5th Annual Heart of the Alleghenies
Folk Music Festival in Bradford, Pennsylvania.
August 8 - 10, 2008

COME JOIN US FOR HOTAfest 2008

Spend a fantastic weekend immersed in the sounds of old-time, bluegrass, dulcimer, French-Canadian, Scottish, Irish, & World folk music. Learn, listen, jam, and dance in an informal college setting with an impressive lineup of talented musicians.

We want to thank everyone who attended HOTAfest 2007.

We had a wonderful time, and would like to extend our special thanks to our performing artists, teachers, and volunteers. Without you, the festival would not be possible. Oh, and let's congratulate Joyce Lewis as the winner of the free one year subscription to the Dulcimer Player News. Congratulations Joyce!

So, are you ready for HOTAfest 2008?

We've got our plans in motion, and can't wait to see everyone again! If you enjoyed HOTAfest 2007 as much as we did, we hope you'll spread the word. We want HOTAfest 2008 to be the best ever. Don't forget to visit this website often as we'll be posting updates for 2008, regularly.

HOTAfest 2008 Needs You...

For those who want to help make our festival a continued success, there are many opportunities for volunteers. Just a reminder, we are looking for a volunteer from the Bradford area to make HOTAfest 2008 signs and put them up around town. We need help if you are interested please give Lucinda a call there are lots of things for volunteers to do. If you have any suggestions to make Hotafest 2008, better than ever, please call Lucinda Durkee at 716-676-2260 or mail to:radiantspirit@juno.com.

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HOTAfest is excited to welcome Dan Duggan, Tom Hodgson and Henry Jankiewicz, Curt Osgood, Hope Grietzer, Jim Mac Williams, Todd Crowley, Sue Henglesberg, Simple Faith, Gerry Hoffman, Evelyn Jones, Confluence, Larry Spencer, Gayle Sheets, Sue Tillotson, Tunescape and more to this year's 2008 festival!

Visit Dan Duggan's website.

Thank You HOTAfest Sponsors! 2008 We can't THANK YOU ENOUGH!!

Misery Bay Dulcimer Club of Erie, PA;('07,08) Bradford Landmark Society of Bradford, PA;('08) Genesee Valley Mountain Dulcimer Club of Nunda, NY;('07.'08) First Presbyterian Church of Olean,NY;('07,'08) Mountain Meadows of Port Allegany, PA;('07,'08) Blumenthals.com of Bradford, PA;('04-'08) The Allegheny Mountain Ministries of Holiday, FL;('04-'08) East End Presbyterian Church, Bradford, PA;('07,'08) The Presbyterian Viking Orchestra of Cranberry, PA("07) and Tom and Kathy Durkee of Cuba, NY ('07)

Save money and become a HOTAfest Sponsor: Group rate available this is a great opportunity. Call Lucinda 716-676-2260!

To view photographs from past festivals, click here

How about those Workshops, Jams, Concerts, Dances, Instrument & Accessory Sales, and the Instrument Swap!

We most gratefully thank the Ischua Valley Dulcimer Club, all of whom we are so very proud; Bill and Pat Reddy; Sandy and Lee Bull; Mark and Rosemary Hathaway; Amber, Audrey and Jack Garrey; Hank and Renee Hanely; Pat Cady; Roger and Sondra Frankland; Lillian Bowen; and Janine Thompson. A very special thank you to Terry Blough who gave us the courage to do the Make it and Take it Dulcimer Workshops that started us down the path to present this festival in the Heart of the beautiful Allegheny Mountains.

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Read the PressRelease

Here are links to our publicity Info:

Please print & distribute at your local event! THANK YOU!
PDF FLYER Festival Poster Festival Brochure

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Check out the Workshops here

Bring the family!
Children under 12 admitted FREE with an adult.

Tent Camping is only $12/day RV camping is only $20 per day (sorry no hookups) and includes access to dorm showers. (The showers and bathrooms are not handicap accessible). It's also just 100 yards from the festival Jam Tent!

Where: All activities will be held at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in the northwestern Pennsylvania town of Bradford.

When: Friday, August 8 through Sunday, August 10, 2008

With: Dan Duggan, Tom Hodgson, Henry Jankiewicz; Curt Osgood, Jim Mac Williams, Hope Grietzer; The Allegheny Mountain Dulcimer Players; Evelyn Jones; Simple Faith; Larry Spencer and Gayle Sheets; Sue Tillotson; Tunescape; Jim Kimball; Diana Wagner; Bob Nicholson; Gerry Hoffman; Todd Crowley; Confluence; and special guests Sterl Van Arsdale.

Click here for information on the history of the HOTA Folk MusicFestival.

Click here for a MAP

Vendors Several vendors will be present to sell instruments, strings, music, and accessories. See the vendors page for more details.

“Heart of the Alleghenies was like a mini vacation.” A.H.

Click here to read what people have said about previous HOTAfests.

PLEASE print our PDF FLYER and distribute at your local event. Thank you!

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