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Fire on the #ShoeFest.
Woman juggling a fire hoop.
August 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#ChicagoFarmer #CarrieChandler
I: Backseat
Duet on stage: singer and guitarist singer.
September 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#MrBlotto
I: Mama Got a Radio
Five piece band on stage.
September 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
frasca.bsky.social
This year's music festival schedule is starting to take shape.
We just got our tickets for ShoeFest which is held over the Labor Day weekend. #ShoeFest #OldShoe #FESTIVAL
Concert banner showing the tuner neck of a guitar with a sun above and a moon below. The color scheme is purple and lilac. Text: SHOE FEST MUSIC - CAMPING CELEBRATING 15 YEARS SEPTEMBER 4-5-6 2026 CAMP SHAWWAW NA SEE MANTENO IL
February 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Carrie Sue & The Woodburners at ShoeFest (Illinois) 9-02-23 photo 📸- Brent Richeson, #Br3nt ~~ #shoefest #oldshoe #carriesueandthewoodburners
February 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
frasca.bsky.social
2026-09-04- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#Hartliss #JenniferHatswick #BrendanBayliss
I: Under African Skies
#PaulSimon
Duet on stage.
September 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
frasca.bsky.social
2025-08-30 - Manteno
#LiveMusic #ShoeFest
#ChicagoFarmer & The Field Notes #JaikWillis
I: Peshtigo
Guitarist Jaik Willis
August 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#JaikWillis
I: I’ll Play the Blues For You
#AlbertKing
Solo artist on stage.
September 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
frasca.bsky.social
Meet me at the creek.
#ShoeFest
Folks enjoying wading in the creek
August 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
frasca.bsky.social
Scenes from around #ShoeFest.
Two Shoe Fest folk collaborating on some music at the side of the Bent River Stage. A flag dancer behind the soundboard at the Bent Waters stage. Folks around the campfire near the creek. Merlin enjoying a cold one.
August 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
frasca.bsky.social
Festivallll! #ShoeFest
Multicolor sign that spells out “Shoe Fest”. There are tents in the background
August 30, 2024 at 7:15 PM
frasca.bsky.social
#ShoeFest #Chompers
Loud talkers carrying on a conversation for an entire acoustic bluegrass set. This was during Jolene.
Not just during a #Phish show.
The stage is on the left. The loud talkers are on the right.
August 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
frasca.bsky.social
2026-09-04- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#StreetPony
I: Dog House
Bass player and drummer on stage.
September 5, 2026 at 12:05 AM
frasca.bsky.social
It’s a #LiveMusic weekend - #ShoeFest at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See in Manteno IL.
We are now experiencing the universal musical festival tradition of “The Line.”
Line up of cars on a country road. There is a field of corn and trees in the background.
August 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#SouthernAvenue
I: Upside
Three singers and a guitar player on stage.
September 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
frasca.bsky.social
2025-08-29 - Manteno
#LiveMusic #ShoeFest
#TheFretliners
I: Sit & Whittle
Trio, from left: mandolin player, guitar player, and upright bass player.
August 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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2026-09-04- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#HonryFingers
I: Howling at the Moon
Five piece band on stage with a couple on the rail watching.
September 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
frasca.bsky.social
2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#Shadowgrass
I: Walls
Five piece band, from left: banjo player, guitar player, upright bass player, mandolin player, and fiddle player.
September 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
frasca.bsky.social
2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#OrganFairchild
I: Lost Sailor
#GratefulDead
Trio on stage, from left: drummer, guitarist, and keyboard player
September 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
frasca.bsky.social
Midnight Moonlight at #ShoeFest. #PeterRowan
Microphones against a dark blue night sky. The first quarter moon is at the lower right.
September 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
frasca.bsky.social
2025-08-30 - Manteno
#LiveMusic #ShoeFest
#ChicagoFarmer & The Field Notes with #AllieKral
I: Farms & Factories
Six piece, from left: guitar player, drummer, guitar player, fiddle player, bass player, and mandolin player.
August 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
frasca.bsky.social
Festivaaaal!!
My wife and I are on our way to #Shoefest in Manteno IL; three days of music, relaxation and good vibes.
See you there!
Festival poster created by Jon Griffin showing a snail with a banjo-playing fox on its back.
September 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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Outer Space Tour Coverage 🪐 Thank you Jason Robert for the write up from last week! Iowa City tonight - Illinois tomorrow 🚐

8/28 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe’s
8/29 - Manteno, IL - Shoefest
9/5 & 6 - Nashville, IN - Harmony Valley Music Festival
August 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
frasca.bsky.social
#MusicFestivalWaitingInLineMusic #ShoeFest
#Oteil #Krasnow
Oteil and Friends Live at Three Sisters Park on 2019-05-26 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Bird Song, Althea, Sugaree, Help on the Way, Slipknot!
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August 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
frasca.bsky.social
2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#LeftoverSalmon
I: Up On the Hill Where They Do The Boogie
#JohnHartford
Five piece band on stage.
September 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM