2 15 121 http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/10/259/newsletter-36-01-2011-01.pdf 67ec804a9603513c325a1cf6b92ed3ef PDF Text Text REEL TIMES JANUARY 2011 VOL 36 • NO. 1 Midwinter Traditional Music Festival! To hear some mighty-fine traditional music, and learn how to pick and sing - come out to our Midwinter Festival on Saturday afternoon and evening February 5, 2011 at Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas. The doors will open at 11:45 a.m. What is the Midwinter Festival? AFTM’s Midwinter Festival is the perfect chance to shake the winter doldrums and see old friends, make new friends and find a vacant spot to jam. And there’s a lot more: Great traditional music from talented local bands. We've got a topnotch lineup of bands offering a smorgasbord of music from the U.S. and around the world in one of the best listening spaces in town! (See tentative line-up below). Workshops. Choose from a dozen workshops at no additional charge including jam sessions, kid's workshops, singing, dance, fiddle, banjo and harmonica. See below for details. Delicious food. Great, healthy food and drink choices served hot and priced right. Silent auction. Find an item you like and make your bid. You may find a real gem of a CD, instrument or service. An opportunity to support traditional music and dance. The Midwinter Festival is Austin Friends of Traditional Music's main fund raiser. The funds go to support showcases, house concerts, our Austin Stringband Festival and other traditional music and dance events in the Austin area. The bands, workshop leaders and many volunteers are donating their time and talent to support the Austin Friends of Traditional Music. Please come out and give us your support! The first band kicks off at noon. Check our website at www.aftm.us for more details and schedule updates. Here's the stage line up (subject to change): 12:00 noon 1pm -1:50 2pm - 2:50 3pm - 3:50 4pm - 4:50 5pm - 5:50 6pm - 6:50 7pm - 7:50 8pm - 8:50 9pm - 9:50 Lost and Nameless Orchestra Larry Kirbo AIO (Annoying Instrument Orchestra) Gospel Jam David Hamburger Bourree Texane Ragged Union Jeff Moore & Chris Buckley Son Armado Carper Family Lost and Nameless Orchestra "Foot stomping, heart racing, exciting music..." As this fan attests, there's something about dueling fiddles, vigorous guitar playing, and an air-tight rhythm section that compels your body to move. Tastefully pairing a wide dynamic range and an intimate connection with the listeners, the Austin-based fiddledriven folk rock quintet Lost and Nameless Orchestra gets you out of your chair and onto the dance floor. The band's unique chemistry on stage creates an intimate atmosphere in the room and draws listeners into the music. As the intensity builds, it is not uncommon to catch band members dancing on chairs and fueling the fire of excitement in the room. After a standing residency at Flipnotics, a calendar full of shows all over Texas and Arkansas, and their first tour under their belt, The Lost and Nameless Orchestra is currently in the studio recording their debut full-length album. The band's collective goal is to "put on an insanely great live show," and anyone who has seen the band will agree that the Lost and Nameless Orchestra delivers just that. – Continued on page 3 �AFTM Board Elections Coming in April – would YOU like to serve on the Board? The following Board members are willing to serve in their current positions for another year: President: Tim Wooten (also Newsletter Editor) Vice President: Angie Wooten Secretary: Christy Foster Dance Liaison: Keith Tuxhorn Events: Jeanne DeFriese At Large: Maggie Valenti Website Manager: Sharon Isaac (also Membership Manager) The board desperately needs a Treasurer and a publicity person. Our heartfelt thanks to Elizabeth Pittman and Howard Rains for their wonderful service in these positions. In addition to the positions noted above, the board may have additional members, who may be asked to take on specific tasks before or after being elected to the board. The board meetings occur on the 2nd Sunday each month at 12:30 pm, and currently the meeting location is the back room at Artz Ribhouse. Board members are expected to attend at least 10 of the 12 meetings, and to appoint a proxy for any meeting they cannot attend. Board members are expected to help to put on AFTM events. Any AFTM member of six month's duration or more who is willing to work is qualified to serve on the board. Nominations from the board and the floor will be made and closed at the meeting on March 13. The list of nominees will be emailed to the membership via the Yahoo group, and also will be published on the web-site. The election will take place this year on April 10. Every current member is eligible to vote, and must be present at the meeting to cast a vote. What's On Your CD Player? In every issue board member Jeanne Defriese ambushes one of our members with this question. We love finding out what folks are listening to! Here's what Howard Rains has been listening to: Varise Conner, Dennis McGee & Sadie Courville, James Whatley, Library of Congress recordings of Texas fiddle music, Faren Serrette. AFTM Officers/Board 2010/2011 President • Tim Wooten Vice-President • Angie Wooten Secretary • Christy Foster Treasurer • Elizabeth Pittman Newsletter Editor • Tim Wooten Dance Liaison • Keith Tuxhorn Events Coordinator• Jeanne DeFriese Membership • Sharon Isaac General • Howard Raines, Margaret Valenti 2 January 2011 Double Eagle String Band performances 2/19 Saturday opening for the Austin Lounge Lizards, Cactus Café at Texas Union Theater 3/6 Sunday 11:00 - 1:00 Threadgills North Bluegrass Brunch 3/18 Friday not SXSW Opal Divine at Penn Field E-Reel Times! Reel Times is available by e-mail. Save a fast-growth pine by going to our web site (www.aftm.us) and signing up for e-mail delivery! REEL TIMES is published by Austin Friends of Traditional Music (AFTM), a nonprofit organization (est. 1974) dedicated to encouraging the performance and appreciation of all genres of traditional music and dance. Copyright 2011 by AFTM. PO Box 49608, Austin, Texas 78765 AFTM email: aftm@yahoogroups.com Web: www.aftm.us �– Continued on page 1 Larry Kirbo Larry was born in Wilson, Oklahoma in 1949. His earliest childhood influences were his father, Les Paul, and Merle Travis. The family moved to Texas when Larry was 9. He got his first guitar when he was 11. Since he played by ear, his folks would buy him records to learn. If the record had a skip, he played the skip. After moving to Austin in 1968, he met Bill Neely where he worked. Bill invited Larry to play with him at Threadgill's along with Mance Lipscomb and Kenneth Threadgill and others that wandered in. Mance called him "little Larry". Bill and Larry played folk festivals in several large cities including two Smithsonian festivals in Washington DC. Their 2- piece band played for 12 years. A memorial is in place at the Long Center for the Performing Arts for Bill. Larry says they never made any money playing, but they had lots of fun. Larry is an Austin treasure - a finger style guitar player who can weave a spell with his fingers and amaze you with his repertoire of great old tunes. Remember Chet Atkins? If you like Chet's music you'll love Larry. AIO - Annoying Instrument Orchestra Several years ago NPR broadcast a segment polling people about which musical instruments they thought were the most annoying. Among the instruments highest on the list were bagpipes, accordion and banjo, and others included were drum, fiddle and whistle. As she listened, Yoshimi Masuo thought to herself, "I know people who play a lot of those instruments ... and I don't think they are so annoying." And so AIO, The Annoying Instrument Orchestra, was formed to make pleasant and engaging music on annoying instruments. AIO plays world music from all over. They specialize mostly in roots music from the Balkans, Scandinavia, and continental Europe, with the occasional foray into the Orient and North America played on fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, recorder, ukulele, vocals, saz, doumbek, recorder, riqq, zils, hurdygurdy, harmonica, bombarde, clarinet, didgeridoo, harmonium, bassoon, guitar, mandolin, and accordion. Gospel Jam Every third Sunday for the last several years a group of friends has met at Artz Rib House to share and sing rare old gospel, sacred and popular religious songs of late 19th and early 20th century America. From Alfred Reed's "Walking in the Way with Jesus" to Lemon Jefferson's "Where Shall I Be", the songs your Grandfather or GreatGrandmother may have cherished will live again when the Gospel Jam takes the stage at this year's festival. "Some to the Church-house do repair not for the sermon but the music there." --R.E. Clements David Hamburger Growing up outside of Boston, multi-instrumentalist David Hamburger first picked up a guitar at the age of 12. Through his teens, Hamburger became interested in blues and jazz, incorporating the various styles into his playing. His interest in blues was further stoked while attending Wesleyan University when a friend taught him to play slide. A stint at Manhattan's School of Music where he was studying jazz composition didn't last, as Hamburger left the graduate program to play with a then-unknown Freedy Johnston. Hamburger was also playing with an R&B band as well as performing solo, finally gathering some of his favorite local musicians to help him record King of the Brooklyn Delta in 1995. Extensive touring helped him to build a live following around New York and New England, while he continued to contribute guitar, dobro, and pedal steel to the recordings of others. Indigo Rose, recorded in a little more than a week, arrived in 1999. Bourrée Texane Bourrée Texane plays lively French folk dances and songs from Brittany, and also southern and central France, Québec and Louisiana. Some of the songs date back to the Renaissance and the Middle Ages. Bourrée is the name of an old French folk dance. The band, featuring the talented Serge Laîné, Lisa Whatley and Heather Gilmer will take you to older times and distant places with their beautiful music. Heather, returning from Wisconsin especially for the festival, will also do a workshop on hurdy-gurdy, cabrette, diaJanuary 2011 3 �tonic accordeon and other French folk instruments. Ragged Union "Ragged Union" (bluegrass) is a brand new project featuring the flatpicking, singing and songwriting of Geoff Union (Two High String Band). Joined by Chojo Jacques (fiddle and mandolin), Josh Hoag (bass) and Christina Mills (backing vocal), "Ragged Union" is all about driving guitar-centered original bluegrass kinda like the picking of Brian Sutton, with the songwriting and singing of Norman Blake and John Hartford. On the web at w w w. r e v e r b n a t i o n . c o m / raggedunion. Jeff Moore and Chris Buckley Jeff and Chris are two of the finest proponents of the Celtic sound anywhere. Jeff Moore specializes in sensitive and beautiful guitar playing in "DADGAD" tuning while Chris Buckley plays Irish and other Celtic tunes in his own rampaging style. Both of these guys are impeccable musicians individually but together they are out of this world! You'll want to dance, you'll want to shed a tear and you won't want it to end. Son Armado Son Armado is a grassroots Son Jarocho group in Austin working with the community while supporting local struggles for justice and the worldwide movimiento Jaranero. Son Jarocho, a tradition from the coastal state of Veracruz, Mexico, is the melding of African, Spanish & Indigenous cultures during the process of colonization and the practice of slavery in the Americas. During this time, Son Jarocho emerged as a form of survival & a resistance to colonial control. Son Jarocho is a popular education4 January 2011 based art form centered around community gatherings & celebrations known as Fandangos. The Fandango involves music, dancing, & poetry in the context of a communally created and shared space, with the tarima (a wooden dance platform) as the gathering point. The Carper Family The Carper Family brings together three of Austin's most talented young country and bluegrass singers and pickers. Melissa "Daddy" Carper [vocals, bass], Beth "Mama" Chrisman [vocals, fiddle], and Jenn "Little Sister" Miori [vocals, guitar] each grew up singing and playing music with their families. This collaboration blends stunning three part harmonies into the finest old country, old-time, bluegrass, and swing tunes. Their boiled-down and intimate renderings of old standards and original material highlights the quality of their united and solo voices, as well as drawing out each player's abilities with her accompanying instrument. Already cheered on stages and street corners from Anchorage to New Orleans, the Carper Family looks forward to showing off their singing and playing for our festival. Workshops (subject to change - check latest schedule at the festival) Beginner Old-time Jam with Dan Foster, Jerry Hagins & Mark Schruben. This jam is open to pickers of all levels, from the newest newbies to the crankiest old curmudgeons. We'll go around the circle when it's your turn, you can call an Old Time (Appalachian) tune you play and set the tempo, or if you like you can pass. Don't be shy, come and play! A Cappella Balkan singing with Austin Balkan Singers In this workshop you will learn two traditional songs from Croatia and Bulgaria with bone-shaking harmonies and catchy uneven rhythms (9/8 anyone?). No prerequisites, we will teach pronunciation and music by ear. Austin Balkan Singers is a 6 to 10 member women's folk choir that has been learning and teaching traditional music from eastern Europe since 1975. We sing often and with as many harmonies as possible, and perform occasionally. Harmonica with Tim Wooten How to learn an old timey tune on the harmonica. Bring along your harmonica in the key of