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Usually she has a fiddle tucked under her chin, and you see her playing at dances with Megaband and Hey! She has served on the FOLKMADS Board and rotates off this December. She and mandolin-playing hubby Laurie host house concerts for folk musicians. And Jane is the tireless and talented web mistress for www.folkmads.org. More than 17,000 people have visited the web site in the past four years, and I personally know that many of us locals, as well as dancers nationwide who travel through New Mexico, rely on FOLKMADS' web site for information. If you haven't visited the site, you should. And next time you see Jane, say "thank you" for all her great work on behalf of folk music and dance in our state.
Corrales Sing, Friday, December 2
FOLK SONG CIRCLE. The December theme is "CAROLS/SOLSTICE/SEASONS".
FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 8:00 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT
Each participant in the circle may lead a song, do a solo, request a song, or pass. Bring enthusiasm, songbooks, instruments, beverages/snacks, kids, and friends.
Contact: Laurie McPherson 898-6978
Email: lauriemcpherson@hotmail.com or lmcpherson@salud.unm.edu
114 Coronado Road, Corrales, 87048
(Directions: From the intersection of Alameda and Coors, go 1.8 miles north on Corrales Road. Pass the Chevron station, go several blocks. Just past the Horseman’s Supply store, turn left on Coronado Road. Post office is too far. They’re the second house on the right, come in past the barns to park.)
Las Cruces Contra, Friday, Dec. 2
Las Cruces Contra Dance, Friday, Dec. 2, Lewis and Chole will be giving the introductory lessons, briefly teaching each dance and calling with music provided by the SNMMDS HOUSE BAND. AND Lonnie and Julie should be back from China by then. Welcome home!!!! 7:30-10:30 pm. Mesilla Park Community Church, 3101 South Main Street, Las Cruces. Teaching contra basics at 7:30 pm. Cost $4. 521-7586 for more info. Directions: Exit I-10 142 at University, turn LEFT (west) onto University, turn LEFT (south) onto South Main Street (at the light under the freeway), go 2 blocks south & look for address.
Albuquerque Contra Dance, Saturday, Dec. 3
Introducing caller Chris Kelly and welcoming home the red-and-green-hot dance band, Sandia Hots (Liz Stevens on fiddle, Linda Askew on guitar, Scott Mathis on mandolin, Michael Gallagher on banjo). Chris and her family have relocated to Santa Fe from Texas, and the Sandia Hots have moved back here from Colorado. New Mexico's folk community is richer for the presence and return of all of these folks, so don't miss this dance. 8-11 p.m., acoustic jam at 7 p.m.; newcomers class at 7:30. Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4909 Hawkins NE, one full block west of I-25 and 1/2 block north of Ellison. See www.asdc.org for directions. $5 members, $6 others. We have the big room, come fill it up!
Durango Contra Dance, Saturday, Dec. 3
If you happen to be skiing up in southern Colorado, you can dance Saturday evening December 3rd. The Durango monthly Contra Dance will be held at the VFW Hall, 1515 Main Avenue. Beginner instruction is at 7:00 p.m. Dancing is from 7:30 to 10:30. All dances are taught and called. No partner is necessary, and dancers of all abilities are welcome. Wendy Graham will call the dance. The Kitchen Jam Band will provide live music. Admission is $7. To encourage new-comers (and old timers) to come to the lesson, admission at 7:00 is reduced to $5. For further information, call 259-6820.
Santa Fe Dance Committee Meeting, Dec. 5
Bill Cooper is hosting the Santa Fe Dance Committee meeting on Monday, Dec. 5, 7 pm, 224 E. Buena Vista, email Bill for directions at williamkcooper@aol.com The organizers want to open up the SF dance community to greater participation. What is great? What do you wish were different? Come share your views about how to make the dances even more fun.
Singing Cowboys in Concert Dec. 6 & 7!
World-famous cowboy yodelers Riders in the Sky present concerts Dec. 6, 2005, 7:00 PM Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque Convention Center; and Dec. 7, 2005, 7:00 PM Las Cruces, New Mexico Dickerson's Barn. Visit www.ridersinthesky.com for more info. And a little-known fact, before they were famous, I hired them to play at a Tennessee Environmental Council meeting back in 1979.
Bosque House Concert, ABQ, Thursday, Dec. 8
featuring KC Groves and Sally Truitt
December 8, 7:30 pm
$12 suggested donation. Reservations required.
For reservations, contact Jeff at 505-842-5073 or abqmusic@att.net
or on-line at www.abqmusic.com (check out their upcoming concerts in Jan. 2006!!)
