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EDITOR: Helen Gordon
•A H K L H IH t
Voluae 25, No.6
February, 1989
(703)281-2228
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G O S P E L
G A T H E R I N G
E T H E L
C A F F I E
A U S T I N ,
T H E
WO R D
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G O S F E L
G R E A T I O N
Sat ur day , Febr uar y 4, 7: 30 pm
Nat i onal Bui l di ng Mus eum, DC
The Fol kl or e Soci et y and t he Nat i onal Bui l di ng
Museum ar e pl eased t o j oi n f or ces t o br i ng you a
f ul l day of f un, f el l owshi p and f i ne si ngi ng on
Sat ur day, Feb. 4. Gospel i s t he t heme, and W.
Vi r gi ni a' s Et hel Caf f i e Aust i n and DC' s Wor d of
God Yout h Choi r wi l l r ai se t he r oof of t he Gr eat
Hal l of t he Nat i onal Bui l di ng Museum i n a con­
cer t , Sat ur day, Feb. 4 st ar t i ng ear l i er t han
usual at 7: 30pm.
Et hel Caf f i e Aust i n i nvi t es you t o hel p her
cr eat e a choi r at a wor kshop f r om 1- 4pm. I f you
l i ke si ngi ng har mony, l ear ni ng musi c— and t o si ng
i t bol dl y, come t o t he wor kshop! The eveni ng' s
concer t wi l l be your choi r debut .
I n addi t i on t o her sol o per f or mances, Et hel
t eaches " Gospel For Ever yone" at conf er ences and
f est i val s, i ncl udi ng t he August a Her i t age Ar t s
Wor kshops.
The Wor d of God Yout h Choi r i s composed of 25
young adul t s who r egul ar l y si ng at t he Wor d of God Bapt i st Chur ch on K St r eet SE. A
communi t y- based choi r , t hei r r eper t oi r e r ef l ect s a mor e cont empor ar y gospel sound. They
r ecei ved f i r st - pl ace honor s i n t he choi r cat egor y of l ast summer ' s Kennedy Cent er
gospel compet i t i on. The choi r i s di r ect ed by Dar yl Mi ms and accompani ed by dr ums and
pi ano. Thei r ener get i c sound wi l l sur el y st r et ch t he seams of t he Museum.
Wor kshop admi ssi on ( whi ch i ncl udes t he eveni ng' s concer t ) : $10 member s, $12
nonmember s. No pr e- r egi st r at i on r equi r ed; come ear l y t o r egi st er at t he door . Concer t onl y admi ssi on: $6 member s, $8 nonmember s. Concer t st ar t s at 7: 30pm. Door s open at
6: 30pm. The Bui l di ng Museum ( Pensi on Bui l di ng) i s on F St r eet bet ween 4t h and 5t h NW,
j ust acr oss f r om t he Judi ci ar y Squar e met r o st op. St r eet par ki ng i s pl ent i f ul .
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The Febr uar y FSGW Pr ogr am, Fr i day, Febr u­
ar y 10t h, at 8: 30pm i n t he WES Audi t or i um,
f eat ur es Happy Tr aum, a gr eat name i n Amer i can
f ol k musi c.
Happy Tr aum has been act i ve i n Amer i can
musi c f or near l y t hi r t y year s. He began pl ayi ng
gui t ar and 5- st r i ng banj o i n t he mi d- 1950' s, and
was an act i ve par t i ci pant
i n t he l egendar y
Washi ngt on Squar e ( Gr eeni ch Vi l l age) f ol k scene.
A f ul l - t i me musi ci an si nce gr aduat i ng f r om NYU
i n 1960, Happy has per f or med ext ensi vel y on 3
cont i nent s, bot h as a sol oi st and as a member of
var i ous gr oups. The r ecor di ng l i st f or Happy
Tr aum r ef l ect s bot h hi s sol o car eer ( 4 al bums) ,
hi s cont i nui ng duet per f or mances wi t h hi s br o­
t her Ar t i e ( 3 al bums) , and hi s col l abor at i ons
wi t h ot her per f or mer s ( 5 al bums) .
Hi s avi d
i ~t er est i n t r adi t i onal and cont empor ar y musi c
has br ought hi m r ecogni t i on as a per f or mer ,
wr i t er , edi t or , f ol kl or i st , t eacher and r ecor d­
i ng ar t i st .
Happy has wr i t t en mor e t han a dozen books
whi ch t each and document t he pl ayi ng st yl es of
gr eat t r adi t i onal gui t ar i st s. He has been edi t or
of Si ng Out ! The Fol ksong Magazi ne. Wi t h hi s
br ot her Ar t i e, he host s a popul ar r adi o show,
" Br i ng I t On Home" , br oadcast mont hl y over WAMC,
Al bany, NY.
Pr ogr ams ar e FREE t o FSGW member s, $4 f or
nonmember s. WES Audi t or i um i s at 7750 Si xt eent h
St . , NW, D. C. ( 16t h NW & Kal mi a Rd. )
DEADLI NE FOR MARCH N e w s l e t t e r : We d n e sd a y, F e b r u a r y 15
Al l copy f or t he Mar ch i ssue of t hi s N e w s l e t t e r i s due
t o t he home of Edi t or Hel en Gor don, NO LATER THAN 9 PM, Wednesday,
Febr uar y 15t h. NO copy wi l l be accept ed over t he t el ephone.
Pl ease use st andar d ( 8 1/ 2 x 11" ) paper , so copy does not get l ost .
Post car ds and scr aps of paper get l ost t oo easi l y. Pl ease i ncl ude a
phone # wher e you can be r eached i n case of quest i ons r egar di ng your
t ext . I t al so hel ps GREATLY i f you send your copy i n ar t i cl e f or m.
Thanks!
I am a new edi t or , so pl ease be pat i ent wi t h t hese f i r st i ssues.
Send al l copy f or Mar ch t o:
FSGW NEWSLETTER, c/ o H. Gor don
1916 Ol i vi ne Ct .
Si l ver Spr i ng, MD 20904
Quest i ons/ di r ect i ons f or hand- del i ver ed copy, modem r equi r ement s,
comput er compat abi l i t y, f i l e f or mat det ai l s, cal l ( 301) 384- 2191.
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S u n d a y
Remember :
Ni g h t
D si n o o s
New St ar t i ng Ti me:
7: 30pm
The FSGW Sunday Ni ght Dance i s hel d at Takoma Par k I nt er medi at e School
( 7611 Pi ney Br anch Rd. , j ust of f East - West Hi ghway i n Takoma Par k, MD) f r om
7: 30 t o 10: 30pm. Admi ssi on i s $3. 50 FSGW member s, $5 nonmember s.
Feb.
5:
DOLORES HEAGY wi t h ROUSTABOUT - A whol e eveni ng of ener get i c squar es cal l ed
by Pi t t sbur gh' s Dol or es Heagy t o t he r ousi ng ol d- t i mey musi c of Roust about ( Chr i s
Romai ne on f i ddl e, Lar s Hansl i n on banj o, Cr ai g Johnson on gui t ar ) . A ni ght f or
squar e dance l over s!
Feb.
12:
CALEDONI A - Al ways a l ocal f avor i t e! Car l ot t a Wel l i ngt on wi l l cal l a whol e
eveni ng of cont r as, usual l y i ncl udi ng some she' s wr i t t en, and pl ay hammer
dul ci mer wi t h Laur a Li t e on f i ddl e and Janet Muse on pi ano. Thi s i s t he ni ght
f or t hose of you who can' t f ace a whol e eveni ng of squar es.
Feb.
19:
KATE CHARLES wi t h FULL FI DDLESTYX - I t ’ s been t oo l ong si nce Fi ddl est yx
pl ayed a dance f or us. So come on out t o hear St eve Hi ckman & Jon Si mmons
f i ddl es, John Devi ne gui t ar , & Ji m Bi eneman bass. Kat e doesn' t come t o t own ( al l
t he way f r om Bal t i mor e! ) of t en, ei t her , and she cal l s a mi xt ur e of cont r as &
squar es t hat j ust f i r Fi ddl est yx' s musi c.
Feb.
26:
BOB DALSEMER & DEVI L AMONG THE TAYLORS - An eveni ng of Bal t i mor eans. Bob
Dal semer al ways has a gr eat sel ect i on of cont r as and squar es f or us, and Devi l
. Among t he Tayl or s i s unsur passed f or f i ne musi c ( Mar t y Tayl or f l ut e & concer t i na,
Wayne Tayl or f i ddl e, Jonat han Jensen pi ano) . Thi s week t hey br i ng us a speci al
t r eat , a pr e- dance wal t z wor kshop, st ar t i ng at 6: 30 and f r ee wi t h admi ssi on t o
t he r egul ar dance. What ever your ski l l as a wal t zer , you can r ai se i t a not ch
or t wo at t hi s wor kshop. Ol d hands at wal t zes ar e ur ged t o come hel p l ess
exper i enced dancer s.
NOTE SPECI AL WALTZ WORKSHOP ON FEB. 26! ! !
NOTE EARLY STARTI NG TI ME! ( 7: 30pm, except Feb. 26 Wal t z Wor kshop at 6: 30pm. )
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Open Si ng
Fr i day, Febr uar y 3, 8: 30pm
Put on your " dance- si ng" shoes and
come t o t hi s mont h' s Open Si ng on Fr i ­
day, Febr uar y 3, 8: 30pm, at t he WES
audi t or i um, 7750 16t h St . NW, D. C. Dr i ve
away t he dar k of wi nt er wi t h some t oet appi ng, wal t z- t i me and l i ght - hear t ed
songs as Kyl e Ter r el l l ead ' ' Dance Si ng:
Songs f or and about Danci ng. " Begi nni ng
and exper i enced si nger s/ l i st ener s i n­
vi t ed, no par t ner s necessar y! Admi ssi on
$4 t o cover t he cost of t he hal l . For
i nf or mat i on cal l Kyl e at ( 301) 986- 4133.
Gospel Si ng
Sunday, Febr uar y 12, 4pm
The Febr uar y Gospel Si ng wi l l be Sun­
day, Feb. 12, at t he home of Joe Rose i n
Si l ver Spr i ng. Cal l hi m at 871- 8887 f or
di r ect i ons. Pi ck- up ser vi ce can be pr o­
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vi ded f or anyone comi ng by publ i c t r ans­
por t at i on.
Si ngi ng wi l l
st ar t ar ound
4pm. At 6pm a cover ed di sh supper wi l l
be shar ed, wi t h mor e si ngi ng t o f ol l ow.
Al l ar e wel come!
Sacr ed Har p Si ng
Sunday, Febr uar y 26, 4pm
Come j oi n i n a sessi on of shape- not e
si ngi ng f r om The Or i gi nal Sacr ed Har p
Songbook on Sunday, Feb. 26, at t he Al ex­
andr i a, VA, home of Bob Hal l & El l a
Wi l cox.
