The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?

Subject: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Vixen
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 11:00 AM

D'Cats--

This came up on the Big Grin thread, so here's a new thread just for NOMADs.

NOrtheast Music And Dance festival, 5-7 November 1999 at Newtown High School, Newtown CT

There's a website with a schedule, but I'm not confident of my blue clicky things yet, so I'll let somebody else post that.

Tim and I will be there Saturday, lookin' for all you mudcats, and havin' a gran' ole time.

See Ya There!

V

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: T in Oklahoma (Okiemockbird)
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 11:08 AM

Oh, I wish! Oh, I wish! Though I live in Oklahoma, Connecticut is home to my heart. Maybe someone can take a laptop and post little bulletins from the festival.

T.

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Vixen
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 11:11 AM

Ok, Here Goes.

click here

V (with all her digits crossed!)

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 11:33 AM

Well done, Vixen!

Bonnie (Liam's Sister-in-Law) and I are going with a number of our (NY Packet & Johnson Girls) friends from NYC. Looking fast over the schedule, I notice the following Mudcatters and friends...

SAT
10AM - Sound Mixing Workshop - Dennis Cook of FSGW
11AM - Chorus Songs of the Sea - The Beans & Karen Kobela
12N - Kathy's Favorites - Kathy Westra
12N - Women & the Water - Johnson Girls
1PM - Irish Songs in America - The Patons, Milner & Conroy
2PM - What's So Funny - David Diamond, Agranoff, Schwartz
2PM - Performing with Amplification - Dennis Cook
4PM - Songs of South Street - The New York Packet
4PM - Song & Ballads of the US & UK - Judy Cook of FSGW
5PM - East of Boston, West of London - David Diamond
6PM - Hard Times - George Stephens & Mary LaMarca
8PM - Gospel on the Water - Patons, Beans, Kobela, Simpson
9PM - Shanty Blast - NY Packet, Johnson Girls, Shipping News, Lynn Noel, David Diamond

SUN
1PM - Celtic & American Songs & Tunes - Robin Paton
2PM - He Said, She Said - Mrozak, Cook, Epstein, Westra

I hope I haven't missed anyone and I hope everyone can make it to NOMAD.

All the best, Dan Milner

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 12:03 PM

Beyond the call of duty, Dan. Well done! Hope we see many of you New England Mudcatters at NOMAD this year.

Sandy (and Caroline) Paton

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: KathWestra
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 12:10 PM

One more Mudcatter-filled workshop at NOMAD is called "The Infamous Broken Token" -- a collection of real and parody broken token ballads. Right now it looks heavy on the parody side. I'll be leading it, with a cast that includes Sandy and Caroline Paton, George Stephens & Mary LaMarca, and Judy Cook.It's on Saturday at 9:00 p.m.

Thanks, Dan, for ferreting out all the Mudcat participation. I'm going to print this out to carry with me.

By the way, the D.C. contingent and numerous New England friends are staying at the Best Western Stony Hill Inn in Newtown. There's usually some good after-hours singing there when the festival winds down. You might want to book a room there if you're staying overnight.
Kath

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Judy Cook
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 12:12 PM

Most of the schedule items listed above are mini-concerts either by individuals or panels. Dennis' two workshops on sound are hands on teaching sessions; one for folks who want to be behind the sound board, the other for folks behind the mic.

Two more sessions at NOMAD:

9pm Saturday - the Infamous Broken-Token. A panel concert that will include lots of mudcatters.

11am-1pm Sunday in the Cafeteria. Songs for a Sunday morning. This is a big sing around. There are usually plenty of gospel, sea-songs, and other great chorus songs, but it's not limited to choruses. If you get there early you're pretty sure to get a chance to lead at least one - all depends how many folks show up. Hope to see a lot of you there.

-- Judy

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: lamarca
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 03:27 PM

Thanks for sorting the schedule, Dan! I'd like to make a plea for audience at George's and my set, "Hard Times". They put us in the "Double Room", which up until 6 PM (our set time), is Children's Programming - the set before us is "Woodchucks at the Zoo". We're doing a nice depressing set of songs about hard times, changing ways, dying industries and general gloom and doom that I don't think the kiddies will appreciate...Bring your hankies...

Right after us in the same room is Jerry Epstein leading a ballad session - don't know if he'll be doing it by invitation or as a song swap. Then you can cruise over to Broken Tokens or the first hour of the Shanty Blast. Looking forward to seeing folks there!

