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For Immediate Release: August 24, 2007
Musical Performers Announced For Ohio Folklife Festival
Two-day festival features music, dance, food, workshops and more!
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Plans are well underway for the first-ever Ohio Folklife Festival on the grounds of Ohio Village. The September 15-16 event will include a variety of activities that have made Ohio what it is today culturally, including music, dance, food, games and more!
A partial listing of the featured music for the two-day festival will include performances by the following local or regional bands: (visit the festival website at www.ohiohistory.org/ohiofolklife for a complete listing and to learn more about the performers)
Dejavu Latin Fusion
An International melting pot of Latin jams
Blue Water Ramblers
Harmonizing through a tapestry of sound, they tell stories we love to hear
Knot Fibb’n
A unique, crisp style to the traditional Irish-American music scene
Plum Creek String Band
Playing post-modern Appalachian-Jamaican groove music/
Lonesome Meadow Band
A powerful presentation of original, traditional Indian and Middle Eastern music
High Street A Capella
A contemporary men’s octet that performs a wide repertoire that includes, classical, choral, rock, pop, and jazz
Sweetwater
Three women with powerful harmony blended with traditional instruments
C. Keith Collins
A multi-instrumentalist who is known for playing the “big music” native to the Gaelic-speaking world.
Baba Jubal Harris
A highly interactive storyteller who brings song, rhythm and powerful heritage together in the celebration of life
Admission to the Folklife Festival is $11/adults, $8/children, $4/parking. Discount admission and free parking available to OHS members. Call 800.686.6124 for additional information or visit us online at www.ohiohistory.org/ohiofolklife/.
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