12th Annual Fiddlers' Jamboree

 

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Friday evening, September 5th
Saturday, September 6th
Sunday, September 7th
2008

A three-day festival of Adirondack Mountain music and dance
held under cover at Veterans' Memorial Field in Athol, NY,
just over the river from Warrensburg.

                    Rain or Shine!           Bring your own chair!


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                   A Great food all weekend long!
                   A Instrument Repair ALL WEEKEND! Bring your *needs fixin'* string instruments and have them
                          professionally repaired right here at The Fiddlers' Jamboree!
                   A Field Pickin'!!! All musicians are welcome to wander and jam!
                   A Antique string instruments - hundreds of 'em!
                          Come see the Adirondack's own Jimmy Davis and his HUGE collection of fiddles, banjos, guitars, and mandolins!
                   A Workshops for fiddle, banjo, dulcimer, guitar, mandolin, bass, & more!
                   A Games and events for kids of ALL ages!
                   A Performances by local area groups
                   A Gospel music performances on Sunday
                   A Local craftsmen (and women!) exhibiting skills that are being lost to history
                   A Opportunities for YOU-if you are a fiddler or picker-to perform on our Jamboree stage!
                   A The Thurman EMS will be on hand doing free blood pressure screening
                   A Our Thurman Volunteer Fire Company hosts a buffet-style breakfast Saturday morning!
                   A Live music during breakfast!

Our gate and food booth open one hour before show time each day.

Friday evening admission $6.
Friday/Saturday two-day passes ($12) are available on Friday.
Saturday all day admission $7.
Little fiddle fans (11 and under) admitted free with an adult.
Sunday - Donations appreciated!


...and there's even time for FUN volunteering!

CLICK HERE FOR OUR 2008 SCHEDULE!

 

A BIG thank you:
The background song is Ragtime Annie, graciously provided by Ed Hetzler
Please visit his outstanding American Old Time, Celtic, and Klezmer fiddle web site


Back by overwhelming popular demand
The Stringdusters!!!

Cedar Ridge!!!


Rick Moon is back with them on mandolin-come see 'em!

The Adirondack Fiddlers!!!

8 Fiddlers a-fiddlin' all at once!

Sara Milonovich & Greg Anderson!!!

Don't Quit Your Day Job!!!


also appearing:

The Lockhart Mountain Boys!!!

Hi Gear Gospel Band
The Charlie Payne Family Band
Jim Davis & Friends
Gospel Variety Hour
Singspiration!

and much more!!!


SLEEP CLOSE TO THE FIDDLERS' !

LOCAL CAMPING

Glen Hudson Campsite
River Road, 10 minutes away
(518) 623-9871
no website, no email - relax right on the river
RV's a specialty + a few tent sites
10% discount for Fiddlers' folks!

Stony Creek Campground
18 Grist Mill Rd., Stony Creek
(518) 696-5029
10 minutes the other way
10% discount for Fiddlers' folks!

THURMAN'S BED & BREAKFAST

The Glen Lodge & Market
1123 Route 28
Warrensburg, NY 12885
(800) 867-2335 or (518) 494-4984
only 15 minutes away - Whitewater Rafting, too!
10% discount for Fiddlers' folks!


For more lodging or camping information, contact the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce,
or
Phone: (518) 623-2161.
Want a B&B? Go to www.warrensburgbb.com

Information on the Town of Thurman can be found at www.thurman-ny.com

DIRECTIONS:
To find us, at Northway exit 23 (Warrensburg),
follow the lime green Jamboree signs north on Rt. 9,
left on Rt. 418, over and along the river for 3.5 miles to Athol Road on the right.
Take Athol Road to Thurman Town Hall (311 Athol Road )and Veterans' Memorial Field.

Map from from Northway Exit 23 to   The Fiddlers

Bring a chair!

More to come...


This program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the
Town of Thurman using Warren County Occupancy Tax proceeds.
Additional funding by Price Chopper, Stewarts's Shops, and local businesses

       


Hosted by:
The John Thurman Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization

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Last updated May 6, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

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