Ih e fo lk lo r e

Society o f Gr ea ter

Wash in gtonVOLUME XV, NO.10_________________ JUNE, 1979______________ PHONE (703) 281-2228

Mia Ga r d in er , E d it or

THE FOLKLORE SOCIETY OF GREATER WASHINGTON PRESENTS:

T H E W A S H I N G T O N F O L K F E S T I V A L

JUNE 2nd ANT) 3rd AT GLEN ECHO PARK IN MARYLAND, RAIN OR SHINE AND FREE

IT’S HERE ! F ive s t a ge s o f music and dan ce, J ar inging t oge t h e r a h ost o f Amer ican t r a d i t io n s a lon g wit h t h ose o f n ea r ly t h r ee dozen ot h er cou n t r ie s— ye t a l l r e p r e sen t in g t h e amazing v a r ie t y o f t h e gr e a t e r Wash ington a r ea .T h e r e 'l l be a br oad sa m p lin g o f t r a d i t io n a l c r a ft s ,w i t h l i v e d em on st r a t ion s & even some chances t o t r y you r own hand. The d an cin g w i l l in clu d e some t o wa tch , t o le a r n and t o siHp ly jo in in . Th er e’l l be c h i ld r e n 's pr ogr ams, workshops r a n gin g from fi d d le s t y le s t o son gs about Wash in gton , and lo t s mor e. And i t ' s al l f r e e , beca u se ever yone in volved in making i t happen i s d oin g so g r a t i s . The fe s t i v a l w i l l run from noon t o 10 p .m. on Sa tu r da y,J u n e 2nd and fr om noon t o 6 p .m. Sunday, J une 3r d , r a in or sh in e , and i s p r esen t ed with t h e coop er a t ion o f t h e Na t ion a l Park Se r v ice . Glen Echo Park i s loca t e d on MacAr thur Blvd . a t Goldsbor o R d ., and fo r more in for m a t ion you can c a l l t h e p a r k 's in for m a t ion number , 492-6282. Ther e a r e lo t s o f fe s t i v a l s ar ound, bu t you ought t o t r y t h i s on e, beca u se i f you fin d something u nexpected t h a t you l i k e —and you w i l l —Yo u 'l l be a b le t o fin d more o f -i t la t e r on , in you r own backya r d .

THE BAULS OF BENGAL—SPECIAL EVENT—FRIDAY. JUNE 8t h . 8:30 P.M. .................

I f y o u r e x p e r i e n c e w i t h I n d i a ’ s m u s ic i s c o n f i n e d t o R a v i S h a n k a r ’ s s i t a r -p l a y i n g , come h e a r a s u r ­p r i s i n g l y d i f f e r e n t s i d e in t h e B a u l m u s ic o f B e n g a l . I f s i t a r m u s ic i s a n a lo g o u s t o t h a t o f , sa y , t h e c l a s s i c a l v i o l i n , t h e B a u ls o f B e n g a l a r e m or e l i k e a s o r t o f s p i r i t u a l , e c s t a t i c ju g b a n d . U n u s u a l i n s t r u m e n t s , b e a u t i f u l s i n g i n g a n d a n a p ­p r o a c h t h a t h a s i n f l u e n c e d p e o p le fr o m A l l e n G i n s - b u r g t o Bob D y la n w i l l a l l b e p a r t o f t h e i r p e r ­fo r m a n c e on J u n e 8 a t 8 :3 0 p .m . a t t h e Wa s h in g t o n E t h i c a l S o c i e t y a u d i t o r i u m , 775>0 l& t h S t . NW a t K a lm ia R d . Ad m is s io n i s $2 f o r FSGW m em ber s an d and $l| f o r n o n -m e m b e r s , (c o n t i n u e d on p .& . • • • )

BENGALI BAULS CONTINUED

2.

FSGW SUNDAY NIGHT DANCES

"B a u l " i s a B e n g a l i wor d m e a n in g Ma f - f l i c t e d w i t h t h e s p i r i t o f t h e w i n d ." I t ’ s a r e fe r e n c e t o m a d n e s s , a n d i n ­d e e d , t h e s e i t i n e r a n t m u s i c i a n s w er e o s t r a c i z e d f o r man y y e a r s f o r t h e i r p h i lo s o p h y a n d h o u s e -t o -h o u s e , v i l l a g e - t o -v i l l a g e w a y s .

Th e p r i n c i p a l p e r fo r m e r a t t h e c o n c e r t , w i l l be P u r n a Das B a u l , a r e m a r k a b le s i n g e r and p e r fo r m e r on t h e k h a m a k , an i n s t r u m e n t t h a t lo o k s l i k e a dr u m b u t w h ic h i s a c t u a l l y p lu c k e d , p r o ­d u c in g i t s p i t c h e s b y c h a n g in g t h e t e n s i o n on a s t r i n g a t t a c h e d t o on e o f t h e d r u m h e a d s . H i t a B r a t a Roy w i l l p l a y t h e f o u r -s t r i n g e d d o t a r a , B a d a l Roy (kn own fr o m h i s r e c o r d i n g s w i t h j a z z t r u m p e t e r M i l e s D a v i s ] ) p l a y s t h e t a b l a , a n d Ma n ju Da s p l a y s t h e t i n y , b e l l - l i k e c y m b a ls known a s k a r t a l .

