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There'll be Music in the Air at the Bluegrass Festival and Sidewalk Sale
Banjos, fiddles, guitars and mandolins will be churning out a host of improvised melodies at Frankfort's third Bluegrass Festival July 13-14 at Breidert Green.
Frankfort Bluegrass on the Green is expected to draw thousands to its two-day festival, featuring the improvised melodies and rhythmic expertise of well-known bluegrass bands from around the country.
The third Frankfort Bluegrass Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on July 13 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 14 at Breidert Village Green, White and Kansas Streets in downtown Frankfort. Steve Haberichter, owner of Down Home Guitars, 11 S. White St., is a founding member of the non-profit Frankfort Bluegrass Festival organization that planned, coordinated and collaborated on the festival.
"This is the third year, so we're hoping it's going to be great. We've got some great internationally-known bluegrass bands" along with regional favorites, he said.
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The lineup for Bluegrass on the Green:
Saturday July 13th 2013
10-10:30 a.m.- Iron Skillet Breakfast Band
10:45- 11:30 a.m.- Illinois Rail
11:45 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.- Oak Street Ramblers
12:45- 1:30 p.m.- Leadfoot
1:45- 2:30 p.m.- Bluegrass Escape
2:45-3:30 p.m.- Eric Lambert & Friends
3:45- 4:30 p.m.- Dog 1
4:45-5:45 p.m.- Donna Ulisse & The Poor Mt. Boys
6- 7 p.m.- Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
7:15- 8:25 p.m.- The Boxcars
8:40- 9:50 p.m. The Hillbenders
Sunday July 14th 2013
10-10:45 a.m.- Down Home Guitars House Band
11-11:45 a.m.- Lyndsay Lou & The Flatbellys
12- 12:45 p.m.- Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
1- 1:50 p.m.- The Hillbenders
2:05- 2:55 p.m.- The Boxcars
3:10- 4 p.m.- Special Consensus
"It's a two-day free event to promote bluegrass, which is a true American style of music, he said. Its roots were homegrown in the Appalachian Mountains. After a year of fund-raising, the FBF organization raised $15,000 to cover the cost of bringing the bands to Frankfort and putting the activities together.
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The volunteer efforts of the Frankfort Community Park District, which has organized plenty of kids activities to make it a family event, the Village of Frankfort and the support and cooperation of downtown businesses and the community have worked together to help keep the bluegrass festival vibrant and growing, said Haberichter.
The Frankfort Historic Business Association has coordinated its Sizzlin' Summer Sidewalk Sale the same weekend, said Rachel Gilmore, public relations spokesperson for the FHBA.
Upcoming Weekend Events in Frankfort:
July 14: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Frankfort Country Market at Breidert Green, Kansas and Oak Streets
July 14: 6:30-8 p.m. R. Gang, a rhythm and blues dance band, at Breidert Green
July 19: Date Night Movie on the Green, co-sponsored by FHBA, the Frankfort Park District) and the Frankfort Chamber. Beginning at dusk the scheduled movie is "Hitch." The event is free.
Gilmore said, "We've even made it easy for you to make a night of it. KidsWork Children's Museum is offering childcare (RSVP and fee) from 5-8 p.m. while the Frankfort Park District is covering 7-11 p.m. (RSVP and fee). Call KidsWork (815.469.1199) or the Park District (815.469.9400) to register. Then shop a little, catch dinner in one of our great downtown restaurants and end the evening cuddled up with your honey for a charming romantic comedy."
The video features The Boxcars performing "Shuckin' The Corn" in 2010 at Cumberland Caverns, McMinnville, Tenn.
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