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01 Apr 03 - 08:16 PM (#924034) Subject: Clarion U music weekend From: Walking Eagle Has anyone attended the Clarion University folk music weekend. Let me know how you liked it. It's cheap enough, 80 bucks for three days. I am hoping to take a guitar class. Thanks! |
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01 Apr 03 - 10:48 PM (#924108) Subject: RE: Clarion U music weekend From: wysiwyg Thought early reeg was $100? It's worth $1,000. Look for an old thread about Folk College-- I wrote a long review. BTW, Mudcatter Pete Peterson is teaching there this year with his newish band, Well Tempered String Band. ~S~ |
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02 Apr 03 - 05:17 PM (#924780) Subject: RE: Clarion U music weekend From: Walking Eagle Thanks. I thought it is 80, but I could be wrong. I live about 200 miles S.E. of there and it's an easy drive. |
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03 Apr 03 - 11:00 AM (#925276) Subject: RE: Clarion U music weekend From: wysiwyg Review and link to Folk College Site Here: CLICK More info on this year's bash shortly-- ~S~ |
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03 Apr 03 - 11:09 AM (#925280) Subject: RE: Clarion U music weekend From: wysiwyg From organizer Linda Littleton of the great band, SIMPLE GIFTS: Hi folks, Just wanted to let you all know that Clarion Folk College is coming up in a couple of months and we hope you'll be able to join us. This is a fun and educational weekend for folk musicians of all levels and instruments, plus there are events for non-musicians too. Clarion Folk College will begin at 3pm on Friday, May 30 and continue through late afternoon on Sunday, June 1. All events are held at Clarion University, which is just off route 80 in western Pennsylvania. If you're on the mailing list, you should have received a brochure by now, so if you didn't get one, please contact Kris Stiglitz (contact info below) and she'll send it to you. There is also lots of information (including a registration form) at: http://www.simplegiftsmusic.com/cfc Teachers and performers for the weekend include: No Strings Attached - jazz inflected folk Sparky & Rhonda Rucker - blues, songs, and stories Atwater/Donnelly - old time songs, tunes and clogging Hesperus - early music Changeling - Celtic Small Potatoes - singer/songwriters Sugarfoot - Larry Unger, Lissa Schneckensburger, & Sam Bartlett Simple Gifts - Celtic to Klezmer Out of the Blue - hammer dulcimer & guitar Well Tempered String Band - traditional American Howard & Jodi Blumenthal - jammin' til dawn Tina Czajkowski - fiddle Connie Ingram - piano The focus of the event will be group playing with an emphasis on arranging and performing folk music. Most of the workshops will be open to all instruments, for example: Celtic Tunes Old Time, Swing Blues Improvisation Backup Techniques Klezmer Contradance Tunes Medieval Music Song Performance Waltzes Playing Musically Chord Substitutions Tips for Beginners Songwriting Sephardic Music Looking at Rhythm Singing Circle How to Jam ... and much more We'll have workshops for some specific instruments too, including: guitar fiddle piano mandolin banjo whistle recorder hammer dulcimer harmonica bass bodhran There are also workshops for singers and dancers, a continuous staff-led jam session, and a lecture/discussion series appropriate for musicians and non-musicians alike. There are workshop for specific levels, so that a beginner could choose workshops like: The Very Basics How to Jam Hearing Chord Changes Advanced players might opt for: Advanced Improvisation, Swedish Tunes other advanced topics Those in between could choose from offerings like: New England Tunes Playing Musically Old Time Music ... and more A key part of the weekend will be "Folk Bands," where participants will be divided into small bands. Each band will have rehearsal time together over the course of the weekend. With the help of a staff coach, you'll choose some music to arrange and rehearse, and Sunday afternoon, bands that are interested will have an opportunity to perform. Friday and Saturday evenings we'll have concerts by the staff, followed by jam sessions led by staff members (or you can form your own). In previous years, the jamming has continued at the dorms for most of the night! The cost of the weekend is $100 if postmarked by April 11 and $125 afterwards. The fee includes all workshops and concerts, plus continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Space is available for people to stay in the dorms for $15 per night for a shared room. Continuing Ed credit is offered by Clarion University for the weekend and we are also working on getting Act 48 credit approved. A few partial scholarships are available in exchange for a few hours of work over the weekend. Contact Kris if you're interested in that. CONTACT INFORMATION: To register, request a brochure, or ask general questions, contact: Kris Stiglitz -- 814/393-2227 -- kstiglitz@clarion.edu For questions about the musical program, contact: Linda Littleton -- 814/865-0819 (daytime) -- lrl@psu.edu We're VERY excited about the lineup of staff and the program for the weekend. I hope you'll be able to join us! -Linda ps. Please reserve September 12-14 for the Cook Forest Folk Gathering, also held in western Pennsylvania. This will be a fun weekend of workshops, concerts, and jams open to all folk instruments, and we are especially pleased to have John McCutcheon with us again as the festival headliner. Other teachers/performers include Paddy's Retreat, Flapjack, Rick Thum, Doofus, Out of the Blue, and Simple Gifts. |
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03 Apr 03 - 04:46 PM (#925523) Subject: RE: Clarion U music weekend From: Walking Eagle Hmmmm. All instruments eh? Maybe someone could help me with the jug. Thanks so much for the info. Would anyone like to share a ride with me? I live 30 mi W. of Philadelphia--20 mi N. of Wilmington DE. I could pay part of the gas and whatever other travel expenses. I have a slight handicap and would need some assistance. Send me a PM if inetersted. I'm a good traveling companion and I'm NOT a backseat driver. |
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03 Apr 03 - 05:30 PM (#925559) Subject: RE: Clarion U music weekend From: wysiwyg If you e-mail Linda or Kris I bet they can also help you hook up with other Phillians who are coming-- as I recall there were quite a few from your area on the roster. Really can't recommend this enough. YES "all instruments." Take the jug for SURE. And tell them you were sent by the lady who hammered her autoharp last year. :~) ~Susan |