You d o n ’ t h a ve t o k n o w --o r m a ybe e v e n c a r e --a b o u t I n d i a n m u s ic t o e n jo y t h e m u s ic o f t h e B a u l s . "I r e j o i c e i n s o n g an d I d a n ce w i t h on e a n d a l l , ” s a y s on e o f t h e i r s o n g s . MT h a t i s w h y, b r o t h e r , I b eca m e a m a d ca p B a u l .”

J onathan

AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER OUTDOOR CONCERT

The F o lk l i fe Cen t e r 's 1979 ou tdoor con cer t s e r ie s p r esen t s Ron Thomason and t h e Dry Branch F ir e Squad,an Ohio band t h a t "l i v e s and b r ea t h es b lu e g r a s s ". The F ir e Squad per for ms c la s s i c a l b lu e g r a s s ,o ft e n in t e r p r e t e d in t h e t r a d i t io n a l for ms o f duet and a c a p e lla s in g in g . The band combines fi n e m u sicia n sh ip with an a p p r ec ia t ion o f t h e t r a d i t io n s t h a t n u r tu r e b lu egr a ss mu sic. 12 noon to 2 p.m. on th e Neptune P la za , Libr a r y of Con gr ess.No t i c k e t s r eq u ir ed .The Outdoor Concer t S e r ie s w i l l con t in u e on J u ly 26t h with a per fomance by t h e Lou isia n a Aces, p la y in g t r a d i t io n a l Cajun mu sic. The Aces in clu d e D.L. Menard, Marc Savoy, and Dick Rich a r d . The group w i l l be jo in ed by Dewey B a lfa and h is nephew,Tony B a lfa . 12 noon t o 2 p .m. on t h e Neptune P la za , Lib r a r y o f Con gr ess. No t i c k e t s r eq u ir ed .

CONGRATULAT IONS........ go to Reed Mar t inwho won 1s t p la ce in t h e ban jo con t es t a t Union Gr ove, Nor th Ca r olin a t h i s sp r in g.

The S o c i e t y 's r e gu la r Sunday n igh t dances a r e h e ld a t t h e Masonic TempleH a ll , 3501 12t h S t . NE a t t h e co m e r o fMonroe S t . , about 6 b lock s ea st o f t h e Br ookland-CU metro s t o p . The dances a r e fr om 8- 10:30 p .m ., w it h a $2 a d mission fo r FSGW members and $2.50 fo r non-members.J une 3r d - Bob Dalsemer c a l l i n gJ une 10t h - Lou Shap ir o c a l l i n gJ une 17t h - Mary Roades c a l l i n gJ une 24t h - Boss-Town Bu zz-St ep s c a l l i n gMusic fo r a l l t h e J une dances w i l l be by t h e Boss-Town Bu zz-St ep s.Ther e w i l l be no Sunday n igh t dances d u r in g J u ly and Au gu st . They w i l l r esume in September . Watch your n e w sle t t e r fo r exact d a t e and p la ce .

MCRE d a n c e :

P o l i s h up y o u r d a n c i n g s h o e s , 'c a u s e a l o t ' s g o i n g o n : On We d n e sd a y n i g h t , J u n e 6 , Bob D a ls e m e r w i l l b e c a l l i n g a d a n ce a t A l l S o u l s ' C h u r c h , 1 6 t h an d H a r va r d S t s . NW i n D .C ., w i t h mu­s i c by t h e Bo3 S-Tow n B u z z -S t e p s . I t ’s a b e n e f i t f o r t h e W i n c h e s t e r Su mmit T e n a n t s A s s o c i a t i o n , an d a d m i s s i o n i s $ 2 .9 0 . F or m or e i n f o , c a l l R ic h a r d Sch u man a t 2 6 9 -3 9 U 6 .

Th en t h e r e ' s a b i g s c h e d u le a t t h e S p a n i s h B a l l r o o m i n M a r y la n d 's G le n Ech o P a r k , w h e r e t h e d a n c e s r u n fr om 6 :3 0 t o 1 1 : 3 0 .

J u n e 2 - A s q u a r e d a n c e , FREE, a s p a r t o f t h e FSGW' s t h i r d a n n u a l Wa s h in g t o n F o lk F e s t i v a l . C a l l s by Lou S h a p i r o w i t h Hambone S w e e t s .

Th e r e s t h a ve a $2 a d m i s s i o n :J u n e 9 - S q u a r e d a n c e : c a l l s b y Nin a

P e r k i n s an d Br u ce S t r a n d , m u s ic b y Hambone Sw e e t s .