The si ngi ng st ar t s at
4pm,
br eaks at 6pm f or pot - l uck supper / soci al
hour , & r esume at 7pm. Pr evi ous exper i ­
ence not necessar y, onl y t he desi r e t o
shar e an af t er noon of good musi c, gr eat
f ood, & even gr eat er company. Ever yone
i s wel come; ext r a songbooks ar e avai l ­
abl e f or use by newcomer s. Pl ease cal l
Bob & El l a ( 703) 836- 0847 f or mor e i n­
f or mat i on & di r ect i ons.
St or yt el l er s Meet i ng
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 11, 7: 30pm
Sat ur day,
Feb. 11,
i s t he i nf or mal
meet i ng f or st or yt el l er s and l i st ener s
i n t he home of Jean Al exander i n SW D. C.
at 7: 30pm t o swap t al es and snacks. Cal l
554- 9522 f or di r ect i ons & RSVPs.
Any member may at t end; cal l Hel en f or
di r ect i ons at ( 301) 384- 2191.
I f you
have t opi cs you woul d l i ke t he Boar d t o
consi der , cal l Dean Cl amons, ( 703) 631—
9655, or Mar y LaMar ca, ( 301) 229- 5845,
t o have t hem pl aced on t he agenda.
BOARD MEETI NG HI GHLI GHTS
Advanced Engl i sh Count r y Dance
Wor kshop
Tuesday, Febr uar y 14, 7: 30pm
Thi s i s t he second of t he Spr i ng Se­
r i es of wor kshops whi ch wi l l cont i nue on
t he second Tuesday of each mont h t hr ough
June. The Febr uar y Wor kshop, on Feb. 14,
wi l l be a Val ent i ne' s Ni ght Par t y at
Chr i st Chur ch Par i sh Hal l ( 3116 " 0" St .
NW, Geor get own, DC. Danci ng begi ns at
7: 30pm t o musi c pl ayed by Br uce Edwar ds
& Davi d Mahan. Admi ssi on i s $3. 50 f or
FSGW member s, $5 nonmember s. For i nf or ­
mat i on cal l Pet er Fr i cke ( 301) 565- 9530.
Vi nt age Dance
Ever y Wednesday i n Febr uar y,
7: 30pm
The Capi t al Vi nt age Dance Soci et y &
FSGW ar e co- sponsor i ng a Wi nt er Ser i es
f eat ur i ng vi nt age dance f r om t he 19t h
Cent ur y t hr ough t he Ragt i me Per i od. Thi s
ser i es st ar t ed i n Januar y. Cl asses wi l l
cont i nue ever y Wednesday i n Febr uar y
( Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22) at Chr i st Epi scopal
Chur ch Par i sh Hal l , 3116 " 0" St . NW,
Geor get own.
I nst r uct i on gear ed t owar d
begi nner s st ar t s at 7: 30pm f ol l owed by
a mor e advanced segment l ast i ng f r om 8
t o 10pm. Pi ano musi c wi l l be pr ovi ded by
Lar r y Har di ng. Fees ar e $21 f or si x
cl asses or $5 per sessi on.
On Sat ur day,
Febr uar y 18,
r agt i me
dance wor kshops wi l l be t aught mor ni ng
and af t er noon by Phi l adel phi ans Bob
Mor r i s and Cat hy Ter zi . A bal l wi l l be
hel d t hat eveni ng. The event s on Febr u­
ar y 18t h do r equi r e ADVANCE RESERVA­
TI ONS . For mor e det ai l s, cal l i nst r uc­
t or s Ani t a Schuber t 565- 0104 or Sher r y
Sel evan 543- 7178.
FSGW Boar d Meet i ng
Wednesday, Febr uar y 1, 8pm
The next meet i ng of t he FSGW Boar d
wi l l be on Wednesday, Febr uar y 1st , at
8: 00 PM, at t he home of Publ i cat i ons
Chai r Hel en Gor don i n Si l ver Spr i ng, MD.
I n December ,
t he Boar d met at
WETA- FM i n Ar l i ngt on, VA, and t ook t he
f ol l owi ng act i ons:
* Appoi nt ed Hel en Gor don as Publ i ­
cat i ons Chai r ;
* Agr eed t o co- sponsor t he Vi nt age
Dance Ser i es t hr ough Febr uar y, and t o
di scuss f ur t her pr ogr ams wi t h t he or ­
gani zer s ;
* Appr oved t he appoi nt ment of Mar y
Cl i f f as Chai r f or t he 1989 Get away;
* Aut hor i zed pur chase of acces­
sor i es f or t he FSGW sound syst ems;
* Appoi nt ed Mar y Kay Fr i day and
Joani e Bl ant on t o t he Nomi nat i ng Com­
mi t t ee ;
* Appr oved l oan of t he FSGW but t on
machi ne t o t he Cape May Dance Weekend;
* Deci ded t o send t wo r epr esen­
t at i ves f r om FSGW, wi t h par t i al f undi ng,
t o a conf er ence on est abl i shi ng a na­
t i onal or gani zat i on of f ol k musi c soci ­
et i es,
and appoi nt ed a commi t t ee t o
sel ect t he FSGW r epr esent at i ves.
I n Januar y, t he Boar d met at t he
home of Dance Chai r Mar y Kay Fr i day i n
Washi ngt on, DC.
The f ol l owi ng act i ons
wer e t aken:
* Appr oved l oan of t he dance sys­
t em t o Leonar d Koeni g f or t he Swi ng
Fl i ng;
* Li st ened t o pr oposal s f or cel e­
br at i ng t he 75t h Anni ver sar y of t he
Count r y Dance and Song Soci et y ( CDSS) ,
of whi ch t he FSGW i s an af f i l i at e;
* Set a pol i cy f or handl i ng un­
sol i ci t ed mat er i al s sent t o t he Soci et y:
Recor di ngs may be kept by t he Chai r t o
whom t hey ar e sent and r evi ew copi es of
books and ot her l i t er at ur e wi l l be of ­
f er ed t o t he CDSS Li br ar y or t he Fol k
Ar chi ve.
We' l l at t empt t o or gani ze and
di spl ay newsl et t er s and per i odi cal s f r om
ot her f ol k cl ubs f or our member s at
event s, and t hen donat e t he mat er i al t o
t he Fol k Ar chi ve.
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FSGW Nomi nat i ng Commi t t ee Appoi nt ed
FSGW Pr esi dent Dean Cl amons has ap­
poi nt ed t he nomi nat i ng commi t t ee f or
1989- 90 FSGW Boar d. Jenni f er Woods wi l l
chai r ,
wi t h Joani e
Bl ant on,
Pet er
Fr i cke, Mar y K. Fr i day and Davi d Payn­
t er .
The Nomi nat i ng Commi t t ee wi l l pr esent
a sl at e f or t he el ect i on at t he Mar ch
Pr ogr am, Fr i day, Mar ch 10 and t he Dance
on Sunday, Mar ch 12. The sl at e wi l l be
publ i shed i n t he Apr i l Newsl et t er .
Anyone wi t h suggest i ons, comment s< or
who i s i nt er est ed i n vol unt eer i ng t o
ser ve on t he Boar d, pl ease cal l Chai r
Jenni f er Woods ( 703) 528- 8537 or ot her
member s of t he commi t t ee.
Washi ngt on Fol k Fest i val Meet i ng
Wednesday, Febr uar y 8t h, 8 pm
Pr epar at i ons f or t he 13t h Annual Wash­
i ngt on Fol k Fest i val , June 3 & 4 at Gl en
Echo Par k cont i nue.
The Fest i val Coor ­
di nat i ng Commi t t ee i s st i l l l ooki ng f or
someone t o co- chai r t he Resour ces Com­
mi t t ee and someone t o head t he Communi t y
Out - Reach Commi t t ee.
I f you ar e i nt er ­
est ed i n ei t her of t hese posi t i ons cal l
Coor di nat i ng Commi t t ee member Sondr a
St i gen Wal l ace ( 301) 585- 3221.
I f you
ar e i nt er est ed i n hel pi ng on t he days of
t he Fest i val , cal l Vol unt eer s Coor di nat ­
or Li sa Fr eedman ( 703) 765- 3190. Or show
up at t he next WFF Meet i ng, Wednesday,
Febr uar y 8 at 8pm, i n t he Par k of f i ces
at Gl en Echo Par k.
ANNI VERSARY CELEBRATI ONS
Two i mpor t ant anni ver sar i es wi l l be
cel ebr at ed soon; FSGW cel ebr at es i t s
25t h anni ver sar y i n Oct ober of t hi s
year , and t he Count r y Dance and Song
Soci et y ( CDSS) , wi t h whi ch FSGW i s af ­
f i l i at ed, cel ebr at es i t s 75t h anni ver ­
sar y i n Mar ch, 1990.
At t he Januar y
FSGW Boar d meet i ng, i t was agr eed t hat
pl anni ng f or bot h cel ebr at i ons shoul d
begi n as soon as possi bl e.
Your i deas
and suggest i ons ar e i nvi t ed and needed.
I f you have suggest i ons f or FSGW' s
appr oachi ng Si l ver Anni ver sar y i n Oct o­
ber ' 89 ( concer t s, dances, publ i cat i ons,
pi ct ur e, par t i es, or ot her ways t o mar k
t hi s event ) , pl ease cal l any of our
Boar d member s.
Hul p us cel ebr at e 25
year s of br i ngi ng Washi ngt on t he best i n
t r adi t i onal musi c, song and dance!
CDSS' 75t h Anni ver sar y wi l l be cel e­
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br at ed t hr oughout 1990 by appr oxi mat el y
100 CDSS Cent er s and Gr oups i n Nor t h
Amer i ca. CDSS r ecent l y mai l ed a memo t o
al l Cent er s and Gr oups ( FSGW among t hem)
out l i ni ng suggest i ons r ecei ved so f ar
about
l ocal ,
r egi onal ,
and nat i onal
act i vi t i es. Ask FSGW Boar d member s or
Pet er Fr i cke ( 301/ 565- 9530) about t hat
memo or , i f you' d l i ke t o see i t f or
your sel f , pl ease send CDSS, 17 New Sout h
St . , Nor t hampt on, MA 01060, a st amped,
sel f - addr essed, l ong envel ope and t hey
wi l l send you acopy.
CDSS needs hel p now pl anni ng and coor ­
di nat i ng par t i cul ar pr oj ect s, such as
t he anni ver sar y l ogo ( $250 pr i ze f or
best desi gn) , r egi onal event s, cal en­
dar s, pr ess ki t s and r adi o/ TV publ i c
ser vi ce spot s, a " dance acr oss Amer i ca" ,
hi st or i es and scr apbooks of gr oup ac­
t i vi t i es, new dance and song compet i ­
t i on, an anni ver sar y banner ( qui l t ) ,
et c. , et c. Do you have speci al t al ent s
or exper i ence whi ch CDSS coul d t ap? For
exampl e: gr eat manager i al of f undr ai si ng
ski l l s; wor d- pr ocessi ng or t ypewr i t i ng
ski l l s; r adi o, t el evi si on, newspaper or
magazi ne exper i ence or connect i ons; f ol k
f est i val , t r ade show or museum exper i ­
ence; phot ogr aphy or vi deo pr oduct i on
ski l l s? I f you possess any of t hese or
ot her speci al t al ent s, and ar e i nt er ­
est ed i n f ur t her i ng t r adi t i onal dance,
musi c, and song, pl ease cont act Br ad
Fost er at CDSS ( 413/ 584- 9913) or Pet er
Fr i cke.
