PAST RACCOON COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL PERFORMERS
2006
OUTDOOR STAGE
THE GREAT AMERICAN GYPSIES (western Pennsylvania) Eastern European Gypsy Music
Charley Rappaport (guitar) and Joe Kovach (guitar)
GREAT LAKES SESSION (Cleveland area) Traditional Irish Music featuring Francis Quinn
on fiddle
DORIS AND THE TWINKIES (Kent area) Old-Time Songs
Sue Goehring (guitar/vocals), Beth Braden (guitar/vocals) and Lynn Frederick (vocals)
CLEAR FORK BLUEGRASS QUARTET (northeast Ohio) Bluegrass
Paul Kovac (guitar, mandolin), Jim Metz (banjo), Bill Watson (stand up bass)
Ray Sponaugle (fiddle)
THE FULLERTONES (northeast Ohio) Old-Time String Band (northeast Ohio)
Dave Rice (harmonica), Joe LaRose (mandolin/fiddle), Beth Braden (guitar),
Lynn Frederick (fiddle/banjo)
ACADIAN DRIFTWOOD (Cleveland area) Cajun music
Brad Smedley (Accordion, Bill Lestock (fiddle), Jim Richards (guitar)
MIKE LENZ (Akron, Ohio) Blues
Mike Lenz (Akron) vocals/guitar/harmonica/kazoo/stomp box
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Haas Family Square Dance Band featuring
Lynn Frederick as Dance Caller
Tee Shirt Artist - GAYLE WOHLKEN (Burton, Ohio) Woodblock Printmaker
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2007
OUTDOOR STAGE
THE RHONDAS (Akron area) Roots-Based Originals (all-woman trio of
multi-instrumentalist/vocalists)
Jen Maurer (guitar, vocals), Laurie Howard (vocals, banjo, drums), Sarah Rolan
(vocals/bass)
CLEAR FORK BLUEGRASS QUARTET (Cleveland area) Bluegrass
Paul Kovac (guitar/mandolin), Jim Metz (banjo), Bill Watson (stand-up bass),
Ray Sponaugle (fiddle)
ANDY COHEN (Memphis, Tennessee) Rural and Urban Blues, Gospel,
Country, Ragtime and Old Time Songs
ACADIAN DRIFTWOOD (Cleveland area) Cajun
Brad Smedley (accordion), Bill Lestock (fiddle), Jim Richards (guitar)
PITCH THE PEAT (Cleveland area) Traditional Irish Music
Ruairi Hurley from Dublin Ireland (guitar/vocals) , Patrick Custy from County Clare,
Ireland (flute/vocals) Ireland, Nikki Custy (fiddle) , Brendan Carr (bodhran/djembe)
THE HOGWASHERS (Ithaca, New York) Southern style Appalachian String Band
Joe Damiano (banjo), Steve Selin (fiddle), Lydia Garrison (fiddle), Jazon Zorn (guitar/
mandolin), Mike Levy (upright base)
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Haas Family Square Dance Band featuring
Lynn Frederick as Dance Caller
Tee Shirt Artist - ZACH SMOLKO (Chardon, Ohio) Artist/Musician
* * * * *
2008
OUTDOOR STAGE
ONE DOLLAR HAT (Geauga County) Old-Time String Band
Rachel McKinney (banjo), Zach Smolko (fiddle), Louise Keller (guitar), Gordon Keller
(fiddle)
LACKAWANNA LONGNECKS (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Old Time String Band
Frank Falvo (fiddle), Mike Reing (guitar), Mark Tamsula (banjo)
THE OTIS BROTHERS (New York City) Blues and Proto-Blues
Pat Conte and Bob Guida (banjos, guitars and cigar box mandolins)
THE BLUEGRASS MOUNTAINEERS (Akron, Ohio) Bluegrass
Ed "Beanpole" Efaw -- (Rhythm guitar/vocals), Stanley Efaw (mandolin/fiddle/vocals),
Stacy Wilcox (upright bass/vocals), Chris Smith (banjo/vocals)
THE SMOKIN' FEZ MONKEYS (Cleveland, Ohio) Acoustic/Folk/Jazz/Modern Jug Band
