[MusicFriends] Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering - early bird deadline in 2 days!

[Howard Blumenthal]

To our folk music friends:

It's time to register for the Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering! Come  
join us
September 8-10 in central Pennsylvania for a weekend of workshops, jams,
concerts, and dancing.  The Folk Gathering will be held at Greenwood  
Furnace
State Park in central PA, about 30 miles south of State College. This  
is a
gorgeous location with beautiful mountain views, miles of hiking  
trails, and a
six acre lake for swimming.

Musical staff include Simple Gifts (international tunes on fiddle,  
mandolin,
guitar, hammer dulcimer and more), Kitchen Chair (northern tunes on  
fiddle &
guitar), Keystone Rebels (old time and Pennsylvania music on fiddle,  
mandolin,
banjo, guitar & bass), TuneScape (hot new contradance band with fiddle,
accordion, flutes & piano), Clark Parry & Lucinda Durkee (singing &  
beginner
workshops), Bob Nicholson (dance caller), Paul Fagley (Pennsylvania  
music),
Dave & Rita O?Connell (singing and harmonica), and Beth & Stephen  
Folkemer
(Pennsylvania songs). New this year will be a focus on Pennsylvania  
musical
history and traditions, and we?ve invited two long-time Pennsylvania
musicians, Charlie Arentz and LeRoy Mumma, to share their music and  
stories.

Musicians of all instruments and levels are welcome, and there are  
also options
for singers, dancers, and non-musicians. There?s a choice of about 30
workshops on topics ranging from ?Pennsylvania Music? to ?Musical
Games? to ?Hymn Singing? to ?Playing in a Band.? Jam sessions will
take place throughout the weekend.  You'll have a chance to perform  
at open
stage during Saturday lunch and again as part of a group performance  
Saturday
evening.  Friday night offers a concert with a short performance by each
teacher.  Saturday night features a concert by Simple Gifts followed  
by a
contradance and then jamming afterwards.

The cost for the weekend is $50 if postmarked by the early bird  
deadline of
August 18 and $65 afterwards. The fee includes all workshops, jams,  
concerts,
and dancing. A meal package with 3 meals Saturday and 2 meals Sunday is
available for $40.

Camping is available by calling the park 8am-4pm at 814/667-1800. Let  
them know
you are part of the folk gathering.  Camping choices are: (1) camp  
right by the
workshop activities; showers are about a mile away but rest rooms are  
close or
(2) camp in the regular camping area where the general public would  
camp.
Showers are right there but workshops are a mile away. There are also  
hotels in
the area.  See the website for details.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering is sponsored by the Huntingdon  
County Arts
Council.  For information on registration or logistics, contact the arts
council at hcac at adelphia.net or 814/643-6220. For information on the  
musical
program, contact Linda Littleton, lrl at psu.edu, 814/865-0819. Also  
please see
the website at http://simplegiftsmusic.com/greenwood.

Hope to see you there!

-Linda

--
Linda Littleton, Founder and Artistic Director
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering
linda at simplegiftsmusic.com
http://www.simplegiftsmusic.com/greenwood
814/865-0819 (daytime - easiest to reach me here)
814/238-8048 (evenings, weekends, voice & fax)