OCTOBER 5th, 2015
OCTOBER 5th, 2015
21st ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL OF DULCIMERS
SATURDAY OCT 10th – 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 2850 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
The Southern California Dulcimer Heritage group invites you to the 21st annual Harvest Festival of Dulcimers on Saturday, October 10, 2015! In addition to the workshops and concerts on Saturday, there are special 4-hour focus workshops the next day taught by two featured performers, both back by popular demand: Fretted dulcimer virtuoso Bing Futch from Florida and hammered dulcimist extraordinaire Jody Marshall of Virginia. Additionally, over a dozen excellent local players will also be teaching and performing, including mountain dulcimer legend Joellen Lapidus and Patti Amelotte’s Irish music band Looney’s Fortune with hot hammered dulcimer, fiddle, guitar and accordions.
The festival will be happening this year at a new, larger location: The Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in beautiful suburban Costa Mesa, CA. There is a ‘festival motel’ with a convenient location and lodging package at a reasonable rate for out of town visitors. Additional information will be at www.scdh.org
As always, there will be a large variety of ‘other workshops’ – including ‘try out’ fretted dulcimers (loaner instruments available), guitar, ukulele, keyboard backup, singing, banjomer, music computer software and bowed psaltery (with loaner instruments) – taught by various members of the folk music and dulcimer communities in Southern California. Two tracks of dulcimer workshops will be given by Jody, Bing and six other instructors. You’ll find a full range of topics and hands-on classes in the 28 hours/ 7 tracks of workshops, plus a free Mid-day concert “Celebrating Regional Dulcimer Jam/ Practice Groups” and free jamming throughout the day.
The annual SCDH Dulcimer Festival is the only California dulcimer festival for both hammered and fretted dulcimers and the closest dulcimer festival for players in many nearly states.
For tickets & more info: www.scdh.org; e-mail dulcimer@scdh.org; call (714) 534–2855.
VISITING ARTISTS BING FUTCH – Mountain Dulcimer (Orlando, FL) JODY MARSHALL – Hammered Dulcimer (McLean, VA) EVENTS
Free – MID-DAY CONCERT Celebrating Regional Jam/ Practice Groups’ – Performances by Dulcimer Groups
EVENING CONCERT ~ JOELLEN LAPIDUS (Fretted Dulcimer) ~ BING FUTCH (Fretted Dulcimer) ~ JODY MARSHALL (Hammered Dulcimer) ~ LOONEY’S FORTUNE (Patti Amelotte, Georgiana Hennessy, Matt Tonge)
INSTRUCTORS / 28 Hours of WORKSHOPS
Fretted Dulcimer – Bing Futch, Joellen Lapidus, Leo Kretzner, Bob Palmer, Bobbi Adler
Hammered Dulcimer – Jody Marshall, Patti Amelotte, Jim Hayes, Karen Harvey
Banjomer & Fretted Hammer – Doug Thomson
Bowed Psaltery – Gregg Schneeman (Loaners available)
Guitar – Matt Tonge Singing – Bill Dempsey
Play & Sing and Music Software – Terry Gucwa
Keybard Backup – Georgiana Hennessy
Try out Fretted Dulcimers – Bob Palmer Ukulele – Jim Romano
FREE JAMS Open Jam Leaders – Marianne Scanlon 9-11am / Bruce & Lois Boyer 1:30-3:45pm Playing Together/Fretted Dulcimers – Doug Thomson & Bob Palmer; Community Jam – Barbara Gershman & Leo Kretzner
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SANTA BARBARA OLD TIME FIDDLERS CONVENTION
SUNDAY OCT 11th – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Stow House
304 N Los Carneros Rd, Goleta, CA 93117
805-681-7216
The Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention & Festival, a celebration of Traditional American Music, is held every year at Rancho La Patera & Stow House. The family-festival features all day entertainment, one of the premier Old-Time Music contests on the West Coast, free workshops taught by some of the best teachers in the industry, opportunity to “jam” with other musicians, entrance to the museums and much more. This year’s lineup includes the Old Time sound of GRAMMY winner Kathy Kallick Band, the award-winning Bay Area group Front Country, Joe Sands Fontenot Creole Cajun Band, along with local bluegrass favorites Ventucky String Band and the Salt Martians. The goal of the festival is to share and preserve Old Time American Music, an important part of our country’s rich heritage and encourage a new generation o
This year’s lineup includes the Old Time sound of GRAMMY winner Kathy Kallick Band, the award-winning Bay Area group Front Country, Joe Sands Fontenot Creole Cajun Band, along with local bluegrass favorites Ventucky String Band and the Salt Martians. The goal of the festival is to share and preserve Old Time American Music, an important part of our country’s rich heritage and encourage a new generation of performers locally and beyond.
Musicians of all skill levels, including singers are encouraged to participate in the competition, which is free to enter with admission. Individual and/or group competitors designate their entries as Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced levels in the following categories:
• Old-time Fiddling
• Traditional Banjo (any pre-bluegrass style)
• Traditional Singing
• Flat-pick Guitar
• Band Performance (playing and singing in traditional styles)
• Traditional Mandolin
• Other Folk Instrument (dulcimer, autoharp, jaw harp, etc.)
• Best Backup Instrument
The festival is well-loved by the community of musicians who bond with impromptu “jam sessions,” instrument workshops and guests who enjoy the headliners on the stages. Local vendors and crafts will be available and food for purchase such as delicious BBQ from Georgia’s Smokehouse, ice cream from Sugar & Salt Creamery, wine from Windrun and Stow Hard Lemonade.
The Night Before The Big Day…October 10th The evening before the festival, the Goodland Hotel, located at 5650 Camino Real in Goleta, is hosting a casual kick-off with bluegrass band “Ventucky” from 6-8 pm. The community is invited to begin the celebration of music with the no-host happy hour celebration. The festival is now produced by Goleta Valley Historical Society, stewards of Rancho La Patera & Stow House, with support from the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise.
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