Tim Wllace aka "Bullfrog Willie Plunkett" (songwriter/vocals/jug, banjo/guitar/
slide whistle/noisemakers, Holly Overton aka "Princess Petunia Petalbottom (fiddle/
vocals), Bill Drake aka "Gnarly Snag" (guitar/vocals/percussion), Jim Stone aka
""Uh, Clem" (upright bass/guitar), Mark Sherapita aka "Rattletrap Jack Hokum)
(songwriter/vocals/resonator guitar/harmonica,trombone)
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ENSEMBLE (northeast Ohio) New Orleans Style Jazz
Phil Cartwright (banjo and vocals), Rich Fawatt (drums),Bruce Lehtiner (trombone),
Al Kinney (cornet and vocals) Truman Witt (clarinet)
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Haas Family Square Dance Band featuring
Lynn Frederick as Dance Caller
CHURCH STAGE
JOHN REYNOLDS (Fiddle Workshop)
SACRED HARP (Shape Note Singing)
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2009
OUTDOOR STAGE
RIO NEON (Cleveland) Folk Jazz
Sally Kandel (ukelele/percussion), Red Michel (guitar), Roger Phillips (guitar/
mandolin), Bob Smith (bass guitar), John Reynolds (fiddle)
KNOCK-KNOCK HOOSIER STRING BAND (Chicago and Brady Lake) Old Time
Beth Braden (guitar), Fred Campeau (fiddle), Lynn Frederick (mandolin),
Steve Rosen (banjo)
THE ALAN GREENE BAND (Cleveland) Electric Chicago Blues
Alan Greene (vocals/lead guitar), "Slap" Daubin (bass), Mr. Stress (harmonica)
Rob Luoma (drums) with guest appearance by Anthony "Fingers" Papaleo
THE KILROYS (Cleveland) Seven Siblings playing Traditional Irish Music
DAN GARRETT & LIMITED EDITION (Warren, Ohio) Hot Bluegrass
Dan Garrett (banjo/vocals), Sam Berlin (bass guitar), Joe Click (guitar),
Ray Sponaugle (fiddle)
SUE, LOU & THE REVELATORS ( northeast Ohio) Old Time
Sue Goehring (vocals/guitar/fiddle/ukelele), Louise Keller (vocals/guitar)
Anthony Papaleo (guitar), Zach Smolko (fiddle/mandolin), Gordon Keller (fiddle/banjo)
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Haas Family Square Dance Band featuring
Lynn Frederick as Dance Caller
CHURCH STAGE
ANTHONY PAPALEO Guitar Styles
SACRED HARP Shape Note Singing
HIRAM RAPIDS STUMBLERS Old Time/Folk
Tee Shirt Artist - MARK HAAS (Chardon, Ohio) Artist/Musician
* * * * *
2010
OUTDOOR STAGE
BOB FRANK (Cleveland) Blues
THE SILVER STRING BAND (Cleveland) Bluegrass and Western Swing
George Hanna (guitar/vocals), Dave Pethtel (banjo/vocals),
Mike Pereira mandolin/vocals, Paul Hamann (bass), Bob Yokum (fiddle)
THE AKRON CEILI BAND - (Akron, Ohio) Traditional Irish Music
MO' MOJO (northeast Ohio) Zydeco/Cajun
Jen Maurer (accordion), Bill Lestock (fiddle), Joe Golden (electric guitar),
Darren Thompson (bass guitar), Red Lublne (drums), Davidione Pearl (percussion
and sax, Leigh Ann Wise (rubboard), Sam Rettman (harmonica)
THE HIRAM RAPIDS STUMBLERS (Hiram, Ohio) Old Time
Lester (fiddle/banjo/vocals), Scottie (guitar/vocals), Dusty (upright bass/vocals),
Jesse (guitjo/vocals), Bruce (mandolin), Jay (slide guitars/banjo
JOYA DE MEXICO ( Lorain, Ohio) Mariachi Band
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Haas Family Square Dance Band featuring
Lynn Frederick as Dance Caller
CHURCH STAGE
THE WAXWINGS STRING BAND (Cleveland, Ohio) Old Time/Old Country
ANTHONY PAPALEO (Chardon, Ohio) Guitar Styles
