Old Songs Festival 2006

Subject: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST, Allan C.
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 08:56 AM

I just received a note from Old Songs with a link to their listing of this year's performeres. I see a good many old friends on the list. Take a look here. Carmen and I are hoping to attend; but we are juggling a number of things at present, so it is difficult to say much about future events - (other than the Getaway, of course!)

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Dave Ruch
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 09:09 AM

Personally, I'm really excited to see so many singers of the old songs in this year's lineup: Margaret MacArthur, John Roberts, Jeff Warner, Brian Peters, Joe Hickerson, Enoch Kent, George Ward, Finest Kind, Deb McClatchy and more - wahooo!!!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: kendall
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 09:47 AM

Dynamite line up!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 09:57 AM

Stecher & Brislin, Jane Voss, wow! Our band was asked to perform over that weekend at a private party, and now I'm in deep moosepoop because I'd rather blow off the gig and go to Old Songs, and apparently I'm the only one who feels this way...

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 10:14 AM

I'm looking forward to it, as usual! My favorite festival in the Northeast!!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,Pamela in Ithaca
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 10:23 AM

This is a festival I never miss. Old Songs is the best in tradional music, and this year's line-up is great! Don't miss Matapat.
Peggy Seeger is a quiet Queen. Beppe Gambetta is amazing on guitar,
and Kim and Reggie Harris are two of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. I'm intrigued by the Shetland fiddlers. There's always at least
one act I've never heard of before who blows my socks off.
And for dance lovers, the Greenfield Dance Band is terrific.

This line-up makes the first of February a little warmer.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Midchuck
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 11:19 AM

We've gone for many years even when there was no one on the bill that we got excited about. With Stecher and Brislin, Finestkind, Beppe, I would call it a foregone conclusion. As I said to Kendall, if the devil doesn't git me before then.

Peter.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,bbc at work
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 11:26 AM

Yup, planning to go, as usual. Yay!!!

bbc

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: jacqui.c
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 12:01 PM

So many good acts - so little time!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: MaineDog
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 03:15 PM

Looks real good to me, as usual, but its too early for me to make
any promises--
MD

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Hollowfox
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 03:45 PM

OoooYeah! I'll see a bunch of you there.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 03:52 PM

This is really an incredible lineup. Beppe is fantastic. And Rashad Eggleston (The Wild Band of Snee) will be worth hearing, I'm sure. He's a cellist who graduated from Berklee and plays everything from classical to kickin' bluegrass on that thing! I ran into him once at a festival at 3:00 am where he and just a banjo player were playing the hell out of a string of fiddle tunes.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: kendall
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 04:21 PM

Joe Hickerson alone is worth the price of admission. He really is the Folksinger's Folksinger.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 04:32 PM

All that, plus Kendall! Now all I have to do is talk the 4 guys in ShoreGrass out of a gig.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Jeri
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 05:21 PM

I went to the first one and many of them after that, although I did miss a few. I don't plan on missing this one.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Susan of DT
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 06:15 PM

Dick Greenhaus and I will be at the CAMSCO booth. Drop by.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 06:19 PM

It's the highlight of my year. It's an incredible lineup, as usual. Neither rain, nor intense heat, nor tornados, nor anything barring my own demise will keep me from coming this year. And I hope to spend more time with my 'Cat friends than I was able to last year...

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,DonMeixner
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 08:00 PM

My Aplication for craft space was mailed today. I hope to be in the same space again this year. Looking forward to seeing the usuals.

Tim and Vickie???

Don

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Jeri
Date: 22 Apr 06 - 09:55 AM

I'd just like to say that, although I registered last year late enough so I wasn't sure I'd get in AND I got what was possibly the very last camping spot (which was crap, but I'm thankful they found SOME spot for me, and it was my fault anyway), as of last Monday, my registration is in.

Animaterra, you know you're on the Songs Festival 'Schedule of Events' page, dontcha?

