23rd Annual
Ole Tyme Music Festival
23 & 24 June 2001
The Lukens House
Pioneer Village is a 1793 to 1812 living history museum operated by volunteers in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers and Caesar Creek State Park. Eighteen historic log structures set on the banks above Caesar Creek Lake in southwestern Ohio providing an authentic backdrop for the Ole Tyme Music Festival.
During the Ole Tyme Music Festival, reenactors in period dress occupy our log cabins telling the history of southwestern Ohio from the opening of the Northwest Territory to settlement through the first few years of statehood. Focusing on the period 1793 to 1812, the Village is alive with demonstrations of everyday life on the frontier. While visitors are welcome to stroll around the grounds year round, the historic structures are only open and occupied by reenactors during festivals such as this.
For additional information
and photos of the Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village you may visit
Karen S. Campbell's Caesars
Creek Pioneer Village web page.
This Site
last updated March 20, 2001.
Please remember to bookmark our home page so that you can visit us often and learn more about plan for the 23rd Annual Ole Tyme Music Festival .
23rd Annual Ole Tyme Music Festival
The Ole Tyme Music Festival is the the longest running event at Pioneer Village with this being the 23rd consecutive year. Held in June each year, the Festival brings together musicians from around the country to play a variety of old time music on acoustic instruments. Hammered dulcimers, mountain dulcimers, autoharps, guitars, fiddles, banjos, harmonicas, spoons, bass fiddles, and many other instruments entertain the crowd. The Village's two stages operate non stop with old time, folk, bluegrass, and Celtic tunes. Gospel and shape note singers fill the Friends Meeting House. Saturday a variety of free music seminars are offered. A great collection of photos from last years festival can be found at the Pickers Porch.
The Ohio River Minstrels
plus One
John and Gwenn Noftsge
perform with backup from their Grandson.
Old Time, Bluegrass, Celtic, and Gospel Music Concerts
Saturday Noon - 10:00pm
Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jamming
Friday - Saturday - Sunday
Jamming on the Bullskin
Inn Porch
Ever wonder how special
effects sounds were made before electronic synthasizers? Well Ann Case,
center,does it by carding wool for her spinning wheel.
Second Annual
Old Time Fiddle Contest
Saturday 4:00 pm
June 24, 2001
Three Age Groups:
under 16
16 to 60
60 and over
Cash Prizes!!
First Place $100.00
Second $50.00
Third $25.00
Shape Note Singers
Saturday Afternoon
In the Friends Meeting House
Music Workshops
Saturday 10:00 am
Friends Meeting House and General Store Porch
Meeting House Gospel Sing Schedule
Sunday, June 24, 2001
Greg Beasley, Director
9:00 am - Village Hymn Sing
9:50 am - Matt & Elaine Williams
10:30 am - Beasley Family
11:10 am - Shiveley Family
11:50 am - Pine Mountain Boys and Hazel
12:35 pm - Clear View
1:15 pm - Gospel Mountain Boys
2:00 pm - Beacons
3:05 pm - Lexis-Nexis Gospel Singers
Debbei and Ed Simpkins of the Old Time Music Group
For those who have RVs or just like to camp out, we have plenty of space for FREE camping. Preregistration for camping is encouraged but not required. Additional camp sites with full hookups are available for a charge at the State Park Campgrounds, the Thousand Trails campgrounds on state route 360, and Miller's Campgrounds on Township Line Road.
For additional information and registration, musicians, singers and dancers are encouraged to contact:
John Noftsger
Caesar's Creek Music Festival
P.O. Box 224
Spring Valley, OH 45370-0224
937-862-5551
e-mail jnoftsger@edldayton.com
For additional information and registration, artisans, craftsmen, and campers are encouraged to contact:
Greg Knapik
Caesar's Creek Music Festival
624 Idaho Dr.
Xenia, OH 45385
937-376-4486
e-mail knapikjg@juno.com
Rules and registration forms are available by clicking our Rules and Registration Page.
We wish
to thank our 2001
Ole Tyme
Music Festival Sponsors!
WYSO
91.3 FM
National Public Radio
For the Miami Valley
WBZI
1500 AM
Classic Country
Xenia, OH
We had a great linup of entertainers last year!
Our schedule for 2000 was as follows:
(As best I remember them)
Saturday Last Year
Appearing on the Baily Gazebo were:
Hominy Sisters
Mountain Dulcimer Society of Dayton
Sid & Elsie Johnson
Family Tree Dulcimer Band
Small Town Folk
Ann & Phill Case
Cincinnati Dulcimer Society
Fiddle Contest
Fiddle Contest Continued
Corn Drinkers
Pit Bull String Band
Greg Beasley
Old Time Music Group
Sunset Dawn
Ohio River Minstrels
Tymes Past
Saturday Last Year
Appearing on the Main Stage were:
Johnson Family
Fresh Cut Grass
Norm Whitman
Ware Brothers
Hayseeds
Skidburner
Gospel Mountain Boys
Glen Thacker
Saturday Last Year
Appearing in the Quaker Meeting House were:
Sacred Harp Singers
(All Afternoon)
Contra Dancers
(All Evening)
Saturday Last year
Seminars in the General Store were:
Norm Whitman - Dulcimer Workshop
M. Kling - Dulcimer 'Throw Away Tab'
Tom Buckingham - Spoons Workshop
M. Dill - Autoharp Workshop
Jerry Zornes - Harmonica Workshop
Fred Stoll - Fiddle
Joan Sines - Dulcimer Finger Picking
Saturday Last Year
Seminars in the Quaker Meeting House were:
Phil Case - Banjo Workshop
Greg Beasley - Guitar Workshop
Ann & Phil Cases - Carter Family Singing
Style
Sunday Last Year
Appearing in the Quaker Meeting House were:
Hymn Sing (Open to All)
Williams Family
Hominy Sisters
Sunset Dawn
Beacons
Lexis-Nexis Gospel
Sunday Last Year
Appearing on the Baily Gazebo were:
Tymes Past
Norm Whitman
Skidburner
Sunset Dawn
Ann & Phil Case
Old Time Music Group
Cincinnati Dulcimer Society
Ann & Phill Case
Hominy Sisters
Ohio River Minstrels
Sunday last Year
Appearing on the Main Stage were:
Mel Derickson
Knotfibb'n
Fresh Cut Grass
Common Taters
Gospel Mountain Boys
Knotfibb'n
The Fifth Annual Fair on Caesar's Creek will be held May 19-20, 2001. Sponsored by Smoke & Fire Co. and hosted by Mr. Rick Duvelius, this event depicts a 1700s trade fair with all of the various people who would have gathered to buy and sell to the traders oh so long ago. The Coalition of Historical Trekkers will again hold their Eastern Gathering in conjunction with the Fair. To view some photos of the 1999 Fair on Caesar's Creek, check out what Granny Lin has to say. Or to see a birds eye view of the Village, look at the Village map hosted by the COHT. This is a fantastic juried event drawing the best reenactors and suttler from the east and mid west for your entertainment and education. Please contact Rick directly for details.
Mr. Richard Duvelius
P.O. Box 144
Harveysburg, OH 45032
513-897-0546
e-mail rlduvelius@our-net.com
We wish to thank
The Fair on Caesar's Creek
Sponsor!
Smoke
& Fire Co.
The Best Sorts of Goods for Living history
P.O. Box 166
Grand Rapids, Ohio 43522
Caesar Creek State Park offers the complete spectrum of outdoor activities, including 287 campsites, fishing and boating on the 2830 acre lake, swimming at the 1300 foot long beach, hiking on 43 miles of trails, horse back riding on 31 miles of bridal trails, and more. The Park also operates a Visitors Center and a Nature Center. As Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village CAN NOT take reservations for the State Park, we encourage you to contact the State Park Office directly about reservations or any of their activities.
Caesar
Creek State Park
8570 East S.R. 73
Waynesville, OH 45068-9719
Park Office (513)897-3055
Camp Grounds (937)488-4595
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