Concert Schedule
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27th Annual Grand Marais
Music & Arts Festival
August 8, 9, & 10, 2008

Festival Manager: Dave Beckwith          Stage Manager: Nick Dongvillo

Back by Popular Demand - Michael "Big Dog" Murphy as your MC


background groove from the Big Dog

Friday | Saturday | Sunday
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Friday - Locals Night
6:30 pm
Parade - staging at the Township Office
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Nick-Nack & the Paddy Wacks
9:00 - 11:00 pm
Dr Youngdog featuring Guy Hedrick
Saturday
Noon - 1:30 pm

Blue Water Ramblers

The Blue Water Ramblers' repertoire comes right out of our Michigan life experiences and the history of the Great Lakes region.

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Trailer Hitch

Listen for the essence of life, luck and love in the old time country music of the Hitch.

4:00 - 5:30 pm

Carolyn Striho

Carolyn skirts the line between high-energy and dreamy electro-acoustic rock, her music a vibrant & bewitching mélange - bold, yet hypnotic, smart, modern.

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Michael Murphy and the Mob


Your MC for the Weekend

The Big Dog. The Memphis Ghost.
He is quite a character. He is a song.

8:00 - 9:30 pm

Conga Se Menne

One would not expect to find world class musicians in this small northern college town. Marquette, Michigan is not exactly Chicago, Nashville, nor even Memphis, but you couldn't tell by listnening to Derrell Syria and the members of Conga Se Menne.

10:00 pm - Midnight

The Ragbirds

The Ragbirds musical roots are firmly embedded in the soil of rhythm, ancient and new, incorporating Americana, Gypsy, Celtic, and Latin influences with drums from all over the world, mixing African poly-rhythms and Afro-Cuban tumbao, over sometimes rock, hip-hop or reggae style drum-kit, all designed to get people both listening and up and dancing!

Sunday
Noon - 1:30 pm

The Hozz

Life, Liberty and
the Pursuit of Tunage
Sounds Like Music to your ears

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Zydecology

Louisiana Zydeco Peppered
with the Blues, Funk, and
Rock and Roll

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Cabin Fever String Band
(back after over 25 years!!)

Too Much Fun!


Workshops with Al Young, Carolyn Striho, and more to come....

2nd Stage - Open Mic

Other Cool Stuff All Weekend!

Visit our Home Site for more info www.grandmaraismichigan.com