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Annual
Fort Kaskaskia
Traditional Music Festival
Ellis Grove, Illinois
Saturday and Sunday
September 22 - 23, 2007
Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm
both days
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
Parking Fee - $5 per car
Every September thousands of music lovers converge on Fort
Kaskaskia State Historic Site for the annual Traditional Music Festival.
Nationally and regionally known musicians treat the crowd to Bluegrass,
Cajun, Irish, and Country music as well as other entertainment such as
traditional dances. A craft
show is held on both days with plenty of interesting items for sale, and
there is no shortage of food and refreshments. If you would like to spend
one of the last weekends of summer enjoying good music in a scenic setting
on top of the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River then the Fort
Kaskaskia Traditional Music Festival is a sure fire bet for a great
afternoon outing.
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FEATURED PERFORMERS |
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George Portz
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"Friends of Bluegrass" Band
National "Open" Fiddle Champion |
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Wailin Wood
National Harmonica Champion
Nashville, Tennessee |
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Gearoid
O'hAllmhurain
All-Ireland Concertina Champion
(Sunday) |
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Phillip
Steinmetz
National Banjo Champion
Granpa Jones Imitator |
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Harmonica
Extravaganza
Saturday |
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Kelly
O'Sullivan Irish Dance
(Sunday) |
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Matt McElroy
Junior Harmonics Sensation
(Saturday) |
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RavenMoon
Bluegrass Band - Columbia Illinois
(Saturday) |
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Liesl
Schoenberger
Fiddle Champion |
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Zane
Prosser
Award Winning Country Vocalist |
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Casey
Moore
New Grass Vocalist
(Saturday) |
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Trureaux
Traditional Cajun Music
(Saturday) |
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High
Strung Bluegrass Band
Branson, MO (Sunday) |
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Will
Maring
S. Illinois Bluegrass Vocalist (Sunday) |
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Thunder &
Lightning Cloggers
Champion Clogging Team
Columbia, Illinois
(Saturday) |
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Cadence Cloggers
Champion Clogging Team
Shiloh, Illinois
(Sunday) |
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Nancy
Meadows
Bagpiper (Sunday) |
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The Gordons
Appalachian Bluegrass (Saturday) |
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Brenda Cook
Traditional Country |
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John Ziegler
Hammered Dulcimer (Saturday) |
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Dennis
Stroughmatt
Traditional Cajun Music
(Sunday) |
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Carl
Warma
Country Blues Harmonica
(Saturday) |
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Fiddler’s
Frolic
Sunday Afternoon |
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Gospel Sing
Sunday 11 am |
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Remember to bring your
own lawn chairs or blankets for seating! |
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CRAFT
SHOW
Both Days! |
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and Refreshments available on the grounds |
"The
food's so good, your tongue'll reach up and slap your eyeballs
out."
~ George Portz |
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Master
of Ceremonies
Paul Brake
George Portz |
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Music
Coordinator
George Portz
105 High Street
O’Fallon, IL 62269
618-632-1384 |
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Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site is
located 6 miles north of Chester, IL. Take IL-3 to just south of Ellis Grove
and turn west on
Fort Kaskaskia Road.
The Festival is sponsored by the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency and the revenues generated from parking donations help
defray the costs associated with the Festival.
For more information call 618-859-3741 or
618-859-3031 or email: menrdhom@midwest.net.
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