30^th Annual
Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival

Yes Folks it will be held as usual....Ignore all rumors to the contrary

Updated 5/2/2011

The Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival will be held on May 6-8, 2011
at the Oakdale Park Campground in Glen Rose, TX.

The Festival will feature a series of concerts of nationally known performers, including

Aubrey Atwater, Elwood Donnelly
Judy Schmidt
Other Performers include:
Dana Hamilton	David Moran and Joe Morgan
Sweet Song String Band	Scott Odena
Russel Cook	Time Was
And Many Others...

At A Glance

Friday Schedule

Saturday Concerts

Saturday Workshops

Sunday Activities

Misc. Stuff

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Festival At a Glance

Free Admission

Free Daytime Concerts - Friday pm & all day Saturday

Free Workshops Saturday

Arts and Crafts Fair

Texas State Mountain Dulcimer Contest, a.m. Saturday

Texas State Hammer Dulcimer Contest, p.m. Saturday

Free Evening Concerts Friday and Saturday Nights

Ol' Fashioned Square Dance Friday & Saturday Nights

Gospel Music 9:00 a.m. Sunday

Texas Liar's Contest, 10:00 a.m. Sunday

All Weather Facilities

Schedule of Events

The Club Booth will open around 1:00 p.m. Concerts will begin around 1:00 p.m. on Friday and will continue until the Old Fashioned "Anyone Can Dance" Square Dance around 10:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the concerts will begin around 9:00 a.m. and the Workshops will start around 10:00 a.m. The Saturday Evening Concert will begin around 7:00 with another Old Fashioned Square Dance to follow.

FRIDAY CONCERTS

Time	Performer
1:00 - 1:40	-
2:05 - 2:45	Dana Hamilton
2:50 - 3:30	Music for All Seasons Scott and Irma Reeder
3:35 - 3:55	Glenn Flesher
4:00 - 4:40	Wilderness
4:45 - 5:25	Time Was
5:30 - 6:10	Judy Schmidt
6:15 - 6:55	Russell Cook
7:00 - 7:40	Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly
7:45 - 8:25	The Bailey's
8:30 - 9:10	Salt Rock Rounders
9:15 - 10:00	Joe Morgan and David Moran
10:00 - ???	Ol' Fashion Square Dance Featuring the "Anyone Can Play" String Band

SATURDAY CONCERTS

Time	Performer
9:00 - 10:00	Acoustic Kids
10:00 - 10:30	Scott Jackson
10:35 - 11:05	Judy Dugas autoharp
11:10 - 11:40	Bluebonnet Plague
11:45-12:15	David Ellison
12:20-12:50	Esther Kreek
12:55-1:30	Sweet Song String Band
1:35-2:05	Heirloom
2:10-2:40	Jonathan Dowell
2:45-3:15	Sue Carpenter
3:20-3:50	Scott Odena
3:55-4:45	Aubrey and Elwood
4:50-5:40	Judy Schmidt
5:45-6:15	Linda Thompson
6:20-6:55	Contest Winners
7:00-7:40	Lloyd and April Wright
7:50-8:50	Judy Schmidt
9:00-9:50	Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly
10:00 - ???	Ol' Fashion Square Dance Featuring the "Anyone Can Play" String Band

All Times are subject to change before the festival actually begins.

FRIDAY WORKSHOPS

Time	Workshop Area 1	Workshop Area 2	Convention Center
2:00 - 2:55	Aubrey Atwater 4 equidistant strings Mountain Dulcimer	TBD	TBD
3:00 - 3:55	Elwood Donnelly Guitar DADGAD tuning	Judy Schmidt Hammer Dulcimer	TBD
4:00 - 4:55	TBD	Margaret Wright Beginning Mountain Dulcimer	Clogging Workshop Aubrey Atwater
5:00 - 5:55	Judy Dugas Autoharp	TBD	TBD

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS

Time	Workshop Area 1	Workshop Area 2	Convention Center
10:00 - 10:55	Cheryl Turner Hammer Dulcimer	Elwood Donnelly Carter Family tunes	30th Annual Texas State Mountain Dulcimer Contest (Walnut Valley Festival Rules apply to Contest)
11:00 - 11:55	Judy Schmidt Hammer Dulcimer	Lee Thomas Clawhammer Banjo
12:00 - 12:55	Cheryl Turner Bowed Psaltery	Glenn Flesher Autoharp	TBD
1:00 - 1:55	Mary Ann Hetrick Fiddle	Sue Carpenter Mountain Dulcimer	TBD
2:00 - 2:55	TBD	Aubrey Atwater M-D Songs of Jean Ritchie	30th Annual Texas State Hammer Dulcimer Contest (Walnut Valley Festival Rules apply to Contest)
3:00 - 3:55	Russell Cook Intro to Hammer Dulcimer	TBD
4:00 - 4:55	Judy Dugas Autoharp	Margaret Wright Beginning Mountain Dulcimer	Square Dance Workshop-
5:00 - 5:55	TBD	Lloyd Wright Mountain Dulcimer	-

These are all the workshops we have planned so far.
If you would like to teach a workshop there will be a sign up board by the club booth.
Sign up a title and location and we will announce it from the stage too.

Sunday Schedule

Gospel Music 10:00 a.m.

Shape Note Singing 11:20 a.m.

Texas Liar's Contest, 12:05 a.m.

Open Stage (sign up at club booth or see Dana to play) 1:05 - ??

Other Info

For the last 29 years the members of the Lone Star State Dulcimer Society have produced one of the finest Dulcimer Festivals in the United States. This festival is produced through the work and cooperation of our membership. Dana Hamilton manages the festival and concerts. John Cardascia or his stand-in will direct the Hammered Dulcimer Contest, Steve Jones will run the Mountain Dulcimer Contest. Joe Morgan manages the business of the club booth where we sell club memberships, Festival T-shirts, and recordings by our distinguished performers. Cheryl Turner runs the raffle (with help from others) that helps us fund this weekend of music. Lauren Plaskonos is our chief logo designer, making a new and different T-shirt design for each festival. Ann Browning makes sure all our performers are well fed by coordinating the entertainers food. David Turner totes and carries to make sure the performers and equipment get on and off stage smoothly. These and countless numbers of volunteer staff donate their time and efforts to make this weekend possible each year. What makes it successful is your help. We have never charged any admission and have been able to keep producing the festival for 26 years through donations, T-shirt sales, craft booths, and RAFFLE TICKETS. We take great pride in bringing the people of Texas the finest musicians and performers available. We sincerely hope you enjoy and help support this year's festival.

Lodging:

Oakdale Park does takes reservations for camping this year. They have improved the sites, enlarged them, and put in some concrete pads. A 30 amp site is $25, 50 amp is $30, and tent spots are $20. Cabins rentals (if any are still available) are $67.80 with no kitchen and $79 with a kitchen.

Glen Rose Motor In has 20 rooms blocked off for the festival. Discounted price is $55.00 plus appropriate and inappropriate taxes. Call Callie at (254)897-2941.