Live & Local: The Crowfoot Rakes

The Crowfoot Rakes will perform at the Leonard Grimes Memorial Amphitheater at Grimes Farm on Thursday, July 17 from 6:00-8:00pm. This event is free and open to the public, thanks to our sponsors--the Ann C. Keyser Trust and supportive members of the Friends of Marshall County Conservation. Food will be available for purchase from local food trucks.

"Irish Music For the Iowish People!" This is the motto of the Des Moines based musical conglomerate known as The Crowfoot Rakes. The band takes a different approach to Irish music by combining the time honored tradition of the great Irish folk groups of the 1960s-70s with a new energy found in today’s acoustic folk punk movement. The Crowfoot Rakes are an incredibly versatile acoustic band, with each member being a talented multi-instrumentalist. They play everything from guitar, banjo and fiddle, to lesser heard instruments such as accordion, bodhran, cittern, and Irish bouzouki, but the crown jewel of their instrumental heap would be the uilleann pipes, or the Irish bellow bagpipes. The Crowfoot Rakes bring a variety of sounds to stages of all sizes and audiences of all ages!

Those attending may bring beer and wine to drink with them, but must abide by the following rules: All laws of the State of Iowa regarding consumption of alcohol will be strictly observed. Violation of state code with regard to alcohol consumption will result in expulsion from the area. No kegs, hard liquor, or glass beer bottles are allowed.

There is limited fixed seating at the amphitheater, so please bring a lawn chair to enjoy the show!

You may also like the following events from Friends of Marshall County Conservation:

• Next month, 19th June, 06:00 pm, Live & Local: Bob Dorr in Marshalltown
• This September, 18th September, 06:00 pm, Live & Local: Royce Johns in Marshalltown

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