D so we can all be in the same key. We'll mainly work on straight-key styles - playing fiddle tunes on a harmonica in the same key as the tune. We'll talk about using our tongues, mouths and lungs. Beginners and more advanced players are welcome. Tuvan Throat Singing with Eliot Stone Eliot Stone has mastered the vocal art of throat singing and has developed a strong interest in the musical cultures of southern Siberian republics. Throat singing is the ability for a single singer to produce multiple pitches simultaneously by skillfully manipulating harmonic frequencies naturally present in the fundamental pitch of the voice. The practice of throat singing comprises multiple styles and functions as a symbolic interface with the natural surroundings of the south Siberian landscape as well as a unique and beautiful expressive form. �Introduction to Old Time Fiddling: The rhythm of the bow is where it's at - with Damon O'Gan. We'll focus on one or two tunes, looking at how the bowing can make dancers get off their seats. It'll be casual, we'll have some fun, and we won't care about what brand of strings anyone's using! I hope you'll join us if you have some interest in the old time fiddling. Damon O'Gan hails from northern Wyoming, home of the obscure, yet fanatic, Big Horn Mountain style of fiddling. He's a doctor of horses, and destroyer of fiddle tunes. Damon's been playing the fiddle for a few years, but now and then he fools someone into thinking he actually knows what he's doing. Like so many admirers of fine music, Damon loves the playing of Tommy Jarrell, probably more than is considered healthy. Intermediate Clawhammer Banjo with Bernard Mollberg, Jerry Hagins and Angie Wooten Among the three workshop leaders, Jerry, Bernard & Angie have wasted over 100 perfectly good years playing old time clawhammer style banjo. Primarily for players who have learned the basics of right hand technique, an array of styles and ideas to bring along your playing. Bring your banjo for some hands-on playing! Traditional instruments from France with Serge Laine, Lisa Whatley and Heather Gilmer The musicians of Bourrée Texane and Faux Paws would like to introduce the instruments they use to play traditional music and explain briefly how they work: ola vielle à roue (French Hurdygurdy) ol'accordéon diatonique (2-row French diatonic Accordion) ole cromorne (Crumhorn, 15th c. capped double reed) ola cabrette (Central France bellows-blown bagpipe from Auvergne) ole dulcitare (A hybrid combining guitar body and mountain dulcimer stringing) ole violon (Fiddle) Combinations of these instruments will be illustrated by the musicians playing traditional French dance tunes and dance songs. Guitar Workshop with Geoff Union Geoff Union's guitar workshop will focus on strategies for developing licks you can use over basic changes; making use of the major, major pentatonic, and blues variations to play over I IV V changes in the key of…..G!! Some scale knowledge will be helpful but not necessary. Originally from North Carolina, Geoff has lived in Austin for about 18 years. He started out on the bass, and then the electric guitar, and made his way around to bluegrass and flatpicking about 15 years ago. He was drawn in by the sounds of Doc Watson, and enjoys that old style as much if not more than the space grass. Geoff has been with the Two High String Band since 2002, and is just now am putting together a brand new project called "Ragged Union" featuring a bunch of original material and lots of guitar! Archaic Texas Fiddle Styles by Howard Rains (with Tim Wooten & Dan Foster) Texas is well known for its fiddle music, and when Texas fiddling is mentioned, most folks think of Texas Swing or the Texas Contest style. However, there was a long and extremely diverse history of Texas fiddling before those styles were even conceived. Howard Rains has been investigating these styles and their regional aspects and will be teaching about their similarities and differences to other styles of Southern fiddling and how some were, over time, transformed into swing and contest style while others became virtually extinct. Howard will present several pieces in several different styles from across the state and teach one tune if time allows. Howard Rains is a native Texas artist and fiddler living in Austin. He has been painting, drawing and playing music since his earliest memory. Tim Kerr January 2011 5 �Dance News Bruce Molsky and Other Delights: AFTM members who love to dance will be treated to a new dance series and special events to welcome in the spring. On February 19, internationallyknown fiddler Bruce Molsky will be leading the band for the Third Saturday contra dance, at Carpenters' Hall, 500 Joesphine St., from 8-11 pm. Molsky will be joined by local luminaries Howard Rains on guitar, Jerry Hagins and Angie Wooten on banjo and maybe others. They'll play for a dance program taught and called by popular Austin caller Rich McMath. A beginners session will be held at 7:40, and no costume, partner, or experience is required. Admission is $8 for AFTM members. Molsky played for an Austin contra weekend over a decade ago, and we've very excited to have him back. For those who just don't have enough regular dances and for musicians who'd like to do more dance performances--there's a new opportunity in San Marcos. A contra dance will be held every 4th Sunday at the United Campus Ministry Wesley Building, 501 N. Guadalupe St., near campus from 2-5 pm. If you need more information, or would like your band to play please contact Mary Lynn at maylynnellingson@yahoo.com. Just in time for spring, the annual Dance in the Park will be held on the Zilker Park Theater stage from 1-5 pm, 6 January 2011 tentatively planned for Sunday, March 27. Music will be by two of Austin's best contra bands, with calling shared by the Austin contra callers corps. The dance is free but please consider a donation to support the bands. And English Country dancers will have additional chances to dance in the next few months, as Fourth Friday English dances will be added to the schedule. They will be held from 7:30 to 9:45 pm in the back hall at Hancock Recreation Center, upstairs. All dances are taught and called. We may not have this dance every month, so check its status at austincontradance.org. English dance is also held every second Friday at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 6800 Woodrow, from 7:30-10:30 pm. Free English Country Dance Friday, January 28, in the back dance room at Hancock Recreation Center at 811 East 41st Street. The dance will go from 7:30-9:40. Second Friday English Country Dance February 11, from 7:3010:30 at the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, which is at 6800 Woodrow Ave. All dances will be taught and called. The cost is $6, students $5. For more information contact Ann McCracken at ann@mccr.org. This dance is fragrance free. Free English Country Dance Friday, February 25 in the back dance room at Hancock Recreation Center, from 7:30-9:40. A new contra dance will occur for the first time on Sunday Jan 23 from 1:30pm til 5pm in San Marcos at the United Campus Ministry Wesley Bldg, 510 N. Guadalupe St. Music by Fluorescense featuring Max Cappleman, Stewart Rose, and other wonderful musicians. For more info, contact Mary Lynn Ellingson at: marylynnellingson@yahoo.com. �AFTM/Pittman Spring 2011 House Concerts Seating by reservation only, audience limited to 40; downtown Austin location. For information/reservations: ebpittman@austin.rr.com or 512.476.3991 Orrin Star 2/12 Saturday 8:00 pm, plus workshops, private lessons same weekend. Orrin Star is an award-winning guitarist and mandolin player who combines hot picking, cool singing and good humor. Once described as 'Arlo Guthrie-meets-Doc Watson', he was the 1976 National Flatpicking Champion, has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, and boasts a repertoire ranging from bluegrass standards to little-known folk gems, Celtic fiddle tunes to finger style blues. He is also known for his skill as a music teacher, with two instructional DVDs, a book, and a column in Flatpicking Guitar magazine to his credit. He has led guitar & mandolin workshops throughout the United States and in Europe. www.orrinstar.com. Bruce Molsky 2/18 Friday, 8:00 pm, plus workshops, same weekend, and a dance on 2/19. See stories in this issue of Reel Times Evie Ladin 3/25 Friday, 8:00 pm, plus workshops, same weekend. Evie is a fabulous banjo player, singer and buck dancer who performs with the Stairwell Sisters, here in Austin for in a solo show. Fiddle Wizard Bruce Molsky To Play and Teach in Austin AFTM is hosting Bruce Molsky to play at a house concert on February 18 and for a contra dance on February 19 (read more about these events and get contact information for the house concert in this issue of Reel Times). He'll also be holding workshops during the day on the 19th. Bruce Molsky stands today as the premier old-time fiddler in the world, the defining virtuoso of Appalachia's timeless folk music traditions. That must feel odd for a former engineer from the Bronx, who didn't begin a music career until he was forty. But folded into those strange facts is the secret to his unique genius. In addition to a prolific solo career, performing on fiddle, guitar, and banjo, Molsky frequently joins genre-busting supergroups, like the Grammy-nominated Fiddlers Four, and Mozaik, with Hungarian Nikola Parov, and Celtic giant Donal Lunny. He was on Nickel Creek's farewell tour, and performs in a trio with Scottish fiddler Aly Bain and Sweden's great Ale Moller. "Playing in these kinds of groups is an important part of what I do," Molsky says. "The more cultures I discover, the more I realize that folk music performs the same function for everybody; and therefore is the same thing everywhere - just spoken with different accents." Great fiddlers ask him to teach at their fiddle camps, including Alasdair Fraser, Jay Ungar, and Mark O'Connor, who says Molsky has "a mystical awareness of how to bring out the new in something that is old." "Young people realize this is a guy who's tapped into the real deep emotional wellsprings of this music," says Matt Glaser, director of Berklee's American Roots Program. "He has a way of removing everything that's unnecessary; and young people are very hungry for something real. Bruce has that in spades." That personal authenticity deeply informs his music. Whether performing an ancient reel from Virginia, a Swedish waltz, or a loping cowboy ballad, Molsky presents himself as exactly who he is. Rob Simons, executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, says that's the key to Molsky's enormous appeal as a live performer: "He's that unique blend of virtuoso and humble, nice guy that is irresistible to audiences." "I'm still a social musician," he says, "in the sense that I talk to an audience the way I talk to people in my house; and I play for them just like we're all in the living room together. I want to present myself as who I am; and this music as what it is. The biggest lesson from changing careers at mid-life is that you discover the strength is not in what you do; it's in who you are." "America's reigning old time fiddler." - Matt Glaser, fiddler-educator "The Rembrandt of Appalachian fiddle." - Darol Anger, fiddler "There's an incredible power of history and tradition in his vocals." Linda Ronstadt, singer January 2011 7 �Austin Friends of Traditional Music PO Box 49608 Austin, Texas 78765 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED AFTM Jam Session: Every Second Sunday, 2 pm • Artz Ribhouse on South Lamar Next Jam Sessions: Sunday Feb. 13, 2011 & Sunday March 13, 2011 • Bring Instruments & Voices! Member Meetings before the session • All Welcome! 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Gates open at noon on Friday, October 14. Although this is its sixth year this festival is still small enough that everyone can get right up close to the musicians. And the musicians are worth a close listen. The lineup features Bluegrass, old-time Appalachian, Cajun, Mariachi, old Texas fiddle tunes, Polish fiddle music and Blues delivered by the best local string bands and out of state headliners. If you want to hear some great music that's not in the mainstream, rarely covered by mass media, but is the blood of this country, pulsing now as it ever has, bringing life to our lives and stirring our bones – dance music, ballads, and breakdowns – this is the festival for you. Friday night, dance 'till you drop to The Pickled Beats, Cajun Country Revival, Brian Marshall and Foghorn Trio. The Pickled Beats are a hard-driving old-time string band from the Carolinas. Fiddler Rich Hartness and banjo picker Brett Riggs evoke the powerhouse handand-glove banjo/fiddle style native to NW North Carolina and SW Virginia, where they each spent many formative years with musicianers of previous generations. Cajun Country Revival belts out a fresh blend of Cajun music with classic Honky Tonk, highlighting the lyrical and instrumental spirit shared by the two genres. Comprised of multi-talented musicians from across North America, the Cajun Country Revival is a powerhouse group that plays their music with such a joyful spirit the audience can't help but have fun. Brian Marshall brings back a unique nineteenth century, Polish/ Texas fiddle style that almost died out decades ago. "A Houston native with Bremond roots, Marshall has a fiddle style redolent of the Old Country while containing elements of Western swing. The tunes are nearly all traditional, but they're more for dancers than folklorists; these guys are to Texas polka what Beausoleil is to Cajun music." (John Morthland, Texas Monthly). Foghorn Trio features Stephen "Sammy" Lind's blazing fiddling and rough-and-tumble singing interlaced with Caleb Klauder's hard-driving mandolin picking and dry, dusty voice and adds French Acadian