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Friday, June 7
 

3:00pm EDT

Jacob Johnson
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Jacob Johnson

Since dropping out of college in 2007, Jacob Johnson has journeyed across the country in six minivans (so far), captivating audiences with his highly caffeinated brand of acoustic guitar playing. Known for his energetic performances, Jacob has had the privilege of sharing the stage... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

3:00pm EDT

Brooke & Nick
Performers
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Brooke & Nick

Brooke & Nick’s music is truly a unique & fresh combo. Their sound brings a dynamic fusion of folk/rock with an edgy twist of roots revival. Brooke plays cello, almost bridging bass & violin with how she plays, while harmonizing alongside Nick’s spirited voice and bigger-than-life... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

3:00pm EDT

Stories with Donald Davis's Storytelling Group
Performers
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Donald Davis

Donald Davis was born in a Southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories. While he heard many traditional stories about Jack and other heroic characters, he was most attracted to the stories of his own family and places of origin.  Davis began retelling the stories he heard... Read More →

Friday June 7, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Workshop Stage
  Workshop Stage

4:00pm EDT

Lipbone Redding
Performers
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Lipbone Redding

Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early years, he left his home of North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in the Uptown 6 Train subway station in SoHo... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

4:00pm EDT

Blue Cactus
Performers
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Blue Cactus

Blue Cactus, the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, creates “Dream Country:” a blend of grit, glitz, groove, and twang that evokes a celestial soundscape of mid-century heartbreak, and harkens comparisons eclectic and iconic as Bobbie Gentry, Fleetwood Mac, and... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

5:15pm EDT

Classical Picnic with Saltaire Sounds
Performers
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Saltare Sounds

Saltare Sounds returns to Ocracoke with a diverse array of local and international artists. Directed by Marina Zurita, in close collaboration with the rest of the ensemble, they will be presenting a devised theatre piece inspired by islands and their mysteries, as well as smaller... Read More →

Friday June 7, 2024 5:15pm - 6:30pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

6:30pm EDT

Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
Performers
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Cassie & Maggie MacDonald

From the deepest roots of Canada and its very earliest musical traditions come Nova Scotian sisters Cassie and Maggie, putting their own 21st Century stamp on the Celtic soundtrack of this nation. Exciting and innovative, their talent is surpassed only by the sheer joy they exude... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 6:30pm - 7:15pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

7:00pm EDT

Fontanelles
Performers
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The Fontanelles

The Fontanelles of Wilmington, NC, have deep roots in the North Carolina coast, which probably explains their mixture of sweet but salty sensibilities. Their style and harmony-driven sound can be attributed to the influences of Townes Van Zandt, Dire Straits, The Byrds, and Blaze... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

7:30pm EDT

Jay Turner & The Swinging Doors
Performers
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Jay Turner & the Swinging Doors

J. T. & The Swinging Doors plays "Roots Country, Old Rock and Refurbished Hits of Today" with a feel and love of this music. This is not your Grandfather’s Country Music. Oh wait, Yes it is. A good part of it anyway. Jay remembers his Grandfather yodeling Jimmie Rodgers songs while... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

8:00pm EDT

Rev. Robert Jones
Performers
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Rev. Robert Jones

Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is a renaissance man.  He has been a professional musician for more than forty years. The legendary blues man, Willie Dixon, encouraged him to bring his music into schools over 35 years ago.  In fact, The National Blues Foundation recognized his work as a... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 8:00pm - 8:45pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

8:45pm EDT

Martin Garrish & The Ocracoke Rockers Dance
Performers
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Martin Garrish

Since he was a teenager, Ocracoke Heritage award winner Martin Garrish has been at the heart of the music scene here on the island, fronting bands such as "The Ocracoke Rockers," "The Graveyard Band Revived," and his acoustic ensemble “Martin and Friends." His exceptional guitar... Read More →
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Martin Garrish and the Ocracoke Rockers

Since he was a teenager, Ocracoke Heritage award winner Martin Garrish has been at the heart of the music scene here on the island, fronting bands such as "The Ocracoke Rockers," "The Graveyard Band Revived," and his acoustic ensemble “Martin and Friends." His exceptional guitar... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 8:45pm - 10:00pm EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

