THUMBFEST SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 3 - 10am til 10pm
Thumbfest spotlights acoustic music from
traditions as diverse as New Orleans brass to
Celtic, PanWorld to blues, Eastern European
to Americana. There are multiple music stages
setup throughout the village of Lexington
along with workshops, jam sites, dance hall,
song circles, children's stage area, crafts and
a Hootenanny at the end of the night.
Please refer to the schedule listed below for the schedule on each stage. For a map of the stage layout, click here.
DTE Harbor Stage
At the Harbor (Tierney Park Pavilion)
10:00am - Black River Bluegrass Boys
11:00am - Claudia Schmidt
12:00pm - Billy Brandt & Sarana Ver Lin
1:15pm - Genot Picor & Le Compagnie
2:30pm - Finvarra's Wren
3:45pm - Creole du Nord
5:00pm - Nicky Boy Street Band
6:30pm - Tree of Life Drum and Dance Society
8:00pm - Red Sea Pedestrians
9"15pm - Hootenanny (all performers)
Virgina McNabb Realtor Stage
Just east of M-25 and Huron
10:15am - Eastward Bound
11:15am - Smokin' Fez Monkeys
12:30pm - Finvarra's Wren
1:45pm - Creole du Nord
3:00pm - Nicky Boy Street Band
4:15pm - Brian Wood & Troubadads
5:30pm - Red Sea Pedestrians
6:45pm - Jim Bizer and Jan Krist
7:30pm - Floyd King & Bushwackers
Courtyard Stage
In the Smackwater Block on Huron
10:00am - William Henry Russell
10:45am - Mike Sneed
11:30am - Lost Cuzzins
12:30pm - Claudia Schmidt
1:30pm - Mustard's Retreat
2:30pm - Still Running
3:30pm - Billy Brandt & Sarana Ver Lin
4:30pm - The Hackwells
5:30pm - Kitty Donohoe
6:30pm - Brian Wood & Troubadads
Old Town Hall Winery Stage
M-25 & Simons just North of the Winery
11:30am - Denny Dwyer
12:30pm - Still Running
1:30pm - Butterhair
2:30pm - Ourselves
3:30pm - Mustard's Retreat
4:30pm - Dan Shepherd
5:30pm - Rockafellas
Cadillac House Restaurant Stage
M-25 at the iCrave between Talmer Bank and Cadillac House
11:00am - Judy Insley
12:00pm - Dan Shepherd
1:00pm - Banjo Jim & Ricky
2:00pm - Sweet Johnny B.
3:00pm - Dan Hazlett
4:00pm - Maggie Ferguson
4:45pm - Dean Barnett
5:30pm - Campfire Compadres
Hilltop Stage
At Simons and Dallas - above the park
11:00am - Alan Cayn
12:00pm - Ourselves
1:00pm - Kitty Donohoe
2:00pm - Luti Erbeznik
3:00pm - Finan & Hassenger
4:00pm - LL Blues
5:00pm - Smokin' Fez Monkeys
Irish Rose Street Party
Huron and Washington in Lions Hall Parking Lot
Gourd carvings by Lord of the Gourd
11:00am - Riverstrings & Friends - dulcimer fun
12:00pm - "Stories, Songs, Dance of the Metis' Voyageur" w/Genot Picor
12:45pm - The Balloonatic - balloons come alive!
2:00pm - Revma Greek Dancers
3:15pm - Kofi Ameyaw- African stylings
4:15pm - Tree Of Life Drum and Dance workshop
5:15pm - Imagine the Magician - feats of prestidigitation!
6:15pm - Le Bon Temps Roule! Cajun dance/Creole du Nord
Lakeside A&W Stage
A&W on M-25 just 4 blocks N of stoplight
11:00am - Holy Mountain Boys
12:00pm - Pair a Docs
1:00pm - Three Hearted River
2:00pm - Bobby Budd
3:00pm - Banjoey
4:00pm - Floyd & the Buckrooster King
5:15pm - The Williams Brothers
6:15pm - Heritage String Band
Songwriter's Stage
At the playground area near the beach at the harbor
12:45pm - John Dobat
2:00pm - Alan Cayn
3:15pm - William Henry Russell
4:30pm - Dan Hazlett
Marty & Ruth Habalewsky Workshops
Behind the Jam tent on Huron
WORKSHOP A
11:30pm - Songwriting - Mustard's Retreat
12:30pm - Advanced Harmonica - Larry Everhart
1:30pm - Playing in a Jug Band - Smokin' Fez Monkeys
2:30pm - Booking and Promotion - Ian Gorman
3:30pm - Revma Greek Dance workshop
4:45pm - African Journey - Kofi Ameyaw
WORKSHOP B
11:00am - Beginning Harmonica "As easy as breathing" - Andy Mather
12:00pm - Old Time Fiddle Workshop - Creole du Nord
1:00pm - Care and Feeding of Partial Capo - Dan Hazlett
2:00pm - World Music Percussion - Michael Shimmin
3:00pm - Michigan songs - Kitty Donohoe
4:00pm - A Storyteller's Workshop - Genot Picor
Capt. Keith Smith Jam Site
Next to Lexington Dental Care on Huron
12:00pm - Bluegrass Jam - play that high and lonesome sound
1:15pm - Country Jam - pickin' and grinnin'
2:30pm - Blues Jam (get your mojo workin'!)
3:45pm - Irish Jam (everyone is Green here)
5:00pm - Bob Dylan Jam -celebrate his 70th with your favorite tune.
Trinity Episcopal Church
5646 Main Street
Everyone is invited to attend performances of
American Folk Song Mass
9:00am Saturday & 10:00am Sunday