Blue Sky Folk Festival
No Blue Sky Folk Festival this year. Stay tuned . . . Meanwhile, plan to attend NEOMHA’s Outdoor Picnic Concert Series for Summer 2021:
Old Music for a New World
- May 22: Emily Keener, with Bella Burdella
- June 19: David Mayfield Parade, with Joe Wunderle
- July 24: Tina Bergmann & Brian Thomas, with Liz Bullock & Ray Flanagan
- August 21: Chris Coles, with Ava Preston
- September 18: Eric Noden, with Hal Walker
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See below and explore these pages for past festivals.
The 9th annual Blue Sky Folk Festival
This festival was held Saturday, August 17, 2019.
The evening concert featured Madison Violet, Juno-nominated songwriters/musicians Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac from Canada.
Also appearing were the extraordinary local talent Charlie Mosbrook and, from Michigan, emcee and performer Matt Watroba.
The daytime program presented concerts all day: jams for old-time, old-time slow, bluegrass slow, old-time banjo, and Western Swing musicians; contra dancing and contra dance workshops; workshops in banjo, guitar, fiddle, songwriting, community singing, kids music, and much more.
The festival was held at the Fine Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby OH 44094.
Contra Dancing was introduced to the Blue Sky Folk Festival in 2019. Photo by Jen Hearn
ABOUT US
The Blue Sky Folk Festival is produced by the Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association, a nonprofit 501c(3) charitable organization formed in 2014. In addition, NEOMHA produces the Lake Erie Folk Fest in February in partnership with Shore Cultural Centre. From time to time, we also host concerts and support other events for the benefit of the Northeast Ohio folk music community.