KC Groves is better known as the founder of Uncle Earl, the all woman bluegrass band that has wow'ed people at Telluride Bluegrass Festival and right here at the Botanic Gardens. KC is a killer mandolin player and great vocalist, who will be joined by standup bassist Sally Truitt for a night of original songs, old time numbers and a handful of Carter Family classics. People who enjoyed the recent show by The Greencards should put this one on their calendars.
Carmina Burana, Thurs., Dec. 8, ABQ
If powerful and dark Carl Orff is more your style, you can hear the UNM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Carmina Burana at Popejoy Hall, UNM Campus, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Take the shuttle cuz the campus is messed up with construction. Tickets are only $10, general admission, so get there early for best seats. I already have my tickets...
Santa Fe Contra Dance, Saturday, December 10
Check out the Contra Dance in Santa Fe, Saturday, December 10. Road warrior Lausanne Allen is back with us 'til spring, and she'll be calling. Hey! (Linda Vik, Jane Phillips, Chris Carlson all on fiddle, Tim Shaffer on guitar, I think) playing, 8 p.m. -11 p.m., IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd. $5 members, $6 others. Instruction at 7:30 p.m.
Second Sunday Dance, ABQ, December 11
Merri Rudd calling elegant English country and zesty contra dances; music by Gemma DeRagon (fiddle), Bill Rust (guitar), Michael Blackwell (flute, bodhran) and Della O'Keefe (piano). 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Dance Studio in Albuquerque at 4217 San Mateo NE, 1 block south of Montgomery on the west side of the San Mateo between Auto Zone and Bank of the West (across from Grandy's). Park directly behind the studio on west side in gated area or along San Mateo to avoid vehicle break-ins. Do not park behind Auto Zone. Bring clean dance shoes. No shoes with nails or that leave black scuff marks, please. Clean dance shoes and tennis shoes OK. $6 admission.
Megaband Practice, ABQ, Tuesday, Dec. 13
Albuquerque's award-winning Megaband gathers from 7:30-10:30 pm at the Blue Dragon Coffeehouse, 1517 Girard NE to practice for the dance, jam, drink coffee and have fun. Contact Bruce Thomson for details, 277-4729. All levels of musicians welcome.
Albuquerque Contra Dance, Saturday, December 17
Come to the last Albuq. dance of the year with Marj Mullany calling; music by Megaband, 8-11 p.m., acoustic jam at 7 p.m.; newcomers class at 7:30. $5 members, $6 others. Dance Studio in Albuquerque at 4217 San Mateo NE, 1 block south of Montgomery on the west side of the San Mateo between Auto Zone and Bank of the West (across from Grandy's). Park directly behind the studio on west side in gated area or along San Mateo to avoid vehicle break-ins. Do not park behind Auto Zone.
Taos Holiday Season Ball, Sat., Dec. 17
The Second Annual Holiday Season Ball will be held at the San Geronimo Lodge on Saturday, Dec. 17, from 6-10 p.m. This was a local event last year. Richard Wilson officiated and led, as Dancing Master and Jim Buechler served as Master of Ceremonies. Richard says he will participate this year at least, and will come up for the occasion. Lausanne Allen will be calling dances too. They'd like to have dancers from Santa Fe and south come up, if they can. The San Geronimo is an elegant place, with a nice floor, and it'll be very Christmas-festive. Like last year it will be a dress-up affair -- Taos's notion of "fancy dress" is "Whatever your fancy dictates". Price hasn't been settled yet, but certainly no more than 7 or 8 dollars per person, couples $15. Contact Jim at hopenjimbo@yahoo.com for more details.
A Special Orchestra Music Festival, Saturday, Dec. 17
Benefiting the world inspiring New Mexico Special Orchestra!
Featuring New Mexico’s Finest Music
Guitar Virtuoso - HECTOR PIMENTEL - (Classical, Flamenco and Modern) - 7:15 p.m performance
Howling, Raving, Real ROCKABILLY! - THE ROUSTABOUTS - (Stars of the vibrant downtown club scene) - 8:00 p.m. performance
Shimmering Celtic and traditional - HANDS FIVE - Champions, 2005 Santa Fe Bluegrass Festival - 8:45 p.m. performance
Lobby Magic - Robert Copeland
Starting at 6:30 p.m. LOBO THEATRE, 3013 Central, Albuquerque. $5.00 (suggested donation at the door). More Info: (505) 864-3749 or www.specialorchestra.org
Santa Fe Contra Dance, Saturday, December 24
Check out the Christmas Eve Contra Dance in Santa Fe, Saturday, December 24. Open mike for callers and SF Community Band playing, Note different times: Potluck and hall decorating at 5 p.m., Dance 6:30-9 p.m., IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd. $5 members, $6 others. You can be home in time to bake cookies for whoever.
