Get your tickets now for the 2008 Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival!
Early Bird Special pricing until July 15!

Gil Lieberknecht

The ragtime community mourns the loss of composer Gil Lieby, who passed away April 27.

Gil was a great supporter of the Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival, taking the train from his home in Omaha, Nebraska each year through 2005. One of his final compositions was written in honor of the festival, the Sutter Creek Strut.

Ragtime performer and historian Bill Edwards has written a nice biography of Gil.


Colin D. MacDonald

The Mother Lode Ragtime Society mourns the loss of Colin “Mac” MacDonald, who passed away on March 31, 2008, after a long struggle with cancer.

Beloved friend, ragtime supporter and longtime webmaster for the Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival, “Mac” will be greatly missed.

Friends of Ragtime Presents

Tom Brier
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Noon to 3 p.m.
at the American Exchange Hotel
53 Main Street, Sutter Creek, California
Admission free!

Our most sincere thanks to the incredibly talented musicians, hard-working volunteers, and gloriously enthusiastic audience for making our 9th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival on Aug. 10 through 12 the best and most successful we've ever had. We have posted a review of the festival. For a list of last year's performers, select Performers from the 2007 Festival menu above.

We have posted photographs from the 2007 Festival.  
Click here to view videos that Ron O'Dell has posted to YouTube.Com. Check his Playlists for a collection of videos from our 2007 festival.
The 10th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival will be held Friday- Sunday August 8 through 10, 2008 in Sutter Creek, CA.  Select 2008 Festival for more information. 
T-Shirts Available:  If you missed out getting your 2007 Festival T-shirt, they are still available by calling the Ice Cream Emporium at 209-267-0543.

The Mother Lode Ragtime Society, which sponsors the Festival, generally meets the third Saturday of odd months (Jan - Mar - May - Jul - Sept) except November when we're attending the West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento. In addition to our Ragtime Festival in August, we also host or co-sponsor special ragtime events in the Mother Lode throughout the year. Please select the Mother Lode Ragtime Society in the above menu for more details.


Want To Hear Ragtime?
Click the covers below to hear some ragtime music.

The Shovel Fish Rag composed by Harry L. Cook, 1907[3:45] Ethiopia Rag composed by Joseph F. Lamb, 1909 [2:57] Felicity Rag composed by Scott Joplin and Scott Hayden, 1911 [3:10] Holy Moses composed by Cy Seymour, 1906 [3:43]

About Sutter Creek

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Sutter Creek, population 2,800, is considered one of the most charming and possibly the most visited of California's gold-mining villages. It is located at 1,200 feet elevation in the heart of the Mother Lode on Historic Highway 49 in Amador County, California.

Driving time is two hours from San Jose, one hour from Sacramento, and about two-and-one-half hours from San Francisco.

Sutter Creek, as well as the nearby towns of Amador City and Jackson, have retained much of their Gold Rush Era charm while providing a wide variety of fascinating sites for history buffs and wonderful stores for shoppers. Antique, art, glassware, and clothing shops abound, and culinary treats range from fresh baked goods and coffee, pizza and burgers, to full gourmet dinners. Amador County also boasts of an ever-growing number of award-winning wineries, so if you're into feasting on wine and cheese, you will not be disappointed.
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