Festival of Traditional Music, Eisteddfod 2011
Friday, November 4 through Sunday, November 6
A weekend of traditional folk/roots music
at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, NY 12446

The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. invites you to join leading singers/musicians in a weekend of traditional folk/roots music at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa. Meet outstanding performers in 25 workshops and three concerts, plus an open mike, late night singing, a contra dance, and informal socializing, music making, and outdoor walks plus convenient hotel rooms, good food, a spa, an indoor pool, and more. The festival is ideal for the whole family, and provides a very rare chance in New York to hear such diverse, and such high quality, performers all in a single venue.

•        Featured artists include Claire Boucher, Matt Brown, Martha Burns Andy Cohen, Dennis Cook, Judy Cook, Jerry Epstein, Howard Glasser, Carl Linich, Bob Malenky, Caroline Paton, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Dave Ruch, Heather Wood, Olga Zaric, and more. For a full list and details of the performers go to www.eisteddfod-ny.org.

Participants are welcome for the day or register for the entire weekend to stay at the hotel and experience all the music. A web page has been set up with information on day and weekend rates and a booking form at www.folkfestny.org. You can also reserve online directly at: http://eisteddfod-ny.eventbrite.com.

For information go to www.folkfestny.org or call 718-672-6399

[The word "Eisteddfod" is Welsh. It connotes a gathering of poets and musicians, and there is a large Eisteddfod every year in Wales. The name was adopted by Howard Glasser, the founder of this festival, when he began these gatherings of singers and musicians four decades ago.]