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Thread #69030 Message #1167177
Posted By: dick greenhaus
21-Apr-04 - 03:41 PM
Thread Name: Pinewoods Folk Music Week
Subject: Pinewoods Folk Music Week
Hi- Andy Cohen asked me to post this:
Pinewoods Folk Music Week
---->the most serious fun you'll ever have<----
What: An extrememly strong traditional music program, offering instrumental and vocal classes, dance calling and dance instruction, string band ensemble playing, British and American unaccompanied singing, shape note singing, World Music on 78 RPM records, 'prewar' Blues and Gospel, folk music history, late nights, jams, endless food, and the usual summer fun things as well.
Who: Tina Bergmann, Paula Bradley, Larkin Bryant, Andy Cohen, Pat Conte, Roger Diggle, Bill Dillof, Jerry Epstein, Tom Gibney, Sue Goehring, Allen Hopkins, Jack Langstaff, Bob Lewis, Bob Malenky, Will Noble, Bryan Thomas, Heather Wood
Where: Pinewoods Camp, an idyllic wooded setting nestled between two lovely ponds a few minutes from Plymouth, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod.
When: July 24-31, 2004
How Much: $685 per adult personage
WEBSITE: follow links to the 2004 program description and the signup.
We have worked hard to bring a bright and disciplined group of traditional singers, players and dancers together, each one an expert in his or her field. Along with the things you would expect to find at any weeklong summer retreat- a waterfront, lots of good food, comfortable housing, all the modern conveniences within easy walk- you can get an intensive survey education in all the basics of traditional American, British and World music.
All the instructors are experienced teachers and celebrated professional players, deeply knowledgeable and enthusiastic in their teaching. Some of the Brits are 'source' singers; the Americans are all stalwart revivalists of at least thirty years standing in the Old Time and Blues scenes.
Naturally, what you get out of the week depends on what you bring to it and what you put into it. Here, you may advance as far as time permits. Since we expect that the folks who come to Folk Music Week already have their own areas of expertise, we've built time slots in for camper presentations.
Traditionalesque Revivalists are an odd and sometimes lonely lot. Here is a chance to be among people who revere the old song