The 15th Edition of the
KENTUCKY HEARTWOOD
MUSIC FESTIVAL
is scheduled for
Saturday, July 31, 2021
3:00 to 10:00 pm
Rain or Shine
Meet the Musicians!
Nato (Nate Orshan) became a new Frankfortian and Kentuckian in 2018, having moved with his spouse and cats from their prior longtime home of Burlington, Vermont. A singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Nato has been a part of numerous Vermont bands. (Ask him about the time he had to follow Phish at the 1989 Battle of the Bands.) The ingredients to a Nato song include aversion to cliché; attraction to difficult subjects; distinct melodies; infectious choruses; and a singer who commits to their performance. Dive into Nato’s music at natosongs.com.
Native Invaders performs a dynamic blend original and covers from rock, psychedelic, jam, funk and beyond! Follow the band on their Facebook page.
Native Invaders performs a dynamic blend original and covers from rock, psychedelic, jam, funk and beyond! Follow the band on their Facebook page.
Become a sponsor of the 2021 Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival!
Help sponsor a summer celebration of the arts and the environment that features a youth talent contest, art exhibitors, children’s activities, workshops, and original bands!
Help sponsor a summer celebration of the arts and the environment that features a youth talent contest, art exhibitors, children’s activities, workshops, and original bands!
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Register for the Youth Music Competition!
Are you between the ages of 8 and 18 with a combined musical talent and love for the environment? Consider showcasing your gifts at the Music Festival!
Click here for the registration form!
Are you between the ages of 8 and 18 with a combined musical talent and love for the environment? Consider showcasing your gifts at the Music Festival!
Click here for the registration form!
Congratulations to 14 years of winners!
Ages 8 – 12 Ages 13 – 18
2006 Alyssa Meece Tyler Stahl & Blake Sugarman 2007 Samantha Cunningham Michael Cruise 2008 Samantha Cunningham Morgan Darby 2009 Jacob Broyles Damon Pulliam 2010 Austin Moore Bethany Breakall 2011 Ella Lemley-Frye Damon Pulliam 2012 Andrew Breakall Bethany Breakall 2013 Ella Lemley-Frye Samantha Cunningham 2014 Jonathan Corum Jordan Semones 2015 Jackson Williams-Hale Alexandra Hagan 2016 Ezra Corum Kellar Casciola 2017 Saisei Kameyama Zoe Parker 2018 Sophie Dufour Marie Bandeman 2019 Phoebe White Charity Gilbert 
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The Historic Millville Community CenterThe Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival is located in western Woodford County on the banks of Glenn’s Creek in the scenic community of Millville.
The site of the festival is the Millville Community Center, which includes portions of the restored historic Millville Elementary School. The facility is well known for its horseshoe tournaments. Also available are basketball courts, picnic tables, and an outdoor pavilion. 
The Music Festival is run entirely by volunteers with the help of donations from our sponsors.Thank You to Our Wonderful Volunteers!
Jim Pierce, Jim McWilliams, Joel Dufour, Claire Hess, Jane Marie Watts, Keenan Bishop, Clay Goebeler, Doug Osborne, Levi Gordon & Bluebird Whitehead, Susan Goddard, Sellus Wilder, Trina & Tim Peiffer, Heather Housman, Connie Lemley, Mary Quinan, Brad Slutskin, Melissa Calhoun, Brad George, Dale Booth, Walt Baldwin, Ben Griffith, Pete Kraska, Cora Weer, Seth Murphy, Danny Hess, Jasmine Fouts, John & Velda Watts, Katie McKone, Jessica Schuster, Cooper Hendrix, Natalie Dufour, Sophie Dufour, Eric Peiffer, Betty Beshoar, Melinda Baker, Bridget Corum, Andy McDonald, Logan Ernst, Brian Baker, Emma McHone, Lynn Cruz, Jim Daniel, Melanie Van Houten, BJ Duvall, Wendy Howe, Eddie Riddle, Rachel Harrod & Michael Carpenter, Morgan & Margi Jones, Anna Dudley, Patrick Kennedy, David Harwich, Bryan Reynolds, Marianna Colten, Nat Colten, Kathy Murphy, Amanda Dunn, and the Franklin County Environmental Club.
