It's time to register for Folk College! The early bird deadline is coming up

April 1.



FOLK COLLEGE / May 22-24, 2009

Held at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA

http://folkcollege.com



Folk College is a fun and friendly weekend of playing and listening to folk

music - a fantastic three days of workshops, concerts, jams, dancing and

friendship. Activities are held at Juniata College, a beautiful setting in

Huntingdon PA, nestled in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains. Within one

weekend, you'll have a choice of workshops ranging from old-time to blues to

international, and you'll get to sing, dance, play, and listen. All instruments

are welcome, and there are workshops for every level from total beginner to

professional.



Don't play an instrument but always wished you did? This weekend is for you too!

We'll have a beginners' intensive where instruments are provided and you'll get

a taste of playing instruments like dulcimer, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo,

and bass.



FEATURED STAFF:

* Joel Mabus - multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter extraordinaire

* Luminescent Orchestrii - Gypsy, Klezmer, Balkan meets hip-hop old-time punk

* Grey Larsen and Cindy Kallet - Celtic and more

* Orpheus Supertones - high energy old time mountain music

* AppalAsian - cross between Chinese and Appalachian

* Simple Gifts - 3 women, 12 instruments, your musical hosts



CONTACT INFORMATION:

Folk College is sponsored by the Huntingdon County Arts Council

Ilona Ballreich, Executive Director

huntingdonarts@...

814/643-6220

We're VERY excited about the lineup of staff and the plans for the weekend. I

hope you'll be able to join us!

Very confusing.  What workshops are for what instruments?  Are  they all for

all instruments?  Say clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mando,  guiitar?  I can' tmake

sense of what they're doing.





In a message dated 3/28/2009 5:48:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

jgt3@... writes:



It's  time to register for Folk College! The early bird deadline is coming up

April  1.



FOLK COLLEGE / May 22-24, 2009

Held at Juniata College in  Huntingdon, PA

http://folkcollege.com



Folk College is a fun and  friendly weekend of playing and listening to folk

music - a fantastic three  days of workshops, concerts, jams, dancing and

friendship. Activities are held  at Juniata College, a beautiful setting in

Huntingdon PA, nestled in the  picturesque Allegheny Mountains. Within one

weekend,

you'll have a choice of  workshops ranging from old-time to blues to

international, and you'll get to  sing, dance, play, and listen. All instruments

are

welcome, and there are  workshops for every level from total beginner to

professional.



Don't  play an instrument but always wished you did? This weekend is for you

too!  We'll have a beginners' intensive where instruments are provided and

you'll  get a taste of playing instruments like dulcimer, fiddle, guitar,

mandolin,  banjo, and bass.



FEATURED STAFF:

* Joel Mabus -  multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter extraordinaire

* Luminescent  Orchestrii - Gypsy, Klezmer, Balkan meets hip-hop old-time punk

* Grey  Larsen and Cindy Kallet - Celtic and more

* Orpheus Supertones - high  energy old time mountain music

* AppalAsian - cross between Chinese and  Appalachian

* Simple Gifts - 3 women, 12 instruments, your musical  hosts



CONTACT INFORMATION:

Folk College is sponsored by the  Huntingdon County Arts Council

Ilona Ballreich, Executive  Director

huntingdonarts@...

814/643-6220

We're VERY excited  about the lineup of staff and the plans for the weekend.

I hope you'll be able  to join  us!









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--- In OldTime-l@yahoogroups.com, porchgreg@... wrote:

>

> Very confusing.  What workshops are for what instruments?  Are  they all for

> all instruments?



Thanks for the inquiry. Some workshops are for all instruments, some are for

specific instruments. There will be workshops for all the instruments you

listed, plus workshops for flutes, singing, various folk styles. There will also

be jamming, dancing, and other more esoteric instruemnts.



Hope this helps, Jerry



Say clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mando,  guiitar?  I can' tmake

> sense of what they're doing.

>

>

> In a message dated 3/28/2009 5:48:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> jgt3@... writes:

>

> It's  time to register for Folk College! The early bird deadline is coming up

> April  1.

>

> FOLK COLLEGE / May 22-24, 2009

> Held at Juniata College in  Huntingdon, PA

> http://folkcollege.com

>

> Folk College is a fun and  friendly weekend of playing and listening to folk

> music - a fantastic three  days of workshops, concerts, jams, dancing and

> friendship. Activities are held  at Juniata College, a beautiful setting in

> Huntingdon PA, nestled in the  picturesque Allegheny Mountains. Within one

weekend,

> you'll have a choice of  workshops ranging from old-time to blues to

> international, and you'll get to  sing, dance, play, and listen. All

instruments are

> welcome, and there are  workshops for every level from total beginner to

> professional.

