Posts Tagged ‘workshop’
| November 6, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
Monadnock Region
Fiddle & Cello Workshop
with
Greg Boardman & Jessie Gagne-Hall
Saturday, November 6, 2010
The Starving Artist
10 West Street, Keene, NH 03431
1:00 pm – Advanced
2:00 pm – Intermediate (and Advanced)
3:00 pm – Beginner (and Intermediate and Advanced)
4:00-5:00 pm – Contra Dance!
Participants will receive sheet music and a CD to prepare workshop tunes for the contra dance. Students do not need to know all the tunes in their level to participate.
Contact jessiefiddle@gmail.com for more information
Tags: Contra Dance, NH, workshop
| September 24, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
I’m trying to revive Irish set dancing in the seacoast area, and so I’m offering a class starting September 24, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, located at 20 Madbury Road, Durham, NH. Classes will be Friday evenings from 7PM – 9PM. Fee is only $5/person/class or a reduced rate of $4 if you are a member of SICA. The class is for adults, and all levels of dancers are invited, especially beginners. If you are new to set dancing, below are some links to see what the dancing is like. It’s a country folkdance style, similar to square dancing where you have 4 couples in a set, and you dance various movements to traditional Irish music. It’s very lively, fun to dance and sure to bring a smile to your face after a long work week!
| August 23, 2010 | to | August 26, 2010 |
Fiddler and step dancer Andrea Beaton will be down from Cape Breton and joining
me for a four day camp from Aug 23 – 26. The location is at the Old Town Hall
in historic Pond Village, Brookfield , VT Camp will run from 10 – 4 each day,
and the cost is $240/person. There is also a chance that we’ll be joined by Mac
Morin on Monday and Tuesday. For those of you who don’t know him, Mac is an
amazing Cape Breton piano player and step dancer. So…if there are any people
out there wishing to learn some Cape Breton piano accompaniment…..Mac is as
good as it gets.
Also the 4 day cost will be reduced to $225 if I receive a $100 deposit by
August 16th. The day rate is $70/day.
Please call for more info after August 14th…… Beth Telford 802-728-6351
Tags: Cape Breton, fiddle, VT, workshop
| July 30, 2010 | to | August 1, 2010 |
Lots of great performers in a beautiful spot on the lake in downtown Burlington, VT.
Tags: concert, Contra Dance, VT, workshop
| September 17, 2010 | to | September 19, 2010 |
Floating Bridge Music Camp
September 17-19, 2010
Rodney Miller (fiddle), David Surette (guitar, mandolin), Susie Burke
(vocals, beg. guitar) and Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano)
Contact: 802-765-9904 or jeremiah@sover.net
The staff:
Rodney Miller was designated a “Master Fiddler” in 1983 by the
National Endowment for the Arts. He is widely considered to be the
foremost exponent of New England style fiddling, a uniquely American
blend of French Canadian and Celtic influences. Over the past 35
years, he has toured the U.S., British Isles, Australia and Denmark,
performed and taught at hundreds of music and dance festivals, and
recorded over ten fiddle albums.
One of New England’s finest celtic guitarists, David Surette is
equally at home on the mandolin and bouzouki. He is head of the folk
department at the Concord, N.H. Community Music School and has also
taught at the Augusta Heritage Festival, The Swannanoa Gathering (NC)
and Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle School in California.
Jeremiah McLane will teach accordion and piano players both melody and
accompaniment.. He has been on staff at numerous music programs
throughout the country including The Augusta Heritage Arts Center, The
Swananoah Gathering, Ashokan Fiddle & Dance, The John C. Campbell Folk
School, and Centrum’s American Festival of Fiddle Tunes. He teaches
world music and jazz studies at SUNY Plattsburgh.
Susie Burke is a singer with a truly magical voice and she will be
teaching from her huge repertoire of gorgeous songs. She will also be
working with beginning guitar students, and will lead the Sunday
morning sing.
The location:
Pasquaney Lodge is on the shore of Newfound Lake, between Bristol and
Plymouth New Hampshire. The facility includes three main buildings, a
boat house, tennis courts, a sauna, a dock, canoes, and a wonderful
porch for relaxing and jamming.