THANK YOU, CHARLI E PI LZER!
For her oi c f eat s,
pr oduci ng l ast - mi nut e magi c, & c omi ng t hr ough i n
a pi nch. The speci al ev ent s c ommi t t ee gr eat l y ap­
pr eci at ed your gener ous s uppor t and hel p at t he
Edwi n J ohnson concer t . Cal l Di ane ( 588- 5595) t o
f i nd out j ust what y ou’ ve won.
N o n -F S G W
HMT Monday Ni ght Concer t Ser i es
The House of Musi cal Tr adi t i ons Monday
Ni ght Concer t Ser i es cont i nues t hi s mont h,
8 pm at t he Si l ver Spr i ng Uni t ar i an Chur ch,
10309 New Hampshi r e Av e. , Si l ver Spr i ng, MD
t hr ee bl ocks nor t h of t he Bel t way.
Admi s­
si on $5 unl ess ot her wi se not ed ( * ) . Bever ­
ages and snacks pr ovi ded by Takoma Ki t ­
chens.
For mor e i nf or mat i on, di r ect i ons,
cal l HMT at ( 301) 270- 9090.
6: Dave Nei man, an exqui si t e
hammer dul ci mer pl ayer whose
r eper t oi r e i ncl udes many st yl es
f r om t r adi t i onal
t o East er n
Eur opean.
And I r onweed, Don
St al l one, Cr ai g Wi l l i ams, and
Jody Mar shal l br i ng t hei r ec­
l ec t i c
Cel t i c - i n f 1uenc ed
mus i c . * $6.
Feb. 13:
Home- t own Gi r l Mar y Chapi n
Car pent er . Gr eat chance t o hear
her i n an i nt i mat e set t i ng.
Feb. 20: Uppi t y Bl ues Women, Saf f i r e.
They pr esent songs f r om Mose
Al l i son t o Woody Gut hr i e.
Feb.
27:
Local
f avor i t es,
Pei dmont - bl ues pl ayer s : " Bow­
l i ng Gr een" John Cephas & " Har ­
moni cas" Phi l Wi ggi ns.
Ne s w s
Feb.
Feb.
H. M. T.
Feb.
Wor kshops Thi s Mont h
The House of Musi cal Tr adi t i ons Wor kshops
ar e hel d at t he House of Musi cal Tr adi ­
t i ons, 7040 Car r ol l Ave. , Takoma Par k, MD.
Pr er egi st r at i on i s st r ongl y encour aged. For
mor e i nf or mat i on cal l HMT ( 301) 270- 9090.
Febr uar y' s schedul e:
Feb. 5: Sunday. Hammer Dul ci mer Pl ayer
Dave Nei man wi l l do t wo wor k­
shops. 1pm: Cl assi cal & Bar ­
oque. 3pm: Backup chor di ng f or
t r adi t i onal t unes. Addi t i onal
wor kshop on Bal kan musi c wi l l
be ar r anged i f enough i nt er est
i s shown.
$15 each sessi on.
Bot h f or $25. Pr i vat e l essons
avai l abl e same day at t he r at e
of $10 per hal f - hour .
6
11: Sat ur day, 2- 4pm. Happy
Tr aum ( see Feb.
Pr ogr am
announcement ) wi l l l ead t hi s
i nt r oduct i on t o t he j oys of
pl ayi ng
t he
t r adi t i onal
f i nger pi cki ng
&
bl ues
st yl es.
Mor e cont empor ar y
f ol k & bl ues st yl es wi l l
al so be expl or ed. Mor e ad­
vanced wor k f or t hose f ami l ­
i ar wi t h st yl e basi cs. Al ­
t hough open t o al l l evel s,
a knowl edge of basi c chor ds
& some f ami l i ar i t y wi t h t he
gui t ar wi l l be necessar y t o
get t he most out of t hi s
wor kshop. $15.
12: Sunday, 2pm. Set h Aust i n
wi l l
l ead a wor kshop on
el ect r i c enhancement of acoust i c musi c. $15.
Pet e Coe & t he New St . Geor ge Concer t
Fr i day, Febr uar y 17, 8: 30pm
Quandar y Pr oduct i ons pr esent s Pet e
Coe, one of Br i t ai n' s l eadi ng f ol k musi ­
ci ans, i n a speci al concer t wi t h D. C. ' s
own Engl i sh f ol k r ock gr oup, The New St .
Geor ge, on Fr i day, Feb. 17, 8: 30pm, at
St . Paul ' s Lut her an Chur ch, 4900 bl ock
of Connect i cut Ave. NW ( bet ween Ever et t
& El l i cot St s. ) Ti cket s $8 i n advance,
$10 at t he door . A t al ent ed mul t i - i n­
st r ument al i st ( bouzouki , banj o, mel o­
deon, dul ci mer ) and gi f t ed si nger / song­
wr i t er , Pet e Coe has been associ at ed
wi t h sever al semi nal f ol k gr oups- Bandoggs, New Vi ct or y Band, & ( cur r ent l y)
Red Shi f t .
To or der advance t i cket s,
send SASE wi t h payment i n f ul l ( checks
payabl e t o Quandar y Pr oduct i ons) t o:
Quandar y Pr oduct i ons. PO Box 4829. Wash­
i ngt on. DC 20008- 0029. I ncl ude bot h wor k
& home t el . wi t h your or der . Or der s
r ecei ved af t er Feb. 12 wi l l be hel d f or
pi ckup at t he door . For mor e i nf or mat i on^
cal l ( 202) 966- 6233.
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Er i k I l ot t Memor i al Concer t
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 11, 8: 30pm
Ther e wi l l be a memor i al concer t f or Er i k
I l ot t , not ed Br i t i sh chant ey si nger , on
Sat ur day, Feb. 11, 8: 30pm at t he home of
Ur sy Pot t er & Car t er Hear n i n McLean, VA
( about a mi l e f r om t he Bel t way) . Feat ur ed
per f or mer s wi l l be The Boar di ng Par t y, Bob
Hi t chcock, & Joe Hi cker son. I t wi l l be an
eveni ng of good sea songs, i nt er est i ng sea
t al es & f ond memor i es of a uni que f ol k
musi c per sonage. Admi ssi on $5, al l pr oceeds
goi ng t o t he Royal
Li f eboat
I nst i t ue,
Br i st ol , Engl and, and t he Fr i ends of t he
Fol k Ar chi ve Fund, Ar chi ve of Fol k Cul t ur e,
Li b. of Congr ess. For f ur t her i nf or mat i on
cal l Mi a 573- 1315. For di r ect i ons cal l 821—
1373.
Jean Ri t chi e & Hesper us
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 18, 8pm
On Sat ur day, Feb. 18, an 8pm concer t
at Geor get own Uni ver si t y’ s Gast on Hal l
( 37t h & 0 St s. NW) wi l l f eat ur e JEAN
RI TCHI E and Br uce Hut t on, Scot t Rei ss &
Ti na Chancey of HESPERUS. I ncl uded wi l l
be such El i zabet han gems as The Thr ee
Ravens, Wi l l ow Song, For t une of My Foe
and Remember 0 t hou Man, as wel l as many
of J ean’ s f avor i t e Kent ucky bal l ads, a
capel l a as wel l as ar r anged f or l ap and
hammer ed dul ci mer s, f i ddl e, r ecor der s,
vi ol & vocal ensembl e. Ti cket s ar e $10,
avai l abl e at t he door or by cal l i ng
HESPERUS ( 703) 525- 7550. Remember : Gas­
t on Hal l has an i nexpensi ve par ki ng l ot ,
r achabl e ei t her by Canal Rd. or by Pr os­
pect St .
Benef i t Concer t f or Homel ess
Fr i day, Febr uar y 17, 8pm
The Bet hesda- Chevy Chase Hi gh School
St udent
Uni on t o Pr omot e Awar eness i s
sponsor i ng a f ol k concer t at 8pm, Fr i day,
Feb. 17, wi t h Cat hy Fi nk & Mar ci e Maxer ,
Pet e Kennedy, Magpi e, and B- CC gr aduat es Si
Kahn & Jane Gi l l man. Pr oceeds wi l l got t o
SOME ( So Ot her s Mi ght Eat ) and Gr eent r ee
shel t er .
Ti cket s $10 ( $7 f or st udent s,
seni or ci t i zens, chi l dr en) ar e on sal e at
House of Musi cal Tr adi t i ons i n Takoma Par k,
MD, Ol sson' s Books & Recor ds i n Bet hesda,
MD, or at t he door . For mor e i nf or mat i on
cal l 933- 3073.
Bar ns of Wol f Tr ap
Cat hy Fi nk & Mar cy Maxer
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 4, 11am & 1pm
* Recommended Ages 3- 11 *
Cat hy Fi nk & Mar cy Maxer r et ur n t o t he
Bar ns of Wol f Tr ap on Sat ur day, Feb. 4,
11am & 1pm, as par t of t he Bar nst or m
ser i es. Ti cket s ar e $4. Come hear t hem
f or an ent er t ai ni ng hour of f ol ksongs
ol d & new, accompani ed by i nst r ument s as
var i ed as t he 5- st r i ng banj o, mout h bow,
mandol i n,
hammer ed dul ci mer & kazoo.
Lot s of audi ence par t i ci pat i on.
Cal l
938- 2404 f or i nf or mat i on & t i cket s. The
Bar ns i s l ocat ed near Wol f Tr ap Far m
Par k at 1635 Tr ap Rd. i n Vi enna, VA.
Amer i can Sampl er Ser i es:
" Communi t y Si ngi ng"
Fr i day & Sat ur day, Febr uar y 17 & 18
The Amer i can Sampl er ser i es at t he Smi t h­
soni an Museum of Amer i can Hi st or y pr esent s
" Communi t y Si ngi ng, " a 2- day pr ogr am of
Amer i can t r adi t i onal vocal musi c, i ncl udi ng
shape- not e hymn si ngi ng, sacr ed songs &
ant hems, sea chant eys, gospel , and wor k
songs. Per f or mer s i ncl ude t he Ref uge Si ng­
er s, t he Boar di ng Par t y, t he " As t he har t
pant et h"
Choi r ,
t he East er n Mennoni t e
Col l ege Chamber Si nger s, Jef f War ner & Jef f
Davi s, Ben & Gi nny Hawker wi t h Kay Just i ce,
and t he Ri char d Al l en Si nger s. Ther e wi l l
be pr ogr ams on Fr i day at 10: 30am and noon,
and on Sat ur day f r om 11: 45am t o 5: 30pm.
Pr ogr ams wi l l t ake pl ace i n sever al l ocat i ons ar ound t he Amer i can Hi st or y Museum.
I t i s al l FREE and open t o t he publ i c. For
f ur t her i nf or mat i on cal l 357- 4182.
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John McCut cheon Fami l y Concer t
Sunday, Febr uar y 26, 4pm
A Fami l y Concer t wi t h John McCut cheon
at 4pm on Feb. 26 at t he St . Col umba' s
Chur ch, 42nd & Al bemar l e St s. NW, D. C.
