May 1973

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Box 19303
VOLUME I X, Number 9
MAX 1973
Ar l ene Rodenbeck, Edi t or
BENNY AND VALLI E CAI N AND THE COUNTRY CLAN
I f t hat headi ng gi ves you a sense of dej a. vu, t her e’ s a r eason f or i t . As you
r ecal l , we had i nvi t ed t he Cai n’ s et al . t o do our Apr i l pr ogr am f or us, but at t he
l ast mi nut e a coupl e of t he peopl e i n t he gr oup became i l l and t hey c oul dn’ t come*
They have now r ecover ed and wi l l be wi t h us on Fr i day . May 11t h, at 8 ; 30 p. m, at
t he Et hi cal Soci et y.
Our guest s per f or m ol d- f ashi oned, count r y- st yl e bl uegr as s .
Benny pl ays mandol i n and gui t ar , Val l i e pl ays gui t ar , and t hey ar e j oi ned by
Johnny Whi snant on banj o and Don Mul key on bass.
They can be hear d r egul ar l y at
Ruby ’ s Rest aur ant on Rout e 1, one mi l e nor t h of Woodbr i dge, Va, The gr oup and
Johnny Whi snant i ndi vi dual l y have been f eat ur ed i n a coupl e ar t i cl es i n Bl uegr ass
Unl i mi t ed whi c h y ou may want t o l ook up. Why don’ t you di g out l ast mont h’ s
Newsl et t er i f you want a f ew mor e det ai l s,
Hope we got t he names spel l ed r i ght
t hi s mont h.
At any r at e i t shoul d be a gr eat pr ogr am. ^
ELECTI ONS f or next y ear ’ s FSGW Execut i ve Boar d wi l l t ake pl ace dur i ng t he i nt er
mi ssi on at t he May pr ogr am.
Ther e wi l l be pr i nt ed bal l ot s but nomi nat i ons f r om
t he f l oor wi l l be accept ed j ust pr i or t o vot i ng t i me and wr i t e- i ns wi l l be per mi t t ed.
You must be a FSGW member i n or der t o vot e, of cour se. The Nomi nat i ng Commi t t ee
has pr esent ed t he f ol l owi ng sl at e of candi dat es:
Pr ogr am Chai r man— Bob Cl ayt on
Pr esi dent —Andy Wal l ace ( i ncumbent )
Speci
al Event s Chai r man—Di ck Rodger s
Vi ce- Pr esi dent —Mi ke Ri ver s
( i ncumbent )
Secr et ar y—Gi nny Mal l i ck ( i ncumbent )
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Member shi p Chai r man— Jani ce Col e
Member s at Lar ge—Debbi e Hut t on ( i ncumbent ) and Lar s Hansl i n
Meanwhi l e, back i n APRI L, by pur e coi nci dence, MARGARET Mac ARTHUR happened t o be
i n t own t he ni ght of our pr ogr am and she . gr aci ousl y agr eed t o pi nch- hi t f or t he
Cai n' s, We had a good t i me wi t h her , of cour se.
Mar gar et di d a pr ogr am f or us bac k
i n Apr i l of 1971, has been a guest at our Get away, and appear s at t he Fox Hol l ow
Fol k Fest i val ( and l ot s of ot her pl aces) . She si ngs t r adi t i onal songs and bal l ads
t hat she l ear ned as a chi l d i n t he Qzar ks or t hat she l at er col l ect ed i n Kent ucky
or Ver mont , wher e she l i ves now.
I n addi t i on t o t he dul ci mer and gui t ar , Mar gar et
pl ays a smal l har p zi t her t hat has an unusual sweet t one t o i t .
Her r ecor d " On t he
Mount ai ns Hi gh" i s cur r ent l y i n i t s second pr i nt i ng and wi l l soon be avai l abl e f r om
Li vi ng Fol k Recor ds, 65 Mt . Aubur n St . , Cambr i dge, Mass. 02138.
