49th annual University of Chicago Folk Festival. February 6-8, 2009
2009 Festival
Show tickets now available! Go to the Tickets page for more details.
Front Page News: The 2009 festival is being featured on the University of Chicago Homepage. Read the story here.
The Folklore Society is proud to announce a fantastic line-up of performers for our 2009 Festival. The annual jamboree will feature Brian Conway and Brendan Dolan (Irish), Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers (Bluegrass), The Rhythm Rats (Old-time Strings), Lisa Ornstein and André Marchand (Quebecois), Paul Daigle and Sons (Cajun), Sheila Kay Adams and Amanda Southerland (Appalachian Ballads), Elmore James, Jr. (Blues) and Mary Lane (Blues). Please join us for free workshops, dances, and performances from these and local favourites, all day on Saturday Feb 7 and Sunday Feb 8. Click on the links on the left for more information.
Hutch Freestage
FREE MUSIC in Hutch Commons (just outside Mandel Hall) Saturday and Sunday between the workshops and the concerts. Bring food and enjoy some great live music.
Saturday 5pm:
Fred Campeau and Friends (Old-Time Music)
Saturday 6pm-7pm:
Tarima Son (Traditional Mexican Music).
Sunday 5 pm:
Charlie Terr, Heather Cole-Mullen and Friends (Cajun Music)
Volunteer!
Like the folk festival this year? Want to get more involved? Then sign up to volunteer for the folk festival and get free tickets. Interested? Click here or follow the link to the left.
Please note: Adrian Melvin will not be performing at this year's festival. Terry Oldfield will be piping all three shows.
Announcements
Mailing List
Like what we do? Finding out more information is now even easier. If you are interested in receiving informational mailings from the folklore society, including announcements of future events, send an e-mail to mailinglist@uofcfolk.org with your name and address.
Radio Show
Since January, members of the Folklore society have been hosting a weekly radio show on University of Chicago radio WHPK (88.5 fm). This show takes place Wednesdays, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Central. It can be streamed online from http://www.whpk.org/stream/.
Booking
If you're interested in playing at our festival, please send your information, including a recent recording, to our mailing address (see information on the left). We like to have excellent traditional musicians at our festival, for example old-time fiddlers, klezmer bands, irish pipers, cajun bands, traditional blues acts, new orleans brass bands, and so on. Other types of submissions are appreciated, but it may be difficult for us to book other types of acts.
In Memoriam
The University of Chicago Folklore Society regrets the passing of Professor Starkey Duncan on May 28, 2007. Starkey was a well-loved friend who served as the faculty advisor for the Folklore Society since 1967. More information on Starkey can be found here. Our thoughts are with his family.