The music goes daily from 11am until midnight, on Friday and Saturday, and from 11am until 9:30pm on Sunday evening. We will. have 7 stages running throughout the weekend, presenting some of the finest folk music happening today – from traditional to contemporary, you will hear it all.

Schedule:

August 15, 2024

Camp Stage Schedule
7:00pm – 7:50pm: Miss Emily Camp Stage - Kick Off Showcase Performances
8:00pm – 8:50pm: Shanna in a Dress Camp Stage - Kick Off Showcase Performances
9:00pm – 9:50pm: Adam Ezra Group Camp Stage - Kick Off Showcase Performances

August 16, 2024

Camp Stage Schedule
9:00am – 9:50am: YOGA with Gina Molinari YOGA
12:00pm – 12:50pm: Turtle Ridge Showcase Performance
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Jackson Pines Showcase Performance

Culture Tent Schedule
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Guitar Symposium:
Basic Folk Guitar Instruction with Rolly Brown
Basic Folk Guitar Instruction with Rolly Brown. You will be expected to have knowledge of a few basic chords in order to maximize your understanding. Or you can just listen if you prefer. This hour will emphasize strumming and finger style playing.

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Guitar Symposium:
Basic Folk Guitar Instruction with Rolly Brown
Basic Folk Guitar Instruction with Rolly Brown. This will be similar to the first hour, but Rolly will introduce the flat pick into use.

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Guitar Symposium:
One Man, One Guitar, with Jonathan Dichter
One Man, One Guitar. Create a band by yourself for performance, demos or just for fun. Jonathan Dichter will show you how.

3:00pm – 4:00pm
Guitar Symposium: Piedmont Blues session with Roy Book Binder, the master.

Dulcimer Grove Schedule
11:00am – 11:30am: Ms. Rachel Children’s Performer
11:40am – 12:10pm: Mr. David C. Perry Children’s Performer
12:20pm – 12:50pm: Phoenix Rising Puppets Children’s Performer
12:50pm – 1:25pm: Two of a Kind Children’s Performers
1:30pm – 2:30pm: The Give & Take Jugglers Children’s Performers

Lobby Stage Schedule
10:00 – 12:00pm: Great Groove Band-PRACTICE
1:00pm – 1:25pm: Last Chance-MAC Showcase Performer
1:35pm – 2:00pm: CubiZm    MAC Showcase Performer
2:10pm – 2:35pm: Jefferson Berry & the UAC-MAC Showcase Performer
2:45pm – 3:10pm: Bethlehem and Sad Patrick-MAC Showcase Performer
3:20pm – 3:45pm: Jersey Corn Pickers-MAC Showcase Performer
3:55pm – 4:20pm: Kicking Down Doors-MAC Showcase Performer
4:30pm – 4:55pm: The Hoppin’ Boxcars-MAC Showcase Performer
5:05pm – 5:30pm: Meghan Cary-MAC Showcase Performer
7:00pm – 9:00pm: Contra Dancing    Contra Dancing (Donna Hunt caller w/ Rose Clancy, Max Cohen, & Friends)

Martin Stage Schedule
2:30pm – 3:10pm: Alice Howe & Freebo-Main Stage Performance
3:20pm – 4:00pm: Ellis Paul-Main Stage Performance
4:10pm – 4:50pm: Geneviève Racette-Main Stage Performance
5:00pm – 5:40pm: John Gallagher, JR. - Main Stage Performance
DINNER BREAK   
7:00pm – 7:15pm: PIPER – Charlie Rutan - Piper Entrance
7:15pm – 8:00pm: Alexis P. Suter Band-Main Stage Performance
8:15pm – 9:00pm: Windborne-Main Stage Performance
9:15pm – 10:00pm: AJ Lee & Blue Summit-Main Stage Performance
10:15pm – 11:00pm: Stephen Wade-Main Stage Performance
11:15pm – 12:00pm: Gangstagrass-Main Stage Performance

Tank Stage Schedule
11:00am – 11:50am: A Day Without Love - XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
12:00 – 12:50pm: Matt Pless - XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Sug Daniels - XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
2:00pm – 2:50pm: Persistent Resistors - XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
3:00pm – 3:50pm: ANARKHIPOV - XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE

August 17, 2024

Camp Stage Schedule
8:00am – 8:50am: YOGA with Gina Molinari-YOGA
9:00am – 9:50am: Sound Healing with Giselle Georgi-Workshop – Sound Healing with Giselle
11:00am – 11:50am: Pete Muller & the Kindred Souls-Showcase Performance
12:00 – 12:50pm: From China to Appalachia with Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Chao Tian-FROM CHINA TO APPALACHIA SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Crys Matthews-Showcase Performance
2:00pm – 2:50pm: RSON-Off the Dome: Impromptu Creation and Building Lyricism
3:00pm – 3:50pm: Alice Howe & Freebo, Jess Klein, Pete Muller    In the Round – Alice Howe, Jess Klein, Pete Muller, & Freebo

Craft Stage Schedule
11:00am – 11:25am: Mara Levine with Gathering Time-MAC Showcase Performer
11:25am – 11:50am: Gathering Time-MAC Showcase Performer
12:00 – 1:20pm: Aaron Nathans, Craig Bickhardt, Shanna in a Dress, Jonathan Byrd    Songwriters In the Round – Shanna in a Dress, Jonathan Byrd, Craig Bickhardt, Aaron Nathans
1:30pm – 2:50pm: Cathy Fink, Dan Whitener, Dom Flemons, Marcy Marxer, Rachel Eddy-BANJOPALOOZA (Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Rachel Eddy, Dom Flemons, Dan Whitener)
3:00pm – 3:50pm: Crys Matthews, Dave Gunning, John Flynn    Topical Songs Workshop (John Flynn, Crys Matthews, Dave Gunning)

Culture Tent Schedule
11:30am – 1:00pm: MIKE MILLER SINGS AGAIN With Rich Myers, Scotty Rovner and Friends-MIKE MILLER Sings Again with Rich Myers, Scotty Rovner and Friends.
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Guitar Symposium: Alternate Guitar Tunings & Celtic Sounds-Alternate Guitar Tunings and Celtic Sounds with J.P. Cormier and Fionán deBarra. Rolly Brown moderates.
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Guitar Symposium: Tales, Stories & Yarns-Tales, Stories and Yarns, some not quite true but all of them accurate, with Stephen Wade and Roy Book Binder.
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Guitar Symposium: Accompaniment and Backup styles with Jonathan Dichter and Rolly Brown. Accompaniment and Backup styles with Jonathan Dichter and Rolly Brown.

Dulcimer Grove Schedule
11:00am – 11:40am: Phoenix Rising Puppets-Children’s Performer
12:00 – 12:40pm: Ms. Rachel-Children’s Performer
1:00pm – 1:40pm: Two of a Kind-Children’s Performers
2:00pm – 3:00pm: The Give & Take Jugglers-Children’s Performers

Lobby Stage Schedule
10:00am – 12:00pm: Great Groove Band-PRACTICE
12:00pm – 12:40pm: Dylan Zangwill-Showcase Performance
12:50pm – 1:30pm: Calvin Arsenia-Showcase Performance
1:40pm – 2:20pm: Nigel Wearne-Showcase Performance
2:30pm – 3:10pm: Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt-Showcase Performance
3:20pm – 4:00pm: Theo Kandel-Showcase Performance
4:30pm – 5:30pm: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet-CAJUN DANCE
7:00pm – 9:00pm: Contra Dancing-Contra Dancing (Donna Hunt caller w/ Rose Clancy, Max Cohen, & Friends)

Martin Stage Schedule
3:45pm – 4:00pm: PIPER – Charlie Rutan-Piping in the Martin Stage
4:00pm – 4:45pm: The Faux Paws-Main Stage Performance
5:00pm – 5:45pm: Craig Bickhardt with Aislinn Bickhardt, Michael G. Ronstadt, & Tom Hampton    Main Stage Performance
6:00pm – 6:45pm: Dom Flemons-Main Stage Performance
7:00pm – 8:30pm: John Oates-Main Stage Performance
8:45pm – 9:30pm: The Secret Sisters - Main Stage Performance
9:45pm – 10:30pm: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet-Main Stage Performance
10:45pm – 11:30pm: RUNA-Main Stage Performance

Tank Stage Schedule
11:00am – 11:50am: A Day Without Love-XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
12:00 – 12:50pm: Matt Pless-XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Sug Daniels-XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
2:00pm – 2:50pm: Persistent Resistors-XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE
3:00pm – 3:50pm: ANARKHIPOV-XTREME FOLK SHOWCASE

