FOLK PROJECT Spring 2008 BACKSTAGE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE ver 14 5/5/08

	CONCERT HALL	NATURE LODGE	PROGRAM LODGE	BEAVER LODGE	OUTSIDE/ELSEWHERE
FRIDAY
8:30	CONCERT:  emcee: Mike Agranoff ¨ 8:30 – 8:55: Sonas ¨ 9:00 - 9:25: Peter Fishman & Deb O’Hanlon ¨ 9:30 - 10:10: Bob Franke ¨ 10:15 - 10:25: Straight Drive (Sneak Peak)
11:25	DANCE 10:55-12:45 Peter Blue & the Avant Gardeners	SONG SWAP (unmoderated)	ROUND ROBIN (candle light) George Otto	SONG SWAP (unmoderated)	OLD TIMEY JAM [Dining Hall]
SATURDAY
8:30 – 9:30	BREAKFAST IN DINING HALL (Food service ends 9:15)
9:35 – 10:30	How to Improvise in 3 Easy Notes Frank & Hank & Bill	Songs from the Garden Bill Cox	Band sound check		Fire Starting [flag pole]
10:35 –11:30	The Magic of the Moment Cheryl Wheeler	Improv the Royal Academy Way Sharon Peters	Swingin’ Tern Dances Melanie Axel-Lute & Sonas		Face Painting E. Lachowicz [Dining Hall]		Outdoor Cooking Apple cobbler [Birch fire ring]
11:35  12:30	The Bluegrass Band Gestalt Straight Drive	Songwriting from the Center, Part 1 Bob Franke	English Country Dance Loretta Holz	Music for International Dance Anne Bies & Amy Ksir	Ultimate Frisbee Tim Weinrich			Swamp Walk [meet at Office]
12:30 – 1:30	LUNCH IN DINING HALL (Food service ends 1:15)
1:35 – 2:30	Jammin’ with Frank and Hank	Bluegrass Guitar Jen Larson, Dave Hampton	Swing Dance Basics Plus! Mark Schaffer	Book Sing Bill Cox	Archery & Riflery        1:35-3:30				Boating (1:30 – 5:00)
2:35 – 3:30	Bob’s Cheap Guitar Tricks Bob Franke	Songs of John Denver Ken Galipeau	New England Squares Peter Blue & the Avant Gardeners	Bluegrass Banjo Terry McGill
3:35 – 4:30	The Magic of Another Moment Cheryl Wheeler	Bluegrass Fiddle Ron Feinberg	International Dance Ann Bies & Amy Ksir		Climbing Wall - Rosenkrans Field 3:35 – 5:30
4:35 – 5:30	Skit Setup	Songs of Home Peter Fischman and Deb Ohanlon	Classic Figures In Modern Dances Peter Blue & the Avant Gardeners	Bluegrass Mandolin Ben Fraker
5:30 – 6:30	DINNER IN DINING HALL (Food service ends 6:15)
6:30	Themes in a Hat:  A  musical game with After Dinner Mints and host Mike Agranoff [Dining Hall Porch]
7:15	CONCERT:  emcee: Ken Galipeau ¨ 7:15 – 7:55: Straight Drive ¨ 8:00 – 8:25: Frank & Hank & Bill ¨ 8:30 – 9:30: Cheryl Wheeler
9:30	SKIT:  Good Evening, Stillwater (by Mike Agranoff)
10:30	Dave Sherman’s Open Jam Party	ROUND ROBIN (unmoderated)	DANCE 10:30-12:30 Peter Blue & the Avant Gardeners	SONG SWAP (unmoderated)
SUNDAY
8:30 – 9:30	BREAKFAST IN DINING HALL (Food service ends 9:15)
9:35 – 10:30	Computer Recording Session Ken Galipeau	Fiddling, Cape Breton Style Sonas	9:30– 10:55 Gospel Margaret Crowl _________________ 11:00 - 1230 Contras with Quirks Peter Blue & the Avant Gardeners		Mountain Biking Sandie Reilly [flag pole] _________ Ridge Hike 11:00 – 12:30 [flag pole]	9:03 – 11:00 Course Low Ropes [flag pole] ________ 11:00 – 12:30 Candling Arts and Crafts				Boating  (time?)
10:35 – 11:30	Computer Mixing Session Ken Galipeau	Songwriting from the Center, Part 2 Bob Franke		Bluegrass Bass Jim Treat
11:35 – 12:30	21 and Under Open Stage Dave Sherman host	The History of Bluegrass Straight Drive
12:30 – 1:30	LUNCH IN DINING HALL (Food service ends 1:15)
1:30	Clean up, and pack up.  ! ! ! MUST BE OUT OF CABINS BY 2:00 ! ! !
2:00	CONCERT:  MC: Dave Sherman ¨ 2:00–2:40: Bob Franke ¨ 2:45–3:10: Ken Galipeau ¨ 3:15–4:00: Straight Drive

FOLK PROJECT SPRING FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS ON MUSICAL TECHNIQUE OR INSTRUMENT

The Bluegrass Band Gestalt (Straight Drive) The interplay and dynamic that makes for good bluegrass.