Nadine Landry on vocals, upright bass and guitar with intertwining harmonies throughout. The Foghorn Trio draws from the same repertoire that has always inspired their work: the tunes and songs of the American South, from the hollers of Appalachia to the bling of 1950s Nashville. Saturday features The Carper Family with Melissa "Daddy" Carper (vocals, bass), Beth "Mama" Chrisman (vocals, fiddle), and Jenn "Little Sister" Miori (vocals, guitar) who each grew up singing and playing music with their families. By the time they created their new "family band", each had already led her own band and sat in with some of Austin's finest musicians. But this particular collaboration has blended stunning three part harmonies into the finest old country, old-time, bluegrass, and swing tunes. Their boiled-down and intimate presentation highlights the quality of their united and solo voices, as well as drawing out each player's abilities with her accompanying instrument. Also featured is Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz & Peter Schwarz. In concert, they will cover everything from the beautiful unaccompanied ballads of the south to early bluegrass duets – Continued on page 2 �An Evening of Love Songs With Ojalá Join us for a magical night of world music performed in three languages (Persian, Spanish and Arabic). Back by popular demand, in a rare performance after their last sold-out show, the Latin-Middle Eastern group Ojalá presents another unforgettable night of dance and songs of love and longing from the Middle East and Latin America. The band, co-founded and directed by Javier Palacios of Monterey, Mexico (guitar, vocals), and Kamran Hooshmand of Tehran, Iran (oud, cumbus, guitar, vocals), will be backed by a stellar ensemble of world music virtuosos from around the globe performing an amazing array of instruments and genres from Persian 6/8 dances and Arab-Iberian ballads to Venezuelan horopos and Mexican boleros all performed bilingually or trilingually in a romantic setting. The group is proud to have invited as its guest, the wonderful Arab singer Julie Slim-Nassif who will elevate the night with her gorgeous ornamented voice. The ensemble includes: Anne Alexander - Middle Eastern percussion Theodore Bick - Hurdy gurdy Victor Eijkhout - Bass, recorder Mike Maddux - Piano, accordion, bandonéon Ken Maranian - Clarinet Lisa Schneider - Violin Don Weeda - Accordion Jay Whitley - Latin & Middle Eastern percussion Victor Villegas - Venezuelan cuatro Hector Chang - Venezuelan maracas, guitar Momo's cozy space is a perfect place for this romantic and fun evening with their full bar and wonderful vibe. Come ready to dance, listen or otherwise be swept off your feet! Saturday, September 24, 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m., Momo's Club, 618 W 6th Street Doors: 8:30 pm, Show: 9 pm. Cover: $10 General Admission at the door AFTM/Central Market Showcase, Nov. 19th AFTM and Central Market feature another great showcase of Austin bands at Central Market on November 19th at 5 p.m. Great flatpicker Max Zimmet and band open the show, followed by the wonderful vocal and instrumental wizards The Carper Family, and ending with The Lost Pines' fresh, driving bluegrass. AFTM Officers/Board 2011 President • Tim Wooten Vice-President • Angie Wooten Secretary • Christy Foster Treasurer • Cheryl Dehut Newsletter Editor • Tim Wooten Events Coordinator• Jeanne DeFriese Membership & Web • Sharon Isaac Volunteers • Margaret Valenti Sponsorships • Barbara Deane 2 September 2011 – String Band Festival from page 1 to the songs of The Carter Family. You'll hear fiddle tunes, gospel songs as done in rural families, even some classic country songs. Every song they do means something special to them and invites you to join them in the celebration of your heritage. Another featured performer, Steve James, is well-known among devotees of contemporary acoustic folk and blues; this notoriety is based on numerous critically acclaimed recordings, a tireless international tour schedule and a sheaf of published work including articles, instruction books and videos. His vocals and instrumental versatility (on guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, guitar-banjo) also makes him a favorite at music camps and workshop programs. He's been heard on A Prairie Home Companion, The House Of Blues Network and many other syndicated programs worldwide. Unfortunately we don't have the space to tell you about all the bands. See below for the complete lineup. But the stage bands are not the whole story. Camp Ben's grounds are lovely, with plenty of big old shade trees and lots of room for camping and jamming. Some of the best music is off-stage in sessions lasting till the wee hours. Bring your banjos, guitars, fiddles, man- REEL TIMES is published by Austin Friends of Traditional Music (AFTM), a nonprofit organization (est. 1974) dedicated to encouraging the performance and appreciation of all genres of traditional music and dance. Copyright 2011 by AFTM. PO Box 49608, Austin, Texas 78765 AFTM email: AFTMTexas@gmail.com Web: www.aftm.us �dolins and other instruments – sit under the trees and jam, sing, dance, eat, and make merry! The admission price gets you into a huge variety of workshops such as banjo, fiddle, singing and dancing (see below for more details). There is also a playground and a ukulele workshop for the youngsters. Admission fees are a reasonable $45 for weekend general admission with discounts for online registration, partial weekends, students and Austin Friends of Traditional Music members. Youth 16 and under and volunteers get in free! See detailed prices below. Volunteer! For a free day's admission, volunteer by reviewing the volunteer spreadsheet: http:// aftm.us/events/fall-stringband-festival/2010-volunteer-sign-up/. Then email margaretevalenti@gmail.com with the shift of your choice. We really need your help! Directions: Camp Ben McCulloch is within a few minutes of Austin, located 11 miles south of Highway 290 West on Farm Road 1826. From I-35, take Loop 4 to downtown Buda. Head west on Farm Road 967 for 11 miles, then turn left on Farm Road 1826 for 1/ 2 mile – Camp Ben McCulloch is on the left . Admission Fees If you take advantage of our online registration you will save another $5 on every ticket price! See our website, www.aftm.us for online registration. General Admission Friday only ................... $25 ($20 for AFTM Member) Saturday only ................... $35 ($30 for AFTM Member) Weekend .......................... $45 ($40 for AFTM Member) Youth (16 and under) ... FREE Student w/ID Friday only ....................... $15 ($10 for AFTM Member) Student Saturday only ...... $25 ($20 for AFTM Member) Student Weekend ............. $30 ($25 for AFTM Member) Camping is an additional fee: Primitive Site ........... $15/night Site with electric ..... $20/night Note: Camping space is available on first come first served basis. ASBF Event Listing Friday Evening, October 14th, “Dance 'Til You Drop” 7 p.m. – Rich Hartness & the Pickled Beats (Old-time barn dancing) 8 p.m. – Cajun Country Revival (Cajun of course) 9 p.m. – Brian Marshall (Texas Polish Music - polkas, waltzes and twosteps) 10 p.m. – Foghorn Trio - (More old-time barn dancing) Saturday, October 15th 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Workshops 2 p.m. Rains & Keane 3 p.m. Double Eagle String Band 4 p.m. The Lost Pines 5 p.m. Mariachi Corbetas 6:30 p.m. The Carper Family 7:30 p.m. Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz & Peter Schwarz 8:30 p.m. Steve James 9:30 p.m. Rich Hartness & The Pickled Beats Sunday, October 16th 10:30am - Gospel Sing Along led by Ginny Hawker ASBF 2011 Saturday Workshops The workshop topics are subject to change. When the times are set they will be posted on our website, www.aftm.us. This is the current lineup: Intermediate banjo - Brett Riggs and Rich Hartness (fiddle), Round Peak style Beginning Ukulele For Ukesters of All Ages - Jessica Leigh Graves - how to tune your ukulele, how to hold your ukulele when seated and standing, basic strumming patterns, 3 to 5 chords and how to read a chord chart, and a whole song! Bring your own uke. Fiddle (lead and 2nd fiddle, cajun duets) - Tracy and Peter Schwarz Singing from the Heart - Ginny Hawker Mandolin-guitar, rags and more Brian Schmiel (mandolin) and Rich Hartness (guitar) Dobro - Gary Mortenson Texas Fiddle tunes - Howard Rains and Peter Keane Bluegrass jam - Talia Brice Mountain dulcimer - Mark Gilston Fiddle Tunes for Banjo - Chuck Middleton and Dan Foster. Fairly basic level. Celtic Jam - Leader to be announced Old Time Jam - Jerry Hagins and Dan Foster The following workshops are still tentative: Blues guitar - Steve James Shape note singing Clogging dance workshop Mance Lipscomb style guitar and stories - Gary Smith Jamming anytime! September 2011 3 �Dance News Contra Dance Events Regular dances on First Fridays, Second Saturdays and every Wednesday. See the website www.taada.us for details. Special Events: Sept. 30: Special Contra Dance featuring the Noteboys (formerly the Wiretappers) from the Midwest 8 pm at Carpenter's Hall. Oct. 28-30: Fire Ant Frolic contra dance weekend at the Federation of Women's Clubs Grand Ballroom in Austin . Beth Molaro calling with Giant Robot Dance. http:// www.fireantfrolic.com English Country Dance Events Spring 2012 Save the date - March 23-25, 2012. Austin will be hosting the next Set for Spring English dance weekend at the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, Grand Ballroom. We will have calling by Scott Higgs and music by Foxfire (Daron Douglas and Karen Axelrod). Watch for more information on this event as we get closer, including requests for help. If you know you will want to help with this event, contact Chuck Roth, or one of the other English Dance Committee members. Also, check the website www.setforspring.org as more information will be posted as it becomes available. English Dancing in Austin The Austin English Country Dance group typically dances 7:30 to 10:30 pm on the second Friday of the month at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, which is at 6800 Woodrow Ave (one block South of Justin Lane). Note: The entrance into the Fellowship Hall is from the parking 4 September 2011 lot in the back of the complex. • All dances will be taught and called by our local Austin English callers. • The cost is $6 when we have recorded music and $9 when we have a live band. Discounts are offered for TAADA members and students. For more information contact Ann McCracken at ann@mccr.org. • There will be an English Country Dance in the back dance room at Hancock Recreation Center on September 23. This is a free dance. Note: There will not be 4th Friday English dances October - December, due to the holidays and other conflicts, but these dances will resume after the first of the year. • Please do not wear fragrances to our dances to be considerate of dancers with allergies. Clickety Cloggers www.clicketycloggers.com Up-coming exhibition team performances: Saturday, October 15, 2011 – State Fair (Dallas) 12 - 2 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2011– Brazos Valley Worldfest (College Station) – time TBA Beginning Clogging Lessons: Let us introduce you to a style of dance that is a unique American tradition! • You do not need a partner or any previous dancing experience. • You'll learn the eight basic clogging movements that form the foundation for most clogging steps. • You'll learn several clogging line dances and get cue sheets and a music CD. • You will receive information about the history of clogging and work- shop information for Austin,Texas, and the U.S. • Come and visit us to see if this form of dance, which is also great aerobic exercise, is for you. Cost is $60 for a set of 10 to 12 lessons. (What a deal!) Family discounts are available. Thursdays, 6:3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fall lessons will run from September 15th to December 8th, 2011. We dance at the D'Ette Dance Studio, 1807 Slaughter Lane, Suite 325, Austin, TX. 78748. Lone Star Swing Band Brings All-Star Lineup to San Marcos The Supple Folk Music series hosts the Lone Star Swing band playing in the LBJ Ballroom on Sept 30th from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Texas State University-San Marcos campus. Lone Star Swing, from Austin, Texas, plays an energetic blend of western swing, jazz, and traditional country music that will have you tapping your toes and twirling around the dance floor. The band includes an all-star lineup of musicians who have performed throughout North America and Europe with some of the biggest names in music. Johnny Gimble (fiddle and mandolin) was a regular member of the legendary Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Gimble has also performed and recorded with Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Strait, and numerous other country stars. Rick McRae (guitar and vocals) and Terry Hale (bass) are regular members of country superstar George Strait's Ace in the Hole �Band, and they have performed and recorded with numerous other prominent artists. Paul Glasse (mandolin and vocals) has performed with Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Asleep at the Wheel, Kelly Willis, Joe Ely, Ray Price, Hank Thompson, and others. Billy Curtis (fiddle, saxophone, and vocals) has played with Houston's popular Wild River Band, as well as with western swing legends Johnny Gimble and Herb Remington. Gary Hartman (rhythm guitar and vocals) has performed throughout the United States and Europe, sharing the stage with such popular artists as Johnny Rodriguez, Stoney LaRue, Herb Remington, and Johnny Gimble. Herb Remington (steel guitar) was a regular member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys and has performed with many other prominent artists. Ramona Reed (vocalist) was a regular member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys and also has had a very successful solo career. Floyd Domino (keyboards) is a multiple Grammy Award winner who has performed with George Strait, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Asleep at the Wheel. Cindy Cashdollar (steel guitar) is also a multiple Grammy Award winner who has worked with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Asleep at the Wheel, and others. Wes Starr (drums) has performed with Chuck Berry, Delbert McClinton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marcia Ball, and Asleep at the Wheel. For more information contact Liz McDonald at (512) 245-3501 or on the web at http:// www.encoreseries.txstate.edu/ fall_events.html Swannanoa Gathering Too Good to be True (Almost) 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. 