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2024 Turtle Hill Folk Festival
Presented by the
Golden Link Folk Singing Society
September 6-7, 2024

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Join us for two days of music, featuring concerts, workshops, singing, jamming, food, friends, and fun!
Friday Night Concerts:
Celtic ConFusion
Celtic Confusion

Aoife Clancy & Bill Elliott bring a vocal acoustic blend to the stage, combining elements of Celtic, Folk, Jazz and spoken word. More info here.
Brendon Taaffe and Stefan Amidon
Brendan Taaffe & Stefan Amidon

Brendan offers an absorbing mixture of American and African musical styles with Stefan Amidon adding percussion and vocals. More Info here.


Saturday Night Concerts:
The Rough and Tumble
The Rough & Tumble
Mallory Graham & Scot Tyler - Remarkable storytelling and songs of hope in a world in dire need of just that. More info here.
VanKirk Kray
Kray VanKirk
Kray brings music, stories, and new myths where everyone, regardless of creed, color, gender, sexuality or anything else, can listen and look, and see themselves on the Hero's Quest. More info here.


Saturday Daytime Worskshops & Performances:

Submarine School Logo 800pxThe Submarine String Band

The Submarine School of music hosts a community oriented string group and jam circle based out of Brighton, NY.  Join them in their special Saturday Workshop from 11:30am to 1pm, at our festival!  Visit their website for more information about the Submarine String Band.

More Workshops

Saturday will feature a full schedule of engaging workshops hosted by the performers and Golden Link members.  They'll be participatory and educational, but most of all fun!  Check out our Schedule Page for details and times.

Member Showcase Perfromances

Ongoing during the daytime, with performances by talented Golden Link members from 10:00 am to 11:30pm and 1:00pm to 6pm.  Don't miss these mini-concerts!  Details available on our Schedule Page.
The Turtle Hill Festival will be held at the Rotary Sunshine Campus, just 30 minutes south of Downtown Rochester. Rain or Shine! All Events under cover.

 • Evening concerts with featured performers
• Daytime Workshops and mini-concerts
• Grand finale Saturday night with all performers
• Fireside singaround after the evening concerts
• Food provided on Friday and Saturday by Diner on the Run Food Truck
• Camping and Cabin Accommodations available.
• All facilities are wheelchair accessible
• Rotary Sunshine Campus is an alcohol-free, non-smoking, pet-free campus (except for service animals).
To get a feel for what to expect at Turtle Hill, you can watch our 2023 festival video here: