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Billy Lee and the Swamp Critters perform Gulf Coast music. (William Corwin)<\/p>\nThose who love bluegrass, country, Americana and folk music \u2014 or just want to kick up their heels on the dance floor or sit back to hear a good yarn \u2014 will want to head over to Old Poway Park this Saturday.<\/p>\n
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 6 the San Diego Folk Heritage\u2019s annual Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival will return to the park, with musicians, storytellers and a family contra dance among free activities planned for those of all ages.<\/p>\n
In addition, anyone who wants to bring their guitar, banjo, harmonica or other instrument so they can join in an impromptu jam session is also welcome, said Cara Cormier, the booking coordinator for San Diego Folk Heritage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my first time attending,\u201d said Cormier, who will also be the emcee for the musicians playing at the park\u2019s gazebo. \u201cI\u2019m excited to hear all the musicians whose sounds complement each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cormier said she has only been with the organization for a year and her first big event was last fall\u2019s Train Song Festival that was also held in Old Poway Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really enjoying my time with it as this is a great opportunity to see amazing local musicians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Six music groups have been booked, with a different one stepping into the gazebo each hour.<\/p>\n
Billy Lee and the Swamp Critters perform Gulf Coast music. (William Corwin)<\/p>\n
Starting off the performances at 10 a.m. will be Billy Lee and the Swamp Critters playing Gulf Coast music. It is described as \u201ca gumbo of Cajun, Zydeco, Mardi Gras and Texas Swing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBilly Lee and the Swamp Critters are high energy and fantastic fun,\u201d Cormier said.<\/p>\n
San Diego jazz vocalist and songwriter Kaylee Daughtery, accompanied by three or four other singers, will start her set at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cKaylee has a jazzy, unique, interesting sound,\u201d Cormier said.<\/p>\n
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The duo Nathan and Jessie \u2013 Jessie Andra Smith and Nathan Rivera \u2014 perform a unique blend of jazzy folk and blues. (Elizabeth Eastman)<\/p>\n
At noon, Nathan and Jessie will perform their unique blend of jazzy folk and blues, with Jessie Andra Smith on a resonator guitar and Nathan Rivera on an accordion.<\/p>\n
\u201cJessie is one of the best guitar players I\u2019ve seen in San Diego,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cShe is phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whiskey and Burlap will start their set on the gazebo at 1 p.m. The local trio combines Americana, bluegrass, country and folk music for their performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are a fantastic bluegrass-oriented trio,\u201d Cormier said.<\/p>\n
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The Winter Sisters is the acoustic Americana and folk music trio of Bonnie Nicholls, Sande Lollis and Cathryn Beeks. (Cathryn Beeks)<\/p>\n
Cathryn Beeks, Sande Lollis and Bonnie Nicholls will team up at 2 p.m. as The Winter Sisters. They are an original songwriting trio that focuses on acoustic Americana and folk music in the round.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have amazing harmonies,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cThey are like a female Crosby, Stills & Nash. Each performs original songs, taking turns with the other two adding in to create an amazing product.\u201d<\/p>\n
Closing out the music portion of the festival will be Fast Heart Mart at 3 p.m. Attendees can expect to hear \u201ca banjo blend of rock, folk, punk, old-time country, bluegrass, blues, rap and Indian raga or simply Punkgrass music,\u201d according to festival organizers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am really excited to hear Fast Heart Mart because there will be amazing banjo playing,\u201d Cormier said.<\/p>\n
Because San Diego Folk Heritage believes in preserving and presenting all forms of entertainment in that genre, there will also be a family contra dance and storytelling, Cormier said.<\/p>\n
For those not familiar with contra dance, she said it is similar to square dancing and very easy for newcomers and children to pick up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is definitely easy to join in as there is a caller that tells you what to do,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone is warm and welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n
The free contra dance will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. inside Old Poway Park\u2019s Templars Hall.<\/p>\n
Nearby in the Porter House, Storytellers of San Diego will entertain starting at noon when \u201cOld Time Tales\u201d will be told by Mindy Donner, Tammy Burmeister and Aunt Li-Anne. They will be followed at 1 p.m. with \u201cTreasure Tales\u201d told by Emily Stamets and Aunt Li-Anne.<\/p>\n
\u201cWild West Tales\u201d will be the focus starting at 2 p.m. with Emily Stamets, Linda Brown and Marilyn McPhie as the storytellers.<\/p>\n
There is the possibility that additional storytellers will be added to the schedule.<\/p>\n
Attendees will get their turn to tell tales during the open mic portion from 3 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
There will be limited seating available, so Cormier is advising attendees to bring lawn chairs to the festival.<\/p>\n
Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the nearby Poway Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from the Hamburger Factory that is in the park.<\/p>\n
Old Poway Park is at 14134 Midland Road in Poway. Parking is free. For more information on the Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival, visit sdfolkheritage.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Those who love bluegrass, country, Americana and folk music \u2014 or just want to kick up their heels…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[143631,143634,143632,143629,97522,143627,74,143626,76,75,143635,143630,143628,8419,143633],"class_list":["post-351300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-billy-lee-and-the-swamp-critters","tag-fast-heart-mart","tag-kaylee-daughtery","tag-nathan-and-jessie","tag-old-poway-park","tag-sam-hinton-folk-heritage-festival","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-folk-heritage","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-storytellers-of-san-diego","tag-the-winter-sisters","tag-things-to-do-in-poway","tag-things-to-do-in-san-diego","tag-whiskey-and-burlap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}