Schedule of Events

APRIL 27, 2025

PERFORMANCES  6:40 - 9:00 PM

1ST SET MATTHEW CHECK     matthewcheckmusic.com

Matthew Check is a nationally recognized American roots singer, pianist, banjo player, and guitarist. Matt's music has been featured in such outlets as Billboard, PopMatters, Wide Open Country and more. His career encompasses everything from Emmy-nominated bluegrass bands to critically-acclaimed solo albums.

2ND SET ZAPRUDER POINT     zapruderpoint.com

At the turn of the millennium,Dan Phillips created Zapruder Point, writing and recording for over 15 years in Chicago. After relocating to Cincinnati, Dan now self-releases music and plays out as a solo. He's been compared to The Decemberists, Elliott Smith, and Waxahatchee. Zapruder Point's latest album, Backyard Birds, is a meditation on memories made, lost, and regained; a document of the daily struggle between weariness and mindfulness. Dan lives in the Northside with his partner Amy, their son Archer, and their hound Grady.

3RD SET JAKE SPEED & THE FREDDIES     FreddiesMusic.com

They play a mix of traditional & original folk, country blues, and ragtime tunes that muse on Cincinnati’s unique past & present. Known as the Woody Guthrie of Cincinnati, Jake Speed is joined by Kentucky Graham, Chris Gibson, Justin Todhunter and Chris Werner. CityBeat Magazine voted them best local musicians.

BEFORE THE LEO

5:15 PM PROFESSOR LOUIE & MISS MARIE of the CROWMATICS Workshop—Styles of American RootsGospel - soul - folk - Blues - Americana rock & more 

5:15 PM Open Jam
Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony.

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MAY 4, 2025

PERFORMANCES  6:40 - 9:00 PM

1ST SET MIKE BOERSCHIG

Mike has roamed to festivals and pubs to find songs and stories to lift people up. He performs them in his own unique style. The rhymes and the rhythms will make you smile.

2ND SET CHARLIE MOSBROOK   www.charliemosbrook.com         

Few people have been as central to Cleveland’s music. His turf is  acoustic singer/songwriter/folk music. He has performed for 30 years, releasing albums, collaborating with and encouraging other artists, and hosting open mic nights. He’s an artist teacher with Roots of American Music and president of FARM and Folknet. Through countless charities and events that advocate for human rights and environmental action, Charlie uses his music as a vehicle for a better world.

3RD SET BUTCH ROSS

Chattanooga multi-instrumentalist and mountain dulcimer maestro Butch Ross has tackled everything from Radiohead to Bach and come away with a renewed appreciation for what the humble dulcimer is capable of. No genre is off-limits, nor is there a limit to what Ross has envisioned for this specific instrument. It is his groundbreaking and iconoclastic approach that caused ukulele-virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro to comment, "Now I know what a dulcimer is supposed to sound like."

BEFORE THE LEO

3:00 PM 1ST SUNDAY RISE UP SINGING                           

Tell all your friends and bring the kids! Everyone picks songs from Rise Up Singing and Rise Again song books which are available to purchase or to use in the circle. The incredible Al Wauligman will lead us on the piano.

4:15 PM Back to Basics workshop

For anyone who wants to refine their technique, and share their experience with others. Newcomers are encouraged to come. Easy chords and transitions…. plus easy tempo and strumming are the focus of this group.

5:15 PM Patriots and Protesters led by CHARLIE MOSBROOK

Let’s unite and heal our communities through song! Protest songs point to injustice and challenge us to make things better. Patriotic songs celebrate the best in our communities and draw us together. Like Woody Guthrie, Charlie uses his music to make a better world through programs that advocate for human rights and environmental action.

5:15 PM Open Jam
Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony.