2013 North Georgia Folk Festival

October 5, 2013

Charcoal drawing of Elder Kenneth Taylor Gospel Singers by Art Rosenbaum, 2012.

Festival Admission: Adults: $12; Students: $7; Children under 12: Free

Kids activities from 11:00am-3:00pm
Music: 11:30am-9:00 pm
Arts and Craft Demonstrations: 11:00am-6:00pm

Park Admission: $2 per person ages 4-64

We are currently working on the planning of the 2013 Festival. The date is set and all of the infrastructure is in place – just need to work out the details. If you’d like to help plan the festival, please contact Tommy Jordan at music@athensfolk.org.

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2012 Performance Schedule

11:30   The Bob Hay Band (original Athens favorite)
12:30 Borderhop Five (bluegrass)
1:30 Mary Lomax and Bonnie Loggins (traditional mountain ballads and songs)
2:00 Elder Kenneth Taylor (Primitive Baptist Lined Out Hymns)
3:00 The Corduroy Road (Folk/Americana)
4:00   Caroline Aiken (blues, guitar, singing and outstanding songs)
5:00 BlueBilly Grit (2012 winners of the Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest)
6:00   The Border Collies (Irish)
7:00   The Georgia Crackers (2012 Winner of Georgia String Band Contest)
8:00   Hair of the Dog (Cajun – high energy, good times)

3:30 Workshop: History of Georgia Music with the Georgia Crackers (at the Fire Ring)

Sound Reinforcement: Dan Whittington and Thunder and Lightning Sound

Food Vendors
Harry’s Pig Shop
Juan’s Empanadas
Jittery Joe’s Coffee
Farm 255
Sweets 4 U

Night Bunny by Peter Loose

Demonstrators
Cotton Patch Quilters – handmade quilts and folkcraft
Peter Loose – folk painting and stage dress
Classic City Turners – wood carving and lathe work
David van Wyk and Luke Snyder – blacksmithing
Rosa Hall – Broom making
Brenda McKaig – Wool spinning
Jim Richardson – Silver smithing and jewelry making

Artists and Vendors
Barb Ali – Gourd art
Chelsea Born – Nature-themed paintings, photography and jewelry
Bob Brussack – Candid photography of local musicians
Jamie Calkin – Ink and watercolor drawings of local scenes
Cap man – Art car, Bottle Cap art
Mary Ellen DiMauro – Sewn ties, totes, etc
Don Highfield/Ken Calkin – Wood carving
Dominique ad Jacob Lacey – Bird houses and other objects from recycled license plates
Sam Granger – folk art on found materials
Will and Trishanne Langford – Stoneware pottery
Dana Lea – Jewelry
Mama Bird’s Granola – Granola
Kathryn Miller – Beeswax candles, skin care products
Tim and Alice Mills – Corn meal, grits, porridge, polenta
Cathy Pentz – Gemstone jewelry
Lisa Pickett – Herbal soap, lotion and skin care products made from homegrown herbs
Mary Clyde Sims, Mary Wooten, Darilee Nelson, Casey Wooten – Knitted, crocheted and felted wool
Kim Sutherland – Fused glass and beaded jewelry, fused glass vessels
Susan Staley – Stained glass hangings, stars, boxes and jewelry
Beth Zorbanos – Corn shuck dolls

Folk Festival Related Events

Monday, Sept 10 - Pre-Festival Hoot at the Melting Point Pavilion. 8:00-10:00. Performers include Art Rosenbaum, Little Country Giants, The Corduroy Road, String Theory.
Saturday, Sept 29 – Folk Society Band at Farmer’s Market (10:00-12:00)
Saturday, Sept 29 – Folk Art Fun Day at Good Dirt Clay Studio - Clay activities, musical instrument tasting for all ages
Tuesday, Oct 2 – Joe Willey and Fiona Sheehan concert at Two Story Coffee House in Five Points. (7:30 – 9:00)
Friday, Oct 5 – Festival Setup at Sandy Creek Park (12:00-4:00 – time approximate)
Friday, Oct 5 – It’s Friday on WUGA FM radio (4:00-5:00)
Friday, Oct 5 – Pre-Festival Contra Dance – Lay Park (7:30-10:30) - Band: Joe Willey and Friends; Callers: Deena Kushner and Stuart Whipple
Saturday, Oct 6 – 28^th Annual North Georgia Folk Festival, Sandy Creek Park (11:00am-9:00pm)
Sunday, Oct 7 – Sandy Creek Park cleanup (12:00-2:00)