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Masters of storytelling and the acoustic guitar!

All concerts start at 8:00.

The venues are May Memorial UU Society and the Westcott Community Center.

Info about May:
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13214
For tickets, call 315-440-7444 or email tickets@folkus.org

Info about Westcott:
The Westcott Community Center
826 Euclid Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
For tickets, call 315-478-8634


HERE ARE THE CONCERTS:

Friday, Sep 15: Rod MacDonald
Timeless ballads, modern folk songs, satirical commentaries
at May Memorial, $10
<http://www.rodmacdonald.net/>

Friday, Sep 29: Lui Collins
Unflinchingly honest, intimate contemporary themes set to time-tested musical styles
at May Memorial, $10
<http://www.luicollins.com/>

Friday, Oct 6: Joe Crookston
Lyrics a la Pablo Neruda plus dynamic, celebratory music
at May Memorial, $10
<http://joecrookston.com/>

Sat, Oct 14: Priscilla Herdman
singer of uncommon range, depth and clarity
at Westcott Community Center, $10
http://www.priscillaherdman.com/

Friday, Oct 20: TBA at May Memorial

Friday, Nov 3: Roy Bookbinder
Behind the humor lurks a musical master
at May Memorial, $15
http://www.roybookbinder.com/

Sat, Nov 11: Paul Geremia
Soulful voice, inventive guitar, real blues
at Westcott Community Center, $15
http://www.paulgeremia.org/

Friday, Nov 17: David Massengill
Spell-binding songwriter and storyteller
at May Memorial, $10
http://www.davidmassengill.com/

Fri, Dec 1: TBA at May Memorial

Sat, Dec 9: Mad Agnes
Sophisticated music and rambunctious harmonies
at Westcott Community Center, $12
http://madagnes.com/

Fri, Dec 15: Chris Smither
Art made with voice, guitar, and stomping foot
at May Memorial, $15
http://www.smither.com/



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The Folkus Project
folk & acoustic music for Syracuse & Central New York!
Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director
217 Russell Avenue
Liverpool, NY 13088

<http://folkus.org/>
<joe@folkus.org>
(315) 457-2290
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

The Folkus Project¹s press contact is David Fulton at (315) 457-8056 or
press@folkus.org.

For immediate release:

What: A Folkus Project/May Memorial ³May Day Café² concert
Who: Joe Crookston
Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY
just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt
When: Friday, October 6, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Admission: $10
For reservations email <tickets@folkus.org> or call (315) 440-7444.

For more information on Joe Crookston, please visit his website at http://joecrookston.com

Lyrics a la Pablo Neruda plus dynamic, celebratory music --
A favorite of last year¹s concert season is back to impress again.


Joe Crookston was one of the highlights of last year¹s Folkus
Project/Westcott Community Center Second Saturday concerts. Due that
enthusiastic response, the Folkus Project is bringing Crookston back to
Syracuse, this time to perform Friday, October 6 at the May Memorial
Unitarian Universalist Society. The real miracle of his performance last
year was his charismatic presence and rapport with the crowd. In the words
of the Victory Music Review, Crookston ³is a commanding, charismatic
performer. Be glad Joe¹s one of the good guys, because otherwise, he¹d be
dangerous.²

In recognition of his songwriting talents, Crookston has recently been
awarded a grant from The New York State Music Fund and the Rockefeller
Foundation to travel around New York State, meet and interview people, and
then write songs based on his experiences and conversations.

Formerly based in Seattle, Crookston¹s music began eliciting accolades like
this from The Seattle Folklore Society: ³There is a spirit in his music that
is simultaneously sacred, celebratory, intergenerational and entertaining.
Don¹t be surprised if you drive home singing his songs with a renewed sense
of what¹s possible.²

Crookston¹s live shows display spontaneity, powerful energy and a lively
sense of humor. He can be intense one moment and playful the next. His warm,
passionate vocals and skillful musicianship merge to create a remarkable
performance. Crookston says humbly that he strives to present his music ³in
the purest, most distilled way I can. Simplicity and silence have incredible
power in this cluttered-up world.²

Now based in Ithaca, Crookston is a multi-instrumentalist, and his mastery
of guitar, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and accordion fuses
contemporary and traditional elements. Performing Songwriter declares that
Crookston displays ³The most fleet-fingered guitar work this side of Richard
Thompson.²

Sing Out! Magazine asserts that, ³With all the performers out there, an
artist has to go beyond good . . . and Joe does.² Crookston¹s songs are
influenced by his rural roots and are both earthy and spiritual. Two of his
songs were runner-ups in the folk category of the National John Lennon
Songwriting Contest. His latest release Fall Down as the Rain, was chosen by
Performing Songwriter Magazine as a ³Top-12-Do-It-Yourself² independent
recording. The CD was also named "Best Folk Recording" by KBCS radio in
Seattle. Crookston¹s music has also been featured on NPR¹s All Songs
Considered. According to Performing Songwriter, Crookston writes
³Appalachian-tinged folk songs that sound both as old as the mountains and
as fresh as today¹s sunrise.²

³This is not just reviewers¹ hype -- this guy is flat-out good.² -- The
Dalles, Oregon Chronicle

Joe Crookston performs as part of the Folkus Project concert series at the
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 East Genesee Street,
Syracuse, NY on Friday, October 6th at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30 and
refreshments will be available. Admission is $10. For reservations, email
tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.



The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and promotes
traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in Syracuse and
Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day each year,
approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition, occasional workshops are
sponsored in coordination with concert appearances by artists who do such
things. To learn more about Folkus and the upcoming concerts, visit their
webpage at www.folkus.org. Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive
brief e-mails during the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting
members of upcoming concerts.



