Joe Collins' 2019 Schedule

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January 2019
January 3-6 Dulcimer U Winter Weekend
- a weekend full of music in the beautiful hills of North Carolina. For more information, go to https://www.wcu.edu/WebFiles/dulcimer-u-instructors-winter.pdf 		Lake Junaluska, NC
February 2019
February 7-10 Central Florida Dulcimer and Autoharp Festival
- a very popular festival with huge offerings in terms of workshops and concerts. If you've been there, you know what a great festival it is. If you haven't, you need to know! More information is forthcoming.		 Mt. Dora, FL
February 22-24 Illinois Dulcimer Weekend
- I've not been to this one before, but it's bound to be fun with Wendy Songe and Mike Anderson onboard. For more information, go to http://dulcimerguy.com/DGUY_Winter_Weekend.html 		Chillicothe, IL
March 2019
March 2 Mid-Winter Dulcimer Festival
- This is my club's annual festival. It's hard to believe, but this will be our 20th year! This year's artists will include Mike Anderson and others. For more info, click HERE.		 Shelby, NC
March 14 Workshops & Concert
- I'll be back with the great folks in Guntersville again this spring. On Wednesday, March 7, I will be conducting a Masters Class, and on the 8th, I will conduct three workshops and perform in concert. For more info, click HERE.		 Guntersville, AL
April 2019
April 6 Waterbound Dulcimer Festival
- One of my favorite one-day festivals. I'll be at Queen Street United Methodist Church along with Larry & Elaine Conger, Barbara Strickland, Margit Roberson and Nancy Galambush. You'll love the friendly atmosphere and the great music! For more information, click HERE.		 Kinston, NC
April 27 Lee County Gathering
- great little day of workshops for multiple instruments: mountain dulcimer, hammer dulcimer, banjo, bass, fiddle, autoharp, mandolin. It's a great day of fun topped off with all instruments coming together to play to open a concert that follows. For more information, click HERE.		 Loachapoka, AL
May 2019
May 17-19 Jonesborough Dulcimer Days
- a wonderful celebration of the Dulcimer that actually lasts most of the week. I don't know all the details yet, but I'll be doing a concert at 7 pm in downtown Jonesborough's "Music on the Square" (musiconthesquare.net). Then on Saturday, I'll be doing several workshops. This is a really neat, historical town. Check out the website above for more information.  Bring a lawnchair to the concert!		 Jonesborough, TN
May 23-26 Crooked Road Dulcimer Festival
- one of the prettiest settings for a dulcimer festival I know of. It's on the campus of Ferrum College, nestled in the hills of western Virginia. For more information, please go to www.crookedroaddulcimerfestival.org.Information there will be forthcoming.		 Ferrum, VA
June 2019
June 14-16 Coshocton Dulcimer Days
- I will be going back this year to Dulcimer Days, which is one of the oldest continuous dulcimer events in the country. Set in a historical village, there are plenty of things to do there. A good place to catch up with old friends.For more information, keep you eyes on http://www.coshoctondulcimerdays.com/ 		Coshocton, OH
June 23-28 Kentucky Music Week
- Though I have attended this one before, this will be my first time on the teaching staff. Lot of faculty with a wide variety of classes to choose from.		 Bardstown, KY
July 2019
     
August 2019
August 11 Ross Grove Baptist Church
- I'll be helping with the special music in this sister church's worship.		 Shelby, NC
September 2019
September 28 Eden Dulcimer Players
- Looking forward to spending time with this group in westerm New York between Buffalo and Erie, PA. If you are in the area, consider coming! More info soon.		 Eden, NY
October 2019
October 17-20 Chautauqua on the Wabash
- a great festival in the quaint little town of New Harmony, Indiana - right on the Wabash River.  There is a real fellowship at this festival of people who have been coming for 21 years, but it is really open to new folks coming. You'll enjoy the music and town! This is the home of New Harmony dulcimers that are taking the dulcimer world by storm. A brand new showroom should be opened by the time of the festival.
https://www.dulcimerchautauquaonthewabash.com/ 		New Harmony, IN
November 2019
November 1-2 Heartland Dulcimer Festival
- The Heartland Dulcimer Club is passionate about the dulcimer, and they put on a festival you will not want to miss. I was there a few years ago as an instructor and am so excited about being invited back! https://heartlanddulcimerclub.org/		 Elizabethtown, KY
November 21-24

 North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Fall Festival (Unicoi)

- One of the best large festivals in the country is set in the mountains of North Georgia at Unicoi State Park the weekend before Thanksgiving. You don't want to miss this one if you enjoy great jams, good workshops, a lot of good fellowship, good concerts, etc. For more information, click HERE.

 Helen, GA