The Midwest Mandolin Festival
The First Saturday in June

The Fourth Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival, presented by the Mandolin Society of Central Indiana, is confirmed for Saturday June 7, 2008, at Eagle Creek Park Marina Stage in Indianapolis, 11:00am - 8:00pm.  FREE with paid admission to the park ($5.00/car).  Bring lawn chairs and a picnic lunch, and enjoy seating in the surrounding grassy area by the lake at this family-friendly event.

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For the first time this year we have 2 nationally known mandolin players!  Rich DelGrosso and Andra Faye will perform!  Rich will conduct a blues mandolin workshop the following day, just before the Yank Rachell CD Release Party at the Indiana History Center in Indianapolis, click here for details.  At the festival there will be two FREE workshops by festival performers at 11:00am:  Myra Dworski and Jon Hall will conduct a beginning mandolin workshop focusing on chords and back-up playing, and Jim Richter will conduct an intermediate level blues mandolin workshop.  The performances will begin at Noon;  the following acts are confirmed to perform:

Mandolindy

Mandolin Orchestra

Noon

Johnandrew Bellner

Celtic

12:30

Deep Fryed Acoustiblasters

Bluegrass

1:00

il Troubadore

Indy's 16th Century Rock Band

1:30

Rich DelGrosso

Blues

2:00

Andra Faye

Blues

2:45

The Sloes

Progressive Acoustic

3:30

Homer Pass and Mike Butler

Country Blues

4:00

CIFM&MDS Big Band

Traditional Folk and Old Time

4:30

Myra Dworski and Jon Hall

Vocal and Instrumental Duets

5:00

Gordon Bonham and Jim Richter

Blues

5:30

Mark Kurkowski and Mario Joven

Jazz

6:00

Hamilton Creek

Bluegrass

6:30

Dave Bagdade and John Bowyer

Original boundary-stretching mandolin music

7:00

Slates Family Band

Down Home Music Served Up Family Style

7:30

Festival ends

 

8:00


Sponsored by Frank's Violins, Weed Patch Music, Andrew Jerman, Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society, and Mark's Fret Shop.

  
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For information about the Third Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival, June 2007, click here.
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For information about and photos from the Second Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival, June 2006, click here.
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For information about the First Annual Midwest Mandolin Festival, June 2005, including photos and sound files from each performer, click here.
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