 New York, NY (TOP40 Charts/ Down Home Radio) -- From May 21st to the 23rd, Eli Smith and Down Home Radio bring you the 2nd annual Brooklyn Folk Festival. This festival will feature the best in old-time music, blues, pre-blues, jug band music, New Orleans jazz, folk style songwriting, Greek, African and Mexican folk music and dance with concerts, workshops, and a Sunday afternoon square dance. Pricing:
$15 per day for the main stage, workshops included, or $40 for all 3 days
$5 per day for afternoon outdoor stage
The Jalopy Theater: (718) 395-3214 / [email protected]
315 Columbia Street Brooklyn, New York 11231 https://www.jalopy.biz
Friday May 21st at Jalopy:
7:30pm � Strung Out String Band � Oldtime string band
8:15 � George Stavis - Original improvised banjo music
9pm- Salieu Suso � Gambian Kora player
9:45pm- Calamity Janes - Oldtime String band
10:30pm- Feral Foster - Blues, folk and original songs
11:15pm- Blind Boy Paxton � Blues guitar, stride piano, old time banjo
12am � Ernie Vega � Blues, folk and original songs
Saturday May 22nd at Jalopy:
2:45pm- Alan Friend � Oldtime banjo and fiddle music
3:30pm- Hubby Jenkins � Blues, folk and original songs
4:15pm- Peter K. Siegel & Eli Smith � Old-time banjo duet
5pm- Bobby Damore and his band � Greek Rebetika music
5:45pm- Isto � Isto music
6:15pm- Willy Gantrim � Blues, folk and original songs
7pm- Bob Malenky � Blues and folk songs
7:45pm � Greeting from Borough President Marty Markowitz
8pm- Elizabeth Butters � Ballad singer and guitarist
8:30pm- Banjorama � Funky banjo band
9:15pm � Clifton Hicks � Oldtime banjo player and singer from North Carolina
10pm- The Dust Busters � Oldtime string band
11pm- Radio Jarocho - Son and Fandango music and dance from Jarocho, Mexico
12am- The Bill Murray Experience - Early jazz and popular music
Sunday May 23rd in the park (outdoor stage is located near Jalopy on President St. btwn Columbia and Van Brunt)
2:15pm- Rashad Brown � Blues and folk songs
3pm- Sam Doores � Blues, folk and original songs
4pm- Square Dance!
5pm- Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues � Jug band traditionals and originals
5:45pm- Stephen Strohmeier � Blues, folk and original songs
6:30pm- East River String Band - Country Blues duet
Sunday May 23rd at Jalopy:
2pm- Blues Guitar Workshop with Bob Malenky
3pm- Group Singing with Heather Wood, Ann Price and Alan Friend from the Folk Music Society of NY
4pm- Old-time Banjo Workshop with John Cohen
7pm- Pat Conte � Blues guitar and oldtime banjo player
8pm- John Cohen � Old time banjo
9pm- The Tillers � Oldtimey and original songs
9:45pm- The Dough Rollers � Country blues and oldtime music
10:30pm- Mamie Minch Blues, folk and original songs
Visit https://www.downhomeradioshow.com/brooklyn-folk-fest for more information and the most up-to-date schedule.
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