Photographer Marilyn Stringer
documents TKMA events, including the annual Tucson Folk
Festival. See her photos at her gallery website:
Marilyn Stringer's Gallery
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The 25th Annual Tucson Folk Festival will feature
approximately 120 acts on four stages, Workshops, a New
Artists’ Stage, an Acoustic Showcase, and food and craft
vendors, in addition to our headliner. With two days of continuous
live music, this is one of the largest free festivals in the country.
This year we will feature Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen as
headliners on Saturday night. For Sunday night,
we are working on a special Silver Anniversary tribute to
local musicians.
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Friends since they were teenagers, California country rock
and bluegrass legends
Chris Hillman
and
Herb Pedersen
have
teamed up to bring four decades of musicianship to their
concerts. An inductee into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame,
guitarist and mandolin player Hillman has played everything
from bluegrass to jazz as a member of groups such as The
Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Desert Rose
Band. Banjo picker and vocalist Herb Pedersen has brought
his talent to work with such artists as Johnny Rivers, Dan
Fogelberg, James Taylor and many others. His music is also
the legend of several TV and movie soundtracks. Together,
they will engage audiences with their wonderful vocal skills
and playing repertoire &ndash from honky-tonk
rock‘n‘ to bluegrass melodies with Tex-Mex and
Cajun thrown in for good measure.
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For the second year in a row, the full cost of our headliner has
been underwritten by
The 17th Street Market
—Thank You!
The Hotel Arizona
is a proud supporter of the 24th Annual Tucson Folk Festival.
Join Us on Sunday evening May 3rd for the
After Festival Party and Jam in our lounge.
181 West Broadway
(520) 624-8711
Just across the pedestrian bridge from El Presidio Park
The Hotel Arizona is also offering a discount for our out-of-town visitors;
just mention the Tucson Folk Festival.
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WHEN
Saturday, May 1st, Noon - 10:00 pm
Sunday, May 2nd, 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
The Festival is a two-day event offering
over 20 hours of music, dance, and entertainment.
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WHERE
The center of Festival activity, including the TKMA
Kitchen Store and food & craft vendors, is in El Presidio Park
in downtown Tucson. All venues are easy walking distance from the
Park. Performances take place on the following stages:
- Plaza stage at City Hall
- Courtyard stage at the Old Pima County Courthouse
- Museum stage at the Tucson Museum of Art
- Old Town Artisans stage
This year, we will again feature the
New Artists’ Stage
in a special time slot on one of the regular stages.
The festival will again include a
Ballad Tree,
and the
Acoustic Showcase
which was a great success in 2009, its inaugural year, will also
return to the Museum of Art lobby.
All venues are within easy
walking distance from the corner of Church and Alameda.
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Tucson courthouse dome,
from nearby El Presidio Park
(Stringer, 2008).
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Interstate 10 Construction
Widening of Interstate 10 through downtown Tucson is complete,
and all exits are open!
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Festival location map
Events locations map
Downtown Parking Info
There are also a number of private lots in and near downtown.
Note that some locations close before the festival does. Check the hours before you park!
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