There is no 4th Sunday Albuq. dance with Artie in December. Nor is there a New Year's Eve dance in New Mexico that I know of.
If you know of others who would enjoy this e-news, please forward it to them. If you wish to be removed from this list, let me know. Stay warm and enjoy the solstice and holidays with good food, friends, family, music and dance. As a gift to myself, I'm only doing one folk e-news this month. Send me January folk news by January 3, 2006.
Gonna be a quick one tonight, folkies. Getting home at 10 pm two nights in a row leaves little time for writing.
First, a housekeeping note, if anyone asked me to add a friend to this enews list a few weeks ago, please ask again cuz AOL tagged the message as spam and deleted it before I could read it. I just saw the message and then lost it. Sorry.
Las Cruces Contra Dance, Friday, Nov. 18
Lewis and Chole will be giving the introductory lessons, briefly teaching each dance and calling with music provided by the SNMMDS HOUSE BAND. 7:30-10:30 pm. NEW LOCATION--Mesilla Park Community Church, 3101 South Main Street, Las Cruces. Teaching contra basics at 7:30 pm. Cost $4. 521-7586 for more info. Directions: Exit I-10 142 at University, turn LEFT (west) onto University, turn LEFT (south) onto South Main Street (at the light under the freeway), go 2 blocks south & look for address. Their last dance of the year will be Friday, December 2...
Albuquerque Contra Dance, Saturday, November 19
Wendy Graham from Durango is calling and Megaband is playing. 8-11 p.m., acoustic jam at 7 p.m.; newcomers class at 7:30. FOLKMADS Annual Meeting too during the break, so come and volunteer to be an active Board member!! Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4909 Hawkins NE, one full block west of I-25 and 1/2 block north of Ellison. See www.asdc.org for directions. $5 members, $6 others. In case you don't remember this dynamic young woman, here's a photo of Wendy from Folkmadness Camp 2005.
Taos Contra Dance, Saturday, Nov. 19
Next contra dance will be at the Community Center (the old school, across from the Parish Hall on Ski Valley Road) Saturday, Nov. 19. Time: 7:30 p.m. Lausanne Allen will be calling and I think Taos musicians will be playing. Bring somebody new to the dance, and they will get in FREE. $5 others, I think. Looking ahead, Taos has scheduled the Second Annual Holiday Season Ball for Dec. 17th (third Saturday) at the "elegant and spacious" San Geronimo Lodge with the great dance floor. It will run, more or less, from 6 until 10 and will be -- as it was last year -- a Fancy Dress ball. "Fancy" meaning "Whatever your Fancy dictates." Email hopesmail@zianet.com for more info.
4th Santa Fe Contra Dance, Saturday, November 26
Contra Dance in Santa Fe happens Saturday, Nov. 26, right after Thanksgiving. 8 p.m. -11 p.m., IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd., Merri Rudd calling, and Gary Papenhagen, Robin Brown and friends playing. $5 members, $6 others. Instruction at 7:30 p.m. I plan to call the "Trip to Phan Reel," if you get my drift. If you'd rather sit around listening to music than dance....
Albuquerque Concert, Saturday, November 26
Bosque House Concert #81 featuring
JORANE
7:30 pm
$12 suggested donation. Reservations required.
For reservations, contact Jeff at 505-842-5073 or abqmusic@att.net
or on-line at www.abqmusic.com
She's French Canadian and plays cello while singing in French, English and jabberwocky. She's kind of like Tori Amos on the cello. You can hear samples and get more info at www.jorane.com
Remember that www.folkmads.org has calendars and info on FOLKMADS events. There may be other November folk-related concert info out there, but I haven't caught wind of it this month. Let me know if you know of events to list for December by November 30. Thanks,
Merri Rudd
Carleigh & her creation; Carleigh Hoff & Richard Riger
It is with great sadness that I report our dancing friend Carleigh Hoff died on Saturday, November 5, 2005, 7:28 p.m. just before the Albuquerque contra dance began. She was surrounded by her sister, Deb, her son, Leif, and friends singing her on her journey with her songs.
A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF CARLEIGH HOFF is scheduled for Sunday, November 13, at 4:00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Blvd. NE (the southwest corner of Comanche and Carlisle NE). The celebration will include dancing and singing after a service of remembrance. Following the service will be a catered reception and a dance in the Social Hall.
