tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675866451462788142024-03-18T21:43:34.522-07:00Austin Friends of Traditional MusicAustin Friends of Traditional Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575570763366899770noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-206019455221818702014-06-23T10:58:00.002-07:002014-06-23T10:58:24.061-07:00<div class="normal">
Just to clarify, I would like to let everyone know that we have
cancelled the AFTM jam sessions at the HOPE Farmer’s Market. It was too much to
add another jam to the existing AFTM events, especially on days when we already
have a board meeting and jam at El Mercado. It’s always disappointing to have
to share the news that a jam is cancelled, even if it smooths out an otherwise
too-hectic schedule. But you shouldn’t feel too TOO sad, because I have a list
of action items to help pull you out of your funk:<o:p></o:p></div>
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1. Visit the HOPE market anyway! Buy some organic veggies! Get
a tamale! (Seriously, get a tamale. They are delicious.) And listen to some of
the live music while you are there! You may even see an AFTMer or two on the
stage. If you are interested in performing or putting together a music event at
the market, please contact Jessie Curry, the music coordinator, at <a href="mailto:jcurry@hopecampaign.org"><span style="color: #1155cc;">jcurry@hopecampaign.org</span></a>.
To find out more about the market in general, click <a href="http://hopefarmersmarket.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. Come to the jams at El Mercado! Since moving to our new
location, we have had lots of great jam sessions with large attendance. Stop by
from 2:00-5:00 on the second Sunday of every month and have a margarita while
you jam out!<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Come to the jams at Rio Rita’s! Britt has resurrected this
jam from near death, and now we have a great session meeting on Tuesday nights
at 7:30 or thereabouts. We get a lot of musicians visiting Austin who stop by
to join in the music, so come by and play some tunes with some familiar faces
and possibly someone new as well!<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63MDkun8fNM"><span style="color: #1155cc;">this</span></a> video of Matt Olwell and Nic Gareiss
dancing to the music of Stephanie Coleman and Cleek Schrey. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sharon Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960156486263311501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-12197387881247316012014-06-09T17:11:00.006-07:002014-06-09T17:12:20.671-07:00Marc Airhart's Four Potatoes Podcast - Episode 5<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 16px;">Howard Rains plays fiddle with Stafford Harris </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marc Airhart's Four Potatoes Podcast Episode 5 has now been published. This is Part 2 of the Texas Songcatcher, Howard Rains. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a very interesting podcast with some great tunes. Congratulations again to Marc and Howard. Check it out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fourpotatoes.org/" target="_blank">Four Potatoes Podcast</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also check out Howard's art website and music website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.howardrains.net/" target="_blank">Howard Rains Art</a></span><br />
<a href="http://spencerandrains.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spencer and Rains</span></a><br />
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Sharon Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960156486263311501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-11573221030477213382014-03-19T18:14:00.001-07:002014-03-19T18:14:30.910-07:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Howard Rains</td></tr>
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Marc Airhart's latest episode of his Four Potatoes Podcast features Texas fiddler, Howard Rains. Howard is a long time member and supporter of the Austin Friends of Traditional Music. Here is the podcast about his progress in collecting old Texas Fiddle tunes. <a href="http://www.fourpotatoes.org/2014/03/texas-songcatcher-pt-1/">http://www.fourpotatoes.org/2014/03/texas-songcatcher-pt-1/</a>Austin Friends of Traditional Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575570763366899770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-56610841612640807252014-03-19T14:15:00.001-07:002014-03-19T15:31:16.115-07:002014 MidWinter Festival<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteers at the door.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The 21st Midwinter Festival
was billed as a fundraiser and it did that alright, and a whole lot more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Re-affirming Austin as a town where
music-making is a way of life,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>both
lovers and practioners of the art came together once again Saturday, February
8th for a full day of learning, listening, playing and dancing at the Dougherty
Arts Center on Barton Springs Rd. to benefit the Austin Friends of Traditional
Music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many thanks to those who gave of their
time and skill to make it a success much worth the while.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">All the performances were
memorable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Special thanks to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mark Gilston</b> and friends who started
off the stage entertainment with a delightful variety of tunes featuring the
lap dulcimer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bothering almost no one,
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Annoying Instrument Orchestra</b>
broadened horizons and introduced many to aspects of music they might not until
lately have <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Keane</td></tr>
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otherwise considered – and making the experience all the more
enjoyable for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Austin is blessed with
truly accomplished musicians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">David Hamburger</b> is certainly one. A
gifted guitarist he was joined by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mark
