Hi Vlad, (and anyone else reading this) I've already set up a FB page (Folk College Memorial Weekend, [email protected]) which should be open to all comers. There's nothing on it (yet), so please post to it and add names to it, particularly if they are interested in coming to Folk College. I'm hoping, from what you said, that you intend to be there.
If we can set up a gathering in the Fall for the East Coast, and something with BEMF for the Third Coast (I see Robert Green is on the Board - he should be a great contact) then we have the US pretty well covered (anyone from the South listening?) Keep up the good work, and keep in touch! David "Today Folk College, tomorrow the World!" On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Wolodymyr Smishkewych <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks David, > > Yes, I've been interested in getting things going in the Bloomington area > for a while, and even though I'm not there right now (currently in CT), I am > still keeping a toe there. A while back Arle Lommel and I discussed what > could be done in that immediate area, since we had about 5 folks playing in > that area at the time. Given that Bloomington is home to the Lotus Festival > of World Music as well as BLEMF, the Bloomington Early Music Festival, there > were all sorts of ideas brewing. Mel and Ann are definitely part of the mix, > and I got to meet them last year, when they worked on the finish and > hardware for my organistrum (which now sounds and looks great and is central > to our current program with Sequentia). And the arrival of Tom Lozano to > Bloomington that same year was serendipitous, and he's one of the folks I > most miss from there. > It would be great to get it together with Brian & David at hurdy gurdy > society, as we all should try and stick together. What you're mentioning > about FOlk COllege and Juniata is very exciting! I'm wondering if there > would be a way to locate the midwesterners on this list, so I can get us all > together on a mailing list or FB group or something? Let me know. > > all the best to everyone, > VLad > > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 12:04 AM, David Gillett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Vlad, >> >> Welcome back to HurdyGurdyWorld! >> >> I was interested to read of stirrings of a Midwest Gathering. Does >> that mean you've been working with Mel Dorries and Brian and David >> McCoy (hurdygurdysociety.com - shameless plug)? >> >> I have another avenue that you might be interested in following. >> (Sorry, this might be a little long-winded) >> Hundingdon County Arts Council, PA (near State College) sponsor two >> annual folk events, Folk College over Memorial Day weekend at Juniata >> College, and Folk Gathering at Greenwood Furnace State Park in mid >> September. I am currently persuading a group of aquaintances to to >> bring their HGs to Folk College in the hopes of setting a spark to a >> gathering such as you are considering. >> >> I have spoken with Simple Gifts. the folk group who arrange these >> gatherings, and they are excited by the idea of an impending HG >> invasion at Folk College, and are trying to arrange a group discount >> for us. Even more exciting, they have been toying with the idea of >> hosting an annual Greenwod Gurdy Gathering in the Fall - they seem >> quite serious about this if enough people are interested, particularly >> if we found a teacher to lead a class (for a nominal fee). They've >> already asked me to do a show-and-tell with my HG and the various >> other unusual stringed instruments I own. >> >> I will be doing what I can to get the ball rolling with this, and I >> would be very pleased to share ideas and plans and so on with you. I >> think we have a head start here, since we seem to have a sponsor and >> location already in place. Huntingdon and Greenwood Furnace are quite >> well located for both the midwest, the northeast and the east coast - >> I drive up from Northern Virginia, it takes me about 3 hours. >> >> Please let me know your thoughts on this, and please take a look at >> the Folk College website (www.folkcollege.com) Amongst other things >> scheduled, there's going to be classes and a jam with Tuvan Throat >> Singers (Alash). HGs and throat singing - what a combination! >> >> Regards, >> David Gillett >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Wolodymyr Smishkewych >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Well, hopefully not rabid bigotry!! But perhaps an eye for haute >> > couture. >> > Lest we think that the worlds of gurdies and glam are light years apart >> > and >> > ne'er the twin shall meet, I pass along for your enjoyment the following >> > anecdote from a colleague of mine who lives in Paris: >> > >> > "Hi Vlad, >> > Discounting for a moment his recent arrest for anti-semitism...I thought >> > you'd like to know that I saw John Galliano... buying a 19th c. >> > hurdy-gurdy >> > on the rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe last week. Look for this and other >> > archaic instruments in the haute-coûture lines in a couple years! But >> > seriously folks, this could spark a whole reappraisal of the H-G. I'd >> > send >> > my card to all the major pop-rock groups if I were you. Classical >> > composers, too. It could be the Martenot waves of the 21st century!" >> > (full >> > disclosure: I've edited out some choice expletives and unsavory >> > descriptions >> > that might be considered gossipy.) >> > >> > You never know where HGs may end up. Keep your eyes open! >> > >> > And sorry for my radio silence for the last several months. I've only >> > been >> > getting the digest version since my new job and work on my DM thesis >> > have >> > been all-consuming. On the note of my new job, in case any of you are >> > intersted, it is as an editor at Fine Woodworking magazine (Taunton >> > Press), >> > I've been with them since November and on the masthead starting with the >> > most recent issue (#218). I also have a blog up there and am usually the >> > one >> > to write about esoteric stuff like lutherie, japanese tools, weird >> > antique >> > finds, and reclaimed wood: >> > http://www.finewoodworking.com/profile/Vlad_S. >> > >> > I hope to be able to write in sometime int he near future with possible >> > stirrings of a midwest HG festival/workshop. Even though I no longer >> > live in >> > Bloomington, Indiana (now in CT) I am still involved with getting the HG >> > scene going in IN and the Midwest.I'll try to keep you all posted. >> > >> > cheers, and hi to everyone again-- >> > Vlad >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> > >> > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found >> > at >> > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from >> > new >> > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >> http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new >> subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