( at t he Tenl eyt own Met r o St op) . Thi s
concer t i s r ecommended f or adul t s and
ki ds of el ement ar y school age & ol der .
Ti cket s ar e $5. Advance Ti cket s avai l ­
abl e by mai l unt i l Feb. 17. Addr ess t i c­
ket or der s t o: McCut cheon Concer t , Janney School PTA, 42nd & Al bemar l e St r eet s
NW, Washi ngt on, DC 20016 ( t i cket s t o be
hel d at t he door ) ; checks payabl e t o
Janney PTA. Advance t i cket s al so avai l ­
abl e i n per son at House of Musi cal Tr a­
di t i ons, 7040 Car r ol l Ave. , Takoma Par k,
MD. For i nf or mat i on cal l ( 202) 363- 6776.
Japanese Tr adi t i onal Musi c
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 25, 8pm
Two of Japan' s most accl ai med t r adi t i onal
musi ci ans make t hei r US East Coast debut
Sat ur day, Feb. 25, 8pm, at Uni v. of MD/ Col l ege Par k' s 200- seat Tawes Reci t al Hal l ,
as par t of Uni ver si t y Communi t y Concer t s'
new Wor l dSong Ser i es. The pr ogr am of t r adi ­
t i onal
& cont empor ar y wor ks f or k ot o.
shami sen and shakuhachi . f eat ur es Fuj i i
Kuni e & her ensembl e, wi t h I keda Sei zan
di r ect f r om Tokyo. At 6: 30pm, pr ecedi ng t he
concer t i s a f r ee panel di scussi on on t he
hi st or y & st yl e of Japanese cl assi cal musi c
f eat ur i ng musi col ogi st
Davi d Wheel er
&
member s of t he ensembl e. Ti cket s ar e $12 &
$8 and can be pur chased at TI CKETpl ace i n
DC, and Dal e Musi c i n Si l ver Spr i ng, or can
be char ged by cal l i ng 454- 6534. Ti cket s
wi l l be avai l abl e at t he door , but seat i ng
i s ext r emel y l i mi t ed, so ear l y t i cket
pur chase i s r ecommended. For i nf or mat i on,
cal l 454- 6534.
Fol k & Tr adi t i onal Open Jam Sessi on
Sunday, Febr uar y 19, 12- 5pm
These mont hl y meet i ngs ar e hel d t he t hi r d
Sunday of each mont h.
Febr uar y' s sessi on
wi l l be Sunday, Feb. 19, 12- 5pm, i n t he
Ki ngs Par k Li br ar y, 9000 Bur ke Lake Rd. ,
Bur ke,
VA.
Begi nner s ar e wel come.
For
f ur t her i nf or mat i on cal l Shar i ( 703) 451—
6480.
Cat hedr al Ave. Cacophony
House Concer t
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 18, 8: 30pm
Thi s gr oup, composed of 5 FSGW member s
( Laur a Lani ng, Jani ce Col e, Pet er Sai l er ,
Di ck Rodger s, Joanne McLaughl i n) wi l l gi ve
a concer t at t he home of Bi l l Day & Ri t a
Fer r ar s i n Wheat on, MD, on Sat ur day, Feb. 18
at 8: 30pm. Admi ssi on i s $4. For di r ect i ons,
cal l Bi l l or Ri t a 946- 2161.
Rest on Fol k Cl ub, Ever y Tuesday
The Rest on Fol k Cl ub meet s i n a gr eat
pr i vat e r oom i n t he Tor t i l l a Fact or y Res­
t aur ant ,
648 El don St . ,
Her don,
VA,
( 703) 471- 1156.
Di nner / soci al hour 6: 30—
7: 30 pm, musi c 7: 30- 10 pm.
The Cl ub meet s
ever y Tuesday eveni ng. Regul ar meet i ngs ar e
open mi kes, somet i mes guest per f or mer s. Feb.
14
( Val ent i ne' s
Day) :
Magpi e.
I nf o
t el : ( 703) 437- 7766.
Caf e Fl or i an Cof f eehouse
Second Sat ur day i n Camp Spr i ngs, MD
The Caf e Fl or i an cof f eehouse i s hel d
t he second Sat ur day ever y mont h Sept em­
ber t hr ough May at Davi es Memor i al Uni ­
t ar i an Chur ch, 7400 Templ e Hi l l Rd. i n
Camp Spr i ngs, MD. The cof f eehouse f ea­
t ur es open mi ke f or musi ci ans, poet r y
r eadi ng, mi me, magi c, et c. , st ar t i ng at
7: 30 pm w/ pot l uck r ef r eshment s. For
mor e i nf or mat i on cal l
t he chur ch at
( 301) 449- 4308
or
Gr ace
Gr i f f i t h
( 301) 743- 5946.
CABOMA Jam Sessi ons
2nd & 4t h Sundays 2- 6 pm
The Capi t ol Ar ea Bl uegr ass and Ol d
Ti me Musi c Associ at i on ( CABOMA) wi l l
hol d open " j am sessi ons" on t he second
and f our t h Sundays f r om 2 t o 6 pm at t he
Lyon Par k Communi t y Cent er at t he cor ner
of N Fi l l mor e St . and Per shi ng Dr . i n
Ar l i ngt on, VA.
These j ams ar e hel d
ever y mont h, al l year , r ai n or shi ne.
For mor e i nf or mat i on cal l ( 703) 691- 0727.
Dupont Musi c Ci r cl e Meet s
Ever y Wednesday
The Dupont Musi c Ci r cl e i s a gat her i ng
of peopl e i nt er est ed i n si ngi ng and
pl ayi ng t he t r adi t i onal musi c of t he
Br i t i sh I sl es — Engl i sh,
I r i sh and
Scot t i sh — wi t h a dash of Renai ssance
and Medi eval t hr own i n f or good measur e.
Al l si nger s and i nst r ument al i st s, at al l
l evel s of abi l i t y, ar e wel come.
The
set t i ng i s i nf or mal , and t he pur pose i s
t o have f un.
Meet i ngs ar e hel d at 1600
16t h St . , N. W. Apt . #710, ever y Wednes­
day ni ght f r om 7: 30 t o 11 pm.
For mor e
i nf or mat i on, cal l Li z or Gar y at 845—
1674.
Nat i onal Fol k Ar chi ve
Needs Vol unt eer s!
The Ar chi ve of Fol k Cul t ur e at t he
Li br ar y of Congr ess i s accept i ng vol un­
t eer s.
I f you can spar e a day a week
( or l ess) and want t o hel p out at t he
hub of f eder al f ol k act i vi t y, cal l Ar ­
chi ve Head Joe Hi cker son, Mondays- Fr i days, 8: 30 am- 5 pm at 707- 5510.
D
ance
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCES - L O C A T I O N ??!!
The Dance Commi t t ee sponsor s squar e
and cont r a dances ever y Fr i day ni ght
whi ch r un f r om 8 t o 11 pm and ar e $4
unl ess ot her wi se not ed ( * ) . For t he 1st
t wo weeks i n Febr uar y, t he dances wi l l
be hel d at t he East er n I nt er medi at e
School at 300 Uni ver si t y Bl vd. I t i s
i nsi de t he Bel t way at Uni ver si t y & Fr an­
kl i n. For t he l ast 2 week s , we do not
yet have a hal l , so pay at t ent i on t o
announcement s at dances, check wi t h your
f r i ends, & cal l t he DC Dance HOTLI NE —
( 301) 270- 1678. The schedul e f or Febr u­
ar y i s:
Feb.
3: Eveni ng St ar , wi t h Cl audi o
Buchwal d cal l i ng.
Feb. 13: Open Band, wi t h Howar d Bass.
* Feb. 17: Capi t al Qui ckst eps, wi t h
Lar r y Edel man ( * $5 *) .
Feb. 24: Hear t beat s, wi t h Tom Hi nds.
THE RESTON DANCE:
Cont r as & Squar es
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 4, 8- 11 pm
The Febr uar y 4t h dance wi l l be cal l ed
by Lou Shapi r o t o t he l i ve musi c of t he
June Appl e Band.
Begi nner s and exper i ­
enced dancer s wel come, no par t ner nee­
ded.
8- 11 pm, $3.
Rest on Communi t y
Cent er 2310 Col t s Neck Rd. , Rest on, VA.
For i nf o cal l
( 703) 437- 1209.
CLOGGI NG
At Capt . Whi t e' s on Thur sdays
Ever y Thur sday ni ght , j oi n us f or an
eveni ng of ol d- t i me musi c and f r ee- st yl e
cl oggi ng. The Cl og Pal ace f eat ur es bot h
l ocal and out - of - t own bands f or your
l i st eni ng and danci ng pl easur e.
Dance
on a speci al l y const r uct ed wooden dance
f l oor , under t he r evol vi ng di sco bal l
wi t h mul t i - col or ed r ef l ect ed l i ght s.
Fr ee i nt r oduct or y cl oggi ng l esson upon
r equest .
Admi ssi on t o t he Cl og Pal ace
i s $4 t o pay t he band.
The f est i vi t i es
begi n at 9 pm and go unt i l Mi dni ght .
Capt . Whi t e' s Oyst er Bar & Cl og Pal ace,
8123 Geor gi a Ave. , Si l ver Spr i ng, MD.
Fr ee par ki ng on t he st r eet and i n par k­
i ng gar age behi nd Capt . Whi t e' s.
For
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Event s
mor e i nf or mat i on cal l Jul i e Mangi n at
( 301) 495- 0082.
Thi s mont h' s schedul e:
Feb.
2: Car ut her s' Ot her s
Feb.
9: Goi n' Cr azy
Feb. 16: Ear l Whi t e & t he Sur r y
Count y Al l St ar s w/ sur pr i se guest s.
Feb. 23: The Hear t Beat s!
Gr eat er Washi ngt on
Cei l i Cl ub Dance
Sunday, Febr uar y 26, 4: 30- 9 pm
The Gr eat er Washi ngt on Cei l i
Cl ub
mont hl y dance wi l l be hel d at t he Kennedy- War r en Bal l r oom, 3133 Connect i cut
Ave. , NW. , Sunday, Febr uar y 26. Danci ng
5- 9 pm, opt i onal pot l uck f r om 4: 30. Mu­
si c by Cel t i c Thunder .
Admi ssi on $7,
GWCC member s $5, chi l dr en f r ee.
Begi n­
ner s wel come, i nst r uct i on at 4 pm.
For
mor e i nf or mat i on cal l 229- 7124.
I r i sh Set Dance Cl ass
St ar t s Wednesday, Feb. 15
A 10- week Begi nner cl ass i n I r i sh Set
Danci ng,
concent r at i ng on t he basi c
f oot wor k f or Cl ar e- st yl e set danci ng i s
bei ng of f er ed by Mi chael Denney at t he
Sout hwest War ehouse Bar , 4t h & E St s.