J u n e 16 - S q u a r e s and c o n t r a s : Lou S h a p i r o w i t h t h e C h ic k e n S p a n k e r s .

J u n e 23 - New E n g la n d c o n t r a s , E n g­l i s h c o u n t r y an d s q u a r e s : f i v e c a l l e r s , m u s ic b y P e a s c o d s G a t h e r ­i n g .

J u n e 3D - S c a n d i n a v i a n c o u p le t u r n ­i n g d a n c e s : l e d b y B i l l Wa r r e n w i t h P e a s c o d s G a t h e r i n g .

V is r 3.OPEN SING 1979 - 1980 gSSt BOABD— ELECTION RESULTS

Th er e’s n ot h in g l i k e a t o p ic t h a t f i t s t h e occa s ion , and we su r e have one t h i s month. The Open Sin g i s t h e n igh t b e for e t h e Th ir d Annual Wash ington P olk F e s t iv a l and we’r e goin g t o ce le b r a t e l i k e mad with son gs about p a r t i e s , h o lid a ys , a n n iver sa ­r i e s and wha tever mer r ymaking comes t o mind. All t h i s r e v e lr y w i l l happen on F r id a y, J une 1 , a t about 9 p .m ., a t t h e Wash ington E t h ica l Soc ie t y a u d it or iu m ,16t h and Kalmia Rd. N.W. Admission i s $1 fo r ever yone and in clu d e s wine and punch. Beer i s a v a i la b le fo r a b i t e x t r a . So get in t o a ca r ou s in g mood and jo in le a d e r Tom McHenry fo r ’’Songs fo r F e s t iv e Occa s ion s!”Next month’s t o p ic f i t s , too,— t h e Sin g w i l l be J u ly 6t h ,(t w o days a ft e r J u ly you -kn ow-wh a t ), and P et er Ve r d ie r w i l l be le a d in g "Son gs o f R evolu t ion , Up r isin g and P r o t e s t ." J oin u s !

GOSPEL SING

The J une Gospel Sin g w i l l be on Sunday,J une 10t h , a t 4 p .m. The lo c a t io n can be ob t a in ed by c a l l i n g Kathy Condon, 234*5115.

HOW ’BOUT A HAND?

The Washington Folk F e s t iv a l i s BIG, and t h e fo lk s p u t t in g i t on need some more h elp t h a t S a t . & Sun. I f you ’r e w i l l i n g t o vo lu n t e e r ,e ve n ju s t a cou p le of h ou r s, c a l l Linda now a t 526-0584. Thanks.FSGW BOARD MEETING - JUNE 6t h , 8 p .m.

Board meet in gs a r e open t o t h e membership. The J une meet in g w i l l be a jo in t meet in g o f t h e o ld and new boa r d . I f you a r e i n t e r ­est ed in a t t en d in g c a l l t h e FSGW h o t -l i n e 281-2228 fo r lo c a t io n .

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

At p r ess t ime t h e r e was n ot ye t an est a b ­li s h e d d ea d lin e d a t e fo r t h e summer n e w s le t t e r (s ). Th er efor e m a il any a r t i c le s ,n o t e s e t c . fo r summer p u b li ­ca t ion as soon as you have t h e in fo , t o 3313 Hemlock Dr .J F a l ls Church, Va. 22042.

PRESIDENT LARS HANSLINVICE-PRESIDENT TOM McHENRYSECRETARY SUSAN SCHWELLINGTREASURER NAN GOLANDPROGRAM KATHY WESTRASPECIAL EVENTS MARY CLIFFPUBLICITY MIA GARDINERPUBLICATIONS NANCY SCHATZDANCE LISA KORNBERGMEMBERSHIP DON NICHOLSMEMBERS —AT—LARGE J ULIE BALL

BILL DAY

Con gr a t u la t ion s t o t h e new Board Members. They w i l l t a k e o f f i c e on J u ly 1 s t , 1979.

IN MEMORIAM

R e g r e t fu lly t h i s i s becoming a r e gu la r column, as many o ld fr ie n d s in t h e fo lk - music wor ld le a ve u s . I t r e -em p h a sizes how p r eciou s a r e t h e moments when t h ey sh a r e t h e i r music w it h u s.

J ohn Ashby was b om in 1915 in Fr ee St a t e ,F a u q u ie r C o .,Va .,lo n g known as a ve r y in d ep en d en t -t h in k in g mou n ta in -fa r m community. He lea r n ed cou n t r y s t y le fi d d l in g fr om h is u n c le ,J oe Ashby,and J ohn L. S u lliv a n . To­ge t h er with h is b a n d ,t h e Fr ee S t a t e Rambler s, J ohn s e t many a fo o t t a p p in g. His fa m ily r e ­q u est s t h a t any memor ial con t r ib u t ion s be sen t t o t h e Bluemont Concer t S e r i e s ,R t e . 1 Box 135, Blu emon t ,Va . 22012, which w i l l be s e t t i n g up a t r a d i t io n a l music con cer t s e r ie s in J oh n 's name.

