Fri Mar 9th — PINE LAKE Campus Hartwick College — Come hear Ithaca NY’s hottest new trio “Notes Inégales” (pronounced “notes inagall”) This band is awesome! Notes Inégales will be playing high energy dance tunes with Peter Blue calling the dances from 8-11 pm at 1894 Charlotte Creek Road in Davenport NY in the Vaudevillian Building. Don’t miss this celebration of the roots of New England folk dance! This is an authentic Old New England style venue! Bring clean shoes, a water bottle (optional) and YOUR FRIENDS! All dances taught, No partner needed. Admission: This event is FREE for Hartwick students, all others a donation of from $5-10 dollars would be terrific to support future events like this. PARKING: Please park in the parking lot by Robertson Lodge, The Vaudevillian is down the hill towards the lake. This will be a fun DANCE PARTY featuring “Notes Inégales”; Ethan Jodziewicz (guitar, bass, banjo and feet) and Andrea Katz (fiddle) along with Mike Ludgate (mandolin). http://www.notesinegales.org/

Central NY dancers are lucky to have two new contra dance musicians now living in the ITHACA area, both are students starting their second semesters here. Ethan Jodziewicz (bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin and feet) is studying double bass performance at Ithaca College. Ethan is from Washington state, where he often plays with his band The Retrospectacles. Andrea Katz (from Texas on playing fiddle) is a PhD candidate in applied physics at Cornell University. Andrea played in a variety of contra dance bands in the San Antonio area and has studied with Jay Ungar and David Kaynor. Both are fantastic contra dance musicians and are playing a dance with Ithaca contra musician and music promoter Michael Ludgate under the new band name Notes Inégales. This will be an exceptionally fun dance! http://www.notesinegales.org/

About the band name: “Notes Inégales” (pronounced notes inagall) contra dance band http://www.notesinegales.org/ — “In music, notes inégales (French: unequal notes) refers to a performance practice, mainly from the Baroque and Classical music eras, in which some notes with equal written time values are performed with unequal durations, usually as alternating long and short. The practice was especially prevalent in France in the 17th and 18th centuries, with appearances in other European countries at the same time; and it reappeared as the standard performance practice in the 20th century in jazz.” source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_in%C3%A9gales

Additional links …

BAND on WEB http://www.notesinegales.org/
BAND on FACEBOOOK https://www.facebook.com/notesinegales
VIDEOS of the BAND http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Notes+Inegales
VENUE WEBSITE for HISTORY http://www.hartwick.edu/pinelake.xml
FACEBOOK EVENT

DIRECTIONS to this DANCE …..

GOOGLE MAPS — http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1894+Charlotte+Creek+Road%2C+Davenport%2C+NY+13750&hl=en&sll=42.446388%2C-74.965382&sspn=0.036354%2C0.084543&hnear=1894+Charlotte+Creek+Rd%2C+Davenport%2C+New+York+13750&t=m&z=16

Written DIRECTIONS from HARTWICK COLLEGE — http://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/centers-and-institutes/the-pine-lake-institute-for-environmental-and-sustainability-studies/pine-lake-environmental-campus/about-us-pine-lake/directions-to-pine-lake

GPS UNITS: On most GPS systems the correct location is found using ONEONTA (the zip code for the address is 13820 ) Use the link to the google address or “1894 Charlotte Creek Road Oneonta: 2 miles east of West Davenport”

PARKING — TONS OF EASY PARKING! Please park in the parking lot by Robertson Lodge, which you will come to first. The Vaudevillian is down the hill towards the lake.

MORE INFORMATION About Contra Dancing:

WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST DANCE Contra dancing is easy to learn. It’s so easy to learn that you don’t take lessons. Just show up at a dance and by the end of the first night you’ll have learned all the dance moves and you will be able to enjoy the next dance even more. People are friendly and welcoming to beginners. The age range is from kids to folks that have been around for a while. Both singles and doubles come to contra dances and women as well as men ask people to dance. It is usual that you change partners after every dance. You will meet people in a relaxed, pleasant, smoke and alcohol free atmosphere. The patterns of the dance can be a tad confusing at first but remember everyone had a first time and that other dancers will help you. Listen to the caller and the music and go with the flow of the dance. Some people find they get dizzy at first. Looking directly at the person you are dancing with eliminates this sensation. For many, the music is what keeps them coming back as it is exciting and lively. People come to dance, hear the music, socialize and have a good time.