SW, f r om 7- 8: 30pm, begi nni ng Wednesday,
Feb. 15. Regi st r at i on at f i r st cl ass;
t he cour se cost s $30. Li ve musi c wi l l be
pr ovi ded by champi on I r i sh f i ddl er ,
Br endan Mul vi hi l l . I nf or mal set danci ng
f ol l ows t he cl ass ever y Wednesday ni ght
f r om 8: 30- 11pm. For f ur t her i nf or mat i on,
cal l Mi ke at 217- 3673 ( day) or 543- 4474
( eve) .
I r i sh Set Danci ng
Wednesday Ni ght s
The Gr eat er Washi ngt on Cei l i
Cl ub
sponsor s weekl y,
i nf or mal
I r i sh set
danci ng on Wednesday eveni ngs f r om 8: 3011pm at t he Sout hwest War ehouse Bar 4t h
& E St s. SW, wi t h l i ve musi c by f i ddl er
Br endan Mul vi hi l l . For mor e i nf or mat i on,
cal l Di ana at 229- 7124.
Hi st or i cal Engl i sh Count r y Dance
Wednesday, Febr uar y 3r d, 7: 30pm
By vot e of t he dancer s, t hi s ser i es
has moved t o 1st Wednesdays at Woodl i n
El ement ar y School , 2101 Luzer ne Ave. ,
Si l ver Spr i ng. Wor kshop conduct ed t o
l i ve musi c of Br uce Edwar ds & f r i ends.
Admi ssi on $3. For exper i enced Engl i sh or
cont r a dancer s. Dance hi st or i ans wi l l
shar e t hei r r esear ch on Engl i sh Count r y
Dance as t hey t each us dances. Feb. wi l l
be pot pour r i : anyone wi shi ng t o cont r i ­
but e, pl ease cal l Bob Kassebaum ( 946—
2279) . Upcomi ng: Mar ch- Pat . Tal bot , Apr i l - El i zabet h Al dr i ch & gr oup dances of
l at e 18t h C. Mor e i nf o: cal l Bob, Ri ch
Gal l oway ( 589- 0939) or Ken Reed ( 5608825) .
Engl i sh Count r y Dance
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 11 & 25,
8: 15 pm
An Engl i sh count r y dance, wi t h musi c
by Peascods Gat her i ng, wi l l
be hel d
Sat . , Febr uar y 11 and 25,
8: 15- 11pm at
Takoma Par k I nt er medi at e School , 7611
Pi ney Br anch Rd. , Takoma Par k, MD. Be­
gi nner s and si ngl es wel come. These dan­
ces ar e hel d t he 2nd and 4t h Sat ur days
of ever y mont h, Sept ember t o June. The
dance on t he 25t h of t hi s mont h wi l l be
a speci al wor kshop by Gi nny Shi mer ( See
Next Li st i ng)
Admi ssi on i s $2.
For
mor e i nf or mat i on cal l Car l Mi nkus 493—
6281, Di ck At l ee 522- 2769 or Fai t h Cod­
di ngt on 762- 4541.
Engl i sh Count r y Dance Wor kshop
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 25
Gi nny Shi mer of New Yor k wi l l l ead t hi s
wor kshop wi t h musi c by Peascods Gat h­
er i ng,
Sat ur day Febr uar y 25,
i n t wo
sessi ons, 2: 30- 5: 30pm & 8- 11pm, at Tako­
ma Par k I nt er medi at e School , 7611 Pi ney
Br anch Rd.
Thi s i s gear ed f or exper i ­
enced dancer s. Admi ssi on i s $3. 50 f or a
si ngl e sessi on; $6 f or bot h. For i nf or ­
mat i on: Car l Mi nkus 493- 6281, Di ck At l ee
522- 2769, Fai t h Coddi ngt on 762- 4541.
Engl i sh Count r y Dance f or
Exper i enced Dancer s
Wednesday, Febr uar y 22 7: 30 pm
Dances cal l ed by t he dancer s.
Musi c
t hi s mont h by Li z Donal dson and Susan
Wr i ght . Wednesday, Febr uar y 22 at t he
Woodl i n El ement ar y School , 2101 Luzer ne,
Si l ver Spr i ng.
7: 30 t o 10 pm.
Ques­
t i ons? Cal l Dan Sei gel at ( 301) 949- 6438.
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Pr ovi dence Cont r a Dance Wor kshop
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 18, 7: 30- 10 pm
The second i n a ser i es of 5 cont r a
dance wor kshops wi l l t ake pl ace on Sat ­
ur day, Febr uar y 18, 7: 30- 10pm, at t he
Pr ovi dence Recr eat i on Cent er , 7525 Mar c
Dr i ve, Fal l s Chur ch, VA ( j ust i nsi de t he
Bel t way of f Rt . 50) . I nst r uct i on and
cal l i ng, wi t h at t ent i on t o st yl e, wi l l
be gi ven by Bob Hi r sch. Li ve musi c wi l l
be by t he June Appl e Band.
The dance
r oom has a spr ung wood f l oor . Begi nner s
& exper i enced dancer s wel come, no par t ­
ner needed. Admi ssi on $4.
For i nf or ma­
t i on cal l t he Cent er at 698- 1351.
Lunch Bunch
Tuesday, Febr uar y 14, noon
The Cont r a Dance Lunch Bunch wi l l meet
f or l unch on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at noon i n
t he caf et er i a of t he Smi t hsoni an' s Amer ­
i can Hi st or y Museum ( on t he mal l bet ween
12t h & 14t h St s. ) Look f or us at a t abl e
near t he ent r ance of t he caf et er i a.
Br i ng or buy your l unch, and enj oy con­
ver sat i on uni nt er r upt ed by cont r a dance
moves. For i nf o cal l Al i ce Mar kham 6264600.
Swi ng Dance
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 4, 9pm
On Sat ur day,
Feb. 4, at Cabi n John
Juni or Hi gh School , t he Washi ngt on Swi ng
Dance Commi t t ee pr esent s t he Upt own
Rhyt hm Ki ngs f or an eveni ng of r ed hot
r hyt hm & bl ues. A basi c j i t t er bug wor k­
shop wi l l be l ed by Ken Hal t enhof f &
Donna Bar ker .
The Wor kshop st ar t s at
8j )m. Admi ssi on i s $7. Cabi n John JHS i s
l ocat ed at 10701 Gai nsbor ough Rd. i n
Rockvi l l e, MD ( at t he i nt er sect i on of
Gai nsbor ough Rd. & Bel l s Mi l l Rd. ) . For
mor e i nf or mat i on pl ease cal l t he SWDC
HOTLI NE ( 301) 779- 0234.
Weekl y Swi ng Dance Par t y
Tuesdays, 8 pm
I t ' s t he new pl ace t o swi ng dance!
The Washi ngt on Swi ng Dance Commi t t ee and
Chel sea' s col l abor at e on a weekl y Swi ng
Dance Par t y!
Ever y Tuesday dance t o
D. C. ' s hot t est l i ve bands. Chel sea' s i s
at 1055 Thomas Jef f er son, bet ween M and
K St s. and 30t h and 31st i n Geor get own.
Admi ssi on i s $5.
Musi c st ar t s at 8 pm.
For f ur t her i nf or mat i on cal l ( 301 ) 779—
0234.
Speci al Sweet hear t Dance
Sunday, Febr uar y 12, 2- 6pm
Tr eat your sweet i e t o an af t er noon of
wal t z,
swi ng,
t ango,
& ot her coupl e
dances, on Sunday, Feb. 12t h, at Syner gy
Dance Cent er , 4321 Wi sconsi n Ave. Musi c
by St eve Hi ckman, Cl audi o Buchwol d &
Davi d Cr andel l .
I nt er medi at e wal t z
wor kshop of f er ed by Ken & Donna f r om 23pm; dance f r om 3- 6pm. Admi ssi on $10 f or
bot h event s, $6 dance onl y. Cal l 3634664 f or mor e i nf or mat i on.
Swi ng Dance
Febr aur y 18, 9pm- mi dni ght
Swi ng t o your f avor i t e ol di es & newi es
at Syner gy Dance Cent er , 4321 Wi sconsi n
Ave. ,
Feb. 18t h,
9pm- mi dni ght . Taped
Musi c.
I nt er medi at e Swi ng wor kshop,
t aught by Ken & Donna, of f er ed f r om 89pm. Wor kshop & dance $10; Dance- onl y
$5. For mor e i nf or mat i on, cal l 363- 4664.
Loui si ana Mar di Gr as Dance Par t y
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 4, 10pm
Li t t l e Red & The Renegades wi l l host
a Mar di Gr as Dance Par t y at Fat Tues­
day' s, 10673 Br addock Rd. , Fai r f ax, VA,
Feb. 4 at 10pm.
An eveni ng of non- st op
danci ng. . . s wi ng, t wo- st ep, wal t z & pol ka
ser ved up wi t h a hot & spi cy gumbo of
Zydeco & Caj un r ocker s and l ow- down New
Or l eans Rhyt hm & Bl ues. For mor e i nf or ­
mat i on: 882- 5589 or 385- 5717.
Gamal dans
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 4, 8 pm
A gamal dans par t y ( Scandi navi an coup­
l e t ur ni ng dances) , wi t h musi c by Peas­
cods Wat her i ng wi l l be hel d Sat ur day,
Febr uar y 4,
8- 11 pm, at Takoma Par k Jr
Hi gh, 7611 Pi ney Br anch Rd.
The f i r st
hour , 8- 9 wi l l be t eachi ng, f ol l owed by
open danci ng.
Begi nner s and si ngl es ar e
wel come.
These dances ar e hel d t he
f i r st Sat ur day of ever y mont h, Oct ober
t o June. Admi ssi on i s $3. For mor e i n­
f or mat i on cal l Car l Mi nkus 493- 6281,
Di ck At l ee 522- 2769 or Fai t h Coddi ngt on
762- 4541.
Scandi a D. C.
3r d Sat ur day,
7 pm
Enj oy an eveni ng of Scandi navi an cou­
pl e danci ng t he t hi r d Sat ur day of each
mont h at Takoma Par k I nt er medi at e School
( 7611 Pi ney Br anch Rd. ) . No par t ner s
necessar y.
Danci ng f r om 7 t o 10: 45 pm;
t eachi ng f r om 7: 30 t o 9 pm.
Some l i ve
and some r ecor ded musi c. On Sat ur day,
Feb. 18, t he t eachi ng wi l l i ncl ude Bondpol ska Fr an Vi kst a, an unusual & f un
Swedi sh pol ska f r om Vi t ska. Teachi ng by
Li nda Br ooks and Ross Schi pper ; f i ddl e
musi c El l en Jacobs.
Admi ssi on $3. I n­
f or mat i on: Li nda Br ooks ( 202) 333- 2826 or
Ross Schi pper ( 301) 721- 9237.
Hungar i an Fol k Dance Par t y
Sat ur day, Febr uar y 14, 8- 11 pm
The Ti sza Ensembl e i s hol di ng a spe­
ci al t anchaz, or f ol k dance par t y, on
Sat ur day eveni ng, Feb. 11 at t he Pot omac
Uni t ed Met hodi st Chur ch of Fal l s Road.
Musi c by t he El et f a ( Tr ee of Li f e) En­
sembl e of New Yor k. Begi nner s ar e wel ­
come t o j oi n t he t eachi ng ci r cl e f r om 8
t o 9 pm.
