of my neck as I write.” – Jennifer Ives, AD, Live from the Rock Music Festival. The duo tours almost continuously, finding themselves on stages from London to Philadelphia, Vancouver to Australia and beyond. Listen to The Small Glories here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DghNgN6lJSg AND sugar and the mint Sugar and the Mint, a vibrant, very talented, young band ranging in ages from 18-22, hails from Prescott, AZ and is bringing new energy to traditional Americana music. The band recreates old-time sounds, yet pushes arrangements and originals into amazing contemporary, innovative shapes and forms and offer an exciting, spirited take on folk and bluegrass. They have shared the bill with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Emmylou Harris, Punch Brothers, Jerry Douglas, the Sam Original music showcasing the band’s energy, Bush Band and more. robust musicality, songwriting artistry, and fresh In 2017, the band took first place in the perspective on folk & bluegrass. www.sugarandthemint.com prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest. Since their win in 2017, the band has been touring from coast to coast, with a history of sold-out shows in the western states. Listen to Sugar and the Mint here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ly4K-mRVnM Saturday Evening Concert – 7:15pm-10pm / Kirby Main Tent. Tickets required – $15. General admission seating. Advanced purchase recommended. Limited tickets available on-site: purchase in Store Tent. Gates open 6:45pm. Visit Eventbrite.com. Query Central Ohio Folk Festival. 2 www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org Welcome to the 23rd annual Central Ohio Folk Festival ! Dear Festival Goers: The mission of the Columbus Folk Music Society is to promote the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of folk music, song, dance, storytelling and other folk arts. The annual Central Ohio Folk Festival is one way we accomplish this mission. Having outgrown its old location, the festival moved to Highbanks Metro Park in 2018 where it continues to expand. All activities are free, with the exception of workshops, Saturday evening concert and Cigar Box Guitar making activity. We invite you to come and participate in the many family-friendly events! Whether an individual, family, musician, or a just a lover of the folk arts, we know you’ll enjoy the many activities found at the festival. A big shout out “THANK YOU” – This festival would not be possible without the help of so many – Metro Park volunteers and employees, our business supporters, the many musicians and sound personnel who give of themselves so tirelessly, and the Columbus Folk Music Society members and friends who donate heaps of their time and talent to make this weekend a reality AND a fun, enjoyable time for everyone! Questions? Contact: [email protected] Highlights Special Note: • 25+ Free Concerts – 3 stages tents: Kirby NEW this year – Main, Showcase, and Baily Acoustic • Bailey Acoustic Performing Tent – all day • Opening Folk Sing-Along (celebrating Saturday Pete Seeger’s 100th birthday) – 11am Sat. • Clogging (demo & instruction) by Yellow Please join in! Pg. 9 Rose Cloggers of Ohio (with Adam King) • Special “Worst Song in the World • Mexican Folk Dancers (demo and Contest” – 3:15pm Sat. participation) with Norma Harper • Dance Pavilion! – Contra & Square, • A 2nd drum circle event (Sunday) Clogging (NEW) & more (participatory • Instructional workshops on How to Play with instruction). Pg. 9 the Cigar Box Guitar (free with kit purchase) • Children’s Program – songs, crafts, If you like what you see and hear and “Instrument Petting Zoo”, storytelling and are interested in becoming a supporter more! Pg. 4 of the festival, please see someone at our • Cigar Box Guitar Assembly – 4 classes, registration table. 100% of donations ages 12 & up, kit purchase. Pg. 4 go directly to support the festival and • 34 Music Workshops – listing pg. 7; help us with our future planning. We are registration on-site or at Eventbrite.com. entirely volunteer driven (no paid staff). Query Central Ohio Folk Festival. The Columbus Folk Music Society, which • Scheduled Jam Groups Tent – Festival produces the festival, is a 501(c)(3) non- Store, food service & more! Pgs. 9-10. profit, tax-exempt organization. 