2026 Confirmed Dates
DATE: May 23, 2026
VENUE: By Invitation Only / ADDRESS: South Elgin, IL 60177
TIME: 03:00 CDT
WEBSITE:RESERVATIONS: twangoleum@outlook.com rondascottmarak@gmail.com
NOTES: Guitar Workshop $25.00
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DATE: May 23, 2026
VENUE: By Invitation Only / ADDRESS: South Elgin, IL 60177
TIME: 0700 event Doors Open at 06:00
WEBSITE: INFORMATION: twangoleum@outlook.com rondascottmarak@gmail.com
NOTES: Private House Concert $20.00
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DATE: May 28-30, 2026
VENUE: Southeast Regional Folk Alliance/ ADDRESS: 701 West 1st Street, Owensboro, KY 42301, US - 833-372-5611
TIME: Varied
WEBSITE: INFORMATION: SERFA
NOTES: Guitar Workshops at the 2026 Annual Conference
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DATE: June 03, 2026
VENUE: Le Piano / ADDRESS: 6970 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
TIME: 07:00 – 10:00 CDT
WEBSITE: INFORMATION http://www.lepianochicago.com
NOTES: Andy has been invited to sit in with Liz Mandeville during her set
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DATE: June 08, 2026
VENUE: The Village Tavern of Long Grove / ADDRESS: 135 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove, IL 60047
WEBSITE: INFORMATION htp://www.villgetavernoflonggrove.org Village Tavern Talent Showcase
NOTES: Andy has been asked to return to the Acoustic Open Mic whenever he is in town.
DATE: June 10, 2026
VENUE: WDCB Radio Public Radio 90.9 FM / ADDRESS: Glen Ellyn, IL
TIME: 09:00 – 10:00 CDT Scott 'Hambone' Hammer | 90.9fm WDCB
WEBSITE: INFORMATION Hambone’s Blues Party | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn
NOTES: Radio Interview with Scott Hambone Hammer
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DATE: June 28, 2026
VENUE: Private Home / ADDRESS: Ferndale, MI
TIME: 04:00 EDT
WEBSITE: INFORMATION: Call 202-257-2750 for location and information
NOTES: House Concert with Heidi Holton
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DATE: July 5-11, 2026
VENUE: Common Ground on the Hill / ADDRESS: 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157
TIME: see schedule online Email: commonground@commongroundonthehill.org
WEBSITE: Common Ground on the Hill | Maryland’s Folklife Center
NOTES: classes and performances — Icons of the Blues, Music of Hot Tuna (assisting Barry Mitterhoff, who played with them for 11 years), and Juke Joint with our hypercompetent Blues Staff)
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DATE: August 7-9, 2026
VENUE: Shawano Festival/ ADDRESS: Mielke Park & Mielke Art Center N5649 North Airport Rd. Shawano, WI 54166
TIME: Various Email: shawanofestival@hotmail.com PHONE:715-701-8278
WEBSITE: Home | Mysite https://www.shawanofestival.org/schedule
NOTES: Ellis, Cohen, and Ellis
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DATE: August 12, 2026
VENUE: Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza / ADDRESS: 945 King Avenue, Columbus, OH 43212
TIME: 08:00 EDT doors open at 07:30 PHONE: (614) 436-2625
WEBSITE: Natalie’s Grandview – Music Hall and Kitchen
Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + William Lee Ellis – Natalie’s Grandview
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DATE: August 13, 2026
VENUE: The Tree Lawn Lounge/ ADDRESS: 15335 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, OH 44110
TIME: 07:30 EDT PHONE: 216-677-8733 (TREE)
WEBSITE: Home - THE TREELAWN
Tickets for The SpYder Stompers, Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + Bill Ellis | TicketWeb - Treelawn Social Club in Cleveland, US
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DATE: August 14, 2026 — Cancelled due to flooding!
VENUE: Metamora Performing Arts Opry Barn / ADDRESS:19021 Lovers Lane, PO Box 45, Metamora, IN 44110
TIME: 05:00-08:00 CDT EMAIL: metamoramusic@gmail.com MPA Store | metamorampa
WEBSITE: Schedule | metamorampa www.metamorampa.org
NOTES: Folk Blues from the heartland. “Andy Cohen, William Lee Ellis and Eleanor Ellis reunite to bring a new album, Whistlin' Past the Graveyard.”
