2011 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

 

 

 

2011 Common Ground on the Hill Festival

 July 9 & 10, 2011

Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster, Maryland


Saturday Schedule 
To learn about our performers,CLICK HERE.



 

Stage Pavilion Stage Bienemann Blues Stage Pine Grove Stage
Amphitheater Stage
10:00  a.m.

Highland Pipes Welcome
    Wayne Morrison

  Mountain Dulcimer Morning 
Lois Hornbostel,
Bing Futch,
Sally Rogers

Morning Stories
Sule Wilson,
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, Lee Francis IV
 


Oldtime & Celtic Music
The Martin Family

Mike Atherton & Friends
Music from Montana
w/Pterodactyl Plains


11:00  a.m. Hammered Dulcimer Summit
The Lindseys,
Bill Troxler,
Dan Landrum,
Joe Healey
A.J. Bodnar & Liza DiSavino
 Catskill Songsters

Brad Litwin
Ragtime/Jazz/Stride Blues

Wherligig
Celtic & Nordic Music

Goran Olsson
Swedish Fiddle Master

Songs & Spoken Word from
the Rock Garden

Lee Francis IV, Dan Collins, Gabe Vanaver, Jonatahn Gilmore, Octavio Carrasco & friends
12:00 p.m.

Bob Lucas & Chloe Manor 

Kin Songs from the Heartland

The Big Easy: Music of New Orleans
Professor Louie, Henry Reiff, Chris James, Joe Selly, Steve Bloom & Friends

Paul Austerlitz:
Reed Wizard
Jazz & Beyond
Bob & Skye Zentz, Jeanne McDougal
Norfolk Folk
Winds in the Hollow:
Didgeridoo, Recorder, Ney, Flutes, Whistles, Pan Pipes
Bob Rychlik, Pitz Quattrone, Nuala Kennedy, Liza DiSavino, Barry Sager, Tom Chess, Bing Futch, Jeanne McDougall, Bill Troxler

 1:00 p.m. Folkloric Group San José Shelley Ensor
Gospel & Jazz
Harry Orlove, Musical Director

Tim Porter & Joe Selly
Mandolin & Guitar
Jazz & Brazilian

Scott Alarik
New England Folk

Three Trees
Pitz Quattrone, Jon Seligman, Tom Chess

Dan Landrum
21st Century Hammered Dulcimer


2:00 p.m. World Music & Dance
The Vanavers
Tom Chess,
Steve Bloom,
Jon Seligman
Sule Wilson
Lea Gilmore,
Jonathan Gilmore

Gospel, Blues
R&B
Ken Bloom
World Acoustic Music Master

Sally Rogers
Howie Bursen
Connecticut Folk

 

3:00 p.m

 Nuala Kennedy
Brian McNeill
Celtic Generations           

Blind Boy Paxton
Andy Cohen

Early Blues
Nick Appollonio
Music from Downeast Maine
Bob Rychlik
Overtone Slovokia Flute

 
FUNI
Bara Grimsdottir & Chris Foster

Icelandic & English Song

 

4:00  p.m. The Burns Sisters
Harmony Masters
Guy Davis
Blues Master
Lost in Holland
Acoustic/Folk/Indie

 Bing Futch
American Dulcimer

Lois Hornbostle
Dulcimer Champion
 


 

5:00 p.m.  Walt Michael & Company
Roots Chamber Ensemble

Scott Ainslie
Blues Master

Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
Tennesee Folk, Blues & Story

Nuala Kennedy
Tom Smith
Celtic Song
 6:00 p.m  The Calvin Cooke Band
The "BB King of Sacred Steel"
Ronstadt Generations
Music of the Great Southwest
 
Blind Boy Paxton
Andy Cohen
Christopher James
Roots & Blues


Bob Lucas
Brian McNeill

Cross Atlantic Songwriters


 7:00 p.m Buckwheat Zydeco
Multiple Grammy Award Winner
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 8:30 - 11:00 p.m Dance at the Ag Center, next to Carroll County Farm Museum Festival Site      

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday Schedule 
To learn about our performers, CLICK HERE.

