Events

Concerts :

 

Banjos & Bagels Band

Every Sun, 11-1, Kaufman’s Deli Skokie

 

Brashler’s Barn

10/6 Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver

 

Chicago Bluegrass Legends Concerts

10/6 Rebakah Long Band

10/20 David Davis and the Warrior River Boys

 

Down Home Guitars

11/3 Steve Kaufman & Don Sternberg

In Concert at Down Honmew Guitars, Frankfort

7:30pm $25

11/17 The Special Consensus 7:30 pm $30

 

Georgia Rae Family Band

Click here for schedule

 

Illinois Rail

10/5 Heritage Bluegrass Festival, Normal, Il

10/26-27 Honey Creek Festival, Moravia, IA

11/3 Legacy Theater, Carthage, Il

 

SilverStrings

10/6 Praire Lakes Events, Mareseilles, Il  8pm

10/7 Utica Burgoo Festival at Jamie’s Outpost 11am-2

 

Special Consensus

10/6 Old Tyme Heritage Bluegrass Festival, Normal

11/17 Down Home Guitars, Frankfort 7:30pm

1/5 Front Street Music, Valparaiso, In

1/6 Maple Street Chapel, Lombard

 

The Templetons

9/29 Kendall County Historical Society Fall Festival Sat 10 AM

10/13 Rochelle Hay Day, Rochelle 1-3pm

 

Tiny Country

9/29 Vintage 53, St. Charles IL 8-11pm

 

 

Truman’s Ridge

10/5 7pm Friday Night Concerts, Sandwich Opera House, Sandwich

11/9 7pm Friday Night Music Series, Just Goods, Rockford

 

The General Logan Square

     Bluegrass Brunch Every Sat, 11-3

 

Events:

 

 

9/29 NIBA Scholarship Jam, 6-10pm, Paw Paw Library,

         Paw Paw, Il. 6pm

 

10/6/-7 FiddleFest, Official State of Illinois Old Time Fiddle Contest (see Flyer)

 

Workshops:

11/2-11/4 Steve Kaufman returns with his Gold Award Winning Flatpick Guitar Workshop, Mandolin Workshops.

 

2-Day All Level Flatpicking Guitar Workshop

Fri. Nov 2nd 7-9pm, Sat. Nov 3rd 9:30am-3:30pm- $100 

Steve Kaufman & Don Stiernberg In Concert

Sat. Nov 3rd 7:30pm $25

Intermediate/ Advanced Guitar Workshop

Sun. Nov 4th 9:30am - Noon - $50

All Level Mandolin Workshop

Sun. Nov 4th 1pm-3:30pm - $50

 

For more information call (815)469-6321 or go to:

https://downhomeguitars.com/events/steve-kaufman-flatpicking-guitar-mandolin-workshops/

 

Festivals :

 

10/5-6 Old Tyme Heritage Bluegrass Festival, 216 Jersey Ave. Normal, Ill (See Flyer)

 

10/13 37^th Annual Old Time and Bluegrass Gathering, Eden Vally Refuge Campground, near Baldwin, Ia (See Flyer)

 

Also see http://www.bluegrassusa.net/events/flyers/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click Here to see Bluegrass Festivals Flyers

 

 

 

 

 

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