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DATE: August 15, 2026
VENUE: Private Home / ADDRESS: Mt. Gilead, OH
TIME: TBD EMAIL for info: www.twangoleum@outlook.com
WEBSITE: N/A
NOTES: This is a House Concert for our John and Kim Walsh, our solid patrons
Ellis, Cohen, Ellis — Barry Chern may join us for that.
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DATE: August 19, 2026
VENUE: 331 Club/ ADDRESS: 331 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
TIME: TBA CDT
WEBSITE: 331 Club - Northeast Live Music
NOTES: Eleanor Ellis, Andy Cohen
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DATE: August 21-22, 2026?
VENUE: Squeedunk (Canoe Works) Kayaks/ ADDRESS: email for address, Hackensack, Minnesota 56452
TIME: TBA
WEBSITE: N/A INFO: twangoleum@outlook.com
NOTES: Andy turns 80 at The Juke Joint, Semi-Private, local event hosted by Christy Kane (218) 682-2110
Eleanor Ellis, Andy Cohen
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DATE: September 6/7, 2026
All times CDT VENUE: Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival / ADDRESS: Wheeler Park 822 N 1st St(Rte. 31), Geneva, IL 60134
TIMES:
Sunday – Andy Cohen and Eleanor Ellis
Main Stage: 2:00 pm
Stage 2: (Old Roots New Branches w/Chris Vallillo, Jonas Friddle and Anna Jacobson) 3:00 pm
Stage 1: (Blue-tiful Styles w/ Rev. Robert Jones and Gina Forsyth) 5:00 pm
Monday – Andy Cohen and Eleanor Ellis
Stage 2: (Workers Unite w/ Rev. Robert Jones and Chris Vallillo)12:00 pm
Main Stage: 6:10 pm ALL PERFORMERS festival closing
Monday
Stage 2: (Eleanor Ellis w/ Gina Forsyth and Joy Clark NOLA and Beyond)1:00 pm
WEBSITE: HOME | FVFS.ORG https://www.fvfs.org/festivalinfo
For additional information, please contact: fest_info@fvfs.org
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DATE: September 9, 2026
VENUE: Nietzsche's / ADDRESS: 248 Allen St, Buffalo, NY
TIME: TBA PHONE: (716) 768-8927
WEBSITE: https://www.nietzschesbuffalo.com/
NOTES: Eleanor and Andy at Nietzsche's in Buffalo
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DATE: September 12/13, 2026
VENUE: Almond Stomp / ADDRESS: West Almond, NY
TIME: TBD PHONE: 503-808-8848
WEBSITE: https://www.illuminatevents.com/west-almond-stomp
NOTES: Music and Art Festival
NOTES: Eleanor Ellis and Andy Cohen
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DATE: September 18, 2026
VENUE: Folk Music Society of NY @ Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (Concert Hall)
ADDRESS: 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
TIME: Concert 7:30; Doors @ 7PM PHONE: (347) 467-6720
(Please note there will be NO early admission)
EMAIL: info@folkmusicny.org
ADVANCE TICKETS: https://FMSNY-Blues-Andy-Cohen.eventbrite.com
WEBSITE: http://www.folkmusicny.org-
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DATE: October 3-4, 2026
VENUE: Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival / ADDRESS: Avalon, Mississippi
TIME: TBD
WEBSITE: https://msjohnhurtfoundation.org/festival/2025/
NOTES:https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/msjohnhurtfoundation
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DATE: October 22-25, 2026
VENUE: Royal Sonesta / ADDRESS: 35 S 7th St., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
TIME: various
WEBSITE: FARM | Folk Alliance Region Midwest
NOTES: FARM 2026 Gathering
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DATE: October 29, 2026
VENUE: Arcada Theatre / ADDRESS: 105 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174
TIME: 07:00 CDT
WEBSITE: https://msjohnhurtfoundation.org/
NOTES: Benefit for The Mississippi John Hurt Foundation
Rory Block, Don Flemons, Andy Cohen, Donna Herula, and Downtown Charlie Brown
Following will be a Showing of the film "A Man Called Hurt"
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DATE: October 30, 2026
VENUE: TBA Des Plaines, IL
TIME:TBD
WEBSITE:
NOTES: Andy will be opening for Downtown Charlie Brown
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