THE CROOKED RIVER STOMPERS Ragtime/Blues
SACRED HARP (Cleveland area) Shape Note Singing
UZIZI Shape Note Influenced Songwriting
Tee Shirt Artist JEREMY WOHLKEN (Dalton, Pennsylvania) Artist/Art Therapist
* * * * *
2011
OUTDOOR STAGE
JOE ROLLIN PORTER (Cleveland, Ohio) Folk Guitar and Vocalist
GORDON KELLER AND THE RUBES (northeast Ohio) Old-Time-Inspired Original Songs
Gordon Keller (guitar/fiddle/banjo/vocals), Louise Haas Keller (guitar/vocals), Anthony
Papaleo (guitar/fiddle), Zach Smolko (fiddle/banjo/cello)
THE WAXWINGS STRINGBAND (Cleveland) Old Time and Early Country
Laura Cyrocki(banjo), Lisa Cyrocki(upright bass), Nate McDonald (guitar),
Pete McDonald (fiddle)
THE CHARDON POLKA BAND (Geauga County) Polka Music
Jake Kouwe (accordion/vocals) Paul Coates (sousaphone, bass), Pops Magooch
(drums), Mike Franklin (banjo), Emily Burke (saxaphone) , Phil Kouwe (bass/vocals)
THE LITTLE BROTHERS (New Jersey) American Foundational Blues
Franke Basile (guitar), Lupe Basile (fiddle), with Pat Conte (guitar)
THE DUST BUSTERS (Brooklyn, New York) Old Time String Band
Walker Shepard (banjo, guitar, guit-jo, fiddle), Craig Judelman (fiddle, pump organ)
Eli Smith (guitar, banjo banjo-mandolin, harmonica, autoharp, jug, spoons)
THE MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Haas Family Square Dance Band
featuring Lynn Frederick as dance caller
CHURCH STAGE
ZACH SMOLKO AND ANTHONY PAPALEO Guitar and Fiddle
JOE LAROSE AND LYNN FREDERICK Old Time and Blues Styles
DOUG UNGER AND MARK WARD WITH HOWARD AND JUDY SACKS Banjo Workshop
SACRED HARP Shape Note Singing
Tee Shirt Artist INDIA KELLER (northeast Ohio) Artist/Sculptor
* * * * *
2012
OUTDOOR STAGE
THE FAMILY DOG (northeast Ohio) Folk and Rock
AUSTIN 'WALKIN CANE' (Cleveland) Blues
THE DEVIL'S DEN (northeast Ohio) Old-Time
PITCH THE PEAT (Cleveland) Irish
STONEY RIVER BAND (northeast Ohio) Bluegrass
CHARDON POLKA BAND (Chardon) Polka
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Square Dance Band featuring
Lynn Frederick as Dance Caller
CHURCH STAGE
BOBBY AND KARL SMAKULA (West Virginia) Old Time
YOUNG AND BLUE (Geneva) Bluegrass and Old Time
HOT DJANG (northeast Ohio) Gypsy Jazz
WALLACE COLEMAN (Cleveland) Chess Era Blues
SACRED HARP (Cleveland) Shape Note Singing
WORKSHOPS
LAURA LEWIS KOVAC (Chardon) Clogging
CHARLIE BURTON (Pennsylvania) Clogging
PETE AND LISA MCDONALD (Cleveland) Children's Songs
Tee Shirt Artist -- JESSIE HAAS (Cleveland Heights) Artist/Sculptor
* * * * *
2013
OUTDOOR STAGE
HUPALOWSKY & THE SLACKERS (Cleveland) Polka
HARMONIA (Cleveland) Eastern European Music
MIKE EBERLE & FRIENDS (Columbus) Old Time
REBEKAH JEAN (northeast Ohio) Bluegrass/Original
WALLACE COLEMAN (Cleveland) Blues
STAND BAYOU (Cleveland/West Virginia) Cajun
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Square Dance Band
featuring Lynn Frederick as Dance Caller
CHURCH STAGE
THE OAK ISLAND SKUNK JUMPERS (northeast Ohio) Old Time
KIDS GUITAR WORKSHOP AND SONG WRITING/KEVIN RICHARDS FROM ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC (northeast Ohio)
MR. HANEY (northeast Ohio) Old Time String Band
YOUNG AND BLUE (Geneva - northeast Ohio) Bluegrass and Old Time
