Lowertown Guitar Festival presented with Music Mission announces 2021 Edition supported by MRAC
2021 LGF Lineup and Schedule
Saturday Aug 21
Promenade Stage
11:15-11:45 “Strum Along/Sing a Song” led by Lucy Michelle & Chris Koza
12:00-12:50 Derecho ( the pedal swap will also be happening with the Chase Bliss pedal raffle at 12:50 )
1:00-1:30 Elijah Johnson
1:30-1:50 Mike Michel and Terrell X
2:00-2:50 Humbird
3:00-4:00 Pat Donohue
4:15-6:00 Promenade closed
6:00-9:00 MN “The Last Waltz” Purchase tickets here for MN "The Last Waltz"
Waterfall Stage
11:00-11:45 Paul Metzger - Improvised on Modified Banjo accompanies a guided meditation with the Urban Monk.
12:15-4:00 Jeremy Ylvisaker and Friends present “Echoes 1 & 2”.
Cafe Duet Stage ( inside Dock and Paddle )
1:15-2:00 Miss Myra and Fitzgerald Palmer
2:15-3:00 Cathy and Abel
3:15-4:00 Shank-Hagedorn Duo
Waterfall Room ( 3rd Floor inside pavilion)
12:00-1:00 Pat Donohue’s Master Class “Blues Guitar Turnarounds of the Legends”
( $25 cash preferred or c/c payment day of workshop)
Email name & phone number to: musicmissionmusic@gmail.com
20 performers on 3 stages at the historic Como Lakeside Pavilion August 20 & 21
Lowertown Guitar Festival, presented by Music Mission, St. Paul’s outdoor music festival with a six string slant, announces our 2021 edition featuring a lineup of local and international artists and community activities. LGF will take place at St. Paul’s Como Lakeside Pavilion and be set out over 3 stages and 2 days, with the Promenade Stage hosting acts from indie-folk artist Humbird to fingerstyle guitar master Pat Donohue on Saturday after opening with Siama’s Congo Roots and neo soul artist Mayyadda Friday night. A waterfall-side performance site will host the worldwide debut of Jeremy Ylvisaker’s “Echoes 1 & 2” sound installation after the festival kicks off with a mood set and guided meditation by Marc Anderson “The Urban Monk” accompanied by improviser/instrument maker Paul Metzger out of Saint Paul, MN.
Community activities are highlighted by the “Strum a Song/Sing Along” led by Chris Koza & Lucy Michelle, inviting all to bring a guitar and play simple songs alongside your strumming neighbors! (ukes and air guitars accepted!) Young Jazz Guitarist and future neurologist Elijah Johnson will make his festival debut and LGF mainstays Mike Michel and Terrell X will bring their explosive improv-heavy guitar and vocals duo. A new dance music project led by Al Sparhawk of Low and Al Church called ”Derecho” will drop the funk during the ever popular pedal swap led by festival sponsor El Diablo. Other highlights include Miss Myra & Fitzgerald Palmer performing guitars duets from the 20’s, Cathy and Abel with a Spanish/English set of songs in the cafe and a Violin/Classical guitar duets by Shank-Hagedorn Duo.
The Dock and Paddle cafe at Como Lakeside Pavilion festival site offers a full service cafe, beer and wine, the opportunity to explore beautiful Lake Como on a kayak or paddle boat, and walking trails.
Pat Donohue will be leading a workshop entitled “Blues Guitar Turnarounds of the Legends”. For more information and fees/sign up : musicmissionmusic@gmail.com
Lowertown Guitar Festival History
LGF was founded in 2013 with major backing by McNally-Smith College of Music and support from the City of St. Paul, St. Paul Cultural STAR and Lowertown Future Fund. With over 80 International and local artists spanning all genres, LGF continues to celebrate and support the vibrant Twin Cities arts scene.
Como Lakeside Pavilion
1360 Lexington Parkway N.
St. Paul, MN., 55105
Lowertown Guitar Festival 2021 is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