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Jeri
Date: 27 May 06 - 12:59 PM

So...uh...does, like, anybody have their, y'know, tickets yet? Besides me? Anybody else got a spot in the 100s?

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,kt
Date: 27 May 06 - 08:12 PM

Got mine, Jeri! Although, this year, my hosts have opted to camp at a nearby state park, rather than on the Old Songs site. Keeps the non-folkies happy that way.

Jeri, are you bringing your fiddle?

Won't be long, now!

KT

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Ebbie
Date: 27 May 06 - 08:21 PM

KT, that invites the question: Are you taking your fiddle?

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Jeri
Date: 27 May 06 - 08:49 PM

I'm bringing the fiddle and the guitar. I haven't been playing either much, so I should practice and try to re-learn some of the stuff I used to know. I've felt so crappy the last 2 years, I figure this year, I'm gonna have one hell of a good time. Plus, I'm overdue for winning the Taylor in the raffle.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,DonMeixner
Date: 27 May 06 - 09:11 PM

Sorry Jeri, It's my turn for the Taylor this year, but you can have a Gin and Tonic. We are in a different spot this year. We are in the same craft are but in the other end of the shed. Closer to stage.

Don

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: bbc
Date: 27 May 06 - 11:20 PM

I have my ticket, but I won't be staying on-site.

bbc

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 28 May 06 - 12:10 AM

We'll be there, of course, with our usual booth. We'll have a stack of Art Thieme's new CD with us, in case you've decided to hold your order and pick it up there. You pay the NY tax, but save the postage. All proceeds go to Art, you understand.
    Sandy

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,KT
Date: 28 May 06 - 03:53 AM

Yes, Ebbie, I AM bringing my fiddle. Jeri, maybe we could find some time to play a few tunes together....

Gee...the Taylor raffle....hmmmm.....Well, this is only my second Old Songs festival, so I don't s'pose I've paid my dues yet....maybe next year!

Wow! Only three and a half weeks away!

KT

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 28 May 06 - 08:24 AM

Got my ticket, got my site, got my daughter and my friend Melanie tagging along. One month go go!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,EBarnacle
Date: 28 May 06 - 10:31 AM

Lady Hillary and I will be there, working with Dick and Susan.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: karen k
Date: 28 May 06 - 07:16 PM

I'll be there with Folk-Legacy as usual. KT I'm so glad you are coming again. Hope to get to see a little more of you this year. Ebbie, wish you could come as well. Also, hope that it is not so horribly hot!

karen

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Allan C.
Date: 28 May 06 - 08:19 PM

Carmen and I have tickets in hand. Looks like we'll be camping in the "inner circle" - tent camping this year, though. The truck sucks too much of that expensive gasoline for us to afford to pull the trailer up there this year.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: MaineDog
Date: 29 May 06 - 10:30 AM

D-day is fast approaching. If circumstances permit, I will certainly
come, as I have missed it only once in over 20 years, and don't wish to do that again...
MD

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Midchuck
Date: 29 May 06 - 11:40 AM

We got tickets. Way down in the bottom field near the woods. Kendall & Jacqui said they'd have their big rig down in the woods where they stick the big rigs, so we arranged to make it convenient to sponge off them. Jacqui does good cookout. I just have to bring some champagne and some Jameson's...

Time to start planning now for MizC's & my 40th anniversary party next year.

Peter

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Susan A-R
Date: 29 May 06 - 11:50 AM

My freind Pam has out tickets, so I'm not sure where the camp site is but we decided to go for noisy at night this year. I'll be bringing the fiddle so perhaps I can catch up with the other fiddlers. Didn't see as much of Mudcatters last year I was in a strange spot emotionally and just danced, wanderd around and played and tried to decide on some major life stuff. This year I just aim to sing, play and catch up with the folks I missed last year. Life is much better, especially with all of that music to look forward to.