-- The Folkus Project ** folk & acoustic music for Syracuse & Central New York! Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director http://folkus.org/ joe@folkus.org (315) 457-2290

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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

The following two concerts have been added to the Folkus Project’s fall 2006 concert schedule: A CD-release event for the Burns Sisters, and a bluegrass concert featuring the new line-up of the CNY group Lost Time:


Friday, Oct 20: The Burns Sisters
The popular trio of sisters celebrates a new CD
at May Memorial, $15
http://www.burnssisters.com/


Fri, Dec 1: Lost Time
Smooth vocal harmonies and intricate bluegrass instrumentals
at May Memorial, $10
http://www.losttime.org/


--
The Folkus Project ** folk & acoustic music for Syracuse & Central New York!
Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director
http://folkus.org/
joe@folkus.org
(315) 457-2290
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

What: A Folkus Project/May Memorial concert
Who: Roy Book Binder
Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse
just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt
When: Friday, November 3, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Admission: $15
For reservations email tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.

'Travelin' Man' sings the blues and spins yarns of a life on the road

Roy Book Binder is a blues singer, a virtuoso guitar player, a comedian, a
folklorist and a master storyteller. The self-styled travelin' man will
bring his unique brand of southern acoustic blues to Syracuse for a Folkus
Project concert at May Memorial.

For nearly 40 years, the "Book" has been traveling the country in a motor
home and his songs are rich with wry observations on the rambling lifestyle.
His eclectic repertoire includes blues, ragtime, bluegrass, folk, and
popular songs that originated in Tin Pan Alley.

Book Binder's superb guitar work is complemented by his talents as a
storyteller. With his dry, self-deprecating humor, Book Binder regales his
audiences with tales of life on the road and the eccentric characters he's
met on his travels. "I make people smile," he says, "My greatest joy is to
have an audience laugh." Roy has appeared as a featured artist at the
National Storytelling Festival as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Festival and the Chicago Blues Festival.

"Book Binder is a genuine example of the traveling bluesman tradition that
began in the 20's, was revived in the 60's and continues today." ­ Steve
Cheseborough, Living Blues

In the 1960s, Roy learned his craft by touring with the celebrated blind
street singer Reverend Gary Davis and later with the legendary Pink
Anderson. During the 1970s he was part of the vibrant blues scene in
England, performing with Homesick James and Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup. Since
then he's been performing at festivals, clubs and coffeehouses, breathing
life back into the songs of his mentors and musicians like Blind Blake and
Mississippi John Hurt.

"Behind the humor lurks a musical master. Roy Book Binder makes country
blues a living music that he plays with rare mastery." ­ John Shand, Sydney
Morning Herald

Book Binder has performed with such artists as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Ray
Charles and Doc Watson. He's listed in the Blues Who's Who, has appeared
regularly on TNN's "Nashville Now" and has received five-star ratings from
Billboard for his Rounder Recordings. His first album, Travelin' Man, was
released in 1970 and became the first solo acoustic blues album to receive a
five star review in Downbeat Magazine.

"Book Binder is one of the finest blues fingerpickers active today." ­ Scott
Dirks, Blues Revue

By capturing the essence of the blues, Book Binder is not only preserving a
rich musical heritage, he's also earning himself a place beside the masters.
Learn more about Roy Book Binder at www.roybookbinder.com

Roy Book Binder will be performing as part of the Folkus Project concert
series at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee
Street, Syracuse, NY on Friday, October 20th at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30
and refreshments will be available. Admission is $15. For reservations,
email tickets@folkus.org <mailto:tickets@folkus.org> or call (315)
440-7444.

The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and promotes
traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in Syracuse and
Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day each year,
approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition, occasional workshops are
sponsored in coordination with concert appearances by artists who do such
things. To learn more about Folkus and the upcoming concerts, visit their
webpage at www.folkus.org. Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive
brief e-mails during the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting
members of upcoming concerts.

-- The Folkus Project ** folk & acoustic music for Syracuse & Central New York! Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director http://folkus.org/ joe@folkus.org (315) 457-2290


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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

Folkus Fans!

This Friday at 8 o'clock, Lost Time performs at May Memorial.

Here's just the thing to zing you out of that tryptophanic torpor and
energize you for the holiday season: Smooth vocal harmonies and intricate
bluegrass instrumentals from one of Central New York's best homegrown bands.

Lost Time features four veteran central (& western) NY musicians: John
Burton (banjo), Don Anderson (bass), Perry Cleaveland (mandolin), & Ted
Lambert (guitar et al.) -- all of them great players & singers. The band
also now features one relative newcomer to the NY scene: three-time Montana
State Fiddle Champion Taylor Buckley, who has toured with and co-written
tunes with April Verch. His inventive and accurate fiddling complements the
versatility of the other musicians.

And as if that wasn't enough music for you, Folkus found out about a new
group of young folks enthusiastic about acoustic music -- and we think that
sort of enthusiasm should be encouraged! So we asked them to open the show
Friday. They come to bluegrass via the David Grisman/Jerry Garcia nexus and
call themselves "Boots 'n' Shorts."

So this Friday, wear your dancing boots, eh?

We've also started working together with the Syracuse Guitar League who are
just as bonkers over acoustic music as we are -- more info about their
events below.

This is the music we love! This is who we are!
Joe


LIKE TO BAKE?
Make a donation to May Memorial to thank them for hosting the music we love
by bringing cookies, cakes, confections or other creative concoctions to
this weekend's concert. Doors will open for refreshments at 7:30!


UPCOMING FOLKUS CONCERTS:
(All concerts start at 8 o'clock, refreshments at 7:30)

Fri, Dec 1: Lost Time
Smooth vocal harmonies and intricate bluegrass instrumentals
With special guest: Boots 'n' Shorts
at May Memorial, $10
http://www.losttime.org/

Sat, Dec 9: Mad Agnes
Sophisticated music and rambunctious harmonies
at Westcott Community Center, $12
http://madagnes.com/

Fri, Dec 15: Chris Smither
Art made with voice, guitar, and stomping foot
at May Memorial, $15
http://www.smither.com/


--To reserve seats at May Memorial concerts, email <tickets@folkus.org>,
or call Jackie at 315-440-7444
--To reserve seats at Westcott Community Center concerts, call 315-478-8634

Directions to the venues can be found on the web at <http://folkus.org/>
The May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society is located at
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13214
The Westcott Community Center is located at
826 Euclid Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210

For more information about the Folkus Project, please visit our web site at
<http://folkus.org/> or contact Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director, at
<joe@folkus.org> or 315-457-2290.