WHAT TO WEAR? Wear smooth soled shoes and comfortable light weight clothing. Some halls require non-street shoes so make sure the soles of shoes aren’t bringing grit onto the dance floor. Most people bring a bottle of drinking water. Contra dancing is joyous so it’s important that you bring a smile. Adapted from http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/music.html

http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/music.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance
http://tedcrane.com/DanceDB/DisplayDance.com/US_NY_ITH_TCCD
http://hands4dancers.org/
http://www.syracusecountrydancers.org/
http://contra.binghamtondance.org/contra_calendar.htm
http://www.thedancegypsy.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTtEOaruqr4
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050
http://www.oshanigans.org
http://www.notesinegales.org

NPR: Youth Flock To Contra Dancing — Contra dancing has been around since the 1700s. If you don’t know it — it’s kind of like square dancing but with long lines of dancers. The dance is having a renaissance around the country thanks to a thriving youth scene and incredibly lively acoustic music. Article by Marika Partridge on All Things Considered NPR July 2nd 2010 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050

ITHACA NY - My Sweet Canary (A film by Roy Sher) She was the most famous singer of the ‘30s in Greece and Turkey,the Diva of Rebetiko — 7:30 - 9:30 pm B20 Lincoln Hall Near Eastern Studies Department of Music March 5, 2012 The film will be introduced by the movie’s producer and director, Roy Sher, and accompanied by a live performance of the songs of Roza Eskenazi by the Cornell Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Music Ensemble.

“My Sweet Canary” Movie Screening 03/05/2012 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm The Mediterranean Studies Initiative of CIES announces the movie screening of, ‘My Sweet Canary on Monday, March 5th at 7:30 pm in B20 Lincoln Hall, Cornell Campus, Ithaca NY.  Introduced by the movie’s producer and director, Roy Sher, the movie will be accompanied by a live performance of the songs of Roza Eskenazi by the Cornell Middle Easter Ensemble. Tickets are free and given on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.

Synopsis / My Sweet Canary (A film by Roy Sher)She was the most famous singer of the ‘30s in Greece and Turkey,the Diva of Rebetiko. With her posters displayed in every gramophone store, her Bohemian looks would drive even the toughest men crazy. (From the short story Roza, by Dinos Christianopoulos)My Sweet Canary is an exuberant musical and cinematic journey across Greece, and Turkey in search of Roza Eskenazi, an artist whose music shaped the soundtrack of the region for almost a century. Three artists still devoted to her legacy will retrace her steps and perform her songs, as they delve into why Roza’s music is still so relevant to them today.

Tomer Katz is an Israeli oud and bouzouki player. Martha D Lewis isa British-born Greek-Cypriot singer and composer. Mehtap Demir isa Turkish singer and musician. Together they will guide us through Roza’s life story, which spanned most of the twentieth century.Her saga will be reflected in their own musical journey through out the thriving rebetiko music scenes in Turkey and Greece. In each country they will meet with local musicians and give new relevanceto Roza’s songs, which can still be heard in the clubs and on the dance floors of Athens, Istanbul, Thessaloniki, and around the world. After all, this is music that transcends time, just as it transcends boundaries.

Along the way, we will uncover the story of a Sephardic Jew who was born in Istanbul, but went on to conquer Thessaloniki and Athens by the late 1920s. She was the first true star of rebetiko,and certainly the first and most frequently recorded. She leaves us a legacy of over 500 tracks, in Greek, Turkish, Armenian and Ladino. Her tragic story will be told by friends and family, by the musicians who accompanied her, and for the first time on camera, the biographer who wrote the only portrait of this artist, as a young woman and as a star.

Rebetiko, or “Greek Blues” as it is sometimes called, is amusical genre that lies at the crossroads of East and West, anapt reflection of the region in which it was born. It first emergedin the hash dens and prisons of Greece in the early years of the twentieth century, and went on to give voice to the common folk,caught up in the whirlwind of social and political changes that marked the era.

By telling the story of Roza Eskenazi, we will introduce the audience to a world that may have vanished but will not be silenced. By joining the three musicians in their quest for Roza’s legacy, we will share in a bond that can only be possible through the medium of Roza’s timeless music.

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Dana & Susan Robinson in Concert

For the Cornell Folk Song Society

Saturday, March 3, 8 pm,

165 McGraw Hall, Cornell Arts Quad

Hailing nowadays from Asheville, North Carolina (by way of the Pacific Northwest and New England), Dana and Susan Robinson have the rare ability to write contemporary songs set deep within the American tradition and to transport their audience along on their journey through time and place. Their stories unfold through brilliant instrumentation (fingerstyle guitar, fiddle, clawhammer banjo, mandolin) and lovely, intimate vocal harmonies. They’re also acclaimed devotees and hot pickers of old-timey Appalachian music.

