Dear Friends, Fall 2017
Cover: Each July and August, the NC mountains are home to the Swannanoa Gathering, held on the campus of Warren Wilson College, near Asheville. With the sweet sounds of fiddles, guitars, banjos and songs filling the air, the only thing missing is you! 27th Dear Friends, Fall 2017 Welcome to this year’s edition guitarist Tim May, blues historian Rev. Robert of our newsletter, the Post- Jones and singer/storyteller Sheila Kay Adams. card from Swannanoa. This Radio host Matt Watroba traced the history of summer Warren Wilson College American roots music and Melissa Hyman offered welcomed a new president, Dr. a Dinosaurs-themed program for children during Lynn Morton, who was on hand Traditional Song, Celtic, and Old-Time Weeks. for several of our Orientation sessions and concerts throughout Celtic Week was once again our the summer. We also debuted largest single program, welcoming President Lynn Morton our newly-renovated Kittredge new staffer Katie McNally on Theatre, with new seats, carpeting, sound baf- Scottish fiddle and the return of fling and other impovements, funded through the Irish fiddlerJohn Carty. Siobhan generous contributions of the Kaman Family Butler taught sean nós dance, Foundation, the charitable organization of one of joining a powerhouse fiddle lineup our long-time attendees, Bill Kaman. This spurred a that included Martin Hayes, capital campaign for the next phase of renovations Liz Carroll, Colin Farrell, Dancing on Air... for Kittredge, called “Take Your Seat,” about which Laura Risk, Andrew Finn Magill, you can find out more by contacting our office. Kimberley Fraser and Rose Flanagan, vocalist Cathy Jordan and guitarist Alan Murray.
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