| Session Name | Day | Time | Venue | Hosts | Description |
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| Ballads | Saturday | 1:00 PM EDT to 2:00 PM | Paz Lodge | Heather Livingston and Sarah White | A whole afternoon of story songs to share! |
| Ballads | Saturday | 2:00 PM EDT to 3:00 PM | Paz Lodge | Bea Lehman and Lorraine Van Buren | A whole afternoon of story songs to share! |
| Ballads | Saturday | 3:00 PM EDT to 4:00 PM | Paz Lodge | Elizabeth LaPrelle | A whole afternoon of story songs to share! |
| Ballads | Saturday | 4:00 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Paz Lodge | A whole afternoon of story songs to share! | |
| Celtic Session | Saturday | 2:00 PM EDT to 3:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Deirdre Murtha and Sean Murtha | An instrumental jam in the Celtic/Irish style – Join the fun! |
| Civil War Songs | Sunday | 2:30 PM EDT to 3:30 PM | Retreat Center | Judy Cook and Sue Mathieu | This important era in American history spawned some great songs. |
| Crime & Criminals | Saturday | 2:00 PM EDT to 3:00 PM | Nature Center | Charmion Chaplin-Thomas and Nancy King | Bad guys and their nefarious deeds have inspired lots of songs. |
| Doo-Wop | Sunday | 3:00 PM EDT to 4:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Al Kehs and Flawn Williams | The distinctive vocal style of the 50s – you remember this stuff! |
| Duets & Trios | Saturday | 1:00 PM EDT to 2:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Darriel Day, Jocelyn Day, Brian Dolphin and Elizabeth LaPrelle | Got a group of two or three who love to sing together? Come and show us what you can do! |
| Foreign Language Songs | Sunday | 11:00 AM EDT to 12:00 PM | Nature Center | Charlie Baum and Brian Dolphin | Let your worldliness show! |
| G-Rated Songs on R-Rated Topics | Sunday | 11:00 AM EDT to 12:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Darriel Day and Liz Milner | Murder, mating, and mayhem fit for the whole family! Take the dirty and make it clean, as we sing family friendly songs about topics that aren’t. |
| Gender Fluidities and Ambiguities | Sunday | 1:00 PM EDT to 2:00 PM | Peace Lodge | Lafayette Matthews, Liz Milner and Jules Peiperl | The Male/Female Highwayman Rides Again! |
| Gospel | Sunday | 10:00 AM EDT to 12:00 PM | Retreat Center | Kathie Mack and Flawn Williams | Hallelujah! |
| Historical Songs | Saturday | 10:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM | Retreat Center | Martha Burns | Lots of historical events are remembered in fascinating songs. |
| Hope in Troubled Times | Sunday | 3:00 PM EDT to 4:00 PM | Nature Center | Will Brown and Dan Schatz | Songs of hope are just what we need right now! |
| Humorous Songs | Saturday | 4:00 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Nature Center | David Diamond and Bev Praver | Always time for a good laugh! |
| Inland Waterways | Sunday | 10:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM | Nature Center | Deirdre Murtha, Sean Murtha and Severn Savage | Rivers, lakes, canals, and those who live and work on the waterways. |
| Irish traditional/ Sean-nos | Sunday | 2:00 PM EDT to 3:00 PM | Nature Center | Kevin Elam and David Ingerson | Irish songs sung the old-fashioned way. |
| Lead Your Own Sessions | Sunday | 1:00 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Paz Lodge | Hoping for a session not on the schedule? Sign up for an hour in the "Lead Your Own Sessions" space by listing the topic and time on the white board in Ehlers Hall. | |
| Lullabies | Sunday | 3:00 PM EDT to 4:00 PM | Peace Lodge | Brian Dolphin and Elizabeth LaPrelle | Good night, little one! |
| Medieval and Renaissance Music | Saturday | 3:00 PM EDT to 4:00 PM | Nature Center | Kevin Elam and Julie Henigan | Bring some really old songs to sing and tunes to share. Explore music sung and played from the 5th through 16th centuries. |
| Old-Timey Jam | Sunday | 2:00 PM EDT to 3:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Martha Burns, Amy Davis and Jon Newlin | Join in for some good old tunes! |
| Only Remembered/ In Memoriam | Saturday | 11:00 AM EDT to 12:00 PM | Retreat Center | Jocelyn Day and Kathie Mack | We've lost a lot of friends in the last few years. Here's a chance to remember them in song |
| Parting Songs | Sunday | 4:00 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Nature Center | Joanne Laessig and Susannah Hills Rose | Goodby, adios, so long, farewell... |
| Pub Songs/Drinking songs | Saturday | 3:00 PM EDT to 4:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Darriel Day and Brad Graham | Raise a (figurative) glass and join the singing! |
| Shanties/Sea songs | Saturday | 11:00 AM EDT to 12:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Brad Graham, Lafayette Matthews, Deirdre Murtha, Sean Murtha and Jules Peiperl | Chanteys, forebitters, and other songs of the sea and ships. |
| Short Songs and Rounds | Saturday | 4:00 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Peace Lodge | Laura Sailer and Steve Woodbury | Have fun with some very short songs or snippets, some easy-to-learn rounds, maybe a few commercial jingles! |
