Folk Festival
line-up
Friday, Aug. 3
4 p.m.—Ken
Worthington
Anyone who
is at all aware of the Old Time Fiddlers and their annual competitions
held in Hailey will know of Ken Worthington. Guitar player, fiddler,
retired teacher, Worthington has long offered up his talents to the
community. He will provide a special performance Friday.
5 p.m.—The
Jaybirds
This duo
plays renditions of traditional folk, country, bluegrass standards and
little known material from songwriting legends like Gordon Lightfoot, Bob
Dylan and Nanci Griffith. Their first CD, "A Bird in the Hand,"
comes out this winter.
6:30 p.m.—Too
Slim and the Taildraggers
Out of the
Northwest comes the blues band Too Slim and the Taildraggers. The
three-piece band comprises Tim "Too Slim" Langford on slide
guitar and Tom "The Stomp" Brimm and John "Midnight"
Cage in the rhythm section. This group has won numerous awards and prides
itself in being a member of the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame for
the Best Northwest Blues Bands. They have eight albums to their credit.
Their latest release is called "Kingsize Troublemakers."
8:30 p.m.—Mumbo
Gumbo
Mumbo
Gumbo is the kind of band that you’d expect from their name: one that
offers a little bit of everything for a music lover. This band out of
Northern California boasts seven members, with two female vocalists, one
of whom plays a mean washboard. Add to this an accordion player and a
strong rhythm section. Mumbo Gumbo mixes elements of New Orleans Rhumba,
Zydeco and Cajun with Latin and Caribbean sounds. They have six CD
releases, the latest of which is titled "Seven."
Mumbo Gumbo
comprises Chris Webster, Tracy Walton, Rick Lotter, Mike Palmer, Reggy
Marks, Steve Stizzo and Jon Wood.
Saturday, Aug. 4
1 p.m.—Dynamic
Duo
Chris
McDonald and Jon Zarkos are the Dynamic Duo. They have been fixtures in
the valley music scene for years. McDonald played with The Famous Potatoes
and the Doc Tater Band. Zarkos was a member of The Distractions and Off
the Cuff. Together Zarkos and McDonald play a mix of rock, blues and
country on acoustic and electric guitars.
2 p.m.—Doc
Tater Trio
Celebrating
their 10th year of entertaining audiences in the Wood River Valley, The
Doc Tater Trio brings a little bluegrass style to the Folk Festival.
Richard "Doc" Romansky takes up the mandolin, Gerard Kelly plays
guitar and Eric Larson is on bass fiddle. Valley residents may remember
the original incarnation of this band when they played a weekly bluegrass
show at Ketchum’s Casino Club.
3 p.m.—The
Grasshoppers
This
close knit, Idaho-based band consists of a father-son team and a
husband-wife pair. They play traditional, driving bluegrass. They have
just released their first album with Doobie Shea Records. The self-titled
CD showcases all original material and has been very well received.
4 p.m.—Pinto
Bennett and The Famous Motel Cowboys
6 p.m.—The
Etouffee Band
Led by
fiddler Kelly Thibodeaux of Baton Rouge, La., Etouffee combines Cajun
music, rhythm and blues and Southern rock to create a sound they refer to
as "swamp rock." The show band consists of four members playing
electric fiddle, slide guitar, piano, bass and drums. They will bring a
little taste of Bourbon Street to Hailey, Idaho.
8 p.m.—Quilt
Raffle
8:30 p.m.—Rodney
Crowell
Rodney
Crowell is a veteran artist of the country music scene. Beginning in the
70s and early 80s, Crowell produced four albums. But it was his 1988 album
"Diamonds & Dirt" that lifted Crowell to national fame. It
led him to five consecutive number one singles and a Grammy Award. Crowell
followed this work up with "Keys to the Highway" (1989),
"Messy" (1992) and "Let the Picture Paint Itself"
(1994). His latest release is titled "The Houston Kid" (2001).