The 2006
Folk Festival of Music & Dance
in Gays Mills Wisconsin, May 12th, 13th, & 14th,
featuring:
Eric Noden ~ Leela & Ellie Grace ~ Fox & Branch
Admission Prices ~ Schedule of Activities ~ Press Release ~ Workshops
Thank you ERIC NODEN for your gracious and delightful folk emergency performance!!!
This year's festivities will start off with a Square Dance at the Gays Mills Community Building on Friday Night, May 12th at 7:00 with Special Guest Caller Terrance Smith from Duluth, MN. The Folk Fest String Band will be providing the tunes, and live callers will be leading the dances: Circles, Squares, Contras, Reels. All ages and all experience levels welcome.
Saturday's events will take place at the historic and beautiful Log Cabin Village. Parking lot Picking, Maycrown Making, Food & Drink, Kids Games, Square Dancing, Open Stage, and Workshops. The Big Top Tent will ensure the afternoon's fun, rain or shine.
Help support our Folkfest by participating in our SILENT AUCTION.
Saturday's affair will continue with a 7:30 evening concert in at the community building in Gays Mills. Featured performers were Eric Noden best known for his command of early 20's and 30's acoustic blues, ( Cephas & Wiggins, scheduled to perform, had to cancel at the last minute) along with multi-instrumentalists, singers, songwriters, and percussive dancers Leela and Ellie Grace and folk duo Fox and Branch from Milwaukee. THANK YOU ERIC NODEN for your gracious and delightful performance.
A Sunday Morning Gospel Sing, by the banks of the Kickapoo River, will wrap up the weekend's events.
Weekend Pass
including admission to all activities:
$20 for adults, $5 for kids or $45 for a family
Tickets for individual events:
Friday night square dance is $5
Saturday afternoon workshops and events cost $5
Saturday night concert is $15 for adults and $5 for kids
Sunday morning gospel sing is a free will offering