Central Florida News
Central Florida Folk New
courtesy of Chuck Spano
Apr 12, 2012
courtesy of Chuck Spano
Apr 12, 2012
Important Dates for Major Festivals
for dates of local/smaller (but no less important) happenings read on down the email which is organized by date
2012
April 21 (Saturday), 2012 - Dunedin Highland Games - 8am - 5pm @ Highlander Park
http://www.dunedinhighlandgames.com/games.html
April 28 - 29, 2012 - Barberville Spring Frolic
http://folkfiddle.com/barber.htm
May 4-6, 2012 - 17th annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival - downtown St. Augustine and also at the amphitheater http://gamblerogersfest.org/performers2011.html
May 18th - 20th, 2012 - Celtic Festival, Ormond Beach- This will be a BIGGIE!!!!
http://ormondbeachcelticfestival.com/
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May 25th - 27th, 2012 - Florida Folk Festival - White Springshttp://www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest/default.cfm
September 7-9, 2012 - Old Time Music Weekend @ Stephen Foster
http://floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster/events.cfm
October 13th/14, 2012 - 15th Annual Lake County Folk Festival
November 9 - 10, 2012 - Dulcimer Retreat at Stephen Fosterhttp://floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster/events.cfm
Barberville First Saturday Jam - Next one is May 5, 2012Workshops:
TBA
If not being used for a workshop, rooms are "OPEN" for jamming
Ron & Carol are handling the "day-to-day" of the First Saturday Jams so please contact them if you'd like to teach, any questions, etc. - we will of course continue to post the offerings here in this newsletter so you'll know what's coming up workshop-wise.
Here's their contact info:
Ron - banjojunkie @att.net and/or Carol - taktikian @yahoo.com
Course you can still email me about teaching a workshop and I"ll be glad to send along to Ron & Carol
April 12th (Thursday), 2012 - Three Layers Coffee House open mic
Open Mic Night at Three Layers, Thursday - this Thursday at Three Layers Café Open Mic Night
We fill up early so e mail Al Poindexter to sign up in advance
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it7:00 Al Poindexter and River Rise
7:30 Mike Bernos
7:45 Pat Plumlee
8:00 Greg Cloud
8:15 Pat Cloud
8:30 Jesse Brantman8:45 Jacob Creel
9:00 Eric Jennings9:15 Gail Carson
9:30 Ron & BenOpen Mic this Thursday Night at Three Layers Cafe and every Thursday night
Corner 6th and Walnut St. in Historic Springfield area of Jacksonville - 1602 Walnut Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32206 - 904-355-9791April 13th (Friday), 2012 - Gainesville - 8:00pm - SANDHILL STAGE - The Relics
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at (352)375-8739 or email mailto:sandhillstage< This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >
April 14th (Saturday), 2012 - Jacksonville - "Streak of Lean"
Streak of Lean (Susan Staton, Bob Lanham, Kerry Blech) will be playing and singing traditional old-time music at the Riverside Arts Market in Jacksonville at the Hilltop Stage from 10:30-11:30 a.m on Saturday April 14, 2012. There is no admission charge. Come and check out the scene, its happenin. Location and timeframe are subject to change, so check the website as the date looms closer: http://www.riversideartsmarket.com/ Get ready for fiddle, banjo, guitar, mountain dulcimer, banjo-uke, washboard, singing, and maybe some surprises.
April 21st (Saturday), 2012 - Enterprise Jam
The annual Goodwin Family Fish Fry will be on Sat. April 21st from 11-3 at Mariner's Cove Park in Enterprise. Jam will initially be hosted by "Just In Time" for a couple of hours and then the jam can continue on until 3 if musicians want to continue - everyone welcome - great food, good company - come and jam the day awayApril 28th (Saturday), 2012 - Osteen @ Osteen DinerMara Silies & Friends @ The Osteen Diner - 6pm - 8pm195 South State Road 415 - 1 407.323.6469 - www.osteendiner.comApril 29th (Sunday), 2012 - Orlando
Harpeth Rising - Jessie Sam Owens Opening
All concerts will be held at beautiful Villa ConRoy, located at 1521 West Ivanhoe Blvd. in Orlando, Florida. The residence has a spacious and well-lighted room, specially designed for music and performance to accommodate the very best in up close listening. There's lots of parking along the lakefront, and there will be traffic cones to guide you. If you need assistance for someone handicapped, please let us know.
As always, you may check our website for details at www.cffolk.org, email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call Sheila at 407-679-6426.
