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Corpse Reviver performs Dec. 7 in Oak Center

Dec 4, 2019

Minneapolis Americana and Folk trio Corpse Reviver will perform Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Oak Center General Store Folk Forum. Named after a style of drink reputed to ease hangovers, the group performs songs primarily from the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music. Corpse Reviver is Jillian...

Three bands headline Oak Center General Store benefit concert on Dec. 15

Dec 4, 2019

Iowa singer-songwriter Greg Brown will join Erik Koskinen and the Pistol Whippin’ Party Penguins for a benefit concert at the Oak Center General Store near Lake City on Sunday, Dec. 15. Proceeds from the event will help pay for repairs and maintenance at the 106-year-old country store and concert...

Live music: Humbird, Nov. 30 in Oak Center

Nov 27, 2019

Humbird (pictured) will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum Saturday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. “Humbird stretches between experimental folk and environmental Americana to embrace the unexpected,” according Humbird’s bandcamp website. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door: people...

Live music: Suchy performs Nov. 23 in Oak Center

Nov 20, 2019

Great Plains farmer and folk musician Chuck Suchy (pronounced “soo-key”) will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum Saturday, Nov. 23, at 8 p.m. Suchy has performed on A Prairie Home Companion radio show and has earned praise from folk music luminaries Rod Kennedy, founder of the...

Live Music: Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund at Folk Forum Nov. 16

Nov 13, 2019

The Barley Jacks and Brian Wicklund will bring “acoustic alchemy and fiddle wizardry” to the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum stage Saturday, Nov. 16, beginning at 8 p.m. The group is known for its high-energy fusion of Celtic, rhythm and blues, classical, bluegrass and more. Tickets are $15...

Dan Israel coming to Folk Forum

Nov 7, 2019

Singer-songwriter Dan Israel will perform Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Oak Center General Store Folk Forum. Joined by bassist Mike Lane, he will perform songs from all 15 of his albums, including his latest, “Social Media Anxiety Disorder.” Israel has won multiple Minnesota Music Awards and been named...

Celtic duo performs Saturday, Nov. 2 at Folk Forum

Oct 30, 2019

Patsy O’Brien (right) and Dick Hensold will perfom Celtic songs and tunes for pipes and guitar on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. Hensold plays the Northumbrian small pipes, Scottish reel pipes, whistles, and recorder. O’Brien is a vocalist and guitarist....

Live Music: Michael Gulezian at Oak Center Oct. 26

Oct 23, 2019

Solo guitarist Michael Gulezian will perform Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. “If you enjoy the artistry of musicians such as Leo Kottke and Michael Hedges – guitarists who amaze us with what ten fingers and one guitar can do – then you will love Michael Gulezian,”...

Live music: Curtis and Loretta coming to Oak Center Oct. 19

Oct 16, 2019

Celtic folk duo Curtis and Loretta will perform Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. The husband and wife ensemble is known for their acumen on a variety of stringed instruments and vocal harmonies. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door...

Live Music: Kosak and Donohue at Folk Forum Oct. 12

Oct 9, 2019

2019 Minnesota State Arts Board grant recipient Jerry Kosack and “A Prairie Home Companion” alum Pat Donohue will perform Saturday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store. More information about Kosak is available at jerrykosak.com. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door: people...