Upcoming Events

If you have an upcoming event of interest to the folk* music community that you would like to see posted here please contact: kap@folkrising.com.

Call for Musicians: 605 Magazine is looking for musicians for its "3rd Annual 605 Summer Classic" at 8th and Railroad Center on June 22-23rd (nights only). Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2012. Send press kits & audio samples to: 605 Magazine, 300 N. Cherapa Place, Suite 504, Sioux Falls, SD 57103. email: contact@605magazine.com

Folk/acoustic/roots events weekly update for Sioux Falls, SD area:

Feb 17 (Friday): Argus Leader Link Live online (4 pm) - Amy Dresch; Live & archive videos of local/regional groups available

at: http://Www.argusleader.com/linklive.

Feb 17 (Friday): Latitude 44, Sioux Falls - Happy Hour Music with Louisa & Conner (5:30-8 pm) (no cover)
Feb 17 (Friday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - HalFast (9 pm) (cover?)
Feb 17 (Friday): Copper Lounge, Sioux Falls - Hegg Brothers (time?) (cover?)
Feb 17 (Friday): McNalley's Irish Pub - "Warm-Up Party for St. Patrick's Day" - Mike Conner & the Shamrockers and Irish dancers (time?)(cover?)

Feb 18 (Saturday): Latitude 44, Sioux Falls - The Blues Bashers (9 pm) (cover?)
Feb 18 (Saturday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Blue Simon (9 pm) (cover?)
Feb 18 (Saturday): Carson Meeting House, Delft, MN - Charlie Roth (7:30 pm) ($15 cover)

Feb 20 (Monday): TV - The Voice - The Line - Local singer/songwriter Hailey Steele with Leland Grant (7 pm)

Feb 21 (Tuesday): Boonies, Sioux Falls - Open Mic with Jack Rollins (8 pm) (no cover)

Feb 22 (Wednesday): Latitude 44, Sioux Falls - Open Mic hosted by Jack Rollins (7 pm) (no cover)
Feb 22 (Wednesday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Open Mic (8:30 pm) (no cover)

Feb 23 (Thursday): Sioux Falls Music - All Ages Open Mic hosted by Amy Dresch (6:30 pm) (no cover)
Feb 23 (Thursday): Copper Lounge, Sioux Falls - Open Mic hosted by Rich Rislov (8:00 pm) (no cover)
Feb 23 (Thursday): Boonies, Sioux Falls - Mat D. (9 pm) (no cover)

Feb 24 (Friday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Free wine tasting with music by Jeff Thomson (7:30-9:30 pm)

Mar 2 (Friday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Levee Town & James T. Dewes (8:30 pm) (cover?)

Mar 3 (Saturday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - The Hired Hands & Signs of Life (8:30 pm) ($3 cover)

Mar 7 (Wednesday): Boonies, Sioux Falls - Foghorn String Band with Union Grove Pickers (7-10 pm)($10 cover)

Mar 9 (Friday): Wiley's, Sioux Falls - Mat D. & the Profane Saints (9 pm) ($5 cover)

Mar 10 (Saturday): Zoni Pies, Sioux Falls - NSAI Songwriter's workshop held every 2nd Saturday of the month (11am-2pm) (1st

two are free)

Mar 10 (Saturday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Mat D. (9 pm) (no cover)

Mar 17 (Saturday): Boonies, Sioux Falls - St. Paddy's Day with the Union Grove Pickers & Friends (8 pm - 2 am, 4 bands, $5

cover)

April 21 (Saturday): Ramkota Exhibit Hall, Sioux Falls - The SD Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Milltown

Island Park Ballroom (time?) (cover?)

June 22-23rd: 8th and Railroad Center, Sioux Falls - 605 Summer Classic (Musicians TBD) (nights only)

* Definition of "folk" music for these purposes is very broad and includes (but is not limited to) older traditional folk music, 1960's protest songs, traditional country, folk-blues, roots music, bluegrass, Americana music, new-folk, and contemporary acoustic music.