Open danci ng wi l l cont i nue
unt i l 11pm.
Pl ease wear dance shoes t o
pr ot ect t he new dance f l oor . Admi ssi on
i s $5, pl us opt i onal donat i on of f ood or
nonal cohol i c bever age f or t he snack
t abl e. I f you ar e i nt er est ed i n l ear ni ng
t o pl ay Hungar i an f ol k musi c, El ef t a
wi l l hol d l essons Sunday, Feb. 12.
For
mor e i nf or mat i on cal l Joan Dubi nsky at
933- 9845, eveni ngs onl y.
I nt er nat i onal Fol k Dancer s
of Bet hesda
Mondays, 8: 30- 10: 30 pm
Have f un and meet new f r i ends doi ng
f ol k dances f r om t he Bal kans, Hungar y,
Romani a, I sr ael , Scandi navi a, Gr eece and
ot her East Eur opean count r i es on Mondays
at t he Bet hesda Communi t y r ecr eat i on
Cent er , 4506 Wal sh St . , Bet hesda.
Al l
ages and exper i ence l evel s.
Newcomer s
ar e al ways wel come.
Joi n us wi t h or
wi t hout a par t ner . Ever y Monday, except
some hol i days ( no dance Febr uar y 26) .
Teachi ng 8: 30- 9: 30 pm, r equest s 9: 30—
10: 30.
Recor ded musi c or occasi onal
l i ve musi c or par t i es. We sponsor a f ew
speci al wor kshops by out st andi ng et hni c
i nst r uct or s t hr oughout t he year .
$3.
admi ssi on.
For mor e i nf or mat i on cal l
Mel or Phyl l i s at 871- 8788.
Tr adi t i onal
Pol i sh Fol k Dance!
Mondays
Come j oi n t he f un! Dawne Tance Pol i sh
Fol k Dance Ensembl e i s seeki ng new mem­
ber s t o j oi n our l i vel y and gr owi ng
per f or mi ng gr oup.
Our r eper t oi r e i n-
el udes t r adi t i onal dances f r om var i ous
r egi ons of Pol and. Handmade aut hent i c
cost umes ar e suppl i ed. Rehear sal s ever y
Monday ni ght at 8 pm at t he McLean Ar t s
Cent er ( wi t h r ecor ded musi c) .
For mor e
i nf or mat i on cont act Mar t ha at ( 703) 2550886, or Mi ke at ( 301) 236- 6753.
Ar l i ngt on I nt er nat i onal
Fol k Dance
Tuesdays 8- 10 pm
Ar l i ngt on I nt er nat i onal Fol k Danci ng
wi t h Sam & Sar ah St ul ber g meet s at Key
El ement ar y School , Key Bl vd.
bet ween
Adams & Vei t ch, t hr ee bl ocks f r om Cour t ­
house Met r o ( Or ange Li ne) , on Tuesdays,
8- 10 pm. Non st op danci ng wi t h i nst r uc­
t i on, dancer s of al l l evel s, f r i endl y
congeni al at mospher e.
Musi c i s r ecor d­
ed, r equest s ar e honor ed, r ef r eshment s
ar e ser ved.
Admi ssi on $2.
Cal l 5278998 f or mor e i nf or mat i on.
Snur r dansar na
Tuesdays, 8 pm
Do Scandi navi an- coupl e- t ur ni ng dances
( pol ka, wal t z, pol ska, masur ka, schot t i s
and mor e) t o r ecor ded musi c, Tuesdays
f r om 8 pm t o 11 pm, at Takoma Par k I n­
t er medi at e School , 7611 Pi ney Br anch Rd.
$2.
Bi l l War r en ( 301) 585- 7916.
Foggy Bot t om I nt er nat i onal
Fol kdances
Thur sdays 7: 30 pm
Ever y Thur sday ni ght we meet at St .
Mar y' s Chur ch, 23r d St . , bet ween G & H
St s. NW ( one bl ock f r om Foggy Bot t om
Met r o, Or ange & Bl ue Li nes) . No exper i ­
ence or par t ner needed.
Al l wel come.
Begi nner s cl ass 7: 30 pm. I nt er medi at e/
Advanced cl ass 8: 30 pm. Request danci ng
9: 30- 10: 45 pm.
Most l y r ecor ded musi c.
Occasi onal wor kshops and par t i es.
Al ­
ways f un.
Admi ssi on i s $3.
For i nf o
cal l Jami e 547- 6419 or St eve 262- 7222.
Fr i day Ni ght I nt er nat i onal
Fol k Danci ng
Enj oy t he exci t ement , chal l enge and
f un of l ear ni ng dances f r om Yugosl avi a,
Bul gar i a, Scandi navi a, Hungar y, Rumani a
and Gr eece.
Ever y Fr i day, except some
hol i days, at Wheat on Recr eat i on Cent er ,
11711 Geor gi a Ave. , Wheat on, MD.
New­
comer s of al l ages/ exper i ence, wi t h/
wi t hout par t ner s, al ways wel come.
Tea­
chi ng 8: 30- 9: 30 pm, r equest s 9: 30- 11.
Recor ded musi c, occasi onal l i ve musi c
f or par t i es.
$2. 50 admi ssi on.
Cal l
Lar r y 565- 0539 or John ( 301) 740- 3498.
E d it oria l Po lic y
f o r Da n c e E v e n t s
Because so many danc er s seek dances wi t h
l i ve musi c,
al l
dance event
ar t i cl es
submi t t ed s houl d st at e whet her t he musi c
i s r ecor ded or l i ve. We do t hi s as a s er ­
vi ce t o our member s. No dance copy wi l l be
used t hat does not st at e l i ve or r ecor ded
musi c.
Ot her I nt er nat i onal Dances
I n each of t hese dances no par t ner
i s needed . . . l i t t l e or no exper i ence
i s wel come.
Al l have t aped musi c. The
onl y must : you l i ke t o dance:
Wednesdays: 7: 30- 8: 30 pm
Anna Pappas I nt er nat i onal Fol k­
danci ng at t he Ri ver Road Uni t ar i an
Chur ch, Ri ver Rd.
& Whi t t i er Bl vd. ,
Bet hesda, MD.
Taped Musi c.
Ser i es of
l essons.
Dr op i n $3. 50. Anna Pappas
340- 8723.
8 -1 0
pm
Char l i e Toxey at Guy Mason Cent er ,
of f Wi sconsi n Ave. , NW, DC.
Fr ee. I n­
f or mat i on: Char l i e Toxey 229- 0455.
Thur sdays:
Rol and For bes at Chevy Chase Cen­
t er , Conn. Ave. , NW, DC. Fr ee. I nf or ­
mat i on: Rol and For bes 572- 4215.
Fr i days:
Char l i e Toxey at Chevy Chase Rec­
r eat i on Cent er , Conn. Ave. , NW.
Fr ee.
I nf or mat i on: Char l i e Toxey 229- 0455.
3r d Sunday
Gr e e k
and
I nt er nat i onal
Fol kdanci ng at Ri ver Road Uni t ar i an
Chur ch, at Ri ver Rd & Whi t t i er Bl vd. ,
Bet hesda, MD.
$2.
I nf or mat i on: Anna
Pappas 340- 8723.
LAST Sunday
Wal sh Cl ub at Chevy Chase Pr esby­
t er i an Chur ch, 1 Chevy Chase Ci r cl e, NW.
I nt er nat i onal Fol k Dance Par t y,
some
wal k t hr oughs, most l y r equest s.
Ever yi
ot her mont h a speci al et hni c emphasi s.
$2. Ref r eshment s.
I nf o: Rol and For bes
572- 4215 or Anna Pappas 340- 8723.
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ut —
of —
Tow
n
Mar maduk e’ s I n Annapol i s Wednes day s
Mar maduk e’ s Pub i n Annapol i s has a f ol k mus i c
ser i es ever y Wednes day eveni ng i n t he upst ai r s
l ounge.
The r oom opens at 8pm, and t he show
st ar t s at 8: 30pm, cont i nui ng unt i l 11.
Mar ma­
d u k e ’ s i s l ocat ed at Thi r d St . and Sever n Ave.
( East por t ) , i n Annapol i s, MD.
Cover char ge $5 and
r eser vat i ons can be made by cal l i ng ( 301) 268- 3159.
Feb.
Bob Zentz, Hear a pr evi ew of t hi s vet er an
f ol ksi nger * s new al bum on Fol k- Legacy.
8: Mi chael Wat er s. Songs of t he sea A adv en­
t ur e ar e t hi s per f or mer ’ s speci al t y.
15: Magpie. Af t er 15 year s t oget her , Ter r y A
Gr eg can t ake you on a mus i cal ody s sey f r om
t r adi t i onal t o cont empor ar y.
22: Pierce Pettis. Thi s t al ent ed s i nger / s ong­
wr i t er i s maki ng hi s Annapol i s debut wi t h
hi s songs f r om t he hear t .
ng at t r act i ons: Mar ch 1: Par i s Ker n. Mar ch 8:
Ed Ger har d. Mar c h 15: TBA. Mar ch 22: St eve
Key. Mar ch 29: Fr ed Kol l er .
Event s
Swing Dance Comes to Baltimore
Saturday, February 18, 9pm
Swi ng Bal t i mor e cont i nues i t s swi ng dance as
par t of a mont hl y ser i es. Dance i s hel d at t he
Recr eat i on Pi er , 1715 Thames St . , Fel l s Poi nt ,
Bal t i mor e.
Begi nner s cl ass at 8 pm, dance f r om 9
pm t o mi dni ght .
Admi s s i on
$6.
No smoki ng or
al cohol per mi t t ed.
For mor e i nf or mat i on cal l
( 301) 243- 0928 or ( 301) 889- 5731.
1:
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Comi
Annapolis Square-Contra Dance
Friday, February 10, 8pm
Dances hel d on t he second Fr i day of ever y mont h
on. t he excel l ent wooden f l oor at St . Anne’ s Par i sh
Hal l , 199 Duke of Gl ouc es t er St . , Annapol i s, MD.
Febr uar y 10t h’ s dance f eat ur es t he sound of Rous t ­
about wi t h cal l er Bet h Gr upp. Dance st ar t s at 8pm.
Al l l evel s of ex per i ence ar e wel comed. For i nf or ­
mat i on cal l Chr i s ( 301) 956- 2852.
Annapolis Traditional Dance Society
Saturday, February 18, 8pm
Thi s wi l l be our second t i me danci ng i n our new
home. West Annapol i s El ement ar y School ( Annapol i s
St . A Mel v i n Ave. , Annapol i s) . Musi c by Lar k i n
t he Mor ni ng ( Paul Mi l l er A Bi l l Pal mer gui t ar A
bodhr an, Kat hy Pal mer f i ddl e, Donna Boyl an pi ano,
accor di on A whi st l e. Next Mont h: Tom Hi nds cal l i ng
wi t h Maggi e Br own' s Favor i t es. For mor e i nf or ma­
t i on cal l Ann or John ( 301) 268- 0231.
