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The 2008 Birmingham Folk Festival is scheduled for [ | The 2008 Birmingham Folk Festival is scheduled for [[August 2]] at [[Avondale Park]]. Musical performers include Anna Katherine, Jesse Payne, Art Wilson, Heath Green, the [[Overalls]], Ethan Gardiner, Matt Boyer, the Kudzu String Band, [[Mandi Rae]], [[Duquette Johnston]], Chris Porter & Back Row Baptists, [[Act of Congress]] and the New Familiars. Proceeds from the event will help support [[Mitchell's Place]] for patients with autism spectrum disorders. | ||
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Revision as of 20:03, 23 May 2008
The Birmingham Folk Festival was founded in 2006 as the Compound Folk Festival at Douglas Chapel Farms off Patton Chapel Road in Hoover (nicknamed "The Compound"). In 2008 it was relocated to Avondale Park. The festival features folk and bluegrass music as well as crafts and traditional foods.
2008
The 2008 Birmingham Folk Festival is scheduled for August 2 at Avondale Park. Musical performers include Anna Katherine, Jesse Payne, Art Wilson, Heath Green, the Overalls, Ethan Gardiner, Matt Boyer, the Kudzu String Band, Mandi Rae, Duquette Johnston, Chris Porter & Back Row Baptists, Act of Congress and the New Familiars. Proceeds from the event will help support Mitchell's Place for patients with autism spectrum disorders.
2007
The 2007 Compound Folk Festival was held on May 12 with performances by the Triceratops, Jen Black, Mandi Rae and Westover Water, Ethan Gardiner, the Great Book of John, Valley Creek Bluegrass, Act of Congress, Waltzing Matilda, Ethereal, Ben Navis, John Wesley Day and When We Were New. Proceeds from the festival benefitted the Peru Mission.
2006
The inaugural Compound Folk Festival was held in 2006.
External links
- Birmingham Folk Festival website
- Birmingham Folk Festival photos on Flickr.com