Epstein</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kyle Thompson</b> and
serious blues ensued right there on the stage. Guitar fanciers really lucked
out this year, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Peter Keane</b> kindly
brought Old Time Country Blues Guitar alive once again up close and
personal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love old records, but real
music only gets played once and the chance to hear it like that is just what
memories are made for. The soul-stirring gospel sounds of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Rudiments </b>paired with the impeccable piano joyfulness of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">T. Jarrod Bonta</b> made a believer out of
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if you needed a miracle, all you
had to do was wait around for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ayan Hall</b>
step-dancing to the Irish flute mastery of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jonathan
Milton</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old-time favorites the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Double Eagle Stringband</b> teamed up, set
the beat and got more than a few folks dancing where they sat and
otherwise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An etxra-special treat was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Silas Lowe, Ben Hodges</b> and friends
playing their very special brand of Bluegrass and old-time music as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Los Jankies</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I'd be safe in saying that they were
among the favorites of this year's festival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Hamburger</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">It was hard to believe the
variety of items that we had for sale at the silent auction! We had so many
wonderful donations from people all over the Austin community. DJ and Pat Stamp
even had some “wild card” instruments where we weren’t sure just what they were
nor how to play them, which led to some fun speculations and experiments. The
big challenge of the day was a mandolin donated by Elizabeth Pittman, wearing a
tag that said “wall hanging only – not playable.” This instrument quickly
became our sword in the stone as musician after musician attempted to get a
working tune out of the strings, with Will Webster setting the pace and winning
the mandolin to take home as well! But really, would you expect any less at a
music festival in Austin?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Much of the business of the
AFTM is about encouraging folks to reclaim and play their own music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Music is a gift across generations, born from
tradition, grown in the heart, and given as an act of humanity from one person
to another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether in the teeth of
competition at a fiddler's contest, trading blues licks in the shade while the
Bar-B-Cue smokes, or the passing of a cherished technique from a master to the
eager student of any one of the countless instruments and styles the world
over, the experience is valuable and to be encouraged for no other reason than
that it ought to continue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are very
grateful for those masters who gave their time and energies this year to the
wonderful world of workshops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jon Polacheck</b> and<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erica Braverman, Will Webster & The Cloggers</td></tr>
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a cast of thousands
(well maybe not that many) presented a Survey of Old Time Guitar Back-up
Styles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dancers in the clogging
class with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Erica Braverman </b>(a
special thanks to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Will Webster </b>for
providing the music!) were surprised when a cameraman from YNN showed up to the
workshop, but did not miss a beat! The stalwart <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jerry Hagins</b> imbued lovers of the drop-thumb with new delightful
tricks and turns for the claw-hammer banjo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Texas-style and swing fiddle master <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mark
Seale</b> held forth with knowledge and skill opening the past to those
present, demonstrating fiddle tune origins and what became of them here in the
Lone Star State.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you were lucky
enough to squeeze into one of the rooms where <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Rudiments</b> taught gospel harmonizing or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jeff Robertson</b> brought the Flat-pick Guitar into focus, you know
what a great community there is surrounding the Austin Friends of Traditional
Music and, like me, I bet you're mighty glad to be part of it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is just not sufficient space to recount
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melissa Mollberg's Workshop</td></tr>
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who contributed to the entertainment, instruction, and good
companionship we all enjoyed at this year's Midwinter Festival. Thanks to
everyone who contributed and continues to help to keep the AFTM part of what
makes Austin the wonderful place that it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here's to the next 40 years!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Too much happened at this year's
Austin String Band Festival to truly do the weekend justice with a recap. What
can you expect from three solid days of music, singing, dancing, jamming and
general no-holds-barred fun? But we are going to try and share some of the
highlights of the event with you, so that those who participated can reminisce
and those who weren't able to make it out to Camp Ben can share in the memories
that we made!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We started our weekend out the
right way - a big square dance with some Cajun dancing sandwiched in the middle
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Even though some of us had been
jamming into the wee hours, we were ready for workshops on Saturday morning.