People are gathering Sunday to celebrate the music, artistry and life of Carleigh. Some of her extraordinary creations can be seen at her web site: www.greenspiritstudio.com
I watched Carleigh dancing numerous times from the stage as I called. She radiated joy, moved with grace, and beamed gleefully as she danced to the music. She was a Renaissance woman, full of talent and creativity I can never hope to match. She was a gentle and fashionable soul with amazing outfits and jewelry collected from her artist comrades. She was a woman who deserved a better end, and I hope the reality of her traveling from vibrant dancer/artist/musician/spiritualist to death in five months' time impacts all of our perspectives.
I hope that Carleigh and the rest of us can say we have lived our lives with few regrets and with integrity and joy and light. My guiding question of late has been, "If this were the last year of my life, is this how I would choose to spend my time?" I am sometimes surprised by the revelations of the universe. May you find your own revelations in how you choose to live your remaining days.
Merri Rudd
Albuquerque, NM
www.merridancing.com
Greetings, Folkies,
Thanks to all of you for the comments, news of events, encouragement, etc. There are so many music and dance events for this edition, that I mixed them all together in date order. Hope you each find something to make you smile.
Corrales Sing, Friday, Nov. 4
FOLK SONG CIRCLE. The November Folk singing theme is Ghosts/Enchantment.
FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 8:00 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT
Each participant in the circle may lead a song, do a solo, request a song, or pass. Bring enthusiasm, songbooks, instruments, beverages/snacks, kids, and friends.
Contact: Laurie McPherson 898-6978
Email: lauriemcpherson@hotmail.com or lmcpherson@salud.unm.edu
114 Coronado Road, Corrales, 87048
(Directions: From the intersection of Alameda and Coors, go 1.8 miles north on Corrales Road. Pass the Chevron station, go several blocks. Just past the Horseman’s Supply store, turn left on Coronado Road. Post office is too far. They’re the second house on the right, come in past the barns to park.)
Albuquerque Contra Dance, Saturday, Nov. 5
We welcome back Lausanne Allen calling; music by Hey! (Linda Vik, Jane Phillips, and Chris Carlson on fiddle/banjo, Tim Shaffer on guitar). 8-11 p.m., acoustic jam at 7 p.m.; newcomers class at 7:30. $5 members, $6 others. Dance Studio in Albuquerque at 4217 San Mateo NE, 1 block south of Montgomery on the west side of the San Mateo between Auto Zone and Bank of the West (across from Grandy's). Park directly behind the studio on west side in gated area or along San Mateo to avoid vehicle break-ins. Do not park behind Auto Zone.
AMP CD Release Party for Anna Wolfe, Nov. 5
Featuring ANNA WOLFE, Saturday, Nov 5, 7:30 pm, Winning Coffee Co, 111 Harvard SE, ABQ. Tickets: $12 advance/$15 door, Tickets available: www.abqmusic.com, Bookworks and Natural Sound. Anna will be on KUNM's Afternoon Freeform with Cynthia Hernandez on Thursday, November 3, at 3:00. Anna holds a special place in our hearts cuz she's a local girl gone national. She now lives in Nashville and recorded her new album with some key members of the Los Angeles folk scene with careers dating back to the 70's. Anna's new CD "My Treasure" has familiar elements, but she's also moved in some interesting new directions since fronting the local folk-rock band The Hounds of Carlisle. Putting down the guitar and turning to piano changed the whole nature of Anna's compositions. In no time, Anna was creating stately piano ballads and even material with a hint of Gilbert and Sullivan light opera, while still maintaining the folk touches that help make her music catchy and appealing. The whimsy jumps out in songs like "If My Mind was a Hound ", "Hello Pirates' and the seriously silly hidden track "Pigeons in Love". She can also be tender and warm, painting touching portraits of the people near and dear to her.
Shockingly, Zoukfest starts Nov. 6. up at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM. See end of this email for details. And on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 4th, 5th and 6th, ZoukFest will present concerts by renowned ZoukFest performers. All three concerts take place at Taos Center for the Arts, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, in Taos. Friday and Saturday concerts begin at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoon’s concert is at 2pm. Visit http://www.zoukfest.com/concerts.html for more info.
