2006  Events     2007 Events    2008 Events     2009 Events   2010 Events

June 16-17 2006  
Louis and Clark Fiddle Workshop with Banjo Billy 
Louis and Clark State Park Onawa, Iowa                             

July 16, 2006
Old Time Music Workshop and Concert  
 Music Folk  St. Louis, Missouri

July 17-22  2006
World on a String Summer Music Camp 
Champaign, Illinois

July 21, 2006
 Urbana Contra Dance 
 Phillips Recreation Center Urbana, Illinois

August 4-5 2006
Old Time Music Festival
Clifftop, West Virginia

August 12-13 2006
 Iowa State Fair
 Des Moines, Iowa

September 8-10 2006 
 Ozark Celebration Annual Festival 
 Springfield, Missouri

September 22-23 2006 
Midwestern Fiddle Workshop
400 S. Goodrich St. Colfax,  Iowa
Potluck and Jam September 22 (6pm)
Potluck and Jam to follow workshop Sept. 23rd    
 To register: Click here to email for details

October 6 to 8 2006  
Mile High Fiddle Workshop
Denver, Colorado

October 9  2006
"Live at Lunch" Radio Program (Noon to 1PM)
KRFC FM 88.9 FM  Ft. Collins, Colorado

October 26-28 2006
24th Annual Arkansas Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Races
Mountain View, Arkansas

November 3-5 2006
 Old Time Music and Dance Camp Featuring Billy Mathews
For information/ Reservations: contact : Raven Center for the Arts

                                                                                                                                                      
                

 2007   Events             2006 Events                 2008 Events

January 21, 2007
Childgrove Country Dancers    Present    Contra Dance
Monday Club             37 S. Maple, Webster Groves, Missouri

Super Bowl 2007
Super bowl Fiddle Workshop; Mountain View, Arkansas


March 29 2007
Banjo Billy in Concert with Colin Blair
Mountain Music Shoppe ; 12710 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Shawnee, Kansas 

April 4 2007
"Live at Lunch" Radio Program
KRFC FM 88.9 FM ; Ft. Collins, Colorado

April 6-8 2007
Mile High Fiddle Workshop; Brighton, Colorado

April 20-22 2007
Arkansas Folk Festival ; Mountain View, Arkansas

May 5-6 2007
Arts Fest  (click here for photo )
 Springfield Regional Arts Council; Springfield, Missouri


May 19 2007
Contra Dance ~Old Time Music by Billy Mathews and Friends
CALLER: Debi Harp
Presented by: Traditional Dance & Music Society
Franciscan Villa ; 620 W. Scott (Corner of Scott & North Main) Springfield, Missouri

August 4 2007
Contra Dance  Old Time Music by Billy Mathews and Friends
Presented by: Traditional Dance & Music Society
7:30-10:30 pm 620 W. Scott, Springfield, Missouri 

August 10-12 2007
1st Annual Summer Fiddling Workshop
The Inn at Mountain View ;Mountain View, Arkansas

September 7-9, 2007
Ozark Celebration Annual Festival;  Springfield, Missouri

September 12-15, 2007
Vintage Instrument Show
Green Street Studio

September 16, 2007
 Bowing Technique Workshop for Old Time Fiddlers
to sign up: please e-mail:  cbreen@techline-cu.com    or call (217)352-5570
Techline ;24 East Green Street, Champaign, IL       2:00-4:30pm    $25/person  

September 22, 2007
Milwaukee House Concert
19th Street Coffee House   631 N. 19th Street  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

September 24, 2007
  Chicago Barn Dance
 Bethany Church of Christ; 4250 N. Pelina Street Chicago, Illinois

October 25-27, 2007
25th Annual Bean Fest & Championship Outhouse Races, Mountain View, Arkansas

November 2-4, 2007
Old Time Music Weekend     2nd Annual Music Fest  Raven Center for the Arts    St. Louis, Missouri

November 11, 2007
Music Folk Concert  with Billy Mathews & Colin Blair      Music Folk                St. Louis, Missouri

November 17,2007
Contra Dance   Old Time Music by Billy Mathews and Friends   Presented by: Traditional Dance & Music Society   Springfield, Missouri 

2008 Events

January 6, 2008
Contra Dance : Chicks with Guns presented by:Childgrove Country Dancers
Monday Club in Webster Groves --37 S. Maple, Webster Groves, MO

February 2-3
Super Bowl Fiddle Workshop and Jam
The Inn at Mountain View      Mountain View, Arkansas

February 16
Contra Dance  Old Time Music by Billy Mathews and Friends
Presented by: Traditional Dance & Music Society
7:30-10:30 pm 620 W. Scott, Springfield, Missouri 

March 9
Billy Mathews & Colin Blair  Present: Old Time Music Workshop Medley
Guitar,  Mandolin, ClawHammer,  and Fiddle -Workshops  All Day!
Evening Concert  7:00-9:00pm
Techline    Champaign, Illinois


