Arkansas Folk Festival fills Mountain View with music

The annual Arkansas Folk Festival, first held in 1963, returns to the tiny town of Mountain View this weekend. Musicians, fans of folk, bluegrass and country music and the merely curious are expected to again pack the area surrounding the Stone County Courthouse, all the streets leading to it and the nearby

Ozark Folk Center State Park.

Admission to the Folk Center, north of town, will be free during the weekend and a parade in downtown Mountain View on Saturday morning will feature bands, horses and their riders, beauty queens and politicians.

Among many others, The Roger Fountain Band will perform on the Blacksmith Stage in the Craft Village at 10:15 a.m., 11:15, 12:15 p.m, 1:45, 2:45, and 3:45 on Friday and the Whoa Mule String Band will play at the same times on Saturday.

LITTLE ROCK

Andy Tanis performs from 8-10 p.m. Friday and Glenn Mack performs from 8-10 p.m. Saturday at South on Main, 1304 Main St., Little Rock, (501) 244-9660; southonmain.com.

■ Moon Mane, Peach Blush and Lap perform at 8 p.m. today ($8); Rachel Ammons performs at 9 p.m. Friday ($10) and Eyehategod and IV and the Strange Band perform at 8 p.m. Saturday ($20) at White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400; whitewatertavern.com.

■ Finger Food (Danny Dozier, Micky Rigby and Steve Davison) perform for the Argenta Acoustic Music Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday ($30) at The Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock, ( 501) 425-1528; argentaacoustic. com

■ Glowdiac Taurus performs at 9 p.m. Saturday ($10 advance, $12 day of show) at the Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090; revroom.com.

■ Cherub, along with opening act Chaz Cardigan, perform at 8 p.m. Saturday ($22-$40) at The Hall, 721 W. Ninth St., Little Rock, (501) 406-1364; littlerockhall.com

■ Bad Habit performs at 8:30 p.m. Friday ($10 reserved; standing room $8 in advance, $10 at the door) and Nordista Freeze performs at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday ($10) at Stickyz Rock ’n’

Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707; stickyz.com.

■ Civil Servant hosts an album release show at 8 a.m. Friday ($10); The Atomicons perform at 8 p.m. Saturday ($10) and Kombat, Severe Headwound and Pantheon perform at 8 p. m. Sunday ($10) at Vino’s, 923 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 375-8466; vinosbrewpub.com.

■ Black River Pearl performs at 11 p.m. Friday and at 11 p.m. Saturday at Midtown Billiards, 1316 Main St., Little Rock, (501) 372-9990.

■ Sarah Cecil performs from 3-6 p.m. Saturday for an Easter party at the Rusty Tractor Vineyard, 10 Rusty Tractor Lane, Little Rock, (501) 916-2294; rustytractorvineyards.com.

■ A traditional Irish session will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 246-4340; hiberniairishtavern.com.

■ Christine DeMeo performs at 3 p.m. Saturday on the patio of the River Bottom Winery at Bobrook Farms, 810 Combee Lane, Roland.

■ The Parker Francis Band performs at 7 p.m. Friday and The Buh Jones Band performs at 9 p.m. Saturday at Fassler Hall, 311 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, (501) 246-4753; fasslerhall.com

■ Jason Burnett performs from 8-11 p.m. today; Brian Mullen performs from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday and DJ Doug Kramer performs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday; Brynn Bowman performs from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; DJ G Force performs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; DJ Story Karaoke performs from 9 p.m. to midnight Tuesday and Brian Nahlen performs from 8-11 p.m. Wednesday at Cannibal & Craft, 307 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 414-8870; cannibalandcraftlr.com.

■ New Arkansans perform from 6-8 p.m. today; Lance Curtis performs from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Friday and Covington Creek performs from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday at JJ’s Grill, 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 4140848; jjsgrill.com./jjslittlerock/.

■ The Intruders perform at 9 p.m. Friday and The Jake Peterson Duo performs from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday and DJ P Smooth hosts a party from 4-10 p.m. Sunday at The Library

Kitchen + Lounge, 313 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 916-9826; thelibrarylr.com.

■ Brian Nahlen performs from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Stone’s Throw Stifft Station, 3015 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 379-8668; stonesthrowbeer.com.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK

Bonnie Montgomery performs a free concert at 8 p.m. Friday at The Argenta Plaza, 510 Main St., North Little Rock. The Acansa-sponsored concert, which was scheduled in March, was postponed due to inclement weather. (501) 663-2287; acansa.org.

■ The Big Dam Horns will mark the band’s 10th anniversary with a show at 8 p.m. Saturday ($10 advance – eventbrite.com; $15 at the door) at The Joint, Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210; thejointinlittlerock.com/

FAYETTEVILLE

Earl & Them perform at 5 p.m. today ($8); Lucero along with Myron Elkins, performs a sold-out show at 6 p.m. Friday; The Great Divide performs at 8: 30 p. m. Saturday ($20-$25); Waxahatchee, with opening act Madi Diaz, performs at 8:30 p.m. Monday ($25 advance, $30 at the door) and Chris Renzema’s “The Hope or Nostalgia Tour,” along with opening act Antoine Bradford, performs at 7 p.m. Wednesday ($20-$45) at George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville, (479) 935-4800; georgesmajesticlounge.com

FORT SMITH

Easton Corbin, along with Mountain Deer Revival and Midnight South, performs at 8 p.m. Friday ($20-$49 at

Temple Live, 200 N. 11th St., Fort Smith, (479) 222-6186; templelive.com.

■ Tennessee Jet, along with opening act Hayden McBride, performs at 8:30 p.m. Friday ($15-$20) at The Majestic,

817 Garrison Ave., Fort Smith, (479) 551-2424; majesticfortsmith.com.

TICKETS

Earth, Wind & Fire performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, and tickets, $60.50 to $150.50, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the arena box office and at ticketmaster.com.

■ Willie Nelson & Family perform at 5 p.m. May 31 at First Security Amphitheater in Little Rock, and tickets, $45 (lawn), $69 and $59 (reserved) and $139 (pit) are on sale at ticketmaster. com.

■ Five Finger Death Punch and Megadeth, along with The HU and Fire from the Gods, perform at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Walmart AMP in Rogers, and tickets, $35 to $149.50, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at amptickets.com, (479) 443-5600 and the AMP and Walton Arts Center box offices.

Santana performs at 7 p.m. July 12 at the Walmart AMP in Rogers, and tickets, $45 to $129.50, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

(Special to the Democrat-Gazette) Mountain View is alive with music this weekend as the Arkansas Folk Festival takes over the town. Folks come from all over to play and to listen to the likes of the Roger Fountain Band (left) and Whoa Mule String Band. Fountain’s band plays at various times on Friday; Who Mule takes the stage throughout the day on Saturday.