>

> Don't  play an instrument but always wished you did? This weekend is for you

> too!  We'll have a beginners' intensive where instruments are provided and

> you'll  get a taste of playing instruments like dulcimer, fiddle, guitar,

> mandolin,  banjo, and bass.

>

> FEATURED STAFF:

> * Joel Mabus -  multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter extraordinaire

> * Luminescent  Orchestrii - Gypsy, Klezmer, Balkan meets hip-hop old-time punk

> * Grey  Larsen and Cindy Kallet - Celtic and more

> * Orpheus Supertones - high  energy old time mountain music

> * AppalAsian - cross between Chinese and  Appalachian

> * Simple Gifts - 3 women, 12 instruments, your musical  hosts

>

> CONTACT INFORMATION:

> Folk College is sponsored by the  Huntingdon County Arts Council

> Ilona Ballreich, Executive  Director

> huntingdonarts@...

> 814/643-6220

> We're VERY excited  about the lineup of staff and the plans for the weekend.

> I hope you'll be able  to join  us!

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Visit  iBluegrass Magazine, Your #1 Source for Bluegrass at

> http://www.iBluegrass.com

>

> Never Underestimate the Power of  BluegrassYahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

>

>

> **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store?  Make dinner for $10 or

> less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

>

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Folk College is sponsored by the  Huntingdon County Arts Council

Ilona Ballreich, Executive  Director

huntingdonarts@...

814/643-6220





----- Original Message -----

From: <porchgreg@...>

To: <OldTime-l@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 6:18 PM

Subject: Re: [OldTime-l] Folk College, Central PA





> Very confusing.  What workshops are for what instruments?  Are  they all

> for

> all instruments?  Say clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mando,  guiitar?  I can'

> tmake

> sense of what they're doing.

>

>

> In a message dated 3/28/2009 5:48:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> jgt3@... writes:

>

> It's  time to register for Folk College! The early bird deadline is coming

> up

> April  1.

>

> FOLK COLLEGE / May 22-24, 2009

> Held at Juniata College in  Huntingdon, PA

> http://folkcollege.com

>

> Folk College is a fun and  friendly weekend of playing and listening to

> folk

> music - a fantastic three  days of workshops, concerts, jams, dancing and

> friendship. Activities are held  at Juniata College, a beautiful setting

> in

> Huntingdon PA, nestled in the  picturesque Allegheny Mountains. Within one

> weekend,

> you'll have a choice of  workshops ranging from old-time to blues to

> international, and you'll get to  sing, dance, play, and listen. All

> instruments are

> welcome, and there are  workshops for every level from total beginner to

> professional.

>

> Don't  play an instrument but always wished you did? This weekend is for

> you

> too!  We'll have a beginners' intensive where instruments are provided and

> you'll  get a taste of playing instruments like dulcimer, fiddle, guitar,

> mandolin,  banjo, and bass.

>

> FEATURED STAFF:

> * Joel Mabus -  multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter extraordinaire

> * Luminescent  Orchestrii - Gypsy, Klezmer, Balkan meets hip-hop old-time

> punk

> * Grey  Larsen and Cindy Kallet - Celtic and more

> * Orpheus Supertones - high  energy old time mountain music

> * AppalAsian - cross between Chinese and  Appalachian

> * Simple Gifts - 3 women, 12 instruments, your musical  hosts

>

> CONTACT INFORMATION:

> Folk College is sponsored by the  Huntingdon County Arts Council

> Ilona Ballreich, Executive  Director

> huntingdonarts@...

> 814/643-6220

> We're VERY excited  about the lineup of staff and the plans for the

> weekend.

> I hope you'll be able  to join  us!

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Visit  iBluegrass Magazine, Your #1 Source for Bluegrass at

> http://www.iBluegrass.com

>

> Never Underestimate the Power of  BluegrassYahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

>

>

> **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store?  Make dinner for $10

> or

> less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Visit iBluegrass Magazine, Your #1 Source for Bluegrass at

> http://www.iBluegrass.com<BR>

> Never Underestimate the Power of BluegrassYahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

_jgt3@..._ (mailto:jgt3@...)  writes:



Thanks  for the inquiry. Some workshops are for all instruments, some are for

specific  instruments. There will be workshops for all the instruments you

listed, plus  workshops for flutes, singing, various folk styles. There will

also be  jamming, dancing, and other more esoteric instruemnts.



Hope this helps,  Jerry

What would help is to make which workshops are available for which

instrument clear on the web site.  You are asking people to register  without

the most

basic information to evaluate if the event is a good fit.   Very poorly

designed.  It may be a tremendous event, but one cannot tell  from the web site

if

it will benefit them or not.



/greg







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