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Saturday,
5/31/08:
7:30 to 10:30pm – Saint Catherine’s Church
Picnic at the Reading Liederkranz. Outside in
the pavilion, rain or shine. This parish
picnic features great food and beverages and, of
course, fun music by the band. The event
is open to the public with free admission!
Come and enjoy life on scenic Mount Penn at the
fabulous fest grounds of the Reading
Liederkranz. Let's have a good showing of
our fellow "Mountain Folkers."
Saturday, 6/7/08: The
Mountain Folk Band performs live at the annual
Night of Bluegrass at the Spring Gulch Camping
Resort, New Holland, PA, 8 to 10PM. This is a
truly fabulous campgrounds with amenities like a
spa, swimming pools, trout fishing lake and much
more! Open to the
public, contact the campgrounds at
spring_gulch@mhchomes.com for more details.
Tues 6/10
– 6:30 to 8:30pm – Annual Schuylkill River
Sojourn. We perform for all of the sojourners
that are on the river paddling for seven days!
Outside amphitheater in Pottstown at the office
of the Schuylkill River Greenway Association,
140 College Drive, Pottstown, PA. This concert
is free and open to the public as well as to all
sojourners. Come and chat with those folks
who are making their way down the river in
kayaks and canoes and enjoy the free concert!
Let's
have a good showing of our fellow "Mountain
Folkers" ... we need some yee-haa-ing and
howdy-hi yelling! Rain or shine.
Perhaps you would like to become a sojourner?!?
I so, here is a direct link to the information
about the sojourn:
http://www.schuylkillriver.org/Sojourn.aspx
Schuylkill
River Heritage Area
140 College Drive, Pottstown, PA 19464
Phone: 484-945-0200 Fax 484-945-0204
Saturday, 7/12/08: Noon to 12:50PM, The
Mountain Folk Band opens up Soberstock XI at the
Reinholds Festival Grounds. The concert
will go on throughout the day and early evening
with music in all styles, food, beverages and
fun! Call (610) 898-7910 for more
information.
Sunday, 7/13/08: 7 to 9PM, Music in the
Grove! Come and join us for a fun evening of
music out in the country at St. John Lutheran
Church, Bowmansville, PA. The show will go
outside if the weather is nice, inside if it's
raining. There is not ticket fee and the
show is open to the public. The church is
located on Reading Rd. (Route 625) a few miles
south of Bowmansville. Another way of locating
the church is by figuring that they are a few
miles north of Shady Maple Smorgasbord along
Route 625.
Saturday,
9/13/08:
Plan now to join us at the fabulous Mountain
Springs Campgrounds in Shartlesville,
Pennsylvania when the Mountain Folk
Band performs for the party at their 40th
anniversary for the campgrounds. You
must make a two-day camping reservation in
order to join the party, but then the
bluegrass show and many other fun activities
are free!
Some of you may know that the band performed
at the campground's bi-annual and annual
bluegrass festivals for more than 18 years
back in the heyday of when festivals were
being put on regularly at the campgrounds
and East Side Dave himself served a dual
role as musician and MC for those three-day
festivals. Proprietors Deb, Jim, Steve
& Shane are
taking over the reins of the campgrounds
from father and mother Nelson and Tess and
the family members have always been very good friends
and supporters of bluegrass and folk music!
Everyone will have fun!
Space for camping will probably sell out for
this event so be sure to book as early as
possible.
Here are the details...
- The Weekend is: Mountain Springs 40th
Anniversary Bluegrass Weekend!
- Event is free of charge to
campers, residents and paid visitors
- Camping reservations accepted starting
Feb 6, 2008
- Phone:610.488.6859 for reservations
Mountain Springs Camping Resort -
Shartlesville, PA
Sept 12-14, 2008 40th Anniversary Bluegrass Weekend
activity schedule...
(2 Night Minimum)
Sat: Bingo! 2 PM
Sat: Special Anniversary Surprises!
Sat: Snack Shack Anniversary Special!
($)
Sat: Look Back! Pictures & Remember
When!
Sat, 9/13/08: 7 to 10PM: Bluegrass Music
and fun; maybe even another sing-along
as the night goes on with East Side Dave
& The Mountain Folk Bluegrass Band!
Music will be in the hall so it's going
to be OK and fun rain or shine.
Friday, 9/19/08:
Reading Riverfest – 2008 Folk Music Festival:
The River Sings at Reading's Folk Music Festival
by the Schuylkill River! Free to the
public, rain or shine in one great big beer
garden style tent with food, beverages and fun!
Time to be announced but probably our set will
happen between 6 and 9 pm. The festival
provides entertainment from 4 to 10:30pm on
Friday. Another featured band will be the
Tartan Terrors...not to be missed! Check
back soon for more details and updated artist
schedule. Calling all "Mountain Folkers"
... come and yee-haaa!
Saturday, 9/20/08:
Reading Riverfest – 2008 Folk Music Festival:
The River Sings at Reading's Folk Music Festival
by the Schuylkill River! Free to the
public, rain or shine in one great big beer
garden style tent with food, beverages and fun!
Time to be announced but probably our set will
happen between 6 and 9 pm. The festival
provides entertainment from Noon to 9pm on
Saturday with a 9PM finale featuring a fabulous
fireworks display launched from the Penn Street
Bridge over the Schuylkill River. Another
featured band will be our friend and veteran
Grand Old Opry star Jesse McReynolds & The
Virginians! Check back soon for more details and
updated artist schedule. Calling all
"Mountain Folkers" ... come and yee-haaa!
Sunday, 9/21/08:
Noon to 1pm. Lyons Fiddle anniversary
festival. We are a featured band along with
Jesse McReynolds and his band in the second day
of our joint tour. The festival is open to the
public and begins around 10AM in Lyons,
Pennsylvania. There is open mic / stage
time, please sign up well in advance. The
Mountain Folk Band performs at Noon and Jesse
McReynolds & The Virginians perform at 1PM.
Fiddlers then take the stage and compete for top
honors.
More information
about upcoming Mountain Folk live appearances is coming
soon. Please check back.
To book the band contact
us via our toll free 24 hour answering service:
1-888-MTN-FOLK (1-888-686-3655), or our E-Mail:
mtnfolk@aol.com |