SPRI NG SAMPLER CONCERT
On Sat ur day, May 5t h, we wi l l be t r eat ed t o a sampl i ng of t he di ver se t al ent s
of some of our f el l ow FSGW member s.
These ar e peopl e who y ou nor mal l y hear at Open
Si ngs and ot her pl aces who deser ve t o be spot l i ght ed ( at l east f or a
of a concer t ) .
Thi s t i me ar ound we ’ l l hear t he f ol l owi ng:
Andy Wal l ace, cur r ent pr esi dent of FSGW,
who pl aces gui t ar and banj o and knows l ot s of ol d songs; Judy Hough, who i s j ust
about t he best f i ddl er ar ound and can usual l y be f ound keepi ng t he Gr easy Run Toad
Tr omper s i n l i ne; Mi ke Hol mes, who pl ays banj o and mandol i n and l i kei st o get ot her
* OOPSt For got t o say t hat FSGW member s ar e admi t t ed f r ee, as usual , and non- member s
f or $ 1 . 50; chi l dr en f or 50^.
peopl e si ngi ng ( Mi ke i s t he edi t or of Mugwumps and i s cur r ent l y host i ng t he Monday
eveni ng si ngs at t he Red Fox. ) ; and, l ast but not l east , Car l y Gewi r z and Mer l e
Schl esi nger , st udent s at t he Uni ver si t y of Mar yl and, who pl ay dul ci mer and si ng
pl easant , si ngal ong&bl e songs.
The concer t wi l l be hel d on Sat ur day, May 5t h, begi nni ng at 8: 30 p. m. at t he
Et hi cal Soci et y, 7750 16t h St . NW. at Kal mi a Rd. FSGW member s wi l l be admi t t ed f or
$1. 00 and non- member s f or $2. 00.
WORKSHOPS— Ther e won’ t be any mor e r egul ar l y schedul ed wor kshops unt i l next f al l ,
unl ess you have a speci f i c i nt er est and woul d l i ke t o hel p get one t oget her .
If
t hat ' s t he ease or i f y ou have r andom i deas about what we can do i n t he f ut ur e,
wor kshops- wi se, cal l Debbi e Hut t on at 652- 2692.
OPEN SI NG—Fr i day, May 4t h, l ooks l i ke t he f i r st Fr i day t hi s mont h, whi ch means
y ou’ l l want t o j oi n your f r i ends, ol d and new, at t he Et hi cal Soci et y f or some
si ngi ng and pi cki ng.
The f un st ar t s about 9 p. m. , admi ssi on i s $1 each, and cof f ee
cooki es, wi ne, and cheese ar e ser ved.
FSGW Execut i ve Boar d Meet i ng wi l l be hel d t hi s mont h on May 1st , begi nni ng at 8 p. m
i n Room 718 of t he Dupont Ci r cl e Bl dg. , 1346 Connect i cut Ave. , NW.
Member s and
f r i ends ar e i nvi t ed t o come by and f oment a r evol ut i on.
SI NGI NG FROM THE SACRED HARP AND P0TLUCK
begi nni ng about 4 p. m. , at
t he home
at 445- 1129 f or di r ect i ons
and f ood
Har p Si ng f or her bef or e she l eaves t own,
SUPPER wi l l be hel d on Sunday, May 13t h,
of Rut h Huber i n Hi l l andal e, Md.
Cal l Rut h
i deas. She says t hi s may be t he l ast Sacr ed
but t hen we ’ ve hear d t hat one bef or e. . .
NORTHERN VI RGI NI A FOLK FESTI VAL
May 18, 19, & 20
Kenmor e Juni or Hi gh School , Rout e 50 & Car l i n Spr i ngs Road, Ar l i ngt on
Thi s y ear ’ s f est i val i s bi gger and bet t er t han ever .
