Black Hawk Folk Society proudly presents Crystal River Trio in concert Saturday, November 12. The trio will take the Mountain View Community Center stage at 7 p.m. Once they do, be ready to enjoy an evening of Irish ballads, sea shanties, folk, oldies, and more all woven together with humor, trivia and random facts, and maybe a reply to a comment or request from the audience!
Gary Arndt, Peter Bartman, and Jay Smuddle make up the trio and have been performing together for thirty plus years. These self-taught musicians have mastered a dozen or more acoustic instruments, and have shared stages with Judy Collins, The Kingston Trio, and other talented musicians. Their performances bring joy to folk festivals--large and small, coffee houses and pubs, as well as house concerts.
Gary Arndt co-founded the trio in 1981, inspired by the Clancy Brothers, The Kingston Trio, and Peter, Paul, and Mary. That kind of music “is and always will be a very important and driving force” for us on and off the stage, Arndt has observed. Music continues to inspire the threesome, while they are strongly bonded by their friendship. For more information about Crystal River Trio, please visit crystalrivertrio.com.
Mountain View Community Center is located at N3137 21st Lane, just off Highway 152, south of Mt. Morris. General admission tickets will be sold at the door (adults: $10; 12 and under: free) beginning at 6:30.
Black Hawk Folk Society is a volunteer-driven non-profit dedicated to promoting folk music in Wisconsin’s heartland since 1985. We thank generous donors and the following sponsors who help make these concerts possible: Joe Behlen (in honor of Jane Behlen); Lyle and Beth Buettner; Conners/Barrett & Company, LLC; Louise Coumbe; the Frey Family Foundation; Patricia Grant; Dave Gunderson; Paul & Betty Hagan; the Dick Hansen Family; Guy Kaplan; Barbara Peterson; and Janet Scalpone. For more information about Black Hawk Folk Society, including how to become a donor or sponsor, or about volunteer opportunities, please visit the website at blackhawkfolk.org or check our Facebook site.