9:00pm EDT

Cold Chocolate
Performers
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Cold Chocolate

Returning for their second year, Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar and Ariel Bernstein on percussion, this group from Boston is impressing audiences throughout... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage
 
Saturday, June 8
 

9:00am EDT

Zentz Folk Sing-a-long
Performers
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Bob & Jeanne Zentz

Bob and Jeanne are old friends and life partners who combine a passion for music and history -- which they love sharing with others! They are singers of songs, old and new, about people, places and times gone by ... players of dozens of the usual (and unusual!) "unplugged" folk instruments... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

9:00am EDT

Biscuit Eaters
Performers
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Biscuit Eaters

The Biscuit Eaters are a 7-piece, bluegrass and old-time family string band from Surry County, NC, with their youngest member playing fiddle and singing at 5 years old. The parents, Meredith, homeschooling mother of the six kids, and Jason, a pastor, round out the ensemble.


Saturday June 8, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

10:00am EDT

Saltare Sounds Presents`Island Tides'
Join Saltaire Sounds for `Island Tides,' an interdisciplinary devised theatre piece about the spirit of islands.
Performers
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Saltare Sounds

Saltare Sounds returns to Ocracoke with a diverse array of local and international artists. Directed by Marina Zurita, in close collaboration with the rest of the ensemble, they will be presenting a devised theatre piece inspired by islands and their mysteries, as well as smaller... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

10:00am EDT

Donald Davis
Performers
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Donald Davis

Donald Davis was born in a Southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories. While he heard many traditional stories about Jack and other heroic characters, he was most attracted to the stories of his own family and places of origin.  Davis began retelling the stories he heard... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

10:00am EDT

Blue Cactus
Performers
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Blue Cactus

Blue Cactus, the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, creates “Dream Country:” a blend of grit, glitz, groove, and twang that evokes a celestial soundscape of mid-century heartbreak, and harkens comparisons eclectic and iconic as Bobbie Gentry, Fleetwood Mac, and... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

10:00am EDT

mahaloJazz
Performers
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mahaloJazz

mahaloJazz is Alison Weiner (piano, melodica, vocals), Steve Chall (electric bass), and Beverly Botsford (percussion) – three eclectic musicians and great friends coming together to have their delightful way with jazz standards and original tunes. Blossom Dearie comes to mind often... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Workshop Stage
  Workshop Stage

10:00am EDT

Fish Printing (Kids & Family Area)

Make your very own Fish Print Tshirt at the Kids & Family Area. We have blank Ts and kerchiefs for a $5 donation, or you can bring your own Ts. (Photo: Eakin Howard)
Saturday June 8, 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

10:00am EDT

Games & Crafts (Kids & Family Area)
Like to keep active? Stop by the Kids and Family Area for all sorts of fun for the young and young at heart!
Saturday June 8, 2024 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

11:00am EDT

Paperhand Puppets "World of Wonder"
Puppet playtime with Paperhand. Come meet the puppets with the director of the award winning troupe from central NC. We'll try on some stuff and have a good time, just for the fun of it!
Performers
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Paperhand Puppets

For over 21 years, Paperhand Puppets has been using papier-mâché, cardboard, bamboo, your old house paints, cloth, and other assorted junk (treasure to them!) to create incredible giant puppets, masks, shadow plays and spectacle performances for all ages. Director Dononvan Zimmerman... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

11:00am EDT

Aaron Caswell Band
Performers
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Aaron Caswell Trio

Aaron Caswell is a native to Ocracoke Island who cut his outstanding guitar chops at an early age, absorbing songs, technique and tunes from local guitar legends Martin Garrish and Lou Castro. He performs regularly on the Outer Banks with area musicians, and can frequently be found... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

11:00am EDT

Rev. Robert Jones
Performers
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Rev. Robert Jones

Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is a renaissance man.  He has been a professional musician for more than forty years. The legendary blues man, Willie Dixon, encouraged him to bring his music into schools over 35 years ago.  In fact, The National Blues Foundation recognized his work as a... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

11:00am EDT

Paperhand Puppets "World of Wonder" (Barn)
Puppet playtime with Paperhand. Come meet the puppets with the director of the award winning troupe from central NC. We'll try on some stuff and have a good time, just for the fun of it!
Performers
avatar for Paperhand Puppets

Paperhand Puppets

For over 21 years, Paperhand Puppets has been using papier-mâché, cardboard, bamboo, your old house paints, cloth, and other assorted junk (treasure to them!) to create incredible giant puppets, masks, shadow plays and spectacle performances for all ages. Director Dononvan Zimmerman... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

11:00am EDT

Spoken Word with Ella Ralston & Friends
Performers
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Ella Ralston

A lifelong poet and thespian, Ella graduated from Florida State University with a BA in theater in 2003. The past 20+ years have been a magical journey of teaching theatre to various groups of children and adults, writing and performing her own unique style of Spokenword, MCing a... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Workshop Stage
  Workshop Stage

12:00pm EDT

Rodney Kemp `Down East Tales'
Performers
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Rodney Kemp

Remember "Old Jake", "Phoene Bell Gillikin", and "Duke the Duck Dog?"A crowd-pleaser and proven 'spellbinder' of adults and children alike, Eastern Carolina’s beloved Rodney Kemp is a Morehead City native who managed to actually remember all those Down East tales he heard while... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:40pm EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

12:00pm EDT

Rodney Kemp `Down East Tales' (Barn)
Performers
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Rodney Kemp

Remember "Old Jake", "Phoene Bell Gillikin", and "Duke the Duck Dog?"A crowd-pleaser and proven 'spellbinder' of adults and children alike, Eastern Carolina’s beloved Rodney Kemp is a Morehead City native who managed to actually remember all those Down East tales he heard while... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:40pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

12:00pm EDT

Drum Workshop with Beverly Botsford & members of Kaira Ba
Performers
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Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba ecstatically explore the spiritual songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal’s millennia-old Mandé culture. Bandleader Diali Cissokho chose the name “Kaira Ba” (meaning “The Great Peace”) because it elegantly reflects a core value that he and his... Read More →
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Beverly Botsford

Beverly Botsford is a cross-cultural percussionist and educator, blending music, movement, and spoken word in solo and ensemble presentations.  Embracing drumming traditions and inspirations of Africa, Cuba, South America and her native North Carolina, she weaves colorful rhythmic... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Ocracoke Preservation Society (front lawn)
  Activity

12:00pm EDT

Cold Chocolate
Performers
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Cold Chocolate

Returning for their second year, Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar and Ariel Bernstein on percussion, this group from Boston is impressing audiences throughout... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

12:00pm EDT

Lipbone Redding
Performers
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Lipbone Redding

Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early years, he left his home of North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in the Uptown 6 Train subway station in SoHo... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

12:00pm EDT

Drum Workshop with Beverly Botsford & members of Kaira Ba (OPS Museum Front Lawn)
Performers
avatar for Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba ecstatically explore the spiritual songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal’s millennia-old Mandé culture. Bandleader Diali Cissokho chose the name “Kaira Ba” (meaning “The Great Peace”) because it elegantly reflects a core value that he and his... Read More →
avatar for Beverly Botsford

Beverly Botsford

Beverly Botsford is a cross-cultural percussionist and educator, blending music, movement, and spoken word in solo and ensemble presentations.  Embracing drumming traditions and inspirations of Africa, Cuba, South America and her native North Carolina, she weaves colorful rhythmic... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

12:00pm EDT

Instrument Petting Zoo with Bob & Jeanne Zentz (Workshop Stage)
Performers
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Bob & Jeanne Zentz

Bob and Jeanne are old friends and life partners who combine a passion for music and history -- which they love sharing with others! They are singers of songs, old and new, about people, places and times gone by ... players of dozens of the usual (and unusual!) "unplugged" folk instruments... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

12:00pm EDT

Instrument Petting Zoo with Bob & Jeanne Zentz
Performers
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Bob & Jeanne Zentz

