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JANE SAPP, FRI DAY, JANUARY 12t h,8 i 30 P. M. at t he ETHI CAL SOCI ETY AUDI TORI UM, 16t h & KAI MI A N. W. ADMI SSI ON I S FREE TO FSGW MEMBERS, $2 FOR NON- MEMBERS.

JANE SAPP BEGAN HER MUSI CAL CAREER AT THE AGE OF NI NE I N GEORGI A AS A GOSPEL PI ANI ST FOLLOWI NG THE MODELS OF HER MOTHER AND SI STER. SI NCE THEN SHE HAS BEEN ASSOCI ATED WI TH THE AFRI CAN ENSEMBLE OF BI RMI NGHAM, ALABAMA AND THE PENN COMMUNI TY SI NGERS OF ST. HELENA I SLAND, S. C. SHE' S ORGANI ZED SEVERAL SOUL ROOTS FESTI VALS, FAMI LY UNI ON DAYS AND OTHER PROGRAMS REPRESENTI NG BLACK FOLK MUSI C.JANE’ S OWN REPETOI RE CONSI STS OF BLUES, GOSPEL AND OTHER TRADI TI ONAL BLACK MUSI C SPRI NGI NG FROM HER YOUTH I N AUGUSTA. SHE HAS PERFORMED AT THE NATI ONAL WOMEN’ S MUSI C FESTI VAL, THE WORLD MUSI C CENTER I N CHI CAGO, THE FOOTHI LLS FESTI VAL I N GREENVI LLE, S. C. AND VARI OUS COLLEGE CAMPUSES. SHE HAS DONE RESEARCH FOR THE AFRI CAN DI ASPORA SEGMENTS OF THE SMI THSONI AN FESTI VAL AND WAS DI RECTOR OF A SOUTH CAROLI NA SEA I SLAND CULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.JANE SAPP I S CURRENTLY DI RECTOR OF THE COMMUNI TY BASED ARTS EDUCATI ON PROGRAM AT MI LES COLLEGE" EUTAW I N EUTAW, ALABAMA. THE COLLEGE I S LOCATED I N GREENE COUNTY, THE FI FTH POOREST COUNTY I N THE NATI ON. JANE I S A WONDERFUL SI NGER AND HER PI ANO PLAYI NG, I TRUST, WI LL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF!

WALLY

J A N U A R Y S PECI A L EV EN T SJANUARY 19t h, BI LL LI VERS STRI NG ENSEMBLE PRESENTI NG PROGRAM OF BLUES, RAGS, OLD- TI ME, 8s30

JANUARY 20t h, ED TRI CKETT, 8: 30 P. M.

JANUARY 27t h, MI NI - FESTI VAL, MANY VARI ED WORKSHOPS FROM 12- 6, SQUARE DANCE CALLED BY JOHN McCUTCHEON AT 8: 30. DETAI LS ON JAN. 19, 20 & 27 EVENTS ON P. 2.

I MPORTANT- RENEW NOW- MEMBERSHI P RATES TO GO UP ON FEBRUARY 1st . SEE P. 4.

SPECI AL EVENT . JANUARY 19t h. 8: 30 P. m. ANNUAL MI NI - FESTI VAL, JANUARY 27t h

The Bi l l Li ver s St r i ng Ensembl e, f r om Owen Count y, Kent ucky, wi l l pr ovi de a pr ogr am of Bl ues, Rags and Ol d Ti me Tunes on Fr i day eveni ng, Jan. 19t h at t he Wash­i ngt on Et hi cal Soci et y, 16t h & Kal mi a Rd.N. W. Li ver s, who l eads t he gr oup, i s one of t he f ew r emai ni ng ( i f not t he l ast ) bl ack hoedown f i ddl er s l ef t i n t he count r y. He was r ai sed i n Nor t h- Cent r al Kent ucky ar ound t he t own of Owent on, and pl ays many of t he ol d t unes t r adi t i onal among bot h bl acks and whi t es i n t hat ar ea, as wel l as many bl ues, r ags and popul ar pi eces whi ch he has adopt ed as hi s own.Assi st i ng Li ver s ar e a number of younger musi ci ans f r om t he vi ci ni t y who add t hei r own t al ent s t o t he pr ogr amj Jane Snyder , vi ol i n, aut ohar p and vocal s; John Har r od, mandol i n, gui t ar and vocal s; Lar r y Gr een, vi ol i n and gui t ar ; Ben Gr i f f i t h, pi ano and bass; and Er i c Lar sen, gui t ar , mandol i n «j ad banj o. Admi ssi on i s $2 f or member s and $3 f or non- member s.

