[MusicFriends] Square Dancing, Crook Farm Country Fair Bluegrass Music, Folk Gatherings, Fiddlers Fairs, etc.

Howard Blumenthal howard at blumenthals.com
Fri Aug 21 17:46:58 EDT 2009


SQUARE DANCE AT ODIN GRANGE  AUG 22

Square dance at Odin Grange Aug 22
Odin, Pennsylvania 16746  (Potter County, Coudersport Area)

Odin Grange welcomes the public to a round and square dance at the  
grange hall on Saturday, August 22nd, from 7 pm until 10 pm. Admission  
will be $5.00. Proceeds will support Odin Grange's community service  
projects.

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5Y4R_Odin_Grange_1254_Odin_Pennsylvania

For more information, call 486-3511

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COUNTRY FAIR BLUEGRASS PLUS OLD TIME JAMMING  AUG 29 -> 30

Crook Farm Country Fair  -- Music Schedule

  AUG 29, 30 2009

BRADFORD, PA

Seaward Ave at Tuna Crossroad

Bradford, PA  (914) 362-3906   http://www.bradfordlandmark.org/



COME FOR THE HISTORY, CRAFTS, CONCERTS & DANCING. STAY FOR THE JAMMING  
& FOOD!

Historically the Crook Farm Country Fair has featured traditional  
Bluegrass, Folk and American Traditional Music.  This year is no  
exception with an expanded line-up featuring top-notch local and  
regional talent.  This year we will be encouraging all local,  
traditional musicians to participate in and around the fair grounds,  
and at the Jam Tent.

•  FREE ADMISSION – for musicians entering the fair grounds

•  CONCERTS -- Main Stage with Church Street Blues & the Doerfel Family

•  OLD TIME ROUND & SQUARE DANCING -- on the Main Stage  - Sat. & Sun.

•  IMPROMPTU JAM SESSIONS -- Encouraged around the Fair all weekend

•  JAM TENT -- All Day SATURDAY & SUNDAY

•  WORKSHOPS -- by Van Wagner

•  OPEN STAGE – Sunday afternoon on the Main Stage

•  FREE ROUGH CAMPING -- Friday & Saturday nights in the field next to  
the farm



  THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MAIN STAGE

Saturday Aug. 29th

12pm – 12:50 CHURCH STREET BLUES

1pm – 1:50  VAN WAGNER - Pennsylvania's timber heritage in story and  
song

2pm – 3:00 Church Street Blues

3:00pm – 5:00 OLD TIME ROUND & SQUARE DANCE



Sunday Aug. 30th

10:30am – 11:15am THE DOERFEL FAMILY BAND Gospel Sing Around

11:15 – 12:00  VAN WAGNER - Journey through Pennsylvania's timber  
heritage in story and song

12:15 – 1:00 pm Doerfel Family Bluegrass

1pm – 1:50  Square Dance with Keith Blackmon & The Crook Farm All Stars

2pm – 3pm Doerfel Family Bluegrass

3pm – 5pm  Open Stage with Festival Performance Staff & Jammers



GOSPEL SING AROUND on Sunday Morning will be lead by the Doerfel  
Family, everyone is welcome.  Bring an instrument, your voice & your  
favorite Gospel Song; join in, or just come to listen.   We’ll sit in  
a big circle, sing & play your favorite Gospel Songs.  Don’t miss it,  
we’ll make the tent ring!

JAM TENT will be open all day on Saturday & Sunday.  You are invited  
to bring an instrument & your voice & join in playing or singing, or  
just come to listen.  Music will be Bluegrass, Old Time, Folk,  
Country, etc.  Depending on the musicians who arrive.  Admission to  
the Fair is free for musicians & singers that join us in the Jam Tent!

OLD TIME ROUND & SQUARE DANCE Saturday & Sunday.  We’ll have the Crook  
Farm All Stars and a bunch of  Tuesday night dancers to help get you  
up & dancing.  Keith Blackmon (our caller) will help you every step of  
the way.  Give it a try, it’s easy & fun!



WHO’S WHO AT THE FAIR:

CHURCH STREET BLUES http://www.churchstreetblues.com/  is back for  
another year. This acoustic band has fans of many musical styles such  
as bluegrass, gospel, folk, oldies, and rock.  Infused with excellent  
vocal abilities, dynamic song-writing, and impassioned instrumentals,  
Church Street Blues proudly delivers their unique take on traditional  
& contemporary bluegrass, originals, and great gospel.  Local  
musician, Scott Pearson, from Warren, Pa. has won numerous  
instrumental awards on Guitar, Fiddle & Mandolin.