SYRACUSE GUITAR LEAGUE
Want to learn to play guitar or get together with other acoustic guitar
players? The Guitar League meets in Syracuse the first Monday of the month.
Learn more at http://www.guitarleague.com/

THE GUITAR LEAGUE PRESENTS:
DUSTY PASCAL and LOREN BARRIGAR
with Special Guest: Dick Ward
Friday, December 8, 2006
Where: Syracuse Center 4 Arts
728 East Genesee Street, Syracuse
(across from the Marx Hotel)
7:30 pm
Tickets $10, available at Tix.com
For information: Guitar League, 689-6242, or rward1 at twcny.rr.com

__________________________________________
Information about the Folkus Project is available at www.folkus.org.







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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

For immediate release, CORRECTED VERSION 16DEC2006:

What: A Folkus Project/May Memorial concert
Who: Contranella
Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse
just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt
When: Friday, January 5, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Admission: adults $8, students & seniors $5, 12-&-under $4, 6-&-under free
For reservations email tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.
To learn more about Contranella, visit their web site at:
http://www.contranella.com/

Fiddle tune family band with piano and percussion.


Contranella plays fiddle tunes: lively tunes crafted and played with dancing
in mind: reels, jigs, waltzes, breakdowns, Celtic tunes, Quebecois tunes,
southern old-time, New England, traditional, modern -- all the music found
at contemporary contradances. The band features Megan Beller on fiddle, her
father John Wobus on piano, and her husband Charley Beller on percussion,
banjo, and mandolin.

Megan Beller, originally from Manlius, first picked up fiddle from her
father, John. She began playing contradances while in high school, went on
to Eastman School of Music, and now performs and teaches fiddle and violin
in the Rochester area. Megan also plays fiddle with the Twelve Corners
Klezmer Band, which has performed throughout New York State, including the
Syracuse Jewish Music & Cultural Festival.

John Wobus, of Manlius, has played fiddle and other folk instruments for the
sheer fun of it since his college days, and has been accompanying fiddlers
on the piano as well. John also plays piano for the contradance bands Hearts
Delight and Rosie¹s Ready Mix.

Charley Beller provides percussion for the band, on djembe, congas, and
other drums and percussion. Charley has been involved with music his whole
life and is an avid old-time banjo player. Outside music, Charley performs
with Rochester¹s Geva Comedy Improv troupe. Megan and Charley also played
with the contradance band Turtle United, which released a CD in 2004.

³The musicians in Contranella combine expressiveness, skill and high spirits
with a deep-rooted knowledge of both traditional and more recent dance
styles and tunes.² ­ David Smukler, Upstate New York dance caller

Fiddle music is dance music, and Contranella has honed its style playing for
dances, using traditional, contemporary, and many original tunes.
Contranella has been performing over a decade, throughout New York as well
as at the New England Folk Festival, and at contradances in Toronto, Ohio,
and Indiana.

Contranella¹s new CD, ³Contranella², released November 2006, features a
number of Megan¹s and John¹s tunes as well as traditional tunes from Quebec,
Ireland, New England, and the south.


Contranella will be performing as part of the Folkus Project concert series
at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee Street,
Syracuse, NY on Friday, January 5th at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30 and
refreshments will be available. Admission is $10. For reservations, email
tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.


The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and promotes
traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in Syracuse and
Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day each year,
approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition, occasional workshops are
sponsored in coordination with concert appearances by artists who do such
things. To learn more about Folkus and the upcoming concerts, visit their
webpage at www.folkus.org. Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive
brief e-mails during the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting
members of upcoming concerts.


--
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

What: a Folkus Project concert
Who: The Wiyos
Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse
just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt
When: Friday, January 19, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Admission: $10
For reservations, email tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.

Calendar blurb: The Wiyos will be performing as part of the Folkus Project
concert series at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East
Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY on Friday, January 19th at 8:00 pm. Doors open
at 7:30 and refreshments will be available. Admission is $10. For
reservations, email tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.

To learn more about The Wiyos, go their web site at thewiyos.com or their
MySpace page www.myspace.com/thewiyos.


Headline: Vaudevillian ragtime-blues and hillbilly swing

Delightfully zany, sometimes even manic, The Wiyos play old-time American
music inspired by the American musical idioms of the 1920s and Œ30s.
Gleefully subverting genre distinctions, their music comes from a time
before commercial formatting separated blues from country, ragtime from
gospel, and swing from hillbilly.

A trio comprised of three voices, washboard/harmonica/kazoo, guitar, and
upright bass, The Wiyos transport listeners back to a time before TV and
mass-media were the main sources of entertainment, to the days when music
could be heard on live radio and at community dances, juke joints and house
parties.

³The Wiyos are bringing an almost lost generation of music into a new era
complete with old-time souls to truly expand anyone¹s musical experience.² ­
Steve Sloan, Folk Wax/Blues Wax

The Wiyos are passionate about infusing old-time American music with new
blood and having a darn good time doing it. The band performs acoustically
whenever possible, or in front of two condenser stage microphones to
preserve a lively performance style. The infectious exuberance of their
on-stage physical comedy creates an interactive show in the tradition of
performers such as Fats Waller and Spike Jones.

