Re: [HG-new] Midwest HGs (used to be John Galliano)

[Kazimierz Verkmastare]

In Winfield?   Although I live in northwest Arkansas now, I grew up between Waynesburg and Chaleroi/Belle Vernon PA (hour and a half from State College) and Wichita, Ks, and I went to college for a while in Lawrence and worked there as well.  I attended that festival every year, not so much for the bluegrass but for the interesting side performances that always just seem to spontaneously appear at these things.  But I don't recall every hearing an HG in all my years there.   Chris > I'm west of Kansas City, in Lawrence, KS.  Does anyone attend the > Blue Grass Festival in September? > > --- On Thu, 3/3/11, Wolodymyr Smishkewych > <wolodymyrsmishkew...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> From: Wolodymyr Smishkewych <wolodymyrsmishkew...@googlemail.com> >> Subject: Re: [HG-new] Midwest HGs (used to be John Galliano) To: >> hurdygurdy@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 3:29 PM >> >> 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 >> <geedav...@gmail.com> 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 > <wolodymyrsmishkew...@googlemail.com> 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 hurdygurdy@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> hurdygurdy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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. 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