bluegrass

Pistol Whippin’ Party Penguins at Folk Forum

Feb 7, 2018

Minneapolis quintet The Pistol Whippin’ Party Penguins will play a mix of folk, rock, blues, and bluegrass during an 8 p.m. show at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum Saturday, Feb. 10. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door: people with low income can inquire about reduced prices....

High 48s to perform in Oak Center

Nov 9, 2017

Bluegrass band The High 48s will make their Oak Center General Store Folk Forum debut with an 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, Nov. 11. The band takes their name from railroad slang for the boxcars originally used to transport troops on the front lines in WWI that could carry 40 soldiers or eight...

Hosking, Feder to  perform in Oak Center

Oct 11, 2017

Rita Hosking and Sean Feder will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum on Saturday, Oct. 14. The stop is on of a few by the northern California country folk duo on a swing through Minnesota. The music has been described as “Authentic American folk music to stir the soul” by No...

Nelson and friends  to perform in Stockholm

Apr 20, 2017

Lake Superior Big Top Chataqua founder Warren Nelson and his band will perform songs from Nelson’s 50-year career as a songwriter, raconteur and performer Saturday, April 22, at WideSpot Performing Arts Center in Stockholm, Wis. The shows are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The shows will feature original...

Bellville’s Folk Forum show is a comeback (of sorts)

Mar 29, 2017

Katey Bellville, “The Twin Cities’ sweetheart of bluegrass, Americana and folk,” will perform Saturday, April 1, at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. She’s toured extensively in the Midwest and even performed a duet with Alison Krauss on “A Prairie Home Companion.” Saturday’s show will be...

Party Penguins return  to Folk Forum Saturday

Mar 16, 2017

Minneapolis quintet The Pistol Whippin Party Penguins will play a mix of folk, rock, blues, and bluegrass during an 8 p.m. show at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum Saturday, March 18. Tickets are $15: people with low income can inquire about reduced prices. Children’s tickets are available...

Saturday at Folk Forum: The Good Intentions 

Mar 2, 2017

The Good Intentions, a traditional bluegrass band led by Chris Silver, will perorm Saturday, March 11, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. The band counts Hot Rize, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Tony Rice, and J.D. Crowe among their influences. Their sets are a mix of songs from...

High 48s play at Folk Forum Saturday

Oct 26, 2016

Bluegrass band The High 48s will make their return to the Oak Center General Store Folk Forum with an 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, Oct. 30. The bluegrass band takes their name from railroad slang for the boxcars originally used to transport troops on the front lines in WWI that could carry 40...

Pop Wagner and his trio to perform in Oak Center

Oct 19, 2016

It’s not every Folk Forum concert announcement that comes with a content warning. The Oct. 22 performance of Pop Wagner (pictured) and the Hampden Rounders at the Oak Center General Store guarantees “a fun, easygoing show chock-full of old-timey fiddle tunes and swing, bluegrass and folk songs,...

Sawtooth Brothers coming to Oak Center

Apr 18, 2016

A harmonious group with a jagged name will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum Saturday, April 23, at 8 p.m. Sawtooth Brothers features two sets of brothers whose music features vocals in the tradition of classic bluegrass brother harmonies accompanied by driving instrumentation...