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 members Sharon Isaac, Jeannie DeFriese, Barbara Deane, and Howard Rains for the Old Time Week of the Swannanoa Gathering of Friends. 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. 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 jamming taking place all over the college campus, you can pretty much forget about sleeping for the week. Needless to say, my first time at Swannanoa was overwhelmingly positive. From the minute I stepped off the plane, I saw more banjos at 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. 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 CottonEyed Joe! And then when the song ends, ask yourself how that tune was different from Cotton-Eyed Joe…" 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! – Sara Cottingham September 2011 5 �Austin Friends of Traditional Music PO Box 49608 Austin, Texas 78765 Jam Sessions! Celtic Jam Session First Saturday of each month Canyon Grill Restaurant/Icehouse 3799 E. Hwy. 290 West Dripping Springs, TX canyongrillicehouse.com Old Time Jam Second Sunday of each month, Austin Friends of Traditional Music 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Artz Ribhouse (South Lamar) - upper room, www.aftm.us RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED AFTM Jam Session: Every Second Sunday, 2 pm • Artz Ribhouse on South Lamar Next Jam Sessions: Sunday Oct. 9, 2011 & Sunday Nov. 13, 2011 • Bring Instruments & Voices! Member Meetings before the session • All Welcome! AUSTIN FRIENDS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name _____________________________________________ Phone ________________ Date____________ Address__________________________________________________________________________________ City____________________________________________________ State_______ Zip___________________ Email____________________________________________________________________________________ ___$15 Student ___$20 Individual ___$25 Family ___$50 Business ___ $25 Band/Dance Group ___$80 5-year/Individual ___$100 5-year/Family ___$300 Lifetime ___Renewal Total enclosed: $________. Please make check payable to Austin Friends of Traditional Music and mail to: PO Box 49608, Austin, TX 78765. 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RICH HARTNESS & PICKLED BEATS CAJUN COUNTRY REVIVAL FOGHORN TRIO GINNY HAWKER & TRACY SCHWARZ W/ PETER SCHWARZ STEVE JAMES THE CARPER FAMILY BRIAN MARSHALL THE LOST PINES THE DOUBLE FAGLE STRING BAND RAINS & KEANE Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 6th Annual Austin String Band Festival 2011 Description An account of the resource Poster for the 6th Annual Austin String Band Festival 2011. Artwork by Howard Rains. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011-10-14-16 AFTM Events ASBF 2011 Howard Rains Poster http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/8/195/financial-2011-12-09-inc-and-expenses.pdf 1a3acbd750e7bf794e3b908c860a918b PDF Text Text 2011 Check Register, Income Statement 12/9/2011, 4:39 PM Austin Friends of Traditional Music Income Statement, YTD 2011 CHECKING COH PAYPAL COMBINED notes for March, April 12/9/2011 REVENUE membership dues $1,500.00 T-shirts $2,232.00 Midwinter Festival $5,030.00 festival bands concerts $0.00 Stringband Festival $17,125.00 other concerts $600.00 open mic $0.00 advertising $0.00 other income contributions/sponsorships $3,155.00 TOTAL REVENUE $ 29,642 EXPENSE postage, P.O. box rent office supplies advertising & web site Reel Times printing Midwinter Festival Festival Bands concerts Stringband Festival other concerts dues, fees house concert support Paypal Fees other expense TOTAL EXPENSE Plus undeposited cash in cash boxes Year-to-date Income/Loss ACCOUNT BALANCE CASH ON HAND $ $ $95.30 80 - $1,270 $ $20 $ $ $ $2,785 $ $ $ $ $ $50 $ $4,125 $ 2,770 2,252 5,030 20,005 600 3,205 33,767 $ $ $419 $ $ $288 $ $ $ $ $ $ $148 $ $855 $ 80 419 222 2,798 18,919 2,900 85 400 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 222 2,510 18,919 2,900 85 400 $ $ 1,092 26,208 $ 3,434 $ 219 $ 19,644 $ $ 219 $2,382 $ 219 In Cash Boxes $3,270 $ 1,092 27,063 219 6,923 22,245 (includes $276 from opening cash) incl. volunteer party guests $70 ( includes $400 opening cash) Bruce Molsky Stefanini, Ladin $200 each food/drink for volunteer party �AFTM 4:55 PM 12/09/11 Cash Basis Balance Sheet As of December 8, 2011 Dec 8, 11 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings PayPal BOA Checking CASH BOXES FOOD Cash Box Total CASH BOXES Total Checking/Savings Total Current Assets 2,381.94 19,643.92 219.30 219.30 22,245.16 22,245.16 TOTAL ASSETS 22,245.16 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity Opening Balance Equity Net Income 15,321.39 6,923.77 Total Equity TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 22,245.16 22,245.16 Page 1 �AFTM 5:44 PM 12/09/11 Cash Basis Profit & Loss-Condensed January 1 through December 8, 2011 Jan 1 - Dec 8, 11 Income MEMBERSHIP DUES ASBF Program Income MWF INCOME Other Types of Income Special Events Income 2,770.00 23,972.30 5,039.00 1,205.00 600.00 Total Income 33,586.30 Gross Profit 33,586.30 Expense SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE ASBF Facilities and Equipment MID WINTER FEST Operations Other Types of Expenses 3,300.00 19,071.86 521.51 2,968.46 665.70 135.00 Total Expense 26,662.53 Net Income 6,923.77 Page 1 �AFTM 4:54 PM 12/09/11 Cash Basis Profit & Loss January 1 through December 8, 2011 Jan 1 - Dec 8, 11 Income MEMBERSHIP DUES ASBF Program Income Admission Donations Memb Admissions Non-Memb Student Gate Total Admission Donations Food Income Merchandise Sales Raffle Sponsorships Other ASBF Income 2,770.00 790.00 1,785.00 210.00 12,645.00 15,430.00 3,323.37 1,967.00 800.00 2,000.00 451.93 23,972.30 Total ASBF Program Income MWF INCOME MWF T-shirt sales MWF INCOME - Other 285.00 4,754.00 5,039.00 Total MWF INCOME Other Types of Income Donations 1,205.00 1,205.00 Total Other Types of Income Special Events Income Special Events Contributions 600.00 600.00 Total Special Events Income 33,586.30 Total Income 33,586.30 Gross Profit Expense SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE Performers 3,300.00 3,300.00 Total SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE ASBF ASBF Advertising Expenses ASBF Facility Expenses ASBF Food Service ASBF Liab Insurance ASBF MERCH Tote Bags T-Shirts 454.55 3,337.00 2,590.27 150.00 571.14 572.34 Total ASBF MERCH 1,143.48 ASBF Performers ASBF Security ASBF Sound & Lighting ASBF Supplies & Misc 8,100.00 1,250.00 1,900.00 146.56 Total ASBF Facilities and Equipment Dance Floor Equip Rental and Maintenance Total Facilities and Equipment 19,071.86 521.51 0.00 521.51 Page 1 �AFTM 4:54 PM Profit & Loss 12/09/11 Cash Basis January 1 through December 8, 2011 Jan 1 - Dec 8, 11 MID WINTER FEST MWF Merchandise MWF Liab Insurance MWF Volunteer party MWF Facility Expense MID WINTER FEST - Other Total MID WINTER FEST Operations PF PayPal Fees Postage, Mailing Service Printing and Copying Website Total Operations Other Types of Expenses Memberships and Dues Total Other Types of Expenses Total Expense Net Income 288.00 50.00 570.92 450.00 1,609.54 2,968.46 147.71 80.48 221.53 215.98 665.70 135.00 135.00 26,662.53 6,923.77 Page 2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Austin Friends of Traditional Music Income Statement, YTD 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011-12-09 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/10/261/newsletter-37-01-2012-01.pdf 698b6327fe43a590de42df72a8b42287 PDF Text Text REEL TIMES JANUARY 2012 VOL 37 • NO. 1 AFTM Midwinter Festival Sat. Jan. 28! To hear some mighty-fine traditional music, and learn how to pick and sing – come out to our Midwinter Festival on Saturday afternoon and evening January 28, 2012 at Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas. The doors will open at 11:45 a.m. and the last band will be done at 10:00 p.m. What is the AFTM Midwinter Festival? • Great traditional music from talented local bands. We've got a topnotch lineup of bands offering a smorgasbord of music from the U.S. and around the world in one of the best listening spaces in town! (See tentative line-up below). • Workshops. Choose from several workshops at no additional charge including a kid's workshop, singing, dance, fiddle, banjo and mandolin. 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm • Delicious food. Great, healthy food and drink choices served hot and priced right. • A chance to see old friends, make new friends and find a vacant spot to jam. • A silent auction. Find an item you like and make your bid. You may find a real gem of a CD, instrument or service. • An opportunity to support traditional music and dance. The Midwinter Festival is Austin Friends of Traditional Music's main fund raiser. The funds go to support showcases, house concerts, our Austin Stringband Festival and other traditional music and dance events in the Austin area. The bands, workshop leaders and many volunteers are donating their time and talent to support the Austin Friends of Traditional Music. Please come out and give us your support! Austin Mandolin Orchestra Blue Buckskin Whinchers (traditional folk) Yuan Li Chang (Guzheng/Ancient Chinese Harp) Agbadza Sogo (African drummers) Hem & Haw (vintage honky tonk/bluegrass) Fiddlisa (International and American) Third Rail (bluegrass) Square Dance! to the Good Old Timers & caller Rich McMath Hays County Gals & Pals (old time country and cowboy) Reed Island Rounders (Appalachian old time) The first band kicks off at noon. Check our website at www.aftm.us for more details and schedule updates. Here's a description of the stage bands: Austin Mandolin Orchestra is a community orchestra directed by Joel Hobbs (see story about his CD release in this issue). The orchestra includes over 20 members playing mandolin family instruments mandolin, mandola, and mandocello. Blue Buckskin Whinchers are musicians who specialize in traditional music, songs & folk tales from the USA, British Isle, around the world and across the centuries. The music played is traditional and represents styles from Medieval, Renaissance,15th-16th centuries and contemporary periods. Yuanli Chang is from Taiwan and plays the Chinese Harp/Zither or Guzheng, as it is called in China. The Guzheng is the ancestor of several Asian zither instruments, it is a 26-stringed instrument with movable bridges. It has a very soft and beautiful sound. Yunali specializes in ancient Chinese instruments - she also plays the Yanggin (Chinese piano) and the Erhu (Chinese violin). Yuanli has been playing these ancient Chinese classical instruments – Festival lineup continued on page 2 �Upcoming AFTM Board Elections AFTM Board Elections Coming in April - would YOU like to serve on the Board? The following Board members are willing to serve in their current positions for another year: President: Tim Wooten (also Newsletter Editor) Vice President: Angie Wooten Secretary: Christy Foster Treasurer: Cheryl Dehut Events: Jeanne DeFriese Volunteers: Maggie Valenti Sponsorships: Barbara Dean Sharon Isaac is resigning from the board but will continue to manage the website and membership. In addition to the positions noted above, the board may have additional members, who may be asked to take on specific tasks before or after being elected to the board. Please let us know if you would like to be on our board or otherwise be more involved! The board meetings are on the 2nd Sunday each month at 12:30 pm, and currently the meeting location is the back room at Artz Ribhouse. Board members are expected to attend at least 10 of the 12 meetings, and to appoint a proxy for any meeting they cannot attend. Board members are expected to help to put on AFTM events. Any AFTM member of six month's duration or more who is willing to work is qualified to serve on the board. Nominations from the board and the floor will be made and closed at the meeting on March 11. The list of nominees will be emailed to the membership via the Yahoo group, and also will be published on the web-site. The election will take place this year on April 8. Every current member is eligible to vote, and must be present at the meeting to cast a vote. New CD from Joel Hobbs Longstanding AFTM supporter Joel Hobbs released a new CD! Good Dogs Always Eat is a delightful instrumental journey of North and South American influenced original music. Joel wrote and arranged all twelve 12 tunes including swing tunes, waltzes, a bossa, a bolero, a blues, a lament, a kwela and other genre-bending tunes. He plays all the instruments (including mandolin, mandola and mandocello) on some tunes but for most of the record is joined by Bret Boyer on guitar and Sean Kelly on upright bass. Joel will be performing with the Austin Mandolin Orchestra at the AFTM Midwinter Festival (see story this issue). Come out and hear Joel and pick up a CD. AFTM Officers/Board 2011/2012 President • Tim Wooten Vice-President • Angie Wooten Secretary • Christy Foster Treasurer • Cheryl Dehut Newsletter Editor • Tim Wooten Dance