Bob and Jeanne are old friends and life partners who combine a passion for music and history -- which they love sharing with others! They are singers of songs, old and new, about people, places and times gone by ... players of dozens of the usual (and unusual!) "unplugged" folk instruments... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Workshop Stage
  Workshop Stage

12:45pm EDT

Paperhand Puppet Parade (OPS Museum Front Lawn)
Meet at 12:30 PM at the front lawn of the Ocracoke Preservation Museum to get ready to join the Paperhand Puppet Parade!
Performers
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Paperhand Puppets

For over 21 years, Paperhand Puppets has been using papier-mâché, cardboard, bamboo, your old house paints, cloth, and other assorted junk (treasure to them!) to create incredible giant puppets, masks, shadow plays and spectacle performances for all ages. Director Dononvan Zimmerman... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 12:45pm - 1:15pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

1:15pm EDT

Beleza
Performers
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Beleza

United by musical interests that include samba, funk, soul, blues, bossa nova, jazz and Spanish flamenco; Humberto Oliveira Sales (native to Salvador, Brazil) and Madeline Holly-Sales (raised in the southeast of the US) blend the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic riches from North and... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

1:15pm EDT

Clements Brothers
Performers
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Clements Brothers

The Clements Brothers are George and Charles Clements, identical twins from New England. They’ve been playing and writing music together for as long as they can remember. ‘The Clements Brothers’ marks their first project together since playing in the internationally touring... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

1:15pm EDT

Rev. Robert Jones
Performers
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Rev. Robert Jones

Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is a renaissance man.  He has been a professional musician for more than forty years. The legendary blues man, Willie Dixon, encouraged him to bring his music into schools over 35 years ago.  In fact, The National Blues Foundation recognized his work as a... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Workshop Stage
  Workshop Stage

1:30pm EDT

Juggling with Jef (Kids and Family Area)
Performers
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Jef the Mime

Whether onstage or roving, Jef is a quiet kind of guy. He juggles and balances things. He gets confused at times. (Sometimes he even forgets what his hat is for!) He involves his audience members to play along with his mime, mask, and variety arts shenanigans. He even leads sing-a-longs... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

2:15pm EDT

Jacob Johnson
Performers
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Jacob Johnson

Since dropping out of college in 2007, Jacob Johnson has journeyed across the country in six minivans (so far), captivating audiences with his highly caffeinated brand of acoustic guitar playing. Known for his energetic performances, Jacob has had the privilege of sharing the stage... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

2:15pm EDT

Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
Performers
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Cassie & Maggie MacDonald

From the deepest roots of Canada and its very earliest musical traditions come Nova Scotian sisters Cassie and Maggie, putting their own 21st Century stamp on the Celtic soundtrack of this nation. Exciting and innovative, their talent is surpassed only by the sheer joy they exude... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

2:15pm EDT

Bob & Jeanne Zentz
Performers
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Bob & Jeanne Zentz

Bob and Jeanne are old friends and life partners who combine a passion for music and history -- which they love sharing with others! They are singers of songs, old and new, about people, places and times gone by ... players of dozens of the usual (and unusual!) "unplugged" folk instruments... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Workshop Stage
  Workshop Stage

3:00pm EDT

Paperhand Puppets "World of Wonder"
Puppet playtime with Paperhand. Come meet the puppets with the director of the award winning troupe from central NC. We'll try on some stuff and have a good time, just for the fun of it!
Performers
avatar for Paperhand Puppets

Paperhand Puppets

For over 21 years, Paperhand Puppets has been using papier-mâché, cardboard, bamboo, your old house paints, cloth, and other assorted junk (treasure to them!) to create incredible giant puppets, masks, shadow plays and spectacle performances for all ages. Director Dononvan Zimmerman... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

3:00pm EDT

Paperhand Puppets "World of Wonder" (Barn)
Performers
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Paperhand Puppets

For over 21 years, Paperhand Puppets has been using papier-mâché, cardboard, bamboo, your old house paints, cloth, and other assorted junk (treasure to them!) to create incredible giant puppets, masks, shadow plays and spectacle performances for all ages. Director Dononvan Zimmerman... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Kids & Family Activities
  Kids & Family Activities

3:15pm EDT

Biscuit Eaters
Performers
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Biscuit Eaters

The Biscuit Eaters are a 7-piece, bluegrass and old-time family string band from Surry County, NC, with their youngest member playing fiddle and singing at 5 years old. The parents, Meredith, homeschooling mother of the six kids, and Jason, a pastor, round out the ensemble.


