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19 Jan 12 - 07:56 AM (#3292721) Subject: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: sciencegeek Hopefully, just a few more weeks before we see the line up for this spring's NEFFA festival. Wheee! Who else plans on going? |
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19 Jan 12 - 12:11 PM (#3292880) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: ChanteyLass This isn't too far from me, and I've been aware of it for several years, but I never seem to get to it. It seems unlikely this year, too. I am facing car repair bills between Thanksgiving and yesterday that total almost one month's income, and the timing belt is due in less than 5,000 miles, so I doubt I'll get there this year, either. Still planning to get to Mystic in June, though! |
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19 Jan 12 - 12:36 PM (#3292892) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble I'm planning to be there, and I'm probably going to help coordinate two sea music workshops. Maybe this time I'll reserve a motel room closer to the festival site. Any suggestions? Charley Noble |
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29 Jan 12 - 08:10 AM (#3298379) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: sciencegeek Sonja does the room booking for us, so I'll have to check with her |
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30 Jan 12 - 07:17 AM (#3298918) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: AllisonA(Animaterra) AnimaterraWomens Chorus will be performing at noon on Saturday in the high school auditorium- a big promotion for us! I plan to spend a lot more time at the festival this year, going to more workshops and seeing fine folks. It's a fine time! |
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30 Jan 12 - 12:18 PM (#3299138) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: bbc Duane D. & I expect to be there, with Caroline & Folk Legacy, as usual. Good times, good friends, good music! Barbara |
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30 Jan 12 - 09:10 PM (#3299430) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: dick greenhaus Sorry, but CAMSCO won't be able to make it. |
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31 Jan 12 - 03:42 PM (#3299836) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Dorothy Parshall Too late! I already booked a flight to San Diego. Darn! And last year it was the CD launch. Oh well. Y'all have a blast. |
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01 Feb 12 - 12:31 PM (#3300366) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: bbc Dick, I'm really sorry to hear that. I know you've had bad luck w/ health at recent folk weekends. We'll miss you & Susan! CAMSCO performs a real service to the folk community! love, Barbara |
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22 Mar 12 - 10:04 PM (#3327436) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Susan A-R I'll be there at 10 Saturday Morning playing English Dance tunes with Keys to the Cellar, Val Medve calling. Learning some fine tunes, and looking forward to seeing some friends. |
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23 Mar 12 - 09:01 AM (#3327614) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble I guess I'll better check the schedule and see when Mike Kennedy and I are doing our Cicely Fox Smith workshop. Last year it was Sunday at 5 pm and we wondered if anyone would still be hanging around; they were and we had an excellent time. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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26 Mar 12 - 10:05 PM (#3329446) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: bbc Looks like Saturday at 5 pm, this year, Charley. Here's your competition. I remember last year being tough. I've developed too many musical interests & friendships. Terrible, eh? 5:00pm Mountain Woman: Traditional Music of Northern Appalachia E -- Lorraine Hammond -- Middle School Rm. 103/104 (50 min.) DADGAD-tuned Guitar Concert E -- Jim Prendergast -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.) Harmony x 3 E -- Triboro -- Middle School Rm. 108 (50 min.) Bodhran Workshop TB -- Joe De Paolo -- High School Rm. 117 (50 min.) Songs of C. Fox Smith E -- Kennedy, Ipcar & McCandless -- High School Rm. 176 (50 min.) Puttin' On the Dance: Organizer's Discussion C -- Chrissy Fowler -- High School Rm. 177 (50 min.) Sword Dancing E -- Rapport D'or, New Moon Sword, Still River Sword -- Main Entrance (60 min.) Songs of Stan Rogers G -- David Coffin -- High School Auditorium Stage (60 min.) |
