7th Annual Lake Erie Folk Fest

A Community Celebration of Traditional Music

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, the Seventh Annual Lake Erie Folk Fest will offer an array of hands-on music workshops, jams, and performances — all for free from 1 to 6 p.m.

Then the Grand Finale concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in Shore’s historic auditorium.

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Schedule:

1-6pm: Daytime Programs

Family dancing and other activities at LEFF

Plan your day with LEFF’s free daytime programs – bring an instrument, learn an instrument or just spend the day hanging out surrounded by music and music lovers.

Doors Open at Noon

Daytime Schedule – Click to expand

Community Concerts - Room 125

The Crooked River Stompers  (1:00 – 1:45pm)
Ragtime and String Music of the 20’s and 30’s

Songwriter Song Swap  (2:00 – 2:45pm)
With Bethany Joy, Josee McGee, Noah Budin

Sugar Mules (3:00 – 3:45pm)
Not so traditional bluegrass

Custy and McNamara (4:00 – 4:45pm)
Traditional Irish Songs and Tunes

Bill Lestock w/ Brad Smedley (5:00 – 5:45pm)
Original Mandolin

Presentations and More - Band Room 158
Bluegrass Banjo Q&A (1:00 – 2:00pm)
Paul Kovac

Mando Jam (2:15 – 3:15pm)
Bill Lestock

Squeezebox Jamboree (3:30 – 4:30pm)
Mohsen Amini (Talisk), Anthony Culkar, Wayne Golub (Slovenian) and Brad Smedley (Cajun)

Five Things Every Guitar Player Should Know (4:45 – 5:45pm)
Paul Kovac

Music Workshops - Room 105

Penny Whistles: Irish, Old-Time and More! 1:00-1:45pm)
Sheela Das and Jim Miller

Upright Bass Intro and Techniques (2:00-2:45pm)
Andrew Bonnis

Twin Fiddling (3:00-3:45pm)
Christine King with Janice Fields Pohl

Intermediate Mandolin: Ragtime, Blues and Fancy Fiddle Tunes (4:00-4:45pm)
John Reynolds, Jon Mosey and Jack DiAlesandro

The D.R.E.W. Project: Bringing Songwriters and Veterans Together (5:00-5:45pm)
Bethany Joy

Music Workshops - Room 103
Guitar: Irish Backup in DADGAD Tuning  (1:00-1:45pm)
Nikki Custy

Intermediate Old-Time Banjo (2:00-2:45pm)
Mark Olitsky

Ukulele for Beginners (3:00-3:45pm)
Mark Laskey

“When the Levee Breaks” Memphis Minnie for the Uke (Intermediate/Advanced) (4:00-4:45pm)
Mark Laskey

Fiddle: Going from Classical to Folk (5:00-5:45pm)
Samantha McNamara

Community Jams - Room 258 (on second floor above Rm 158)

Old-Time Youth Jam (1:00-2:00pm)
Hosted by Erin Thomas, Bill Braun and Joel Specht

Irish Seisun (2:15-3:15pm)
Hosted by Maureen Conway Reich and Mary Ann Beach

Old-Time Jam (3:30-4:30pm)
Hosted by Joel Specht, Erin Thomas and Bob Kachurek

Bluegrass Jam (4:45-5:45pm)
Hosted by Sugar Mules

Kids Workshops/Family Activities - Room 106

Celebrate You in Song!  (1:00-1:45pm)
Robin Echols Cooper

Dances for Families and Kids (2:00-2:45pm)
Janice Fields Pohl

Songs for Families and Kids (3:00-3:45pm)
Daddy and the Chickenhawks

Celebrate You in Song! (4:00-4:45pm)
Robin Echols Cooper

Piedmont Blues: Ragtime to Rock and Roll (5:00-5:45pm)
Charlie Mosbrook and Mark Freeman

6 – 7:30pm: Dinner Break
Dine in our Center Gym or nearby Euclid restaurants.

7:30pm: Evening Concert

The Grand Finale concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in Shore’s historic auditorium

Doors Open 7pm.

$15 advance, $20 day of show; 12 and under free. Purchase at the door or at the festival info desk during the day. Advance ticket sales have ended.

Featured Artists at Evening Concert

Information on Featured Artists

- Talisk: Talisk, folk trio from Scotland, headlines the February 11 evening concert.
- Ukrainian Bandura
- Liz Bullock
- Bonnis and The King
- Mighty Panthers Drumline - Euclid Marching Mighty Panthers Drumline

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Date: February 11, 2023

Venue: Shore Cultural Centre, 291 East 222nd Street,Euclid, OH, 44123.

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