3 Festival Schedule At-A-Glance Friday Saturday (cont.) Sunday Meet and Greet at 16 free hourly concerts Registration 10:30 am - 3 pm Highbanks Northern (3 performing tents)/ Shelter 5 - 9 pm Opening “Gospel/Old- storytelling, plus dance Time” (with Sugar and The tent and featured local Registrants Welcome Mint) 11 - 11:50 am Buffet/Pot Luck jam groups 11 am - 6 pm Festival Store, Vendors’ Supper & Open “Worst Song in the World Booths, Food Service Jamming Contest” - Showcase 10:30 am - 4:30 pm “Worst Song in the World Stage 3:15 pm (after Kirby Contest” 7:30 pm Awards) 10 free hourly concerts Children’s Activities (2 performing tents), plus Saturday 11 am - 4 pm; Crafts Tent dance tent and featured local jam groups 11 am - 4:30 pm Registration until 5 pm 10:30 am - 5 pm Cigar Box Guitar Assy 16 Workshops (1 day $10 fee) Noon - 4 pm Festival Store & (12 & up) 1-2 pm & 3-4 pm Vendors’ Booths Purchase kit in COFF Store. Children’s Activities 1 - 4 pm 10:30 am - 6 pm Drum Circle led by Roger Cigar Box Guitar Assy (12 Food Service Parish (all invited) 5-6 pm & up) Noon-1 pm & 2-3 pm. 10:30 am - 6:30 pm Saturday Evening Concert Purchase kit in COFF Store Opening Folk Sing- (tickets required): 7:15 inside Store Tent. Along (celebrating Pete pm. Doors open at 6:45 Drum Circle led by Roger Seeger’s 100th birthday) pm. Parish (all invited) 4-5 pm 11 - 11:50 am Times / Closing Song Circle led by 18 Workshops ((1 day events can be subject to Charlie Flowers 4:30-5:30 pm. $10 fee) Noon - 6 pm change Visit our festival page for up to date information on workshops and times as they become available: https://www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org/festival.html Children’s Program Children’s Stage Metro Parks Instrument Sat. 11 am - 4 pm Nature Displays “Petting Zoo” Sun. 1 pm - 4 pm Sat. 11 am - 4 pm Stories and songs! Craft Area Sat. 11 am - 5 pm Sun. 1 pm - 4 pm Children’s Parade Sun. 1 pm - 4 pm Kids try out instruments: 4 pm Sat with rhythm Kids make drums, shakers & guitars, fiddles, banjo, ukulele, instruction. Meet at head garlands. dulcimer, and more! Children’s Stage. How to Play Cigar Box Gtr Cigar Box Guitar Assy Sat. 4 pm (Wkshp Tent #3) 12 & up: (Sat) 1-2 & 3-4pm Sun. 3 pm (Wkshp Tent #4) (Sun) Noon-1 & 2-3pm Workshops free with kit purchase. Purchase kit in COFF Store Tent. THiS FESTival is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Columbus Foundation. Columbusfoundation.org 4 www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org (in order of appearance) Kirby Main Stage Performers Times/Events subject to change. Visit our web page for up-to-date schedule information. The Folk Ramblers (Opening Sing-Along) Bill Cohen (guitar & vocals) and Carl Yaffey (Columbus, OH) (banjo & vocals) perform classic folk songs in honor of the 100th birthday of folk icon Pete Seeger. They’ll have the audience singing along heartily in no time (indeed that will be their intent). Join them at the festival opening. Complete with birthday cake in honor of Pete Seeger! Folkramblers.carl-yaffey.com 11 am Saturday Storytellers of Central Ohio (Columbus, OH) The Storytellers of Central Ohio (SOCO) are a dynamic group of men and women of all ages who believe in the power, the magic, and the wonder of storytelling in the oral tradition. Founded in 1990 to promote the art of storytelling, and to foster the growth and development of storytellers, SOCO now plays an integral part in the world-wide renaissance of storytelling. Listen to some of them on the main stage! www.socotales.org Noon Saturday Last Acre (Athens, IL) Last Acre is Mark & Molly Mathewson, a father/daughter Americana duo, with blood-kin harmonies and dry, tongue- in-cheek repartee. The duo has performed across the Midwest, headlining their own shows and opening for acts such as Robbie Fulks, Tim Grimm, & Antje Duvekot. Mark is a winner of the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (Merlefest) and has songs recorded by bluegrass artists, including 2017 Grammy nominee Blue Highway, The Lonesome River Band, as well as others.