The third annual Gandy Dancer Festival will return to Mazomanie on Saturday, August 15, 11:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m., with a full day of music, train exhibits, kids’ activities, and plenty of food and beverages to sustain festival-goers throughout the day. It is presented by the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in co-operation with the Village of Mazomanie, the Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association,
Inc. and WORT 89.9 FM. Admission is free.
Headliner on the main stage at this year’s Gandy Dancer Festival will be the Krüger Brothers, natives of Switzerland who now live in North Carolina and have adopted Bluegrass music as their own. The music begins at 11:00 a.m. with a Gospel set by Art Stevenson and High Water followed by Mama Digdown’s Brass Band and the Ken Lonnquist band. Art Stevenson returns at 3:30 p.m. with a Bluegrass set followed by Cris Plata with Extra Hot. The Krüger Brothers take the stage at 6:30 p.m.

The Krüger Brothers will also host an informal 30-minute session earlier in the afternoon where bluegrass players and fans can meet them “up close and personal” and get a taste of their music. On Sunday, August 16 they will lead workshops from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison. Sessions include Banjo with Jens Krüger, Guitar with Uwe Krüger, Bass with Joel Landsberg and Sound Technology with Phillip Zanon. For more information or to register for a workshop contact Carolyn Hegeler at chegeler@tds.net.
At 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evening the Krüger Brothers will wind up their visit to the Midwest with a performance at the High Noon Saloon, 701 East Washington Avenue, Madison. Concert tickets can be
purchased now at the High Noon Saloon, online at www.high-noon.com, or at the Gandy Dancer
Festival. For the complete schedule and listing of festival events, visit http://midcontinent.org.
The Gandy Dancer Festival is supported by the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission with additional funds from the American Girl’s Fund for Children, the Evjue Foundation, the Overture Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.