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NOMAD--RIP?

07 Jan 05 - 01:27 AM (#1373646)
Subject: NOMAD--RIP?
From: dick greenhaus

(Re the NOMAD Festival (New Haven, CT)

Is NOMAD History? Was this past NOMAD the final festival?

It is, and it was, unless YOU help!

NOMAD is an all-volunteer festival, from the organizers to the performers. The
2004 NOMAD festival was great, especially in our new location*. We recognize
and appreciate all the volunteers who have helped make NOMAD happen in the past;
we're grateful for that support. But it was not enough. More people need to be
involved throughout the year, or there will be no festival in 2005.

It takes an entire year to plan this festival; we start working on the next
NOMAD as soon as the last festival is over. The current committee members have
been doubling and tripling up on jobs; there are simply not enough people left
to put this festival on any longer. We need new committee members.

We're not kidding. IF WE CANNOT FILL ALL OPEN POSITIONS--AND GET BACKUPS--BY
FEBRUARY 14, NOMAD 2005 WILL NOT HAPPEN.

What do we need from you?
- To commit your time and energy for one full season.
- To fill the following jobs:
    - Festival Booklet Layout & Editing
    - Ad Sales
    - Hospitality
    - Publicity
    - Membership
    - Performers
    - Merchandise Sales
    - Program
    - Festival Registration
    - Parking
    - Volunteer Recruitment
    - Volunteer Scheduling
    - Sound Technicians
    - Set-up/Take-down

If you can help, please reply by e-mail to
bd-gold@comcast.net
Please include the positions you are interested in, by order of preference.

Your response--now--is literally the only thing that can save NOMAD 2005. Please
consider this carefully and thoughtfully and, if you can help, please respond
now. Don't wait.

Thank you, from the NOMAD 2005 Organizing Committee and from all future festival
attendees.

    *
07 Jan 05 - 02:37 PM (#1373879)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: Big Mick

Folks, please respond. This gathering must survive.

I have emailed the address above.

Mick

07 Jan 05 - 06:18 PM (#1374083)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)

Me, too.

Big Mick, does this mean, if they have it next year, you will come???

(be still my beating heart!)

Allison

07 Jan 05 - 06:32 PM (#1374099)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: Big Mick

It is one that I have always wanted to go to, and/or perform at. I have heard such great things. Yes, Allison, it is a very good possibility.

All the best,

Mick

08 Jan 05 - 01:41 PM (#1374548)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: Barbara Shaw

Big Mick, I would also like to finally meet and hear you. You and I have both been around this mudcat for a LONG time, and you're one of the few whose posts are worth reading.

This NOMAD festival is a nice one and we've been going for a few years, performing with ShoreGrass. This past year we did a fun workshop called "Gospel in Black and Blue" with Jerry Rasmussen and his Gospel Messengers and dwditty (Rich Gallagher). Here's a link to pictures I took on the Saturday:

NOMAD 2004

I'm hoping Frank and I can find some time to volunteer this year, in addition to donating the performances (as do all the performers). If you're planning to go next year, it's easy enough to volunteer some time at the merchandise table or registration or instrument check room or whatever. The offer of even a few hours of help would be welcome, and I believe you get free admission in return.

13 Jan 05 - 02:47 PM (#1378322)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: dick greenhaus

I'm refreshing this, because I think it's important. Festivals exist, in great part, because of volunteers. No volunteers, no festivals. And NOMAD is only one of many that's crying for help. If you're anywhere near New Haven, Connecticut, you can really help support folk music in the area.
Please respond.

13 Jan 05 - 03:16 PM (#1378355)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: KathWestra

Can someone involved in the "call for help" from NOMAD indicate which volunteer positions might be handled by people who live at a distance from New Haven, Connecticut. Based as I am in Rockland, Maine, I cannot attend planning meetings or be physically present for decisionmaking gatherings throughout the year. However, if some of the programming work could be done by e-mail, or if there are other jobs where a commitment "for one full season" could be accomplished without my physical presence, then I'd be happy to help a festival I've been part of for almost its entire life. (Regarding the commitment sought, I don't think we're talking about a few volunteer hours during the festival here, folks. My impression from talking with prior organizers is that they already have plenty of "day of" help--it's the long-haul truckers they're looking for.) This is really a wonderful festival, and it would be a great shame to see it fold.

13 Jan 05 - 04:26 PM (#1378418)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: Big Mick

Kath, I will forward you the response I got from this re: long distance volunteering.

Yes Barbara, we do need to meet. I have always wanted to meet you as well. I suspect some good tunes/songs would jump out, eh?

There are things we can do, folks.

Mick

13 Jan 05 - 06:56 PM (#1378568)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: dwditty

I'm in.

13 Jan 05 - 07:25 PM (#1378603)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)

Kathy, when I sent an email to the address listed above, I got a very nice reply saying that there was much I could do from afar, from distributing flyers and talking it up, to signing up to work the registration table for a few hours at the festival. There's a lot that local folks are needed for, but there are things for us "away" folks as well.

It was so wonderful to meet you there, m'dear. Here's to many more!

Allison

13 Jan 05 - 08:19 PM (#1378641)
Subject: RE: NOMAD--RIP?
From: Leadfingers

Best of luck with the appeal - Its a shame I am too far away to be of ANY assistance but the travel costs for a weekend preclude my involvement ! Its a shame if any halfway reasonable festival has to die through lack of support !