SHULLSBURG - Shullsburg has announced its 2012 entertainment line-up for its ninth annual Music in the Park concert series, which offers music from a variety of area artists throughout the summer.
The free family concerts are held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Shullsburg's Badger Park. Food and beverage will be available for purchase and concert-goers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs or blankets. The five events are held on Thursday evenings, rain or shine.
The 2012 Music in the Park concert schedule is:
- Thursday, July 12: The Fever River String Band. An old-time fiddle, string, tin pan and jug band, the five-piece group is from Benton. The group's influences range from Charlie Poole, Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash to Old Crow Medicine Show and the Foghorn Stringband. The Shullsburg Community Development Corporation will be providing sandwiches and holding its annual ice cream social, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, July 19: The Wundos. The Wundos have been performing since the mid-1980s and are returning to the Shullsburg concert stage for the fourth year in a row. Playing rock favorites, country, bluegrass, pop classics, original tunes and jingles, the band highlights instrumental variety and energetic vocal harmonies. Food and beverage will be provided by Water Street Pub and Lodging, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, July 26: The Boots Hefel Band. Billing themselves as "music with a kick," the five-piece group with lead vocalists Boots Hefel and Chrissy Ross entertains with a combination of traditional/new country and classic rock by artists like Alan Jackson, Leroy Van Dyke, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Anne Murray, Allison Krause and Chuck Berry. The group is from Dubuque and is relatively new to the Southern Wisconsin area. Food and beverage will be provided by the Wheel-Inn and the Brewster House Restaurant, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 2: Tak'n The Fifth. Hailing from Platteville and Potosi, the trio has been together since 2004. With a genre of contemporary classic rock and a splash of country, their range of covers span from Neil Diamond and Johnny Cash to Eric Clapton and The Eagles. A hog roast will be provided by Russell Law Offices, S.C. with proceeds benefiting Benton/Shullsburg girls basketball, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 9: The Mississippi String Band. Spanning more than four decades, the group is from Dubuque. It was awarded membership to the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. The acoustic version of the band is a new venue for them, accentuating the band's abilities on guitar, dobro, harmonica, fiddle, mandolin and blended vocals. They will perform classic rock favorites, bluegrass, folk, country and original songs. The Shullsburg Lions Club will be holding its annual chicken dinner fundraiser, starting at 6 p.m.
The 2012 park concert series is sponsored by area businesses and free-will donations from attendees at the 2011 concert series.
Launched in 2004, the concert series is spearheaded by the volunteer efforts of the Shullsburg Music in the Park, Inc. More information is available by calling (608) 214-8836 or emailing blacklegdraw@gmail.com.
The free family concerts are held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Shullsburg's Badger Park. Food and beverage will be available for purchase and concert-goers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs or blankets. The five events are held on Thursday evenings, rain or shine.
The 2012 Music in the Park concert schedule is:
- Thursday, July 12: The Fever River String Band. An old-time fiddle, string, tin pan and jug band, the five-piece group is from Benton. The group's influences range from Charlie Poole, Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash to Old Crow Medicine Show and the Foghorn Stringband. The Shullsburg Community Development Corporation will be providing sandwiches and holding its annual ice cream social, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, July 19: The Wundos. The Wundos have been performing since the mid-1980s and are returning to the Shullsburg concert stage for the fourth year in a row. Playing rock favorites, country, bluegrass, pop classics, original tunes and jingles, the band highlights instrumental variety and energetic vocal harmonies. Food and beverage will be provided by Water Street Pub and Lodging, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, July 26: The Boots Hefel Band. Billing themselves as "music with a kick," the five-piece group with lead vocalists Boots Hefel and Chrissy Ross entertains with a combination of traditional/new country and classic rock by artists like Alan Jackson, Leroy Van Dyke, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Anne Murray, Allison Krause and Chuck Berry. The group is from Dubuque and is relatively new to the Southern Wisconsin area. Food and beverage will be provided by the Wheel-Inn and the Brewster House Restaurant, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 2: Tak'n The Fifth. Hailing from Platteville and Potosi, the trio has been together since 2004. With a genre of contemporary classic rock and a splash of country, their range of covers span from Neil Diamond and Johnny Cash to Eric Clapton and The Eagles. A hog roast will be provided by Russell Law Offices, S.C. with proceeds benefiting Benton/Shullsburg girls basketball, starting at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 9: The Mississippi String Band. Spanning more than four decades, the group is from Dubuque. It was awarded membership to the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. The acoustic version of the band is a new venue for them, accentuating the band's abilities on guitar, dobro, harmonica, fiddle, mandolin and blended vocals. They will perform classic rock favorites, bluegrass, folk, country and original songs. The Shullsburg Lions Club will be holding its annual chicken dinner fundraiser, starting at 6 p.m.
The 2012 park concert series is sponsored by area businesses and free-will donations from attendees at the 2011 concert series.
Launched in 2004, the concert series is spearheaded by the volunteer efforts of the Shullsburg Music in the Park, Inc. More information is available by calling (608) 214-8836 or emailing blacklegdraw@gmail.com.