This Week's News
March 12th , 2010
The 2010 Folk Festival site is here !
For all those who wait with anticipation every year for the announcement of our festival’s line up, you will be pleased to know that as of January 22nd, the FAS began posting profiles for some of this year's performers.
This week's profile is for The Wonderful Grand Band.
Ticket prices are now posted here
The FAS would like to thank all those who have applied to perform at the upcoming festival. We wish you luck and continued success in all your musical goals. Applications for the Neil Murray Stage are still being accepted.
CHICKEN PHOTOS
2009 NL FOLK FESTIVAL
Nothing better to cheer you up than a bunch of "Chicken" photos from last year's festival. Click here for some terrific photos taken by Ellen Power of the Festival's favourite rubber chicken hobnobbing around the park and in the backstage tent.
Great job and many thanks, Ellen !
YFATH 2010 PHOTOS
Click here for photos of the 2010 Young Folk at the Hall Concert. Thanks to Jerry Pocius for his photos!
FOLK NIGHT AT THE SHIP!
On March 17th at 9:30 pm we present:
Boo Darby
Just $5.00 and you're in for a grand time.
Door prizes provided by the Folk Arts Society, Aliant and Grant Thorton LLP.
BOO DARBY – Jean Hewson, Christina Smith and Rick West (MAHERS BAHERS) have been playing together with Dave Penny (DAVE PENNY) for over a decade at seances and sessions and more recently at Folk Night, the Eastport Accordion Festival and on Dave's CD, Stories and Strangers. Their repertoire mainly features “yaffles”of traditional Newfoundland dance tunes preceded by “laffles” of insane banter, songs about short-legged dogs and spanworms, and anything else that gets your toes tapping and funny bone tickled.
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Boo Darby (n.). An old Newfoundland term in some places for the Bogeyman
("not to be confused with the Beggerman or the boogerman!", says Dave).
Coming up at Folk Night !
March 24 - Duane Andrews and Peter Narvaez
March 31 - Terry Rielly
April 7 - Allan Byrne
April 14 - Graham Wells and Friends
April 21 - Lindsay Ferguson
April 28 - Neil Rosenberg and Terri Thomson
May 5 - Art Stoyles Band
May 12 - Jenny Gear and Sandy Morris
We are compiling a list of volunteers for HOST or DOOR PERSON on Folk Nights.
Please contact the FAS office via return email with your available times. We really appreciate your help!
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COMING EVENTS
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Traditional Dancing in Quidi Vidi Village
Now with a larger dance floor!
Sunday March 14th 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
at the Quidi Vidi Brewing Company
We have a great space with dance-friendly wooden floors and a wonderful view overlooking Quidi Vidi Gut. The bar has been renovated to nearly double the dance floor area. Come early if you don't have dance experience and we'll show you the basics starting at 2:50 p.m. and plan to get dancing as a group for 3:00. This is a 'scent-free' event.
The dance caller on Sunday March 14 is Ford Elms with Dave Penny on accordion.
Cost: $8.00 at the door ($5.00 for Seniors 60+ and young folk aged 12 to 22)
When: Sunday March 14, 2010. The door opens at 2:30 p.m. and there'll be a short dance orientation for new dancers at 2:50 p.m. The first dance will start at 3:00 p.m.
Location: Quidi Vidi Brewing Company, 55 Barrows Road, Quidi Vidi Village, St. John's
Parking: There is limited parking at the brewery. Additional parking is available in various locations in Quidi Vidi Village. In particular, there are some spots near the site of the former Flake House Restaurant.
For more information: Please contact Jane Rutherford.
Upcoming dances are:
Sunday March 28th with dance callers Jane Rutherford and Daniel Payne and music by Christina Smith and Daniel Payne
It's winter, so come and dance!
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CBC RADIO/TV
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THE PERFORMANCE HOUR
The Performance Hour is CBC Radio's showcase for music and the arts in Newfoundland and Labrador. It's heard every Saturday afternoon at 5:35, 5:05 in Labrador, on CBC Radio One. Listeners to CBC Radio Two can hear the show on Saturday mornings at 11:35. (webpage).
DEEP ROOTS
Tom Power, story-teller, traditional musician, and student at Memorial
University, has a passion for folk music - and for breaking folk music
stereotypes. Deep Roots plays the best music being made in this
explosive genre, featuring great Canadian roots musicians as well as
musicians from around the world. Listen in as traditional styles of
music are woven together to create something new and exciting. Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 5:30 NT on CBC Radio 2. (webpage)
MUSICRAFT
Hosted by Francesca Swann, Musicraft showcases the musical life of Newfoundland and Labrador on CBC Radio 1 Sunday afternoon at 4:35/4:05 pm in Labrador or on the web at cbc.ca/nl/ (webpage)
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INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
Calendar of Events
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Dale Jarvis, the Intangible Cultural Heritage officer, has created a calendar of projects and events involving our traditions and cultural heritage. You may want to check out this calendar at If you have an event, exhibit opening, lecture, program launch or ICH-related workshop that you'd like added to the listing, email here.
Workshops on Folklore, Oral History, and Festivals
We are running out our line-up of workshops for the next month, which includes workshops for those of you planning oral history and folklore collection projects, a workshop on folk life and festivals, and one on interviewing techniques. We've got workshops in St. John's, Cupids, Port Union, Gander and Marystown.
For a full list of workshops, visit our webpage here
To register, call Dale Jarvis at 1-888-739-1892 ext 2 or email
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ART AND TRADITION OF STORYTELLING
Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada (SC-CC) 18th Annual Conference
July 28 - Aug 1, 2010
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Storytellers from throughout the world will merge in one place - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador - for the 18th annual conference of Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada. For five days, participants will be engaged in an international meeting place of culture, art, and tradition. Storytellers from across Canada will meet and work with storytellers from the USA, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, England, Netherlands, and South Africa, and attend celebrations for the 400th anniversary of English settlement in Canada.
Conference registration is now open! For registration forms, links to tourism sites, info on accommodations, and to preregister for one of our exciting international professional development workshops, visit here.
Et cette année, nous avons des ateliers en français, aussi!
Early-Bird Registration ends March 1st
Sometimes you’ve got to go to the edge for a good story!
Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada 2010 conference – a global meeting place of storytellers held at the eastern edge of North America!
Stay up to date with all the dirt, thoughts, sneak peeks and inside scoop about the 2010 STORYTELLERS OF CANADA-CONTEURS DU CANADA INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING CONFERENCE in beautiful St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada by subscribing to the blog.
Get news on the conference as it unfolds, delivered piping hot to your email inbox !
See you this July!
- Dale Jarvis
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BAY ST. GEORGE FOLK ARTS COUNCIL NEWS
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The Bay St. George Folks Arts Council has Folk Night the last Saturday of every month at Emile's Pub in the Holiday Inn.
Bay St. George Folk Arts Council website
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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Country Music Café
(formerly Kirk Kafé)
St. Augustine’s Church Hall
(off Westerland Road, adjacent to the Aquarena)
Doors open at 7:30 pm with open mike starting at 8:00 pm.
A jam session follows the open mike show.
Admission: Adults - $5.00 Children – Free
We continue to provide acoustic old-time country, bluegrass and even traditional and Newfoundland country music in an acoustic setting. So, come along to the St. Augustine’s Church Hall, bring along an acoustic instrument and sing at the open mic show or join others at the jam session.
For more information, contact Gordon Murphy at (709) 753-2318; Clayton Kennedy at (709) 722-5967; or Dave Tucker at (709) 739-6650
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Open Mike at All Saints Parish Hall, CBS
The 2nd Saturday of every month.
Come along and share in some good old Country,
Bluegrass, Newfoundland, Irish and Gospel Music.
Doors open at 7:15, show starts at 8 pm.
Admission $5 at the door.
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Scottish Step Dancing
Joy Fraser is offering instruction in Scottish step dancing--that
might interest Folk Arts folk. website
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Women's Accordion Circle
Do you love the accordion? Let's get together!
When: Every Monday, 7:30 P.M.
Where: Arts and Culture Centre, Second Floor, Old Art Gallery Space
(email for directions)
Bring your accordion to the Women's Accordion Circle, an informal,
safe, and supportive environment for women of all ages to perform,
experiment, and share stories about making music with their
accordions. Come play a tune, learn a new one, or tell your stories
about your accordion.
Interested? Call 746-2399 (after 6 pm, please) or e-mail Kelly Best
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