It would all be perfect if we could have the Over the Water festival this year, but alas...
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi David > > I sent you and Mel a private message about that event and the one near > Montreal... > > Seriously, it won't have a more extensive HG track (as you mentioned > before)? I was kinda planning maybe not attending the festival in Montreal > (Chant des Vielles), but it would make little sense for me to go all the way > from Brazil just for "diddly bow" and all... Maybe I'll reconsider going to > Montreal after all, but is anyone else here planning on going there as well? > > Please take a look at the message I just sent you guys. > > Augusto > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:10 AM, David Gillett <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sally (and all), >> >> The Gathering in September is an al fresco (big word for outdoor) >> event held at Greenwood Furnace State Park, about 20 miles north of >> Huntingdon, PA. Everyone brings a tent (there is space for RVs) and >> workshops are divided fifty/fifty between indoor space and outdoor >> pavilions. Dining is outdoors (excellent catering!) and there are good >> toilet/shower facilities available. There won't be any HG workshops >> (this year, anyway) other than "Hurdy Gurdy, Diddly-Bow and other >> weird instruments" (oh, the insult!) to introduce ourselves to the >> Great Unwashed. >> >> It's a fun event with plenty of cover for wet weather (even if I did >> nearly did float off in an overnight rainstorm, but that was my own >> fault) and a great chance to play with a huge mix of other instruments >> - I've never seen so many piano accordions in one place at one time! >> >> Put it on your calendar! >> >> David >> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 6:41 AM, Sally Stewart <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Is the second week in Sept at the same place? I was very sorry to have >> missed it last weekend. >> > >> > Sally >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On May 31, 2011, at 4:39 PM, David Gillett <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> Here's some of what 9 players were doing this last weekend. >> >> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuZU49Nk5MM&feature=player_detailpage >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttu0H2LWDLU&feature=player_detailpage >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjQSZShLNs&feature=player_detailpage >> >> >> >> It was a very successful and enjoyable weekend, introducing the hurdy >> >> gurdy and playing music with 140 other people. We're going to be >> >> doing it all over again the second week of September, and then every >> >> year from now on, Memorial Day weekend and second weekend in >> >> September. Mark it on your calendars! >> >> >> >> David >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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.