Susan

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,Pamela from Ithaca
Date: 29 May 06 - 08:46 PM

Ted and I will be there, volunteering in the dance area again.
We usually camp in the "inner circle" near the drag pit/horse shoe toss.
I hope to catch up with folks I've been meeting... as well as
all the folks I see each year - mud catters or not.

Pamela

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Vixen
Date: 30 May 06 - 10:50 AM

The Foxners will be there...we can't wait to see all our mudcat friends!

V

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Susan A-R
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 09:18 PM

Refresh, Just a little over two weeks away.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 11:03 PM

I'll be there. My tent gets set up in the quiet-at-night section so I can sleep if I need to, but I'll probably prowl around the music-all-night section for as late as there's good music to be found, especially on Saturday. (Friday--depends how much sleep I've gotten on Thursday night.)

--Charlie Baum

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,bbc at work
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 11:26 AM

I hope I'll see you, Charlie; it's been awhile.

best,

bbc

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 03:40 PM

Kendall here. By now you all know that Margaret MacArthur left us and we will never see that gentle soul again.

Peter, I had no choice in parking space, we will be in the 200 section next to the woods, but your invitation is still valid.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 06:14 PM

Jacqui here - we will have an air conditioned rig and a welcome for anyone who wants to come visit.

I'll make sure that we are easily identifiable as Old Songs Mudcat HQ.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Midchuck
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 06:29 PM

If this weather keeps up, it'll be heat we need, not air conditioning.

Strange, after last summer.

P.

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,Pamela from Ithaca
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 12:16 PM

Ah, but two summers ago we were huddled in the
Dutch Barn late at night, singing to keep ourselves warm.

Every type of weather has been experienced at Old Songs.
Be prepared!

psg

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,jacqui.c
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 01:40 PM

Right now in the UK there is a heatwave, although here in Lairg, Scotland, it is cooler.

Maybe we can bring some warm weather back with us......

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Ebbie
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 02:31 PM

It sounds like great fun but until my ship comes in I won't be attending multiple festivals each year. But I do plan to enjoy all of those I do get to.

Have fun, everybody!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST,DonMeixner
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 04:51 PM

Pamela,

Tommy Emmanuel in Ithaca Saturday Night. Are you going?

Don

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 06:46 PM

I see martin rather than taylor listed as a sponsor this year, and nothing about a raffle. That's unfortunate and will, I hope, be remedied, since that's where i got MY Taylor!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Susan A-R
Date: 10 Jun 06 - 10:56 AM

I certainly hope the weather improves before June 23. It's in the fifties, windyy and wet now, and even the cat won't go out. Yuck! Well tomorrow I head for Northeast Heritage Music Camp, and get a sneak preview of Alan Jabbour, Ken Perlman and David Kaynor. It doesn't really matter if the weather's awful up there, since we are staying in those lovely Johnson State College Dorms (a little sarcasm there) so I'll head for Old Songs high from music camp. YES!!

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: Midchuck
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 08:42 AM

Nine days and six hours, and counting...Kendall, get on back here and start loading beer into the RV...Okay, damn it, I'll bring my own...

Peter

Subject: RE: Old Songs 2006
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 15 Jun 06 - 11:09 AM

Andy Spence will be my guest on WFDU-FM's TRADITIONS this Sunday to talk about the festival, and I will be playing music from many of the artists who are scheduled to appear.    Andy will join me during the 5pm ET hour. You can listen in through our website at www.wfdu.fm .

In addition, my program will also feature a look back at the 1963 Arkansas Folk Festival. Our "tour guide" will be Dr. Brooks Blevins who produced a two-CD set from tapes of this historic festival. The sound quality is superb, and the music returns us to an age when a festival represented the music that was being in the region. Jimmy Driftwood, Almeda Riddle, Ollie Gilbert and others perform alongside superb local musicians who showcased music that was part of their lives. This portion of the show will be heard from 3 to 5pm ET.

I think Old Songs is one of the few remaining festivals that keeps true to the spirit of traditional music and creates a brilliant atmosphere. I am looking forward to next weekend to get my folk-batteries re-charged.