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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Janie Date: 02 Jul 10 - 10:08 PM Over on the news and chatter Getaway thread, Jed Marcum is making noises about possibly coming if he can arrange bookings around the Getaway that would make it feasible. He mentioned a Civil War workshop. When I read that, I immediately flashed on a Civil War workshop led by Jed and Judy Cook. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 30 Jun 10 - 10:08 PM So, any more thoughts on programs? |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Amos Date: 30 Jun 10 - 03:28 PM John Wesley Bulldog Was a friend to the poor.... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Lonesome EJ Date: 30 Jun 10 - 03:02 PM Just be careful it doesn't ferment, or you'll be barred from bringing it into the confines of the Methodist Camp. They have a large bulldog, "John Wesley", that can detect fermented beverages from nearly 1/4 mile away. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Rapparee Date: 30 Jun 10 - 02:37 PM My flask shall be loaded with extremely sweetened iced tea that had been allowed to concentrate in the hot sun for several days. Or, as someone might say, overly-sweet tea sludge. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Amos Date: 30 Jun 10 - 12:55 PM Hey, now--don't anyone go around trying to dent Dani's flasks, see? I mean unless you ask first. Otherwise, see, we is gonna have a leedle problemo... A |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Roger in Baltimore Date: 30 Jun 10 - 12:43 PM I will be happy to help any way that I can. Roger in Baltimore |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Tinker Date: 29 Jun 10 - 11:57 PM Hmmmm, Jacqui perhaps we could combine the Hideobelia Reverse auction with a "appropriate" song for each bizarre item .... We could then send them off to folks who promised to be at Getaway but didn't make it ..... A new special surprise every week til Christmas..... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: jacqui.c Date: 29 Jun 10 - 08:57 PM I think, if Mr Lane lets us down AGAIN this year, the Evil Sisterhood needs to get well and truly involved in making him pay.... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: GUEST,Dani Date: 29 Jun 10 - 08:28 PM r.i.g.h.t...... believe it when I hear the bodhran and see the dent in my flask of unsweetened iced tea. Dani |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Amos Date: 29 Jun 10 - 11:29 AM Good, Mick. You can keep Rapaire in line. Shileleigh law, and all that. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: GUEST Date: 29 Jun 10 - 10:59 AM I am coming this year. I hated missing last year. Mick |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Fortunato Date: 29 Jun 10 - 09:11 AM It will be great to have Jerry and Ruth there. I like Jerry's Influences idea and would certainly come to that. I'm wondering if a North Carolina Musical Heritage Workshop might be of interest. It could include music from folks like: Bascom Lamar Lunsford Blind Boy Fuller Doc Watson Arthur Smith Earl Scrugss Red Clay Ramblers Libba Cotten David Holt Don Gibson Tommy Jarrell |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Charley Noble Date: 29 Jun 10 - 08:28 AM I would love to see another shanty session and would be happy to facilitate. I've got a foot-long wooden belaying pin that might be of some assistance. I also have an interest in outrageous parodies. Has someone suggested that? Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: gnu Date: 29 Jun 10 - 07:25 AM Hope this is okay... Subject: Getaway , Skarpi , Help . From: skarpi - PM Date: 15 Jun 10 - 05:36 PM Hi all , I am planning to get the ticket this week either to New York or Boston , so the question is if I don´t take flight from NY or Boston to WDC is there some who is going through that way ? I could come earlier . And also I need info about the cost at the Getaway it self . All the best Skarpi . |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: GUEST,Dani Date: 29 Jun 10 - 05:44 AM Oh, I like Claire's idea! And will we do extra-long gospel sessions now that Jerry'll be there?! Dani |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Severn Date: 29 Jun 10 - 12:35 AM Have you had your Flooz Shots? Not to imply that there's any flaws, flies or fleas in how our Flooz flows, or anything. No, not that virulent a strain (on anything, including the eyes) at all.... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Rapparee Date: 28 Jun 10 - 10:50 PM Just to y'all know, I talked to Bobert a while back and he appointed me Flooziemeister. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Severn Date: 28 Jun 10 - 05:03 PM Sorry to go off subject, but when The Noble pries into my family affairs..... To get back on topic, I'd go for his C. Fox Smith idea... Bring back the Jug Band workshop when the personnel is right, as well. And the annual Milton Pot of "Parodies Lost and Regained".... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Severn Date: 28 Jun 10 - 04:45 PM My sisters didn't neck with no nechros nor were touched by any feeliacs or any such undertakings. The never even semi-tarried in such places or crossed their barriers! My parents would've had a coughin' fit! 'Twern't none of my kin! |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: ClaireBear Date: 28 Jun 10 - 04:41 PM Here's a novel(ty) thought: songs with tongue-twisting, lilting. nonsense, additive, and similar audience-challenging choruses. I know a ton of those and really like them, not that I'd want to lead such a workshop alone. Cheers, Claire |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Charley Noble Date: 28 Jun 10 - 03:54 PM Rapaire- Didn't you also have a sister nick-named "Cemetery" because she like to lay in graves? Or have I confused you with Severn? Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Rapparee Date: 28 Jun 10 - 03:25 PM Hell, I used to make gravestones, my brother once worked as a gravedigger, and my great-uncle was a cemetery sexton. I'll work with someone on an "Esprit de corpse" one. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Severn Date: 28 Jun 10 - 02:41 PM Some repeat suggestions from last year, and a new one with two about things that would go into a real basement workshop and somethat, if proper choices were made and examples given, might inform a bit like song-oriented one .... "Wood If We Could (or "They Came, They Sawed, They Conquered)"--Songs involving wood from the logging process to carving, fashioning tools and building with it. This one could be further divided up into splinter groups...... Or maybe just tools and implements in general, real or imagined, the process of inventing them or them merely exisiting as speculation or dream of something we'd like to see built, or to build with......... "Esprit de Corpse"-Songs dealing with cadavers, their movement, rowdy wakes, burial rites and maybe some "Unquiet Grave" and "Lowlands" type visitations or visits thrown in and Rosin the Beau/Ye Mariner's All" mere death wishes, to boot...... "Settlements to Towns to Cities"--Songs illustrating all of them, the reasons for them being, the transition from one to another and emphasizing how traditions get lost, founded or preserved on the way and how a country gets built up from scratch. Where things went or are going right and wrong. Boom Towns, Ghost towns and places that somehow still feel like home. Just some 40% Brain Flakes of the top of my head. Use them, twist them to your own specifications or forget them as you so choose They're just fun to imagine. Throw them against the wall and see if anything sticks. Throw out what stinks..... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Amos Date: 28 Jun 10 - 02:40 PM It's partly a matter of Art. And partly a matter of Thieme. A |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Lonesome EJ Date: 28 Jun 10 - 02:16 PM Jerry, I'm probably just being overly sensitive about getting a "singer-songwriter" workshop together. I'd love to hear as many tunes as you can put out there. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 28 Jun 10 - 02:06 PM Lonseome EJ: Ya mean I can't play any songs I wrote? Or is there a quota? :-) I love traditional music and do a fair amount but I don't want to be apologetic about singing my own songs... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Lonesome EJ Date: 28 Jun 10 - 02:02 PM my God, Severn. The mind boggles. I should rail against such nonsense but .... |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Severn Date: 28 Jun 10 - 01:47 PM Well, Amos, We can annoint you "Train Rex" and put you in charge. Your motives seem loco enough, you know the terrain, and you can offer us tokens of your steam to remind us nostalgically that the only good engine is a dead engine and that The Army Corps of Engineers isn't the only group of such folks worth a dam. Like sea songs, a gathering such as we'll have can't do without such a song circle, to be held in a round house, if possible. If they change it to "The Old Rugged Crossing" you can let the offenders stay. Even The Underground Railroad should not be considered beneath our station. Trains should be bound for glory, not gagged. Let's do it. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: gnu Date: 28 Jun 10 - 01:20 PM Shaping up to be a good one! |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Bill D Date: 28 Jun 10 - 01:12 PM Perhaps a 'rationalization' workshop? A list of topics is presented and singers have to justify why THEIR current favorite fits. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Amos Date: 28 Jun 10 - 01:01 PM I know lots of train songs, Leej: A Miner's Life is like a Railroad, and "All Ya Gotta Do is Train..." and also the Old Rugged Cross. Oh, and "She Walks These Hills in a Long Black Train..." isn't it? LOL!! A |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Micca Date: 28 Jun 10 - 01:00 PM LEJ see my post of 12.27pm above, and if it is on the program I would be happy to help host, co-host, facilitate, whatever!! |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Lonesome EJ Date: 28 Jun 10 - 12:57 PM Cross-posted with Micca, but looks like we were on the same wavelength. Spooky! |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Lonesome EJ Date: 28 Jun 10 - 12:41 PM I'm planning to attend again this year (5 in a row!) I enjoy the genre-themed workshops, like the Cowboy songs, Crime songs, Railroad songs sessions. I wish sometimes people attending would take the time to, for example, prepare a train song instead of performing a song they like to play and announce it as "well it's not exactly a train song, but many engineers were religious, so here's The Old Rugged Cross." I know....picky picky picky. Would there be any interest in a workshop/session where people perform their own songs? I realize the Getaway is mainly about traditional music, but I know there are a lot of songwriters who attend, and I would love to hear their stuff in a song-circle environment, maybe even tabbed with lyrics so that others could play and sing along. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Micca Date: 28 Jun 10 - 12:27 PM Charlie, some workshops cannot be prepared for For example the intention behind the original "Songwriters showcase" (a seminar might be a better description for what takes place) was that songwriters would introduce a song, give a SHORT summary of how and why it was written then sing the song.In this way some very strange stories and inspirations were reveled, it was hoped it would give an insight into the way some of the songwriters worked, and into the creative process. and I think we succeded in this aim, I certainly learned a lot about how different people write, and still have some very clear images from word pictures that were shared (ask me about the "dead cat in the road" I hope this is "on topic" |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Bobert Date: 28 Jun 10 - 11:23 AM Well, yeah... Workshops need some structure, Charley... The couple blues ones I have "facilitated" were song circles and went very well... I mean, seems folks don't come to them if they don't have a couple blues songs to contribute... Actually that's about the way all of the "workshops" have worked that I've attended with one lone exception which I won't talk about... And minis are just that... Half an hour performance with or without accompaniment... I personally like to have the various components of the BobertsBluesBand in place.... Especially the Floozies... Ah, yes... B~ |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: SINSULL Date: 28 Jun 10 - 09:47 AM As Janie asked, please post comments and banter in the Getaway 2010 General Discussion thread. Nancy is using this one to track actual workshops - offers to lead and workshop titles. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Charley Noble Date: 28 Jun 10 - 09:32 AM On the issue of "workshop success" I like to see some evidence that the person (or persons) coordinating the workshop has actually done some planning, has something structured to say or sing, that people can carry away. Sometimes one can recruit workshop participants in advance via threads like this one and assign them an active workshop role such as leading a particular song or demonstrating some other musical skill. One can also pass out songsheets and other written materials or have CD's available. Ideally there should also be time set aside for questions and more spontaneous interaction. If the "workshop leader" is just introducing and singing songs, it would be better to title that a "mini-concert." I also like "mini-concerts." There is, of course, seldom enough time to do everything but a good faith attempt to try usually makes for a better "workshop." Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Janie Date: 27 Jun 10 - 11:22 PM If it ain't pretty directly related to programming, workshop suggestions or offers to lead a workshop, please head on over to Getaway 2010 News/Discussion Thread It helps the hard working volunteer Program Committee if this thread stays focused on workshop suggestions or offers to lead workshops. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: GUEST,Gorgeous Gary Date: 27 Jun 10 - 11:19 PM Well, I'm coming off the end of the filk music convention I periodically help run (and actually chaired this time), so I'm too brain dead at the moment to think of program ideas (new ones or ones I've led before). But, great to hear Alaska Mike and Debbie will be back!! 8-) -- Gary |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Janie Date: 27 Jun 10 - 11:04 PM I'm betting that Nancy would appreciate it if this thread could more or less be limited to posts regarding program planning issues, as in years past. I know it is early, but given so much response here already, maybe some one ought to start a general 2010 Getaway thread for folks to post everything not program related. Hmmm......maybe I'll be that some one! |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Rapparee Date: 27 Jun 10 - 10:29 PM Good. I'll bring my netbook. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Amos Date: 27 Jun 10 - 10:19 PM You can get wireless from certain parts of the campus, yes. A |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Rapparee Date: 27 Jun 10 - 10:14 PM Which reminds me -- has this place got any Internet access? |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Rapparee Date: 27 Jun 10 - 10:12 PM I shall be there, swords in hand and perhaps also my trumpet if my embouchre returns in time. Otherwise I'll simply bring myself*. *"Jarring!" -- NY Times Review of Books; "Interesting voice, from a non-musical perspective" -- Seattle Times-Picaynune; "Definitely definitive!" -- Quincy Whig; "Practice, boys, because he's not to be missed!" -- Pocatello Tribune; "Absolutely the best of whatever he is" -- New Journal of New Baroque Music. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 27 Jun 10 - 09:35 PM Like in the bible whither I goest, Ruth comest also. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Bobert Date: 27 Jun 10 - 08:21 PM You bringin' Ruth with ya, Jer??? |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 27 Jun 10 - 01:28 PM Somebody asked me once, "Why do they call them workshops?" "Got me," I answered. They're really song swaps with a pre-agreed upon topic. That's fine with me. Once in awhile, something unexpected happens and the conversation between songs and performers magically gets beneath the "And then I wrote" or "Bet you can't do this" level and there is a real connection made between the performers and the audience. You can't program that, sad to say, but I'm always thankful when it happens. |
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Subject: RE: Getaway 2010 Program Planning From: Amos Date: 27 Jun 10 - 10:23 AM Wow!! Florida Mike, Art, Jerry and Rapaire! This is a PRemium Vintage Year!!! A |
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