EDITOR'S CORNER

I t would be im p ossib le t o thank a l l t h e p eop le by n ame,in t h i s a r t ic le ,w h o have h elped with t h e n e w s le t t e r t h e p a st two ye a r s . You know who you a r e ; t h ose who con t r ibu t ed a r t i c le s and in for m a t ion , t h ose who h elped wit h t h e m a i l-o u t s , my fa m ily who put up wit h thousan ds o f p ie ces o f paper st r ewn about - Thanks t o a l l o f you - I r e a l ly en joyed b e in g n e w s le t t e r e d i t o r . Good Luck Nancy !

Mia

FOR SUMMER LISTENING PLEASURE!,

And t h e r e s t o f t h e y e a r t o o ..........H e r e i s an u p d a t e d l i s t o f t a p e s a v a i l a b l e fr om t h e FSGW a r c h i v e s . C o p ie s o f t h e t a p e s (3 3 /4 i p s mono on 7 " r e e l s ) a r e a v a i l a b l e t o member s f o r r e n t a l a t a c h a r g e o f $2 p e r m on t h . You ca n a r r a n g e t o p ic k on e up a t a m on t h ly p r ogr a m and b r i n g i t b a ck t h e f o l l o w i n g m on t h . Co p ie s ca n b e made f o r member s i n a n y r e a s o n a b le fo r m a t , i n c lu d i n g c a s s e t t e s , f o r 3 2 .5 0 p e r h ou r \ w h ich u s u a l l y mean s 35 p e r p r o g r a m );ij ) l u s t h e t a p e . C a l l FSGW h o t -l i n e , 2 80 -2 2 2 R t o make a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r r e n t a l o r d u p l i c a t i o n .

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1 /6 5 L o c a l b lu e s s i n g e r s 3 /6 9 Sa m p le r C o n c e r t1 /6 5 F o lk s i n g 5 /6 9 F r a n k Goodwin ( t a l l3 /6 5 McP ea ke F a m i ly t a l e s )4 /6 5 E l i z a b e t h C o t t e n 9 /6 9 Get a w a y IV7 /6 5 P ik n ik 1 0 /6 9 Ba r n Da n ce m u s ic9 /6 5 L o c a l f o l k p e r fo r m e r s 1 /7 0 Nor man Ken n ed y

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1 /6 6 S t u d e n t p a p e r s 4 /7 0 V a l l e y P la y e r s4 /6 6 Pham Duy 6 /7 0 P ik n ik4 /6 6 L o c a l f i d d l e r s 1 0 /7 0 Bob Wh it e6 /6 6 Bu ddy Moss 1 0 /7 0 Get a w a y V6 /6 6 Me m or ia l C o n c e r t fo r 1 1 /7 0 Aly B a i n , Mik e Wh e lla n s

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F e s t i v a l 2 /7 1 L i n c o l n ’ s Da y P r ogr a m1 /6 7 De s & J u l i e t R a in e y 3 /7 1 J oh n R o b e r t s & Ton y2 /6 7 P e n n y w h i s t i e r s Ba r r a n d2 /6 7 Sa m p le r C o n c e r t 4 /7 1 F r a n k l i n Geor ge3 /6 7 L o c a l b lu e s s i n g e r s 4 /7 1 Ma r g a r e t Ma cAr t h u r4 /6 7 F o l k l o r e p a p e r s 5 /7 1 L o c a l b lu e s & g o s p e l5 /6 7 Get a w a y I I s i n g e r s6 /6 7 P ik n ik 6 /7 1 P ik n ik

1 2 /6 7 Nor man Ken n ed y 9 /7 1 La b or Day P r ogr a m3 /6 8 L o u is K i l l e n 9 /7 1 Get a w a y VI4 /6 8 Sa m p le r C o n c e r t 1 0 /7 1 Sa m p le r C o n c e r t5 /6 8 Ge ta w a y I I I 1 0 /7 1 Ala n S t o w e l l5 /6 8 Ya n k R a c h e l l & 1 1 /7 1 Gr a n t R o ge r s

S h i r l e y G r i f f i t h 1 1 /7 1 M a lv in a R e y n o ld s6 /6 8 D i l d i n e s , H ic k e r s o n s 1 2 /7 1 Da v id Br om ber g (n o t9 /6 8 Sa m p le r C o n c e r t fo r d u p l i c a t i o n )9 /6 8 La b or Day P r ogr a m 1 /7 2 Ala n J a b b ou r & P e t e r

