Performing for the Stonearch Festival

Last year we were contacted by Stacy Schwartz to perform at the Stonearch Festival of the Arts held on the 'St. Anthony Main' side of the river (that would be the Mississippi river as it wends through Minneapolis). Since my bike route for commuting to work goes over the Stonearch Bridge ( see here) I was intrigued, so we said yes and we had a great time. It was a performance that a lot of our friends could make and we played for a number of new people.

We're playing at the Festival again at 12:15 this Saturday, June 14th at the City Pages Stage again. (This is the acoustic venue by the 3rd Avenue Bridge - right next to the beer and wine area). Lynn located the set list from last year so for this year we are doing mostly different songs, including new songs we've learned in the past year (marked as 'new', although we have performed most of them at Dulono's or a MBOTMA festival). I've given details for most of these before, so I'll just show the tentative set list for this year:

• Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
• If I Lose Let Me Lose (new)
• East Virginia Blues (new)
• Milwaukee Blues
• More Pretty Girls Than One (new)
• Baltimore Fire
• Muddy Creek (fiddle/mandolin tune)
• When the Work's All Done this Fall (new arrangement, with mandolin)
  
• Last Gold Dollar
• Bear Creek Blues (new)
• I've Been Dreaming of You Darling

We're the second act to preform on Saturday and scheduled to play from 12:15 to 1:00. The full schedule is here. Since there is a half hour between sets, it may go a little longer, so we have a few more songs and tunes ready.

In addition to 4 or 5 performing stages there are 250 Juried Art Exhibits, a Classic Car exhibit and more - see the official Stonearch Website.

Last year we were able to hang out and listen to a few of the other acts and we got some pictures of me in our friend Frank Howard '74 Lotus. However, this year we'll be leaving shortly after we perform in order to get to my niece's graduation party in Savage, MN.