There were classes to fit everyone's tastes and interests, from country dancing
and clawhammer ukelele to Son Jarocho and old-time rags. <o:p></o:p></div>
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(Thank you so much to all the
musicians and dancers who were a part of my clogging workshop! Also, Tim W.,
you are an amazing person for making TWELVE step-a-tunes with your bare hands
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After the workshops, we were ready
to hear some music! The afternoon and evening lineup took us from oldtime to
country to bluegrass to conjunto and back again. We heard from local favorites
like the Carper Family and Spencer and Rains, and special guests like Brad
Leftwich and Linda Higginbotham. I think the only sound you could hear during
their set (besides the tunes of course!) was the sound of everyone's jaws
dropping in amazement. The delicious barbecue on that night's dinner menu kept
us fueled as we headed back and forth from the main stage to the mini sets to
catch our favorites!<o:p></o:p></div>
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(We got some awesome clogging and
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Hopping Jenny braved the cold to
wrap up the night with another square dance. Since they came all the way from
Portland to be a part of our festival, we thought it was only fair to introduce
them to a little bit of Texas tradition with the Cotton-Eyed Joe dance! After
their set, it was off to <s>bed</s> another round of late night jamming.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In spite of how tired we were the
next morning, we all came together to close out the festival with a big gospel
sing-along. As sad as it is to leave a great festival, it was time to pack up
our instruments and fold up our tents until next year. But whether we drove
away from Camp Ben with new tunes in our repertoire, new friends or great
memories, we all left the festival with our lives a little richer than they
were when we arrived. Thank you so much to everyone who was part of the 2013
Austin Stringband Festival and helped to make the weekend such a success! We
can't wait to see you next year!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-86885359114524775112013-07-06T20:44:00.000-07:002013-07-06T20:44:08.677-07:00New Update of 4 Potatoes Podcast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's a new episode of the <a href="http://www.fourpotatoes.org/"><span class="s1">Four Potatoes Podcast</span></a> about the biggest dance craze of the 1920s that you've never heard of. To hear the show and learn more, visit: <a href="http://www.fourpotatoes.org/2013/07/episode-3-you-say-you-want-a-revolution/"><span class="s1">You Say You Want a Revolution</span></a>. Four Potatoes is a podcast about traditional American music and dance produced by Marc Airhart, a local contra dancer and caller. It's like Story Corps meets American Routes. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-30203285224734315302013-06-22T09:14:00.001-07:002013-06-22T09:20:11.785-07:00AUSTIN FRIENDS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC SHOWCASE<h2>
AUSTIN FRIENDS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC SHOWCASE</h2>
Beginning in July 2013, the Austin Friends of Traditional Music will be hosting an AFTM Showcase of fine traditional music from a variety of genres every FIRST Tuesday of the month at <a href="http://flipnotics.com/music-calendar-2/" target="_blank">Flipnotics Coffeespace and Cafe</a>, from 7 - 9 pm in the listening room. 1601 Barton Spring, Austin.<br />
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The first AFTM Showcase will be <strong>Tuesday, July 2</strong>, and will feature <strong>The Double Eagle String Band</strong> and the <strong>Ragtime Willie Show</strong>.<br />
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If you are interested in being considered to perform at one of these showcases, please contact Christy Foster at aftmshowcase@aftm.us.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-36105309321033692472013-04-18T18:06:00.002-07:002013-04-18T18:23:02.196-07:00AUSTIN FRIENDS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC has announced 2 scholarship recipients. <br />
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<b>Josh Moore</b> is the 20-year old banjo player for <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Bottom Dollar String Band in Austin. Josh will attend The Swannanoa Gathering Banjo Week in August at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. Congratulations Josh and we know you will enjoy your time at The Swannanoa Gathering!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Austin Friends of Traditional Music </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Young Musician's Grant </span></b></div>
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<b>To do this, you got to know how. </b></div>
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Whether it's Round Peak banjo, Swing guitar, , Piedmont blues, Bluegrass fiddle, or Old-time mandolin, the best way to learn traditional music is from someone who knows how.<br />
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The music has come down to us in an unbroken chain from one generation to the next, by hand and in person. That is still the best way to learn. The Austin Friends of Traditional Music is dedicated to helping keep the chain unbroken and preserving musical traditions as they evolve among those who still do know how!<br />
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In cooperation with Warren Wilson Warren College of North Carolina, the AFTM is proud to announce its Young Musician's Grant program for 2013. Anyone in the Austin area under the age of 26 may apply. Musicians will be selected from the entries to attend master classes at the annual Swannanoa Gathering in Asheville, North Carolina, tuition and lodging-free. Swannanoa offers a rich variety of hands-on classes with masters of several different instruments and styles.<br />
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The grant will cover the cost of tuition and board for classes offered during one of several weeks during the year. Dates for 2013 are the following.<br />
