The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Ready to jam at Blue Sky Folk Festival?
The eighth annual festival draws folk musicians and genre lovers from all over Northeastern Ohio for a day of tunes.
The Blue Sky Folk Festival will celebrates its eighth year when it draws musicians and folk music fans from all over Northeast Ohio to Kirtland for a day of jamming, performance and learning on Aug. 25.
The event will take place at East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 10848 Chillicothe Road from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 11 a.m., according to a news release.
Admission is $15 or online $12 at blueskyfolkfest. com, while children 12 and under are admitted for free. Attendees who bring an instrument to jam with will get $3 off admission.
Food, beer and wine are available for purchase.
The lineup will include all-original music from the Bill Lestock Trio (Anthony Taddeo on rhythm, Bill Lestock on mandolin and Andrew Bonnis, bass); the Vicki Chew Band; Matt Watroba; the popular bluesroots-country band Rachel
& the Beatnik Playboys; and noted songwriter J. Scott Franklin with blues/jazz guitarist Michael Bay, the release stated. Also appearing is student group Benjamin Franklin Strings.
The schedule can be viewed at blueskyfolkfest. com.
Attendees can take part in 20-plus jams, workshops and classes led by professional musicians – many also appearing on the Main Stage. There are also kids’ activities and a playground.
The festival is presented by the Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association,
a nonprofit group which seeks to support live folk music and provide venues and opportunities for folk
musicians.
The Blue Sky is funded in part by a grant from The Lake County Visitors Bureau
Arts and Culture Fund to further participation in, and awareness of, arts and culture in Lake County.