[MusicFriends] Instrument Swap, Vendors & Jamming HOTAfest Aug 11-13

[Howard Blumenthal]

SINGLE DAY TICKETS TO HOTAFEST ONLY $10/DAY INCLUDING THE EVENING  
CONCERTS!  So if you can't come for the whole weekend, come on down  
for a day!

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SWAP & FLEA MARKET  http://www.hotafest.com/ 
index.php?InstrumentExchange

Bring your old guitars, mandolins, fiddles, banjos, or any other  
instrument you want to sell!

Find the perfect instrument at a great price to take back home!

The instrument exchange room will be staffed from Friday evening  
through Sunday afternoon by helpful volunteers who will maintain  
security, answer your questions, and complete sales. They can also  
put you in direct contact with the owner of the instrument if you  
need more information.

LISTING FEE: There is no listing fee. Bring all of your instruments &  
offer them at the Instrument swap. If the instrument does not sell  
there is no fee.

SELLING FEE: 10% of selling price. Please take this into  
consideration when pricing your instrument.

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VENDORS  http://www.hotafest.com/index.php?Vendors

The following vendors will be attending the Heart of the Alleghenies  
Folk Festival

Jim Holler - Trinity Guitars http://www.trinityguitars.com - Jim  
Holler, owner and founder of Trinity Guitars will be displaying his  
guitars and instruments from C.F Martin Guitars, Larrivee Guitars,  
Webber Mandolins and National Steel guitars.

James Burkhouse - Pennwood Strings  Fiddles, Bowed Psaltries,  
Hammered Dulcimers, Harps

John Stoneman - STONEMANGUITARS- http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/ 
STONEMANGUITARS/ John Stoneman is a luthier based in Bradford, PA. In  
addition to building and repairing stringed instruments, he also  
sells strings and accessories.

Mitzie Collins - Sampler Records http://www.samplerfolkmusic.com/  
will be selling their popular recordings of hammered dulcimer and  
fiddle music - and will also have a wide range of tune books,  
cassettes and compact discs on clearance sale at great prices. They  
will have a few hammered dulcimers available to lease, and may have  
some mountain dulcimers for sale.

Susan Wyn - Massage Therapist  Susan is a licensed massage therapist  
& will offer chair massages on Saturday. After a night of dancing or  
playing music, where do you feel it? Low back, neck, shoulders, or  
hips? Just a 5 minute back massage can relax and loosen up tight  
muscles and get you back into the action!

Performers and Instructors also will have all of their music for sale  
in the vendor area.  http://www.hotafest.com/index.php?Performers

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OPEN JAM TENT

4:00 pm--6:30 Friday
ALL DAY  Saturday
10 am--4:00 pm Sunday

Saturday will feature an all-day open jam in the tent outside the  
Commons (weather permitting), which is central to all workshop,  
vendor, and concert locations. There will be a PICNIC dinner & Happy  
Hour from 5:00--6:30 pm.

There's nothing like a jam session for learning new tunes and sharing  
the joy of making music. Each workshop timeslot offers a staff-led  
jam session, and there are also a variety of jams after the Friday  
and Saturday evening concerts. For those who haven't had enough,  
we'll also jam into the wee hours!

During the day, the jam tent will offer a wide variety of musical  
styles. Irish, Old Time, Folk, Bluegrass, Dulcimer, Contra-Dance  
fiddle tune jams, and more, will be lead by the HOTA staff.