ED TRI CKETT CONCERT, JANUARY 20t h. 8; 30 P. M.

Once agai n we wi l l have t he oppor t uni t y t o enj oy t hi s f i ne per f or mer . Ed pl ays t he si x and t wel ve st r i ng gui t ar and t he hammer ed dul ci mer . He si ngs most l y t r ad­i t i onal Br i t i sh I sl es and Amer i can mat er i al , t ho hi s r eper t oi r e encompasses a wi de r ange of musi c. Ed has been hear d wi t h many ot her wel l - known per f or mer s such as Gor don Bok, Mi chael Cooney and Joe Hi cker son. The t i t l e of Ed’ s most r ecent L. P. , " Gent l y Down t he St r eam Of Ti me" , apt l y descr i bes hi s wor l d vi ew of musi c.Ed i s doi ng t hi s per f or mance as a benef i t f or FSGW. Admi ssi on i s $2 f or member s &$3 f or non- member s. Ti me: 8: 30 p. m. ,Pl ace: Et hi cal Soci et y, 16t h & Kal mi a N. W. Dat e: Januar y 20t h. Come and Enj oy !

The t i me f or our annual Mi ni - Fest i val i s her e agai n ( Hur r ay ! ). I t wi l l t ake pl ace on Jan. 27t h at t he Si dwel l Fr i ends School ( di r ect i ons on map bel ow) . Ther e wi l l be a mul t i t ude of wor kshops, concer t s and l ot s of danci ng. The basi c schedul e i s- a concer t of wor kshop l eader s f r om 12: 30- 1: 30; f i ve hour s of concur r ent wor k­shops ( some exampl es ar e Banj o st yl es,Sea Shant i es, Chi l dr ens’ Songs, For ei gn Songs, Begi nni ng Dul ci mer , Engl i sh Count r y Dance, Bl ues, Gospel , Vocal St yl es and many, many mor e) f r om 1; 30 - 6: 30; 6: 30- 8: 30 i s di nner br eak; 8: 30 t o mi dni ght i s a Squar e Dance f or al l , cal l ed by John McCut cheon. Ther e wi l l al so agai n be t he Fol k Mar ket pl ace wi t h a good sel ect i on of r ecor ds, books, pocket i nst r ument s and some i nt er est i ng ol der i nst r ument s f or t al eAdmi ssi on i s $4 f or t he whol e day ( $3 f or ei t her t he wor kshops or t he dance) and chi l dr en under 14 ar e hal f - pr i ce. The ent r ance t o t he Mi ddl e School i s on 37t h St . and t he door s wi l l open at noon. Begi nni ng at 1: 30 you may al so ent er and pay at t he f r ont of t he gym, wher e t he da^ ’ s dance wor kshops wi l l be hel d.The Si dwel l Fr i ends School , whi ch gener ous­l y co- sponsor s t hi s event , has 2 r ul es t hat wer t &st r espect : l ) no al chohol i c bev ­er ages on school pr oper t y and 2) onl y t enni s shoes or ot her sof t l i ght col or ed sol ed shoes i n gym f or danci ng.So br i ng youat , voi ces, i nst r ument s, sel ves and sneaker s and j oi n us f or a wonder f ul day of song, musi c and dance. For f ur t her i nf or mat i on cal l Debbi e, 270- 2217.

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OPEN SI NG FSGW MONTHLY DANCE

Thi s mont h' s Open Si ng wi l l f ocus on a t r ul y t r adi t i onal occupat i on- t hat of f ar mi ng ( I ' m t ol d t her e ar e ol der pr of es­si ons, but ). The f ar mer ' s l ot i sof t en a di f f i cul t one, and many of hi s pr obl ems and a f ew of hi s j oys have f ound t hei r way i nt o songs. We' l l s i ng a bunch of t hese on Fr i day, Januar y 5t h. at about 9 p. m. , at t he Washi ngt on Et hi cal Soci et y, 16t h and Kal mi a Rd. N. W. Admi ssi on i s $1 and i ncl udes wi ne and punch. Beer i s avai l abl e f or 500 a can. Come and j oi n l eader Bob Hi t chcock f or " The Far mer :Hi s Far m, Hi s Li f e, Hi s Demi se. "The Febr uar y 2nd Open Si ng wi l l be l ed by Bar r y Schl esi nger , whose t opi c i s " Pl aces Near and Far . "

Nancy, 933- 3073

SACRED HARP SI NG

John McCut cheon f r om Dungannon, Vi r gi ni a wi l l be our guest cal l er on Januar y 27t h at t he Si dwel l Fr i ends School . I n t he af t er noon he' l l be par t i ci pat i ng i n t he FSGW Mi ni - f est i val wi t h a wor kshop i n Pl ay Par t y Dances. The eveni ng dance st ar t s at 8: 30 p. m. and i s open t o al l l evel s of dancer s. Musi c wi l l be by t he Doubl e Decker St r i ng Band, and by John on t he hammer ed dul ci mer .Ot her af t er noon mi ni - f est i val wor kshops i n t r adi t i onal dance st yl es wi l l i ncl ude: I r i sh st ep and f i gur e dances ( Kat hl een Spencer ) , New Engl and Cont r as ( Lou Shapi r o) , Sout her n Mount ai n Bi g Ci r cl es ( Ni na Per ki ns) , and Appal achi an Cl og­gi ng ( Car ol Chemi kof f ) . For mor e det ai l s on t he mi ni - f est i val see ar t i cl e on page 2.

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Hymn si ngi ng f r om t he " Sacr ed Har p" wi l l be hel d on Sunday, Januar y 21st . at 4 p. m. Bet t y St acey wi l l host at her home i n N. W.D. C. Ther e wi l l be a pot - l uck supper , so cal l Bet t y, 686- 1077, and l et her know what you ar e br i ngi ng.

Kar en, 585- 7065

GOSPEL SI NG

St ar t t he New Year r i ght wi t h t hi s mont h’ s Gospel Si ng and pot l uck di nner at t he home of Ar l ene Rodenbeck and Ri ck Mor gan on Januar y 14t h at 4 p. m. Pl ease cal l at 462- 36o7 t o l et t hem know what you' l l be br i ngi ng f or t he pot - l uck. See you t her e !

Kat hy, 234- 5115

FSGW SUNDAY NI GHT DANCES

The r egul ar FSGW Sudnay ni ght dances ar e now bei ng hel d at t he Masoni c Templ e Hal l , 3501 12t h St . N. E. , c omer of 12t h and Monr oe St . , about 6 bl ocks East of t he Cat hol i c U. campus and 1 bl ock E. of t he Br ookl and- Cat hol i c U. Met r o st at i on.The dances ar e f r om 8 p. m. - 10: 30 p. m. Admi ssi on i s $2 f or member s and $2. 50 f or non- member s.

Jan. 7t h. St eve Hi ckman and ot her s cal l i ng, musi c by The Boss- Town Buzz- St eps.Jan. 14t h . Joel and Kat hy Shi mber g f r om Mt . Vi si on, New Yor k cal l i ng and pl ayi ng: . £ Jan. 21st „ Bob Dal semer cal l i ng, musi c by

t he Boss- Town Buzz- St eps.Jan. 28t h. John McCut cheon cal l i ng, musi c by t he Vi ol et Hi l l Swamp Donkeys.

WANTED, NEEDED SECTI ON

A second- hand banj o i n good condi t i on. Cal l Bet sy- 265- 9808, eveni ngs.

Someone wi t h woodwor ki ng ski l l s, t ool s and i ncl i nat i on t o vol unt eer t o bui l d cabl e r eel s f or t he new sound equi pment FSGW has j ust acqui r ed. Cal l Mi ke Ri ver s- 892- 6117

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Kat hy and Joel Shi mber g of Mt . Vi si on , N. Y. wi l l al so be pl ayi ng and cal l i ng at t he Concor di a Dance on Fr i day,Jan. 12t h. The l ocat i on i s 20t h and G St . N. W. Ti me i s 8: 30. I nf o: 589- 021?

I MPORTANT: MEMBERSHI P MATTERS !

I t has been sever al year s si nce t he FSGW r ai sed i t s member shi p r at es, whi ch i n f act have changed onl y l i t t l e si nce t he FSGW vas f ounded near l y 15 year s ago. Member s st i l l get i n f r ee t o r egul ar mont hl y pr ogr ams and at r educed cost t o gr owi ng number s of speci al event s, yet t he cost s ( per f or mer s’ f ees, hal l r ent al s et c. ) cont i nue t o r i se. Anot her maj or but vi t al expense i s t he newsl et t er , whi ch i npor ms about bot h FSGW and non- FSGW act i vi t i es, and t he gr owi ng bi l l s f or t he 3 P' s ( paper , pr i nt i ng, and post age) now mean t hat mor e t han hal f of your member shi p f ees go f or t hat i t em al one. So i t i s, f or al l t hese r easons, t hat member shi p f ees ar e bei ng r ai sed, al as, ef f ect i ve Febr uar y 1st . For t unat el y t he i ncr ease i sj smal l and wi l l st i l l l eave t he FSGW as one of t he best musi cal i nvest ment s i n Washi ngt on.

I ndi vi dual member shi ps, now $6, wi l l go up t o $8, whi ch wi l l st i l l pay f or i t sel f i f you at t end even 4 r egul ar pr ogr ams a year . Fami l y member shi ps wi l l go up f r om $9 t o $12, an even bet t er buy i f you happen t o be a f ami l y. You coul d, of cour se, get t he j ump ont he new r at es by r enewi ng ( or j oi ni ng) at t he ol d ones, whi ch di sappear af t er Januar y 31.( Mai l appl i cat i ons must be post mar ked no l at er t han t hat dat e. )

For t hose who wi sh t o suppor t t he FSGW t o a gr eat er ext ent - and ear n a t ax br eak be­si de- t her e wi l l al so be 3 new cat egor i es of member shi p avai l abl e:

Cont r i but i ng Member shi p wi l l be $25 a year , f or ei t her i ndi vi dual s or f ami l i es. We wi l l consi der your t ax- deduct i bl e cont r i but i on t o be t he di f f er ence bet ween t hat amount and t he r egul ar i ndi vi dual or f ami l y r at e; t hus, i ndi vi dual s wi l l be af cl e t o l i st $17 ( * 25- * 8) as a cont r i but i on t o t he non- pr of i t FSGW, whi l e f ami l y r et ur ns wi l l be abl e t o l i st a $13 cont r i but i on ( $25- $12).

Or , you may el ect t o become a Sust ai ni ng Member f or $50- agai n ei t her i ndi vi dual orf ami l y. I n t hi s case t he al l owabl e deduct i on wi l l be $42 f or i ndi vi dual s or $38 f or f ami l i es

I f , on t he ot her hand, you’ d l i ke t o be abl e t o f or get t he whol e t hi ng- year l y bi l l s, changi ng member shi p car ds, et c. - and make a t r ul y maj or cont r i but i on at t he same t i me t o al l t he peopl e who benef i t f r om t he FSGW’ s exi st ence, you wi l l be abl e, as of Febr uar y 1st . ,t o enr ol l as a Li f et i me Member ! The f ee wi l l be $150 f or i ndi vi dual s ( of whi ch $50 wi l lbe consi der ed act ual dues, meani ng a $100 deduct i on f or you) or $225 f or f ami l i es ( $75 dues pl us a t ax- deduct i bl e $150) .

Cont r i but i ng, Sust ai ni ng or Li f et i me Member s wi l l r ecei ve a l et t er ver i f y i ng t hei r st at us and conf i r mi ng t he amount of t hei r deduct i bl e cont r i but i on.

Jonat han Eber har t , Pr esi dent FSGW

OUT-CF-TOWN NEWSLETTERSApol ogi es for thi s one,but here ' tis:It has been possi bl e for out-of-town ere who are not also members of the FSGW to subscri be to the FSGW newsl etter,for whi ch we recentl y rai sed the rate from $2 a year to85. A recal cul ati on re­veal s that thi s sti l l l eaves us nearl y $1 short of costs for such subscripti ons.So we must regretful l y rai se the rate again, as of February 1st.,to $4 a year.Subscri pti ons or renewal s postmarked no l ater than Jan. 31st. wi l l sti l l be able to take advantage of the $3 rate.(Wash­i ngton area residents must join the FSGW to recei ve the newsl etter regularl y, si nce the rel ati vel y smal l addi ti onal cost for ful l membershi p is fel t to be a reasonabl e i nducement for those near enough to parti ci pate in FSGW acti vi t i es.)

ANOTHER FOLKLORE COURSE AT AMERICAN U.23.306 Oral Narrati ve : Thi s course wi l l exami ne Fol ktal es,bal l ads and epics, consi deri ng the common characteri sti cs of these vari ous storytel l i ng forms,thei r ori gi ns,fucti ons, and di fferences. It wi l l deal wi th questi ons of why do people tel l stori es,how and why do they entertain and what happens when a story is bei ng tol d to a group. The course wi l l be taught by S. Zei tl i n and J. Santi no of the Smi th­soni an Insti tuti on and wi l l meet Thursdays from 8:10-10:40 p.m. start i ng on Jan. 18th.The course may be taken for credi t wi thi n the A.U. program or is open to non-degree students from the Communi ty through the AU Di vi si on of Conti nui ng Education,686-2500