Many thanks to our wonderful emcee Eddie Riddle. Applause for Seth Murphy of Blackhat Productions for superbly running the sound system and to Ben Griffith for the keyboard and his terrific assistance during the music competitions. Many thanks to our 2019 Sponsors for their generosity! Kentucky Coffeetree Café, Radio Free Frankfort, Nancy Osborne, WesBanco Bank, Lanham Media Services, Diane Lewis, Bob Padgett, Extra-Tree-Estrial, Froggy 104.9, Loren Curtis & Connie May, Eddie Riddle, WEKU, Michael & Sheila Campbell, Doug Osborne, Millville Community Center, John & Velda Watts, Griffith Piano Service, Josephine Sculpture Park, Anonymous, Frankfort Kiwanis Club, Jeff Alexander, Dale Booth, Franklin County Farmers Market, Capital City Historical Dancers and Musicians, Seldom Scene Farm, Inside Out Design, Earth Tools, and Glare Control.
Contact the organizerOrganizer Chris Schimmoeller was director of Kentucky Heartwood from 1992 to 2002. She is currently on the Kentucky Heartwood Council and lives in the Frankfort area. Contact her at 502-226-5751.
Do you have suggestions or comments?Every year people compliment us on the quality of the workshops and kids’ activities. Parents are also happy to be at a festival small enough that they don’t worry about where their kids are. If you have comments or suggestions about activities to add to the festival, please email Chris at c.schimmoeller@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at the festival!
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Kentucky Heartwood is a non-profit forest advocacy organization that has worked since 1992 to protect and restore the integrity, stability, and beauty of Kentucky’s native forests. Our focus is the Daniel Boone National Forest in southeastern Kentucky. The 700,000 acre public forest boasts the state’s highest concentration of rare species, one of the highest concentrations of archaeological sites in the southeast, over 3,000 miles of clifflines, and attractions like the Red River Gorge.
Running waters on the Daniel Boone National Forest support about 60% of Kentucky’s native fish species, which represents 28% of all southeastern fishes and 18% of all native freshwater fishes in the United States. Mussel species in streams on the Daniel Boone comprise 22% of mussel species in North America. Overall, Kentucky ranks third in the nation for aquatic fauna diversity.
The Daniel Boone’s intricately folded topography creates specialized habitats for endemic species, such as white haired goldenrod, found nowhere else in the world.
The forest itself is highly diverse, distinguished by outstanding biodiversity, pockets of old growth, and unique upland bogs and glades. Because it stretches for 140 miles from north of Morehead to the Tennessee border along the western escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau, the Boone represents our best opportunity to restore functioning forest ecosystems in the state.
Run primarily by volunteers, Kentucky Heartwood passionately defends the Boone from logging, mining, development, and four wheeling. We have helped to dramatically reduce logging levels and ATV abuse.
Protecting forests is increasingly important in this era of climate change. Large forest blocks stabilize the atmosphere, sequester carbon, and conserve water.
Running waters on the Daniel Boone National Forest support about 60% of Kentucky’s native fish species, which represents 28% of all southeastern fishes and 18% of all native freshwater fishes in the United States. Mussel species in streams on the Daniel Boone comprise 22% of mussel species in North America. Overall, Kentucky ranks third in the nation for aquatic fauna diversity.
The Daniel Boone’s intricately folded topography creates specialized habitats for endemic species, such as white haired goldenrod, found nowhere else in the world.
The forest itself is highly diverse, distinguished by outstanding biodiversity, pockets of old growth, and unique upland bogs and glades. Because it stretches for 140 miles from north of Morehead to the Tennessee border along the western escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau, the Boone represents our best opportunity to restore functioning forest ecosystems in the state.
Run primarily by volunteers, Kentucky Heartwood passionately defends the Boone from logging, mining, development, and four wheeling. We have helped to dramatically reduce logging levels and ATV abuse.
Protecting forests is increasingly important in this era of climate change. Large forest blocks stabilize the atmosphere, sequester carbon, and conserve water.
Here's a few Music Fest posters from over the years...
Thank you to all of the artists who volunteered your time and talent to make these!
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