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27 Mar 12 - 08:33 AM (#3329599) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble bbc- Thanks for the Cicely Fox Smith listing. I see that Margaret McCandlass will be joining us as a co-coordinator. There are always 6 or 7 other things going on at once at NEFFA. I'll miss David Coffin's concert of Stan Rogers songs. And Prendergast is one fine musician. Michael, Chris and I will also be hosting a Songs for Barry Finn tribute later that evening, 11 pm, in Room 176. I best refresh my own tribute "The Pressroom's Extra Voice." Other listings that caught my eye were: Traditional Song Swap Party with Nicole Singer and Julia Friend Chantyblast with MIT Chanty Sing Folks John Roberts Sings FSSGB Song Swap Pub Sing with Jeff Keller Closing Sing Around with Allen Hopkins Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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27 Mar 12 - 08:47 AM (#3329612) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: maeve Perhaps a blue clicky would be useful? http://www.neffa.org/ |
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28 Mar 12 - 10:00 PM (#3330415) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: LeTenebreux I really hope to make this my year... |
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29 Mar 12 - 06:02 PM (#3330805) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: bbc Thanks, maeve. We were remiss. Barbara |
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29 Mar 12 - 08:41 PM (#3330870) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: maeve My pleasure, Barbara. I can't go anywhere, but I can clickify. |
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30 Mar 12 - 09:01 AM (#3331091) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: bbc Maeve, your contributions are much greater than that. You are part of the soul of Mudcat! best always, Barbara |
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13 Apr 12 - 09:46 AM (#3337727) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: GUEST refresh.... one more week 'til NEFFA... so many fine workshop, so little time.... anyone have a spare Harry Potter time rewinder?? |
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13 Apr 12 - 07:25 PM (#3337941) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble Looking forward to being there Friday evening. I definitely will be leading a song at the FSSGB Song Swap at 10 pm. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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17 Apr 12 - 09:24 AM (#3339510) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: bbc Yup, just a few more days to wait. This is my first NEFFA as a retiree, so I get to be there on time. Yay! Hope to see some for chats & hugs! Folk Legacy booth is in the main high school building, just to the left (coming in) from the registration tables. Say hi to Duane D. & Caroline! Barbara |
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17 Apr 12 - 11:31 AM (#3339542) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: maeve Thanks, Barbara. Have a wondrous time, friends. |
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17 Apr 12 - 11:19 PM (#3339827) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: ChanteyLass Well, I thought this might be my year to make it to at least one day of NEFFA. Then Gordon Bok rescheduled his Stone Soup concert in RI for Saturday night and a venue became available on Sunday for the annual fundraiser. Maybe next year . . . Have fun and I look forward to reading about it after the event! |
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18 Apr 12 - 07:48 AM (#3339934) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble Time to recharge my cellphone, replace batteries in my recorder and tuner, change banjo strings, and do a load of laundry so I have something clean to wear! Looks like it will be a cool rainy weekend. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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18 Apr 12 - 01:50 PM (#3339980) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: GUEST,sciencegeek Charley... did the laundry last night... lol still have to dig out the recorders, etc. that I stashed after our last trip. why do today what you can put off 'til the last possible, frantic moment? just found out that Brandon, my music teacher & Mike's partner for the Mustang & Brombies workshop attended Berklee School of Music in Boston. no wonder he's so stoked for this... P) |
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18 Apr 12 - 07:12 PM (#3340134) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: ChanteyLass Sciencegeek, remember to bring extra batteries! |
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18 Apr 12 - 09:27 PM (#3340195) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Duane D. Hello Folks, I couldn't find any other thread to add this info. I will be running the Folk Legacy booth, as usual. I will have a few copies of Kendall's "Maine Lies Downeast." I suggest anyone interested should try first to get a copy from Kendall. He could use the sale. Also, a bit of news, I will also have a few copies of CD-12, Eugene Rhodes, "Talkin' About My Time." This is the first of the eleven recordings that never made it to CD. It hasn't been officially released. This has been one of my special projects for Folk Legacy this past winter. I expect to also have copies of both at Old Songs in June. Do have a great day, Duane. |