I t i s sponsor ed by t he
Ar l i ngt on Depar t ment of Envi r onment al Af f ai r s, Recr eat i on Di vi si on, and al l
event s ar e f r ee. FSGW member Bob Cl ayt on i s musi c chai r man ( or what ever t hey ’ r e
cal l i ng hi m) and he has gi ven us a r un- down on t he schedul e f or t he weekend.
Not al l of t he per f or mer s had make commi t ment s as of pr ess t i me, so we ’ l l be
speci f i c wher e we can and gener al wher e we c an’ t .
For mor e i nf or mat i on on t he
weekend cal l Pr i sci l l a Ur ner or Lynn Mai l l oux at 558- 2152.
FRI DAY EVENI NG:
7 p. m. Pr ol ogue—Feat ur i ng t wo f ol k musi c bands; a smal l band, Al an Ker ns and
t he Count r y K’ s ( a bl uegr ass gr oup) , and a l ar ge band, t he Takoma
Mandal eer s ( a mandol i n or chest r a) .
7: 30 p. m. Concer t —About t wo- t hi r ds et hni c danci ng and one- t hi r d musi c, f eat
ur i ng, among ot her s, t he Song Swapper s and pr obabl y a gospel gr oup.
SATURDAY:
Noon t i l ?—Cr af t s and f ood i t ems wi l l be di spl ayed and sol d.
1 p. m. Yout h Concer t —A concer t of f ol k musi c per f or med by musi ci ans t eenaged
or younger .
3 p. m. ( r oughl y) —The Advent ur e Theat er wi l l do dr amat i zat i ons of f ol k t al es.
7 p. m. Pr ol ogue—Theme i s " Ol d Ti me Musi c i s Al i ve i n Vi r gi ni a” ; f eat ur i ng
t he Gr easy Run Toad Tr omper s ( you know t hem) , Del mer Lest er & Sons
( a f i ddl e band) , and Renee Pi geon ( a banj o pl ay er ) .
7: 30 p. m. Concer t —Agai n about t wo- t hi r ds dance and one- t hi r d musi c
SUNDAY:
Noon t i l ?—Cr af t s and f ood i t ems wi l l be di spl ayed and sol d.
1 p. m. Sampl er Concer t —A br oad vi ew of Amer i can f ol k musi c, f eat ur i ng John
Jackson, Chuck & Nan Per due, Al ber t o Vazquez, Gus Meade & hi s band wi t h
Speedy Tol l i ver , Dal l as Kel l er ( an ol d f i ddl er f r om t he Bl ue Ri dge) ,
and maybe some ot her s.
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SUNDAY cont i nued
5 p. m* Rel i gi ous Musi c Concer t —Coor di nat ed by Gene Ander son, f eat ur i ng
Chuck & Nan Per due, a gr oup of Sacr ed Har o si nger s, a bl ack gospel
gr oup f r om t he Mt . Ol i ve Bapt i st Chur ch and an et hni c gr oup ( pr obabl y
Jewi sh o r Hungar i an) *
7 p. m. Pr ol ogue—Fi ddl e j ambor ee f eat ur i ng sever al of t he t op f i ddl er s i n
Nor t her n Vi r gi ni a, young and ol d, i ncl udi ng Gus Meade and hi s band
wi t h Speedy Tol l i ver , Dal l as Kel l er , and ot her s.
7 130 p. m. Concer t —Agai n basi cal l y t wo- t hi r ds dance and ^ne- t hi r d musi c.
John Jackson wi l l be, one of t he per f or mer s.
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On Wednesday, May 23r d, t he MARYLAND FOLKLORE SOCI ETY wi l l pr esent a f r ee showi ng
of t wo f i l ms about l i f e on t he Chesapeake Bay. The f i r st f i l m, Wat er men of t he
Chesapeake, was made i n 1964 by t he U. S. Depar t ment of I nt er i or . I t depi ct s t he
l i f e of one f ami l y and how t hey make t hei r l i vel i hood on t he wat er .
Ther e i s
some musi c i n i t — t he cr ew si ngs as i t wor ks.
