Folk Music Society of N.Y., Inc. Fall Weekend / Eisteddfod - 2011 A Festival of Traditional Music November 4-6, 2011 at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY 12446  Tentative Schedule (pdf format)  The Eisteddfod Award * A FAQ sheet for 2011 This is combined with the Folk Music Society's Fall Weekend.  FMSNY Weekend FAQs, ...Children at weekends FAQs		From today, , you only have to wait
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Eisteddfod-NY this year is proud to host traditional music and song from Brittany, England, the Georgian Republic, Hawaii, Macedonia, Scotland, Serbia, Turkey, Wales, and of course America — Appalachia, New York State, and more — along with contemporary songs, sea shanties, Gospel and Sacred Harp, and blues. There will be a contra dance, plus workshops on clogging and Breton dances. As always, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone to play and/or sing in the participatory workshops and informal jams. Come listen, come play and sing, come learn.

2011 Performers ... performer information page		Free Event! Traditional and Historical Songs of New York State — the stories behind the songs of real New Yorkers from days gone by Presented by Dave Ruch. Sunday 6 November, 11:00 a.m. – noon This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.	download 2011 flyer  (pdf, 250K) including weekend registration form
Alice Backer Joy Bennett Ralph Boddington Claire Boucher Matt Brown Martha Burns Andy Cohen Dennis Cook Judy Cook Christine Cooper Jerry Epstein Jean Farnworth Alan Friend Howard Glasser Dave Harvey	Chris Koldewey Carl Linich Bob Malenky Evy Mayer Caroline Paton Rob Paton Anne Price John Roberts Dave Ruch Steve Suffet Zeliha Temren Heather Wood Olga Zaric John Ziv . . . and more TBA
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2011 Ticket Prices

tickets are available either with accomodations (blue section) or without (purple section).
Note: through several generous donations, we are offering a very reduced group "friends" rate for group reservations by those age 21 through 35.  These "friends" rates are for the entire festival including all all programs, lodging, hotel facilities, and meals Friday dinner through Sunday Lunch.  See the  yellow section below.

Approximate Schedule Outline - Subject to change   

Here's how we arrange the Eisteddfod program: we contact performers, ask them so make suggestions, then try to work out who will do what and with whom.

Our overall endeavor is to have some workshops that are participatory (for example, songs with choruses, old-time jamming; some workshops that cover a particular area or type of music (blues, Sacred Harp, Scotland, etc.); and some that are "mini-concerts' so people can get a taste of what individual performers do. There is also a campers' concert, for which anyone can sign up to perform.

In the past, we've had some great synergy between performers — people who had never met before but found community in their music.

We hope that everyone who comes will take the chance to play, sing, and learn.

Tentative Schedule (pdf format)

The Marketplace will offer CDs etc. from the performers and others, plus information on local organizations. We also hold a Silent Auction to benefit our Scholarship Fund.

Every Eisteddfod-NY attendee will receive a copy of our Souvenir Program Book, which contains details of the performers, schedule, and more. The deadline for inclusion is 10 days before the festival. Full payment must accompany copy. Send check made out to FMSNY to Heather Wood, 444 West 54th Street #7, New York NY 10019. For inquiries or questions, please send an email.  Advertising order form

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A FAQ page for 2011.
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Questions?  phone: 917-279-7546.

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Hudson Valley Resort and Spa;  (845) 626-8888   map
400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, NY 12446-3552

We will endeavor to arrange shared rides from NYC