³The Wiyos . . . draw on rural blues, ragtime, spirituals and Appalachian
jug band music of the nineteen twenties and thirties. The group brings
exuberance and intensity to these vintage styles, and its performances are
layered with vaudevillian stage antics reminiscent of such mavericks as
Uncle Dave Macon.² ­ The New Yorker

Formed in New York City in 2002, The Wiyos took their name from the toughest
gang to prowl the streets of old New York (The Whyos, circa 1890). Like the
traveling bands of the depression era, they have taken to the road
full-time. They¹ve toured extensively in the USA, Canada, France, the
Netherlands and the United Kingdom playing theaters, bars, street corners,
parks, art auctions, pig roasts, and listening rooms. They were selected to
participate in the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series, and have
played at notable festivals throughout the country including the 2004
Newport Folk Festival, the Piccolo Spoletto Festival, the Annual American
Music Festival and the Rhythm and Roots Festival.

³Every song elicited whoops and hollers and cheers from the audience, who
thoroughly enjoyed themselves from start to finish. Their in-between song
patter was funny, their hat juggling accomplished, but most of all their
musicianship was outstanding.² ­ Barry Jones, Americana UK

The Wiyos unique charisma transcends typical social boundaries. They appeal
to everyone from hipsters to seasoned music connoisseurs, from children to
bikers. Everywhere they play, The Wiyos charm and amuse audiences with their
exuberant style of old-timey music, passionately carrying this rich musical
heritage into the 21st century.

³The Wiyos may borrow from vaudeville and the tradition of wild west
medicine shows, but the intent is to bring a new level of intensity and
passion to these styles, not merely to rejuvenate them.² ­ John Stoehr,
Savannah Morning News

Upright bassist Joseph ³joebass² Dejarnette grew up in the blue ridge
mountains of Virginia and was obsessed with music from a very early age. He
was given a Victrola at age 4 and had a sizable collection of 78s by age 7
(selected mostly by smell and label design). He has worked with many groups
as a bassist and recording engineer including Curtis Eller¹s American
Circus, the Jeff and Vida Band, The Mad Tea Party, The Luminescent
Orchestrii, and many old-time string bands up and down the east coast.

Michael Farkas (harmonica, washboard, kazoo, banjo, vocals) is a self-taught
musician who has achieved expertise on a wide array of instruments.
Originally from New York, his musical career has carried him to the shores
of San Francisco, France and the streets of Spain where he built his
reputation playing with such bands as Dog Talk, Ruckus, L¹Producto, the
Begat Companie, as well as performing with the internationally acclaimed
clown Moshe Cohen.

Parrish Ellis (resonator & acoustic guitar, vocals) comes from Virginia
where his first teacher turned him on to John Hurt, Doc Watson and Elizabeth
Cotten. Since then he has continued to pursue his interest in country blues,
studying the styles of Gary Davis and Blind Arthur Blake with Woody Mann. He
also plays the banjo, bass, slide guitar, ukulele and Cuban tres.

³These guys are yet another great example of the old-time, now-time
movement. Almost too much fun as they wander happily through ragtime, blues,
hillbilly and jazzy string band stuff. More fun than a day off!² ­ Rob
Schwinn, Occasional Productions


The Wiyos will be performing as part of the Folkus Project concert series at
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee Street,
Syracuse, NY on Friday, January 19th at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30 and
refreshments will be available. Admission is $10. For reservations, email
tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.



The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and promotes
traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in Syracuse and
Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day each year,
approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition, occasional workshops are
sponsored in coordination with concert appearances by artists who do such
things. To learn more about Folkus and the upcoming concerts, visit their
webpage at www.folkus.org. Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive
brief e-mails during the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting
members of upcoming concerts.

--
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

The Westcott Community Center and the Folkus Project are pleased to announce that Tony Trischka’s Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular is confirmed for Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Westcott Community Center. This concert will celebrate Trischka’s new Rounder Records CD, Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, and feature Trischka fronting a double-banjo, all-acoustic band.

A Westcott Community Center “Second Saturday” concert
Tony Trischka
Saturday, Feb 10, 2007 at 8:00pm
at Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Ave, Syracuse, NY
tickets: $15/$12 WCC members
A Double-Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular!

Banjo innovator and Syracuse native Tony Trischka returns to acoustic bluegrass with a twist: full-band, double-banjo bluegrass!

Ticket info at 315-478-8634

More info on Tony Trischka available at http://www.tonytrischka.com/

For more info on the Rounder Records CD, visit http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&catalog_id=6924


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The Folkus Project
folk & acoustic music for Syracuse & Central New York
Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director
http://folkus.org/
joe@folkus.org
(315) 457-2290

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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

Tim Grimm
Songs of the authenticity and heartfelt emotions of rural life

May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY
just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt

Friday, February 2, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Admission: $10
For reservations, email tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.

Artist's website: www.timgrimm.com

Calendar entry: ³Grapes of Wrath² songwriter Tim Grimm will be performing as
part of the Folkus Project concert series at May Memorial Unitarian
Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY on Friday,
February 2 at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30 and refreshments will be
available. Admission is $10. For reservations, email tickets@folkus.org or
call (315) 440-7444.

About Tim Grimm:

Tim Grimm's songs are full of the rural rumblings that have shaped his life,
rich with descriptive details and sung with warmth and intimacy. The
award-winning singer-songwriter, storyteller, actor, and hay farmer writes
songs of unbridled passion and poetry. Embracing both his personal vision
and universal themes, they recognize the inextinguishable national romance
with the idea of the family farm and the vanishing landscape of rural
America. He's a musical storyteller in the tradition of Woody Guthrie,
whether writing of his own journey back to the land, describing those who
never left it, or honoring those who came before. Critics searching for
comparisons most often cite Guthrie, Johnny Cash, and Bruce Springsteen,
though they're quick to point out that Grimm's fine line between folk and
country, traditional and contemporary, is truly his own.

"An immensely talented singer-songwriter. . . His rootsy ballads are filled
with simple pictures of hardworking farmers and widow women fighting to keep
their lives true to the land. His rich, experienced vocals put him right up
there with the best in the genre." ­ Chicago Sun-Times

Grimm grew up in the rural and small-town settings of southern Indiana, the
son of schoolteachers and grandson of farmers, with a reputation as an
up-and-coming singer-songwriter whose skills were honed at the Old Town
School of Folk Music in Chicago. He also traveled and played now and again
with friend Ramblin' Jack Elliott. After moving to Los Angeles, he costarred
in the NBC series "Reasonable Doubts" and appeared in half a dozen feature
films, including "Clear and Present Danger" opposite Harrison Ford.

