Gala Folklife Concert

Admission: $7.00. Tickets will be pre-sold and at the door.

Slickrock String Band and Friends – Doug and Terry Griffin are the The Slickrock String Band. They’ve been playing music together for over 30 years in a variety of styles. But their first love is authentic Old-Time Appalachian fiddle/banjo duets and ballads, a music steeped in early American and old world traditions. In recent years they
have branched into more contemporary folk music including Terry’s original songs. In this program Doug playing banjo and Terry on Autoharp and fiddle, will offer a delightful mix of upbeat traditional and contemporary music.

Otter Creek – Peter and Mary Danzig, hail from Salt Lake City, and perform a spellbinding mix of original Utah and American roots music. Known for their versatility in style and instrumentation as well as their tight vocal harmonies, these two are extraordinarily gifted and perfectly matched.

An award winning songwriter and accomplished instrumentalist on the mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mountain dulcimer, banjo, and viola, Peter won the “Better World Category” of the New Songs Showcase at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS in 2010. He was selected as a finalist in the Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase in 2009 and 2010, and in 2010, won 2nd place on both fiddle and mandolin at the Utah State Instrument Championships.

The Deseret News has described Mary’s playing as having “electrifying energy… style and panache. ”Mary has a Master of Music degree in violin performance and placed in the top three for the past four years at the Utah State Instrument Fiddling Championship.
Otter Creek’s songs are deeply informed from the folk tradition, exploring the experience of humanity from a refreshing and challenging perspective.

Doug Keller – Currently the Cowboy Poet Laureate of Kane County, Doug Keller grew up on a ranch near Zion Canyon in southern Utah and for several years owned a dude string near the Grand Canyon. He has written Cowboy Poetry for 35 years and is a Silver Buckle winner at the Western Legends Round-Up. Doug participates in Cowboy gatherings all over the West, and has written, directed and produced melodramas at the Old Barn Playhouse and at the Crescent Moon Theater in Kanab.

Kenny Hall – One of the premiere Cowboy Song and Western Folk Life performers in the Intermountain area, Kenny Hall’s artistry and character is clearly reflected
in his music: direct, uncontrived, and honest. A native son of Utah, whose great, great, grandparents came west with Brigham Young, his life and career is centered in the small town of Cannonville, Utah, where he lives with his wife Jean.

Vice President of the Cowboy Poets of Utah, Kenny performs regularly in venues such as Western Legends in Kanab, the National Cowboy Poetry gathering in Elko, NV, Butch Cassidy Days in Beaver County, UT, Everett Ruess Days in Escalante, UT, and many others. His artistic talent includes creating exceptionally beautiful, well-crafted custom saddles, hand-made chaps and gear, and award-winning camp wagons. A former PRCA bull rider, Kenny’s goal is to “…pass on and keep alive this heritage and way of life that has been handed down to me by my family and those gone before me.”

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Location: Crescent Moon Theater