Here's the list of Getaway events in its latest -- and hopefully final -- form.

Getaway 2004 Workshops and Events SATURDAY

(Th = Theater Barn, TV = TV Room, WH = White House)

MINI-CONCERTS, by
    Jack Beck (2:00–2:30, Th): "Tradition bearer" from Scotland
    "Alaska Mike" Campbell (10:00-10:30, Th): Fine singer-songwriter from Alaska
    Elizabeth LaPrelle (12:00–12:30, TV): Wonderful young Appalachian singer
    George "El Greko" Papavgeris (3:30–4:00, Th): Popular singer-songwriter from England
    Chance "Fortunato" & Susette Shiver (3:30–4:00, Gym): Old-time country music and comedy
        
American Traditional Songs (3:00–4:00, TV): Judy Cook, Elizabeth LaPrelle

Ballads I (11:00–12:00, TV): Jack Beck, Lorraine Van Buren

Becoming a More Confident Singer (4:00–5:00, WH): Carly Gewirz – Bring your own experiences and tips

Big Fat Choruses (5:00–6:00, TV): Dan Schatz, Ed Trickett – Rolling melodic choruses to fill the room with harmony!

Blues Styles (5:00–6:00, Gym): "Bobert" Harrison – Share and compare blues picking and singing styles

Care and Feeding of Muses (10:30–11:30, WH): "Bearded Bruce" Gewirz , Leo "Mmario" Pola – Share ideas on encouraging your creativity!

Country and Western Jam (2:00–3:30, Gym): T. J. O'Malley

Craft – Using Drop Spindles (9:30–10:30*): Carly Gewirz – Come and learn this easy spinning technique, then practice all weekend! *Dining Hall patio if weather permits; White House if cold or wet

Food Songs (11:30–12:30, Th): Nan Goland – Yummy!

Hank Williams Era (10:00–11:00, Gym): Mary "Sinsull" Sullivan -- The legendary country singer and his contemporaries

Hoboes and Trains (4:00–5:00, TV): George Stephens

In Other Words (10:00–11:00, TV): Susan Clark, Lorraine Van Buren – Alternative words to familiar tunes, texts set to music, songs in foreign languages, or any "other" words!

Instrumental Harmonies/Slow Jam (5:00–6:00, Gym): Susan "A-R" Reid, Pauline Lerner – Playing with emphasis on harmony

Nature: Plants, Trees & Gardens (5:00–6:00, WH): Janie Endres – Songs about growing things

Real Soldiers' Songs (10:30-11:30, Th): Saul Broudy – Share the songs military personnel write & sing for themselves; Saul will sing songs from helicopter pilots in Vietnam

Shanties and Sea Songs (4:00–5:00, Th): Dick Swain, Darriel "Shadowmonk" Day, Allan Rathbone

Show Tunes (3:00-4:00, WH): Kathie Mack – Broadway, operetta, movies & other shows

Singin' the Fishin' (2:30–3:30, Th): Mary LaMarca, Norman & Betty MacDonald – Fish, fishing & fishermen

Skiffle/Jug Band (4:00-5:00, Gym): Jim "Gutbucketeer" Bunch, Max Spiegel – Bring your homemade or store-bought instruments and have a good time!

The Songs Kids REALLY Sing (2:00-3:00, WH): "Gorgeous Gary" Ehrlich – Irreverent stuff for older kids

Wedding Party (1:30–3:00, TV): Kathy "Tinker" DeWalt, Mary "Sinsull" Sullivan – Help Kendall Morse and Jacqui Clark, and other newlyweds celebrate their brand-new marriages!

What I learned from Rick Fielding (11:00–12:00, Gym): Jeri Corlew, "Big Mick" Lane – Memories, stories, songs and smiles!

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Getaway 2004 Workshops and Events SUNDAY

(Th = Theater Barn, TV = TV Room, WH = White House)

MINI-CONCERTS, by
   
    Saul Broudy (3:00–3:30, TV): Folksinger, folklorist, collector
    "Big Mick" Lane (12:00-12:30, Th): Handsome Irish labor organizer who sings from the heart
    Norman and Betty MacDonald (10:30-11:00, Th): Songs from northeast "Geordie" England
    Sandy and Caroline Paton (1:30-2:00, TV): Collectors, performers, nurturers of American traditional music
    Ed Trickett (4:30-5:00, TV): Fine singer and finder of great songs

1930s Jam (1:30-2:30, Gym): Susette & Chance "Fortunato" Shiver – Play and sing lively tunes from the '30s

Ballads II (11:30-12:30, TV): Elizabeth LaPrelle, Caroline Paton

Blues Jam (2:30-3:30, Gym): Roger "in Baltimore" Himler

British Isles (2:30-3:30, Th): Jack Beck, Jacqui Clark – Songs from across the Pond

Civil War Era (2:00-3:00, TV): Judy Cook, Dick Swain – The Blue and the Gray

Colorful Characters (3:30-4:30, Th): Norman & Betty MacDonald – Unforgettable people in songs

Crime and Punishment (1:30-2:30, Th): Edmund "CET" Thomas, Charmion Chaplin-Thomas – Evil deeds and their consequences!

Fantasy Adventures (age 3 and up) (2:00-4:00, Dining Hall Patio): George Rathbone – Kids love this!

The Frozen North (5:00-6:00, TV): "Alaska Mike" Campbell, Edmund "CET" Thomas – Chilly!

Gospel (10:00-11:30, TV): Kathie Mack, Joe Offer

Historical Songs (3:30–4:30, TV): Jennifer Woods, "Big Mick" Lane – Historical events chronicled in song

LOUD Songs & Choruses (3:30-4:30, Gym): "Tone-Deaf Dave" Diamond – Open your throat and belt 'em out!

Old-Time and Carter Family (4:30-5:30, Th): "Songster Bob" Clayton, Pete Kraemer, Dick Levine

Parodies (4:30-5:30, gym): "Gorgeous Gary" Ehrlich, "Micca" Patterson

Recording your own CD (10:30-11:30, Gym): Dennis Cook, Sandy Paton – Pick up some pointers here!

Roots of the Music (3:00-4:00, WH): Dick Greenhaus – Field recordings and source singers

Song Collecting (5:00-6:00, WH): Saul Broudy, Sandy Paton – Tales and examples from years of collecting

Songs from a Hat (11:00-12:00, Th): Heather Wood – Think fast in this popular game of song titles and themes!

Songs So Bad They're Good (2:00-3:00, WH): Nancy King – Share those dubious treasures, the songs you love to hate (or hate to love…)

Songwriters' Workshop (11:30–12:30, WH): George "El Greko" Papavgeris, Dan Schatz – The songwriting process – and the results!

Times and Seasons (4:00-5:00, WH): Lisa Null – Times of day, times of year

Waltz Jam and Dance (11:30-12:30, Gym): Dottie Hurley, Lucy Goldberg, David Scheim

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See you soon!
Nancy