Liaison • Keith Tuxhorn Events Coordinator• Jeanne DeFriese Membership • Sharon Isaac Volunteers • Margaret Valenti Sponsorships • Barbara Dean 2 January 2012 – Festival lineup continued from page 1 since she was 12 years old. She has played in the Chinese Symphony and placed in Chinese Chamber Orchestra competitions in her home town of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Agbadza Sogo – Agbadza is a very popular recreational dance. The name itself means something like "for everybody". If you ever get a chance to attend a traditional Ewe event, even you, a foreign visitor, will be expected to dance It entertains people at funerals, weddings and any other get-together or party. The drummers like to go on for hours! But don't think that's boring or monotonous. When Africans play drum, more is going on than we think. In almost all West African drumming ensembles, there is a lead drum or master drum which leads the group. To keep the excitement up, a skillful Master Drummer will introduce a new beat and song at just the right moment. He can even blend in other rhythms (like Agbekor or Ageshe) that sound very similar. The master drummer tells the ensemble when to play and when to stop. He also plays signals telling the other players to change the tempo or the drumming pattern. In Ewe drumming, the term master drum is not limited to one REEL TIMES is published by Austin Friends of Traditional Music (AFTM), a nonprofit organization (est. 1974) dedicated to encouraging the performance and appreciation of all genres of traditional music and dance. Copyright 2012 by AFTM. PO Box 49608, Austin, Texas 78765 AFTM email: aftm@yahoogroups.com Web: www.aftm.us �particular type of drum. A master drum can be an atsimevu, sogo, kroboto, totodzi, or an agboba. Different master drums are used in different pieces. For example, if a group is playing "Agbadza", the master drummer will be playing the sogo. Hem & Haw is Austin's newest acoustic duo of Jenn Miori and Ben Hodges. With their mandolin and guitar and singing true-to-form harmony, they give tasteful re-workings of the South's most beautiful music. Ben Hodges grew up playing blues guitar in Memphis, and as a youth traveled the country, finally settling in Texas. His high tenor falsetto is known to melt hearts! Jenn Miori developed her angelic voice and sense of harmony in her family's Houston church, and learned guitar from her pastor father. Miori now co-fronts Austin country trio The Carper Family, and is quickly becoming known as one of Austin's finest country vocalists. With soul and style that enraptures the audience, Hem and Haw transports the listener to a place where country, bluegrass and old time meet their modern makers at their best. Fiddlisa & Friends features local Austin fiddler, Lisa Schneider, performing a variety of American and International folk tunes with a stellar line-up of "friends" including the ubiquitous Jerry Hagins, the fabulous Theo Bick (hurdy-gurdy), Celtic whistle-player extraordinaire, Jim Carpetas, Eric Vormelker, Genevieve Kent (drum) & a lot of her wonderful fiddle students! They will be performing both traditional and original pieces including some from Lisa's debut solo CD, "Milkwood Thistle Promenade." Third Rail was founded in July of 2010, when mandolinist JP Shafer (Youngest Texas State Mandolin Champion) and bassist Susannah Armstrong met at Camp Bluegrass. Their repertoire includes bluegrass, classic country duets, and swing/ jazz standards, among other things. Susannah and J.P. are both 16years old. "If you're after some fast paced hot licks, check out the kids from Third Rail. They blend traditional bluegrass with a new wave infusion that is all grown up. Hot on the coat-tails of the great Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, these young musicians have seen fit to bring a fresh ring to their sound courtesy of the likes of Chris Thile and the science project sounds of Ricky Skaggs. It's bluegrass with hints of the blues, folk, and gypsy jazz." - Judd Strom The Good Old Timers play old time music the old time way, nothing too fancy, just a fiddle, banjo, guitar and a bass. They play rare traditional tunes that have been passed down from friends, family, and old recordings. The type of music the Good Old Timers play is always lead by the fiddle playing the melody and supported by the other instruments. It creates a driving rhythm that is fun for listening and great for dancing. Hays County Gals and Pals formed in 1986 to help celebrate the Texas Sesquicentennial. After playing old cowboy songs locally for a few years, the band recorded a CD in 1992 and started performing at cowboy gatherings around the country. A latter version of the group, including Jill Jones (rhythm guitar and award winning yodeler), Ginger Evans (upright bass) and Greg Lowry (instrumentalist extraordinaire) recorded another CD and performed till the late 1990s. They are now doing a rare reunion set for the AFTM Mid-Win- ter festival with old traditional cowboy songs, hits from the silver screen era, and contemporary songs about cowboys. Reed Island Rounders are known for their variety of music. From the foot-stomping dance tunes of the Blue Ridge to romantic waltzes, and beyond to dark and lonesome mountain tunes or a chilling ballad, they evoke the soul of Appalachian life. Workshops (subject to change – check latest schedule at the festival) 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm: Room A. J.P. Fraley - Tall Tales and Tunes of a Mountain Fiddler Billy Cornette and Betty Vornbrock shared a long friendship with Kentucky musicians J.P & Annadeene Fraley. Come listen to their legacy of fiddle tunes and songs, with a good J.P. story (-- or is it a lie?) or two thrown in. Room B. Clawhammer Banjo Basics, Jerry Hagins Jerry will demonstrate basic clawhammer techniques and tunings, and discuss tips for learning tunes and playing with others. 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm: Room A. Old Time Fiddling of the Appalachian Mountains, Betty Vornbrock Betty will discuss & play the styles of her Kentucky, West Virginia, and Blue Ridge favorite fiddlers. Enjoy tunes from Melvin Wine, Wilson Douglas, Clyde Davenport, Emmet Lundy, Paul Smith, and J.P. Fraley. Billy Cornette will join her on guitar. January 2012 3 �Room B. Pentatonic Mandolin, Joel Hobbs Whether you want to learn to pick simple tunes by ear or you want to better improvise and play up the neck, pentatonic scales are essential. In this workshop for all mandolin players, you will learn a closed position pentatonic scale that you can use to easily play familiar melodies like Amazing Grace by ear in any key. You'll also learn how to use this scale for improvising your own solos. Room C. Dances, Play Parties & Singing Games, Malissa Mollberg Malissa introduces five musical activities that can be enjoyed by children in party, school and camp settings, as well as family gatherings. Each activity involves singing and movement. The context is simple. They are traditional games that children and young people have enjoyed for generations. This is an interactive workshop, come prepared to play! A handout will be available for you to take home. A few pairs of bones will be available (and for sale) for this workshop. If you have some already, please bring them along. 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm: 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm: Room B. New Dimensions in Clawhammer Banjo - Dave Polacheck New Dimensions in Clawhammer Banjo will cover a range of songs and tunes from various sources, not usually played on the five string banjo in clawhammer style. We will also explore a recent innovation in the design of the instrument. Room B. Back-up Guitar, Ethan Azarian Ethan will demonstrate and talk about some of the bass runs that can be used and how to keep the rhythm steady for the fiddlers and banjo players. Room C. Bones workshop, Rich MacMath Rich learned to play the bones from Percy Danforth and the class will be learning with a pair of Danforth Bones. We will learn how to hold the bones and play bone basics, the tap and the triplet, and maybe more. Room C. Square Dancing for Beginners, Rich MacMath No dance experience and no partner required. Come and have fun learning do si do, allemande left and big ball of yarn. There will be a square dance on stage later in the evening where you will get the opportunity to try out what you learned in class. Dance News Community Dance Feb eb.. 25th! AFTM is pleased to announce a community dance at Carpenter's Union Hall, 400 Josephine Street (near the intersection of Lamar Blvd. and Barton Springs Road, behind P. Terry's Burger Stand) on February 25th, 2012 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Two callers, two bands, unlimited fun! The dance will focus on square dances and include circles, a waltz or two and whatever the callers throw in. Great local caller Rich MacMath will call first backed by Double Eagle String Band and then Michael Ismerio will call backed by Steelhead Stringband. Prices will be low and all are welcome! Michael 4 January 2012 is a popular square dance caller, fiddler and community organizer from the Portland area who has called dances across the USA. He will also be teaching fiddle workshops and a square dance calling workshop.Check our website (www.aftm.us) for further details. First Friday Contra Dances Come join us to contra dance each first Friday of the month at Carpenter's Union Hall, 400 Josephine Street (near the intersection of Lamar Blvd. and Barton Springs Road, behind P. Terry's Burger Stand). The hall opens at 7pm, and the dance begins at 7:30 pm with a walk-through of the ba- sic moves. There is a break after 9pm, and the dance continues until 11:00 pm. Regular admission $9, TAADA members $8, Students $5 Please note that this is a fragrancefree dance. There is ample parking, reserved for the dance, in the unpaved parking lot directly behind Carpenter's Union Hall, where you'll see the silver trailer for Flip Happy Crepes. From the parking lot, the dance hall is in the larger building on the left side, and you can enter the building through the side door on the right side of that building. Questions? Send an e-mail to John Kulas or call 512-296-1029. Our dance events are also listed on �MeetUp.com: www.meetup.com/ Austin-Contra-Dancers/ English Country Dance It's fun, it's elegant, it's easy to learn – it's English Country dancing! If you've enjoyed contra dancing, you should have a lot of fun with this style. It's not as vigorous as a contra dance, but some of the dances can move quite quickly. The music and the dances emphasize a playful yet elegant dance style. All dances are fragrance-free. We usually dance on the 2nd Friday at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Admission is $6 (students and TAADA members pay $5), $9 and $8 when we have live music. In addition, we often have a 4th Friday English dance (with free admission) in the back room at Hancock Rec Center. Upcoming English Country Dances: Jan. 27, 7:30 - 9:45 pm Hancock Feb. 10, 7:30 - 10:30 pm Cumberland ($6/$5 admission) Feb. 24, 7:30 - 9:45 pm Hancock First Cumberland Presbyterian Church is at 6800 Woodrow Ave. Hancock Rec Center is at 811 E. 41st St. Third Saturday Contra Dances Come join us each month at: St. Paul Lutheran School 3501 Red River, in Austin. The dance begins at 7:30 pm with a walk-through of the basic moves, and continues until 11:00 pm. Regular admission $9, TAADA members $8, Students $5. Please note that this is a fragrancefree dance. For more info call Chuck Roth at (512) 453-8936. Our dance events are also listed on MeetUp.com: www.meetup.com/ Austin-Contra-Dancers/ Wednesday Night Contra Dance The Austin Barn Dancers originated when AFTM started a jam session at Hancock Recreation Center over 30 years ago. Somebody (the name was lost in time) said "Hey, this is a good dance floor so let's dance!" and thus the dancing started. The dancing went through several variations and around 1990 became predominately contra dance. To this day the Wednesday night dance at HRC is still a community dance with around 40-60 dancers dancing to the music of LOCO (Local On-Call Orchestra) – an open band of 3-10+ members with many excellent musicians, where anyone is welcome to come and play. The callers call a variety of dances, whether it be contras, squares, circles, or whatever. This is a free dance courtesy of the City of Austin and Austin Parks and Recreation Department. The Austin Barn Dancers meet every Wednesday night at Hancock Recreation Center from 7:30 until 9:45 pm. For more information call contact Dale Rempert at 512/4534225, drempert@ix.netcom.com Special Dance Events • Bayou Bedlam Feb. 17-19 Contra dance weekend in Houston. David Kaynor calling to the Retrospectacles. • Set for Spring March 23-25 English Country Dance weekend at the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Grand Ballroom in Austin. Scott Higgs calling with music by Foxfire. • When in Doubt, Swing! April 20-22. Contra dance weekend in Dallas. Nils Fredland calling to Elixir. What Are You Listening To? In every issue board member Jeanne Defriese ambushes one of our members with this question. This time she was ambushed! We love finding out what folks are listening to! Jeanne says that in the car she's listening to Tom, Brad, & Alice "We'll Die in the Pigpen Fighting" ; Allison's Sacred Harp Singers "Heaven's My Home, 1927-1928"; John Langstaff's Christmas Revels : "Wassail Wassail- Early American Christmas Music" (has the Chicken Chokers and Jean Ritchie), "Allons Boire un Coup, A Collection of Cajun & Creole Drinking Songs" (various artists Ann Savoy, Steve Riley, Feufollet, Pine Leaf Ramblers, Linzay Young, etc); LinzayYoung & Joel Savoy a 2009 Valcour release. In the house, "Oh, Yaille!" Mamou Prairie Band (her dishwashing/housecleaning music); "A Winter's Night- Christmas in the