Dana’s a gifted song creator with something to say; he took a path to full-time touring (since 1994) after off-grid homesteading and running a bakery and folk music café in northern Vermont. Susan came to traditional music by way of environmental work and classical training in piano, oboe, and Scottish fiddle, which got tweaked when she learned from real old-timers in the North Carolina mountains. Because they love and breathe the songs, they can throw together Robert Johnson, Lui Collins, cowboys and farmers, Child ballads, a dash of Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, railroad hobos, Annie Dillard, and Bill Steele’s Griselda, and can evoke a Mississippi paddlewheeler, the Nebraska sandhills, or the Outer Hebrides while remaining cohesive and true to themselves.

Dirty Linen proclaims Dana and Susan Robinson worthy to wear Woody Guthrie’s mantle because they “embody the heart and soul of folk music.” They have “a poet’s perspective delivered in quietly spectacular musicianship… the music sounds laid back even while the guitar licks are knocking your socks off” (Music Matters Review). A reviewer for Music Upstream (Hartford, CT) describes their music as “physical and spiritual, contemporary and ancient, up to its eyeballs in mud and transcendent–in and of this world with a vengeance, but filled with brilliant epiphanies that throw narrow shafts of light into the corners of worlds barely imagined.” Come and hear for yourself!

Tickets: Ithaca Guitar Works, GreenStar, Autumn Leaves Bookstore, Bound for Glory, and online at www.cornellfolksong.org/. $15 advance/$17 door; $3 rebate for members, seniors, teens; children 12 & under free. Cornell students $10/$12. Info: 607-279-2027 or website.

– Margaret Shepard

Fri Feb 10th — SYRACUSE NY — Come hear Ithaca’s hottest new trio “Notes Inégales” (pronounced notes inagall) along with Ithaca caller Pamela Goddard. This will be a FUN DANCE! More details: 8:00 - 11:00 pm Friday Feb 10th at The United Church of Fayetteville on 310 E. Genesee Street in Fayetteville, NY. Sponsored by Syracuse Country Dancers! Admission $7- Don’t miss this dance! This is an authentic old New England style venue with a newly refinished dance floor! Bring clean shoes, a water bottle and YOUR FRIENDS! All dances taught, No partner needed. http://www.notesinegales.org/

This will be a fun DANCE PARTY featuring “Notes Inégales”; Ethan Jodziewicz (guitar, bass, banjo and feet) and Andrea Katz (fiddle) along with Mike Ludgate (mandolin) at Bethel Grove Community Center. Calling the dances will be various local callers including David Kaynor and Megan Ludgate. This will be the 4th performance of this fabulous high energy TRIO! http://www.notesinegales.org/

We are lucky to have two new contra dance musicians now living in the ITHACA area, both are students starting their second semesters here. Ethan Jodziewicz (bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin and feet) is studying double bass performance at Ithaca College. Ethan is from Washington state, where he often plays with his band The Retrospectacles. Andrea Katz (from Texas on playing fiddle) is a PhD candidate in applied physics at Cornell University. Andrea played in a variety of contra dance bands in the San Antonio area and has studied with Jay Ungar and David Kaynor. Both are fantastic contra dance musicians and are playing a dance with Ithaca contra musician and music promoter Michael Ludgate under the new band name Notes Inégales. This will be an exceptionally fun dance!

More information about this upcoming dance: Celebrate the START of the spring semester with Notes Inégales contra dance band! A fun DANCE PARTY featuring Ethan Jodziewicz (guitar, bass, banjo and feet), Andrea Katz (fiddle) and Mike Ludgate (mandolin). The contra dance starts at 8:00 and continues throught until 11:00 pm. Ithaca favorite house caller Pamela Goddard will be calling the contra dances; including a singing square or two. Don’t miss this celebration of the roots of New England folk dance. This is an authentic Old New England style venue with a newly refinished wooden dance floor. Bring clean shoes, a water bottle and YOUR FRIENDS. All dances taught, No partner needed. http://www.notesinegales.org/

About the band name: Notes Inégales contra dance band http://www.notesinegales.org/ — “In music, notes inégales (French: unequal notes) refers to a performance practice, mainly from the Baroque and Classical music eras, in which some notes with equal written time values are performed with unequal durations, usually as alternating long and short. The practice was especially prevalent in France in the 17th and 18th centuries, with appearances in other European countries at the same time; and it reappeared as the standard performance practice in the 20th century in jazz.” source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_in%C3%A9gales

Additional links …

BAND on WEB http://www.notesinegales.org/
BAND on FACEBOOOK https://www.facebook.com/notesinegales
VENUE WEBSITE http://www.syracusecountrydancers.org/index.html
FACEBOOK EVENT https://www.facebook.com/events/160984294014297/
VIDEOS of the BAND http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Notes+Inegales