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Traditional Song Week July 18-14 Guitar Week July 29-Aug 4<br />
Celtic Week July 15-21 Banjo & Mando Week July 29-Aug4<br />
Old Time Week JulyY 22-28 Fiddle Week July29-Aug 4<br />
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For more information on Warren Wilson College's Swannanoa Gathering, visit <a href="http://www.swangathering.com/">www.swangathering.com</a>.<br />
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To apply for the grant, please submit a description of your interest in traditional music, background, and why you think you ought to be chosen for a chance to learn from the masters.<br />
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<b>Submit your entry for the AFTM grant by February 8, 2013</b>, to:
Austin Friends of Traditional Music, P.O. Box 49608, Austin, TX 78765.<br />
<a href="http://www.aftm.us/">www.aftm.us</a><br />
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Helping the next generation to learn the music, not so much as a way to make a living as to make life itself worth living.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-38029119430520766222012-09-23T10:28:00.000-07:002012-09-23T10:28:58.797-07:002011 Austin String Band Festival HighlightsThanks to Matt Bynum for making this video of the 2011 Austin String Band Festival. It was a great festival!<br />
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This is a note from one of our 2012 Youth Scholarship recipients, Eliana Salinas. Thank you Eliana for such a nice letter!<br />
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<i>Swannanoa is a place where people come together. Whenever and wherever you look there will always be a jam going on. At Swannanoa there is a strong community that is growing every year.</i><br />
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<i>Nestled in the blue ridge mountains of Swannanoa, NC, Warren-Wilson College is the perfect environment for the gathering. With all the the tall pines and natural flora, the peaceful environment puts you at home. The meals are yummy and healthy with meat and veggies from the Warren-Wilson College farm. The Warren-Wilson Farm is about 275 acres. They have many animals ranging from chickens, cows, pigs, plus a wide range of vegetables. One tip is that late at night they have the BEST fried okra, hamburgers, and sausages for sale outside by one of the jam tents. </i></div>
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<i>The hardest part of the gathering is waking up and getting going. You have to wake up no later than 8:00 every morning to get to breakfast and get ready for class, or earlier if you decide to go to tai-chi at 7:30. After breakfast you have your first class at 9:00 and your second class at 10:45. Then you eat a delicious lunch, made by the college students. After lunch you can attend a guest master artist concert. Following that is your third class. After all your classes are over for the day there are potlucks, which are like mini classes or concerts that happen simultaneously so you choose which one to attend. The night starts with a square-dance and following that are jams that last late into the night.</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>My time at Swannanoa made me so much more confident in my playing. I have learned so many new techniques and tunes. But most of all I have realized how much I love Old Time Music and how grateful I am for the people who I can share that with.</i></div>
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<i>Hope to see you there next year,</i></div>
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<i>Eliana Salinas</i></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-33304600101047821622012-06-29T07:52:00.001-07:002012-06-29T07:57:55.778-07:00Surviving Music Festival Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surviving Music Festival Season</span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">by Molly Johnson</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Molly Johnson is a singer and oldtime
banjo and guitar player who just moved to Austin from Missouri. Molly teaches
the Alexander Technique, which
is a method of self-care that r</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">educes tension, stress, and
chronic pain;</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">improves posture,
balance, and coordination; and</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">enhances
performance for musicians, dancers, actors</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">and during daily activities and exercise.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> You can find more information about
studying the Alexander Technique at <a href="http://www.integratedmotionstudio.com/">www.integratedmotionstudio.com</a>.</span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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like me, you look forward to summer - not because of the spectacular weather,
but because of all the music festivals that spring up around the country. It is
so exciting to drive off to far flung places and set up elaborate camp-homes. You
find amazing jams and play all night, then catch a few hours of sleep. You get
up, drink gallons of coffee, then do it again. But, there are often costs to
the intensive festival lifestyle. Maybe you worry about the neck or back pain
rearing its ugly head, the soreness creeping back into your wrists and
shoulders, the general stiffness and fatigue that takes over. It is important
to know that it is possible to take care of yourself, to make choices that
minimize the risk of pain and discomfort. It is up to you to ensure that you
survive festival season! Here are some tips to keep in mind while traveling,
camping, and jamming:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Stay upright and alert while you drive.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Make your seat as vertical as you can and put towels
or a pillow behind your back to you can sit upright without much effort. Hold
the wheel as if you are shaking someone’s hand – not gripped, but not heavy.
