STEAM PUMP RANCH
CONCERT SERIES
EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY IN ORO VALLEY AT MONTHLY STEAM PUMP FARMERS MARKETS & ARTS ENCOUNTERS
SECOND SATURDAYS
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FREE ADMISSIONAttendees are invited to bring their own chairs. Limited seating is provided. There is no cost to attend the concerts. Enjoy the Second Saturday festivities and Farmers Market onsite. EVENT PARTNER |
Steam Pump Ranch
10901 N Oracle Road, Oro Valley, AZ 85737 Residents of the Santa Cruz Valley in Southern Arizona, generally perceive the Town of Oro Valley as a vigorous young community, but in reality, it has a real and deep history in this region. The Steam Pump Ranch (10901 N. Oracle Road) represents a living piece of that history. For More Information Visit: https://orovalleyaz.gov/parksandrec/historic-and-cultural-resources/steam-pump-ranch |
Saturday, February 11 | 10:30 AM
Bob Bovee Blues & Folk Bob is a Nebraska native whose family sang and played the old-time songs. Many of the western and railroad songs he does were learned from his grandmother and uncle. He plays banjo and autoharp, sings and yodels, and can drive a dance band with his guitar and harmonica. Bob is well known and loved for his dry and witty stage humor. He has published numerous articles and reviews for The Old-Time Herald and Inside Bluegrass and been an instructor for a course called "The History of Country Music" for the Honors Division at the University of Minnesota. Bob is also the Artistic Director for the Bluff Country Gathering and the organizing force for the Lanesboro Barn Dance. Since 1971 Bob has traveled the country taking old time music to audiences of all ages at festivals, fairs, concerts, dances, schools, libraries, music camps, radio and TV programs. This is rural music as played in homes, at dances and for earlier entertainments such as minstrel shows and country radio. Along with a repertoire including dance tunes, ballads, cowboy songs, humorous and sentimental numbers, blues and rags, he spices their shows with stories, history and folklore. Bob sings (yodels, too) and plays guitar, harmonica, banjo and autoharp. Learn more at http://www.boveeheil.com/ |
Saturday, March 11 | 9 AM
Tucson Fiddle Contest The Tucson Fiddle Contest first began in 1940 and is a public event dedicated to celebrating and promoting the joy of fiddle music. The contest draws 40 participants each year from across the southwest and hundreds of attendees. Our 2023 event travels to a new location, Steam Pump Ranch in Oro Valley, and will take place in conjunction with the Second Saturdays farmers market. The event is supported by the Arizona Old-Time Fiddlers Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose objective is to preserve, promote and perpetuate the art of old time fiddling, to encourage all people, young and old, to develop their musical talents. Learn more at https://tucsonfiddlecontest.org/ |