Friends of Ragtime Presents


Tom Brier
with the Drivons and Julia Riley

Sunday, October 12, 2008
Noon to 3 p.m.
at the American Exchange Hotel
53 Main Street, Sutter Creek, California
Admission free!

Thanks to all the fine performers, volunteers, and of course the great audience who made the 2008 festival a success. Photos will be posted soon. In the mean time, read the Festival Review, written by Chris Bradshaw. It's not too late to start planning for 2009! The 11th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, August 14 through 16, 2009. Note that this will be the third weekend in August. We have moved later one week so as not to conflict with the date of the 2009 Orange County RagFest.
T-Shirts Available:  The 2008 festival T-shirts are available now! Call the Sutter Creek Ice Cream Emporium at 209-267-0543, or send a check for $20 to PO Box 1658, Sutter Creek, CA 95685. Please state shirt size.

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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