Great Hall" Ensemble Galilei; "Ancient Noels" Ensemble Galilei; "Weathers - The Boggy Creek Farm Sessions" Bucolics Anonymous. (Yes, she's still listening to Christmas music). She looks/listens to a lot of oldtime music on YouTube from festivals, house concerts, individuals or groups just picking, also sacred harp and square dancing. Radio: at home and work, she listens to KMFA, occasionally KUT Sunday Folkways and KOOP Strictly Bluegrass Fudge factor - if she hadn't loaned it out, she'd be listening to "All These Other Fine Things" by Sheila Kay Adams - in the car, every day (old time, sacred harp, ballads). January 2012 5 �Austin Friends of Traditional Music PO Box 49608 Austin, Texas 78765 Away With Funeral Music AWAY with funeral music - set The pipe to powerful lips The cup of life's for him that drinks And not for him that sips. – Robert Louis Stevenson AFTM Jam Session: Every Second Sunday, 2 pm • Artz Ribhouse on South Lamar Next Jam Sessions: Sunday Feb. 12, 2012 & Sunday March 11, 2012 • Bring Instruments & Voices! Member Meetings before the session • All Welcome! AUSTIN FRIENDS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name ____________________________________ Phone ________________ Date_________ Address______________________________________________________________________ City_________________________________________ State_______ Zip___________________ Email________________________________________________________________________ I’d like to receive the Reel Times newsletter by US mail $15 Student $20 Individual $80 5-year/Individual Donation $___________ $25 Family I’d like to volunteer $50 Business $100 5-year/Family $300 Lifetime $25 Band/Dance Group Renewal Your donation is tax deductible as AFTM is a 501(c)(3) organization Total enclosed: $___________. Please make check payable to Austin Friends of Traditional Music and mail to: PO Box 49608, Austin, TX 78765. Paypal accepted on our website at www.aftm.us 6 January 2012 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reel Times Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gary Mortenson Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Volume 37 Number 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-01 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gary Mortenson Title A name given to the resource Reel Times - Volume 37, Number 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Gary Mortenson http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/8/196/financial-2012-05-19-bal.pdf 79c293007d9b41abd2260ab02c28059d PDF Text Text AFTM 9:10 PM 05/19/12 Cash Basis Balance Sheet As of May 19, 2012 May 19, 12 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings BOA Checking PayPal CASH BOXES Cash on Hand FOOD Cash Box Total CASH BOXES Clearing Total Checking/Savings Total Current Assets 23,755.01 1,374.82 70.00 219.30 289.30 7.49 25,426.62 25,426.62 Other Assets Security Deposits Asset 100.00 Total Other Assets 100.00 TOTAL ASSETS 25,526.62 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity Opening Balance Equity Prior Year's profits Net Income 15,321.39 6,973.41 3,231.82 Total Equity TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 25,526.62 25,526.62 Page 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Financial Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Balance Sheet As of May 19, 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-05-19 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/8/197/financial-2012-05-19-pl.pdf fd6fdc5f729cec4b5b751719c7dfc313 PDF Text Text AFTM 9:08 PM Profit & Loss 05/19/12 Cash Basis January 1 through May 19, 2012 Jan 1 - May 19, 12 Ordinary Income/Expense Income MEMBERSHIP DUES MWF INCOME MWF Tickets MWF Food Sales MWF Silent Auction MWF Merchandise Sales Total MWF INCOME Other Types of Income Donations Miscellaneous Revenue Total Other Types of Income Special Events Income Special Events Total Special Events Income Total Income Gross Profit Expense SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE Dance Events Expense Performers Total SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE MID WINTER FEST MWF Kitchen & Green Room MWF Facility Expense MWF Printing, Programs MWF Sound & Services MWF Supplies & Rentals Total MID WINTER FEST Operations PF PayPal Fees Postage, Mailing Svc, PO Box Re Total Operations Total Expense Net Ordinary Income Other Income/Expense Other Income In-Kind donations, goods, svcs Total Other Income Net Other Income Net Income 1,005.00 2,562.01 1,065.76 811.00 73.00 4,511.77 1,120.00 5.00 1,125.00 375.00 375.00 7,016.77 7,016.77 1,168.87 280.00 1,448.87 839.85 544.00 210.71 600.00 107.44 2,302.00 19.76 56.00 75.76 3,826.63 3,190.14 41.68 41.68 41.68 3,231.82 Page 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Financial Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Profit & Loss January 1 through May 19, 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-05-19 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/3/165/aftm-minutes-2012-06-10.pdf 8213db2f995aabcbdf29d7e3f8a0b6ab PDF Text Text AFTM Minutes – 12:30 p.m., June 10, 2012 Tom’s Tabooley 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes - Minutes were approved. 3. Financial Report – CD CF – CD was not able to attend meeting. JD – Delivered scholarship checks to both recipients for Swannanoah Camp. Awardees: Eliana Salinas and Bren Koch. Suggested both keep journals while at camp to report back to the board. Bio info to be submitted by awardees before we announce on website. 4. ASBF Planning a. ASBF band update. JD – Mullany’s (tentative), Canotes (confirmed to come), Bayou Seco (confirmed) b. Ads in Old Time Herald – in communication with OTH for deadlines. State of Texas, Performance in Public Schools – looking into grant application for Anna Gevalt and Elizabeth for performance in schools around time of ASBF. No reply yet on contract from Camp Ben McCullough (twice contacted). Requested an invoice from Pink Sound, will follow up. Airfare for Archie (sound engineer from previous festivals) to be discussed later (Pink Sound). Strongly urge we use Base Camp software for project management of festival activities. Seth will get us set up for this. What merchandise will we procure this year? T-shirts. Anything else to be discussed later. c. Goal date to have info in place to put poster/ads together. Not discussed. d. Sponsorships – BD – Replace festival tote bags with “t-shirts” and signed posters by artist. Will make changes and send around via email. Deadline for sponsorship funds (especially ones that will be added to tshirts/poster) will remain September 1, 2012. TW – Deadline is flexible. Will not turn down $ if sponsorship comes after. CF - $500 sponsorship logo to be added to t-shirt? KOOP was added last year. e. Angel Polacheck has agreed to help with posters and/or t-shirt designing. JD - Would like to see more examples of her work before designs implemented. 5. ASCAP - TW several months ago offered to pay a reduced fee to account for the fact that the great majority of tunes played at our functions are in the public domain. That offer was refused. TW also invited them to our festivals to see for themselves what kind of music is played. So far that invitation has not been accepted. TW is ignoring their most recent request. Board please advise if another course of action is preferred. TW – Called and left message for Nancy Fly to discuss ASCAP, but never connected. (Nancy Fly, local agent and long-time friend of AFTM, offered to talk to ASCAP on AFTM’s behalf, via email with Christy F.) BD – I would like to read contract to see what we’re committing to, and decide later. 6. Pending business BD – We need to get updates on insurance and pet policy by July or August. Especially if we have a dance at Carpenter Hall at end of August. TW – Will find out if our old policy is still in force or not. �RE: policy and procedures manual JD – Will have a rough draft ready for next month. Other business? JD - No date from Dougherty Arts Center yet for Mid-Winter Festival. JD – Suggested we try to have another square dance at Carpenter Hall (perhaps end of August) because the location may not be around much longer. Attending: x x x x Barbara Deane Cheryl DeHut Christy Foster Dan Foster Jeanne DeFriese Angie and Tim Wooten (called in via speaker phone) Minutes by Christy Foster, next meeting July 8, 2012 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Board Meeting Minutes Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012-06-10 AFTM Board Meeting Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-06-10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/3/167/aftm-minutes-2012-07-08.pdf 0051d79a4b43ab51e1333a00d93396c6 PDF Text Text AFTM Minutes – 12:30 p.m., July 8, 2012 Tom’s Tabooley 1. Call to Order 2. Minutes approved by board. 3. Robin Butter approved as new board member, will handle the newsletter and other duties as needed. 4. Financial Report – CD Income & Expense comparison 2011-12 and Balance as of 6/30/12 attached - Treasury report approved with commitments discussed (cash box and DAC deposit). .CD Still not certain the security deposit from Dougherty Arts Center from 2011was received? . TW remembers making some deposits when CD was in Australia. CF also remembers giving some checks to TW in February 2012. CD will look into history of bank records. CD Recommends we keep a set amount in cash boxes or NONE. Board agreed 5. ASBF Planning a. ASBF band update. JD - Would like to find a good bluegrass band yet. Otherwise, line-up: East Mountain Serenaders, Bayou Seco, Canote Brothers, Hem & Haw, Anna & Elizabeth, Sawmill Vagrants,. b. Ads and other publicity – JD - Ad that A.Polacheck put together for Old Time Herald needs some editing before we publicize on our website. ASBF needs to have a higher profile on all artwork for 2012 ASBF. TW – Suggested that CF communicate with A. Polacheck as she knows her the best. c. Goal date to have info in place to put poster/ads together. Would like to have posters printed and up around town by September 1. Need to have layout ready (bands and design) by midAugust. d. Sponsorships – CF – KVRX will run 15 sec. ads for a couple of sets of tickets to give away on air. JD – Jenn Miori offered to help with getting live appearances on KUT or KOOP. CD – Scrolling announcements on TV. Who can do that? JD – Need to put all suggestions on a timeline. Email to board all suggestions and will get Seth to set up Base Camp timeline. e. Sound - Looking into cost of bringing “Archie” from Pink Sound (lives in Rolla, MO now) back to do sound. d. Camp Ben contract – Word of mouth on date is what we have to date. Still no written contract. 6. Doubtful if AFTM will participate at July 26th open house event. Friends of Dougherty Arts Center meetings – coordinating various groups (like AFTM) that use the DAC to help raise awareness, lobby the City Council to save the DAC. Projected the current facility will be demolished within 3 years. City Council will be determining what funds go where in bond packages in August. TW – Suggested a letter of support from AFTM be submitted to the Friends of Dougherty Arts. 7. Insurance – Going to sign up for same standard insurance we’ve been using through Country Dance Society. Director’s insurance requires auditing records for 5 years prior. CD – Will be �consulting with a CPA on what is needed to become auditable. Pending business a. pet policy – Refer to Barbara Deane’s email outlining alternatives. ACTION: Review and will make decision next meeting. b. policy and procedures manual Other business? ACTION: CD has a list of suggestions from Oct. 2011 String Band Festival that she will scan and send to the board. Sharon Isaac talked about ads on website. Should be limited to sides of screen and cost more than in newsletter. How much to charge? AFTM members should get a discounted rate. TW – Suggested a classified section on website for members (to sell instruments, advertise lessons, etc.). Adjourn x x x x x x x x Attending: Angie Wooten Barbara Deane Cheryl DeHut Christy Foster Dan Foster Jeanne DeFriese Tim Wooten Robin Butter Sharon Isaac also in attendance Minutes by Christy Foster, next meeting Sunday, August 12, 2012 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Board Meeting Minutes Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012-07-08 AFTM Board Meeting Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-07-08 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/3/169/aftm-minutes-2012-09-09.pdf 81ff472027b95d6702ab7f47595ee014 PDF Text Text AFTM MINUTES – 12:30 p.m., September 9, 2012 Tom’s Tabooley 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes - Deferred to October meeting (Tim Wooten did minutes for August) 3. Financial Report – CD (see attached), Have more money than we did last year at this time. Need to order wristbands, $270 for ¾ inch + $10 shipping, $45/per color/6 colors – Board approved this purchase. Clip boards for gate needed, list of members from Sharon Isaac and list of volunteers from Maggie Valenti, spreadsheet for tabulating. 4. Reel Times update. RB – waiting on festival info, but basically done. Deadline: 09/17 to get info in. 5. Do we want to purchase Directors and Officers insurance ($1 million coverage for $804)? TW -Deferred to next meeting, needs to be summarized. 6. Permission for loan of dance floor to and helping publicize the Arnosky Barn pot luck and dance. TW – Board discussed and voted to approve this loan to Arnosky Barn/pot luck and dance for 10/6. 7. Promotion of TAADA barn dance on October 5th at Carpenters Hall. TW AFTM will produce and distribute poster, designed by Howard Rains. 8. ASBF Planning a. Publicity CF – KOOP promotion, 5 sets of wristbands for giveaway, Oak Hill Gazette, YNN TV, Old Time Herald, KUT –Sunday Folkways. I will make the postcards and posters. b. Web updates c. Workshops – Almost finished. d. Volunteers – Go to website and volunteer! 