"Tim Grimm should be a household name. His writing is sterling and stands
above the crowded singer/songwriter field. The songs are truly crafted, both
musically and lyrically, and I am most impressed by the instrumentation on
the songs." ­ Wanda A. Fischer, Hudson River Sampler, WAMC, Albany, NY

Several years ago Grimm and his wife tired of living in LA and bought an old
farm in southern Indiana, not far from where he grew up. Tim began to write
songs again, inspired by the area in which he was raised. In 2000, he
released "Heart Land" to critical acclaim. Rich Warren, host of The Midnight
Special, wrote in Sing Out, "He masterfully works his words like a farmer
works the soil for a deeply involving, superbly crafted harvest of songs."
Songs from "Heart Land" have won numerous awards, including the John Lennon
Songwriting Contest (country), The Great American Songwriting Competition
(folk/country), and Best Traditional Folk Song in the Just Plain Folks Music
Awards; and received a nomination for an Independent Music Award
(bluegrass/country). His 2003 release, "Coyote¹s Dream," was been nominated
for Best Traditional Folk Album in the Just Plain Folks Music Awards, and
the song, ³Browning Mountain² received a Best Traditional Folk Song
nomination. His latest CD "The Back Fields" was named Best Americana Album
in the 2006 Just Plain Folks Music Awards. In his home state, Indianapolis
Monthly magazine listed him in their year-end "Best of Indy" issue as their
singer-songwriter of choice.

Grimm has also remained active in the theater by writing music for stage
plays. Local theatergoers will recall that he composed and performed the
music for Syracuse Stage's production of ³The Grapes of Wrath."

"He sticks to the basics and knocks you out with very fine lyrics and
performance." ­ Dirty Linen



The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and promotes
traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in Syracuse and
Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day each year,
approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition, occasional workshops are
sponsored in coordination with concert appearances by artists who do such
things. To learn more about Folkus and the upcoming concerts, visit their
web page at www.folkus.org. Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive
brief e-mails during the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting
members of upcoming concerts.

-- The Folkus Project folk & acoustic music for Syracuse & Central New York Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director http://folkus.org/ joe@folkus.org (315) 457-2290



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The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

As of Wednesday, 2/7 we have sold out the Tony Trischka Concert. There might be a few cancellations or standing room tickets available on Saturday evening. For any who have already reserved or purchased tickets I encourage you to get here early as seating is first come first served.

Thanks for your support

Steve Susman
Westcott Community Center
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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

What: a Folkus Project concert

Who: Mark Erelli

Blurb: Earnest, thoughtful songs born of honesty and true passion



Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society

3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY

just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt



When: Friday, March 2, 2007

Admission: $10



Artist’s website: www.markerelli.com

Artist’s MySpace site: www.myspace.com/markerelli



Calendar entry: Mark Erelli will be performing as part of the Folkus
Project concert series at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church,
3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY on Friday, March 2 at 8:00 pm.
Doors open at 7:30 and refreshments will be available. Admission is
$10. For reservations, email tickets@folkus.org or

call (315) 440-7444.



About Mark Erelli:



Some singer/songwriters are musical explorers, altering their sound
and trying different stylistic directions. With a gift for
songwriting and a versatility that allows him to move easily from
folk to blues to rock to country, Mark Erelli has established himself
as one of the premiere young songwriters making music today. He has
an ease and distinctive quality of phrasing that allows him to put
across a wide range of songs. His recordings have included songs of
political commentary, social consciousness and love, distilled into a
unique musical vision. A powerful new voice in American music, Erelli
proudly wears his heart on his sleeve, weaving tales of honesty and
passion. His deeply personal and affecting songs tell stories that
capture your attention and pull you in. With clever, thought
provoking lyrics, his songs are intelligent, accessible and sung with
style and grace. Erelli has long been known for his great voice,
versatile talents, and clever way with lyrics.



"One of the most versatile, tuneful new singer-songwriters" – Boston
Herald



Erelli was the top choice for best new folk performer at the
prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival in 2003. His response to the
tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, "People Look Around," won the 2005
International Songwriting Competition. Co-written with Catie Curtis,
it is a moving and powerful statement, both timely and timeless in
its melodic and lyrical content.



"Erelli is articulate, intelligent, graphic and forceful in his
writing...pulls no punches." – Maverick Magazine



Erelli has taken up a somewhat different sound on each of his albums.
He made his eponymous debut recording in 1999 and began attracting
critical praise with his second release, "Compass & Companion," in
2001, establishing him as a significant artist and an astute
songwriter. He continued his musical explorations with "The Memorial
Hall Recordings," released in 2002, which featured a mix of original
and traditional songs recorded live in a Civil War-era hall in
Central Massachusetts. On 2004's "Hillbilly Pilgrim," Erelli
continued to grow as he experimented with western swing stylings. His
fifth CD, "Hope & Other Casualties," was chosen by the staff and
members of WUMB Folk Radio in Boston to be the number one album of
2006. The Boston Globe called it "...an intimate masterpiece, at once
Erelli's prettiest, most personal, and most political recording."
Effortlessly balancing songs of love and protest, resignation and
redemption, "Hope" is a brave and searingly honest tour de force.
Here, his own problems coexist against the backdrop of global
dilemmas. The album mixes meditations on Iraq and poverty ("Seeds of
Peace," "Here & Now") with painfully poignant ballads about our debt
to future generations ("Passing Through"). In "The Only Way,"
written after September 11, he finds a simple solution to the
overwhelming grief; "So I'm gonna love/I'm gonna believe/And I'm
gonna dream." It is an urgently personal album by a musician who
finds that he can't put away the news when he turns off the
television. "We are all grappling with these issues, and this is my
personal struggle to keep my head up in times like these," he says.