The schedule:
Friday evening after dinner there will be a short orientation meeting,
followed by a staff concert, and then jam sessions led by staff
members. Saturday morning workshops will be separated by instrument,
and Saturday afternoon workshops will be geared toward a particular
style or repertoire and you can go to whatever workshop you’re
interested in. After dinner on Saturday there will be the camp
cabaret which will be a chance for campers to perform. Sunday morning
we’ll have a singing session with the entire camp followed by a final
workshop. Camp ends after lunch. Meals include dinner on Friday and
Saturday nights, breakfast and lunch on Saturday & Sunday.
The cost:
$250 per person includes five meals, housing and all instructional
materials. Reduced Rates: $225 per person includes meals, instruction,
and dormitory-style housing or campsite. $190 per person for day use
only (meals and instruction)
Registration:
To register, send a check for $250 payable to Jeremiah McLane by
August 30th to: Carol Delaney, 1130 Sanders Circle, Montpelier, VT 05602
Tags: folk music, NH, workshop
| March 5, 2010 | to | March 7, 2010 |
The Eighth Annual March Mandolin Festival will be held March 5-7, 2010, at
the Concord Community Music School in Concord, New Hampshire. This year, the
festival features Mike Compton, Will Patton, Glen Loper, and David Surette,
with special guest Susie Burke. This two-day event offers group lessons, and
workshops on a variety of topics, jam sessions, and an evening concert.
Additionally, the festival will present a March 5, Friday night concert
featuring the same performers at The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH (this is a
separate ticket from the Concord events).
To register for the festival, send a check for $110 made out to:
Concord Community Music School
23 Wall St., Concord, NH 03301
Lodging is available at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
in Concord, New Hampshire, with a special festival rate. A limited number of
rooms have been set aside, so if you are interested, please contact the
hotel directly at 603-225-0303.
For more information, contact 207-384-8151, 603-228-1196 (Music School) or
email soozendave@surfglobal.net.
Sponsors include the NH State Council on the Arts Traditional Arts Program,
www.MandolinCafe.com, and the Concord Courtyard Marriott Hotel.
Tags: Celtic Music, concert, workshop
The Monadnock Folklore Society has been approved for an FY2010 New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Mini Grant to support performances at the upcoming Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend. With its motto of “The Spirit of the Past, with a Vision for the Future,” the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend was founded 23 years ago by the New England Folk Festival Association in collaboration with the Center for the Humanities at the University of New Hampshire. This weekend is named in honor of Ralph Page, who was pivotal in sustaining and reviving traditional contra and square dancing in New England.
Ralph started calling more than 70 years ago in Nelson, NH, the Monadnock area town that has had contra and square dancing continuously in its town hall for two centuries. Ralph was a popular caller in New Hampshire and in the Boston area. During various periods in which contra and square dancing were at low points in popularity, he was nearly the only person to keep the tradition alive.
Ralph Page became not only a caller but also a scholar of contra dancing. He published The Northern Junket newsletter monthly for many years. He wrote many excellent dances, and he researched and reconstructed many old dances. In 1977, Ralph Page received the Granite State Award given to outstanding citizens of New Hampshire. This award acknowledged not only his talents as a dance teacher, caller, and musician, but also his contributions to community life as a selectman for Nelson, NH from 1932-1938 and as president of the Cheshire County Historical Society for 15 years. When Ralph Page died in the early 1980’s, a committee was set up to keep his legacy alive; that eventually led to the Ralph Page Dance Weekend which has occurred annually since 1988.
From the beginning the emphasis of the Weekend has been on preserving the smoother style of dancing that Ralph favored. However, that doesn’t mean it’s a style of dancing only old people or old-fashioned dancers would enjoy. Contra and square dancing involve teamwork, and it never shows up better than at the Ralph Page weekend. Interested dancers are welcome to attend the entire weekend or any part, including the Friday or Saturday night dances. The Dance Legacy Weekend takes place from Friday, January 15 through Sunday, January 17th at the Memorial Union Building at the University of New Hampshire, Durham.