April 29th (Sunday), 2012 - Gainesville - 4:00pm - SANDHILL STAGE - Gatorbone Band
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at (352)375-8739 or email mailto:sandhillstage< This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >
May 5th (Saturday), 2012 - Melrose - Peter Rowan @ Shake Rag
This will be his only Florida performance this year, as he will not be headlining the Suwannee Springfest this time due to his current tour of Australia and Europe. For this reason I'm sending out this advance notice that tickets will go on sale Thursday , March 15th at 10.00 am . We have a limited amount of seats so I suggest you get your ticket asap they could go fast
Tickets will be $25.00 - If you don't feel comfortable using paypal you can contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
I'll do my best, to help but can't guarantee if the presale sells out fast - We're also offering a V.I.P. package for 20 people first come first served - For $150.00 you get 2 reserved excellent seats ( $50.00 value) a signed and numbered limited edition poster we're making up special for this event and an invitation to a private meet and greet with Peter after the show with cocktails.. the paypal link to either of these options will only be on our website on the 15th @ 10:00 am . go to the upcoming events or music link and click on Peter Rowan our website is http://shakeragarts.org/home.html
May 11th (Friday), 2012 - Gainesville - 8:00pm - SANDHILL STAGE - Gretchen Peters
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at (352)375-8739 or email mailto:sandhillstage< This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >
May 12th (Saturday), 2012 - Eustis @ Olivia's
Larry Mangum's Songwriters' Circle with special guest-Leigh Humes and Fran Snyder
Olivia's Coffeehouse - 113 North Bay Street Eustis, FL 32726 - (352) 357-1887May 12th (Saturday), 2012 - PalatkaDon't miss your chance to see award winning Minnesota folk singer-songwriterPeter Mayer in concert Saturday, May 12 at 7:00 at Downtown Blues Bar & Grille in Palatka. A limited number of tickets are available for $20 by calling or emailing Kevin at 904-501-8487 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view itPeter writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of "folk", and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself. Learn more athttp://www.petermayer.net/news/ or search for Peter Mayer onwww.Youtube.comSponsored by All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Palatka, proceeds from the concert will benefit literacy programs in Putnam District schools.
May 18th (Friday) - 20th (Sunday), 2012 - Ormond Beach Celtic Festival
Festival kicks off Friday evening with another performance at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center - a Whisky Tasting (@ Billy's Tap Room in the MacDonald Room) will precede the concert) - the festival itself will be 10am-8pm on Saturday and 10am - 4pm on Sunday with 3 live music stages plus a jam/workshop tent - workshops will include Storytelling, Bodhran,Irish Fiddle, DADGAD guitar, and maybe some others.
http://www.ormondbeachcelticfestival.com/
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August 9-11th (Thursday-Saturday), Orlando - Rhythm Bones Fest XVI
Please save the date - August 9-11, 2012 and plan to attend the Rhythm
Bones Fest XVI in Orlando.
Thursday night, the 9th, will begin the Fest with an excursion for dinner or drinks (you decide) at the Raglan Road Irish Pub in Downtown
Orlando. http://www.raglanroad.com/ Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant, Orlando's only authentic Irish pub, built entirely in
Ireland, shipped Lock, Stock and Beer Barrel to Downtown Disney! They've agreed to let us rattle the bones a bit in between the Irish
dancers and the songs of the house band Creel.
Florida is hot in August. We call it the Dog Days of Summer. No, just because we live in Florida we are NOT used to the heat. That is why
the air conditioning system was invented. All Bones Fest XVI events and sessions will be in the air conditioned comfort of a hotel (to be
announced soon) conference room or an air conditioned pub. Pointe Orlando is across the street from the hotel - 5 minutes walking
time. http://www.pointeorlando.com/dining/
There you will find great places to do a Pub Crawl. Adobe Gila’s and The Pub have been contacted and are willing to give us a little stage
time. We’ll be checking out B.B. King’s to see if there is a possibility there.
Adobe Gila’s http://orlando.adobegilas.com/
B.B. King’s Blues Club http://www.bbkingclubs.com/index.php?page=orlhome
The Pub http://www.experiencethepub.com/orlando
Pour Your Own Beer Walls - Pull your own pint at The Pub! We feature two “Pour Your Own Beer Walls”.
Schedules and details will be released soon. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the Rhythm Bones Society in an unforgettable Fest
in the City Beautiful.
Bye for now!! - Any adds, corrections, etc., please send to Chuck Spano, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - if sending stuff in for inclusion, it must be in a text file (Word, .txt, etc or an email text file - no images, pdf's and such as don't have time to retype and lots of folks on this list still on dial-up so no images/attachments
Also - I do NOT have time to do nothing but search out upcoming events so I instead rely on folks (like you) to make me aware of major upcoming events (festivals, workshop weekends, etc.) - Pat and I participate in a lot of events and they'll be up along with a bunch of others we know about - BUT, there's others we aren't aware of unless you let us know.
Unfortunately lots of stuff comes in but in a format I can't use without re-typing everything - if it arrives that way it most likely won't appear - so, anything for inclusion, please just send as a plain text file or copy one of the things above and put your info in and then send it along - weird typefaces, multiple font sizes and colors, centered/justified changes, etc. all complicate life - if I have to spend much time (a tiny bit is ok) re-formatting submitted info, I likely won't - sorry - also, please include enough info so folks interested in your event can call, email, etc if they have ??
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