2008 Schedule
Subject to change without notice.
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"Folk College is always a high point of my musical year. Every year something happens that stretches my limits, and every year something cool happens that no one planned for."
Bill Mutch
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Friday, May 23
2:00pm – Registration begins in Brumbaugh Hall lobby
3:00-4:00pm – Workshops:
Stephen Foster Songs - Tim Craven of Rustical Quality
English Country Dancing - Bob Nicholson (all levels)
Easy Contradance Tunes - Members of Rustical Quality (adv. beginner)
Hearing Chord Changes - Creaking Tree (adv. beginner)
Balkan Tunes - Gordon Bonnet (intermediate)
Native American Music - Spirit Wing (intermediate)
Adding Stuff to the Music - Simple Gifts (advanced)
4:15-5:15pm – Workshops:
Beginners' Sampler- Peggy Shutes with Jerry Trusty
Singing the Blues - Scott Ainslie (all levels)
Easy Irish Tunes - Will Mills & Jeff Howanek (adv. beginner)
How to Jam - Members of Rustical Quality (adv. beginner)
Contradance Band Rehearsal - Genticorum & Rachel Hall (intermediate)
International Jam - International Folk Sounds (intermediate)
Crooked Tunes - Gordon Bonnet (advanced)
5:30-6:30pm – Picnic Dinner & Open Mic
7:00pm – Staff Concert in Ellis Hall Ballroom
Spirit Wing, Simple Gifts, Creaking Tree
After the concert:
Contradance - caller Bob Nicholson with open band led by Genticorum & Rachel Hall
Slow Jam - Howard Blumenthal and Curt Osgood
Intermediate/advanced Jam - Creaking Tree
Native American Drumming & Vocals - Spirit Wing
11:00pm – Late jam at the dorm - Howard Blumenthal and Curt Osgood
Saturday, May 24
7:00-8:00am – Breakfast in Ellis Hall
8:15-8:45am – Orientation Meeting in Brumbaugh Auditorium
9:00-10:15am – Workshops:
Music Games - Rachabelle
Try a Drum Set - Doug Penglase of Spirit Wing
Bluegrass Harmony Singing - Members of Rustical Quality
Easy International Folk Dance Tunes - International Folk Sounds (adv. beginner)
Learning by Ear - John Showman & Brad Keller of Creaking Tree (adv. beginner)
Native American Melodies - Spirit Wing (intermediate)
Rhythm & Groove - Genticorum (intermediate)
Jazz Theory & Improvisation - Andrew & Brian of Creaking Tree (advanced)
Fiddle Techniques - Will Mills (adv. beginner)
Slide Guitar - Scott Ainslie (all levels)
Open Jam Room - no leader (beyond beginner)
10:30-11:45am – Workshops:
Washboard Percussion - Mick Smyer of Rustical Quality
International Folk Dancing - International Folk Sounds
Song Writing - Tim Craven of Rustical Quality (all levels)
Easy Modal Tunes - Gordon Bonnet (adv. beginner)
Creative Arrangements - Creaking Tree (intermediate)
Backing up a Singer - Karen of Simple Gifts & Celia of Rustical Quality (intermediate)
Using Syncopation - Rachel Hall of Simple Gifts (advanced)
Old Time Banjo - Mike Rovine of Rustical Quality (intermediate)
Québécois Guitar Accompaniment - Yann Falquet of Genticorum (intermediate/advanced)
Jamming - Howard Blumenthal & Curt Osgood (beyond beginner)
noon-1:00pm – Lunch in Ellis Hall
1:15-2:30pm – Workshops:
Beginners' Sampler - Peggy Shutes with Jerry Trusty
Foot Percussion - Pascal Gemme of Genticorum (all)
Native American Drumming & Vocals - Spirit Wing (all)
Easy Waltzes - Will Mills & Jeff Howanek (adv. beginner)
Simplified Versions of Standard Tunes - Karen & Linda of Simple Gifts (adv. beginner)
Improvising on Traditional Tunes - Mike Rovine of Rustical Quality (intermediate)
Piedmont & Delta Blues - Scott Ainslie (intermediate)
Québécois Flute - Alex de Grosbois-Garand of Genticorum (intermediate/advanced)
Squeeze Box Techniques - Rachel Hall of Simple Gifts (all levels)
Jamming - Howard Blumenthal & Curt Osgood (beyond beginner)
2:45-4:15pm – Folk Band Rehearsal: Small groups will be coached by a professional musician to work toward performing in the Sunday concert. Choice of old time, blues, contradance tunes, string band, gospel, jazz, Native American, French Canadian, Irish, Breton, Balkan, waltzes, squeeze box band, percussion band, or beginners band.
4:30-5:30pm – Student-Run Workshops: Bring your ideas for a workshop to share.
5:30pm – Dinner on your own
7:00pm – Staff Concert in Brumbaugh Auditorium
Scott Ainslie, Rustical Quality String Band, Genticorum
After the main concert:
Encore Concert - Hear the staff that didn’t already perform tonight or last night.
Mostly instrumental jam - Genticorum (beyond beginner)
Mostly singing jam - Rustical Quality (all levels)
11:00pm – Late jam at the dorm - Howard Blumenthal and Curt Osgood (beyond beginner)
Sunday, May 27
7:45-8:45am – Breakfast in Ellis Hall
8:00-8:45am – Student-run Workshops
9:00-10:15am – Workshops:
Hymn Singing – Tim Craven of Rustical Quality
Easy Old Time Tunes - Mike & Celia of Rustical Quality (adv. beginner)
Tunes that are Cooler than they are Hard - Rachel Hall & Rachabelle (adv. beginner)
Native American Music - Spirit Wing (intermediate)
Playing into a Sound System - Curtis Rockwell (intermediate)
Québécois Tunes - Alex de Grosbois-Garand & Pascal Gemme of Genticorum (advanced)
Intermediate/Advanced Fiddle - John Showman of Creaking Tree
Guitar Styles - Scott Ainslie, Yann Falquet of Genticorum, Brad Keller of Creaking Tree
Open Jam Room - no leader (beyond beginner)
10:30-11:45am – Workshops:
Native American Dancing - Spirit Wing (for all)
Blues & Québécois Call & Response Singing - Scott Ainslie; Alex & Yann of Genticorum (all levels)
Easy Breton Tunes - Rachabelle & Gordon Bonnet (adv. beginner)
Basic Music Theory - Peggy Shutes (adv. beginner)
Pennsylvania Tunes - Simple Gifts (intermediate)
Add Some Avant Garde to your Playing - Creaking Tree (advanced)
Québécois Fiddle - Pascal Gemme of Genticorum (intermediate/advanced)
Mandolin - Andrew Collins (beyond beginner)
Jamming - Howard Blumenthal & Curt Osgood (beyond beginner)
noon-1:00pm – Lunch in Ellis Hall
1:00-2:15pm – Folk Band Rehearsal: More coaching with the same groups as Saturday.
2:30-4:30pm – Student Concert in Brumbaugh Auditorium
5:00pm – Dorm Checkout