35 volunteers secured according to M. Valenti AW- High school volunteers mentioned, will email info to board. e. Sponsorships – Toms Tabooley, Fiddlers Green, Collings, Don’s Automotive, Violins Etc. and Blackerby Violins gave $100. Blackerby will be added to sponsor list on website. CD -Thank you letters must have some IRS info included. Value of donation, etc. BD will send these letters out. f. Band contracts – TW –Have gone out. g. Sound – TW will check with Jeanne D. on the sound contract with Pink Sound. Bernard Mollberg will do mini-set sound again. h. Camp Ben contract – Not yet! i. Approx. $1,000 for caller Michael Ismerio? Board voted to decline having M. Ismerio on the 2012 ASBF schedule, due to high cost. i. Silent auction? Will not have a silent auction this year. j. Other details – AW Banner – New one needs to be made, new sponsors. CF - Collings sent a banner of their own. They will both be on the new banner and their smaller banner will be displayed. CF – Raffle items to date: Acoustic Guitar donated by Fiddlers Green. (Ukulele for raffle donated by Music Makers after this meeting) Both are housed at CF’s house. CD – Camping labels with dog designation for those with dogs, suggested by JD. Will stick on tent pole. CD – Do we have a person that will go around and collect camping fees? Recycling folks? �Pending business: Policy and procedures manual Pending Regarding Pets TW – Pets – have area to the right be “pet designated” camping area. Shady area good for pets. Not restricted if you don’t have a pet! This is the same area as the workshop Area H. Will right up something for website the rules for keeping pets out of stage/food areas. BD – If we have a pet policy we must enforce it. DF - Pet signs – Pets in designated area or pet-free area, no pets past this point. TW will make the signs. CD – Clip the “pet rules” to the camping label Other business? RB can move AFTM facebook site to a “business FB” page so that other people can share events (by having their friends “like” the page). CF will give RB admin rights to do this. x x x x x x x Attending: Angie Wooten Barbara Deane Cheryl DeHut Christy Foster Dan Foster Jeanne DeFriese Robin Butter Tim Wooten � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Board Meeting Minutes Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012-09-09 AFTM Board Meeting Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-09-09 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/3/171/aftm-minutes-2012-10-14.pdf 6a6a4d6690259ab69a39da56a76ac0c2 PDF Text Text AFTM MINUTES – 12:30 p.m., October 14, 2012 Tom’s Tabooley 1. Call to Order 2. September Minutes - Approved. August minutes still not approved- Deferred to November meeting? (Tim Wooten did minutes for August) 3. Financial Report – CD – (see attached) 4. Sale of Dance Floor to Tim and Angie. Lending floor to others releases any liability to AFTM. AFTM will have access in perpetuity. Barbara Deane will draw up something in writing. Board discussed and voted to approve this action. 5. ASBF Planning JD – Went over schedule of duties for festival, day by day. Filling in holes of what still needs to be identified and who will bring what, etc. Emergency procedures – Say “I am in Driftwood” if calling 911 Emergency kit – JD, nurse in charge SI – Credit card readers (will have 6 for festival) to be used with cell phones for merchandise, food and admission. Sara Weber requested we use. Explained how these will be used this year. CD – Would like copies of “dog policy” to hand out at festival. Pending business: • Policy and procedures manual • Do we want to purchase Directors & Officers Insurance ($1 million coverage for $804) (neither discussed – ran out of time!) x x x x x x x x Attending: Angie Wooten Barbara Deane Cheryl DeHut Christy Foster Dan Foster Jeanne DeFriese Robin Butter Tim Wooten Others in attendance: Sharon Isaac � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Board Meeting Minutes Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012-10-14 AFTM Board Meeting Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-10-14 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/3/173/aftm-minutes-2012-11-11.pdf 7f1dbff4a6e8ca050ccc025ce31bf1cd PDF Text Text AFTM Minutes – 12:30 p.m., November 11, 2012 Tom’s Tabooley 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes – Board approved minutes. 3. Financial Report – CD - AFTM lost about $2,000 on String Band Festival. See attached reports. Total paid, based on wristband, lowest ever. Wristbands with “stars” given to kids this year for tracking purposes. Total gate was 85% of 2011, though paid wristband count was less. Camping fees boosted the total possibly. 4. ASBF Recap and Improvements a. Publicity (need to improve attendance). Louis Bond has offered to help with publicity. Discussed joining KUT as an organization (sponsor membership for a specific show) during their fall fund drive. ACL is scheduled for the weekend before and weekend of the ASBF in 2013. BD – Will talk to Louie about coordinating a committee. JD – Trent Shepherd has volunteered to do poster, t-shirt, and other print items for ASBF 2013. SI – Is willing to mail out postcards for ASBF/MWF. b. Volunteers - More time for staff training, for gate keepers needed. Performances missed by CD and BD due to time spent at the gate. c. Clean up d. Other – Need to tell Camp Ben when to turn off electricity to campers. NO contract was obtained for 2012 festival. TW will visit with John Hudson at Camp Ben with list of concerns for next year. - RE: Sponsorship thank you letters. Need invoice from Austin Screen Printing to know value of tshirts before letters can be sent. CF will send to CD. 5. Midwinter Festival Planning, Feb. 2, 2013 AW - Start workshops at noon and stage show at 2 pm. Last band at 9 pm – in 2011, bands were to end by 10 pm but we ran a little late. Beth Chrisman – Scandinavian (AW) Austin Steamers/Carper Family (JD) Jeff Moore and Chris Buckley – Irish (AW) Gumbo Ce Soir – Cajun (JD) Barn Owls (AW) Djembabes (TW) Big Jug Band (CF) Iranian duo – ½ a set (SI) Balkan Singers – ½ set (CF) Mundi (JD) Los Pinkys (CF) Volunteer coordinator needed. TW will ask Maggie Valenti. Kitchen coordinator – Sara Weber can not do it this year. Willing to help train someone. JD will ask Elizabeth Pittman AW - Should we charge more for MWF? $15 for member and $20 for non-members TW – Will continue to publicize “suggested donations” even though CD reports it to be a gray area �since MWF is a fundraiser. JD – Howard Rains said he would do poster for Mid Winter Fest 2013. A newsletter should come out before the MWF. Sponsorships – What does a sponsor get for sponsoring MWF? Have never solicited sponsors for MWF. 6. Begin publicizing music scholarships TW – Restricted to Austin area. Advertise in newsletter, website. DF volunteered to write up solicitation for scholarship. Need dates for Swannanoah camp. RB – Can pass along scholarship info to her friend that teaches fiddle at Austin Music school. 8. Pending business: (following were not discussed) a. policy and procedures manual b. Do we want to purchase Directors and Officers insurance ($1 million coverage for $804)? Other business? Some volunteers that worked with Jan (Merch. Booth at ASBF) were not happy. Others complimented her on how efficient she was with performer’s CDs, t-shirts, membership forms, etc. To be discussed at a future time. CF will request comments from Craig High and William Hudson. x x x x x x x x Attending: Angie Wooten Barbara Deane Cheryl DeHut Christy Foster Dan Foster Jeanne DeFriese Robin Butter Tim Wooten X Sharon Isaac also attended � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Board Meeting Minutes Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012-11-11 AFTM Board Meeting Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-11-11 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/3/175/aftm-minutes-2012-12-09.pdf 2ebe232bd07acca470f7629bfd0951d1 PDF Text Text AFTM MINUTES – 12:30 p.m., December 9, 2012 Tom’s Tabooley 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes Minutes were approved. 3. Financial Report – CD $23, 833 balance in bank and paypal. More than last year on this date. Less house concerts, dances in 2012. 4. Midwinter Festival Planning a. Food – Coordinator - None to date b. Volunteers - None to date. M. Valenti does not wish to coordinate this. c. Bands – Djembabes have confirmed. d. Workshops – Nearly complete. e. Sound CF – Silent Auction leader? CD – Willing to help, but don’t put me in charge. Elizabeth has done in past. TW will call EP and ask if she can help. BD – Whoever volunteers needs to be aware of food inspector restrictions. TW – Sara Harriman, Kimberly and her parents, Susan Spruance also worked in the kitchen in the past. Will contact them. CF – Green Room coordinator – Renee Hopkins (tentative –need to confirm) TW – Decision was made to keep the “suggested donation” for the door entry admission. CD – Should we put up signs stating MWF is one of our two free days that AFTM is sales tax exempt. Will look further into this so that we are in compliance. 5. Publicize music scholarships – Discussed wording and logistics on registration deadlines. BD - Can we sign up a recipient as “AFTM recipient” and give the names later (for preregistration)? Will call Swannanoah and find out. Feb. 8 deadline to get applications into AFTM. 6. Prospective Board Nominees 7. Rented storage space report - Small one is rented, $60/month with a one time $10 fee. TW has keys and key cards that he will bring to next board meeting. 304 East Ben White, U-Haul, #512 All kitchen stuff is there and room for one more stack of boxes. 8. Pending business: (NOT DISCUSSED) a. policy and procedures manual b. Do we want to purchase Directors and Officers insurance ($1 million coverage for $804)? Other business? DF – AFTM should focus more on getting more folks to play music, as in more workshop emphasis in the future. BD – Could save some money if we had more workshops at ASBF and not pay for expensive bands in afternoon. x x x x Attending: Angie Wooten Barbara Deane Cheryl DeHut Christy Foster x x x Dan Foster Jeanne DeFriese Robin Butter Tim Wooten � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Board Meeting Minutes Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012-12-09 AFTM Board Meeting Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-12-09 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/10/262/newsletter-37-02-2013-01.pdf 3882ee9112bf1099afcd351f02967256 PDF Text Text REEL TIMES JANUARY 2013 VOL. 37 NO.2 Midwinter Traditional Music Festival 2013 The winter wind may be blowing outside, but inside at the Midwinter fest there will be plenty of warmth and music. Come to listen, dance and play traditional music. Learn how to pick and sing come out to our Midwinter Festival on Saturday afternoon and evening February 2, 2013 at Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas. The doors will open at 11:45 a.m. and the last band will finish at 9 p.m. The bands, workshop leaders and many volunteers are donating their time and talent to support the Austin Friends of Traditional Music. Please come out and give us your support! 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm Gumbo Ce Soir Austin Balkan Singers Tayebeh & Ali Reza Mundi Jitterbug Vipers Big Jug Band Gray Sky Boys Aidan Djembabes Barn Owls The first act begins at 1pm. Check our website at www.aftm.us for more details and schedule updates. What is the Midwinter Festival? The Midwinter Festival is Austin Friends of Traditional Music’s main fund raiser. The funds go to support showcases, house concerts, our Austin String band Festival and other traditional music and dance events in the Austin area. Great traditional music in one of the best listening spaces in town! We have a fine quality of bands offering an assortment of music from the U.S. and around the world. A Great Place to Get Started or Improve Your Playing Workshops. Choose from several workshops at no additional charge. See below for details. Delicious Healthy food and drink choices served fresh and priced right. A chance to see old friends, make new friends and find a vacant spot to jam. A silent auction. You may find a hand made craft, a CD, an instrument or a service you would like to make a bid. Music from Great Bands All Day Long Young Cajun musicians from the Texas side. Eastern European harmonies. Persian singing and setar World Music for a new world. Everybody's favorite Jitterbug Swing band Sweet Novelties and Jug Band Music from a cast of thousands. Bluegrass as it is meant to be. Irish music, up to tempo and up for the crack. African Drumming and Singing, dedicated to pure joy. Old Time String Band music from the Violet Crown of the Hills. �Make Your Own Music: Festival Workshops Old-Time Banjo, Molly Johnson Molly will help beginner oldtime banjo players to improve their basic rightclawhammer technique. hand Intermediate players can benefit from Alexander technique-based ideas about how to sit, support their instrument, and use their arms to improve accuracy, tone, and physical comfort. We will also discuss how to learn and progress as a banjo player at any skill level. Old-Time Fiddle, Trent Shepherd Begin with the basics of old-time Appalachian fiddle -- emphasis on beginner bow strokes and simple crosstuning in the key of A. CloggingWorkshop, Steve Wiswell Focusing on the basics steps of Appalachian clogging and how these steps are used to dance to old time and bluegrass music. Everyone is welcome. Starting with easy step-rock-steps, you will be dancing to live music by the end of the workshop. Concertina, Dave Polacheck Members of the Austin Concertina Gathering will present the story of this unique instrument along with descriptions and demonstrations of theEnglish, Anglo German and Duet systems. Rag Fiddle, Dan Foster The origins and