"If everyone embraced Erelli's way of looking at the world, it would
indeed be a better place." – Sing Out



Erelli breaks new ground with his latest CD, "Innocent When You
Dream," released last November. A collection of lullabies and love
songs, it features hushed, still-of-the-night solo acoustic
performances of originals and songs by Tom Waits, Wilco, Shawn
Colvin, Townes Van Zandt, and many others. Although he originally
intended as a gift for family and friends, Erelli has decided to
share these tender and intimate recordings with everyone.



"Erelli combines remarkable musicianship, contemporary production and
compelling lyrics to accompany his wonderfully grainy and imperfect
voice." – The Columbus Dispatch, OH




The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and
promotes traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in
Syracuse and Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day
each year, approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition,
occasional workshops are sponsored in coordination with concert
appearances by artists who do such things. To learn more about Folkus
and the upcoming concerts, visit their web page at www.folkus.org.
Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive brief e-mails during
the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting members of
upcoming concerts.





--
The Folkus Project
Folk & Acoustic Music for Central New York
Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director
joe@folkus.org
315-457-2290
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

What: A Folkus Project / Westcott Community Center concert

Who: April Verch

Blurb: Energetic fiddle playing and stepdancing from north of the border



Where: Westcott Community Center

826 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse, NY

East of SU at the intersection of Euclid Ave and Westcott
Street



When: Friday, March 9, 2007 at 8:00 pm

Note: This is a special Friday edition of the Westcott Community
Center's "Second Saturday" concert series.



Admission: $15

For reservations call the Westcott Community Center at (315) 478-8634.



Artist’s website: www.aprilverch.com/

Artist’s MySpace site: www.myspace.com/aprilverch



Calendar entry: April Verch will be performing a special Friday show
at the Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse, NY, on
Friday, March 9, 2007, at 8:00 pm. Admission is $15. For reservations
call the Westcott Community Center at (315) 478-8634.



About April Verch:



Rounder Records recording artist April Verch is a virtuoso fiddler,
vocalist, and stepdancer. Though her musical roots lie deep in the
fiddling of her native Ottawa Valley, her repertoire also features
traditional and contemporary tunes ranging in source and inspiration
from Quebecois to Appalachian, from bluegrass to Brazilian. North
American, Acadian, Anglo and Celtic traditions all come together in
the playing of this brilliant young singer/songwriter.



Experiencing an April Verch show is like a hopping a supersonic
freight train from an old lumber camp in Northern Ontario, across the
wide open prairie, through the Appalachians, down the Mississippi to
the Louisiana Bayou, across the sea to Brazil, France, the Scottish
Highlands and back, with stops at Carnegie Hall and church thrown in
for good measure. An April Verch concert is invigorating, surprising,
heartbreaking, heartwarming, haunting, charming, thrilling, foot-
stomping, and faith-restoring – all in all, utterly unforgettable.



"Verch's fiddling - at once articulate, crisp, and spunky - is an
endless delight." – The Ottawa Citizen



Verch was born in Canada's Ottawa Valley and was performing on the
radio as a fiddler and step dancer before her 10th birthday. As a
youthful prodigy she won every contest a young fiddler and stepdancer
could enter and was a seasoned entertainer with two self-produced CDs
by the time she finished high school. Following a year of intensive
study at Boston’s Berklee School of Music, she launched her
professional career by winning Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion
and Canadian Open Fiddle Champion titles (the first and only woman to
win both). Since signing with Rounder in 2000, she has toured
tirelessly, winning over audiences not only with her technical
ability but also her charm, humor and boundless energy on stage. Her
deep Ottawa Valley roots and home grown virtuosity is now matched
with a far-ranging repertoire, confident singing and lyrical fiddle
playing in the finest French Canadian tradition.



"Her technical skills, ear for melody, and rhythmic drive are matched
by her sense of fun." – Dirty Linen



Her Rounder releases have garnered considerable praise from critics
and peers alike. The first, fittingly titled "Verchuosity" (2001),
earned a JUNO (Canada's Grammy) award nomination. With the release of
"From Where I Stand" in 2003, Verch added a new dimension to her
music, by making her singing debut. On her newest release,"Take Me
Back," produced by roots music master Dirk Powell, she continues to
spread her stylistic wings while maintaining close ties to the
traditional music of her native country. Blending country, Cajun,
bluegrass and folk elements, it moves towards the deepest roots of
the music, emphasizing the social setting that is its true home. By
featuring songs and arrangements with broad appeal, "Take Me Back"
melds into a coherent, compelling album of true personal expression.
With a voice hailed as “absolutely captivating” by the Toronto Star,
Verch brings a new dimension to her work, delivering songs of
intense, often dark emotion with an expressive vocal depth.



"Her vocals cut through eras and genres to take you to a timeless
place, somewhere in our collective memory but very close to your
heart." – The New Brunswick Reader



Verch's extensive interests, extraordinary virtuosity and knack for
writing tight, melodic tunes combine in a unique blending of musical
cultures. Her blend of driving fiddle playing, dynamic stepdancing
and sweet soprano vocals never fails to bring down the house.



The Second Saturday Concert Series at the Westcott Community Center
is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State
Council on the Arts, a state agency.



The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and
promotes traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in
Syracuse and Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day
each year, approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition,
occasional workshops on songwriting, singing, and instrumental
technique are sponsored in coordination with concert appearances. To
learn more about Folkus and the upcoming concerts, visit their
webpage at www.folkus.org . Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to
receive brief e-mails during the Folkus season (fall, winter, and
spring) alerting members of upcoming concerts.





