Did anyone mention David Jones? Lorraine and Bennett Hammond? I saw Julia Friend mentioned; her father, Alan Friend, has been singing ballads longer than she has.
    I saw one reference to Folk Music Week at Pinewoods Camp. Folk Music week must be emphasized as an superb opportunity to sit around and sing traditonal ballads. Many of the people mentioned above from the D.C. area attend Pinewoods Camp for Folk Music Week, and quite a few of the people mentioned above have been on the staff.
    The Eisteddfod, the Festival of Traditional Music which was just held (Oct. 16-18) had five sessions of ballads. The performers living on this side of the pond were: Alan Friend, Norman Kennedy, Claire Boucher, Eva Gillorel, Sonja Savig, Olga Zaric, Lorraine and Bennett Hammond, Bill Vanaver, George Ward, Jerry Epstein, Paul Geremia, Dwayne Thorpe, Dave Howard, Jerry Devokaitis, Neil Rossi, John Roberts, David Jones, and Heather Wood. Many of these people were mentioned above, but it was great to be able to hear them one right after another. The Eisteddfod is now run by the Folk Music Society of New York, also known at the New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club. We have a lot of people who love to sing ballads.
    It is also kind of depressing to read earlier posts and see how many of those cited are no longer living. In particular Barry Finn who died Friday, and Mary LaMarca and Sandy Paton who both died about a month ago.
Rosalie Friend (now usually known as Julia's Mom)