Mardi Gras Cajun-Caribbean Dance Party
In Annapolis
Friday, February 3, 9 pm
Cel ebr at e Mar di Gr as at a Caj un- Car i bbean dance
par t y on Fr i day, Febr uar y 3r d at t he Annapol i s
Ramada I nn.
Cont i nuous l i ve mus i c f r om 9 pm t o
1: 30 am f eat ur i ng t he Caj un- Zydeco sounds of t he
O. K. Bayou Dance Band and Cal ypso- Reggae of Mama
Jama!
Ther e’ s be pl ent y of del ec t abl e Caj un hor s
d ’ oeuvr es,
cash bar , and a huge dance f l oor .
Mar di Gr as cost ume or f unky f or mal dr ess opt i onal .
Ti cket s wi l l be i n t he $12- $15 r ange.
Cal l ( 301)
266- 3131 f or i nf o.
Baltimore Folk Music Society
Sally Rogers A Howie Bursen
Friday, February 17, 8pm
On Fr i day, Feb. 17, nat i onal l y accl ai med ar t i st s
Sal l y Roger s A Howi e Bur sen wi l l per f or m at Lovel y
Lane Chur ch Hal l l ocat ed at 2200 St . Paul St . The
concer t , sponsor ed by BFMS, begi ns at 8pm. Ti cket s
$5 BFMS member s, $6 nonmember s, $3 ki ds. Cal l t he
BFMS Hot l i ne f or mor e i nf or mat i on ( 301) 366- 0808.
1 3
Bluemont Dance
Saturday, February 18, 8pm
On Sat ur day, Feb. 18, t he mont hl y count r y dance
pr esent s John Kr umm, cal l er ext r aor di nai r e f r om
Phi l adel phi a, wi t h Was hi ngt on’ s own Bl ar neyst ones
( St eve Hi ckman, Denni s Bot zer , Ri chi e Schumann, A
John O’ Laughl i n) pr ov i di ng t he musi cal ac c om­
pani ment . Ther e i s a begi nner s wor ks hop at 7pm,
wi t h danci ng f or ever y one at 8pm. Pl ease br i ng a
desser t or dr i nk ( non- al cohol i c) t o shar e at t he
br eak.
The dances ar e hel d at t he Bl uemont
Communi t y Cent er ( ol d school house) , i n Bl uemont ,
VA, about 40 mi l es west of t he Bel t way j ust of f
Rt e. 7. For f ur t her i nf or mat i on cal l t he Bl uemont
Concer t Ser i es of f i c e ( 703) 777- 0574; or Howar d
Bass,
( 202) 357- 4182
( days)
or
( 703) 955- 2244
( ev e . ) .
Cajun Dance-Dans Temps d ’Hiver
In Columbia
Wednesday, February 8, 8pm
Get war med up wi t h a Caj un Dance - i n wi nt er
t i me, wi t h l i ve musi c by Al l ons- zee. Host ed by t he
Col umbi a I nt er nat i onal
Fol k Dancer s at Kahl er
Hal l , near Har per s Far m Rd. and Beaver Ki l l Rd.
Dance wor ks hop by Wi l l Dawes f or t he t r adi t i onal
Caj un dances, 2- st ep A j i t t er bug, at 8pm. The
dance i s f r om 9: 15 t o 10: 45pm. Admi ssi on $4. For
mor e i nf or mat i on cal l ( 301) 730- 6488 or ( 202) 5857665.
WinterSong Performing Folk Arts Festival
Features Patsy Montana
Saturday, February 11, 10am-9pm
Pat sy Mont ana, t he 1st f emal e count r y/ west er n
si nger t o sel l over a mi l l i on r ecor ds, and Rhyt hm
Ranch, made up of some of Was hi ngt on D. C. ’ s f i nest
acoust i c count r y and f ol k musi ci ans, br i ght en t he
wi nt er season i n Fr eder i ck, MD, on Sat ur day, Feb.
11, at t he 2nd annual Wi nt er Song Fest i val , a
per f or mi ng f ol k ar t s f est i val whi ch wi l l be hel d
f r om 10am- 9pm i n t he Adul t Recr eat i on Cent er ,
l ocat ed on Bent z A W. Second St s . , Fr eder i ck, MD.
Wor k s hops i n dance,
musi c,
A yodel i ng.
Dance
wor kshops i ncl ude t r adi t i onal t o swi ng A wal t z.
Mus i c wor kshops i ncl ude hammer dul ci mer , I r i sh
f ol k har p, ol d t yme A bl uegr ass banj o, j ug band,
A whammy di ddl e.
Ti c k et s ar e $3 f or dayt i me
gener al admi ssi on, $6 f or eveni ng concer t wi t h
Pat sy Mont ana et al . , $4 f or admi s si on t o t he
dance ( speci al r at e f or f ol k ar t s or gani zat i on
member s.
For mor e i nf or mat i on about Wi nt er Song
cont act t he Fr eder i ck Of f i ce of Speci al Event s/ Vol unt eer i s m ( 301) 694- 1436/ - 1682.
Frederick Country Dance
Saturday, February 25, 8pm
Mi d- Mar yl and Fol k Ar t s Counci l sponsor s a dance
of t he f our t h Sat ur day of each mont h i n t he
Fr eder i ck Ci t y Rec r eat i on Cent er ( t he Ol d Ar mor y) ,
f r om 8 t o 11 pm.
Admi s s i on $3. 50 f or member s of
r egi onal f ol k ar t s or gani z at i ons ( FSGW i ncl uded) ;
$5. f or al l ot her s.
Fr ee dance wor kshop at 7 pm
shar p.
Fr om Was hi ngt on ( 270N) , Bal t i mor e ( 70W) ,
poi nt s west
( 340E)
t ake Rt e.
15 Nor t h,
t ake
Rosemont Ave. exi t , east t o Bent z St . , r i ght on
Bent z and t wo bl ocks sout h.
New and ol d f r i ends
wel come!
On Febr uar y 25, Sl i m Har r i son cal l s t o
t he mus i c of t he Bar nst or m Mel odi er s. Cal l ( 301) 694- 6796 or ( 301) 662- 0750
f or mor e i nf or mat i on.
Shepherdstown Dance Saturday,
Saturday, February 4, 8 pa
Bob Dal semer wi l l cal l t o t he mus i c of Devi l
Among t he Tayl or s on Sat ur day, Febr uar y 4, at 8 pm
f or t he Shepher ds t own dance at t he Shepher dst own
Mens Cl ub on t he cor ner of Ki ng and Ger man St s. i n
Shepher dst own, WV.
Admi s s i on i s $3. 50 f or nonmember s.
For i nf or mat i on cal l ( 304) 876- 2762 or
( 304) 876- 6907.
Second Annual Spring Dulciaer Week
April 17-22, Elkins, WV
The August a Her i t age Cent er wi l l host i t s second
annual Spr i ng Dul ci mer Week Apr i l 17- 22 at Davi s
A El ki ns Col l ege, El ki ns, West Vi r gi ni a.
The week
wi l l of f er i nt ensi ve i nst r uct i on i n hammer ed and
l ap dul ci mer pl ayi ng, pl us a weekend f est i val .
I nst r uct or s i ncl ude:
Sam Ri zzet t a, Madel i ne
WANTED:
Vol unt eer
wi t h
t i ny handwr i t i ng t o fi l l i n
mont hl y
cal endar
f or
Newsl et t er .
No Cal endar t hi s
due
to
Ne w
Sy ndr ome.
mont h
Edi t or
Edi t or ’ s Quer y:
Do you f i nd t hi s pr i nt
size t o be OK or t oo smal l . We
ar e f aced wi t h a t r ade- of f be­
t ween pr i nt i ng al l copy and t ypesi ze. I wi l l be happy t o edi t
c opy t o f i t space, or t o r educe
t ype- si ze t o f i t copy.
FSGW Edi t or i al
MacNei l , Kei t h Young and Wal t er Mi l l er .
Tui t i on
f or t he week i s $205, wi t h housi ng package an
addi t i onal $75 per per son.
For t he f est i val al one
$25.
Addi t i onal i nf o on Spr i ng Dul ci mer Week ' 89
i s avai l abl e f r om t he August a Her i t age Cent er ,
Davi s & El ki ns Col l ege, El ki ns, WV 26241; or cal l
( 304) 636- 1903.
Almost Heaven II
Dance weekend at Camp Horseshoe
Davis, W. Virginia, May 27-29
Memor i al
Day
Cont r a/ s wi ng/ wal t z / t ango/ cl oggi ng
Week end and mor e i n gr eat nat ur al set t i ng. Car ol
Kopp wi l l cal l t o t he musi c of St r i ngs' N' Thi ngs.
Dances and l ot s of wor kshops, wi t h Donna Bar ker ,
Ken Hal t enhof f , t om Hi nds & Judy Sei ber t . Begi n­
ner s and chi l dr en wel come. Canoei ng / whi t ewat er
r af t i ng oppor t uni t i es. For mor e det ai l s, cal l Ann
Fal l on or John Wel l s ( 301) 268- 0231.
Victoria's Revenge Dancefest
Cape May, New Jersey, May 12-13
The 1989 Vi c t or i a’ s Rev enge Dancef est i s s che­
dul ed f or t he week end of May 12- 13, 1989 i n Cape
May, NJ. As i n t he past , t he week end wi l l i ncl ude
a Fr i day ni ght dance, a f ul l day of wor k s hops on
Sat ur day,
a pi cni c di nner wi t h mus i c at
t he
Gazebo, & t he Vi ct or i an bal l on Sat ur day ni ght .
Mus i c t hi s year wi l l be pr ovi ded by BLT and t he
Capi t al
Qui c k s t eps Quadr i l l e
Or chest r a,
and
cal l er Sue DuPr e wi l l be f eat ur ed. Fl yer s wi l l be
avai l abl e at t he Fr i day & Sunday ni ght dances or
cal l Mar t i Gudmunds on ( 301) 270- 3363 t o be pl aced
on t he mai l i ng l i st . Put t hi s one on your cal endar
NOW, & be sur e t o si gn up ear l y!
Pol i cy
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t o FSGW’ s pur pose,
and
member shi p
( Quot e f r om t he FSGW By ­
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i s t o f ur t her t he under st andi ng, i nves­
t i gat i on, appr eci at i on, and per f or mance
of t he t r adi t i onal f ol k musi c and f ol k ­
l or e of t he Amer i can peopl e. " ) .
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Happy Tr aum. $15, 2- 4pm. Feb. 11t h, at
HMT. 270- 9090 t o si gn- up.
FI DDLE PLAYER NEEDED f or Caj un Musi c
Dance Band.
I f no exper i ence,
wi l l
t each. Wi l l Dawes ( 301) 298- 7027.
HMT THANKS Pet e Kennedy and Jane Gi l man
f or t hei r exper t assi st ance t o our cus­
t omer s i n December & Januar y. HMT i s
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Par k, MD.
WANTED: Someone wi t h l egi bl e t i ny hand­
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PI ANO LESSONS
by
exper i enced and pat i ent t eacher . Chi l d­
r en and adul t s. Par ki ng at my NW st udi o.
John Benagl i a ( 202) 234- 1837.
