BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML WPForms//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Feeds v3.11.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Sundays on the Square Features The Jonas Friddle Trio X-WR-CALDESC:Off Square Music X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20230312T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20230312T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sundays on the Square Features The Jonas Friddle Trio DESCRIPTION:Sundays on the Square features The Jonas Friddle Trio. This is a series that began in June and continues with weekly concerts into S eptember. Plan to get together with your friends on the historic Woodsto ck Town Square for an evening (5-7 pm CDT) to celebrate music\, summer\, fun\, and friends. \;Read more below about Sundays on the Square\, one of the best things about summer -- and it's FREE!\n\n\n\nWe will enj oy these concerts in AUGUST: \n\n\n\n\nAugust 6| Joe Filisko &\; Eric Noden\n\n\n\nAugust 13 | Dave Rudolf\n\n\n\nAugust 20 | The Lucky Picke rs\n\n\n\nAugust 27 | Jonas Friddle Trio \;\n\n\n\n\nAugust 27 | The Jonas Friddle Trio\n\n\n\nAbout The Jonas Friddle Trio\n\n\n\nJonas Fri ddle Trio - Jonas Friddle with Anna Jacobson &\; Andrew Wilkins\n\n\n \nSundays on the Square features The Jonas Friddle Trio\, which includes Jonas Friddle with Anna Jacobson and Andrew Wilkins.\n\n\n\nJonas Fridd le \;is a singer\, songwriter and Old-Time banjo player whose songs have received The John Lennon Songwriting Award\, First Place in the Gre at American Song Contest and a nomination for Album of the Year in the I ndependent Music Awards. \; His tunes bear the marks of a musician w ho has done his time in pub sessions and square dance halls\, and his wr iting is full of imagery\, honesty and humor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriddle was raised in the mountains of North Carolina and learned to play guitar on a yard sale Harmony six string. He was already writing songs by the tim e he got to Kentucky at age eighteen. There\, the bluegrass pickin’ an d old-time dances turned him on to the power and joy of traditional folk music. \; \n\n\n\nJonas added a mandolin\, fiddle and banjo to his arsenal and got a job slapping bass with the college bluegrass band. Aft er serving his time in higher education\, he spent a year traveling arou nd the world playing music in pubs and living rooms. In 2007 Jonas lande d in Chicago\, started the Barehand Jugband\, the Sleepy Lou Old-Time du o and began teaching at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Since then he has released multiple studio albums under his own name and with the fol k supergroup “The Majority.” During that time his music has won mult iple awards and been featured online at \;American Songwriter\,  \;Huffington Post \;and \;Paste.\n\n\n\nRecent years have brough t Friddle’s focus back to songwriting and with the release of his late st album “The Last Place to Go” he puts out his best songs yet. A co llection of sung stories backed by the sound of drums\, fiddle\, dobro\, electric guitar\, bass\, organ and trumpet.\n\n\n\nFrom The Jonas Fridd le Trio -- A music sample for you to enjoy\n\n\n\nHere are highlights of their performance from last year's Sundays on the Square:\n\n\n\n\nhttp s://youtu.be/QCnchpd2iZ0\n\n\n\n\nWhat Others Say About Jonas Friddle\n\ n\n\nTheir sound is at once huge and intimate…Their enthusiasm is infe ctious. I was grinning like \;an idiot and bouncing along before I r ealized \;what was happening to me. \;~ \;Erica Elam\, The C hicago Reader\n\n\n\nThe electricity from the band took the crowd by&nbs p\;force. I couldn’t help but smile and clap along at \;the songs. Not only did the band play well – but \;they all looked ecstatic doing so. \;~ \;Pete Kosmal\, Midwest Action\n\n\n\njust…stunn ing. They felt like home and I love them for that. \;~ \;Samanth a\, Folk Hive\n\n\n\n...good music with an inventive and creative twist  \;~ \;M.V. Casey\, Banjo Hangout\n\n\n\nFind out more about J onas Friddle here:\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \;https://jonasfriddle.com/\n\n \n\nFacebook: \;https://www.facebook.com/JonasFriddleMusic\n\n\n\nWi kipedia: \;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Friddle\n\n\n\nYouTub e: \;https://www.youtube.com/user/barehandedproduction\n\n\n\nSpotif y: \;https://open.spotify.com/artist/520ITCsGsBGygf6deJiAK0\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\nSundays on the Square – celebrate music &\; summer outdoor s\n\n\n\nSundays on the Square \;in 2023 run every Sunday\, June 25 – Sept 3\, except for July 16 (the Woodstock Folk Festival is always s cheduled the third Sunday in July).\n\n\n\nEnjoy some great bands from 5 :00 – 7:00 pm CDT. We gather on the \;historic Woodstock Square\, Cass &\; Van Buren Streets\, Woodstock \;IL \;60098. Shows va ry\, some with one and some with two acts\, featuring local\, regional\, and national talent. \;\n\n\n\nRestaurants on the Square are usuall y open on these evenings with carry-out items\, but please confirm with specific places. Of course you can bring your own food items and picnic on the Square. Also\, be sure to bring chairs!\n\n\n\nSunday evenings on the Square are always a memorable part of summer in the Woodstock area. Watch this website for updates and specifics on the bands. Better yet\, subscribe to our email list if you aren’t already on it!\n\n\n\nWatch our website for details about upcoming performers:\n\n\n\n\nSeptember 3 | Hot Lagarto \; \n\n\n\n\nFor the entire Summer 2023 Schedule\, ch eck HERE.\n\n\n\nDonations cheerfully accepted\n\n\n\nWe appreciate your contributions in support of music in Woodstock. You may contribute to O ff Square Music and also to specific performers using the buttons in the left column of most pages on this site.\n\n\n\nBrought to you by...\n\n \n\nThese FREE summer concerts are brought to you by Off Square Music\, the Woodstock Opera House\, the City of Woodstock\, and the Woodstock Ho tel/Motel Tax Grants to the Arts -- as well as your generous donations. It truly takes a village (and a state\, and a few cities\, a couple of g uys with wagons and an ice cream vendor). URL;VALUE=URI:https://offsquaremusic.org/cal-events/sundays-on-the-squar e-features-the-jonas-friddle-trio/ UID:urn:uuid:864d362a-d8e3-4da8-a21a-4b48d6914ee8 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260426T004213Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230827T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230827T190000 RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20230827T235959Z LOCATION:Cass & Van Buren Sts. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR