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Musical Notes
Folk Club 25th Party Wrap-Up
For
those who could not make it to our 25th birthday party,
or who missed the emails from our Yahoo News Group, the celebration
was covered by Gregg MacDonald, who wrote an excellent article that
was published by both The Fairfax Times, and The Washington Post.
The full article can be viewed
HERE, and
a compilation of photos from the party can be seen
HERE.
1st Annual
Lake Anne Ukulele Festival - Saturday, July 10
Bring a lawn chair or have lunch at one of Lake Anne's great
restaurants while enjoying the first Lake Anne Ukulele festival,
featuring Victoria Vox and special guests Grammy award
winning artists Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer! This
event is sponsored by the
Lake Anne Plaza
Merchants, Reston Community Center, and Friends of Lake Anne, and
hosted by the Northern Virginia Ukulele Ensemble. Ukuleles and
accessories will be available for purchase at a booth near the
Fountain Stage, brought to you by
House of Musical Traditions.
The festival
will be held at Washington Plaza (AKA Lake Anne Plaza), North
Shore Dr. and Village Road, Reston, VA 20190, from 9:00am-2:30pm,
and is FREE to the public
Appearing
on the Market Stage
9:00-9:30 Hoa Mele Wakinekona (Hawaiian music band with hula by
DC Luau Entertainment)
9:30-9:45 Lily Bui "Lily Bee" (contemporary singer songwriter)
9:45-10:00 Deach (ukulele blues man)
Appearing
on the Fountain Stage
10:00-10:30 Kathy and Marv Reitz (swing music)
10:30-11:00 Bruce Hutton (old time, folk, and early 20th century
popular music)
11:00-11:30 Lelehuna: Gordon and Debi Velasco (swing, jazz, and
Hawaiian music)
11:30-12:30 Victoria Vox
12:30-1:30 Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
1:30-2:30 Open Jam lead by the Northern Virginia Ukulele Ensemble
It's going to
be a fun filled day of music you won't want to miss.
FloydFest – July 22nd -25th
FloydFest 9 (‘Breaking Ground’) once again dishes up a
bevy of artists to please every musical appetite. Blue Ridge
Outdoor Magazine calls it “our favorite outdoor festival”.
Performers this year include the Levon Helm Band, Solas, Wayne
Henderson, Danny Knicely, the Steel Wheels, and many, many more.
Floydfest is produced by Across-the-Way Productions (based in
Floyd, VA). Check out all the details of the festival on the website
at:
http://atwproductions.com/index.php?pr=ffhome
Common Ground on
the Hill – Traditions Weeks
Common Ground on the Hill
will be hosting its 16th annual music & arts camps from
July 4th thru the 16th at McDaniel College in
Westminster, MD. Both weeks 1 and 2 will have classes from Beginner
to Master level in a variety of subjects from Musical Instruments to
Drama to Broadcasting and much more. The D.C. Bluegrass Union
will be holding their Bluegrass camp during week 2. Special Guest
Artist Claire Lynch and her band
will teach master classes
in banjo, guitar, fiddle and bass.
Beginners to advanced players are welcome.
For more info check the
following websites:
dcbu.org and
commongroundonthehill.org
AvalonFest 2010
Aug
13-15, 2010 is the AvalonFest2010. Part of it is the Performing
Artists' Songwriter's Contest (formerly "Rising Star") and the call
for entries is out and can be found on the
www.avalon-resort.com website or on
www.SonicBids.com where entries are submitted. Stay tuned as
flyers and more info will be forthcoming.
New! – The Festy Experience – October 9th and 10th
(from
TheFesty.com) The Infamous Stringdusters, The Artist Farm, and
Cerberus Productions are pleased to present THE FESTY EXPERIENCE, a
2-day camping festival over Columbus Day Weekend, October 9 & 10, at
The Concert Grounds at Devils Backbone in Nelson County, VA (near
Wintergreen Resort just outside of Charlottesville). Hosted and
curated by The Infamous Stringdusters, The Festy Experience will
celebrate and combine the best in live music, the outdoor sports and
lifestyle, beer culture, and raging good times.
Featured performers in this kick-off festival will include (along
with The Infamous Stringdusters): Railroad Earth,
Josh Ritter, Tony Rice, Crooked Still, and many
others. Check
TheFesty.com for complete details.
MONTHLY
MILESTONES
Born This Month:
7/3/1893 – “Mississippi” John Hurt
7/4/1826 – Stephen Foster
7/10/1907 – Fulton Allen (a.k.a. “Blind Boy” Fuller)
7/10/1947 – Arlo Guthrie
7/14/1912 – Woody Guthrie
7/18/1954 – Ricky Skaggs
7/21/1947 – Steven Demetri Georgiou (aka Cat Stevens)
7/23/1971 – Alison Krauss
7/30/1936 – George “Buddy” Guy
And In Passing:
7/6/1971 – Louis Armstrong
7/6/1998 – Leonard Slye (a.k.a. Roy Rogers)
7/16/1981 – Harry Chapin
7/17/1959 – Billie Holiday
7/19/2002 – Alan Lomax
7/27/1974 – Otis “Lightnin’ Slim” Hicks
Noteworthy Events:
7/5/57 – John
Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time at a Quarry Men
gig. John is impressed when Paul picks up a guitar and plays a bit,
but even more impressed when Paul shows John how to tune his guitar
(something he’d been paying someone else to do.)
7/7/56 –
Johnny Cash makes his debut at The Grand Ole Opry, and meets his
future wife, June Carter for the first time.
7/31/48 –
Country music appears on national television for the first time,
with a show taped at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall. Kitty
Wells, Eddy Arnold and Johnny & Jack are beamed to five cities.
Quote
for the Month
"(Music),
it should be remembered, does not inhabit certain countries, certain
museums, like paintings and statues... I have it in my pocket."
~
Henri Rabaud
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