BC
Festival Grounds
Jul 16 2010
Jul 18 2010

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TX
Narciso Martinez Conjunto Cultural Arts Center
Sep 24 2009
Sep 25 2009
"This three-day event has become a staple event for the community, attracting over 3,500 people for a celebration of live Texas-Mexico Conjunto music. The caliber of this festival has garnered national attention. This year marks a special milestone for the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center as it celebrates the 10th year anniversary of the release of the Festival’s CD entitled “Taquachito Nights” produced in 1998 by the Smithsonian Institution’s Folkway Recordings label produced which is now available for sale world-wide. This year will feature a reunion of the 1998 musical line-up which included Gilberto Perez, Ernesto Guerra, Ricardo Guzman, Freddy Gonzalez, Martin Zapata, Los Fantasmas del Valle, Beto Martinez and Conjunto Aztlan."—Description by festival
MS
Festival Grounds At Historic Rosalie
Apr 17 2009
Apr 19 2009

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ME
The Oxford Fairgrounds
Jul 2 2010
Jul 4 2010

"The Nateva Music & Camping Festival is a 3-day, multi stage outdoor camping event to be held July 2nd, 3rd & 4th at the beautiful 100 acre Oxford Fairgrounds – 2 hours and 25 minutes from Boston and 45 minutes from Portland, Maine. As New England’s premiere Jam based music festival, we look forward to bringing you world class artists in the true Jam Band tradition – as well as a sweet mix of Country, Folk, Reggae, Classic Rock and Indie Artists too."—Description by festival

MO
Uptown city streets
Jul 9 2010
Jul 11 2010
The National Folk Festival is a large-scale three-day outdoor event presented free to the public that celebrates the roots, richness, and variety of American culture. The National features a jubilant and dizzying program that includes music and dance performances, participatory dancing, workshops, children’s activities, regional and ethnic foods, storytelling, parades, craft exhibits and demonstrations, and more. The National brings a jubilant and dizzying feast of the deeply traditional folk arts that appeals to audiences of all ages at all levels.
Butte, Montana is the host city for the 70th-72nd National Folk Festivals in 2008-2010.

"The National Folk Festival is a large-scale three-day outdoor event presented free to the public that celebrates the roots, richness, and variety of American culture. The National features a jubilant and dizzying program that includes music and dance performances, participatory dancing, workshops, children’s activities, regional and ethnic foods, storytelling, parades, craft exhibits and demonstrations, and more. The National brings a jubilant and dizzying feast of the deeply traditional folk arts that appeals to audiences of all ages at all levels. Butte, Montana is the host city for the 70th-72nd National Folk Festivals in 2008-2010.

"Nashville TN will be the host city for 2011-2013"—Description by festival

KY
Brown-Foreman Amphitheater, Waterfront Park
Oct 17 2009
Oct 18 2009
"National Jug Band Jubilee Brings America's Happiest Music back to its old Kentucky home. Dedicated to preserving jug band music at its late 19th century home-- Louisville, Kentucky. "—Description by festival
IA
Plymouth County Fairgrounds
Aug 31 2009
Sep 6 2009

"Ten sound stages accomodates well over 600 performers from around the world. Special celebrity guests are inducted into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame, and Showcases present opportunity for artists to audition for talent buyers from around the world. A huge dance hall accomodates local and rural dance from around the world; a special building is devoted to workshops and learning opportunity. There is a large completely authentic tipi and fur-trader village. There is also a small pioneer village where the buskers championships are held. There are over 25 contests in all areas of traditional rural music."—Description by festival

ID
City Park
Jun 21 2010
Jun 26 2010

" Dedicated to preserving and perpetuating fiddle music for generations to come, this annual event offers many opportunities to listen and learn from some of the finest musicians in the world."—Description by festival

WI
Marriott Madison West
Jul 1 2010
Jul 4 2010

"The Festival is a four-day musical and cultural extravaganza that incorporates all facets of women's lives. It's a jam-packed long weekend where choices for things to do range from workshops, concerts, comedy, theatre presentations, a marketplace, newly released films and videos, a live auction, spirituality series, writer series, animal lover series, and much, much more!."—Description by festival

 

The National Women's Music Festival, otherwise known as NWMF, will be held indoors at the Marriott Madison West  just outside Madison, WI. There are no rained-out concerts,  no cold showers, and no “porta-janes” at this Festival.
The Festival is a four-day musical and cultural extravaganza that incorporates all facets of women’s lives. It’s a jam-packed long weekend where choices for things to do range from workshops, concerts, comedy, theatre presentations, a marketplace, newly released films and videos, a live auction, spirituality series, writer’s series, animal lovers series, and much, much more!
Most Festival attendees are women, although men can and do attend.  Attendees come from all walks of life and cultures, cutting across ethnic, racial, sexual, age, and ability boundaries. Likewise, festival programming reflects many points of view; a diversity of ideas and topics are explored and discussed in a safe environment.  Festival is an environment in which philosophies and politics are open for discussion, not mandated or judged.

 

TX
Grimes County Expo Center
Aug 7 2009
Aug 8 2009

"In memory of Mance Lipscomb, Songster. The event remains not only an event to honor one of Navasota's own, but a gathering where people can come, sit back, eat good food and listen to good music; and also a family event where kids are always welcome - and even have their own area at the festival."—Description by festival