August 18, 2024

Camp Stage Schedule
8:00am – 8:50am: YOGA with Gina Molinari - YOGA
9:00am – 9:50am: Sound Healing with Giselle Georgi-Workshop – Sound Healing with Giselle
11:00am – 11:50am: Angelique Francis-Sunday Morning Gospel Showcase with Angelique Francis Band
12:00 – 12:50pm: Jess Klein & Jonathan Byrd-Showcase Performance
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Brendan & Ryan    - CELTIC AFTERNOON (Cassie & Maggie, RUNA, Brendan & Ryan)
2:00pm – 2:50pm: Cassie & Maggie -CELTIC AFTERNOON (Cassie & Maggie, RUNA, Brendan & Ryan)
3:00pm – 3:50pm: RUNA-CELTIC AFTERNOON (Cassie & Maggie, RUNA, Brendan & Ryan)

Craft Stage Schedule
11:00am – 11:50am: Calvin Arsenia & Shanna in a Dress Calvin Arsenia & Shanna in a Dress
12:00 – 12:50pm: Windborne-Workshop: Harmonies (Windborne)
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Ellis Paul, John Flynn, Nigel Wearne-Workshop: The Power of Music (Ellis Paul, John Flynn, Nigel Wearne)
2:00pm – 2:50pm: Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt, Theo Kandel, Emily Drinker-Showcase: Contemporary Writers

Culture Tent Schedule
10:00am – 10:50am: Rounds Singing with Gathering Time-Rounds Singing with Gathering Time
11:00am – 11:50am: Guitar Symposium: Some of this and some of that, with Jim Dragoni and Jonathan Dichter. Some of this and some of that, with Jim Dragoni and Jonathan Dichter.
12:00 – 12:50pm: Guitar Symposium: The Master Set with J.P. Cormier, Rolly Brown and Nigel Wearne. Finger picking and flat picking styles. The Master Set with J.P. Cormier, Rolly Brown and Nigel Wearne. Finger picking and flat picking styles.
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Guitar Symposium: Travels with Roy Book Binder and his Guitar.    Travels with Roy Book Binder and his Guitar.
2:00pm – 2:50pm: Guitar Symposium: Other Rhythms. A jam with Rolly Brown and Marcy Marxer. Other Rhythms. A jam with Rolly Brown and Marcy Marxer.

Dulcimer Grove Schedule
11:00am – 11:40am: Two of a Kind - Children’s Performers
11:45am – 12:15pm: Phoenix Rising Puppets - Children’s Performer
12:15pm – 1:15pm: The Give & Take Jugglers - Children’s Performers
1:25pm – 2:05pm: Ms. Rachel - Children’s Performer
2:10pm – 2:50pm: Mr. David C. Perry - Children’s Performer

Lobby Stage Schedule
11:00am – 12:00pm: Great Groove Band - PRACTICE
12:00 – 12:50pm: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Children’s Concert with Cathy & Marcy
1:00pm – 1:50pm: Stephen Wade - Workshop: Banjo Spirits
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Dave Gunning, Geneviève Racette, J.P. Cormier, Roland Kushner - Workshop: Canadian Voices (Dave Gunning, J.P. Cormier, Geneviève Racette, Roland Kushner)

Martin Stage Schedule
2:45pm – 3:00pm: PIPER – Charlie Rutan Piping in the Main Stage
3:00pm – 3:30pm: The Great Groove Band Main Stage Performance
3:45pm – 4:30pm: Cassie & Maggie Main Stage Performance
4:45pm – 5:30pm: Angelique Francis Main Stage Performance
5:45pm – 6:30pm: Dave Gunning & J. P. Cormier Main Stage Performance
6:45pm – 7:30pm: Cathy & Marcy’s Old Time Coalition with Becky Hill and Rachel Eddy Main Stage Performance
7:45pm – 8:30pm: Tony Trischka’s EARLJAM – A Tribute to Earl Scruggs Main Stage Performance
8:45pm – 9:30pm: John Flynn Main Stage Performance

Tank Stage Schedule
11:00am – 11:25am: The Honey Badgers MAC Showcase Performer
11:25am – 11:50pm: Edge Hill Rounders MAC Showcase Performer
12:00 – 1:20pm: Miles Thompson, Bridgid MacArthur-Thompson, Rhys MacArthur;
Shannon Lambert-Ryan, & Fionán de Barra; and John & June Gallagher Family Affair (Miles Thompson, Bridgid MacArthur-Thompson, Rhys MacArthur; Shannon Lambert-Ryan, & Fionán de Barra; and John & June Gallagher)
1:30pm – 3:00pm Christine Havrilla, Jack Murray, Lenny Kaye, Mary Battiata Workshop – Welcome to Godfrey Daniels

Date: August 16-18, 2024

Location: Philadelphia Folk Festival - Old Pool Farm, 1323 Salford Station Road, Harleysville, PA 19438

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