Upcoming Events for the Sioux Falls, SD Area

If you have an upcoming event of interest to the folk* music community that you would like to see posted here please contact: kap@folkrising.com.

May 18 (Friday): McNalley's Irish Pub, Sioux Falls - Elisabeth Hunstad (8 pm) (no cover)
May 18 (Friday): Copper Lounge, Sioux Falls - Nick Rallis (9 pm) (cover?)
May 18 (Friday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Jimmy Speirs (9 pm) (cover?)
May 18 (Friday): Paramount, Sioux Falls - Billy Lurken (8 pm) (no cover)
May 18 (Friday): VFW Post 628, Sioux Falls - Surfin' Safari (9 pm) ($4 cover)

May 19 (Saturday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Signs of Life & Danny Korves (8:30 pm) ($3 cover)
May 19 (Saturday): Paramount, Sioux Falls - Jesse Christen (8 pm) (no cover)
May 19 (Saturday): VFW Post 628, Sioux Falls - Surfin' Safari (9 pm) ($4 cover)
May 19 (Saturday): Gayville Hall, Gayville - Woody Guthrie Tribute Show with Bob Everhart & others (8 pm) ($12.50 cover)

May 20 (Sunday): D.I.G. Stop (formerly Treasures), Baltic - Jam session - South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame (all musicians welcome) (3-7 pm) (no cover)

May 21 (Monday): Boonies, Sioux Falls - Open Mic hosted by Jack Rollins (8 pm)(no cover)

May 23 (Wednesday): Latitude 44, Sioux Falls - Open Mic hosted by Jack Rollins (7 pm) (no cover)
May 23 (Wednesday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Open Mic (8:30 pm) (no cover)

May 24 (Thursday): Strawbale Winery, Renner - Keven Vermillion (5-8 pm) ($5 per car) http://www.strawbalewinery.com/
May 24 (Thursday): McNalley's Irish Pub, Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls Ceili Band - Last performance of the season! (7-9 pm) (no cover)
May 24 (Thursday): Bracco's, Sioux Falls - Mat D. (8-10:30 pm) (no cover)
May 24 (Thursday): Copper Lounge, Sioux Falls - Open Mic hosted by Rich Rislov (8:00 pm) (no cover)

May 26 (Saturday): Cheap Shots, Sioux Falls - Elisabeth Hunstad (9 pm) (no cover)

May 27 (Sunday): Strawbale Winery, Renner - Jim & Jay (noon - 4 pm) ($5 per car) http://www.strawbalewinery.com/

May 31 (Thursday): Strawbale Winery, Renner - Bruce Hope (5-8 pm) ($5 per car) http://www.strawbalewinery.com/

June 8 (Friday): Old Courthouse Museum, Sioux Falls - Woody Guthrie tribute show by Crabgrass Crew, Union Grove Pickers, Boyd Bristow, Jim Groth and others (noon) (no cover).

June 9 (Saturday): Zoni Pies (venue might change to Ronald McDonald House), Sioux Falls - NSAI Songwriter's Workshop (11am-2pm) (free)

June 9 (Saturday): Tinner's Patio, Sioux Falls - Elisabeth Hunstad (6 pm) (no cover)

June 10 (Sunday): D.I.G. Stop (formerly Treasures), Baltic - Jam session - South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame (all musicians welcome) (3-7 pm) (no cover)

June 17 (Sunday): Strawbale Winery, Renner - Mat D (Noon)($5 per car)

June 22-23rd: 8th and Railroad Center, Sioux Falls - 605 Summer Classic (Musicians TBD) (nights only)

June 23 (Saturay): Boonies, Sioux Falls - Mat D and the Profane Saints w/ the Filter Kings (9:30pm) ($5 cover)

July 5 (Thursday): Strawbale Winery, Renner - Mat D. (5-8 pm)($5 per car)

July 8 (Sunday): Strawbale Winery, Renner - John Mills (noon)($5 per car)

July 14 (Saturday): Old Skoolz, Sioux Falls - Mat D. (9 pm) (cover?)

Aug 3-5 (Fri-Sun): Sioux River Folk Festival, Canton - http://www.fotm.org/festival.html (weekend pass $35)

Aug 11 (Saturday): Strawbale Winery, Renner the Crab Grass Crew for Quilts and Vines

* Definition of "folk" music for these purposes is very broad and includes (but is not limited to) older traditional folk music, 1960's protest songs, traditional country, folk-blues, roots music, bluegrass, Americana music, new-folk, and contemporary acoustic music.