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t i f ul r esul t s. Post - concer t edi t i ng of
your t ape avai l abl e as wel l . Mi cah Sol o­
mon, ( 301) 588- 4133.
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schedul e your Febr uar y t uni ng. 652- 3765.
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I nexpensi ve;
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vi ol s, wi nds) seeks ot her s t o expl or e
ear l y and t r adi t i onal i nst r ument al musi c
i n i nf or mal set t i ng. ( 202) 328- 7855.
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FSGW BOARD 1988- 89
Dean Cl amons, pr esi dent
Mar y Cl i f f , vi ce pr es.
Mar y LaMar ca, secr et ar y
wor k
Pet er Dean, t r eas.
Joel Bl uest ei n,
past t r easur er
Davi d Ei sner , pr ogr am
wor k
Di ane Wal der ,
speci al event s
Mar y K. Fr i day, dance
Hel en Gor don,
publ i cat i ons
Andy Mel i sano,
publ i ci t y
Dol or es Ni chol s,
member shi p
Members-At-Large:
Joani e Bl ant on
Li sa Fr eedman
Bi l l Day, ar chi vi st
( 703) 631- 9655
( 703) 534- 7581
( 301) 229- 5845
( 301) 496- 0373
( 301) 891- 2222
( 202) 544- 7512
( 301) 587- 4444
( 301) 270- 9090
( 301) 588- 5595
( 202) 543- 0355
( 301) 384- 2191
( 301) 585- 1444
( 703) 938- 4564
( 304) 876- 2197
( 703) 765- 3190
( 301) 946- 2161
WFF Coordinating Committee
( 202) 544- 7512
Joel Bl uest ei n
( 301) 933- 3073
Nancy Ki ng
( 301) 585- 3221
Sondr a St i gen Wal l ac e
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c l a s s
Th e Seven th An n u a l
Ch esa p ea k e Sp r in g
Da n ce Week en d
Ma r ch 31-Ap r il 2, 1989
F ool: a person with a talent, fondness, or enthusiasm for
a cert ain activity (as in, "I ’m a dancin’ fool").
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Spend the weeken d o f Apr il F ool's Day in a fool's paradise
of mu sic and dan ce. This year's program will feature N ew
England traditional dance, Southern squares, Irish stepdan cing, traditional French and Br et on socia l dan ce, and
son g and instrument wor ksh ops. Mu sic and da nce wor kshops will be h eld throughout Saturday and Sunday, and
there will be even in g dances on Friday and Saturday. As
always, there will be plent y o f opportunities for in for ma l
dancing, singing, and mu sic-m akin g. Be sure to bring
somet hing foolish for the Saturday evening F ool's Dan ce.
CAMP LETTS
Loca t ed in Edgewa ter, Ma ryla nd, ten m iles fr om Ann apolis
and 34 m iles fr om Washington, D.C., Camp Letts is on a
peninsula creat ed by t wo rivers flowin g into the Chesa ­
peake Ba y. Th e ca m p is own ed and operated by the
YM C A on the grou nds of a for m er estate. Th e main
dances will be h eld in the spa ciou s wood -floor ed dance
hall over look in g the waterfront. This bu ildin g dou bles as
the dining hall for meals prepar ed by ou r favor it e caterer,
Barbara Kline. Smaller wor ksh ops will be h eld in other
buildings on the ca mp gr ou nds. Weather per mitting, we
will also h ave a ccess to other ca m p facilit ies including
wa lking trails, tennis cou r ts, athletic fields, boa t in g, and
h or seba ck riding (m odest fee). Cabins are dor mit or y
style, sleepin g 8-12 person s to a r oom . We ca n a ccom ­
modat e m ost people in heated facilit ies wit h bat hr ooms,
but som e participants will be assigned to m or e rustic,
unheated cabin s. Cabin assignments are ba sed on date of
r eceipt of a pplica tion and spa ce is limit ed so regist er
S taff
L ot u s D ick ey, sin ger, son gwr it er, m u sicia n . Qu en t in Lot us
Dick ey lives and wor ks on the farm in P a oli, India na wh ere he
was b om and wh er e he has been singing, fiddlin g, and
com p osin g son gs for the last 70 year s or so. In the last ten
years h e has cha rmed a udiences at folk fest iva ls and con cer t s
around the U.S., inclu din g the Na tion al F olk F estival, Augusta,
and P in ewoods, wit h his own com posit ion s as well as tradi­
tiona l son gs and stor ies he learned as a ch ild. Lotus will be
offer in g m u sic and son g wor ksh ops and talking a bou t his life
in Indiana.
M a u b u is s on s , traditional da n ce ba nd o f Brittany
and France. Well kn own in the Paris r egion ,
Ma ubuisson pla ys for Ba ls -F olk (even in gs of tradi­
tional French da ncin g) and F est ou -n oz (Br eton dance
parties). Their m usic in clu des tunes for cou ple,
cir cle, and set dances such as va lses, mazurkas, bou r rees, and gavottes. Th e gr ou p member s are: B r u n o
L e T r on on dia t on ic a ccor dia n ; F r a n cois L e T r on
on guitar and m an dolin ; and S er ge L ior z ou on
bomba r des, sa xoph on e, gait a, and F rench ba gpipes.
L a r r y E d elm a n , caller , Southern da n ces. Larry has tr avelled
fr om Ma in e to Ala sk a collect in g, per for m in g, t eaching, and
ca llin g da n ces. Th r ou gh ou t these travels his en er get ic and
ch a llen gin g ca llin g h a ve ma de Larry a fa vor it e o f da ncers.
Larry has taught and ca lled at many da nce camps and was coor ­
dinator o f Augu st a Dan ce Week for sever al years.
M a r ilyn W a t h en , in str u ct or , t r a dit ion al F rench
socia l dances. A teacher o f international folk da nce
at Santa Rosa J unior College in Ca lifor n ia for 18
years, Ma r ilyn has don e ext en sive r esea rch into the
traditional m usic and dances o f France, studying in
master dance cla sses and meet ing with mu sician s and
instrument makers. She has h elped or ga nize dan ce
camps at Men docin o and has taught at ma ny others,
including P in ewoods, Bu ffa lo Gap, St ockt on , and the
K olo Festival. Ma r ilyn will t each traditional gr ou p
and cou ple da nces o f France, par ticular ly t h ose of
Berry and the Auvergn e.
B ob M cQ u ille n , pia n o and a ccor dia n . B ob pla yed h is first
da nce for Ra lph Pa ge in 1947 and sin ce then has est ablish ed
h im self as the quintessential New E ngla nd dan ce m usician . His
or igin a l com posit ion s, su ch as "Da n cin g Bea r" and "Am elia 's
Wa lt z," h a ve been en joyed by ma ny dancers and r ecor ded by
m an y artists. P er for min g with B ob this weeken d will be
Gr een ga te: S a r a h Ba u h a n on flut e and wh istle; D a v id
S u r e t t e on m a n dolin and guitar; and J a n e O r z e ch ow s k i on
fiddle.
Su sa n E lb e r ge r , caller , N ew E ngland dances. Susan has
been ca llin g dan ces for mor e than ten years, fr om N ew England
to Devon , England, and at fest iva ls in clu ding F ox H ollow,
E ist eddfod, NEFF A, Heritage, and Hu dson River. She has
written m or e than 25 dan ces, ma ny o f wh ich h a ve been taken
into the popula r da n ce reper toire. She has been president of
the N ew E ngla nd F olk Festiva l Associa t ion sin ce 1985.
C r it t on H ollow S t r in g Ba n d , Sout h er n da n ce ba n d. Wit h
S a m H e r r m a n n on h ammered dulcim er , J oe H e r r m a n n on
fiddle, and J oe F a llon on guitar and ba n jo, Cr it ton H ollow
has d evelop ed a large follow in g that ca n't get en ou gh o f their
wa rm, per son a ble st yle o f singing and pla yin g. Sin ce their
start in 1975, the ba nd has per for m ed at cou nt less con cer t s,
fest iva ls, and dan ce ca mps. Th eir m ost r ecen t album is "Great
Dr ea m s."
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male
L in n a n e W ick , instru ctor, Ir ish st epdan ce.
Linnane has won n umerous com pet it ion s as a Wor ld
Class dancer in Ireland and the U.S. sin ce 1980. She
n ow teaches in Den ver and per for m s all over the
count ry. Wa sh in gton area dancers m a y h a ve seen
Linnane per for m with her brother, Rega n Wick , at the
Glen E ch o Irish F olk Festival. Linnane will be
offer in g several levels o f stepda n ce wor ksh ops and
will discuss the ba ckgr ou n d o f Irish stepdan ce.
D a n n y N ove ck a n d P h ilip p e Va r le t will join
for ces to pla y for Irish stepda n cing. Dan ny is kn own
for his fin e tenor ba n jo, guitar, and fiddle pla yin g.
His repertoire also in cludes N ew England and Qu ebe­
cois music. He taught ba n jo and pla yed for dance
classes at Celtic week at Ash oka n last summer.
Philippe has been pla yin g Irish fiddle with D.C. area
bands for ten years. He is currently at wor k on a
dissertation on Ir ish dan ce m usic.
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F olk lor e S ocie t y o f G r e a t e r W a s h in gt on
(F S G W )
camp.
RE GISTRATION
Th e cost for the weeken d is $100, wh ich includes
progra m cost s, sleepin g a ccom m oda t ion s (participants
supply own beddin g) and use o f oth er ca mp facilit ies, and
five meals (pot lu ck Friday n igh t ). Each a pplica tion must
be a ccom pa n ied by a $60 deposit o f wh ich all but $15
will be r efunded if ca n cella tion is ma de by Ma r ch 17.
You are en cour a ged to pay the fu ll fee in a dvance if
possible. Full payment must be ma de on arrival at Ca mp
Letts. Ch eck -in begin s at 4:00 p.m . Frida y; the pr ogra m
con clu des at 3:30 Sunday. A number of $60 registrations
are available in exch a n ge for five hours o f wor k in the
kit chen ($60 deposit is r equ ir ed for sch ola rsh ip regist ra­
t ion s ).
Attendance at the dan ce weeken d is limit ed. In the
past it has filled up very quickly, so early
registration is encouraged. Applica t ion s w ill be
a ccept ed on a fir st -com e/fir st -ser ved ba sis, with a ba la n ce
maintained bet ween m en and wom en . Participants must
be at least 18 years of a ge; unfortunat ely, we ca nnot
a ccom m oda t e childr en. On ce you r a pplicat ion is
r eceived, you will be sent a con fir m a t ion , additional
in form at ion a bout the sch edule, and dir ect ions to Ca mp
Lett s.
F or further in for m a t ion call:
Leslie Barr
J oel Bluest ein
(301) 270-4483
(202) 544-7512
Sen d payment and this a pplica t ion to:
Chesa peake Spring Dan ce Weeken d
223 9th Street, N.E.
Wa sh in gt on , D.C. 20002
Th e Seven th
An n u a l
Ch esa p ea k e
S p r in g D a n c e
We e k e n d
March 31 - April 2, 1989
a program of the
F olk lor e S ocie t y o f G r e a t e r W a s h in g t on