The ot her f i l m, Just Pl ai n Wat er man,
was made i n 1969 by Fi sher Sl e* as.
The showi ng i s open t o t he p u b l i c b e g i n s at
8: 15 p. m. . and wi l l be hel d i n t he Per pet ual Bui l di ng
Audi t or i um, 7401 Wi sconsi n
Ave. , Bet hesda, one bl ock sout h of
East - West Hi ghway.
I f y ou have been wonder i ng how t o get t he r ecor di ngs of some of our r ecent
per f or mer s, you mi ght t r y t he ROUNDER RECORDS f ol ks.
They car r y many, many f ol ksy
l abel s t hat i ncl ude speci f i cal l y t he f ol l owTi ng r ecor ds:
Boys of
t he Lough,
Tr ai l er Recor ds, $4. 00
Benny & Val l i e Cai n,
Rebel Recor ds, $3• 50
Lar r y Johnson’ s Fast & Funk y . Bl ue Goose Recor ds, $4. 00
Hi ghwoods St r i ng Band’ s Fi r e on t he Mount ai ns. Rounder Recor ds, $3* 50
I f y ou send a check or money or der
wi t h your r equest ,
t her e i s no char gef or post age.
I t ’ s a good i dea t o l i st al t er nat i ve choi ces i n case t hey ’ r e out of your f i r st
choi ces.
The addr ess i s Rounder Recor ds,
65 Par k St . , Somer vi l l e, MA02143. I n
any case you mi ght as we1! wr i t e f or t hei r
f r ee cat al og; y ou’ l l be
amazedat t hei r
sel ect i on.
Jer emy Sachs, who has t . * hangi ng ar ound t he Soci et y f or sever al year s ( and was
Member shi p Chai r man f or 71- 72) , has l ef t Washi ngt on f or For t Wayne, I ndi ana.
If
y ou’ r e ever i n t he ar ea hi s addr ess i s 1210 Thr ee Ri ver s East , For t Wayne I N 46802.
ATTENTI ONS! Nonmember s r ecei vi ng our Newsl et t er !
Di d y ou f or get t o mai l i n t he
f or m i n l ast mont h’ s Newsl et t er ? We ’ r e t r yi ng t o t r i m our mai l i ng l i st of t hose
who ar e no l onger i nt er est ed i n r eci vi ng t he Newsl et t er ( at bul k r at e) .
I f you
wi sh t o cont i nue r ecei vi ng t he Newsl et t er FI LL 0UF THE FORM BELOW AND MAI L I T TO
US BY MAY 15, 1973* I f ve do not hear f r om you by t hen, we wi l l t ake your name
of f t he l i s t . Member s and exchange publ i cat i ons wi l l , of cour se, cont i nue t o
r ecei ve our mai l i ngs, unl ess your dues ar e over due or your addr ess i sn’ t cur r ent .
Fol kl or e Soci et y of Gr eat er Washi ngt on
Box 19303,
20t h St r eet St at i on
Washi ngt on DC 20036
Sur vey/ Member shi p For m
CHECK APPROPRI ATE SPACES PLEASE
I am a nonmember r ecei vi ng t he Newsl et t er and wi sh t o cont i nue r ecei vi ng i t (
I wi sh t o j oi n t he Soci et y:
Encl osed i s $5 ( i ndi vi dual ) ( ); $7* 50 ( f ami l y) (
Thi s i s a r enewal ( ) ; addr ess change ( ) .
).
).
Name: __________________________ ______________________________________ _Phone: ______________
Addr ess:
Zip:
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V/ ETA- FM Radi o i s changi ng t he f or mat of t hei r dai l y " P. M. ” show ( 12: 30 t o 5 p. m. )
so t hat i t wi l l no l onger be devot ed t o bl uegr ass and f ol k musi c. They hav en’ t as
yet deci ded what t he f ut ur e i s f or ( t r adi t i onal ) f ol k musi c on WETA, so per haps
y ou’ d l i ke t o dr op t hem a not e t el l i ng t hem what y ou’ d l i ke t o hear .
