[MusicFriends] FREDONIA, NY - Folk Events in May

[Howard Blumenthal]

MAY 5th FREDONIA GRANGE CONTRA
8PM
Fredonia First Friday Community Contra Dance
Fredonia Grange
58 W. Main St
Fredonia, NY

Live Music By Sue Tillotson with the Bonnie Loch Fiddlers.  This  
Chatauqua County group of young fiddlers specializes in Scottish &  
Celtic tunes.

Kathy Fox Calling
Everyone welcome-come alone or with friends- All dances taught and  
called-easy and fun info-672-2716

More info on the Bonnie Loch Fiddlers contact Sue Tillotson  
fiddlehead55 at yahoo.com

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MAY 6TH  SACRED HARP GATHERING

Fredonia now has a core group interested in establishing a monthly  
Sacred Harp
gathering.  The next one is scheduled for May 6th at the Barker  
Museum in Fredonia
10 am to 4 pm
info:
Nancy Brown, Curator
The Barker Historical Museum
7 Day St.
Fredonia, NY 14063
716-672-2114
THE BARKER HISTORICAL MUSEUM
HOSTS A SACRED HARP



May 6, 2006
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Beginners are Welcome!

Come and share an afternoon of traditional American singing with  
roots extending back to the colonial period of American history, and  
even beyond.  Instruction will be provided.

The Barker Historical Museum is located in the Village of Fredonia on  
Main Street, across from the Village Commons.

 From Buffalo, NY or Erie, PA
Take Interstate 90 to Exit 59.  Go left (south) on Route 60 to Route  
20.  Go right (west) on Route 20 one mile.  Route 20 becomes Main  
Street in Fredonia.

In addition to parking on the street, free Public parking is  
available in lots behind the shops on Main Street, on Water Street,  
and behind the Post Office.

Call the museum at 716-672-2114 for more information or weather  
cancellation.
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  SATURDAY, MAY 20th  8pm

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Kirk & Miller and Friends

Saturday, May 20, 8 p.m.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House
http://www.fredopera.org/

Tickets:  $12 ($10 for Opera House members)

For tickets, call the Fredonia Opera House Box Office 716-679-1891
  Tuesday-Friday from 1-5 p.m.
Saturday from 2-5 p.m.

  A spirited concert of fancy footwork, lively fiddle/banjo tunes and  
fine vocal harmony ?
That?s what you can expect when you come to hear John Kirk (fiddle,  
guitar, banjo, mandolin),
Trish Miller (banjo, guitar, dance), Dave Kiphuth (banjo, guitar),  
Linda Schrade (guitar)
and Ed Lowman (bass, guitar, fiddle).

 From claw-hammer to finger-picking banjo, from Adirondack fiddle  
tunes to tear-jerker early country,
these musicians from the Saratoga Springs area will play music
guaranteed to make you smile and tap your feet.

Sponsored by the Newton Street Irregulars