East Grand Forks Heritage Days Traditional Music Show

August 8 and 9, 2026

Heritage Village, 219 20^th St. NE, East Grand Forks

Saturday- August 8

1:00 PM- Jeremy Kingsbury- bagpiper and historian. Jeremy plays several types of small pipes in the Scottish, French and Irish traditions.

2:00 PM Bob and Gail Johnson - Songs and tunes from Ireland and Appalachia, with guitar, harmonica, recorder, harp and more.

3:00 PM -Vidar Skrede- Norwegian folk music - fiddle, hardanger fiddle, guitar and mandolin.

Sunday- August 9

12:00 PM– O'Neil Family Band- French Canadian, Celtic and Appalachian tunes and songs – fiddle, guitar, banjo, concertina and step dance.

1:00 PM- Vidar Skrede- Norwegian fiddle music

2:00 PM- Bob and Gail Johnson- Celtic and Appalachian songs and tunes

3:00 PM Jeremy Kingsbury- Bagpiper

Chuck Gust, accordionist, will entertain for the Sunday noon dinner in the Beier Bldg.

*This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council through funding from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State's general fund.

Other activities on the grounds from 10 AM to 4 PM each day.