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4/ 75 Get away - Sat . ni t e concer t4/ 75 Get away - >Sun. ni t e concer t4/ 75 Cent r al Par k Shei ks4/ 75 Bar bar a Cams ( house concer t )5/ 75 I nt er nat i onal musi c6/ 75 Hank Schwar t z9/ 75 Al meda Ti ddl e10/ 75 Get away - Sat . ni t e concer t10/ 75 Get away - Sun. ni t e concer t11/ 75 Nei l Rossi12/ 12 Hedy West1/ 76 Fr ank War ner1/ 76 Sampl er Concer t , ( B. Cl ayt on &E. Fr anke, W. Macnow, R, Schneyer , Dr .Ki l mer ' s Jug Band.2/76 Jean Cami gnan2/76 Loui si ana Aces3/ 76 Edi t h Wi l son4/ 76 Kendal l Mor se5/ 76 I nt er nat i onal musi c6/76 Spi r i t ual Way Quar t et8/ 76 Heat her Wood & Royst on Wood9/ 76 Br uce Phi l l i p10/ 76 Gl en Ohr l i n11/ 76 Johnny Shi nes11/ 76 Sampl er Concer t , ( Magpi e,H. Schneyer , C. Hoover , Sweet wat er Band) 12/ 76 Lar r y Ci der12/ 76 Snuf f y Jenki ns & Pappy Sher r i l l 1/ 77 Ri ck & Lor r ai ne Lee 2/ 77 Er i c Schoenber g & Magpi e 3/ 77 Wal t er & Et hel Phel ps 4/ 77 Red Hect or & Bi l l Cl i f t on,The Li t t l e Wonder s4/ 77 Sampl er Concer t , ( T. St r aeder ,J. Dei t chman, Anci ent Or pi c, FFV. )5/ 77 Joe Heany5/ 77 Ar nol d Kei t h St or m6/ 77 Jody St echer & Hank Br adl ey9/ 77 Sampl er , ( L. Hansl i n, E. Tr i cket t ,R. Mar t i n, For ecast l e. )10/ 77 Dani el Womack10/ 77 Get away- Sat . concer t10/ 77 Get away- Sun. concer t11/ 77 Ut ah Phi l l i ps & Rosal i e Sor r el s11/ 77 Don St over12/77 Lewi s Lamb12^77 Xmas Par t y ( J. Eber har t ,M. Cal l ahan, J. Hi cker son,R. Mar t i n, L. Bar nes & ot her s. ) l / 78 Kenny & Mar t a Hal l & The Long Haul St r i ng Band 2/ 78 Ci l i a Fi sher & Ar t i e Tr ezi se 2/ 78 John McCut cheon, Roscoe Hol ­comb, Luke Smat her s St r i ng Band,D a v id C 'D o c h e r t y CorrtinueJ

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P e t e S e e g e r an d H a z e l D ic k e n s w i l l g i v e a b e n e f i t c o n c e r t on J u n e 5 a t 8 p .m . i n G e or g e Wa s h in g t o n U n i v e r ­s i t y ’ s L i s n e r Au d i t o r iu m f o r s t r i k ­i n g c o a l m in e r s o f S t e a r n s , Ky . Th e S t e a r n s m in e r s h a ve b e e n on s t r i k e a g a i n s t t h e B lu e Dia m on d G o a l Go. f o r a lm o s t 3 y e a r s i n a f i g h t f o r s a f e r w o r k in g c o n d i t i o n s , f o l l o w i n g t h e d e a t h s o f 26 m in e r s i n on e o f t h e co m p a n y’ s m i n e s . Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Ap p a la c h ia n Ca u cu s o f A n t i o c h S c h o o l o f Law (o n e o f t h e c o n c e r t ’ s s p o n s o r s ) t M in in g E n fo r c e m e n t an d S a fe t y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n s t a t i s t i c s sh ow t h a t "t h e S t e a r n s m in e r a t e s 31 io h i g h e r i n n o n -f a t a l i n j u r i e s a n d 1 ?A h i g h e r f o r d i s a b l i n g i n ­j u r i e s t h a n t h e n a t i o n a l a v e r a g e ." T i c k e t s a r e $9 i n a d v a n ce a t GWU’ s M a r v in C e n t e r , o r .$6 a t t h e d o o r o f L i s n e r , 730 2 1 s t S t . NW. F or t i c k e t i n f o , c a l l Ma r v in C e n t e r a t 6 7 6 -7 1 1 0 , o r f o r m or e a b o u t t h e s t r i k e o r t h e c o n c e r t , c a l l Nor man ( 1 6 2 -2 9 0 7 ) . J e f f o r Ton y ( 8 2 9 -0 9 1 2 ) , o r Mik e (6 6 7 -1 + 9 8 6 ) .

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J oe H i c k e r s o n , w h ose v a s t r e p e r t o i r e an d w i t (a n d t h r e e F o lk L e g a c y a lb u m s ) h a ve made a n d k e p t h im w e l l -k n o w n t o a u d i e n c e s i n Wa s h in g t o n a n d e l s e ­w h e r e , w i l l a p p e a r i n c o n c e r t on F r i d a y , J u n e 1 9 , i n B a l t i m o r e . I t w i l l s t a r t a t 8 :3 0 p .m ., a t L o v e ly La n e C h u r c h , S t . P a u l a n d 22n d S t s . , s p o n s o r e d b y t h e B a l t i m o r e F o lk Mu s ic S o c i e t y . Ad m is s io n ( t o n o n - BFMS m e m b e r s ) i s $ 2 .9 0 . F or m or e i n fo r m a t i o n , c a l l 3 0 1 -1 + 6 7 -6 2 1 1 .