Tim Hill Concert & Workshop, ABQ, Nov. 10 & 12
Tim Hill is giving a concert and workshop on November 10th and 12th in Albuquerque. Tim Hill is Erika Gerety (of Hands' Five fame) cousin. He was out visiting from NY City for the ABQ Folk Festival and did a main stage song and filled in last minute for a cancelled workshop. Tim is a Singer Song-writer, but he also teaches harmonic singing (like throat singing), not to be confused with harmony singing. It is amazing. He can sing one low note while his voice also makes the sound of a flute playing a standard tune like Amazing Grace. You must witness it to believe it. Elliott Rogers was delighted and says he plans to come to both the concert and the workshop. The house concert is at 1000 Parkland Circle SE on Thursday, November 10th at 7:30 pm. $10 donation - all proceeds go to artists. Please email newmangretchen@yahoo.com, or contact Gretchen or Steven for
reservations/directions at 266-6928 or 858-3463. The workshop will be in the UNM Anthropology Lecture Hall at 2 pm on Saturday November 12th. People can contact Erika for more information about the workshop at 277-2732 or erika@unm.edu
AMP Concert, ABQ, Friday, Nov. 11
An AMP Listening Room featuring
THE GREENCARDS
Friday, November 11
7:30 pm
The Windchime Champagne Gallery
518 Central SW (Downtown)
Tickets: $12 advance/$15 door
Available: www.abqmusic.com, Bookworks, Natural Sound and Windchime Gallery
The Greencards are one of the hottest new bands on the bluegrass/Americana circuit. It'll take a few years to see if they can really follow in the paths of Allison Krauss & Union Station and Nickel Creek, but opening for the Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson tour was certainly a good way to play in front of a lot of new fans. The Greencards get their name by being an Austin-based band of expatriates, with two thirds of the group coming from Australia while the remaining member is a Brit. This probably accounts for why their blend of bluegrass comes with a touch of Fairport Convention folk flavoring. The trio, consisting of Kym Warner on mandolin, Carol Young on bass and Eamon McLaughlin on fiddle, seems to have gelled instantly. They were immediately recognized as Best New Band in the Austin Music Awards before grabbing the choice spot on the Willie Nelson/Bob Dylan summer tour. Their web site is chock full of rave reviews for their new Dualtone release - "Weather and Water" http://www.thegreencards.com/
Santa Fe Concerts, Thurs. & Friday, Nov. 10 & 11
On Thursday and Friday, November 10th and 11th, College of Santa Fe Contemporary Music program will present concerts by staff members from the ZoukFest World Music Camp. Both concerts take place at 8:00pm in the new O’Shaughnessy Performance Space in Benildus Hall on the campus of College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive in Santa Fe. Tickets are $18 and can be obtained by calling (505)473-6196 or at the door. Visit http://www.zoukfest.com/concerts.html for more info.
Santa Fe Contra Dance, Saturday, Nov. 12
Check out the Contra Dance in Santa Fe, Saturday, November 12. Kris Jensen of Albuquerque calling, Sandia Hots (Liz Stevens on fiddle, Mike Gallagher on banjo, Scott Mathis on mandolin+, Linda Askew on guitar). The entire band recently relocated back to Albuquerque from Denver, and we are thrilled!!! 8 p.m. -11 p.m., IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd. $5 members, $6 others. Instruction at 7:30 p.m.
Alasdair Fraser--Scottish Fiddle in Corrales, Nov. 12 & 13!!
Alasdair Fraser / Natalie Haas - Scottish Fiddle / Cello Saturday, November 12, 2005, 7:30 P.M. & Sunday, November 13, 2005, 4:00 P.M. San Ysidro Church, Corrales. Advance tickets for $18 available at Frame 'n' Art, Washburn Piano Company, Bookworks. $20 at the door, but I'm guessing this concert will sell out, if it hasn't already. Alasdair Fraser is recognized throughout the world as one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced. His name is synonymous with the vibrant cultural renaissance which is transforming the Scottish musical scene. The expressive gamut from deep Celtic melancholy to joyful jig, his fiddle imitations of the bagpipe almost unbelievable, the whole rendered with a humble sincerity, flawless virtuosity and just about the sweetest sound since Fritz Kreisler," wrote the LA Times. Alasdair and Natalie's latest CD, “Fire and Grace,” won Scotland's 2004 award for Best Traditional Recording. Visit http://www.musicincorrales.org/cseason.html for more info. Visit http://www.alasdairfraser.com/ for more info on the artist.
Second Sunday Dance, ABQ, Saturday, Nov. 13
Noralyn Parsons and Kris Jensen calling elegant English country and zesty contra dances; music by One Good Turn (Gary Papenhagen on fiddle, Peter Wegman on guitar, Linda Vik on fiddle, and other friends); 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Dance Studio in Albuquerque at 4217 San Mateo NE, 1 block south of Montgomery on the west side of the San Mateo between Auto Zone and Bank of the West (across from Grandy's). Park directly behind the studio on west side in gated area or along San Mateo to avoid vehicle break-ins. Do not park behind Auto Zone. Bring clean dance shoes. No shoes with nails or that leave black scuff marks, please. Clean dance shoes and tennis shoes OK. $6 admission.
Megaband Practice, Tuesday, Nov. 15, Albuquerque
The Albuquerque Megaband hosts its monthly practice from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Blue Dragon Coffeehouse, 1517 Girard NE. Bring your instrument, your jamming rhythms, and your coffee/snack money and join the fun. Contact fiddler Bruce Thomson, 277-4729, for more info.
Dancer Talk on Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers, Wed., Nov. 16
We know each other on the dance floor, but come see one of our dancers in his 'real' life as an ornithologist for the Nature Conservancy. Dancer Dave Mehlman will give a talk on the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Recovery Project at 7 p.m. at the Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuq. Most of you probably don't know that he's one of the very few members of the national recovery team. $3 parking and admission fee. Advance reservations required as seating is limited. Call 344-7240 to reserve a space.
Las Cruces Contra Dance, Friday, Nov. 18
Lewis and Chole will be giving the introductory lessons, briefly teaching each dance and calling with music provided by the SNMMDS HOUSE BAND. 7:30-10:30 pm. Mesilla Park Community Church, 3101 South Main Street, Las Cruces. Teaching contra basics at 7:30 pm. Cost $4. Call Judy at 521-7586 for more info. Directions: Exit I-10 142 at University, turn LEFT (west) onto University, turn LEFT (south) onto South Main Street (at the light under the freeway), go 2 blocks south & look for address.
Albuquerque Contra Dance & Annual Meeting, Sat., Nov. 19
Plan ahead for FOLKMADS' elections--the group needs new people with new energy, ideas, and enthusiasm to volunteer to serve on the Board. Elections that night!! Wendy Graham from Durango, CO will call to the tunes of the prize-winning Albuquerque Megaband. 8-11 p.m., acoustic jam at 7 p.m.; newcomers class at 7:30. $5 members, $6 others. Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4909 Hawkins NE, one full block west of I-25 and 1/2 block north of Ellison.. Visit www.asdc.org for map.
NEW Los Alamos Contra Dance, Saturday, Nov. 19
A new place to dance? You bet! The first contra dance in many years will begin in Los Alamos on Saturday, November 19 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 N. Sage St. Music will be provided by Roaring Jelly (see their website at http://internet.cybermesa.com/~keating) and the caller is Alan Wadlinger. Admission is $5 per person, children under 12 are free. Desserts and soft drinks are available for purchase during the event.
This & That
Zoukfest 2005 will be held Sunday, November 6th through Saturday, November 12th at historic Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico. The 2005 Staff list keeps growing and now includes Randal Bays, Dan Beimborn, César Carazo, Beth Bahia Cohen, Luis Delgado, Connie Dover, Sonja Drakulich, Polly Tapia Ferber, Stanley Greenthal, Gari Hegedus, Roger Landes, Paddy League, Jaime Muñoz, and Chipper Thompson. Check out the ZoukFest website for more details and to register for ZoukFest 2005!
www.zoukfest.com
Planning ahead for December, Jamie Anderson will be performing with the New Mexico Women's Chorus on Dec. 3rd at the First Unitarian Church, Albuquerque, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available at Redwing on Central or call 268-9405. I'll try to get some more info on this.
Santa Fe Concerts: GiG is Santa Fe's new non-profit performance space. GiG is located at 1808 Second St. The suggested donation is $7 to $10. All shows are at 8 PM. Check out www.gigsantafe.com for more details about each week's artists and listen to their music samples at the Listen link! This music is updated weekly, so please check back often.
15th annual May Madness Dance Weekend 2006 is open for registration! May 19-21, 2006, in Prescott, Arizona. Featuring Hotpoint Stringband from Ohio, Tucson’s Privy Tippers, and callers Seth Tepfer and Merri Rudd. Registration forms are available online at http://www.sharlot.org/madness/ If you can handle two dance camps two weekends in a row, check it out. New Mexico's 14th annual Folkmadness 2006 is set for Memorial Day weekend with fabulous talent and a focus on contra, English and waltz dances.
If you have folk music and/or dance events for me to list for the 2nd half of November, please let me know by November 15th. As always, if you would like to be removed from this list, let me know. Or if you know of others who would like to be added, let me know that too.
Thanks,
Merri Rudd
www.merridancing.com
Greetings, Folkies,
First, I'm trying to help with a FOLKMADS membership glitch. FOLKMADS newsletters are being mailed the last week of October. If you recently joined and haven't gotten any mailings, let me know by 10/20. If your member check to FOLKMADS cleared the bank in the last four months,send me your name, complete address, and the date your check cleared, so I can make sure you're on the newest mailing labels, and if not, update you.
4th Santa Fe Contra Dance on Oct. 22 Ain't Happenin'
No Santa Fe Dance cuz it's Boo Camp at Camp Stoney, Oct. 22 and 23. Virginia Creepers playing; Eleanor Fahrney calling. Go to www.folkmads.org for details.