GOOGLE MAPS DIRECTIONS to this DANCE — http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=310+E.+Genesee+Street+in+310+E+Genesee+St%2C+Fayetteville%2C+NY+13066&sll=42.44623%2C-76.47966&sspn=0.004061%2C0.009645&ie=UTF8&hq=310+E.+Genesee+Street&hnear=310+E+Genesee+St%2C+Fayetteville%2C+NY+13066&ll=43.028369%2C-76.00713&spn=0.008439%2C0.01929&z=16

DIRECTIONS to this DANCE — From I-481 take exit 3E, and follow Route 5 east for three miles to Fayetteville. The church is at 310 E. Genesee Street, between Walnut Street and Chapel Street. It is a brick church with a very tall, very pointy red steeple. You can get to the parking lot from Walnut Street (one-way going south), the church driveway (on the east side of the church, also one-way going south), or Chapel Street http://www.syracusecountrydancers.org/Directions.html#ucf

PARKING — TONS OF EASY PARKING right behind the church! Zoom in on this link for a look! http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=310+E.+Genesee+Street+in+310+E+Genesee+St,+Fayetteville,+NY+13066&sll=42.44623,-76.47966&sspn=0.004061,0.009645&ie=UTF8&hq=310+E.+Genesee+Street&hnear=310+E+Genesee+St,+Fayetteville,+Onondaga,+New+York+13066&t=h&ll=43.028745,-76.007012&spn=0.001041,0.002411&z=19

SALT CITY — “Just after the Revolutionary War, more settlers came to the area, mostly to trade with the Onondaga Nation. Ephraim Webster left the Continental Army to settle in 1784, and Asa Danforth, another revolutionary war hero, and Comfort Tyler, whose engineering skill contributed to regional development, arrived four years later. All three settled in Onondaga Hollow south of the present city center, which was then marshy. Salt was discovered in several swamps in Syracuse, which brought more settlers to the area, and eventually gave the city the nickname “Salt City”.” source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York

MORE INFORMATION About Contra Dancing:

About Contra Dancing: WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST DANCE Contra dancing is easy to learn. It’s so easy to learn that you don’t take lessons. Just show up at a dance and by the end of the first night you’ll have learned all the dance moves and you will be able to enjoy the next dance even more. People are friendly and welcoming to beginners. The age range is from kids to folks that have been around for a while. Both singles and doubles come to contra dances and women as well as men ask people to dance. It is usual that you change partners after every dance. You will meet people in a relaxed, pleasant, smoke and alcohol free atmosphere. The patterns of the dance can be a tad confusing at first but remember everyone had a first time and that other dancers will help you. Listen to the caller and the music and go with the flow of the dance. Some people find they get dizzy at first. Looking directly at the person you are dancing with eliminates this sensation. For many, the music is what keeps them coming back as it is exciting and lively. People come to dance, hear the music, socialize and have a good time.

WHAT TO WEAR? Wear smooth soled shoes and comfortable light weight clothing. Some halls require non-street shoes so make sure the soles of shoes aren’t bringing grit onto the dance floor. Most people bring a bottle of drinking water. Contra dancing is joyous so it’s important that you bring a smile. Adapted from http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/music.html

http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/music.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance
http://tedcrane.com/DanceDB/DisplayDance.com/US_NY_ITH_TCCD
http://hands4dancers.org/
http://www.syracusecountrydancers.org/
http://contra.binghamtondance.org/contra_calendar.htm
http://www.thedancegypsy.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTtEOaruqr4
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050

NPR: Youth Flock To Contra Dancing — Contra dancing has been around since the 1700s. If you don’t know it — it’s kind of like square dancing but with long lines of dancers. The dance is having a renaissance around the country thanks to a thriving youth scene and incredibly lively acoustic music. Article by Marika Partridge on All Things Considered NPR July 2nd 2010 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050

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Applications for the 2012 Ithaca Festival are now available online at www.ithacafestival.org.  The Festival invites all members of the Ithaca community to apply for roles including: performer, vendor, green business owner, craftsperson, parade participant and volunteer.

The Ithaca Festival theme for 2012 is Finger Lakes Luau.  This theme is inspired by the Hawaiian tradition of the Luau, a gathering or party that emphasizes friendship, hospitality, music and culinary bounty.  With a focus on a Finger Lakes take on the traditional celebration, the Festival will embrace local foods and food sources, the natural beauty of the area and local cultural and community ties.

For more information contact Marie De Mott Grady: marie@ithacafestival.org or 379-5380