The annual Arkansas Folk Festival, first held in 1963, returns to the tiny town of Mountain View this weekend. Musicians, fans of folk, bluegrass and country music and the merely curious are expected to again pack the area surrounding the Stone County Courthouse, all the streets leading to it and the nearby Ozark Folk Center State Park.
Elizabeth Cook, along with opening act Wade Sapp, performs at 7:30 p.m. today ($20); Billy Jeter & the Shine Eye Band performs at 8 p.m. Friday ($10) and The Brothers Shreve perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday ($12 reserved; standing room $10) at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock.
Elizabeth Cook, along with opening act Wade Sapp, performs at 7:30 p.m. today ($20); Billy Jeter & the Shine Eye Band performs at 8 p.m. Friday ($10) and The Brothers Shreve perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday ($12 reserved; standing room $10) at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock.
Sarah Cecil performs at 3 p.m. Saturday and Amy Garland performs a rare solo show at 3 p.m. Sunday on the patio of the River Bottom Winery at Bobrook Farms in Roland.
Sarah Cecil performs at 3 p.m. Saturday and Amy Garland performs a rare solo show at 3 p.m. Sunday on the patio of the River Bottom Winery at Bobrook Farms in Roland.