New Mexico Concerts, Oct. 21 and 22
Roger Landes & Chipper Thompson bring their genre-blending, world-hopping, twin bouzouki music to two area house concerts this October 21st and 22nd.. Taking their inspiration from Celtic, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Arabic, Breton, African, Appalachian, Mexican, Medieval
European and Gypsy music, as well as Swamp Blues, Napoleonic ballads and the American Civil War, Landes and Thompson range through a selection of original and traditional pieces, each with its own unique story -- a journey through a richly varied soundscape, like an exhibition of "sound paintings" or a series of short films only the ear can "see." Admission to each of these concerts is only $10.
Friday, October 21st in El Dorado at 7pm. Private residence.
Call: 505.751.3512 or 505.613.2203
or Email: rwlandes@taosnet.com for reservations and directions
Saturday, October 22nd in Silver City at 7pm. Email: art4words@znet.com
for reservations and directions
Santa Fe English and Contra Dance, Oct. 29
Saturday, Oct. 29. Potluck at 6. Dance 8-11 pm. Open mic and music by Santa Fe Community Band. I hear our beloved Lausanne Allen is on her way back to NM, so maybe she'll show up. IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd. $6 members/$7 others.
5th Sunday Contra Dance, Albuq., Oct. 30
Artie Walsh and friends calling, Hands Five (Bruce Thomson on fiddle, Peter Esherick on hammer dulcimer, Erika Gerety on bass/mandolin, John Brinduse on guitar, and Gary Blank on percussion). Should be a rockin' time. 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE (2 blocks south of Central, 1.5 blocks east of San Mateo). $5 all. Call Artie for more info: 266-6322. I bet Artie wouldn't mind if you dressed up in costumes for Halloween.
Hands Five has some nice promo info at http://www.folkmads.org/hands_five.html (except their fiddle player has gained about 40 years since that photo was taken!) Sorry, I couldn't resist. :-)
This and That
Albuq. Folk Festival Managers Sought: The Albuquerque Folk Festival is seeking a few good local people with a volunteer spirit and some spare time during 2006 to manage major positions. Especially, right now they need a new Publicity Manager. This person must be a writer, able to produce flyers, press releases and work actively with the media. They also need people to manage admissions, vendors, ticket sales, and a possible raffle as well as the old standby for fundraising. If you can help, contact Linda Starr, 505-255-6037, lstarr@hubwest.com
Benefit Concert: SAOIRSE (pronounced "seer-shih": Gaelic for "Freedom"), The Celtic Eclectic Band, presents a Benefit Concert for Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, Saturday, November 12th at 7:30 PM at the Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Blvd NE (SW corner of Carlisle and Comanche). Admission is $5 at the door. For more information about Saoirse go to www.celticeclectic.com
Mandolin Lessons: Yeah! Scott and Linda are back from Colorado. Watch for their band, the Sandia Hots, which is playing two dances in Nov. and Dec.. Scott is teaching mandolin lessons in Albuquerque. Contact Scott Mathis at 266-2881 or mandowork@aol.com for details.
Santa Fe Folk Cat up for Adoption: Grey, short hair, with a white chest and blue eyes. History: Millie was rescued off the street on New Year's Eve 2000 at the FolkMads dance in Santa Fe, but her co-owner passed away so she needs her own home, hopefully with a retired person or someone who is home a lot. Temperament: Millie stays indoors, loves to look out windows and play with ping pong balls and catnip. She enjoys being around people, but is now sharing a home with another cat and would be much happier having her own home and companion person. She loves her chin, neck and chest scratched, but doesn't like to be picked up so it is best to avoid small children; she'll sit on your lap or nearby, or sleep on the bed. She is a talker with cute personality. She comes with her own CatMate timer feeding tray, which sets her food tray to open at a preset time - keeps her from eating all her food at once as she is food centered - but she has really settled down with the timed tray. She loves people, but needs to live in a home without other animals. Contact Daran at dmoon19@earthlink.net or 471-2881. (I don't know if Gina's Albuq. Folk cats were adopted...)
Off to yoga. Let me know if you know other folk enews for the next edition by Nov. 1.
Thanks,
Merri Rudd
www.merridancing.com
www.keepjudgerudd.com (sorry again, couldn't resist a political plug since we just activated the web site)
This & That & Cats
Adopt a folkie kitty cat! Gina Jenner has two cats for you to adopt. One is a 7-year-old spayed female, gray and white, named Mitzi. Indoor-outdoor cat that likes attention, but is not a lap cat. The other is a one-year-old spayed female named Purrboat, 1/2 Siamese and 1/2 tabby. Aspires to be a lap cat, indoor-outdoor. Free to good home(s). Contact Gina, email preferred: regi10@att.net or call 266-0051.
