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Joe and Vicki Price perform April 28 in Oak Center

Apr 26, 2018

On Saturday, April 28, people can come on down to the Oak Center General Store in Oak Center, where country blues mainstays Joe and Vicki Price will play a Folk Forum concert at 8 p.m. The Prices have opened for John Lee Hooker, the Rev. Al Green, and Greg Brown and are renowned for the interplay...

Live Music: Dusty Heart plays April 21 in Oak Center

Apr 18, 2018

Americana duo Dusty Heart will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Oak Center General Store. It’s a release show for Molly Dean and Barbara Jean’s newest album, produced by Mike Lewis of Bon Iver. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door: people with low income can inquire about...

Dean Magraw, April 14 at the Folk Forum

Apr 11, 2018

Twin Cities guitar icon Dean Magraw will perform Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. The concert is a benefit for Peter Ostrushko. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door: people with low income can inquire about reduced prices. Children’s tickets are...

Jeff Ray, Hurricane Harold and the Stakes at Folk Forum April 7

Apr 4, 2018

“Delta meets Dead with a little Zen thrown in.” That’s how Jeff Ray (pictured) and Hurricane Harold’s Facebook page describes the duo’s music. The pair will perform along with backing band “The Stakes” Saturday, April 7, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18...

Katey Bellville returns to Oak Center General Store

Mar 21, 2018

Katey Bellville, “The Twin Cities’ sweetheart of bluegrass, Americana and folk,” will perform Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. 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.” Tickets are $...

Chris Silver and band, Saturday at Folk Forum

Mar 14, 2018

The Good Intentions, a traditional bluegrass band led by Chris Silver, will perorm Saturday, March 17, 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...

Live music: Curtis and Loretta coming to Oak Center March 10

Mar 7, 2018

Celtic folk duo Curtis and Loretta will perform Saturday, March 10, 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: Sawtooth Brothers in Oak Center

Feb 28, 2018

A harmonious group with a jagged name will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum Saturday, March 3, 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....

Bill Staines performs Sunday, Feb. 25, in Oak Center

Feb 21, 2018

The indelible Bill Staines has played over 30 shows at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum: he’ll add one to that total at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. Regarded as a folk treasure, Staines is known for virtuosic guitar work, incisive vocals and stories filled with laugh-out-loud humor. Tickets are...

Hampden Rounders roll into Oak Center Feb. 17

Feb 14, 2018

It’s not every Folk Forum concert announcement that comes with a content warning. The Saturday, Feb. 17 performance of Pop Wagner 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, with...