SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR’S TURTLE HILL FESTIVAL

Area A is the pavilion with the stage; Area B is the pavilion that has dancing; Area C is the campfire ring (and tent) located between areas A and B; the Children’s Area is next to the trail between areas A and B. 

FRIDAY EVENING

7:00pm  Concert with Joe Beard (7:00), Mad Agnes (8:15), and Bill Staines (9:30) - Area A

10:30pm  Dance with Jim Kimball’s Geneseo String Band, Richard Sauvain calling - Area B

                Campfire Sing hosted by Val Fowler - Area C     Jamming in the Campground

SATURDAY DAYTIME

10:00am-5:00pm Children’s crafts and games, with scheduled musical highlights listed below - Children’s Area

10:00-11:00am  Golden Link’s Fall Concert Preview with DJ Bob Grolling - Area A

11:00-11:30am  Singing and Storytelling with Gavin Spanagel - Children’s Area

11:00am-Noon  Our Own Songwriters with Anne Baughman, Sue Hengelsberg, and Bill Hockey - Area A

11:00am-Noon  Banjo Workshop, finger style, instruments welcomed, with Bob Olyslager - Area B

11:00am-Noon  Songs I Learned From My Father, with Aoife Clancy - Area C

Noon-1:00pm  Songs of Spirit with April Verch and Mad Agnes - Area A

12:30-2:00pm  Songwriting, behind the lines, workshop with Bill Staines - Area C

1:00-1:30pm  Jump in and Sing! with Allen Hopkins - Children’s Area

1:00-2:00pm  Blues Legend Joe Beard in musical conversation with Mitzie Collins - Area A

2:00-3:00pm  From Spice Route to Rochester, an international musical journey with Laurie Ornstein - Area A

2:00-3:00pm  Guitar Techniques: bring your guitar and a tune, with Mark Saunders of  Mad Agnes - Area B

2:00-3:00pm  Approaches to Songwriting with Margo Hennebach and Adrienne Jones of Mad Agnes - Area C

3:00-3:30pm  Banjo Fun with Bob Olyslager - Children’s Area

3:00-4:00pm  Songs That Take You There, with Aoife Clancy, Bill Staines, and Shapiro & Shore - Area A

3:00-4:00pm  How To Do Ottawa Valley Stepdancing, with April Verch - Area B

3:00-4:00pm  Mountain Dulcimer hands-on workshop with Laurie Ornstein and Janice Hanson - Area C

4:00-5:00pm  Our Own Songwriters with Marylou Anderson, Mike Kennedy, and Gary Gocek - Area A

4:00-5:00pm  Our Harmonies, Hear Us Make Them, with Mad Agnes - Area B

4:00-5:00pm  A Better Use for Spoons: Hand Percussion with Marc Bru of the April Verch Band - Area C

BREAK FOR DINNER

5:00-7:00pm  Enjoy a meal from Charlie’s Chicken (buy tickets ahead for chicken dinner) or Cherry’s European or Mojo’s Tacos, shop for CDs and T-shirts, sign up for the Pot Pourri Jam, buy a ticket for the Fall Folk Raffle, explore our Vendors’ Village.

SATURDAY EVENING

7:00pm  Concert with April Verch (7:00), Aoife Clancy (8:15), and Wholesale Klezmer Band (9:30) - Area A

10:30pm  Dance with April Verch Band, Bob Nicholson calling - Area B

                Campfire Sing hosted by Allen Hopkins - Area C     Jamming in the Campground

SUNDAY

10:00am-2:00pm Children’s crafts and games, with scheduled musical highlights listed below - Children’s Area

10:00-11:00am  Klezmer Music and the Idea of Community, Sherry Mayrent and other Wholesalers - Area A

10:00-11:00am  Gospel Sing: come lead your favorite - Area B

10:00-10:45am  Jewish Folk Art with contemporary artist Peggy Davis - Area C

10:45-Noon  Carrying Yiddish Songs to Folks Who Don’t Speak It, Yosl Kurland and Bonnie Abrams - Area C

11:00-11:30am  Hop Skiddle Dee Do: Songs and Games with Cathy McGrath - Children’s Area

11:00am-Noon  Fiddle Styles, April Verch of Ottawa Valley and David Tasgal of Wholesale Klezmer- Area A

11:00am-Noon  Shape Note Singing led by Sue Hengelsberg - Area B

Noon-1:00pm  Songs of love, life, and the road with Bill Staines, Aoife Clancy, and Pat Carey - Area A

12:30-2:00pm  How to Dance at a Jewish Wedding with the Wholesale Klezmer Band - Area B

1:00-1:30-pm  Songs for Kids with Ray Baumler and Sue Tennenbaum - Children’s Area

1:00-2:00pm  Acoustic Blues with Joe Beard, along with Bryant on harmonica - Area A

2:00pm  All Together Now, One More Time…massive singalong concert with all the performers!