DOERFEL FAMILY http://www.doerfelfamily.com/   This large family (10  
kids) originally from Springville, NY. has performed all over the  
country, and travels to Florida each winter to perform the Southern  
Bluegrass Circuit.  Bring the kids for this show and enjoy an  
afternoon with the Doerfel Family, you will be surprised, amazed and  
delighted!  The “kids” have taken over the show lately & you’ll be  
surprised & delighted at the NEW Doerfel Family!  You can say "You saw  
them when....".

VAN WAGNER http://www.vanwagnermusic.com/   Born in Pennsylvania.   
Lives in Pennsylvania. Makes music. Mined coal.  Logged trees.   
Teaches kids. Van Wagner, songwriter, historian and Pennsylvania  
logger has developed a program celebrating the past and present of the  
Pennsylvania timber industry. Wagner is a native of Danville.  He  
worked for Daniel Logging in Idaho as well as on many independent  
logging projects in Pennsylvania.   His songs have been performed all  
over the world and have been featured in several film productions.  
Enjoy this unique program as Wagner takes you on a journey through  
Pennsylvania's timber heritage.

KEITH BLACKMON, a local caller leads Old Time Square Dancing -Every  
Tuesday evening at the Bank Building on the Crook Farm.  Keith is 83,  
recently married, and has been calling Squares since he was 14, he’s  
the real deal!  This year Keith will be calling square dances on  
Saturday & Sunday afternoon.  This is not an exhibition; it is  
participatory traditional Eastern Square Dancing.  No fancy footwork,  
no lessons needed, simple figures.  It's easy and fun for kids of all  
ages!

HOWARD BLUMENTHAL, old time fiddle, mandolin, guitar & vocals.  Will  
be hosting the Main Stage

ED HANSEN, Specializes in an authentic, old time fiddling style that  
he learned from his Grandfather.

MUSIC VENDORS:

James Burkhouse - Pennwood Strings  Fiddles, Bowed Psalteries,  
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.  John will provide on-site emergency instrument repair if  
needed.

More info:  Howard Blumenthal             
814-368-4057                        howard at blumenthals.com



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FOLK WEEKEND OCT. 30 - NOV. 1 ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE

ALAN JABBOUR
JOHN KIRK
TRISH MILLER

Mark you calendars for the

ANNUAL FOLK WEEKEND
At Camp Onyahsa on Chautauqua Lake (http://www.onyahsa.org/)
5411 East Lake Road
Dewittville, NY 14728
October 30th-November 1st, 2009

Come back home to Chautauqua County for the Annual Folk Music Weekend.
The program this year will feature the following performers:

Alan Jabbour
www.alanjabbour.com
Alan Jabbour was born in 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida.  A violinist  
by early training, he put himself through college at theUniversity of  
Miami playing classical music.  While a graduate student at Duke  
University in the 1960s, he began documenting oldtime fiddlers in the  
Upper South.  Documentation turned to apprenticeship, and he relearned  
the fiddle in the style of the Upper South from musicians like Henry  
Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia, and Tommy Jarrell of Toast, North  
Carolina.  He taught a repertory of
oldtime fiddle tunes to his band, the Hollow Rock String Band, which  
was an important link in the instrumental music revival in the 1960s.

After receiving his Ph.D. in 1968, he taught English, folklore, and  
ethnomusicology at UCLA in 1968-69.  He then moved toWashington, D.C.,  
for over thirty years of service with Federal cultural agencies.  He  
was head of the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress  
1969-74, director of the folk arts program at the National Endowment  
for the Arts 1974-76, and director of theAmerican Folklife Center at  
the Library of Congress 1976-99. Since his retirement, he has turned  
enthusiastically to a life of writing, consulting, lecturing, and  
playing the fiddle.

John Kirk and Trish Miller:
www.johnandtrish.com
Singer/songwriter John Kirk is skilled on a variety of instruments,  
including fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo.  A member of several  
groups throughout the years including Walt Michael & Co., the  
Susquehanna Stringband, and Vanaver Caravan, John brings a strong  
voice and championship fiddling.  His wife, Trish has been performing  
as a clog dancer since 1981, including her work with Back Creek  
Cloggers, the Green Grass Cloggers, and Vanaver Caravan.  She plays  
mountain-style clawhammer banjo and rhythm guitar learned from folks  
in her native region of Virginia, and is a dance caller, teacher, and  
choreographer.




SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday night:
Arrival-7pm:  check-in, settle in, then time for some music
sign up to perform-for any budding performer!
Saturday:
3 morning and afternoon workshops, then free time to learn a tune, a  
song, or a dance. Includes lunch at noon and dinner at 6pm for those  
staying the whole day or weekend.
Saturday Night Square Dance begins at 8pm.
Sunday:
Sign up to perform (maybe something new you learned this weekend?)

IMPORTANT: If you are staying overnight, a bed will be provided but  
you need to bring bedding and towels with you.


REGISTRATION

Registration includes the following:  Three workshops on Saturday, the  
Saturday Night Dance, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and  
breakfast and lunch on Sunday.

Lodging for Friday and Saturday Night are extra as outlined
Below (space is limited so get your reservations in early):

Name_____________________________________________

Address___________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Phone number___________________ e-mail_______________

Choose one (check):

     Attending the weekend only (I have my own lodging)………………….$70.00

      Attending the weekend with lodging……………………………………$100.00

Choice of either heated dorms or unheated cabins, both dormitory style.

      Saturday only (all workshops, meals, and Saturday night  
dance).................$50.00

Please return your reservations with payment by September 1st to:
Heidi Harding, Box 126, Dewittville, NY  14728.
Please let us know as soon as possible.

Please email to reserve your spot ASAP  heidiho_sweet at yahoo.co.uk

SEE YOU AT THE LAKE!!


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GREENWOOD FURNACE FOLK GATHERING SEPT. 11-13

To our folk music friends:

It's time to register for the Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering! Come
join us September 11-13 in central Pennsylvania for a fun and
friendly weekend of playing and listening to folk music - a fantastic
three days of workshops, concerts, jams, dancing and friendship.
Activities are held at Greenwood Furnace State Park in central PA,
about 30 miles from State College and 90 miles from Harrisburg. This
is a gorgeous location with beautiful mountain views, miles of hiking
trails, and a six acre lake for swimming and fishing.

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 45 workshops on topics ranging from old time tunes to
harmony singing to arranging music. Jam sessions will take place
throughout the weekend. You'll have a chance to perform at open stage
and also as part of a group performance Saturday evening.

For those who are new to music, there will be dulcimers and autoharps
for you to rent for the weekend or borrow for a workshop, and we'll
have gentle and patient teachers to get you started. There will be a
staff concert each evening, followed by staff-led jams, singing
around the bonfire, and a contradance with open band.

The cost for the weekend is $65 if postmarked by August 1 and $80
afterwards. The fee includes all workshops, jams, concerts, and
dancing. A meal package with 3 meals Saturday and 2 meals Sunday is
available for $45.

Camping is available by calling the park 8am-4pm at 814/667-1800. Let
them know you are part of the folk gathering, so that you may camp in
the area by the workshop activities. There are also hotels about 15
miles away.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Huntingdon County Arts Council

huntingdonarts at comcast.net

http://folkgathering.com

814/643-6220

Hope to see you there!

-Linda

Linda Littleton
Simple Gifts
814/238-8048 or 814/865-0819
http://www.simplegiftsmusic.com
linda at simplegiftsmusic.com

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SPRINGWATER FIDDLERS FAIR SEPT. 19

$5 Admission
SAT. SEPT. 19TH FIDDLERS FAIR WAYLAND, NY
Sugarbush Hollow Maple Syrup Farm
  8447 Pardee Hollow Road, Town of East Springwater,
Wayland, New York 14572
  585-943-3475
  Email: springwaterfiddlersfair at yahoo.com
Step back into the past The Fiddlers Fair will be an all-day musical  
event for the whole family. Whether you prefer to sit and enjoy the  
music playing on stage, or hike surrounding scenic trails to  
experience "fiddling-in- the-woods", we guarantee an eclectic music  
mix. You can also expect some lively jam sessions that will get your  
fee stomping and hands clapping! Local Culinary Bounty Our food  
vendors are all renowned restaurateur whose fares will feature locally  
grown fresh produce and seasonal products. We guarantee a culinary  
experience that will delight. Delicious snacks, meals and drinks will  
be available all day. http://www.springwaterfiddlersfair.net/ The  
Musician's Registration Form is on the site, and they're beginning to  
come in - hope you can join us! One added bit of info - we will have  
two "stage" areas, instead of just one (the sugarhouse porch); the  
second, a large hay wagon an easy distance away from the porch.
  INFO: ______________________________ Herb & Carolyn Tinney Wind 'n  
Pines 7633 Thunder Mountain Trail (Town of Springwater) Wayland NY  
14572-9786 USA EMail: hwtinney at earthlink.net VMail: 585.728-2041
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