April 5
Contra Dance  Old Time Music by Billy Mathews and Friends
Presented by: Traditional Dance & Music Society
7:30-10:30 pm 620 W. Scott, Springfield, Missouri 

April 10
Concert with Colin Blair
Mountain Music Shoppe, 12710 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Shawnee, KS 66216

April 18-20
46th Annual  Arkansas Folk Festival
Mountain View, Arkansas

May 3-4
Arts Fest
Presented by: Springfield Regional Arts Council
Historic Walnut Street,Springfield, Missouri
May 10-11
Spring Festival in Gays Mills, WI
"A Festival Commemorating the Traditions of the Valley"
Gays Mills, Wisconsin

June 8
Chicks With Guns /Ozark Traditions
Contra Dance  presented by:  Childgrove Country Dancers
Monday Club in Webster Groves -  37 S. Maple, Webster Groves, MO

June 27-29
36th Annual Indiana Fiddlers Gathering
Battle Ground, Indiana

July 13-19
World on a String Fiddle Camp
Champaign, Illinois

August  15-16
A Medley of Old-Time Music Workshops with Billy Mathews and Colin Blair more info
The Inn at Mountain View

September 6-7
11th Annual Ozark Celebration  Festival   Springfield, Missouri

September 20
Traditional Dance & Music Society Presents:
Music by Bill Mathews  & Friends        620 W. Scott, Springfield, MO

October 11
Strawberry Fields Concert        Urbana, Illinois

October 12
Fiddle Workshop
Techline---24 East Green Street, Champaign, Illinois

October 23-25
Beanfest       Mountain View, Arkansas

November 7-9
4th Annual Old Time Music Weekend         Raven Center for the Arts

December 6
Traditional Dance & Music Society Presents:  Music by Bill Mathews & Friends  620 W. Scott, Springfield, Missouri

2009 EVENTS

February 7-8 (2009)
Fiddle Workshop- Mountain View
Inn at Mountain View, Mountain View, Arkansas

March 6
Contra Dance
Phillips Recreation Center, Urbana, IL

March 7
Concert at Strawberry Fields
Strawberry Fields, Urbana, IL

March 8
 Fiddle Workshop
Techline , 24 East Green Street Champaign, IL    61820 (217)352-5570

April 4
Traditional Dance & Music Society present:  Billy Mathews & Friends
Springfield, MO

April 17-19
    Arkansas Folk Festival
Mountain View, Arkansas

May 2-3
Arts Fest
Springfield, MO

June 6
Traditional Dance & Music Society present: Billy Mathews & Friends
Springfield, MO

June 26-28
37th Annual Indiana Fiddlers Gathering
Battleground, IN

July 12
Concert with Colin Blair
Music Folk, St. Louis, Missouri

August 1
Traditional Dance & Music Society present:  Billy Mathews & Friends
Springfield, MO

August 14-15
Medley of Old Time Music Workshops with Billy Mathews & Colin Blair
Inn at Mountain View, Mountain View, Arkansas

August 23
Chicks with Guns presented by Child Grove Country Dancers
St. Louis, MO

October 10
Fiddling Banjo Billy Mathews  from 11:00 till 1:00
Strawberry Fields, Champaign, IL

October 11
Fiddle and Banjo Workshop--Followed by evening concert
Techline, Champaign, IL

October 16
Contra Dance presented by Urbana Country Dancers
Kalax Barn , Monticello, Illinois

November 6-8
5th Annual Old Time Fiddle Weekend
Raven Center for the Arts

2010 Dates:

January  24                Chicks with Guns presented by Child Grove Country Dancers
St. Louis, MO

February 5-6                  7th Annual Banjo Billy Fiddle Workshop
Mountain View, Arkansas

March 13                     Concert at Strawberry Fields
Strawberry Fields, Urbana, IL

March 14                    Fiddle Workshop    
Techline, Urbana, IL

April 16 - 18 47th Annual Arkansas Folk Festival  Mountain View, AR

May 1 & 2 Arts Fest  Springfield, MO

May 29 & 30 Old Time Music Gathering
more info Mississippi Mud Pottery 310 East Broadway Alton, IL

June 11-12 Heritage Days Ellsinore, MO

June 25-27 38th Annual Indiana Fiddlers Gathering  Battleground, IN

July 17th Concert at Strawberry Fields Urbana, IL

July 18-24th World on a String Fiddle Camp  University of IL Campus, Urbana

July 24th Colin Blair's Birthday Bash (7:30pm)  Music Folk, St. Louis, MO

July 25th Chicks With Guns Reunion
Child Grove Country Dancers  St. Louis, MO 

August 13-14th Medley of Workshops
Inn at Mountain View Mountain View, AR

Sept 11-12th Ozark Celebration Festival Springfield, MO

Sept 24-25th Champaign / Urbana Folk Roots Festival Downtown Urbana, IL

Oct 16th  Traditional Dance & Music Society Presents:
Billy Mathews and Friends  Springfield, MO

Oct 28-30 Bean Fest Mountain View, AR

2011 EVENTS :