>The Gateway Dulcimer Society

The Gateway Dulcimer Society

presents

The Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival
August 9(pm)-12(am), 2012
The Second Weekend in August

Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Illinois
Located 15 minutes SE of downtown St. Louis on IL Rt 15




Featuring in 2012:

Mountain Dulcimer
Mike Anderson, Aubrey Atwater,
Sue Carpenter, Tull Glazener,
Debbie Porter and Gary Sager


Hammer Dulcimer
Janis Huff, Stephen Humphries
and Rick Thum


Other Instruments
Guitar and Singing: Elwood Donnelly
Autoharp: Charles Whitmer
Penny Whistle: Doug Felt
Ukulele: Danny Shepherd


See the Lodging link below for information on rooms at the Shrine and other nearby establishments.

ON-SITE REGISTRATION IS WELCOME though lunches are not included if you wait to register on-site. Same cost.

Friday and Saturday:
Workshops All Day - Evening Concerts - Open Stage
Vendors - Raffles - Jamming

Sunday: Hymn Sing


Click here for Registration, Workshop Schedule Friday / Saturday ,
General Info, Lodging Information, Camping Information and
The Gateway Dulcimer Society

The Fran Durham Memorial Scholarship Application
Applications must be received by 7/1/2012 for the 2012 festival

Evening Concerts Begin at 7:00 PM

Friday Evening Concert:
Mike Anderson
Doug Felt
Guy George
Maureen Sellers
Lorinda Jones
Cathy Barton & Dave Para

Saturday Evening Concert:
Gary Sager
Bing Futch
Neal & Coleen Walters
Chris Talley Armstrong & Friends
Rick Thum

Tickets are $10 per person per evening if you are only coming for the concerts. They will be available on a first-come-first-served basis until all seats are filled. Those who are registered for the festival as a Participant or NonParticipant have their concert admission included and will be admitted with their name badge.


Contact Sharon Hargus, Festival Chairperson for registration and additional festival information at gdsmf@charter.net


This program is supported in part by the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), Music Folk
and McSpadden Dulcimers. We gratefully acknowledge their support!

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From St. Louis, MO: TBA

Links to the Dulcimer Community

The Gateway Dulcimer Society
Sandy Conatser
Neal Hellman
Music Folk
Debbie Porter
Bill Robinson
Rick Thum
Maureen Sellers
Gary Gallier
Kerry Anderson
Susan Trump
Stephen Seifert