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20 Apr 12 - 12:18 AM (#3340689) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Duane D. Some additional info, we will have copies of the DVD of the Folk Legacy 50th Anniversary Concert at the Sounding Board in West Hartford, Connecticut, on October 29, 2011. If you bought a ticket to the concert, but were unable to attend due to the weather, request a copy. It's free. Please stop by the Folk Legacy booth. I'll be anchored there the entire festival. I would enjoy seeing you. Do have a great day, Duane. |
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20 Apr 12 - 08:53 AM (#3340804) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble Duane- See you at the booth. Doing my final packing. I also need to pack up this IMAC for service; its screen is breaking out in weird lines. The good news is that everything is backed up to my external hard drive and it's still under warranty. Oh, and my Epson R3000 printer died yesterday, which is only two months old. Did I mention that I only have half a star this morning? Now where's my banjo...... Charley Noble |
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22 Apr 12 - 08:55 PM (#3341928) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble I'm still on the road back to Maine but I certainly had a wonderful weekend, filled with good music and good friends. I'm even more impressed with how well the NEFFA staff and volunteers run the Festival. The weather was great for the first two days and even Sunday wasn't a total washout. More thoughts later after I get home. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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24 Apr 12 - 10:05 AM (#3342532) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble Evidently there are no other survivors from NEFFA. So sad! I'm finally back home, sorting through my notes and memories. I certainly had a great time working with Mike Kennedy and Chris Setari, and the "youngster" Brandon that they brought along with them. One of my favorite events was the Traditional Song Swap Party coordinated by Nicole Singer and Julie Friend. There must have been a hundred energetic folks crammed into that dance room, with the vast majority much younger than 30 and singing up a storm. That was good to see. The songs were not all "traditional" but most of them had chorus and refrains for people to join in on. At some point I dropped in my tragic ballad of the demise of the Kaisu Maru, sunk by a falling cow. I can still hear echos of the cows plaintive Moooo!!! (from the audience) as she tumbled through the skies so blue. The MIT Chanteyblast was another highly successful event, with 60 or so folks gathered in concentric circles on the main stage and swapping sea songs. Here's a link to some PIXS that Charlene McNeil took of this event and other s events at NEFFA: click here for PIX! There a nice one of me leading "Yangtse River Shanty." Jeff Keller's Pub Sing was another success, and arriving late I was grateful to Bill Lehrman for inviting me up to an empty seat on the stage. I got to lead Andy Kennan's adaptation of the John Masefield poem "A Night at Dago Tom's," a classic description of a sailortown spree. Andy gets credit for replacing the last line of the poem with something considerably more robust than "Until we fetched to Land o' Nod atween the linen sheets." No doubt Masefield would not have been able to publish such a line back in the early 1900s. There's a whole lot more to say but I'll save it for later. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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24 Apr 12 - 12:03 PM (#3342596) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: sciencegeek finally home & dug out of 6 inches ot wet, heavy snow.... WTF!!!! I go on later about the great time we had, but really need to bring up the sole dark cloud... learning from a former LITMA board member of the passing of Gerry Riemer on March 21. A familiar face at Old Songs, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Augusta, Pinewoods, etc., Gerry was a staunch supporter of traditional & folk music & dance. As concert manager for LITMA, she booked an incredible range of performers and was always concerned as much that performers were able to make a living as she was keeping the organization solvent enough to keep providing a venue. She didn't sing or play an instrument, but she did her best to keep the music alive and I owe many of my oldest friendships, like that of Liam's Brother , to Gerry. It is with great sorrow that we share the news that one of our WUSB family, Gerry Riemer passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Gerry was an enthusiastic community staff member for over 25 years and contributed greatly to the fabric of WUSB. She was an on-air programmer on alternate Saturday mornings for over 20 years with a free-form show followed by Clann na Gael, as well as one of the rotating hosts for Traditional Folk heard predominantly on Monday evenings. Gerry was a gentle and insightful soul who felt deeply about music, story-telling, culture, and shared these passions with her friends and listeners alike. We are all grateful to have known such a person of kindness and grace- and until we meet again dear Gerry, slan... |
