Folk Forum

Hosking, Feder to  perform in Oak Center

Oct 11, 2017

Rita Hosking and Sean Feder will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum on Saturday, Oct. 14. The stop is on of a few by the northern California country folk duo on a swing through Minnesota. The music has been described as “Authentic American folk music to stir the soul” by No...

Live music: Dead Pigeons at The Folk Forum Oct. 7

Oct 5, 2017

Another season of the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum concert series begins Saturday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. with a performance by Dead Pigeons. If the group’s name sounds familiar, you may remember it from the time the Americana group headlined the Water Ski Days beer tent stage. Tickets are $15...

Ostroushko and Magraw  Saturday at the Folk Forum

Apr 20, 2017

Renowned fiddle and mandolin player Peter Ostroushko (above) and guitarist Dean Magraw will perform extra-terrestrial folk jazz together beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Oak Center General Store. Tickets are $15: people with low income can inquire about reduced prices. Children’s...

Bellville’s Folk Forum show is a comeback (of sorts)

Mar 29, 2017

Katey Bellville, “The Twin Cities’ sweetheart of bluegrass, Americana and folk,” will perform Saturday, April 1, at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. She’s toured extensively in the Midwest and even performed a duet with Alison Krauss on “A Prairie Home Companion.” Saturday’s show will be...

Folk Forum welcomes Café Accordion

Mar 22, 2017

Regular “A Prairie Home Companion” guests Café Accordion will perfom Saturday, March 25, at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. Led by accordionist Dan Newton, the five piece ensemble pairs traditional Parisian cafe jazz with meanderings into folk and contemporary styles. The show begins at...

Bill Staines to take  Folk Forum stage again

Feb 23, 2017

The indelible Bill Staines has played over 30 shows at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum: he’ll add one to that total at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Regarded as a folk treasure, Staines is known for virtuosic guitar work, incisive vocals and stories filled with laugh-out-loud humor. Tickets $15...

Monroe Crossing at Folk Forum

Feb 16, 2017

Bluegrass entertainers Monroe Crossing will appear in concert at Oak Center General Store on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 pm. Named in honor of Bill Monroe, Monroe Crossing perform a blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and originals. Tickets are $15 or $5 for low income patrons. Children's...

Mother Banjo at the Forum 

Dec 7, 2016

New England-raised, Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Ellen Stanley (aka Mother Banjo) and her band will perform at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. Ben Cook-Feltz will open. The show is one of three release shows for Stanley and Cook-Feltz’s Holiday EP, “...

Rad Lorkovic, Barefoot Wonder to perform

Nov 30, 2016

Classically trained Croatian multi-instrumentalist Radoslav Lorkovic plays the blues. He plays folk. He plays zydeco. He plays Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum alongside Barefoot Wonder. Tickets are $15: people with low income can inquire about reduced prices. Children’...

Jillian Rae Band performs at Folk Forum Saturday

Nov 23, 2016

Violinist and singer-songwriter Jillian Rae and her band will perform at the Oak Center General Store Saturday, Nov. 26. Hailing from the iron range by way of Minneapolis, Rae claims a musical heritage that includes folk, country, bluegrass, rock, pop and even polka. Many of these styles are in...