Presented by the Four Lakes Traditional Music Collective, the Sugar Maple Music Festival is a two-day outdoor festival in Madison that celebrates traditional music and dance through performances, educational workshops, and interactive jam sessions. This family-friendly festival offers entertainment for people of all ages.

Schedule of Events

August 4, 2023

Main Stage
Katie Powderly: 5:00pm-5:50pm
Pony Bradshaw: 6:15pm-7:05pm
Los Texmaniacs : 7:30pm-8:45pm
Big Richard: 9:00pm-10:25pm

Roots & Reasons Stage
Dimensions of Border Music, featuring Los Texmaniacs: 5:40pm-6:20pm
Dave Landau sings songs for kids: 6:30pm-7:00pm
Big Richard & Young Musicians: 7:15pm-7:45pm

August 5, 2023

Main Stage
MadFiddle: 12:00pm-1:05pm
Piedmont Bluz: 1:20pm-2:20pm
The Wildmans: 2:45pm-3:45pm
Never Come Down: 4:10pm-5:20pm
Guy Davis: 5:40pm-6:50pm
Joe Hall & The Louisiana Cane Cutters: 7:15pm-8:30pm
JD McPherson: 8:55pm-10:30pm

Roots & Reasons Stage

Bloody Mary Bluegrass Jam with Down From The Hills: 10:30am-11:45am
It's all folk: Appreciating different styles of traditional music, featuring Joe Hall, Brian O'Donnell, and Colin Bazsali: 12:00pm-12:50pm
Beginning Fiddlers with Rin Ribble: 1pm-1:40pm
Dave Landau sings songs for kids: 2pm-2:30pm
Exploring the legacy of Mississippi John Hurt, featuring Guy Davis and Piedmont Bluz: 3:20pm-4pm
A musical conversation with The Wildmans, hosted by Simply Folk: 4:20-4:50
Happy birthday, Sugar Maple! A roundtable conversation with festival founders: 5:15pm-5:45pm

Jam Tents
Beginner Bluegrass Jam with Scott Baumann: 1pm-2pm
Bluegrass Jam with Never Come Down: 2pm-3pm
Cajun Jam with Joe Hall: 3:30-4:30
Old Time Jam with The Wildmans: 5pm-6pm

Date: August 4-5, 2023

Location:
William G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park,
4330 Libby Road,
Madison, WI 53711.

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