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AND TUESDAYS AT THE RED FOX I S OLD TI ME STRI NGBAND NI GHT.Tuesdays at t he Fox wi l l cont i nue t o be r eser ved f or ol d- t i me st r i ngbands. Be­gi nni ng i n Januar y t hr ee l ocal bands wi l l t ot at e on Tuesdays:Januar y 2nd & 23r d, Pot boi l er St r i ngband ( Denni s Bot zer , Ri chi e Schuman, John Car t er , Char l i e Pi l zer )Januar y 9t h & 30t h, Doubl e Decker St r i ngband, ( Bi l l Schmi dt , Suzi e Robbi ns, Br uce Hut t on, John Beam)Januar y 16t h, Sweet wat er St r i ngband ( Pet er and Ji m McCl ur ki n, Gar y Humi st on, Kar en Col l i ns, Si d Net her y)The Red Fox i s l ocat ed at 4940 Fai r mount Ave. , Bet hesda. Wednesday t hr u Sat ur day ni ght s f eat ur es Bl uegr ass bands and occa­si onal I r i sh bands. For band ni ght s i nf o, cal l t he Fox at 652- 4429.

FSGW BOARD MEETI NG. JANUARY 3r d. 8 p. m.

The Januar y Baor d meet i ng wi l l be hel d at Lar s Hansl i n' s home i n Chevy Chase, Md. ( 654- 4317) . The meet i ngs ar e open t o t he member shi p.

Thur sday ni ght s at t he Communi t y Caf e br i ng you t r adi t i onal musi c at 8: 30 p. m. Nat ur al veget ar i an f ood and good snacks ar e avai l abl e. $1 and $2 donat i ons ar e r equest ed. Al l money goes t o t he musi ci an.Jan. 4t h Kat hy West r a; Kat hy si ngs Chi l d Bal l ads a cappel l a, and ot her songs occasi onal l y accompanyi ng her sel f on cel l o or appal achi an dul ci mer .Jan. 11t h Tony El man & f r i ends; Tony pl ays hammer ed dul ci mer and si ngs. He wi l l be j oi ned by hi s f r i ends who pl ay st i r i ng band musi c.Jan. 18t h. Doubl e Decker St r i ngband; pl ayi ng ol d- t i mey st r i ngband musi c, consi st s of one gal and 3 guys who pl ay a var i et y of i nst ur ment s and si ng t r adi t i onal Amer i can songs.Jan. 25t h. Davi d Ol i ve; si ngi ng most l y bl ues and count r y- west er n. Dave si ngs a cappel l a, t ho somet i mes accompanyi ng hi msel f on t he gui t ar . Dave may be j oi ned by a f ew of hi s f r i ends.Sat ur day ni ght , Jan. 13t h br i ngs Jef f Dei t chman per f or mi ng a var i et y of t unes f r om t r adi t i onal bl ues, bal l ads, ol 4- t i mey, t o hi s own composi t i ons.Communi t y Caf e i s l ocat ed at 4949 Bet hesda Ave. , Bet hesda, Md. For f ur t her i nf or mat i on cal l Li nda, LA-6 0384.

I RI SH FI DDLERS I N TOWN

Andy McGann and Paddy Reynol ds, t wo of Amer i ca’ s f i nest I r i sh f i ddl e- pl ayer s, accompani ed by pi ani st Fel i x Dol an, wi l l per f or m at t he Di vi si on of MMsl eal I nst r u­ment s, Museum of Hi st or y and Technol ogy, Smi t hsoni an I nst i t ut i on, Monday, Januar y 22, at 8 p. m. Thi s i s t he f i r st t i me t he musi ci ans have been l ur ed down f r om New Yor k t o pl ay i n t he Washi ngt on ar ea. I f enough cei l i ent husi ast s ar e pr esent , t he second hal f of t he pr ogr am wi l l be t ur ned i nt o a dance. Admi ssi on char ge wi l l be $5. 00. Associ at es, st udent s, and seni or ci t i zens admi ssi on i s $4* 50. The pr oceeds wi l l be used t o cont i nue pr ogr ams i n t hi s Count r y Musi c and Dance Ser i es. Cal l 381- 5395 Tor r eser vat i ons.

APPALACHI AN CLOG & FLATF00T CLASSES

t aught by Bob Dal semer wi l l be hel d at t he Gyr a- Pl ace i n Bal t i mor e st ar t i ngFeb. 5t h, 1 hour weekl y f or 8 weeks. Cour ses ar e avai l abl e ei t her Mon. or Thur s. ni ght s. Bob i s an exper i enced t eacher , havi ng hel d wor kshops i n many pl aces up and down -the East coast . Cal l ( 301) 664- 0400 f or f ur t her i nf o.

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