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Festival Schedule		  
   

El Cerrito Free Folk Festival performances and activities
will begin at 12:00 p.m. are scheduled throughout the day until 10:00 p.m.

Performers
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  Main Stage
12:00 to 12:45 Cowpony and The Hopheads
12:45 to 1:15 Happenstance
1:15 to 1:30 Khadejha Valere
1:30 to 2:15 Hali Hammer Band
2:15 t0 3:00 Misner and Smith
3:00 to 3:45 Euphonia
3:45 to 4:30 Don Burnham and The Bolos
4:30 to 5:15 The Lonestar Retrobates
5:15 to 6:00 The Courtney Janes
6:00 to 6:45 Emily Bonn and The Vivants
6:45 to 7:30 Larry Hanks and Deborah Robins
7:30 to 8:15 Patrick Landeza
8:15 o 9:00 Evie Ladin
9:00 to 9:45 Eric and Suzy Thompson
  Deck Stage
12:15 to 1:15 Open Mic
1:15 to 2:00 Ellis Island Old World Folk Band
2:00 to 2:45 Alan Smithline
2:45 to 3:30 Bryan Uhlenbrock with Purloined Strings
3:30 to 4:15 Sean O'Keefe & Tom Molyneaux
4:15 to 5:00 Mugg Muggles
5:00 to 5:45 Mokai
5:45 to 6:30 Ed Sherry and friends


Workshops
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  Music 1 Music 2 Music 3 Music 4
Noon to 12:55 A Journey into Cajun & Creole Music
Blair Kilpatrick 		Let's Play English Trad
Across the Pond 		Sing It in Yiddish
Mark Levy 		American Ballads & Blues Ballads
Sharyn Dimmick
1:00 to 1:55 How to Sing Barbershop
Charles Feltman		 Early Stage Pennywhistle
Dick Bagwell
Forebitters & Sea Shanties
Richard Adrianowicz & Peter Kasin 		Irish Songs & Ballads
Amelia Hogan
Demystifying Scots
Sadie Damascus
2:00 to 2:55 Surf Music - Music of the Ventures
Rose & Joe Hudson		 Intermediate Clawhammer Banjo
David Brown
3:00 to 3:55 Blues Guitar
Joe Cadora 		Hands-On Klezmer:
Stlyes & Tunes
Ellis Island Old World Folk Band 		Songs Recorded by Joan Baez
Ed Hilton 		Original Song Swap
Carole Denney
4:00 to 4:55 Intro to Swing Guitar
Sylvia Herold 		Beginining Button Accordion
Paul Kostka, assisted by Jody Veahman 		Old Songs the Soldiers & Sailors Sang in WWI
Susan Neeson 		Traditional Songs of Love
Arlene Immerman
5:00 to 5:55 Acoustic Guitar: Beginning Lead Playing
Mac McCurdy 		What is Jug Band Music?
California Jug Band Association 		Old-Time Harmony Singing
Evie Ladin 		A Cappella Singing Session
In Harmony's Way