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August 1 & 2
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(Pony Bradshaw performs at Sugar Maple from 6:15-7:05 p.m. Friday.)
Six days after performing at the 20th annual Sugar Maple Music Festival in Madison Friday, Aug. 4, Americana star Pony Bradshaw will play for the first time on Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium.
It’s one of many stellar moments during Bradshaw’s yearlong tour to support his acclaimed album, “North Georgia Rounder.” Bradshaw hangs his hat – usually an Atlanta Braves cap, not a cowboy one – on soulful crooning and southern literature influenced lyrics.
Here’s a sampling of a few of his finest lines:
“Oh, we’re shaping little lies
On the tips of our tongues”
“Van Gogh”
“Put me in a ten-by-ten
And let me sit with all my sins”
“10×10”
“Daddy brought me back a bona fide gas mask
All the way home from Desert Storm”
“Safe in the Arms of Vernacular”
“Washed in the blood of the things we kill
Be it time, or man, or that big coal hill”
“Holler Rose”
“She danced a rustic dance, hallelujah on the mountain
Bucking to the rhythm of old Appalachia”
“Foxfire Wine”
“I wiped away the tears like they was flies on the melon”
“Holler Rose”
After more than two years of limited opportunities to gather and hear live music, the 19th annual Sugar Maple Music Festival presents more than 10 mainstage performances August 5-6 at the beautiful W.G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park in Madison.
Audience engagement is what sets the Sugar Maple Music Festival apart, and this year, in addition to the mainstage performances and Roots & Reasons stage workshops, professional-musician-led jams and a variety of children’s activities are back.
From bluegrass to blues to rockabilly to swing to Latinx music, here’s a look at the talented performers coming to the August 5-6 festival:
FRIDAY 05 AUG
MAIN STAGE5:00-5:50 The Fly Birds
6:15-7:05 Bailey Dee with Joel Paterson
7:30-8:35 Tish Hinojosa
9:00-10:30 Henhouse Prowlers
Root & Reasons Stage6:00-6:25 Dave Landau sings songs for the kids
6:45-7:30 The Henhouse Prowlers on being Bluegrass Ambassadors
8:15-9:00 The Fly Birds encore set
SATURDAY 06 AUG
MAIN STAGE12:00-1:00 MadFiddle
1:15-2:15 Joel Paterson
2:40-3:40 Steam Machine
4:05-5:05 AJ Lee and Blue Summit
5:30-6:30 Old Fashioned Aces
6:55-8:15 Miss Tammy Savoy and the Rhythmaestros
8:40-10:00 The Best Westerns
Root & Reasons Stage10:00-11:30 Bloody Mary Jam: Down from the Hills
12:15-1:00 AJ Srubas and Blake Miller: The Old Time-Country-Cajun connection and What to Listen for in the Jams
1:30-2:15 Beginner Fiddlers w/Rin & Tina
2:15-2:50 Dave Landau sings songs for kids
3:00-3:45 The guitar stylings of Joel Paterson
4:00-4:45 A conversation with Tish Hinojosa (moderated by Sile Shigley of Simply Folk)
5:00-5:45 Mark Hembree “On the bus with Bill Monroe” (moderated by Chris Powers)
6:30-7:15 AJ Lee (Meet & Greet)
Schedules may change due to unforeseen events
Tickets available on-line or at the following ticket outlets:
Admission free for children 17 and under with a ticketed adult and this year our youth activities are back!
Have questions? Check out our FAQ page
Festival organizers strongly encourage attendees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and will closely monitor and comply with CDC recommendations and best practices.
The 2022 festival is shaping up to be another great weekend of music!
Although Jordan Kroeger (bass) and Ryan Ogburn (mandolin) began their musical relationship in the Wisconsin jamband scene, Chicken Wire Empire began as a 4 piece traditional bluegrass band in Milwaukee, WI. The band honed its traditional sound, encapsulating it in 2014 with their debut album Chicken Wire Empire. With half of the group rooted in bluegrass, and the other half steeped in jamband music, a change occurred when CWE performed an Old & In The Way tribute show. With the addition of Jon Peik (banjo), Ernest Brusubardis IV (fiddle), and Greg Brundage (guitar), a new sound was found in Milwaukee, and Chicken Wire Empire joined the roster of high energy jamgrass.
Chicken Wire Empire has been blessed with opportunities to share the stage with renowned musicians (Yonder Mountain String Band, 30db, The Travelin’ McCourys, The Big Wu, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades) and performing in many regional festivals (Blue Ox and Boats & Bluegrass). With support from their local scene, friends, and families, Chicken Wire Empire looks to the future, with a goal to strengthen Wisconsin’s bluegrass scene, and further the appreciation of acoustic music.
We’re thrilled to welcome Chicken Wire Empire to the Sugar Maple Music Festival on Saturday, August 7. Tickets on sale here.
