30th Big Muddy Folk Festival
May 13 -14 2022
The Friends of Historic Boonville is proud to sponsor the Big Muddy Folk Festival. This two day, nationally-recognized folk festival focuses on traditional, ethnic and folk music with concerts, workshops, jam sessions, demonstrations, master classes, exhibits, a dance and barbeque. Readers of Missouri Life magazine voted the Big Muddy their favorite music festival, and we are committed to bringing this festival back for years to come. The Festival has been under the artistic direction of Dave Para & the late Cathy Barton since its inception in 1992. Under Dave and Cathy’s direction, nationally known artists have performed on the stage of historic Thespian Hall for 30 years!
Tickets go on sale
Tuesday, March 15th, 2002
Click here to buy tickets
Last day to purchase tickets online is
Friday May 6th at 1:00 pm
Concerts
Concerts are held on Friday and Saturday nights at historic Thespian Hall (522 Main Street), the oldest continuing operating theater West of the Allegheny Mountains. Concerts begin at 7:00 pm and feature multiple different artists each evening. Click here to purchase tickets or call 660-882-7977.
Big Muddy Folk Festival Lineup
Friday Night Performances:
Howard Marshall
Snort Horse
Artemisia
Mark Dvorak
Saturday night performances:
River Ridge Stringband
Gumbo Bottoms
Violet Vonder Har
Charm City Junction
Workshops
Vocal, instrumental, and dance instructional workshops are offered on Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. Workshops are located within walking distance of Thespian Hall and are lead by various festival performing artists. Workshops change every hour offering a variety to satisfy everyone’s interest. Workshop fee is just $5.00 for the day or free with a purchase of a festival series tickets. Reservations for the workshops are not required.
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE and the schedule will be released as soon as it is finalized.
Workshops are on Saturday, May 14th
10:00 AM
Hammered Dulcimer – Cliff White @ Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Improvisational Songwriting – Artemisia @ Thespian Hall
Shape Note – Dave Barton – Episcopal Church
11:00 AM
Fiddle — Howard and Mike @ Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Guitar according to Mark Dvorak @ Thespian Hall
Surviving a Folk Jam – Mark Dvorak @ Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
1:00 PM
Banjo – Brad, Dave, Mark @ Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Fiddles and Forests @ Mike and Tenley Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
Kids Songs with Violet @ Thespian Hall
Musicians’ Health and Wellness – Sean McComiskey @ Episcopal Church
2:00 PM
Old-Time Jam – Charm City, et. Al @ Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Open Stage (Song Swap) @ 2pm to 4pm Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
3:00 PM
Backing Up a Fiddle Tune – Charm City, maybe Dave @ Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Mountain Dulcimer 1 — Carol Welch
Mountain Dulcimer 2 – Susan McFarland
Contra Dance
Generally, a contra dance is on Friday night immediately following the performance.
Jam Session
Jam session are held in various times through the festival. Bring your instrument and join in!
Barbecue
Will be held at the Mercantile Events Center at 505 Main Street, May 13th and 14th. Both days the bbq will be available from 11am to 7pm.
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For information about past festivals go to http://www.bigmuddy.org