WEEKLY P ICKIN' IN TAKOMA PARK

Th e Takoma P a r k B l u e g r a s s -F o l k As ­s o c i a t i o n a n n o u n c e s t h a t f r e e w e e k ­l y p i c k i n ' s e s s i o n s a r e b e i n g h e ld e v e r y S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n fr o m 1 t o 9 p .m . i n t h e p a r k a t t h e c o r n e r o f S l i g o C r e e k P a r k w a y a n d Ke n n e b e c Ave n u e i n Takoma P a r k (w e a t h e r p e r ­m i t t i n g ) . A l l a r e i n v i t e d t o come an d p l a y . F or m or e i n f o , c a l l P h i l G i l l e s p i e a t 9 b 7 -9 0 8 2 .

Nu m er ou s l a r g e -s c a l e f o l k e v e n t s — f a r t o o many t o d e s c r i b e f u l l y or e v e n l i s t c o m p l e t e l y — a r e s c h e d u le d f o r t h e summer m o n t h s . H e r e ’ a r e som e , w i t h s o u r c e s o f m or e i n f o :

June 1- 3 - - The f i f t h annual Fr eder ­i ck Cr af t Fai r , wi t h mor e t han 900 cr af t speopl e f r om 33 st at es at t he Fr eder i ck , Md. , Fai r gr ounds. $2. 79 f or adul t s, f r ee f or under - 12s.

J u n e 1 9 -1 7 - - Th e 1 9 t h a n n u a l M a r i ­p o s a F o lk F e s t i v a l on T o r o n t o 's C e n t r e I s l a n d in C a n a d a . $27 f o r t h e w e e k e n d . I n fo an d t i c k e t s fr om t h e M a r ip o s a F o lk F o u n d a t i o n , 929 Ad e la i d e S t . E a s t , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , Ca n a d a M9A 3W1+.

J u n e 1 7 -2 3 — Ap p a la c h ia n F o lk Wee k , w i t h t r a d i t i o n a l d a n c i n g , s i n g i n g , p l a y i n g an d c r a f t s a t Hin dm a n S e t ­t l e m e n t S c h o o l , H in d m a n , Ky . 1 1 8 2 2 . F a m i l i e s a r e e n c o u r a g e d . $ 9 0 f o r on e a d u l t , $79 a c o u p l e , a n d b o t h r a t e s a r e t h e same i f on e c h i l d com es t o o . Room an d b o a r d d o u b le t h e a m ou n t .

J u n e 2I +-29 - - Ap p a la c h ia n C e l e b r a t i o n a t Mor e h e a d S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , M o r e - h e a d , Ky . S u b t i t l e d H e r i t a g e Ar t s We e k , i t ' s w o r k sh o p s r a n g i n g fr o m b a l l a d r y t o d a n c e -l e a d i n g t o q u i l t - m a k in g . $ 9 0 p e r p e r s o n , w i t h h o u s ­i n g a v a i l a b l e f o r $ 2 1 . H e r i t a g e Ar t s We e k , c /o Mu s ic D e p t ., Mor eh ea d S t . U . , M o r e h e a d , Ky . 1 0 3 9 1 .

J u n e 2 9 -J u l y 2 - - P in e w ood s We ek e n d , w i t h d a n c i n g o f man y k in d s s p o n s o r e d

iy-the C o u n t r y Da n ce S o c i e t y , B o s t o n 'C e n t r e , 97 R o s e la n d S t . , S o m e r v i l l e ,

M a s s . 0 2 l l+3 . $ 7 7 , w i t h a $2 0 d e ­p o s i t i n a d v a n c e .

J u ly 6 -8 - - The 6 t h a n n u a l Win n ip e g F o lk F e s t i v a l a t B i r d s H i l l P r o v i n ­c i a l P a r k in M a n i t o b a . $22 in a d ­v a n c e , $2 9 a t t h e g a t e , u n d e r -1 2 s f r e e . I n fo a n d /o r t i c k e t s : 171 L i l a c S t . , W i n n i p e g , M a n i t o b a , Ca n ­a d a R3M 1 S 1 .