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 06:14 PM

Woodchucks at the Zoo! Well, I'll be... #@%%%^%#^%$... gosh darned!

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 20 Oct 99 - 10:02 PM

Any Vermonters going? I'd love to catch a ride in exchange for gas money, road food, etc.

Susan A-R

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Big Mick
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 08:19 AM

This sucks!!! I am caught in Michigan. I make all these marvellous friends out East and they are all going to NOMAD and I can't get out there. I would love to see The Johnson Girls, NY Packet, George Stephens and Mary LaMarca, David Diamond is great..............shit! Have a great time, my new old friends. Kath, knock 'em dead.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 09:23 AM

Hey, Mick. I've got an idea. Why don't you get your car fixed!

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: catspaw49
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 09:50 AM

Actually Dan he's waiting to take it somewhere in the boondocks of Ohio in the middle of the night...it worked out so well for him on his way to FSGW and all.........

Looks like a whale of a program. I wish I lived on the coast sometimes. Have a great time folks!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: KathWestra
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 10:57 AM

All you folks in the heartland can make a pilgrimage to hear Mick and his Conklin Ceili Band play music in Grand Rapids, Mich.(my hometown)that same weekend. Meantime, Mick, we'll sing a few for you at NOMAD. Kath

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: kendall
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 11:09 AM

Can someone give me the details? Is there a motel there?

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: KathWestra
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 01:34 PM

Kendall -- Read the messages above for the motel name and the link to the NOMAD home page! Kathy

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Fortunato
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 01:43 PM

Westra Is this the famous No-Tell Motel?

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 01:45 PM

For folks who can't make it on such short notice, keep in mind that NEFFA is a very similar festival in April in Natick, Massachusetts. It also takes over a high school, is much bigger than NOMAD, and also features a batch of performing Mudcatters.

--Charlie Baum

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 01:57 PM

This year, NEFFA (acronym for the New England Folk Fewstival Association) Festival is April 14-16, 2000, and further details may be had on their web page.

--Charlie Baum

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 11:27 PM

I just got a note from Kendall Morse suggesting that he might have some room in his car for passengers. He'll be coming down from the Portland, Maine, area, but would be willing to side-track a bit if it would help someone get there who might otherwise miss it. Try a personal message to him if you're interested.

Sandy

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Jeri
Date: 25 Oct 99 - 10:46 AM

I just called the Ramada Inn only to find out I needed to call by Oct 20 to get the discount. It's $89 per night now. I had to get put on long distance hold for several minutes by an operator who sounded like she'd rather be having a root canal to hear that. (The folks at the 800 number don't know anything about the discount, which doesn't exist anymore, anyway.) I'm waaaay beyond not happy.

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: KathWestra
Date: 25 Oct 99 - 10:57 AM

Jeri -- Try the Best Western Stony Hill Inn in Newtown. Phone # [phone]. A bunch of us D.C. folks are staying there, plus friends from NY & Boston. You'd be welcome. Kath

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: kendall
Date: 25 Oct 99 - 12:27 PM

I called half a dozen places and got hit with prices from 90 to 125 dollars a night.. hell, for 100 dollars a night up here you could get.. well lets not go there. Finally called the SEAGULL MOTEL $50.00 per night.

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: kendall
Date: 25 Oct 99 - 12:33 PM

I called half a dozen places and got hit with prices from 90 to 125 dollars a night.. hell, for 100 dollars a night up here you could get.. well lets not go there. Finally called the SEAGULL MOTEL $50.00 per night.

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: kendall
Date: 25 Oct 99 - 12:35 PM

So.. I can still think faster than my computer.. thank God

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Jeri
Date: 25 Oct 99 - 10:07 PM

Kendall, do you have to bring your own roach spray?

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: kendall
Date: 25 Oct 99 - 11:02 PM

for 50 bucks a night, they should supply it

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 26 Oct 99 - 04:40 PM

Shucks, Jeri, just wear your cowboy boots (good for squishing 'em in corners!).

Sandy

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 26 Oct 99 - 05:01 PM

I'm soooooooo sad I can't be there! But I WILL be at NEFFA in April- thanks for the details, Charlie- I didn't realize it was earlier this year.
Allison

Subject: RE: The NOMAD Thread-Who's Goin'?
From: Jeri
Date: 26 Oct 99 - 10:49 PM

Kathy, thanks for the tip, but Stony Hill Inn wanted $100 a night. I'm a cheapskate - I have reservations in the Seagull.