 

 

 

Stage Pavilion Stage Blues Stage Pine Grove Stage
Amphitheater Stage
10:00  a.m.  Sacred Songs in the Morning
led by Walt Michael, 
 Suzanne & Jim
Songs of the Carter Family

WORLD        DRUMMING CIRCLE          
   Jaqui MacMilan, Laurie Precht, Jumoke Ajanku, Jon Seligman,  Elizabeth Melvin,  Sule Wilson, Steve Bloom
 Mike Atherton & Friends
Music from  Montana w/ Pterodactyl Plains
                           
11:00  a.m.  Sacred Songs
continues

Hammered Dulcimer Circle
Bill Spence, Walt Michae, Bill Troxler, The Lindseys, Sam Herrmann

 
                  
       WHERLIGIG                                
   Celtic & Scandinavian String Music     

BILL & LIVIA VANAVER                World Folk Music
SKYE ZENTZ & FRIENDS         
Tidewater                    Songstress 
                 
MARTIN FAMILY BAND                 
Oldtime Music
NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE, SONG & STORY                  
Sakim, Robin Tillery, Jeremy Wright, Lee Francis, Bob Gonder, Barry Sager
12:00 p.m. Sam & Joe Herrmann
Music from Paw Paw
BLIND BOY PAXTON
Blues from the Early Well     

      SPARKY & RHONDA RUCKER  
Tennessee Troubadours

 JUG BAND - JUKE JOINT                  
Slim Harrison, Chris James, Jeremy Wright, Mike Baytop
                           
SUE                                        RIBAUDO                                 World Song Cruise

BANJOS ON FIRE               Randy Barrett, Dave Kiphuth,              Bruce Molsky,  Jim Hale, George Wilson, Joe Herrmann, Lydia Martin, Jim Hurst, Bill Vanaver, Brian Connolly
 1:00 p.m. Eastman String Band
Alt Grass
FENNIG'S ALL-STARS              Legendary New York State String Band

  KEVIN NEIDIG
GuitarYoga

TOM SMITH
Scottish Song

SUSAN BOYER HALEY, RALPH LEE SMITH, TOM JOLIN
Mountain Dulcimers & Song

2:00 p.m. Sankofa Dance Theater
West African & African American
Dance & Drumming

Kibibi Ajanku, Director
BRUCE MOLSKY

Oldtime Music Master
 
 DEDE WYLAND
CHRIS JONES
Bluegrass Song
DAVE KIPHUTH & LINDA SCHRADE  Saratoga Folk                            BARRY MITTERHOFF    Mandolin Master
3:00 p.m. Footworks
Percussive Dance Ensemble

   JIM HURST

  Guitar Master

BRYAN BOWERS
Autoharp Master- Story Weaver
FIDDLING AROUND                       Nate Leath, Bruce Molsky, Goran Olsson, Joe Herrmann, George Wilson, Ryan Koons,Phillipe Varlet
4:00  p.m.  Professor Louie & the Crowmatix
Woodstock Blues
  DCBU BLUEGRASS                   ALL-STARS                             Randy Barrett, Dede Wyland, Barry Mitterhoff, Chris Jones, Kevin Neidig, Dave Kiphuth, Missy Raines, Nate Leath CHEYENNE BROWN
PORT RIGH
Scottish Harp & Pipes
 CRAOBH RUA
Traditional Irish Music from Belfast
5:00  p.m. Jesse McReynolds
Star of the Grand Ole Opry
with
Professor Louie & the Crowmatix
singing the songs of the Grateful Dead

 
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At the close of the festival, those who are enrolled in Traditions Week II will go to McDaniel College, Big Baker Chapel, to register and attend orientation at 8 PM.  Instructor orientation is at 7:30 PM.