1973 Ozark Mountain Folkfair program, Eureka Springs, AR_07_Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Program for the first and last Ozark Mountain Folkfair held over Memorial Day Weekend, May 26, 27 & 28, 1973.

 

The venue was the Oak Hill Ecopark about 9 miles north of Eureka Springs, Arkansas and just south of the Missouri state line. The promoters planned to accomodate up to 60,000 fans although unconfirmed reports estimated up to 150,000. The crowd was very peaceful and endured a lot of rain, but the music was phenomenal with a diverse mix of artists which included:

 

Saturday (7/26/73):

Arbuckle Mountain Boys

Gaskins Switch

Chick Allen & The Green County Ramblers

Jimmie Driftwood (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Driftwood)

John D. Loudermilk (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Loudermilk)

(lunch break)

Manse Lipscomb

To be announced

Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Flatt)

Bear Creek Canyon

Ozark Mountain Daredevils (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozark_Mountain_Daredevils)

Les Blank Film Festival (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Blank)

 

Sunday (5/27/73):

The Lewis Family (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lewis_Family)

Bessie Jones & The Georgia Sea Island Singers (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Jones)

Manse Lipscomb

Johnny Shines (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Shines)

Ear Scruggs Review (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Scruggs)

John Lee Hooker (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker)

(lunch break)

Mason Proffit (*John Michael Talbot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Proffit)

John Hartford (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hartford)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitty_Gritty_Dirt_Band)

Earl Scruggs Review

Jam (various artists)

Les Blank Film Festival

 

Monday (5/28/73):

Johnny Shines

Kenneth Threadgill & The Velvet Cowpasture

Clifton Chenier - The Zedeco King (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Chenier)

Michael Murphey (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Murphey)

Leo Kottke (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Kottke)

Mason Proffit

John Lee Hooker

James Cotton Blues Band (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cotton_Blues_Band)

Big Mama Thornton (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mama_Thornton)

Jam (various artists)

 

You can see the entire program in my album here:

www.flickr.com/photos/30559980@N07/sets/72157650199671648/

 

For more history, refer to this blog:

shilohmuseum.org/wordpress/ozark-mountain-folk-fair-histo...

 

Here's an ad for the Folkfair found in the 4/19/73 Univ. of Missouri at St. Louis "Current" newspaper:

www.umsl.edu/library/archives/Student%20Newspaper/Current...

 

Contact me if you have any questions about the festival or this vintage program

 

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