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2 p.m. - midnight
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Dorm check-in
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2 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
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Registration at Founder's Hall |
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3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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Pre-festival workshops:
The Very Basics - Connie Ingram (beginners)
Contra Dance Tunes - Rachel Hall (adv. beginner & up)
Old Timey Music - Atwater/Donelly (adv. beginner & up)
Medieval Music - Hesperus (adv. beginner & up) |
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4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
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Pre-festival workshops:
More Basics - Connie Ingram (beginners)
Songs of Minorities in the West - Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
- (all levels)
Irish Tunes - Changeling - (adv. beginner to intermediate)
Swing Tunes - No Strings Attached - (intermediate to advanced) |
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5 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
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Reception at Founders Hall |
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7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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Staff Concert at the Chapel with:
· Changeling
· Atwater/Donnelly
· Hesperus
· Sugarfoot |
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9 p.m.
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After the concert:
Slow Jam: Atwater/Donnelly
Advanced Jam: No Strings Attached
Singing Jam: Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
Celtic Jam: Changeling
Songwriters' Gathering: Small Potatoes
Coaching: Simple Gifts |
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11 p.m.
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Late Night at the Dorm:
Intermediate Jam: Howard & Jodi Blumenthal
NEW this year: An option to organize your own jam in the dorm |
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7:45 a.m.
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Registration begins at Marwick-Boyd Building
Continental breakfast provided |
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8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
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Orientation Meeting |
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Workshop 1
The Very Basics (beginners) Connie Ingram
Intro to Improvisation (adv. beginner) Randy Marchany &
Wes Chappell
New England Tunes (intermediate) Lissa Schneckensburger
Arranging Celtic Tunes (advanced) Changeling
Swing Tunes (advanced) Pete Hastings & Bob Thomas
Morning Jam (all levels) Simple Gifts
Civil War in Song (lecture) Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
Harmony Singing (all levels) Small Potatoes
Beginning Clogging - Sam Bartlett
Beginning Guitar - Tom Domany
Hammered Dulcimer for the Curious - Dori Domany
Bodhran - Elwood Donnelly
Beginning Folk Piano - Jodi Blumenthal |
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11 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.
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Workshop 2
Tips for Beginners - Well Tempered String Band
Playing Musically (adv. beginner) Pet, Bob, & Wes of No
Strings Attached
Old Timey Music (intermediate) Atwater/Donnelly
Adding Stuff to the Music (advanced) Karen Hirshon
Hidden Gems in the Fiddler's Fake Book (jam) Howard & Jodi
Blumenthal
Anatomy of Irish Music (lecture) Chageling
Songwriting (all levels) Small Potatoes
Guitar Backup (intermediate) Larry Unger
Beginning Fiddle - Tina Czajkowski
Recorder Techniques - Scott Reiss
Old Time Banjo - Bruce Hutton
Hammered Dulcimer Techniques - Randy Marchany |
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12:30 - 1:30
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Lunch available for purchase - Gemmel Student Center
Bring your instrument for a lunchtime jam with Howard &
Jodi! |
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1:45 - 3:00
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Workshop 3
How to Jam (beginner) Tina Czajkowski
Easy Chord Substitutions (adv. beginner) Out of the Blue
Sephardic Tunes (intermediate) Scott Reiss & Tina Chancey
Driving the Dancers Wild (advanced) Sugarfoot & Rachel Hall
Old Time Jam - Bruce Hutton
Images of Women in Folk Music (lecture) Aubrey Atwater
Song Performance (all levels) Karl Colón
Slide & Blues Guitar (adv beginner to intermediate) Sparky
Rucker
Technical Challenges on Fiddle (adv beginner) Deborah Colón
Beginning Blues Harmonica - Rhonda Rucker
Mandolin Techniques - Sam Bartlett |
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3:15 - 3:45
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Presentation: Arranging Folk Music - Simple Gifts |
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4:00 - 5:30
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Folk Band Rehearsal |
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5:45 - 7:15
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Dinner on your own |
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7:30 - 9:45
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Staff Concert at the Chapel with:
· Simple Gifts
· Small Potatoes
· Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
· No Strings Attached |
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10 p.m.
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After the concert:
Slow Jam: Well Tempered String Band
Advanced Jam: Hesperus
Singing: Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
Contra Dance with Open Band: Rachel Hall, Sugarfoot, and Shawn
Brenneman |
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11:30 p.m.
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Late Night at the Dorm:
Intermediate Jam: Steve Buckalew & Catherine Chapman
NEW this year: An option to organize your own jam in the dorm |