--
The Folkus Project
Folk & Acoustic Music for Central New York
Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director
joe@folkus.org
315-457-2290
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

What: a Folkus Project concert
Who: The Lonesome Sisters
Blurb: Shimmering harmonies and beautiful bluegrass ballads

Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY
just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt
When: Friday, March 16, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Admission: $15

Artist’s website: www.lonesomesisters.com
Artist’s MySpace site: www.myspace.com/lonesomesisters

Calendar entry: The Lonesome Sisters will be performing as part of
the Folkus Project concert series at May Memorial Unitarian
Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY on
Friday, March 16, 2007 at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30 and
refreshments will be available. Admission is $10. For reservations,
email tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.

About The Lonesome Sisters:

Drawing inspiration from Appalachian fiddlers, old time music,
bluegrass ballads, and early southern gospel, the Lonesome Sisters
match their powerful harmonies with well-chosen classics and homespun
originals into a performance of sincere tenderness and beauty.

Sarah Hawker and Debra Clifford are known for their hard-hitting
country and mountain harmonies and their love of singing about
tragedy and heartache in all its forms. Hawker (lead vocals) and
Clifford (harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, and mandolin) mix
traditional standards and original material, but their own
compositions are indistinguishable in spirit and quality from the old
time tunes. The song writing is powerful and the performances are
heartfelt. The Sisters keep it simple, employing only soulful vocals,
rhythm guitar, and an occasional fiddle or banjo. The austere
arrangements in a classic country style serve to highlight the
astonishing harmonies and emphasize their introspective themes of
tragedy, loss, and heartache. The overall musical effect will put you
in mind of Gillian Welch, but with an even firmer stranglehold on the
merits of a sincere melody.

"The warm plaintive voices of Sarah Hawker and Debra Clifford were
simply destined to be entwined." – Dirty Linen


Sarah Hawker learned about traditional Appalachian singing from her
aunt Ginny Hawker; her uncle Tracy Schwarz (New Lost City Ramblers);
and her grandfather, Ben Hawker, a Primitive Baptist singer, teacher,
and teller of tall tales. She has successfully entwined the roots of
her family heritage with her own original work, winning the Chris
Austin Songwriting Contest (Merlefest 2004) for her song
"Forgiveness," and having her song "Going Home Shoes" featured in
Sing Out! magazine. Along with singing and songwriting, Hawker plays
guitar and clawhammer banjo.

Debra Clifford has played in many bluegrass, early country, and old
time contradance bands in the Upstate New York and Ithaca areas. She
has performed with Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz and Mac Benford (The
Highwoods Stringband); and she has recorded a CD with the old time
string band jimmyjohnnnyjoe. Clifford is a songwriter as well as a
singer and plays a 1953 Gibson Southern Jumbo acoustic guitar,
mandolin, and fretless clawhammer banjo.

The Sisters first met in a singing class at the Ashokan Fiddle and
Dance Camp and discovered the pure joy of harmonizing together. They
have performed at venues such as the Newport Folk Festival and the
Kaufman Center, Merkin Hall in New York City. They have played with
Jesse Winchester, the Levon Helm Band, Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard,
Laurie Lewis, Dudley Connell, Marshall Wilborn, Tony Trischka, Mike
Marshal & Darol Anger, and Riley Baugus. They were also selected to
perform in juried showcases at the 2005 Western Arts Alliance in
Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Performing Arts Exchange in Memphis,
Tennessee; and the Roots & Branches Stage at the International
Bluegrass Music Association 2005 Conference in Nashville.

"The Sisters can flat out sing, and they have obviously worked hard
at that hand-in-glove phrasing that makes duo singing so powerful." –
Old Time Herald


They have recorded three CDs on their own record label, Tin Halo
Music. "The Lonesome Sisters with Riley Baugus" was chosen as a top
ten DIY albums of the year for 2005 in Performing Songwriter
magazine. The title song from their latest CD, "Follow Me Down," was
voted best original song in the Clifftop Appalachian Stringband
Festival Songwriting Contest.

"There's something essentially human there, because it is so
lonesome, that it literally hits you where you live." – Puremusic



The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and
promotes traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in
Syracuse and Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day
each year, approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition,
occasional workshops are sponsored in coordination with concert
appearances by artists who do such things. To learn more about Folkus
and the upcoming concerts, visit their web page at www.folkus.org.
Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive brief e-mails during
the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting members of
upcoming concerts.




--
The Folkus Project
Folk & Acoustic Music for Central New York
Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director
joe@folkus.org
315-457-2290


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_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

For immediate release:

What: a Folkus Project concert
Who: Beòlach
Blurb: An energetic mix of Cape Breton, Scottish, and Irish tunes

With special guest: The Syracuse Irish Session

Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse, N.Y.
just inside the Syracuse city limits from Dewitt
When: Saturday, March 24, 2007, at 8 p.m.

Admission: $15

Artist’s website: www.beolach.com
Artist’s MySpace site: www.myspace.com/livelyyouth

Calendar entry: Beòlach will be performing as part of the Folkus
Project concert series at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church,
3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, N.Y., on Saturday, March 24,
2007, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 and refreshments will be
available. Admission is $15. For reservations, email
tickets@folkus.org or call (315) 440-7444.

About Beòlach:

Beòlach, a Gaelic word meaning "lively youth," is an apt name for one
of Cape Breton’s most exciting and innovative traditional bands.
Playing in the upbeat, foot-stomping style rooted in the dance-
oriented tradition of Cape Breton, Beòlach has thrilled audiences at
festivals and concerts around the world with their electrifying
performances, witty presentation, and versatility as dancers and
instructors. Performing an energetic mix of Cape Breton, Scottish,
and Irish tunes, Beòlach plays in the joyous style brought to North
America by earlier generations from Scotland.

“Beòlach . . . takes traditional East Coast Celtic music and cranks
it past 11 with a driving combination of two fiddles, bagpipes,
guitar and piano. Your shoe would have to be nailed to the floor to
keep your foot from tapping.” – Stephen Cooke, Halifax Herald


As natives of Cape Breton, Beòlach respects the traditional music
while showcasing it in a contemporary style that reflects their
youthful energy. The tunes are removed from their usual fiddle/piano
context and presented with the energy of a four-piece band featuring
piano, pipes, whistles, guitar, and the extra punch of two fiddles.