SACRED HARP (Cleveland) Traditional Appalachian Shape Note Singing
WORKSHOPS
LAURA LEWIS KOVAC (Chardon) Clogging
RICK CAMPBELL (Geneva) Bluegrass Banjo
MARK OLITSKY (Cleveland) Old-Time Banjo
Tee Shirt Artist -- TIM HAAS (Newbury, OH) Painter, Sculptor, Muralist
* * * * *
2014
OUTDOOR STAGE
RAY AND KATE RITCHIE (E. Claridon) Folk Songs
THE POLKA PIRATES (Cleveland) Polka
YOUNG AND BLUE (Geneva and Northeast Ohio) Bluegrass
KRISTINE JACKSON (Cleveland) Blues
BILL SCHMIDT AND FRIENDS (Maryland) Old Time
THE SPyDER STOMPERS WITH SISTER SUGAR PIE (Cleveland Area) Pre-War Country Blues
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (northeast Ohio) Square Dance Band with Lynn Frederick as dance caller
CHURCH STAGE
THE FAMILY DOG (Northeast Ohio) Folk and Original Songs
THE WHITEHOUSE BROTHERS (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time
THE FIVE ISLANDS (Northeast Ohio) Early Calypso
TINA BERGMANN AND BRYAN THOMAS (Ohio) Hammered Dulcimer and Bass
SACRED HARP with PENNY ANDERSON (Ohio and Pennsylvania) Traditional Appalachian Singing
WORKSHOPS
ROAM (Cleveland area) Blues Guitar and Song Writing Workshop for Kids and Adults
MARK OLITSKY (Northeast Ohio) Beginning and Advanced Old-Time Banjo
RICK CAMPBELL (Northeast Ohio) Beginning Bluegrass Banjo
LAURA LEWIS KOVAC (Chardon, Ohio) Clogging
Tee Shirt Artist -- DAVE FISHER (Northeast Ohio) Graphic Artist/Woodwork
* * * * *
2015
OUTDOOR STAGE
THE POLKA PIRATES (Cleveland) Polka
THE PORTERSHARKS (Cleveland) Irish
THE SPyDER STOMPERS & SISTER SUGAR PIE (Cleveland) Pre-War Country Blues
FREE-RANGE PICKIN’ (Northeast Ohio) Bluegrass
THE WHITEHORSE BROTHERS (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time
ACADIAN DRIFTWOOD (Northeast Ohio) Cajun
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (Northeast Ohio) Square Dance Band with Lynn Frederick as dance caller
CHURCH STAGE
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ENSEMBLE (Cleveland)
WALLACE COLEMAN’S BLUES FOLK (Cleveland) Blues
PETE AND LISA MCDONALD (Cleveland) Children’s Songs
THE FIVE ISLANDS (Northeast Ohio) Eclectic Traditional Music
MARIACHI SANTA CECILIA (Northeast Ohio) Mariachi
SACRED HARP (Cleveland) Traditional Appalachian Singing
WORKSHOPS
LAURA LEWIS KOVAC (Northeast Ohio) Clogging
MARK OLITSKY (Northeast Ohio) Beginning Old-Time Banjo
RICK CAMPBELL (Northeast Ohio) Beginning Bluegrass Banjo
Tee Shirt Artist -- JEREMY WOHLKEN (Dalton, Pennsylvania) Graphics Artist
* * * * *
2016
OUTDOOR STAGE
HIRAM RAPIDS STUMBLERS (Northeast Ohio) Old-time Stringband Rock
BAYOU RHYTHMS (Northeast Ohio) Cajun
THE OAK ISLAND SKUNK JUMPERS (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time Originals
THE PORTERSHARKS (Northest Ohio) Irish
CLEAR FORK BLUEGRASS QUARTET (Northeast Ohio) Bluegrass
THE CROOKED RIVER STOMPERS (Northeast Ohio) Blues
MAPLE HILL ROUNDERS (Northeast Ohio) Square Dance Band with Lynn Frederick Calling
CHURCH STAGE
SONGWRITERS PETE McDONALD, REBECCA WOHLEVER, MARK HAAS, and CHARLIE MOSBROOK (Northeast Ohio)
A to Z STRINGBAND (Northeast Ohio) Eclectic Traditional
AUSTIN WALKIN’ CANE (Northeast Ohio) Blues
DADDY AND THE CHICKENHAWKS (Northeast Ohio) Children’s Songs with NATE McDonald
