Folk Arts Society

This Week's News

September 2 , 2010

The 2010 Folk Festival site is here.
festival photos

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FOLK NIGHT AT THE SHIP!
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Katie Baggs and Benjamin Rigby carved their niche in the St. John's scene with the quartet "Dead Language" releasing their self-titled debut album in 2009 with Matthew Hornell and Jonathan Bungay of "Matt Hornell and the Diamond Minds". Harvesting the experience and confidence provided by their friends and fans each of its members have been furthering their own paths, contributing to the richness of homegrown music in their own ways. Now with the stars aligning, Katie Baggs and Benjamin Rigby perform a duet to showcase new material from the rich inspiration of new lives lived, new lands tread, and new paths founded on older roots based sounds. This duet is a celebration of new beginnings with a grateful nod to the grounding experiences of the past.

Coming up at Folk Night !

September 8 - Benjamin Rigby and Katie Baggs
September 15 - Crooked Stovepipe
September 22 - Duncan Cameron
September 29 - Sean Panting

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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EVENTS
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Tuesdays in Trout River

Passing the time in Trout River is a cultural program unique to Gros Morne National Park. led by folklorist and traditional singer Anita Best, with musicians and storytellers from the area, along with special guest artists. To see the scheduled guests go to www.visitgrosmorne.com and scroll down to Passing the Time in Trout River.

Visitors will get a glimpse of the people who live in the region and how they might spend an evening together. There will be songs, stories and tunes, and some well known visitors, just dropping in to share their work in company. Visitors will be encouraged to participate.

Admission is $5.00 for visitors. Residents may obtain a season pass for $5.00.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Come join in the Partridgeberry Jam!

Newfoundland Fiddle and Guitar Course
with Christina Smith and Jean Hewson

Where is it? Mmap - the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place, in the Arts and Culture Centre, 2nd floor (the old art gallery space.)

When is it? Ten Thursday evenings in the fall of 2010.

How much is it? $180.00. This includes registration fee and materials, ten 45 minute group classes, and ten half-hour jam sessions.

Partridgeberry Jam is a series of ten 45 minute classes for fiddle and guitar, plus a half-hour jam session. Fiddlers will learn a new tune, guitarists will learn the chords and strums, and then we'll play our repertoire together!

Fiddlers - Learn new tunes, develop your repertoire, improve your playing!

Guitarists - Learn new chords, learn different voicings, and learn to accompany Newfoundland tunes!

Who can join? Anyone who has a basic ability on the instrument and is age 13 or older. Musicians younger than 13 are welcome with prior approval and with a parent present. Fiddlers should be able to play in the keys of D, A and G and be able to play some tunes. Guitarists should know the chords of C, D, G, A and F major and A, D, E and B minor, and be able to change chords fluently.

For more info, email: Christina Smith or Jean Hewson

Sound Traditions
A traditional music & dance retreat for adults
October 3–9, 2010
Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp
Bishop’s Falls, Newfoundland & Labrador

website

"Culture as a Business" 2-day Workshop
October 16-17, 2010

A 2-day workshop, entitled "Culture as Business", that will be presented in a dozen locations across Canada in 2010-2011, including St. John's on the weekend of October 16-17.

The workshop is for artists, musicians, writers, actors, dancers, and anyone else looking to make a living in the cultural sector. Please pass this information along to students, colleagues, or others who may be interested.

Items covered include:

- Career options & lifestyle implications
- The economics of culture
- Hard skills (Finance, Budgeting, Accounting, Taxes)
- Soft skills (Contracts, Copyright/IP, Negotiation, Marketing & Promotion, Professional Communication)
- Long-term planning (Statistical Resources, Market Research, Strategic Planning)

By the end of the weekend, participants will have the beginnings of a comprehensive business plan, something that they can literally take to the bank.

Registration is $250/person for two days, with a reduced price of $200/person for groups of 5 or more individuals. For further details, or to register online, please go here.

DanceNL announces its Road Map Project

DanceNL, the province’s first sectoral association for dance, is pleased to announce the beginning of its Road Map project.

DanceNL is looking to contact people and groups involved in dance activities across the province.

“We are looking to hear from everyone. If you’re a dancer, a dance teacher, a choreographer, a dance writer, a social dancer, we want to learn more about you and your dance activities,” says Kristin Harris Walsh, chair of DanceNL. “This is our first step at connecting people involved in all kinds of dance across the province and to spread the word about DanceNL. It’s a great opportunity for dancers to make their voices heard and share their activities.”

You can participate in the Road Map by visiting www.dancenl.ca and filling in the online form, or by e-mailing info@dancenl.ca.

The mandate of DanceNL is to preserve, promote and support all forms of dance and dance activity throughout the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The DanceNL Road Map document and website will serve as a vital reference to ensure our organization is inclusive of all forms of dance being practiced in our province. As well, it will act as a catalyst to network dancers, practitioners and dance enthusiasts giving dance a stronger presence provincially, nationally and internationally.

For more information, please contact Lynn Panting (coordinator of DanceNL Road Map project) or Kristin Harris Walsh (Chair, DanceNL) at info@dancenl.ca.

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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

Every Sunday, MUSICRAFT brings you musical events from across Newfoundland and Labrador and host Francesca Swann talks to the people who bring the music to life. The show airs on CBC Radio One Sunday afternoon at 4:35/4:05 pm in Labrador or on the web at here. (MUSICRAFT 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.

Traditional Newfoundland Dance Interview Podcast

This is a recording of an interview conducted by Dale Jarvis, Intangible Cultural Heritage development Officer for Newfoundland and Labrador, as part of the traditional dance symposium held in Old Perlican on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Interview introduced by Dr. Kristin Harris-Walsh, Centre for Music, Media and Place, Memorial University. Interviewees are (left to right in the photo) Wendy Wager, Feather Point Dancers, Harbour Grace; Elizabeth Tuttle, Baccalieu Square Dancers, Old Perlican; Alice Cumby, Mizzen Heritage Square Dancers, Heart's Content; and, Sheila Power, Baccalieu Trotters of North River.

Pardon the noise in the recording!

You can download the interview podcast as an MP3 here.

Or listen to a streaming audio version (or find other recording formats) here.

Some photos now online on Facebook here.

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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 - September 4th
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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