On Saturday, June 13, historic Bishop Hill will host the Doodle Folk Music Festival.

Held in honor of Bishop Hill’s first folk musician, Jonas Danielson-Doodle, the festival will be held in Village Park and present some of the best-known Illinois folk musicians, such as Lee Murdock, the Bucktown Americana Music Show and more.

All concerts are free and open to the public and take place on the main stage that is located next to the park gazebo in the center of the village park.

The gazebo will be the site of an informational display on the life and times of Jonas Danielson. Bring your lawn chair, relax in the park and enjoy the music.

Concerts start at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the day featuring music from the genres of bluegrass, folk Celtic, Americana and country swing.

Concert Schedule for Saturday June 13

10 a.m. Barry Cloyd
11:30 a.m. Taproot Wranglers
1:30 p.m. Bucktown Americana Music Show
3:00 p.m. Lee Murdock

Also scheduled for Saturday, the Filling Station Restaurant will be hosting the 17th annual Honor Flight Benefit from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds from the day’s events will be donated to Honor Flight of the Quad Cities. The Filling Station will have a pay-what-you-can Honor Flight Breakfast Buffet and then later a lunch buffet; the grill will not be open that day. There will also be free live music, a brown bag raffle fundraiser from 8 to 11 a.m., followed by a live auction at 11 a.m.

The Doodle Folk Music Festival is made possible by funding from the Illinois Arts Council and the Minneapolis Foundation. For more details, you can call 309-927-3899 or email bhha@mymctc.net. Information about this festival is also posted on www.bishophillheritage.org and the Bishop Hill Heritage Association Facebook page.