Festival In The Park

Thank you to all who attended the 2008 Festival in the Park - see you in 2009!

45th FESTIVAL IN THE PARK
September 24-27, 2009
THURSDAY September 24 - 6 pm – 9 pm
FRIDAY September 25 Kid's Day 10 am- 1 pm
FRIDAY September 25 - 1 pm- 9:30 pm
SATURDAY September 26 - 10 am – 9:30 pm
SUNDAY September 27- 11 am – 6 pm

Check back in 2009 for updated schedules

CHARLOTTE FOLK SOCIETY STAGE

Below is the schedule from 2008

Thurs., Sept. 18:

6:30 pm          Paul Finnican (singer/songwriter)
7:00 pm          Dually Noted (old-time band)
8:00 pm          Mer Laney & David Holtzclaw (singer/songwriters)

Fri., Sept. 19:
10 am-1 pm: Kids’ Day

10:00 am        David Wulfeck (fun & fantasy songs for kids)
10:30 am        Ramona Moore Big Eagle (Native American storyteller)
11:00 am        JC Honeycutt (traditional children’s songs in English & Spanish--and maybe some French)
11:30 am        David Wulfeck (fun & fantasy songs for kids)
12:00 noon     Bob Wilusz (Mr. Accordion--featuring The Chicken Dance)

4:00 pm          GB & ME (Greg Baker & Mike Everitt, singer/songwriters)
5:00 pm          Fiona McAllister (Celtic, Old Time, Ragtime and International traditional pieces on hammered dulcimer)
5:30 pm          Steve Simpson (singer/songwriter)
6:30 pm          Charlotte Community Drummers
7:00 pm          Carolina Classic Cloggers (clog dancing)
8:00 pm          Harry Taylor, Jon Singleton & Friends (old-time band)

Saturday, Sept. 20:

10:00 am        Open Acoustic & Singing Jam with Cindy Thomson & UU Community Players and You
11:00 am        Carson Hedberg & John Renwick—Appalachian dulcimer
11:30 am        NSAI Songwriter Showcase: 11:30-12:15--Bruce Johnson, Dave Wulfeck, Ken Widis; 12:15-1:00--
                    Angelo Melendez, Allen Szyrwiel, Karen Nason

1-5:00 pm: Young Performers Showcase:
Natalie Royal (singer/songwriter), Elene Clemens (fiddle), Maddie Shuler (singer/songwriter/guitarist), Isabelle Young (fiddle), Blue Otis (bluegrass band), Matt Gilmore (singer/guitarist), Sam Richardson (fiddle)

5:00 pm          Work Release (old-time band)
6:00 pm          Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club (performance/workshop)
7:00 pm          The Whippersnappers (old-time/bluegrass band)
8:00 pm          Glen Alexander (master fiddler) and The Stevens Mill Band (versatile folk stylists)

Sunday, Sept. 21:

11:00 am        Men Standing for Christ (Southern gospel)
12:00 noon     Fiona & Jason McAllister (gospel blues; slide guitar & vocals)
12:30 pm        Susan Sherlock (hammered dulcimer)
1:00 pm         Maha Gingrich Classical Indian Dancers
1:30 pm          Fiddle Workshop w/ champion fiddler Debbie Gitlin
2:00 pm          Rince na h’Eireann (Irish step dancers)
2:30 pm          J.D. Wilson (singer/songwriter)
3:00 pm          The Burford Brothers (bluegrass/comedy)
4:00 pm          Barrie Howard (singer and one-man band)
4:30 pm          Ramona Moore Big Eagle (Native American storyteller)
5:00 pm          Open Jam—bring your instruments and join in!

PLEASE NOTE: This schedule is subject to change.

THE CHARLOTTE FOLK SOCIETY - Celebrating Regional Music and Dance and More At Festival in the Park

The Charlotte Folk Society is dedicated to promoting the ongoing enjoyment and preservation of traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts and lore.

Their folk stage at Festival in the Park is one way they carry out this mission. At the folk stage you can listen to a jack tale, join in a community dance workshop with live fiddle and banjo music, learn the basic clogging step, learn to play a dulcimer or just sit back and enjoy the music and dance performances that include a variety of styles.

You'll hear Old Time, Bluegrass, Celtic, singer/songwriters, drumming groups, storytellers and contemporary folk. Come and join in on the fun at the Folk Stage sponsored by the Charlotte Folk Society.

A detailed schedule is listed on this website under schedule of events. Check out The Charlotte Folk Society website at www.folksociety.org for more information about the folk stage, membership information and details about monthly gatherings.