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Annual
Fort Kaskaskia
Traditional Music Festival
Ellis Grove, Illinois
Saturday and Sunday
September 27 -September 28, 2008
Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm
both days
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
Parking Fee - $10 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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2008
FEATURED PERFORMERS |
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George Portz
National "Open" Fiddle Champion
&
his "Friends of Bluegrass" Band |
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Dennis Stroughmatt Et L'esprit
Creole Traditional Cajun Music
(Sunday) |
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Gearoid
O'Hallmhurain
All-Ireland Concertina Champion
(Sunday) |
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Phillip
Steinmetz & Sunny Tennesseans
National Banjo Champion
Grandpa Jones Great Nephew |
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Zane
Prosser
Award Winning Country Vocalist |
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Matt McElroy
Junior Harmonics Sensation
(Saturday) |
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Wailin Wood
National Harmonica Champion
Nashville, Tennessee |
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Cadence Cloggers
Champion Clogging Team
(Sunday) |
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The Gordons
Appalachian Bluegrass (Saturday) |
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Liesl
Schoenberger
Fiddle Champion |
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Nancy
Meadows
Bagpiper (Sunday) |
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Men of the Week
Missouri Bluegrass (Saturday) |
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Will
Maring
S. Illinois Bluegrass Vocalist (Sunday) |
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Mulhearn Family
First Family of Fiddlers (Saturday) |
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RavenMoon
Bluegrass Band
(Sunday) |
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Marissa Harms
Traditional Country |
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Gospel Sing
Sunday 11 am |
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Heather Stortz
10-year old Junior Fiddler (Saturday) |
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Thunder &
Lightning Cloggers
Champion Clogging Team,
Columbia, Illinois
(Saturday) |
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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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