I t pr obabl y
woul dn’ t hur t t o ment i on your member shi p i n FSGW. The addr ess i s WETA Radi o, Ar l i ng
t on VA 22207* Whi l e y ou’ r e at i t , y ou mi ght consi der wr i t i ng some of t he ot her
r adi o st at i ons t oo. WAMU has good f ol k shows but WMAL and WHFS ar e t wo st at i ons
t hat coul d use a l i t t l e nudgi ng.
Ther e i s an I RI SH DANCE GROUP t hat i s meet i ng on Thur sday ni ght s at 8 p. m. at t he *
Rodger s Hei ght s El ement ar y School i n Bl adensbur g, Md. , t hat woul d l i ke you^ j oi n
t hem i f y ou’ r e i nt er est ed.
I f t her e ar e enough i nt er est ed t hey may have a begi n
ner s gr oup i n t he summer and may possi bl y schedul e some cei dl hs ( cor r ect pl ur al ?)
i n t he f al l . Al so t hey ar e l ooki ng f or an ai r - condi t i oned pl ace t o meet i n t he
summer .
I f y ou have any quest i ons or i deas cal l Ri ch Gal l oway at 89^- ^233*
FOLK MUSI C FESTI VALS, FI DDLERS* CONVENTI ONS, ETC. — The compl et e l i st f or t hi s y ear ’ s
event s i s now avai l abl e f r om t he Ar chi ve of Fol k Song, Li br ar y of Congr ess, Was h. ,
D. C. 205^ 0 . Or phone h26- 5510* Thi s t i me ar ound, Joe Hi cker son, t he compi l er of
t he l i st , has i ncl uded t he names of sponsor s and mai l i ng addr esses wher ever possi bl e.
We seem t o have r un out of r oom so what f ol l ows i s a l i st of some l ocal event s and
some of t he hi ghl i ght s of t he summer schedul e.
U.S.POSTAGF
rol kl or e Soci et y of Gr eat er Washi ngt on
P. O. Box 19303 20t h St r eet St at i on
Washi ngt on DC 20036
AAA * * A* AA AA AA
May 3
Annual Scot t i sh Fest i val , Rober t E, Pear y Hi gh School , Rockvi l l e, Md.
" 12 3r d Annual Fr i endl y Seni or Hi gh School Fol k Fest i val , Fr i endl y, Md*
June 8- 10
8t h Annual Cul peper Bl uegr ass Fest i val , War r ent on, Va. Lake Whi ppoor
wi l l ( Ji m Cl ar k, Box 186, Fai r f ax)
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22- 23 Mi ddl et own Fol k Fest i val , Bodman Par k, Mi ddl et own, N. J. ( Ri char d
Levi ne, 11 Car negi e Ct . )
11 30Smi t hsoni an Fest i val of Amer i can Fol kl i f e, Ref l ect i ng Pool / Li ncol n
Jul y 8
Memor i al Gr eenswar d
Jul y 6- 8
13t h Annual Mar i posa Fol k Fest i val , Tor ont o Cent r e I sl and Par k, Tor ont o,
Ont ar i o ( 329 St . Geor ge St . , Sui t e h)
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26- 29 35t h Annual Nat i onal Fol k Fest i val , Vi enna, Va. , Wol f Tr ap Far m Par k
Aug. 2- 5
Fox Hol l ows The Beer s Fami l y Fest i val , Pet er sbur g, N. Y. , ( Rout e 2)
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38t h Annual Ol d Fi ddl er ’ s Convent i on, Gal ax, Va. , Fel t s Par k ( Moose
Lodge No. 733. Box 655)
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2^ - 26 12t h Annual Phi l adel phi a Fol k Fest i val , Upper Sal f or d, Pa. ( advanced
sal es onl y) ( Phi l a. Fol k Song Soci et y, 7113 Eml en St . , Phi l adel phi a)
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AN D Y WALLACE
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