The 70th Annual Ozark Folk Festival is celebrated Nov. 7-10 and starts with The Hedgehoppers at The Aud, a fun clogging tradition performed by the third graders of Eureka Springs Elementary. There are music venues around town, free music in the park and a festival fair at the Community Center that includes a show-and-tell presentation on the history of Ozark instrument makers.
Still on the Hill is the storytelling–songwriting duo of Donna and Kelly Mulhollan, who bring true folk sounds played on a multitude of instruments – guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, mule jawbone and Ozark pickin’ bow to name a few. In addition to 11 successful CDs, the Fayetteville band has completed four projects that incorporate unique songwriting history and stress the importance of preservation. For example, the 2015 Once A River release was a history of the Beaver Lake Watershed and White River that promotes the safeguarding of this precious resource. Still A River is the 2016 project of the same ilk that documents the Buffalo River. Impressed by their work, the National Park Service asked the duo to do more of these projects, the most recent being the Cane Hill Project which documents the role a small Washington County town played in history.
As part of the folk festival, Still on the Hill is performing a free show at The Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 9 and the first 100 people through the door will receive free CDs. The Ozark Highballers will open the show, which starts at 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
BALCONY RESTAURANT – Maureen Alexander, Singer/Songwriter, 5 p.m.
BREWS – A folk festival sampler featuring Buffalo Gals, Spook Handy & Christie Lenee with short stories by Vance Randolph
CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Bike Night w/Jimmy Wayne Garrett, Blues, 5:30 p.m.
GRANDE TAVERNE – Catherine Reed, Singer/Songwriter, 6-9 p.m.
GRAVEL BAR – Delvis Blesses America!, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
BALCONY RESTAURANT – Michael Dimitri, Singer/Songwriter, 12 & 6 p.m.
BAREFOOT BALLROOM – Mountain Sprout at The Barefoot Ball, Mountain Grass, 9 p.m.
BASIN SPRING PARK – 71st Annual Folk Festival presents Spook Handy, Christie Lenee & April Verch, 2-6 p.m.
BREWS – The Lark & The Loon, Neo-Folk, 7 p.m.
CATHOUSE LOUNGE – PTR Duo, Southern Rock/Country, 8 p.m.
CHELSEA’S – Dance Monkey Dance, Genre-Bending, 9:30 p.m.
GRAVEL BAR – Chris Harp, Singer/Songwriter, 7 p.m.
LEGENDS SALOON – DJ Karaoke with Danny, 9 p.m.
NEW DELHI – Travelers, 6 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER – 2DOG2 Karaoke, 8 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Brett & Terri, Multi-Genre, 9 p.m.
THE AUDITORIUM – Ozark Highballers opening for Still On The Hill, Folkgrass, 7 p.m.
UPSTAIRS AT THE GROTTO – Catherine Reed, Singer/Songwriter, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
BALCONY RESTAURANT – James White, Singer/Songwriter, 12 & 6 p.m.
BASIN SPRING PARK – 71st Annual Folk Festival presents Ozark Highballers’ Ray and Aviva, Roanoke & Sad Daddy, 2-5:30 p.m.
BREWS – Socks Muhammed, Groove Jams, 7 p.m.
CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Veterans Meet & Greet after parade, 11 a.m., Pinetop Renegades, Southern Rock/Country, 8-11 p.m.
CHELSEA’S – The Haymakers, Country/Folk, 2-5 p.m., Divas on Fire, Soulful Blues, 6-8 p.m. *Tim Connor’s Retirement Party*, Chucky Waggs & The Company of Raggs w/Creek Rocks, Americana/Roots, 9 p.m.
GRAVEL BAR – Jackson Gibson, Singer/Songwriter, 8 p.m.
LEGENDS SALOON – JAB, Rock/R&B/Funk, 9 p.m.
NEW DELHI – Angels Ozarks Ramblers, 12-4 p.m., Travelers, 6-10 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER – Terri & Brett, Multi-Genre, 8 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Brett & Terri, Multi-Genre, 12-4 p.m., Karaoke with Stan, 9 p.m.
THE AUDITORIUM – Funky Feat, Southern Rock/Folk, 7 p.m.
UPSTAIRS AT THE GROTTO – Serrano Torres, Cello Madness, 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11
BALCONY RESTAURANT – Steve Jones, Singer/Songwriter, 12 & 5 p.m.
BREWS – Camptown Ladies, Folk, 3 p.m., Trivia Night, 7 p.m.
NEW DELHI – Chuck Combo, 12-4 p.m., Cru Jones Karaoke, 6 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Brett & Terri, Multi-Genre, 1-5 p.m.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
CHELSEA’S – Sprungbilly, Bluegrass, 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Los Roscoes, Blues, 5-7 p.m.
CHELSEA’S –Open Mic, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
CHELSEA’S – Drink & Draw w/Matt Sanders, 9 p.m.