Bluegrass Banjo (Terry McGill)

Bluegrass Bass (Jim Treat)

Bluegrass Fiddle (Ron Feinberg)

Bluegrass Guitar (Jen Larson & Dave Hampton)

Bluegrass Mandolin (Ben Fraker)

Bob’s Cheap Guitar Tricks (Bob Franke) Techniques on the guitar that add depth and variety to your playing quite out of proportion to their difficulty.

How to Improvise in 3 Easy Notes (Frank & Hank & Bill) For musicians & non-musicians. Vocalists are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.

Songwriting from the Center (Bob Franke) A 2-part session. On Saturday, participants will be given songwriting assignments with some tips and ideas discussed. On Sunday, participants will sing the fruits of their labors with commentary from Bob and the other participants.

WORKSHOPS ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC OR STYLE OF MUSIC

21 and Under (Dave Sherman) An open mic of, by, and for the young folks.  Sign-up procedures TBD

Book Sing – (Bill Cox) Using Rise Up Singing, the popular lyrics book. If you have a copy, bring it - there'll be some to share.

Gospel (Margaret Crowl) Our traditional Sunday morning session. Bring “Rise Up Singing” if you have a copy.

Jammin’ with Frank and Hank and Bill Here's your chance to have that backup band you always dreamed of having. Bring a song and we will be your backup band.

Music for International Dance (Anne Bies & Amy Ksir) Learn the songs for the dance session that will follow.

Fiddling, Cape Breton Style (Sonas) The ornaments and tunes that characterize this unique style of fiddling.

Songs from the Garden (Bill Cox)

Songs of John Denver (Ken Galipeau) We all know ‘em, let’s sing some.

Songs of Home (Peter Fischman and Deb Ohanlon)

The History of Bluegrass (Straight Drive)

The Magic of the Moment (Cheryl Wheeler) One hour of conversation and song with Cheryl Wheeler about music, lyrics, performance and inspiration generated by your questions and interests.

Themes in a Hat (Mike Agranoff) A musical game for people who like to sing (whether or not they can).

DANCE WORKSHOPS

Classic Figures In Modern Dances (Peter Blue & the Avant Gardeners) Rory Omore, Petronella, contra corners…

Contras With Quirks (Peter Blue and the Avant Gardners) Advanced session, possibly featuring a dance medley at the end.

English Country Dance (Loretta Holz)

International Dance (Ann Bies & Amy Ksir)

Swing Dance Basics Plus! (Mark Schaffer) Learn the basic six-step swing dance, some groovy moves and cool style pointers.

Swingin’ Tern Dances (Melanie Axel-Lute & Sonas) Dances written for, about, or by members of the Folk Project’s home dance.

New England Northern Style Squares (Peter Blue & the Avant Gardeners) Squares for contra dancers.

LATE NIGHT GROUP MUSIC SESSIONS

Jams [Unmoderated] Primarily instrumental music jam.  Almost everyone plays together.

Round Robins [Moderated] All present may in turn sing a song, in some cases request a song, or pass.  A moderator keeps things going.

Songwriter Session [Unmoderated] A session focusing on participants doing their own material.

NON-MUSICAL WORKSHOPS

** Archery (Camp Staff) For the Robin Hood wannabes. Bring your tights.

** Candle Making (Camp Staff) Come make a candle to light up your life.

** Climbing Wall (Camp Staff) If your daily grind has you doing it, or not, come do to here.

Computer Recording Session (Ken Galipeau) We’ll record a song, mix in backup instrumentation and harmonies, and do other recording tricks.

Computer Mixing Techniques (Ken Galipeau) Using the latest computer technology to mix what we recorded.

** Face Painting (Elizabeth Lachowicz)

** Fire Starting (Camp Staff) Fire from friction or how to make the most of one match.

Improv the Royal Academy Way (Sharon Peters) Get in touch with your inner actor and your outer ham.

** Low Ropes Course (Camp Staff) [Trading Post] How agile are you? Please be on time.

Mountain Biking (Sandie Reilly) Over hill over dale we will ride the dusty trail.

** Outdoor Cooking (Camp Staff) [Kittatinny Lodge] Apple Cobbler is on the menu.

** Riflery (Camp Staff) For those who don’t have or want to wear tights.

** Swamp Walk (Camp Staff) Watch out for the quick sand!

Ultimate Frisbee (Tim Weinrich) Play hard, play fair, nobody hurt, everybody tired.  No children under 13, please.

* ALL WORKSHOPS ARE OF A TEACHING, SHARING, OR OTHERWISE LARGELY PARTICIPATORY NATURE EXCEPT AS NOTED BY A SINGLE ASTERISK

** Family-oriented activity