Saturday June 8, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

3:15pm EDT

Saltare Sounds
Performers
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Saltare Sounds

Saltare Sounds returns to Ocracoke with a diverse array of local and international artists. Directed by Marina Zurita, in close collaboration with the rest of the ensemble, they will be presenting a devised theatre piece inspired by islands and their mysteries, as well as smaller... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

3:15pm EDT

Clements Brothers
Performers
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Clements Brothers

The Clements Brothers are George and Charles Clements, identical twins from New England. They’ve been playing and writing music together for as long as they can remember. ‘The Clements Brothers’ marks their first project together since playing in the internationally touring... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Workshop Stage
  Workshop Stage

4:15pm EDT

Berto & Vincent
Performers
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Berto & Vincent

Berto & Vincent Combining the untamed spirit of wild gypsy rumba with the heart and soul of Latin guitar, Berto Sales & Vincent Zorn engage their audiences with their high energy and sophisticated performances. From Berto’s flying fingers to Vincent’s percussive rhythm, these... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

4:15pm EDT

Donald Davis
Performers
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Donald Davis

Donald Davis was born in a Southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories. While he heard many traditional stories about Jack and other heroic characters, he was most attracted to the stories of his own family and places of origin.  Davis began retelling the stories he heard... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

5:15pm EDT

Fontanelles
Performers
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The Fontanelles

The Fontanelles of Wilmington, NC, have deep roots in the North Carolina coast, which probably explains their mixture of sweet but salty sensibilities. Their style and harmony-driven sound can be attributed to the influences of Townes Van Zandt, Dire Straits, The Byrds, and Blaze... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 5:15pm - 6:00pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

5:15pm EDT

Molasses Creek
Performers
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Molasses Creek

Your host band, Molasses Creek, began life way back in 1993 when Gary Mitchell lured "Little FiddleBoy" David Tweedie to spend a college summer on an exotic island filled with beautiful bikini-clad young women, live music and fig cake. David got quite excited about the fig cake, and... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 5:15pm - 6:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

6:30pm EDT

mahaloJazz picnic
Performers
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mahaloJazz

mahaloJazz is Alison Weiner (piano, melodica, vocals), Steve Chall (electric bass), and Beverly Botsford (percussion) – three eclectic musicians and great friends coming together to have their delightful way with jazz standards and original tunes. Blossom Dearie comes to mind often... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 6:30pm - 7:15pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

6:30pm EDT

Coffeehouse Sessions with Brooke & Nick, Lipbone Redding, & Adam Lavigne
Performers
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Lipbone Redding

Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early years, he left his home of North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in the Uptown 6 Train subway station in SoHo... Read More →
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Brooke & Nick

Brooke & Nick’s music is truly a unique & fresh combo. Their sound brings a dynamic fusion of folk/rock with an edgy twist of roots revival. Brooke plays cello, almost bridging bass & violin with how she plays, while harmonizing alongside Nick’s spirited voice and bigger-than-life... Read More →
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Saturday June 8, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Coffee Company
  Activity

7:15pm EDT

Jacob Johnson
Performers
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Jacob Johnson

Since dropping out of college in 2007, Jacob Johnson has journeyed across the country in six minivans (so far), captivating audiences with his highly caffeinated brand of acoustic guitar playing. Known for his energetic performances, Jacob has had the privilege of sharing the stage... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 7:15pm - 8:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

7:15pm EDT

Ocracoke Squaredance with Molasses Creek & the Biscuit Eaters
Performers
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Philip Howard

Dive for the Oyster . . . Dig for the Clam . . . Carry your partner to the promised land!Ocrafolk Festival isn't just about sitting still and listening to incredible performances . . . it's about jumping into activities like the Ocracoke Squaredance that give you that one-of-a-kind... Read More →
avatar for Biscuit Eaters