| Songs of Love & Courtship | Sunday | 4:00 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Heather Livingston and Liz Milner | Sometimes it goes right, sometimes it doesn't... |
| Songs of Social Justice | Sunday | 1:00 PM EDT to 2:00 PM | Nature Center | Dave Rowe and Dan Schatz | Social movements often express important ideas in song. |
| Songs of the Ozarks | Saturday | 11:00 AM EDT to 12:00 PM | Nature Center | Julie Henigan | Join Ozarker Julie Henigan to share songs from this region rich in music tradition. |
| Songwriters Showcase | Saturday | 2:30 PM EDT to 3:30 PM | Retreat Center | David Diamond and Bev Praver | Bring your own songs, and hear the creations of the many songwriters among us. |
| Supernatural | Saturday | 3:00 PM EDT to 4:00 PM | Peace Lodge | Lafayette Matthews, Jules Peiperl and Sarah White | Monsters and mermaids, demons and dragons, werewolves and witches, phantoms and fairies... |
| Tragedies and Disasters | Saturday | 1:00 PM EDT to 2:00 PM | Nature Center | Judy Cook and Lynn Title | Dreadful events often inspire wonderful songs. |
| Session Name | Day | Time | Venue | Hosts | Description |
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| Session Name | Day | Time | Venue | Hosts | Description |
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| Dave Rowe | Saturday | 4:15 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Retreat Center | Dave Rowe | A fine singer, guitarist, and songwriter, Dave knows gazillions of songs and gets the audience involved in them! |
| Deirdre & Sean Murtha | Sunday | 1:45 PM EDT to 2:30 PM | Retreat Center | Deirdre Murtha and Sean Murtha | This Connecticut couple sings and plays a wide variety of traditional styles – everything from old-timey to sea chanties (Deirdre is one of The Johnson Girls) to Irish. Let them surprise you! |
| Elizabeth LaPrelle & Brian Dolphin | Sunday | 1:00 PM EDT to 1:45 PM | Retreat Center | Brian Dolphin and Elizabeth LaPrelle | Elizabeth is well-known as a superb ballad singer, and Brian is an experienced ethnomusicologist. Together they harmonize on lots of wonderful songs. |
| Julie Henigan | Saturday | 1:00 PM EDT to 1:45 PM | Retreat Center | Julie Henigan | As a scholar and musician, Julie is an expert in both Ozark and Irish traditional music. She sings in both English and Irish as well as playing guitar, banjo, and dulcimer. |
| Kevin Elam | Sunday | 3:30 PM EDT to 4:15 PM | Retreat Center | Kevin Elam | Multi-instrumentalist and 2019 All-Ireland Champion in Men's Singing, is rooted in Irish traditional music. |
| Ranzo Boys | Saturday | 1:45 PM EDT to 2:30 PM | Retreat Center | Lafayette Matthews and Jules Peiperl | Lafayette Matthews (he/him) and Jules Peiperl (they/them) sing everything from sea chanteys to ancient ballads – and anything that might be construed as queer. |
| Sara Grey | Saturday | 3:30 PM EDT to 4:15 PM | Retreat Center | Will Brown and Sara Grey | A lifetime of singing and studying traditional folk music in the U.S. and the U.K. has made Sara a leading expert in the field. And she's a great banjo picker, too! |
| Will Brown | Sunday | 4:15 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Retreat Center | Will Brown | Coming to us from Maine, Will is a fine finger-style guitarist, as well as an arranger, accompanist, and singer. |
| Session Name | Day | Time | Venue | Hosts | Description |
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| Accompanying Songs with Instruments | Saturday | 10:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM | Nature Center | Kevin Elam and Sara Grey | Come along and get some great tips on accompanying yourself or someone else from a couple of experts. |
| Amazing Variety of Irish Singing Traditions | Sunday | 10:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | David Ingerson | A presentation of the many styles of Irish song by one who has studied them for years. |
| DADGAD Fingerstyle Guitar | Saturday | 2:00 PM EDT to 3:00 PM | Peace Lodge | Will Brown | Pick up some tips for using this alternative guitar tuning, and bring along some of your own. |
| How to Find/Research Songs in Collections | Sunday | 2:00 PM EDT to 3:00 PM | Peace Lodge | Charlie Baum and Steve Woodbury | Pick up some tips for finding new old songs. |
| Ozark Ballads and Songs | Sunday | 1:00 PM EDT to 2:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Sara Grey | A presentation on the music of this often-overlooked part of the U.S. |
| Sound Systems, Setting Up & Running | Saturday | 4:00 PM EDT to 5:00 PM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Dennis Cook | Learn from an expert how to set up and run sound systems. |
| Stagecraft for Dummies | Saturday | 10:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM | Ehlers Memorial Hall | Dave Rowe | How to be "captivating" - taking control of the stage and keeping attention focused on the show in even the toughest of rooms. |
| Vocal Production | Saturday | 1:00 PM EDT to 2:00 PM | Peace Lodge | Dave Rowe | How to sing without hurting yourself. |
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