- All of this season's concerts will be held at the Mankato Area Eagles Club - 708 North Riverfront Drive, Mankato MN. [Get directions] - Doors open at 7pm with the concerts starting at 7:30pm for all shows. - Ticket prices are $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, February 5 Papa John Kolstad's Medicine Show This talented graduate of Berklee College of Music performed as a soloist at the Smithsonian Bicentenial Folk Life Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Winnipeg and others. Papa John has been Artist in Residence at Rutgers University, DeKalb University and the University of Minnesota. Papa John was the founder of the band The Sorry Muthas who played across the country in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Papa John, Cal Hand, Bill Hinkley, and Judy Larson of The Sorry Muthas recorded with Rosalie Sorrels on the 2009 Grammy nominated album "Strangers In Another Country" a tribute to their friend U Utah Phillips. Papa John Kolstad's Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/papajohnkolstad

Saturday, March 19 Laura MacKenzie "Celtic music wizard" -Minneapolis Star Tribune "High priestess of Celtic music" -Minnesota Public Radio "MacKenzie maintains the magic" - Sing Out! "A performing artist of astonishing versatility, singing and playing with skill and emotion a splendid repertoire." -American Association of University Women "Laura MacKenzie is a master of all things bellowed and blown." -Dirty Linen magazine "MacKenzie's vocals - strong, clear and lilting - are another plus." -Minneapolis Star Tribune "Attending a concert in which Laura appears is a treat for the ears and the eyes." -Upper Midwest Flute Association

Sunday, March 27 - 4 PM The Bothy's annual show in conjunction with the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association featuring Rockin' Acoustic Circus With an over-flowing talent pool, the Rockin' Acoustic Circus is turning heads by demonstrating musicianship beyond their years.  Comprised of four teens – (one a female cellist) and a musical veteran, this ensemble is wowing crowds and critics alike.  Morphing from a popular regional favorite into a group with nationally recognized aspirations – listening audiences are already appreciating them as musicians in their prime.

Saturday, April 2 The Pine Beetles As Austin Texas' only TinPanCeltiCowboyFolkGrass trio, the Pine Beetles tear it up on the songs you love to hear, from Celtic ballads to Tin Pan Alley jazz. Front set by Donkeytown

Saturday, May 7 Dean Magraw "He can bend, tap, pluck and pick with the best of them, but he's more concerned with making the instrument swoop and glide above a varied terrain of styles and influenceŠ Impossible to pigeonhole, and impossible to ignore, Magraw deserves to stand amongst the ranks of John Renbourne, Leo Kottke, and Michael Hedges, A class act." --Dirty Linen

Information about the Bothy Folk Club:
contact Bill Smith at: wailinwillie@gmail.com

For info call:
Gordon: (507) 947-3356
Bix: (507) 388-1316
Bill :(612) 756-2984