Music at the Market on the historic Woodstock Square with the Woodstock Farmers Market.
Music at the Market, brought to you by Off Square Music, is a parade of wonderful performers at the Woodstock Farmers Market.
Music at the MarketMay 2023, brought to you by Off Square Music, is a parade of wonderful performers at the Woodstock Farmers Market. What a fantastic way to shop for local seasonal produce and locally crafted items, all while enjoying the music as you greet friends.
Music at the Market Performance Schedule in May
Feeling disappointed because you missed a favorite performer due to a rain cancellation? Fret not! Rest assured, we make every effort to reschedule the performances whenever possible. Watch this section of our website for updates- https://offsquaremusic.org/category/music-at-the-market/.
Tuesday, May 2
9:00 am – 10:30 am | Don Humbertson
10:30 am – 12:00 noon | Kent Fishburn
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm | Dave Dalton
Don Humbertson adds soaring vocals and great guitar playing to Guyz with Bad Eyez but brings it all to you solo for this Music at the Market performance.
Kent Fishburn plays guitar (occasionally with harmonica mixed in) and sings acoustic folk rock, blues, and jazz.
Woodstock School Of Music founder Dave Dalton is a long time veteran of teaching and performing music in the McHenry County area.
Saturday, May 6
9:00 am – 11:00 am | Guyz With Bad Eyez
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Cheryl & the Down Home Boys
Guyz With Bad Eyez – Merv Collins has dazzled audiences with his masterful fingerstyle acoustic guitar. Don Humbertson adds soaring vocals and great guitar playing. Together they are Guyz With Bad Eyez.
Cheryl and the Down Home Boys include Cheryl Niemo, Pete Jonsson, and Marty Brunkalla. They perform Americana, a blend of Roots music including:
Old Time County, Folk, Standards, Blue Grass and Blues.
Tuesday, May 9
9:00 am – 11:00 am | Mike Breen
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Nate Bjorge
Mike Breen
As a well-traveled military child, Mike Breen has been singing songs from the radio from Biloxi to Chicago. He started playing guitar at ten…gospel, folk, jazz, blues, rock, covers, and parody.
Nate Bjorge is a singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, transplanted from Chicago. He fronts the band Wildered, currently working on a new album. He also does solo work.
Saturday, May 13
9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Bad Penny
Bad Penny is an acoustic trio based in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. They have fast become one of the most popular performing groups at the Woodstock Farmers Market.
Tuesday, May 16
9:00 am – 11:00 am | The BluesBerrys
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Suzy Schwartz
The BluesBerrys are an acoustic trio performing 70s to 90s rock/blues/folk/country hits. Find out more in their Facebook and Instagram pages.
Suzy Schwartz is a guitarist and vocalist, well-known to our community.
Saturday, May 20
9:00 am – 11:00 pm | Big Fish
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Northwest Highway
Big Fish is (L to R) Marty Brunkalla, Kent Fishburn, Deb Firak, Al Fife.
Northwest Highway includes Andy Andrick, Gloria Burchfield, and Les Urban. Music from the 60s, acoustic country, folk and Americana, featuring pedal steel guitar and three-part harmonies. Music from the 60s, acoustic country, folk and Americana, featuring pedal steel guitar and three-part harmonies.
Tuesday, May 23
9:00 am – 11:00 am | ThingamaJig
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Sue Fink
ThingamaJig includes Neal Brown with acoustic guitars, vocals; Gary Lee Phillips on concert flute, alto flute, Irish bouzouki, tenor banjo, ukuleles, vocals; and Gary Plazyk on hammered dulcimer, Anglo concertinas, hurdy gurdy, didgeridoo, jaw harp, exotic percussion, vocals. Play a variety of music, including American and Celtic, traditional Folk, and classic Jazz.
Chicago-based singer-songwriter Sue Fink has enchanted audiences since 2001 with her whimsical perspective on the world. She is a witty social commentator and perceptive observer of the human condition. Her genre, which she calls “urban campfire cabaret,” is folk with a hint of jazz, a large dollop of humor, and a drop of sadness for good measure.
Saturday, May 27
9:00 am – 11:00 am | Kishwaukee Ramblers
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Michael Steven Cohen
The Kishwaukee Ramblers include Neal Brown, Gary Plazyk, and Amy Beth (L to R). They play traditional American and Celtic folk music and children’s songs using guitar, fiddle, cello, banjo, autoharp, mandolin, mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, Anglo concertinas, hurdy-gurdy, didgeridoo, jaw harp, and other musical toys.
Michael Steven Cohen sings vintage love songs. A reimagining of the Great American Songbook and more…with voice and a little guitar.
Tuesday, May 30
9:00 am – 11:00 pm | Art Guerrero
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Rich Prezioso
Art Guerrero has been performing professionally for over 11 years, but playing off and on since his teenage years. Art loves to play Classic Rock from the 60s, 70s and 80s as well as classic Oldies. He also has developed a repertoire of popular Country songs from contemporary artists. Performing solo this time, Art is also part of a duo, Yesterdays News (facebook page). Get in touch at ynews2010@yahoo.com.
Rich grew up in Fort Lee, N.J. He believes he may be the only person in his home town who can yodel. Listening and learning anything from Bill Monroe to the Allman Brothers, he says he wore out a lot of records and a few turntables. Blues, country, folk, and rock in no particular order, both solo and in acoustic and electric bands, are his resume. Rich studied classical guitar and composition, and worked for five years as a jingle writer in Chicago, writing music for Cap’n Crunch Cereal, Gatorade, and Domino’s Pizza, among others. He has gained a reputation as a songwriter and as a “guitar whiz” for his multi-styled approach to the instrument (a label he says he’ll only accept when the endorsements start rolling in) and has participated in workshops with players like Steve Kaufmann and Pat Kirtley, and Stephen Bennett.
Woodstock Farmers Market summer season
The Woodstock Farmers Market vendors surround the Historic Woodstock Square on all four sides as well as throughout the park in the center of the Square. Saturday market runs from April-October, and Tuesday market runs from June-September. Market hours are 8 a.m.-1 p.m. We are a Producers Only Market, meaning everything you purchase is grown or produced directly by the vendor you are purchasing from.
Woodstock Farmers Market winter season
The Woodstock Farmers Market winter market is held in Building “D” at the McHenry County Fairgrounds. Along with our usual farm market offerings, we will have several Artisans at each market. The market runs mid-October through April on select Saturdays. Market hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The winter market gathers on select Saturdays in Building “D” at the McHenry County Fairgrounds. There was not live music at the indoor market during the 2021-22 winter season due to COVID-19 concerns.
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