The 2010 Weekend Staff:
* Callers: Lisa Greenleaf & Tony Parkes
* Latter Day Lizards: Dave Langford, Bill Tomczak & Peter Barnes
* Old New England: Jane Orzechowski, Deanna Stiles & Bob McQuillen
* White Cockade: Vince O’Donnell, Ralph Jones, Sylvia Miskoe, Cal Howard, RP Hale & Allan Chertok
* Retrospective dance session: Marcie Van Cleave & Sylvia Miskoe will lead a celebration of the truly inspirational and varied life of Marianne Taylor.
More information about the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend at http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/rpdlw.html
More information about Ralph Page at
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/index.php/ralph-page
The Weekend is honored to be supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tags: contra NH dance, folk music, Marianne Taylor, workshop
| January 15, 2010 7:00 pm | to | January 17, 2010 4:00 pm |
The New England Folk Festival Association in collaboration with the Center for the Humanities at the University of New Hampshire invites you to join us to celebrate our New England music and dance traditions. This weekend is named in honor of Ralph Page, who was pivotal in sustaining and reviving traditional contra and square dancing in New England.
Visit the web site for this event.
The 2010 Weekend Staff:
Weekend Callers: Lisa Greenleaf & Tony Parkes
Latter Day Lizards: Dave Langford, Bill Tomczak & Peter Barnes
Old New England: Jane Orzechowski, Deanna Stiles & Bob McQuillen
White Cockade: Vince O’Donnell, Ralph Jones, Sylvia Miskoe, Cal Howard, RP Hale & Allan Chertok
Retrospective dance session: Marcie Van Cleave & Sylvia Miskoe will lead a celebration of the truly inspirational and varied life of Marianne Taylor.
The Monadnock Folklore Society has been approved for an FY2010 New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Mini Grant to support performances at the upcoming Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend.
Supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts
Tags: contra NH dance, folk music, NH, workshop
| March 1, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
On Sunday, March 1, MFS presents an English Country Dance at the Nelson Town Hall. David Millstone, Carol Compton, and Thal Aylward will provide calling and music.
This event will be an introduction to the pleasures of English Country Dance and is designed for both contra dancers and experienced English dancers. All are welcome and no partner is required. Bring clean shoes to protect the floor.
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Admission: $10
David Millstone, Lebanon, NH, started contra dancing in the early 1970s and
became an enthusiastic English country dancer starting in 1987. He has been a
caller of American dance for thirty years and English country dancing for about
half as long.
He helped start the Strafford (VT) Ball, a Playford country dance event, and he
helps set the program each year for that event. He leads a regular English
country dance series in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont and
he has shared his love of English country dance at such varied venues as
Pinewoods, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, the regular
English dance series in Boston, the Brattleboro Dawn Dance, balls in upstate New
York, and in such far-flung locations as Atlanta, New Mexico, Winnipeg, and
Copenhagen. In addition to leading sessions for experienced dancers, he has
enjoyed introducing English country dances at international folk dance camps, to
groups of hard-core contra dancers, and with dancers in such overseas locations
as Prague and Zurich.
An elementary school teacher for thirty years, he’s known for his broad
repertoire, good sense of humor, and clear instructions. He enjoys mixing older
dances (both familiar and less well known) with contemporary compositions.
Millstone is also a dance historian and videographer who has completed
documentaries about Bob McQuillen, Dudley Laufman, and Ralph Sweet; he is
co-author of Cracking Chestnuts, a look at some classic contra dances, being
published by Country Dance and Song Society. He was a member of the CDSS
Governing Board for six years.
| February 6, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
New·grass (noun); the wild bluegrass stepchild that features rock ‘n’ roll grooves and extended virtuosic jams.
Though he admits a certain discomfort with the title “King of Newgrass,” mandolin sensation Sam Bush has more than earned it; he might not be the only person responsible, but he has most certainly been one of the most brilliant of the many bright lights of newgrass.
Tickets and more info at http://www.thecolonial.org/PopUp.asp?ID=22
