For the 2009 Festival we have the following:
Topanga Banjo Fiddle Festival Stage,
The California Traditional Music Society Stage,
The Storytelling Stage (located inside the Center for Folk Music),
Folk Dance Workshops with LIVE music and a wooden dance floor!

Schedule for 2009 Festival

On the CTMS International Stage			On the TBFF Stage
10:00	Wild Wood Border Morris Performing starting at 10am (and roving through out the festival!)		10:00	Rocky Neck Bluegrass Band First place winners of the 2009 Topanga Banjo Fiddle "Band Contest"
10:30	Nevenka a Los Angeles-based women's folk chorus performing songs from Eastern Europe		11:00	Fur Dixon & Steve Werner Our very own traveling American folksingers blur the boundaries of bluegrass, western and American Folk
11:35	Polynesian Paradise with Jim "Kimo" West the Polynesian Paradise Dancers performing with traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar		12:00	Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band Award-winning recording artist and critically-acclaimed bluegrass powerhouse
12:55	Taikoproject an ensemble of premiere taiko drummers dedicated to preserving Japanese American culture and heritage		1:00	The Brombies An amazing bluegrass band featuring 2 of the best: Bill Bryson and Patrick Sauber
2:15	Conjunto Los Pochos* a traditionally-based, Tex-Mex conjunto, performing dance music including boleros, polkas, waltzes and cumbias		2:00	Mother's Boys Formed by legend Peter Feldmann, along with Rick Cunha and David Jackson, they explore the roots of American Music
3:45	Francis Awe and the Nigerian Talking Drum Ensemble African music and dance that demonstrates the sharing of principles from the heart of African family life		3:00	Ross Altman "A real flair for writing...on par with the best of Tom Paxton" and one of LA's most sought-after activist folksinger
			4:00	Simon Pure "Simon Pure" is cowboy slang for "the real thing" and is our final mainstage favorite
In the Dance Area			On the Storytelling Stage
11:00	Irish Set Dancing Band: Shenanigans Instructor: Michael Patrick Breen		10:00 10:30 11:00	Audrey Kopp Leonia Kurgan Elaine Muray
12:30	International Folk Dancing Band: Baksheesh Boys Instructor: Beverly Barr		11:30 noon 12:30	Nick Smith Dusty Skye TBD
2:15	Contradance Band: Ragged Edge Instructor: Leda Shapiro		1:00 1:30 2:00	Bobbie Japka Brenda Ray Ina Buckner-Barnett
3:45	Louisiana Zydeco Band: Bonne Musique Zydeco Instructor: Alandra Solomon		2:30 3:00 3:30	Adrien Lowery Yvette Brandy Leslie Perry

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