Original Ozark Folk Festival

The Original Ozark Festival is ready for its 77th year with a new date and more music and workshops than ever before.  This year we celebrate the Strings in the Springs with workshops for fingerpicking, flat-picking, uke and mandolin, as well as jig dancing & spoons. The Ozark Songwriting competition is back showcasing songwriters from all over the country. Enjoy the Folk Fair in Basin Park with Ozark artists and Craftspeople on Friday and Saturday. Come to Eureka’s Original Ozark Folk Festival for three nights and three days of music, fun, and folk.

Schedule:

7:30pm: Ozark Mountain Daredevils at The Auditorium
Since their early beginnings in 1971, the Daredevils have released a number of major label and independent record label recordings, traveled millions of miles performing throughout North America and Europe, and they continue to grow and maintain a loyal and dedicated fan base throughout the world.  Their songs are regularly played on Classic Radio stations and, of course, songs like “If You Wanna Get To Heaven,” “Jackie Blue,” “Chicken Train,” “Standing On The Rock,” and countless others are still fan favorites across all media. Their current lineup of talented musicians allows the band to perform songs from every corner of their vast catalog, and they continue to delight Dareheads with their live performances.

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7:30pm: Creek Rocks at The Auditorium
The Creek Rocks. Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf are among the Ozark Plateau’s most potent songwriters, expressing themselves with a humble folk-rock sound and lyrics to touch the heart. Mark is a founding member of Ozarks family band Big Smith, who toured and recorded from 1996 to 2012, then reunited in 2016, and now play a few select shows a year. Cindy Woolf has been a resident of the Ozarks since 1998, where she has become well-known for a singular singing voice and her enchanting performances of her original songs. Dirty Linen said of Woolf upon the release of her first album, “instantly timeless…spell-binding…beautiful, heartfelt, entrancing.”

2:15pm: Richard Gilewitz at The Basin Park - Downtown
For nearly four decades, American fingerstyle wizard Richard Gilewitz has fascinated listeners with 6 and 12-string finger gymnastics while spinning enchanting yarns of a seasoned raconteur. His concert performances around the world spill over with unexpected turns of the funnies, thought-provoking takes on life on the road, and tunes that propel the audience on a magical journey of sight and sound. His signature playing style delivers a technical diversity of banjo style patterns and classical arpeggios with a rhythmic percussive approach, exploring the history of guitar with sounds of folk to Americana, the blues to the classical, ragtime to pop, and somewhere in between.

3:30pm: Dandelion Heart at The Basin Park - Downtown
Wild with purpose, the women of Dandelion Heart endeavor to create a unique Americana sound, blending four individual songwriting styles. These dandies are rooted in Northwest Arkansas, with a passion for making music, and having fun creating with each other. The band is comprised of Lacy Hampton (guitar, hand percussion), Chase Hart (guitar), Korey McKelvy (mandolele, banjo), and Willa Thomason (cello, guitar). Early on, the four shared originals from previous projects (Aisle 24, The Ozark Travelers, The Silver Lining), but quickly began evolving their set to include more originals born from this collaboration.

5:00pm: Undergrass Boys at The Basin Park - Downtown
The Undergrass Boys toured in the early '80s, performing with Emmylou Harris, Leon Russell, Bill Monroe and are now coming back for a special performance at The Ozark Folk Fair in downtown Eureka Springs. The Undergrass Boys are back together again for our Folk Festival with a new album and new songs!

11:00 to 6:00: Folk Fair and Live Music at The Basin Park - Downtown
The Original Ozark Folk Festival Folk Fair showcases our Artists and Craftspeople. Basin Park will be filled with potters, woodworkers, luthiers, Jewelers, and many others. Eureka Springs has supported a vibrant art scene for over a century.  Enjoy the free music and pursue the talented creators of Eureka Springs, from 11:00 to 6:00 on Friday and Saturday.