- Bluegrass Jam with Dan Andree - Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned musicians. This daytime bluegrass jam will be led
- Blues Jam with Joe Asselin - Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned musicians. This daytime blues jam will be led by
- Campfire Open Sea Chantey Sing with Chris Maden - Join chanteyman Chris Maden and some of the regulars from the Chambana Chantey Sing for an open song session. We’ll sing chanteys (sailors’ work songs) and forebitters (recreational songs), songs
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- Campfire Singalong with Rebecca Grosser and Hilary Valentine - Join old-time musicians Rebecca Grosser (guitar) and Hilary Valentine (mountain dulcimer) to sing songs of the Carter Family – the “First Family of Country Music,” including “Keep on the Sunny
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- Friday Night: Bagpipers Welcome, Singalongs, and Other Free Stuff! - Did you know that some of the festival events are free? There is no cost to experience the thrill of the Highland Bagpipe, for example, as the Mugdock Pipers offer
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- Irish Session with Jake Schumacher - Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned musicians. Jake Schumacher will host this session. Spectators
- Musical Marionettes Parade with Anne Newman - Join Anne Newman and her magical and musical marionettes on a parade that will start in the Landmark Hotel Ballroom. Can you dance as well as the marionettes? We can’t
- Old-time Jam with Cliff Harrison - Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned musicians. This daytime jam will be led by
- Open Jam Session - Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience. These late night Iron Post events are “no-host” sessions, so get there first and pick your style!
- Piato Buffet Lunch Fundraiser - The Piato Cafe in Lincoln Square is hosting a $5.00 all-you-can-eat lunch buffet as a fundraiser for the CU Folk and Roots Festival. Enjoy your lunch to the sounds of
- Pickin’ Illini Jam Session - Come join members of the Pickin’ Illini in an old-fashioned, pickin’-style jam! If you love to pick bluegrass, blues or folk, or just want to sing along, then pull up a chair