Free Jam Sessions return!
WHAT
The Pioneer Museum celebrates
Newgrass & Mountain music for the next Roots Music in the Texas Hill
Country concert, coming Saturday, July 26 on Main Street in Fredericksburg.
This is the 7th season of the
successful Roots Music series, a set of live, open-air concerts
featuring emerging and established artists in an informal, family
setting.
WHO
Southwinds Dulcimer
Cross Mountain
South Austin Jug Band
Double Eagle String Band
FREE Jam Session 2-5 on
the grounds of Pioneer Museum - bring your acoustic instrument!
WHEN
Gates open at 5 p.m., with
the concert from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission is $10, with tickets sold at the
gate. Visitors can receive a $2 discount by printing out the web page at
www.pioneermuseum.com. Students age 17 and younger are free.
WHERE
The Pioneer Museum is located
at 309 West Main Street in Fredericksburg. Guests can bring lawn chairs
or use folding chairs that are provided.
WHAT ELSE
Guests can enjoy a catered meal by Vickie Bonewitz of My Own Chef.
The menu offers Grilled Pork Chops with Black Pepper Plum Glaze, Fresh
Tomato & Cheese Grits Casserole, Whole Okra in Brown Butter, with Rolls
& Butter. For the first time, there will be a Lite Summer Dinner Option
of CKC Marinated Goat Feta, Homemade Foccacia Bread, and Fresh Berries.
Beer, wine, water and soft drinks will be available for purchase, as
well as a commemorative half bottle of wine with the 2008 Roots Music
label. Also beer, wine, soft drinks, and water... AND a commemorative
half of wine with limited edition Roots Music label!
WHAT'S NEXT
Remaining 2008 concerts are August
16, Western Swing featuring Billy Mata; and September 27, Celtic & New
World with the Blaggards.
WHY
Proceeds support the mission
of the Gillespie County Historical Society. More information is
available by calling 830-997-2835, or by visiting www.pioneermuseum.com.
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The Double Eagle String Band will play
on stage at the next Roots Music Concert on July 26
This is the
seventh season of live, open-air eclectic roots music concerts on the
grounds of the Pioneer Museum in Fredericksburg. Concerts feature
emerging and established artists in an informal, family setting.
Roots Music
Line Up - 2008
Sat July 26 -
Newgrass & Mountain
2:00 - 5:00
Free Jam Session for Public
6:00 - 6:45
Cross Mountain
7:00 - 8:00
Double Eagle String Band
8:20 -10:00
South Austin Jug Band
Sat August 16
- Western Swing
2:00 - 5:00
Free Jam Session for Public
6:00- 6:45
Quebe Sisters Band
7:00 -8:00
Quebe Sisters Band
8:20- 10:00
Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition
Sat Sept 27 -
Celtic & World
2:00 - 5:00
Free Jam Session for Public
6:00 -6:45
Poor Man's Fortune
7:00- 8:00
Beth Patterson
8:20-10:00
Blaggards
Proceeds
support the mission of the Society. The Pioneer Museum is located at 309
West Main Street in Fredericksburg, with the entrance on Milam Street.
Beer, wine, soft drinks, and water are offered for sale on the grounds.
Parking is free.
Admission is
$10 for adults, or $8 with a
discount coupon printed from the pioneermuseum.com web site.
Children 17 and under are free.
Details on
each concert will be available at www.pioneermuseum.com, or by calling
830-997-2835.
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