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*Jim Olive* Jim Olive's bluegrass performances are an easy-going delivery of a polished baritone voice and expert banjo & guitar picking.	Squash Beetle Morris Dancers A Morris dance is a form of English folk dance accompanied by music and dates to before 1500. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. Squash Beetle Morris Dancers are made up of dancers and musicians from Lexington, Berea and Frankfort. The team, varying from 4 to 8 persons, are featured annually at the Lexington MayFest in Gratz Park where they dance around the Maypole.
Howard's Creek Howard's Creek was formed by a group of friends in Lexington, Kentucky who absolutely love Bluegrass Music. Thrown together through many jam sessions in different parts of the city, each member of Howard's Creek brings to the band a different and unique mind set when it comes to music. While one member may prefer traditional bluegrass and defines it as anything with a banjo, another is a classical musician and brings their orchestral experience; while yet another member might consider bluegrass an extension to their jazz roots. We are music fans and we love to play music, especially bluegrass. Members include: Russ Farmer - guitar/lead vocals Terri Powell - bass/vocals Ted Critchfield - bass/vocals Ron Mobley - mandolin/vocals John Mattingly - banjo/vocals JoAnna Binford - fiddle/vocals Howard's Creek FaceBook site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Howards-Creek/273897901441
*Chords of Course Barbershop Quartet* left to right) Bill McClure, Richard Abbott, Phillip Morgan, Jim Terry. This men's quartet perform barbershop style unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by four part harmonies. The y have entertained at former Midway Fall Festivals to the delight of all who stopped to hear their rich harmonies singing old standards.
*Brian Powell & Tom Adler* "The Bluegrass Homeplace Boys" is a dynamic duo, consisting of banjo ace Tom Adler and guitar wizard Brian Powell, who also plays mandolin. Adler, originally from South Chicago, and Powell, from Van Lear, KY have been playing together for more than 20 years. For 5 years t hey were the radio hosts of the much-loved and late-lamented WRVG-FM 89.9 show, "Bluegrass Homeplace". They render a lively mix of songs and tunes, mostly peppy, but sometimes "plumb pitiful gems". They have shared the stage with the likes of Bill Monroe, Tony Rice, Riders In The Sky, Seldom Scene, and many more. *Billy & Lauren Hill* Billy (Government Cheese, Moral Chain of Custody) and Lauren (Barbie Syndrome, Sha Sha Boom) do a Post-Punk-Folk-Americana thing, go figure. Billy's not so successful rock'n'roll experience is humorously documented in the underground classic Cheese Chronicles: The True Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band You've Never Heard Of..... .... Click here to listen to Billy Mack Hill	Liams Fancy Midway Baptist Church Praise Band - Sunday 1pm The Midway Praise Team (from left to right) Sean Endicott, Worship Leader; Angela Eaton, piano; Letha Drury, sound and projection; Jeremy Popovitz, percussion; Tim Popovitz, drums; Blake Jones, guitar, mandolin and banjo; John Wheatcraft, electric guitar; Mike Drury, electric bass; Paola Cantalon, vocals and Lanette Morgan, vocals.
*Margaret Lyle Gravitt* Have you ever heard a voice that took you into the song and made you feel every emotion and nuance of the piece? If you have not, then perhaps you have not experienced a performance by Margaret Lyle Gravitt. Margaret started her career, as many other20southern artists have, singing in church. Her grandmother taught her to love the melodies and words of early American hymns, including the tradition of shape note singing. As a young woman she worked extensively in the Thoroughbred industry and traveled throughout the British Isles. There she found older versions of the songs she had known all her life and began studying and collecting songs from Irish and Scottish singers. Her clear alto voice is as hauntingly beautiful as the ballads s he sings. She draws an audience into the heart of heritage and tradition. She weaves the tapestry of the old and the new and reminds us that whatever is remembered lives. www.celticlark.com	*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 Lexi ngton, 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.
*Carla Van Hoose* Carla Van Hoose sings Bluegrass with some folk and blues thrown in for flavor. She loves to share the breadth of feeling, rhythm and stories this music offers. Her soothing, smooth vocals are to the music what Mom's home cooking is to the Sunday dinner. Carla focuses on the human condition in all of us. She supports Kentucky composers and musicians, giving her performances a down home feel. She performs solo or with The Kentucky Traveler Band, her back-up group, featuring fiddle, bass, guitar and mandolin or banjo as needed. She brings to mind singers like Eva Cassidy, Patsy Cline and Michelle Shocked.	*Robert Tincher* Robert Tincher has been singing the ballads of Scotland and Ireland for over 35 years and has played with several regionally well-known Celtic music groups. The first, Mad Catherine and the Moondog Pirates, gave many in Kentucky and southern Ohio their first taste of the music back=2 0in the early 1980's. You may know him better as part of Pale, Stout & Amber, who Lexington Herald-Leader music writer Walter Tunis once called “the top local pick for Irish and Celtic music.” Their 2004 CD received some international radio airplay and favorable reviews in Ireland and the United Kingdom. These days Robert's back to being a dedicated solo performer for the first time in many years. Every show is a unique mix of song and story, personal experience and genuine love for the music and the people of Britain and Ireland
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 style."