The Bishop Hill Folk Music Festival will be Saturday June 1, 2024, in the village park in Bishop Hill.
Performing will be some of the best-known musicians in Illinois, with styles spanning a wide range of folk music including hammered dulcimer, bluegrass, Celtic, and Woody Guthrie songs to name a few. In addition, Mike Anderson, the “Dulcimer Guy,” will have a program about the beauty of the Mountain Dulcimer in the Steeple Building Museum at noon.
All the park concerts and the dulcimer presentation are free and open to the public. Music starts at 10 a.m. and continues throughout the day. Local favorite Hammer and Pick will start off the day with their old-time music. At 11 a.m., the bluegrass band Coffee Creek will be performing.
At 1 p.m., Chicago singer-songwriter Bucky Halker will be playing music from his 15 CDs. The Bucktown Americana Music Show (bluegrass, folk, Celtic, Americana, and old-time music) will step on stage at 2 p.m.
Peoria’s singer-songwriter Barry Cloyd will finish off the day performing songs from his 10 CDs. This free event is funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council, the Galesburg Community Foundation and the Geneseo Foundation.
The concert schedule for Saturday, June 1 (main stage is located next to the park gazebo in the center of the village park) is:
- 10 a.m. — Hammer & Pick
- 11 a.m. — Coffee Creek
- 1 p.m. — Bucky Halker
- 2 p.m. — Bucktown Americana Music Show
- 3 p.m. — Barry Cloyd
For more details, you can call 309-927-3899 or email bhha@mymctc.net. Information about this festival is also posted HERE or the Bishop Hill Heritage Association Facebook page HERE.
