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Festival Reviews
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Festival Hotel: Quality Inn and Suites
1500 West Maloney, Gallup, NM 87301
505 726 1000
Special hotel rate if you mention the Folk Music Festival:
$59.99 + tax ($30 off regular price)
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Poster

Gallup Folk Music Festival

A celebration of the roots of traditional americana in New Mexico

Thursday May 18 - 7 pm Raising Cane Concert, Coal Street Pub, The Coffee House. Gallup. Suggested donation $5.

Friday May 19 -

7 pm at The Coffee House: Rusty Strings and the Flat Tones

7 pm at Coal Street Pub: Back Porch Band

Saturday May 20

10 am Contest, Gallery 213 - $5 admission.

Performances
-Outdoor performances free to the public 11 am to 5 pm. Host - Kirk Ashworth. Coal Street Breezeway.

-The Coffee House: live music 11 am to 10 pm.

-Workshops Gallery 213 - 1:00 - 5 pm

Schedule Details web page
Sponsors
to become a sponsor, contact Dr. Howard rhoward@wnmu.org or to advertise in the program contact Kirk Ashworth kashworth@cnetco.com
•Bishop Optical
•La Montanita Food Coop memb@lamontanitacoop.com
•Quality Inn & Suites
deChávez Music dechavez@cia-g.com
•KGLP Radio Station
•Susan R. Warren
•Western New Mexico University
Each group performs in a different location on Coal Street, Dowtown Gallup. Donations appreciated!
Concerts May 18. 19 - 7 pm
Raising Cane
Coal Street Pub 7 pm
received a great CD review in the August 2005 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. Here's a link to the online version of it. Don Grieser
http://www.raisingcanebluegrass.com
Back Porch Band
Coal Street Pub at 7
pm on Friday
Karl Herr 505 488 5945 snksherr@osogrande.com

Website
The Desert Highlanders
The Coffee Shop 7 pm
Playing Irish, Scottish, waltzes, American Folk tunes and more. - Contact: Cathy Hollister at 863-2603 or Patrick, Michelle Moore 722 4097 - CD pmoore@gph.gmcs.k12.nm.us
Rusty Strings and the Flat Tones
The Coffee Shop 8 pm
The Favorite acoustic-folkadelic-country blues-&-rockabilly-bluegrass band in the Four Corners
Kirk Ashworth
kashworth@cnetco.com