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND (Northeast Ohio) Dixieland Jazz
HAL WALKER (Northeast Ohio) Folk
WORKSHOPS
PAUL KOVAC (Northeast Ohio) bluegrass Banjo
LAURA LEWIS (Northeast Ohio) Clogging
MARK OLITSKY (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time Banjo
Tee Shirt Artist -- ZACH SMOLKO (Northeast Ohio)
Painter and Graphics Artist/ Musician
* * * * *
2017
OUTDOOR STAGE
THE POLKA PIRATES (Cleveland) Polka
MR HANEY (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time
LOST BOB & THE OZONE RAMBLERS (Northeast Ohio) Bluegrass and Newgrass
THE SILVER STRING BAND (Cleveland) Country/Texas Swing/Jazz
THE BLUES DEVILS (Cleveland) Blues
HOT DJANG (Northeast Ohio) Gypsy Jazz
HOUSE OLD TIME PLAYERS Square Dance with LYNN FREDERICK Calling
CHURCH STAGE
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ENSEMBLE (Northeast Ohio) Dixieland Jazz
SIBLINGS SINGING (Ohio) Haas Family and Extensions
LITTLE OL’ ME’S (Northeast Ohio) Eclectic Traditional Music
BOB BELLAMY and WENDY BARLOW (Ohio) Traditional Music from America and the British Isles
THE OAK ISLAND SKUNK JUMPERS (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time Originals
WORKSHOP
SHEELA DAS (Cleveland) Ukelele Workshop
Because of the 2016 RCMF drenching rains,
we had a smaller attendance at the festival than usual
which means we had much lower tee shirt sales,
so we sold the remainder this year
* * * * *
2018
OUTDOOR STAGE
THE WAXWINGS STRINGBAND (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time
THE CROOKED RIVER STOMPERS (Northeast Ohio) Blues
POLKA PIRATES (Northeast Ohio) Polka
BILL LESTOCK (Northeast Ohio) Original Mandolin Music
OHIO CROSSROADS (Akron, Ohio) Bluegrass
ERIC SEDDON’S HOT CLUB (Cleveland, Ohio) New Orleans Jazz
HOUSE OLD TIME PLAYERS (northeast Ohio) Square Dance with LYNN FREDERICK Calling
CHURCH STAGE
JESSE HUGE - THE NEXT NOLAN (Northeast, Ohio) Original Folk
MEN OF INDEPENDENCE (Northeast Ohio) Barbershop Quartet
THE OAK ISLAND SKUNK JUMPERS (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time Originals
KATE AND RAY RITCHIE (Northeast Ohio) Folk
LITTLE OL’ ME’S (Northeast Ohio) Eclectic Traditional Music
WORKSHOP
SHEELA DAS (northeast Ohio) Ukulele workshop
Tee Shirt Artist - JEREMY WOHLKEN (Dalton, Pennsylvania)
Graphics Artist
* * * * *
2019
OUTDOOR STAGE
THE FAMILY DOG (Northeast Ohio) - Folk
BRAND NEW HAT (Northeast Ohio) Eclectic Acoustic Bluegrass
DOWN THE ROAD (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time Bluegrass
PAUL PIRA &THE RATTLERS (Northeast Ohio) Blues
BILL LESTOCK (Northeast Ohio) Original Mandolin Music
THE AULD PITCH (Northeast Ohio) Irish
HOUSE OLD TIME PLAYERS (Northeast Ohio and formerly Northeast Ohio) SQUARE DANCE with
LYNN FREDERICK calling
CHURCH STAGE
PETE AND NATE MCDONALD (Northeast Ohio) Fold Songs & Ballads
LITTLE OL’ ME’S (Northeast Ohio) Eclectic Traditional Music
OHIO CROSSROADS (Northeast Ohio) Bluegrass
TINA BERGMANN & BRYAN THOMAS (Northeast Ohio) Grooving Dance Tunes and Ragtime on
Hammered Dulcimer and Bass
MR. HANEY (Northeast Ohio) Old-Time String Band
WALLACE COLEMAN’S RACCOON QUARTET (Northeast Ohio) Folk Blues
Tee Shirt Artist - ANDREW LUDICK (Kilkenny, Ireland)
* * * * *