J u ly 9 -2 7 - - Au g u s t a H e r i t a g e Ar t s Wor k sh op w i t h summer c o u r s e s in Ap p a la c h i a n m u s ic an d t r a d i t i o n a l d a n c e . Same i n f o s o u r c e a s :

J u ly 3 0 -A u g . 3 - - Au g u s t a Da n ce We e k , f o c u s i n g on Am e r ic a n Da n ce s t y l e s . W r i t e : Au g u s t a H e r i t a g e Ar t s Wor k ­s h o p , Box 1 7 2 9 , E l k i n s , W. Va . 26211

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6.LIST CP TAPES CONTINUED:

F or t h o s e o f you who w ou ld l i k e t o l e a r n t h e e x c i t i n g a n d d r a m a t i c s i n g i n g t e c h n i q u e s o f B a lk a n m u s ic (h a v e you h e a r d t h e P e n n y w h i s t l e r s , o r t h e r e c e n t c o n c e r t s b y Ze n s k a P e sn a an d L a d u v a n e ?), a new s e r i e s o f 8 b e g i n n e r s 1 c l a s s e s i s b e i n g o r g a n i z e d n ow . Th e c l a s s e s w i l l c o n s i s t o f ^ t o 8 s t u d e n t s an d w i l l s t r e s s b o t h i n d i v i d u a l v o c a l t e c h ­n iq u e an d g r o u p s i n g i n g . Th e y w i l l b e h e ld on Mon d a ys o r We d n e s d a y s fr o m 6 :3 0 t o 8 :0 0 p .m ., b e g i n n i n g t h e w eek o f J u n e l o t h , w i t h a c o s t o f $32 f o r t h e s e r i e s . F or m or e i n fo r m a t i o n , c a l l An n e -L o u i s e S c h a e f fe r a t 2[| L| .-1092 (h om e ) o r 3 U 2 -3 2 6 5 (w o r k ).

CONCERT /P I C NIC AT SUGARLOAF

A c o n c e r t an d b r i n g -f o o d -t o -s h a r e p i c n i c , f e a t u r i n g t h e m u s ic o f t h e A n c i e n t O r p h ic M y s t e r y Band and t h e B a l t i m o r e S a c r e d Ha r p S i n g e r s , w i l l b e h e ld on S u n d a y , J u n e 2 3 r d , a t B e a l l s C h a p e l a t t h e b a s e o f S u g a r - l o a f M o u n t a in i n M a r y la n d . Th e e v e n t , h e ld a t t h e b e a u t i f u l , f r o n t i e r - l i k e c h a p e l , w i l l b e g i n a t 9 :3 0 p .m ., w i t h a $3 d o n a t i o n r e ­q u e s t e d . To g e t t o t h e c h a p e l , t a k e 1 -2 7 0 We s t and g e t o f f a t t h e e x i t f o r Com u s, R o u t e 109 S o u t h .I n Com u s, t u r n r i g h t o n t o R o u t e 9 9 , S u g a r l o a f R o a d . S t a y on t h i s f o r 3 m i l e s ( i t e v e n t u a l l y b e com e s a d i r t r o a d ) , an d B e a l l s C h a p e l i s on t h e l e f t . F or m or e i n f o on t h e e v e n t , s p o n s o r e d b y C o n c e r t s i n t h e C o u n t r y , c a l l R ic Wa gn e r i n B o y d s , M d ., a t 3 0 1 -9 7 2 -1 1 6 1 .

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H is t or ic B e l le Grove E st a t e in Midd letown ,Va . i s t h e s e t t i n g fo r a du lcimer ga t h e r in g fe a t u r in g wor kshops, m u s ic -s h a r in g , an open s t a ge and an even in g per for man ce.Cost i s $5 fo r t h e d a y ,$3 fo r t h e even in g con cer t on ly . For more in fo , con t a ct Maddie Ma cNe i l,c /o Du lcimer P la yer s News (a magazine f u l l o f d u lcimer mu sic, i n t e r ­e s t in g a r t i c le s r e la t e d to d u lcim er s and mor e, which i s co-sp on sor in g t h i s ga t h e r in g ), P .O. Box 157 ,Fr on t Roya l, Vir g in ia 22630.T e l : (703) 667-3704.

3/78 J ack Wr igh t & F r ien ds 4 /79 Ed Tr ick e t t ,An n Mayo Mu ir , Gordon Bok4 /7 8 Mich ael Cooney5/78 Rumi Sonko6 /7 8 Spar ky Rucker6 /78 J ean Redpath6 /7 8 Sampler7 /78 Sampler7 /78 Wa t er son s/Ca r t h y8/78 Alan S t i v e l l9 /78 Tom Gibney9 /7 8 Kille n ,Wa r n er , DavisI O/78 Sampler11 /78 Tom P a ley11 /78 J ohn Cohen1 /7 8 P h i l l ip e /Wo lf12/78 Da lg lish /La r son

1979 Tanes w i l l be in t h en ext n e w s le t t e r .

MONDAYS AT THE RED FOX — FOLK HOOT

The Red Fox Inn on Fairmont Ave. in Bet h esd a , Md ., has am open s t a ge fo r t r a d i t io n a l fo lk music on Mondays a t 8:30 p.m. Occa sion a l fe a t u r e s e t s a r e from 9:30 - 10:30 p .m. ($1 cover ch ar ge on t h ose n ig h t s ). Come and sh a r e your songs and tu n es from t h e open s t a ge . For more in fo , c a l l Br uce Hut ton a t 270-2217.J une 11 - Cathy Fink & Duck Donald Band

A 4-p ie c e band from Canada p la yin g o ld -t im e music in c lu ­d in g e a r ly b lu egr a ss s t y le s , with t ig h t voca l har mon ies.

