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Bill
& Leslie Penn
Playing
at the Historic Midway Museum Store throughout the
festival.
Bill
& Leslie Penn are local favorites that own and operate
the Historic Midway Museum Store. At the store you will
find a number of wonderful books, gifts items, and
souvenirs. Bill & Leslie often entertain their
customers as they shop. Bill plays a mean fiddle,
mandolin, and guitar. Leslie plays the flute and other
wind instruments.
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Whisper
Garden
Songs
designed to elicit emotions and tell stories through
music are a specialty of Whisper Garden, both in their
originals and in their eclectic selection of covers. Together,
the band has well over one hundred years of musical
experience. Ben Brown who provides vocals and guitar has
a Masters in Music from the University of Kentucky. He
has played in an amazing variety of bands over the past
25 years from Country to Salsa to Progressive Punk.
Drummer Jim Corcoran received his Masters of Music from
the University of Kentucky and teaches percussion at the
University of the Cumberlands. Kim Herbert, editor of
The Horse magazine, has been an amateur musician for
many years and makes her first professional appearance
with Whisper Garden. David Griffith has played bass with
such illustrious bands as Summertime Blues, Cluster
Duck, and Shtwsl (don’t ask). The band also features a
rotating fifth wheel; a guest instrumentalist of
professional caliber who adds color and class to the
performance as well as a rare type of controlled
indeterminacy: you’re never quite sure what might
happen. This spot has been filled in the past by Nancy
Clauter on oboe, Dave Clark on saxophone, and Joe
Gierlach on dobro.
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Blake
Jones
Blake
often
says that his family was so poor growing up that the only
thing they could afford to do was sit around and pick
music with each other. Good thing.... Blake grew up with
five brother and sisters and traveled the country with his
family playing music for his father, an evangelist. His
early musical upbringing on the tent revival stage has
helped him become a stellar musician and performer. Blake
plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, and mountain dulcimer, and
he has greatly expanded his musical repertoire to include
acoustic rock, bluegrass, and contemporary folk. Blake is
a singer/songwriter in the tradition of James Taylor and
Nanci Griffith, whose songs he covers with ease and
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General
Michael Collins Memorial Pipe Band
Named
in honor of the man that led Ireland to independence from
Great Britain in 1921. The band is comprised of pipers and
drummers from age 13 up with experience levels of from
less than 2 years to over 55 years. The pipers are led and
instructed by Pipe Major James Nowlan, a native of New
Ross, County Wexford, Ireland who has been teaching pipers
all across the U.S. since leaving the Canadian Army in the
late 1950's where he was a soldier/piper. James is also a
prolific composer of pipe music and his tunes have been
played all over the U.S and Canada. Additionally, his
compositions were played by the Irish Army Pipe Band at
the internationally renowned Dublin Horse Show to lead in
both the Irish Army and United States equestrian teams in
1997.The drum section is led by David J. Hensley, a Right
of Way Supervisor for the Transportation Cabinet in
Manchester, Kentucky. Mike Begin, the band's bass drummer
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Carla
Van Hoose
Carla
is deep in the "Americana" movement of today.
Her repertoire dips into many shades of American music.
Folk, blues, bluegrass and a little old rock and roll for
spice are stirred up and delivered to you through her
soothing vocals. She started singing before she went to
school and was encouraged by performances in church
choirs, high school concert choirs and special events. She
is one of the original members of SisterSound, a Lexington
based women's chorus. In the First Presbyterian Church
Choir, she has worked with Marlon Hurst, Dr Everett
McCorvey, and Dr. Gary Anderson, along with opera singers
from University of Kentucky, Transylvania University and
members of the American Spiritual Ensemble. |
Kentucky
McTeggart Irish Dancers
A
non-profit organization that teaches children the art of
Irish dance. Owned by Maureen McTeggart Hall, an
internationally renowned instructor and judge, the
school has been in operation since 1994. Classes meet on
Monday nights at Arts Place in downtown Lexington, with
the beginner classes starting at 4.15pm. All boys and
girls aged 5 years and over are welcome to come and
learn this exciting sport where dancers improve both
their physical and mental skills, self-esteem and make
friends while having fun. Our dancers love to perform
and are regularly invited to participate in festivals
and parades and to dance at nursing homes and
churches.For questions regarding new student enrollment
dates or performance opportunities, please contact Lynne
Costello at 223-3239.
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Yanko
The
band was founded in Frankfort, Kentucky in the year 2000.
It's members are originally from various part of Mexico.
Yanco is a nickname that is commonly given to people named
Adrian, in the area of Costa Chico in Guerrero, Mexico.
Adrian the keyboard player is the founder of the group and
that is why the name of the group is Yanco. The band is
very versatile and plays the music of the people with the
purpose of leaving everything on stage musically possible.
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The
Midway Baptist Praise Band |
Great
Heart
Marinated
in the lore of Rock history, breaded with Country and
Bluegrass, spiced by extensive exposure to Music of
the World, slow roasted on the stages of a thousand
sleazy dives, and bored to tears from playing
countless weddings and bar mitzvas, we present for
your listening pleasure: Great Heart,
the heart of Rock n’ Roll. This ensemble has learned
and forgotten more songs than the average person hears
in a lifetime, selected and perfected the tunes that
reflect and honor the best of modern culture. They
present and represent Rock Music at its best, most
sincere and heartfelt. Fiery guitar licks, thunderous
drums beats, blistering bass notes; and over it all
sweet lyrical harmonies as if sung by angels. Heaven
and Hell on one stage! Guaranteed to move the halted,
slow the hectified and warm the coldest heart. You
will Feel, experience, love, vibrate, assimilate,
celebrate, cogitate, appreciate, incorporate,
contemplate, and never forget; Great Heart.
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The
festival features crafts, food, demonstrators,
entertainment and children's activities.
For
information, please email us at info@midwayfallfestival.org
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