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24 Apr 12 - 01:37 PM (#3342645) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Joe_F I was there. I have a thing about men with beards & bellies. |
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24 Apr 12 - 02:45 PM (#3342692) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble Chris- Sad to hear about Gerry Riemer. But glad to hear that you and the "boys" made it through the mountain passes in the blizzard back to your home. Charley Noble |
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24 Apr 12 - 02:54 PM (#3342697) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: sciencegeek thanks Charley, she was one of the good ones, caring & supportive, that makes the folk community so special. on a funny note... after driving through that crazy rain for awhile through CT, when Mike suggested that we pull into the next service area. Five minutes after we arrive, who walks through the door but Jerry Epstein, followed shortly by Sonja. If we had tried to rondevous we never would have had better timing than that. |
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24 Apr 12 - 07:37 PM (#3342828) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: GUEST,songbob Well, we drove home through very wet rain, cold rain, windy rain, cold, wet, windy rain, all the way from Mattapoisett to Silver Spring, on Monday. I slept like a log (once home -- not behind the wheel). But we had a good time at the festival. I went to sets by George Stephens, the Beans, Deb & Peter Fishman (with their songwriting friend Tom Smith), Allen Hopkins, John Roberts, the Stan Rogers sing-around, Dave Diamond, and a bunch of other musical friends. I missed a lot of sets, too, and hope some folks here will let me know what I missed. Our "Civil War, the Home Front" set went well, at least from the comments I got, and boy, do I wish my CD was finished, based on the inquiries I got. I'd have paid all the gas and some of the tolls it took to get there if I'd had the "product" to sell. Ah, well, next year, eh? So, what'd I miss? Bob Clayton |
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14 May 12 - 07:13 PM (#3350895) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: GUEST,Me Hey guys! This is particularly directed to Susan A-R, but I've been desperately looking around for a copy of the sheet music (or even just chords) to the song "The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics" by Flanders & Swann, but to no avail, and was wondering if you still had a copy (I noticed that you had mentioned possessing a transcribed version a decade ago). If so, could you send it to pjserafini@shaw.ca by chance? |
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15 May 12 - 05:26 PM (#3351272) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: dick greenhaus The First law of Thermodynamics. Heat is work and work is heat Heat is work and work is heat Very Good. The Second law of thermodynamics. Heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body Heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body Heat won't pass from a cooler to a hotter Heat won't pass from a cooler to a hotter You can try it if you like but you'd far better not-a You can try it if you like but you'd far better not-a 'Cos the cold in the cooler will get hotter as a rule-a 'Cos the cold in the cooler will get hotter as a rule-a 'Cos the hotter body's heat will pass to the cooler 'Cos the hotter body's heat will pass to the cooler Heat is work and work is heat and work is heat and heat is work Heat will pass by conduction and Heat will pass by conduction and Heat will pass by convection and Heat will pass by convection and Heat will pass by radiation Heat will pass by radiation And that's a physical law Heat is work and work's a curse And all the heat in the universe Is gonna cool down, 'Cos it can't increase Then there'll be no more work And there'll be perfect peace Really? Yeah, that's entropy, Man. And all because of the second law of thermodynamics which lays down: That you can't pass heat from a cooler to a hotter Try it if you like but you'd far better not-a 'Cos the cold in the cooler will get hotter as a rule-a 'Cos the hotter body's heat will pass to the cooler Oh, you can't pass heat from a cooler to a hotter Try it if you like but you'll only look a fool-a 'Cos the cold in the cooler will get hotter as a rule-a And that's a physical law Oh, I'm hot That's because you've been working! Oh, Beatles, nothing! That's the first and second laws of thermodynamics. |
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15 May 12 - 05:47 PM (#3351283) Subject: RE: NEFFA - April 20-22, 2012 From: Charley Noble Amazing! But no mention of Plank's Constant? Charley Noble |