Use cruise control and sit with your feet symmetrical. Keep your mind alert,
neck free, and head poised on a lengthening spine.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Be an engaged passenger.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> If you really need to sleep, use a pillow and find a
lengthened neck and back position (with your seatbelt on). Otherwise, try to
avoid zoning out and collapsing into awkward positions. Sit upright and watch
the view in front of you, listen to music, or think about something that is
holds your attention without being stressful.</span></li>
<li><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Set up camp intelligently.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Park so you won’t have to haul your gear very far. Plan what
to unload and where to put it so you don’t move your gear multiple times. If an
object is packed deep in your vehicle, slide it close to you before lifting it.
When you lift heavy objects, slowly transition to hold their weight before you
start lifting, leaving your neck free and back long.</span></li>
<li><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Haul your instruments with care. </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Bring a travel cases for instruments. Make gear as light as
possible and carry instruments on your back or close to your body with the weight
evenly distributed. Stay aiming up with your head and back and don’t tense your
neck, back, or arms to carry heavy cases.</span></li>
<li><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Choose your sitting position wisely.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> When you play, use a flat-bottomed chair. Sit upright,
on the front of the chair, with your feet flat on the ground. Claim the full
space you need to play; move your chair so you don’t have to modify your
playing posture to avoid bumping the person next to you.</span></li>
<li><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Sit with poise, not posture. </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Cancel your idea of what good posture involves. Do not try to
find a certain position and hold it. Instead, choose ease over effort in your
back and arms. Try to be dynamic, as if there is a stream of activity or energy
flowing freely through you, aiming you up at all times. Always allow your head
to be poised freely on the top of your spine and your back to lengthen and
widen.</span></li>
<li><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Use breaks to do less, not more. </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">During long drives and endless jams, take short and long
breaks <i>before</i> you start feeling tired
or achy. Put your feet on the ground, sit up tall, without tightening your back
or neck. You can lift your arms overhead to give your back space to lengthen up
to its full height, making sure you don’t collapse your back when you bring
your arms back down. When you can, find a flat spot to lie down with your head
supported and your knees bent so your feet are on the ground. Think of quieting
all the tension and activity and encourage your neck to be free, your head to
aim out from your spine, your back to lengthen and widen, and your arms to
lengthen to your fingertips. Avoid thoughtless stretching; instead, be still
and think of yourself expanding without effort or movement.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Never sacrifice yourself for the music.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Prioritize how you use your head, neck, and back. If
you pay closer attention to how you use yourself, you can keep fatigue and
discomfort at bay and play with greater control, for longer periods of time.
And you can make your festival experiences even more enjoyable!</span></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-42411275498469759642012-06-26T09:48:00.001-07:002012-06-26T10:06:02.664-07:00BREN KOCH - 2012 AFTM Youth Scholarship Winner<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">My name is Bren Koch. I am 18
and have been playing banjo for 4 years. I started playing the banjo the summer
before I started high school. I started taking lessons from OJ Laier. I fell in love with
the instrument and have hardly had it out of my hands since. OJ has been a huge influence
on me musically and all around. It was him that introduced me into the
wonderful old-time folk community in Austin and the AFTM. I
graduated this year from McCallum High School and will be attending Texas State in
San Marcos this Fall. I'm majoring in Sound Recording Technology and minoring
in piano performance, but my true love will always be the banjo (sadly they
don't have a banjo department at TX State, believe me I asked). I am very
excited to be attending Swannanoa Gathering this July. I've heard nothing but
good things about it and I'm sure it will be a great opportunity to grow as a
musician and further immerse myself in old-time music.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-3157231859064540202012-06-16T09:55:00.002-07:002012-09-23T10:32:35.761-07:00MARC AIRHART STARTS A NEW PODCAST<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Marc Airhart is a contra dance caller here in Austin and he has just started a new podcast called, Four Potatoes Podcast. His 1st episode was an interview with AFTM's president, Tim Wooten. It is a great interview and you can listen at this link, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.fourpotatoes.org/">http://www.fourpotatoes.org/</a>. Marc describes his podcast in the following way, "</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Marc Airhart interviews the people who keep traditional American music and dance alive in Central Texas. It's like </span><a href="http://storycorps.org/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Story Corps</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">meets </span><a href="http://americanroutes.wwno.org/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">American Routes</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">."</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-33741950811923832262012-06-10T16:28:00.003-07:002012-09-23T10:33:03.788-07:00THE CARPER FAMILY<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We are so happy that our good friends, The Carper Family, are blowin' and goin'! Congratulations on all your success in 2012. Here is a nice article about them. <a href="http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/06-03-12-13-34-bluegrass-mondays-the-carper-familys-june-residency-at-cactus-cafe/">http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/06-03-12-13-34-bluegrass-mondays-the-carper-familys-june-residency-at-cactus-cafe/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867586645146278814.post-14489301236764691122011-11-04T07:10:00.000-07:002012-09-23T10:33:13.720-07:00AFTM Member - Sara Goes to Swannanoa, by Sara Cottingham.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmtd_0pOO7w/TrPwvPv_T9I/AAAAAAAAAC0/otSR8I4jlb8/s1600/saracottingham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmtd_0pOO7w/TrPwvPv_T9I/AAAAAAAAAC0/otSR8I4jlb8/s320/saracottingham.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
<div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Picture this: a week of old time music and dancing set in the lush rolling mountains of Appalachia, where there's a jam around every corner and everybody knows your name. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sounds too good to be true, right? I got to experience this state of bliss for the first time in July, when I joined fellow AFTM mem- bers Sharon Isaac, Jeannie DeFriese, Barbara Deane, and Howard Rains for the Old Time Week of the Swannanoa Gathering of Friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Old Time Gathering is part of a four-week summer series of music workshops held at Warren Wilson College, a small liberal arts college just outside of Asheville, NC. For the last twenty summers, like-minded old time enthusiasts have made the pilgrimage from around the world to immerse themselves in the culture and arts of Appalachia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The week is structured so that there is literally something going on every hour of the day. Students have the option of selecting up to three daily workshops taught by amazing musicians including Dirk Powell, Rayna Gellert, John Herrmann, Paul Brown, and Alice Gerard, just to name a few. The time between these classes is spent at onsite concerts and dining on scrumptious food from the college's organic farm. Once you factor into this timeframe the non-stop jam- ming taking place all over the college campus, you can pretty much forget about sleeping for the week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Needless to say, my first time at Swannanoa was overwhelmingly positive. From the minute I stepped off the plane, I saw more banjos at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">the Asheville airport alone than I had ever seen before in one place! The 300 other participants were among some of the nicest people I have ever met, and it was truly inspiring to meet such kindred spirits – all of whom were just as excited to be there as I was - united by a shared passion for music.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="column"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">While my main reason for attending Swannanoa was to study banjo, I left with a full course in the old time tradition. Spending a week immersed day and night in the tunes had a real impact on my understanding and relationship to the music. I found the real beauty of old time music lies in its down-to-earth nature that never takes itself too seriously. This message really hit home when John Herrmann, banjo player extraordinaire and my teacher for the week, shared with our class the secret to playing old time music. "If all else fails and you don't know the tune," he said, "just play Cotton- Eyed Joe! And then when the song ends, ask yourself how that tune was different from Cotton-Eyed Joe..." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">After a week in North Carolina, coming home to Austin was rough. I suffered from bouts of fiddle withdrawal and had to come up with answers every time my well-meaning coworkers asked, "How was band camp?" I've resigned myself to the fact that few things in life will be as fun as Swannanoa. Guess that means I'll have to go to Clifftop next summer, too! </span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0