Folk College 2024

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Folk College 2024

When:
May 24, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – May 26, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
2024-05-24T15:00:00-04:00
2024-05-26T17:00:00-04:00
Where:
Juniata College
1700 Moore Street
Huntingdon
PA 16652
Contact:
Huntingdon County Arts Council
814-643-6220
Folk College 2024 @ Juniata College
Folk College, held May 24-26 at Juniata College in central PA, is a fun and friendly weekend for folk musicians of all levels, from absolute beginner to professional level.
 
Visit us online (www.folkcollege.com) for all the details, which include lots of workshops, 3 concerts, 2 coaching sessions, plus jamming, singing, and dancing.
 
Featured musician faculty includes host band Simple Gifts, Boston-based string quartet featuring New Grass & Swing the Ruta Beggars, two of America’s best-loved multi-instrumentalist and folk singers Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen, Celtic roots trio Kalos, quirky singer-songwriter Shanna in a Dress, multi-genre trad Midnight on the Water, groovy Middle Eastern Gypsy Funk Squad, and more.
 
Musicians of all instruments and levels are welcome, and there are also choices for non-musicians who want to listen, learn, and experiment with folk music. Each evening features a faculty concert followed by faculty-led jam sessions. Saturday after the concert, we hold a contradance with an open band.
 
You’ll also have an opportunity to be coached by a professional musician in a band setting and to perform in the student concert. 

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Vienna Serenade is coming to the Huntingdon County Arts Center on June 2 at 2 PM. Tickets are available at huntingdoncountyarts.com, at the Arts Center (313 12th Street, Huntingdon), or at the door. They will have you waltzing in the aisles! ... See MoreSee Less
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