Biscuit Eaters

The Biscuit Eaters are a 7-piece, bluegrass and old-time family string band from Surry County, NC, with their youngest member playing fiddle and singing at 5 years old. The parents, Meredith, homeschooling mother of the six kids, and Jason, a pastor, round out the ensemble.
avatar for Molasses Creek

Molasses Creek

Your host band, Molasses Creek, began life way back in 1993 when Gary Mitchell lured "Little FiddleBoy" David Tweedie to spend a college summer on an exotic island filled with beautiful bikini-clad young women, live music and fig cake. David got quite excited about the fig cake, and... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 7:15pm - 8:30pm EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

7:30pm EDT

Latin Beats at the 1718 Brewery with Beleza, Berto & Vincent
Performers
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Beleza

United by musical interests that include samba, funk, soul, blues, bossa nova, jazz and Spanish flamenco; Humberto Oliveira Sales (native to Salvador, Brazil) and Madeline Holly-Sales (raised in the southeast of the US) blend the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic riches from North and... Read More →
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Berto & Vincent

Berto & Vincent Combining the untamed spirit of wild gypsy rumba with the heart and soul of Latin guitar, Berto Sales & Vincent Zorn engage their audiences with their high energy and sophisticated performances. From Berto’s flying fingers to Vincent’s percussive rhythm, these... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
1718 Brewing Ocracoke
  Activity

8:45pm EDT

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba
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Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba ecstatically explore the spiritual songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal’s millennia-old Mandé culture. Bandleader Diali Cissokho chose the name “Kaira Ba” (meaning “The Great Peace”) because it elegantly reflects a core value that he and his... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 8:45pm - 10:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

9:00pm EDT

Aaron Caswell Band
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Aaron Caswell Trio

Aaron Caswell is a native to Ocracoke Island who cut his outstanding guitar chops at an early age, absorbing songs, technique and tunes from local guitar legends Martin Garrish and Lou Castro. He performs regularly on the Outer Banks with area musicians, and can frequently be found... Read More →

Saturday June 8, 2024 9:00pm - 9:45pm EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn

9:15pm EDT

Ocracoke Island Ghost Stories
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Philip Howard

Dive for the Oyster . . . Dig for the Clam . . . Carry your partner to the promised land!Ocrafolk Festival isn't just about sitting still and listening to incredible performances . . . it's about jumping into activities like the Ocracoke Squaredance that give you that one-of-a-kind... Read More →
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David Tweedie

Photo: Eakin Howard

Saturday June 8, 2024 9:15pm - 10:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Preservation Society (front lawn)
  Activity

10:00pm EDT

Flying Raviolis Film Debut hosted by Louis Allen
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Louis Allen

Louis began his band life with Gary Mitchell in the mid-70s as one of the founding members of The Wahoo Revue bluegrass band. It was there that he acquired the stage name "Uncle Dewey." (Gary's stage name was..."Gary.") Since then, he has spent the last 45!! years in the trio Warren... Read More →
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Saturday June 8, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Activity

10:15pm EDT

Saltare Sounds Presents`Island Tides'
Join Saltaire Sounds for `Island Tides,' an interdisciplinary devised theatre piece about the spirit of islands.

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Saltare Sounds

Saltare Sounds returns to Ocracoke with a diverse array of local and international artists. Directed by Marina Zurita, in close collaboration with the rest of the ensemble, they will be presenting a devised theatre piece inspired by islands and their mysteries, as well as smaller... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 10:15pm - 11:00pm EDT
Berkley Barn
  Barn
 
Sunday, June 9
 

7:15am EDT

Yoga with Desiree Adams
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Desiree Adams

In addition to being a yoga instructor, Desirée has a background in the performing arts and education, is a member of Actor's Equity Association, and has a deep love for the community of Ocracoke. She became active in Ocracoke Alive in 2012 and has enjoyed watching the organization... Read More →

Sunday June 9, 2024 7:15am - 7:45am EDT
Berkley Barn
  Activity

7:45am EDT

Yoga Nidra with Lipbone
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Lipbone Redding

Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early years, he left his home of North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in the Uptown 6 Train subway station in SoHo... Read More →

Sunday June 9, 2024 7:45am - 8:15am EDT
Berkley Barn
  Activity

8:15am EDT

Freeform Movement with Saltare Sounds
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Saltare Sounds

Saltare Sounds returns to Ocracoke with a diverse array of local and international artists. Directed by Marina Zurita, in close collaboration with the rest of the ensemble, they will be presenting a devised theatre piece inspired by islands and their mysteries, as well as smaller... Read More →

Sunday June 9, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am EDT
Berkley Barn
  Activity

9:15am EDT

Gospel Sing
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Desiree Adams

In addition to being a yoga instructor, Desirée has a background in the performing arts and education, is a member of Actor's Equity Association, and has a deep love for the community of Ocracoke. She became active in Ocracoke Alive in 2012 and has enjoyed watching the organization... Read More →
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Louis Allen

Louis began his band life with Gary Mitchell in the mid-70s as one of the founding members of The Wahoo Revue bluegrass band. It was there that he acquired the stage name "Uncle Dewey." (Gary's stage name was..."Gary.") Since then, he has spent the last 45!! years in the trio Warren... Read More →
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Sunday June 9, 2024 9:15am - 10:45am EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

11:30am EDT

Songs That Matter
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Rev. Robert Jones

Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is a renaissance man.  He has been a professional musician for more than forty years. The legendary blues man, Willie Dixon, encouraged him to bring his music into schools over 35 years ago.  In fact, The National Blues Foundation recognized his work as a... Read More →
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Bob & Jeanne Zentz

Bob and Jeanne are old friends and life partners who combine a passion for music and history -- which they love sharing with others! They are singers of songs, old and new, about people, places and times gone by ... players of dozens of the usual (and unusual!) "unplugged" folk instruments... Read More →
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Louis Allen

Louis began his band life with Gary Mitchell in the mid-70s as one of the founding members of The Wahoo Revue bluegrass band. It was there that he acquired the stage name "Uncle Dewey." (Gary's stage name was..."Gary.") Since then, he has spent the last 45!! years in the trio Warren... Read More →
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Sunday June 9, 2024 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

12:30pm EDT

Martin & Friends w/special guest Dallas Mason
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Martin Garrish

Since he was a teenager, Ocracoke Heritage award winner Martin Garrish has been at the heart of the music scene here on the island, fronting bands such as "The Ocracoke Rockers," "The Graveyard Band Revived," and his acoustic ensemble “Martin and Friends." His exceptional guitar... Read More →
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Sunday June 9, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Berkley Stage
  Berkley Stage

12:30pm EDT

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba
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Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba ecstatically explore the spiritual songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal’s millennia-old Mandé culture. Bandleader Diali Cissokho chose the name “Kaira Ba” (meaning “The Great Peace”) because it elegantly reflects a core value that he and his... Read More →


Sunday June 9, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

1:45pm EDT

Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
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Cassie & Maggie MacDonald

From the deepest roots of Canada and its very earliest musical traditions come Nova Scotian sisters Cassie and Maggie, putting their own 21st Century stamp on the Celtic soundtrack of this nation. Exciting and innovative, their talent is surpassed only by the sheer joy they exude... Read More →


Sunday June 9, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage

3:00pm EDT

All Star Jam
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Lipbone Redding

Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early years, he left his home of North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in the Uptown 6 Train subway station in SoHo... Read More →
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Molasses Creek

Your host band, Molasses Creek, began life way back in 1993 when Gary Mitchell lured "Little FiddleBoy" David Tweedie to spend a college summer on an exotic island filled with beautiful bikini-clad young women, live music and fig cake. David got quite excited about the fig cake, and... Read More →
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mahaloJazz

mahaloJazz is Alison Weiner (piano, melodica, vocals), Steve Chall (electric bass), and Beverly Botsford (percussion) – three eclectic musicians and great friends coming together to have their delightful way with jazz standards and original tunes. Blossom Dearie comes to mind often... Read More →

Sunday June 9, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Golden Stage
  Golden Stage
 
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