Mayfly Music Festival attracts good crowd
This year’s Mayfly Music Festival in Dundee attracted 4,000-5,000 people on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15. This year’s headliner was country star David Lee Murphy. Other performers were the Mighty Meaty Swing Kings, and several local bands. Friday night, music was provided by Da Blooze Brothers who were a returning act and a local favorite.

The festival was held for the third year. New this year were amusement rides and games for children, a daytime arts and crafts show, as well as food vendors, beer tent, and a truck raffle.

The truck raffle winner was Keith Wagner, who could choose between a two-year lease on a truck or $5,000 cash; the $500 winner was Marge Hander and the winner of a Cabela’s gift certificate was Brian Marcel.

The festival, founded and operated by the Dundee Area Business Association, was conceived not only to highlight the Dundee community, but also to be a major fundraiser for the community’s various non-profit groups. Community groups were invited to have food or other booths at the festival, and benefited from truck raffle tickets they sold.

Besides the Dundee Area Business Association, other festival sponsors this year include: Sponsors for the 2002 Mayfly Music Festival in Dundee include: The Village of Dundee, Cabela’s, Monroe Bank & Trust, Dundee Castings, Sheldon Lumber Co., Holcim (US) Inc., Complete Plumbing, Silver Bells, Diamond Electric, KeyBank, Swan Creek, Roe Insurance Agency, Beef Jerky Outlet, Carlton Lodge at Cabela’s, Dundee Internet Services, W4 Country Radio, and Floral City Beverage.
Country recording artist David Lee Murphy was the headliner for the Mayfly Music Festival on Saturday, June 15 in Wolverine Park, Dundee.
The Mighty Meaty Swing Kings were a big hit as the openinging act for David Lee Murphy on Saturday night.
Pat and Rick Rountree of Dundee Internet Services, stationed themselves in the VIP tent and broadcast most of the Mayfly Music Festival live on the website: spotlife.com. Rick said he had 15,000 hits. The camera is the small white box on the fence. He couldn’t broadcast the headliner’s act, but the rest of the festival made it onto the internet.
Dundee businessman Gary Overbay, Village President Jim Roe and Village Trustee Ed Craft took their turn volunteering to work in the beer hall at the Mayfly Music Festival on Saturday, June 15.
Youngsters enjoyed the children’s rides at the Mayfly Music Festival in Dundee on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15.
"Da Blooze Brothers" played on Friday night with their rendition of "The Blues Brothers" made famous by Dan Akroid, John Belushi and John Goodman.
Jeff Holden of McDonald’s (right) supervised as Brendan Dempsey tried his luck at a game during the Mayfly Music Festival on Saturday, June 15. Everyone who played one of the games won a prize.
Saturday night crowds gathered in front of the stage near the beer hall on Saturday night.