Music at the Market | August 2023 Schedule

July 30, 2023 Music at the Market 0
Music at the Market on the historic Woodstock Square with the Woodstock Farmers Market.
Music at the Market on the historic Woodstock Square with the Woodstock Farmers Market.

Music at the Market August 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, brought to you by Off Square Music, is a parade of wonderful performers at 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 Market Performance Schedule in August

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, August 1
    • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Courtney & Chris
Acoustic guitar duo features Courtney Sullivan on vocals and rhythm guitar and Chris Kalkbrenner on lead guitar.
Acoustic guitar duo features Courtney Sullivan on vocals and rhythm guitar and Chris Kalkbrenner on lead guitar.
  • Saturday, August 5
    • 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Guyz with Bad Eyez  
    • 11:00 am -1:00 pm | Bob Palmer
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.
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.
Bob Palmer has been performing in the Chicago area since the early in 1970s and currently performs locally at various venues and events. As a guitarist and singer, he performs cover songs and several original songs, with some influencers including James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Pag, Jimi Hendrix. Over the years, he has had the opportunities to perform with bands such as the Outlaws, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Foghat, and the Byrds.
Bob Palmer has been performing in the Chicago area since the early in 1970s and currently performs locally at various venues and events. As a guitarist and singer, he performs cover songs and several original songs, with some influencers including James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Pag, Jimi Hendrix. Over the years, he has had the opportunities to perform with bands such as the Outlaws, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Foghat, and the Byrds.
  • Tuesday, August 8
    • 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Sharon Arnold
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Pete Johnson & Rich Prezioso
Sharon Arnold's beautiful voice and guitar playing (sometimes ukulele) bring grace to the Folk, Americana, Pop music she performs.
Sharon Arnold’s beautiful voice and guitar playing (sometimes ukulele) bring grace to the Folk, Americana, Pop music she performs.
ete Jonsson has performed in bands and as a solo artist since the ice age. Pete grew up in a house where relatives gathered and played music. It was then that he began learning some old standards, popular music of the early 1900s. Pete is also fond of folk, blues, country, and pop. He plays guitar in various styles, fingerpicking, flatpicking, and slide. He also has a wide range of wonderful original tunes. Rich Prezioso
Pete Jonsson has performed in bands and as a solo artist since the ice age. Pete grew up in a house where relatives gathered and played music. It was then that he began learning some old standards, popular music of the early 1900s. Pete is also fond of folk, blues, country, and pop. He plays guitar in various styles, fingerpicking, flatpicking, and slide. He also has a wide range of wonderful original tunes.

Rich Prezioso has played blues, country, folk, and rock in no particular order as a solo and in both acoustic and electric bands. He 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.
  • Saturday, August 12
    • 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.
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, August 15
    • 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Jim Fine   
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Suzy Schwartz
Cut from similar cloth as great Texas singers like Guy Clark and Robert Earl Keen, Jim is an acoustic troubadour. He mixes folk wit with a little dusty twang in his authentic interpretations of alt-country laments and rootsy ballads.
Cut from similar cloth as great Texas singers like Guy Clark and Robert Earl Keen, Jim is an acoustic troubadour. He mixes folk wit with a little dusty twang in his authentic interpretations of alt-country laments and rootsy ballads.
Suzy Schwartz is a guitarist and vocalist, well-known to our community.
Suzy Schwartz is a guitarist and vocalist, well-known to our community.
  • Saturday, August 19
    • 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Northwest Highway
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Big Fish
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.
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.
Big Fish includes Marty Brunkalla, Deb Firak, Kent Fishburn, and Al Fyfe. They play Swing to Blues with a little Bluegrass in between.
Big Fish includes Marty Brunkalla, Deb Firak, Kent Fishburn, and Al Fyfe. They play Swing to Blues with a little Bluegrass in between.
  • Tuesday, August 22  
    • 9:00 am – 11:00 am | ThingamaJig
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Nate Bjorge
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.
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.
Nate Bjorge is a singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, transplanted from Chicago. He fronts the band Wildered – who are currently working on a new album – in addition to his solo work.
Nate Bjorge is a singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, transplanted from Chicago. He fronts the band Wildered – who are currently working on a new album – in addition to his solo work.
  • Saturday, August 26
    • 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Cheryl & the Down Home Boys
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Rachel & Jori
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.
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.
Rachel (R) plays the guitar, and Jori (L) plays the piano. They entertain with a variety of songs from as early as the 1960s through the present.
Rachel (R) plays the guitar, and Jori (L) plays the piano. They entertain with a variety of songs from as early as the 1960s through the present.
  • Tuesday, August 29
    • 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Mike Breen 
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Mark Hobbs 
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.
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.
Mark Hobbs is a singer-songwriter with a passion for real music about real life.
Mark Hobbs is a singer-songwriter with a passion for real music about real life.

Woodstock Farmers Market summer season

In summer, 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. During COVID, we did not host music at the winter market and have not yet reinstated it.

Hope to see you at the Market!

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