Santa Fe Contra Dance, Saturday, Sept. 10
Contra Dance in Santa Fe happens Saturday, Sept. 10. 8 p.m. -11 p.m., IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd., Janine Sammeth calling, and the Virginia Creepers playing (Bruce Thomson and Peter White on fiddle, Steve Huestis on banjo, Laurie Phillips on mandolin, Rick Olcott on guitar, as far as I know). $5 members, $6 others. Instruction at 7:30 p.m.
Durango CONTRA DANCE, SATURDAY SEPT 10
The first Contra Dance of the fall season will take place Saturday, September 10 at the VFW Hall at
4th Santa Fe Contra Dance, Saturday, Sept. 24
Contra Dance in Santa Fe happens Saturday, Sept. 24. 8 p.m. -11 p.m., IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd., Linda Starr and Artie Walsh calling, and the Nabobs (Tom Christensen on banjo, Jim Mullany/Rob Pine on fiddle, Jim Mullany/Rob Pine on guitar) playing. $5 members, $6 others. Instruction at 7:30 p.m.
Colorado Moon Fest Weekend, Sept. 23-25
A weekend of music, dance, jamming, eating and general frolicking in Colorado. Visit http://www.boulderdance.org/MoonFestival/flyers/Harvest_2005/ for details and cost.
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Dancing MEN needed in Arizona, for Tucson's Dance in the Desert 10th annual camp Nov. 11-13, 2005. Near Oracle, AZ in the high Sonoran desert. Flyers at dance tables in NM or visit www.tftm.org for registration and camp info. I've been to 9 out of 10 of these, and they're great fun. Flapjack playing, Joseph Pimentel and Susan Michaels calling. Guys, don't make us dance as men all weekend! Sign up today...
This is huge...the annual International Folk Alliance Conference will take place in Austin, Texas on February 10-14, 2006. http://www.folkalliance.net/conference/index.php has more info.
A story from Santa Fe clogger Ruth Alpert: "Michael Kott (who played a concert in Taos recently) used to play with an old-time band called Plank Road, based in Virginia, in the mid to late 1970's. Fiddler Scott Ainslie and his wife Laurie Thorpe had just moved up to NYC from Virginia, where Scott was part of the band Plank Road with Michael Kott and Al Tharp. Al Tharp was a founding member of Plank Road, and has been playing with Beau Soleil since 1990. Scott would bring the band up for gigs at The Eagle Tavern in NYC. Laurie and I would clog in the aisles of The Eagle Tavern, drinking Guiness but never getting drunk cause we would burn it off so quickly. Scott founded Fly By Night String Band in NYC around that time, and that's when I started clogging for real (I had been introduced to the music and clogging 8 years earlier but knew no one who played). Michael Kott would play his cello sideways across his lap, and wrote two VERY beautiful fiddle tunes on cello, which are on the one record Plank Road made. About 10 years ago, when we ran into each other, I got him to play one of those tunes for a modern dance I was performing." Thanks, Ruth!
Remember that www.folkmads.org has calendars and info on FOLKMADS events. As always, if you want to be deleted from this list, let me know. Or send me names to add to the list. That's all for now. Send me your Oct. folk enews by Sept. 27.
Merri Rudd
August is flying by, and I'm throwing in a little September news since I'll be out of state over Labor Day. The most frequently asked question I've had this month is "Who is this Carleigh Hoff who is so ill?" Here is a photo I snapped of her at Folkmadness Camp in May 2005. She was having some pain then, but had not yet been diagnosed. Just after camp, she was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and has been receiving radiation and chemotherapy. Now there is talk of a bone marrow transplant. Carleigh has been a vibrant, joyful, and frequent dancer at regular contras, 2nd Sunday dances, Boo Camp, and Folkmadness. Why she has been stricken with a terrible and debilitating cancer is a question for the universe to answer. She is a self-supporting artist who needs our help. Linda Starr, lstarr@hubwest.com is coordinating donations.
4th Santa Fe Contra Dance, Saturday, August 27
Contra Dance in Santa Fe happens Saturday, August 27. 8 p.m. -11 p.m., IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd., Open Mike with a potpourri of callers, and the Santa Fe Community Band playing. $5 members, $6 others. Instruction at 7:30 p.m.
Music, Music, Music in Santa Fe, August 26-28
The 31st annual Traditional and Bluegrass Music Festival will be held at the Santa Fe Rodeo grounds August 26-28. Visit http://www.southwestpickers.org/festivals.html for all the details!