"They combine pulse-racing piano and machine gun guitar with the
soulful syncopation of one peerless piper and two dynamite fiddle
players to produce a large and authentic sound." – Carleton MacIver,
Celtic Heritage

Since getting their start at an impromptu late night session during
the 1998 Celtic Colours International Festival, Beòlach has
established itself as one of Cape Breton’s most dynamic and inventive
traditional bands. They have released five solo albums among them and
have made individual guest appearances on countless other albums.
Beòlach’s two group efforts, Beòlach (2001) and Variations (2004),
were both nominated for East Coast Music Awards and in 2005 the band
was nominated for the Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Instrumental
Group.

Each of the players in Beòlach is an experienced performer in his or
her own right, having played for dances and concerts around Cape
Breton and beyond long before they got together as a group.
Mairi Rankin has been playing the fiddle and stepdancing
for nearly 15 years. Her extraordinary skills have entertained
audiences across Canada, the USA, Denmark, and the UK. She has
performed as a solo artist and with such renowned groups as Cuillin,
Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac, Mary Jane Lamond and Spirit Of
The Dance.
Fiddler and pianist Andrea Beaton is the youngest
generation of Beaton and MacMaster musicians, which explains why her
music is at once her own and deeply rooted in the Cape Breton
tradition. She is a composer, adding fine new music to the island’s
repertoire; and a fiddle instructor, passing on the tradition of Cape
Breton fiddle playing to the next generation. Beaton's third album,
The Tap Session (2006), was recorded in Scotland with Troy
MacGillivray, Fin Moore, and Luke Plumb. Her previous two releases,
Cuts (2004) and License to Drive’er (2002), were both nominated for
East Coast Music Awards.
Guitarist Patrick Gillis grew up with traditional music
being played almost constantly in his home. Along with his love for
Celtic music, he brings a rousing energy that can be heard in his
accompaniment and in his solos. Being left-handed and only having
right-handed guitars around, he learned to play upside down and
backwards because, he says, "No one ever told me the difference."
Gillis has toured the States with Cuillin, played with Ashley
MacIssac, Natalie MacMaster, Glenn Graham; as well as in Howie
MacDonald's Celtic Brew and in various festivals throughout the US,
Canada and Europe.
Ryan MacNeil is known as a powerful yet graceful player
of the border pipes and whistles. His upbeat playing style is
exhilarating and he brings a unique personal flavor to the music he
plays. A talented composer and skillful arranger, MacNeil is
responsible for many of the original compositions in the band's
repertoire. He has also developed his own brand of whistles.

"Trust me on this one -- check out Beòlach for a taste of Cape
Breton's 'lively youth' at their finest." – Tom Knapp, Rambles

By melding their original compositions with marvelous arrangements of
traditional tunes, Beòlach creates a driving, distinctive sound that
is at once familiar and unique. The power and sheer energy of their
musicianship is dazzling, intense and immensely uplifting.


The Folkus Project is a nonprofit organization that fosters and
promotes traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music in
Syracuse and Central New York. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day
each year, approximately 30 shows are presented. In addition,
occasional workshops are sponsored in coordination with concert
appearances by artists who do such things. To learn more about Folkus
and the upcoming concerts, visit their web page at www.folkus.org.
Click on Join Folkus Fans to sign up to receive brief e-mails during
the Folkus season (fall, winter, and spring) alerting members of
upcoming concerts.




--
The Folkus Project
Folk & Acoustic Music for Central New York
Joe Cleveland, Artistic Director
joe@folkus.org | 315-457-2290

folkus.org

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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

Folkus Fans!

Folkus presents a CONCERT FRIDAY and a CELTIC WORKSHOP SUNDAY:

THE CONCERT:
This Friday at 8 o'clock, The Lonesome Sisters perform at May Memorial.

Lonesome Sisters Sarah Hawker and Debra Clifford are known for their
hard-hitting country and mountain harmonies and their love of singing
about tragedy and heartache in all its forms. Hawker (lead vocals)
and Clifford (harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, and mandolin) mix
traditional standards and original material. The song writing is
powerful and the performances are heartfelt. The Sisters keep it
simple, employing only soulful vocals, rhythm guitar, and an
occasional fiddle or banjo. The austere arrangements in a classic
country style serve to highlight the astonishing harmonies and
emphasize their introspective themes of tragedy, loss, and heartache.
The overall musical effect will put you in mind of Gillian Welch, but
with an even firmer stranglehold on the merits of a sincere melody.
Local brother-style duo McWilliams Hardware will play a short opening
set. Bring your hankies.

THE WORKSHOP
This Sunday at 1 o'clock, the Celtic Cape Breton band Beolach will
lead a hands-on workshop for fiddle, guitar, and whistle on the
elements of the Cape Breton style of Celtic music. Players of all
levels of ability are welcome! The workshop lasts till 4 o'clock,
when the band will jam along with the regular Syracuse Irish Session
till 7 o'clock.

The workshop & Irish Sesison both take place at:
Johnston’s Ballybay Pub, 550 Richmond Avenue, Syracuse, N.Y.
The workshop costs $10.
To sign up, call 256-1577 or e-mail JacqMcCart@aol.com
all the details at http://folkus.org/workshops.html

This is the music we love! This is who we are!
Joe

UPCOMING FOLKUS CONCERT INFO & MORE AT http://FOLKUS.ORG

--To reserve seats at May Memorial concerts, email <tickets@folkus.org>
or call Jackie at 315-440-7444
--To reserve seats at Westcott Community Center concerts,
call 315-478-8634

Directions to the venues can be found on the web at <http://folkus.org/>
The May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society is located at
3800 East Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13214
The Westcott Community Center is located at
826 Euclid Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210

For more information about the Folkus Project, please visit our web
site at http://folkus.org/ or contact Joe Cleveland, Artistic
Director, at joe@folkus.org or 315-457-2290
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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