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Original Ozark Folk Festival

Eureka Springs invites you to the 79th Original Ozark Folk Festival on September 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th.  Our Ozark Heritage will be highlighted this year with regional music, dance, and arts. The headliners include Steve Poltz, Rainbow Girls, and James Mcmurtry! You won’t want to miss the Old Time Community Dance in Basin Park, as well as folk dance and music workshops.  Our Singer Songwriter Contest will showcase up-and-coming Ozark songwriters. Enjoy the Folk Fair in Basin Park with Ozark artists and Craftspeople on Friday and Saturday. Come to Eureka’s Original Ozark Folk Festival for four nights and four days of folk, fun, and music.

Friday, September 4th

The Historic Auditorium

7:00pm Winner of the Songwriting Contest

7:45pm The Rainbow Girls

9pm Steve Poltz

Saturday, September 5th

The Historic Auditorium

7:30pm James McMurtry The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy Tour with his band, The Martial Law Review

To Be Announced

Festival Main Stage

Friday, September 4th

The Historic Auditorium

7:00pm Winner of the Songwriting Contest

7:45pm The Rainbow Girls

9pm Steve Poltz

Saturday, September 5th

The Historic Auditorium

7:30pm James McMurtry The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy Tour with his band, The Martial Law Review

To Be Announced

Festival Schedule

Full Festival Schedule

Thursday, September 3rd

The Historic Auditorium

6:00 pm Hedgehoppers with Still on the Hill

 

7:00 pm Barefoot Ball

Chucky Waggs &

His Company of Raggs

Ponder the Albatross

Saturday, September 5th

Basin Spring Park

11-7 pm Ozark Folk Fair

11:00 am March to August

12:30 pm Sophia Clark

2:00 pm Meadow Makers

3:30 pm The Creek Rocks Band

5:00 pm Ozark Dance Workshop:

with Steve Green & The Old 78s

6:00 pm Community Square Dance

with the Old 78s & Steve Green

Aud Basement

3:00 pm Folk Percussion Class

Sunday, September 6th

Basin Spring Park

12:00 pm Caroline Mendoza

1:30 pm Red Dirt Rangers

3:30 pm Matt  Axton & Bad Moon

Friday, September 4th

Basin Spring Park

10-6 pm Ozark Folk Fair

10:00 am Jesse Dean

11:00 am Mountain Gypsies

12:30 pm Mountain Alice

2:00 pm Songwriter Content

3:45 pm Shandies

5:00 pm Patti Steel

Music Lineup

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Shandies

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Workshops in Folk percussion & Jig Country Dance

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The Creek Rocks

Still on the Hill

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Shandies

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Workshops in Folk percussion & Jig Country Dance

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The Creek Rocks

Still on the Hill

Festival Mainstage

Friday, September 4th

The Historic Auditorium

7:00 pm Winner of the Songwriting Contest

7:45 pm The Rainbow Girls

9:00 pm Steve Poltz

Saturday, September 5th

The Historic Auditorium

7:30 pm James McMurtry The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy Tour with his band,

The Martial Law Review

8:30 pm To Be Announced

Full Festival Schedule

Thursday, September 3rd

The Historic Auditorium

6:00 pm Hedgehoppers with Still on the Hill

 

7:00 pm Barefoot Ball

Chucky Waggs & His Company of Raggs

Ponder the Albatross

Friday, September 4th

Basin Spring Park

10-6 pm Ozark Folk Fair

10:00 am Jesse Dean

11:00 am Mountain Gypsies

12:30 pm Mountain Alice

2:00 pm Songwriter Content

3:45 pm Shandies

5:00 pm Patti Steel

Saturday, September 5th

Basin Spring Park

11-7 pm Ozark Folk Fair

11:00 am March to August

12:30 pm Sophia Clark

2:00 pm Meadow Makers

3:30 pm The Creek Rocks Band

5:00 pm Ozark Dance Workshop:

Steve Green & The Old 78s

6:00 pm Community Square Dance

with the Old 78s & Steve Green

Aud Basement

3:00 pm Folk Percussion Class

Sunday, September 6th

Basin Spring Park

12:00 pm Caroline Mendoza

1:30 pm Red Dirt Rangers

3:30 pm Matt Axton & Bad Moon

Sponsors

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Music Lineup

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Steve Poltz

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Rainbow Girls

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James McMurtry

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To Be Announced

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Red Dirt Rangers

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Matt Axton + Bad Moon

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Carolina Mendoza

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Mountain Alice

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March to August

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The Mountain Gypsies

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Ponder the Albatross

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Chucky Waggs & His Company of Raggs

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Shandies

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Workshops in Folk Percussion & Ozark Dance

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The Creek Rocks

Still on the Hill

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Meadow Makers

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Sophia Clark

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The Old 78s

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Jesse Dean

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