J une 18 - S t . Regis S t r in g Band - Old - t ime s t r in g band from t h e Adir on dacks.

J u ly 9 - Ar t Theime, from Ch icago,with a wide v a r ie t y o f in ­st r u men ts and fo lk s t y l e s — a "one-man fo lk f e s t i v a l ."

J u ly 23 - Alan Block and fr i e n d s . The ver y b es t o ld -t im e fid d le mu sic.

TUESDAYS AT THE RED FOX—STRINGBANDS

J une 5 - To be announced.J une 12 - Cathy Fink & Duck Donald BandJ une 19 - Double Decker S t r in g BandJ une 26 - To be announcedAnd b r in g your fe e t ! The t a b le s a r e moved a sid e on Tuesday n igh t s t o make room fo r c loggin g . For more in fo , c a l l Br uce Hu t ton , 270-2217.

MORE FOLK MUSIC ON RADIO. NOT LESSt! 7.

(My f i r s t e d i t o r i a l ,i n my la s t n e w s le t t e r ?)

Wash ington D .C ., with i t s en vir on s, i s one o f t h e most a c t iv e fo lk music p la ce s in t h e cou n t r y. Many thousan ds o f p eop le a t t en d t h e va r iou s con cer t s and fe s t i v a l s p r esen t ed by t h e F olk lor e Soc ie t y o f Gr ea t er Wash in gton , t h e Amer ican F o lk l i fe Cen ter and t h e Ar ch ives o f F olk son g a t t h e Lib r a r y o f Con gr ess, t h e Na t ion a l Coun cil fo r t h e Tr a d it ion a l Ar t s , t h e Nor th er n Vir g in ia Folk F e s t iv a l S oc ie t y , se ve r a l I r i s h gr ou ps, Blu egr a ss gr oups and ot h e r s . Th e r e for e , t h er e a r e many p o t e n t ia l l i s t e n e r s fo r a fo lk music r a d io program, e s p e c ia lly one with a v a r ie t y o f s t y le s o f fo lk mu sic.

Su r p r is in g as i t may seem, t h e r e have been few o f t h e se and "F olk Weekend” , h ost ed by Mary C l i f f on WETA - FM (90 .9 )» has been on t h e a i r fo r t h e la s t n in e ye a r s . I t i s thu s d is t u r b in g t o h ear t h a t t h i s program i s now goin g t o be cu t from fou r hour s to two hou r s and br oa d ca st on a weekday a ft e r ­noon r e t her than d u r in g weekend h ou r s.

"F olk Weekend” , r e ce n t ly renamed "T r a d i t io n s ", i s un ique in what i t o ffe r s , ih c lu d in g "Wh o's Wh er e", a 10 minute l i s t i n g of va r iou s fo lk -m u sic even ts occu r r in g in

in t h e a r ea . Then t h e r e i s "Ch a r t e r F l i g h t ", a program p r e se n t in g in t e r n a t ion a l m u sic, bot h t r a d i t io n a l and modern, which w i l l be o f f t h e a i r by t h e t ime you get t h i s news­l e t t e r .

WETA c a l l s i t s e l f a p u b lic b r oa d ca st in g s t a t i o n , ye t i t seems t o be n a r r owin g i t s scope and scor n in g t h e "mu sic o f t h e p e o p le ". By c u t t in g back t h e a lr ea d y sm a ll fr a c t io n o f i t s programming t ime a l lo t t e d to fo lk m u sic, WETA w i l l be lo s in g a la r g e l i s t e n in g a u d ien ce, w h ile t h e l i s t e n e r s lo s e hours o f good m u sic.

Ther e sh ou ld be more fo lk music on t h e a i r , n ot l e s s , and a t a t ime where most o f us can ch oose t o l i s t e n t o i t , which means d u r in g t h e weekend, not a wor k-day a ft e r n oon . The F olk lor e Soc ie t y member ship,which in clu d es over 1600 a d u lt s , ought to be a b le t o have a s ig n i fi c a n t vo ice in exp r ess in g concer n a t t h e c u t t in g back o f fo lk music on the a i r .

I f you fe e l t h a t fo lk music needs su p p or t , and t h a t r a d io i s an impor tan t p la ce fo r i t to b e , w r it e t o WETA and encour age them to have "T r a d i t io n s " r e t a in i t s p r esen t len gt h and weekend p o s i t io n and n ot be sh or ten ed and moved t o a r e la t i v e ly in a u d ib le sp ot . Send your l e t t e r t o : Dean Boa l,P r ogr am Dir e c t o r .

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