Blackwater Ukulele Festival
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Benefit for
&
Free for park admission!
RAIN or SHINE!!
Program
9:00 Vendor Set up
10:00 Festival Begins
10:30 Workshops
Beginning Ukulele Class - Dolly
Blues on Ukulele- Jim
11:00 Ukulele Performances
Lil Uke Band
Charleston Hot Shots with Smoky Weiner and Friends
Nathan Gabriel Miller
Open Mic and Jams after Performances
3:30 Festival Ends
The Charleston Hot Shots
...will be the event Hosts. Jim and Cheryl Ravoira have been performing since 2007 in a skiffle jazz style while playing blues, ragtime, standards and folk music. They will be playing with Smoky Weiner, Marvelous Meg Kivett, and Lynn "Bass Bucket" Evans.
They have been hosting Festivals since 2010 including the Little David Music festival (3), Blackwater Ukulele Festival (6), Uketoberfest, Ukeoween (3) , and Cukeout.
Nathan Gabriel Miller
Nathan is a wonderfully talented, multifaceted musician. He is an embodiment of what the latest wave of ukulele popularity is all about.
From strumming, picking, tapping to harmonics, Nathan makes his ukulele speak in ways you dreamed you could. Selected by the Charleston City Paper as one of five nominees for the Best Musician in Charleston! This is one performance you don't want to miss.
Where Words Fail, Music Speaks Album Preview
Lil' Uke Band
Monica Hernandez-Kenemuth, Beth Stevensen, Patty Pascal and Pierre Leblanc make up the Lil' Uke Band. Covering a wide range of songs they are a real treat to have at the Festival.
Vendors
Photography
Vintage clothing & toys
Original fiber art, handwoven and embroidered
Stickers
Clothing and accessories
Handcrafted soaps, bath and body products
Local honey, beeswax candles, beeswax and honey bath products
Ukuleles, accessories, possibly baked goods/pop
Sewed goods and jewelry
Here is a link to our PDF Jam Book. It currently has 334 songs, it is designed to be viewed it with Adobe.
This all Volunteer event is made possible by the generosity of these sponsors:
Roxy Bishop
Lynn Evans
Robin Hanson
Monica Kenemuth
Meg Kivett
Pierre Leblanc
Trina Lyn
Heather McDowell
Nathan Miller
Amanda Oliver
Dolly Paul
Cheryl Ravoira
Jim Ravoira
Beth Stevensen
Smoky Weiner
Olli Wendelin
Mary Wendelin
Other Info
- Signup for open mic the day of the evet, first come first up.
- All acoustic, no amps or plugging into PA for Open Mic (Bass Players can bring amp)
- Picnic coolers and lawn chairs are welcome
- No Pets , It's Gator season.
- Alcoholic beverages are not permitted.
Questions: Text/call 843-901-6363 or e-mail jimravoira@gmail.com