history of string rag music. Tips on learning tunes played by the Georgia Yellow Hammers, Stripling Brothers, Lowe Stokes, East Texas Serenaders, and others. Rag chord progressions, bowing, the "scary" keys, getting up the neck (and back down again) before learning a tune of choice. How to play the JUG! Craig High Craig High and other members of the local jug band scene will offer a history and instructional session on the art of musical jug blowing for all ages. Jugs will be provided! Autoharp, Lindsay Haisley An introduction to the autoharp, covering maintenance, tuning and traditional and modern techniques and styles. Information on autoharp festivals, sources for parts and tools, and online resources for people interested in the instrument. Learn to Play the Bones, Rich McMath Learn how to hold the bones and play bone basics, the tap and the triplet, and maybe more. If you have some already, please bring along. Guitar -Irish Music Accompaniment, Jeff Moore Jeff's workshop will demonstrate the fundamentals of accompanying Irish tunes, the musical structure of jigs, reels and hornpipes as well as strumming techniques and their relationship to texture. Chords for Dropped-D and DADGAD tuning will be demonstrated. Jeff will also discuss the importance of Irish Tune Session etiquette. Singing with Poise, Molly Johnson Using principles of the Alexander Technique, Molly will teach participants how to be more conscious of the way head and body poise impacts their voice and how doing less instead of more is the key to singing with ease. International Folk Dancing, Genevieve Kent Learn international folk dances with live music by Kolorash. Dance to traditional music from Bulgaria, Moldavia, Russia, and Croatia, and compare and contrast with Old-Time American music and styles of movement as we make our way across Europe. No experience or partner necessary. �Austin Friends of Traditional Music: Young Musician's Grant Whether it's Roundpeak banjo, Swing guitar, Piedmont blues, Bluegrass fiddle, or Old-time mandolin, the best way to learn traditional music is from someone who knows how. 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! In cooperation with Warren Wilson 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. The grant will cover the cost of tuition and board for classes offered during one of several weeks during the year. For more information on Warren Wilson College's Swannanoa Gathering, visit www.swangathering.com. 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. The deadline for registration is February 8, 2013. Austin Friends of Traditional Music, P.O. Box 49608, Austin, TX 78765. For complete information, visit www.aftm.us Join Us! Become A Member of AFTM Membership is open to everyone. In order to carry out its goals, AFTM needs the support of interested persons, organizations, and businesses through taxdeductible donations. But donations are not all that maintain the vitality of AFTM. New and involved members, volunteers, and willing helpers are the lifeblood of the organization. We invite you to join us, to participate, and to give of your time, energy, and resources in the important task of bringing and supporting traditional / folk music and dance in the Austin community. Your membership helps support the presence and preservation of traditional music in Austin. Benefits include: • Subscription to Reel Times Newsletter • Discounts at AFTM events • Free classified ads on our website • Eligibility to serve on the Board MEMBERSHIP LEVELS $15 - Student 1-year $20 - Individual 1-year $25 - Family 1-year $25 - Band or Dance Group 1-year $50 - Business 1-year $80 - Individual 5-year $100 - Family 5-year $300+ Lifetime Membership 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. �AFTM Board Elections Coming in April … How would YOU like to serve on the Board? The current Board members listed below are willing to serve in their current positions for another year, unless you'd rather have the job! Sharon Isaac continues to manage the website and membership. Thanks Sharon!! In addition to the positions noted above, the board may have additional members, who may be asked to take on specific tasks before or after being elected to the board. Please let us know if you would like to be on our board or otherwise be more involved! The Board meetings are on the 2nd Sunday each month at 12:30 pm, and currently the meeting location is the “snug” room at Tom’s Tabooley. Board members are expected to attend at least 10 of the 12 meetings, and to appoint a proxy for any meeting they cannot attend. . Board members are expected to help to put on AFTM events. Any AFTM member of six month’s duration or more who is willing to work is qualified to serve on the board The Deadline for nominations is February 10th. The list of nominees will be emailed to the membership via the Yahoo group, and also will be published on the web-site. The election will take place this year on March 10th. Every current member is eligible to vote, and must be present at the meeting to cast a vote. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Events Volunteers Sponsorships Newsletter Editor Publicity/PR REEL TIMES is published by Austin Friends of Traditional Music (AFTM), a nonprofit organization (est. 1974) dedicated to encouraging the performance and appreciation of all genres of traditional music and dance. Copyright 2012 by AFTM. PO Box 49608, Austin, Texas 78765 AFTM email: aftm@yahoogroups.com Web: www.aftm.us Tim Wooten Angie Wooten Christy Foster Cheryl Dehut Jeanne DeFriese Barbara Deane Robin Butter Ongoing Events AFTM Jam Session 2nd Sunday of each month at 2pm at Tom’s Tabooley. AFTM Open Mic 3rd Sunday of each month at 2pm at Tom’s Tabooley (get there early to sign up). The Austin Banjo Club meets on Mondays, 7 - 9 pm at the Senior Activity Center, 29th and Lamar. Traditional American pop and jazz from late 1800s to the 1930s. All varieties of "banjo" welcome! Visit: www.austinbanjoclub.org The Austin Balkan Singers is a singing group interested in preserving traditional folk songs of Eastern Europe. The group, which has been together over 30 years, gathers once a week (most of the time) and welcomes new members interested in harmony, polyphonic vocalizations and group yells! Performs occasionally. Look for us on Facebook or contact christyfoster@earthlink.net �UPCOMING DANCE EVENTS Austin Barn Dancers Community-style contradancing for young and old alike, with the feeling of a town hall social dance. Contras, squares, and circle mixers to live traditional music provided by LOCO (Local On-Call Orchestra). Meets at Hancock Recreation Center on Wednesdays at 7:30-10 PM. 811 E 41st (corner of Red River). Contact Dale Rempert at drempert@ix.netcom.com or phone 512/453-4225. Austin Contra Dancing Wednesdays: Hancock Rec Center 811 East 41st St. FirstFridays: Carpenters Hall 400 Josephine St. 3rd Saturdays: St Paul’s Lutheran Church 3501 Red River Third Saturday Contra 3rd Saturday: St. Paul Lutheran School (3501 Red River). Beginners at 7:30 regular dance from 8 to 11 PM. $8 admission with discounts for AFTM members. Students $5. First-time dancers receive a "dance for free" coupon No experience or partners necessary. Call Chuck Roth at (512)453-8936 or e-mail info@austincontradance.org for more information. First Friday Contra Dances 8:00 - 11:00 pm (beginners' session from 7:30 - 8), on the first Friday of each month, featuring local callers and musicians. $8 admission to the dance (discounts for AFTM members -- newcomers are free) with everyone welcome. No experience or partners necessary, all dances taught. The dances will be held at Carpenters Hall at 400 Josephine St., just west of Lamar, between Barton Springs Road and Riverside Drive in south Austin. Contact: Nana Lopez at 512/970-4919, email sealantsby5@aol.com. Or see the 1st Friday Contra Dance Facebook page. English Country Dancing Is held on the 2nd Friday of each month, from 7:30pm-10:30, at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 6800 Woodrow Ave (one block South of Justin Lane). The cost is $8 when we have live music, $6 otherwise, and $5 for students all the time. All dances are taught and called. Beginners are welcome. Please note this dance is fragrance free. For more information contact Ann McCracken at ann@mccr.org or 266-9949. Or check the Austin English Country Dance Facebook page. Clickety Cloggers of Austin Is a 30-year-old nonprofit dance group dedicated to preserving the clogging heritage and promoting the art of clog dancing--has a mission to help keep a slice of Americana alive. We dance every Thursday night from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the D'ette Dance Studio, 1807 Slaughter Lane, Suite #325, Austin, TX 78748. For information about dancing with the club or taking lessons, Contact Virginia Pohlmeier at virginiadale@att.net or (512) 441-7422. International Folk Dancing International Folk Dancing meets almost every Saturday night at Hancock Recreation Center on 41st Street (between Red River and Duval). Or visit the AIFD Facebook Page. Austin Scottish Country Dance Society Features weekly socials and classes. For information call or email Sarah Harriman at 3272869 sarah@austinscd.org. �Austin Friends of Traditional Music PO Box 49608 Austin, Texas 78765 AFTM Jam Session: Every Second Sunday, 2 pm • Tom’s Tabooley on Guadalupe St. Next Jam Sessions: Sunday February 10, 2013 • Bring Instruments & Voices! Member Meetings before the session • All Welcome! AUSTIN FRIENDS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name ____________________________________ Phone ________________ Date_________ Address______________________________________________________________________ City_________________________________________ State_______ Zip___________________ Email________________________________________________________________________ ⃝ I’d like to receive the Reel Times newsletter by US mail ⃝ I’d like to volunteer ⃝ $15 Student ⃝ $20 Individual ⃝ $25 Family ⃝ $50 Business ⃝ $25 Band/Dance Group ⃝ $80 5-year/Individual ⃝ $100 5-year/Family ⃝ $300 Lifetime ⃝ Renewal Donation $___________ Your donation is tax deductible as AFTM is a 501(c)(3) organization Total enclosed: $___________. Please make check payable to Austin Friends of Traditional Music and mail to: PO Box 49608, Austin, TX 78765. Paypal accepted on our website at www.aftm.us � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reel Times Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gary Mortenson Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Volume 37 Number 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-01 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gary Mortenson Title A name given to the resource Reel Times - Volume 37, Number 2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Gary Mortenson http://archive.aftm.us/files/original/3/177/aftm-minutes-2013-01-13.pdf faf3470cf4a1f33897fa6a903223a201 PDF Text Text AFTM Minutes – 12:30 p.m., January 13, 2013 Tom’s Tabooley 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes – Minutes were approved by the board. 3. Financial Report – CD – Due to 2011 ASBF being in black, and higher membership dues collected, we’re in better shape than last year at this time. Calls for closer relationship between treasurer and membership coordinator to account for all funds. (treasure reports sent to board prior to meeting) 4. Midwinter Festival Planning Discussion on status of where we are took place. TW – will help with food AW – will help with lights w/Jeanne CD – Will work where needed EP - Volunteers CF – Workshops and publicity (posters, postcards, etc.) 5. Reel Times – RB DF – Agreed to help with newsletter formatting (Jerry Hagins is out of town) 6. From the bylaws (emphasis added): “Prospective Board Nominees Board elections shall be held once yearly. The elections shall be held during the second business meeting after the annual festival or, in the event that no festival has been scheduled for a given year, at the second business meeting of the year. Three business meetings prior to the elections, the Board shall seek out prospective nominees for Board positions and prospective committee heads. Nominations from both the Board and the floor shall be made and closed at the business meeting prior to the meeting in which elections are held, and shall be published in the newsletter prior to elections.” . Nominees to ask: Nancy McLintok, Renee Hopkins, Mike Farmer, Adam Kobetich and Molly Johnson . Mike Savercool expressed an interest to be on AFTM board. Has taken over the membership duties from Sharon Isaac. . Need a publicity team CD, RB, CF, DF, TW, AW agreed to serve on board another year. 7. Publicize music scholarships Mike Savercool offered to look into getting AFTM scholarship to Swannanoa Gathering info to AISD email list. 8. Pending business: (not discussed) a. policy and procedures manual b. Do we want to purchase Directors and Officers insurance ($1 million coverage for $804)? Other business? CD – Memberships obtained through PayPal have notes on “are you interested in �helping AFTM”. Noticed a person was interested in helping on the website through one of these memberships. How do we capture this info? We should be following up on these offers. CF – Dropbox, is everyone on the AFTM dropbox? Membership list and other documents here. x x x x x x x x x x Attending: Angie Wooten Barbara Deane Cheryl DeHut Christy Foster Dan Foster Jeanne DeFriese Robin Butter Tim Wooten Elizabeth Pittman (AFTM member) Mike Savercool (AFTM member) Sarah Junek (Free-lance journalist from Fort Worth, interested in AFTM) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AFTM Organizational Documents - Board Meeting Minutes Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2013-01-13 AFTM Board Meeting Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-01-13 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFTM