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Program Information JULY 6 - AUGUST 9, 2014 AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE, ASHEVILLE, NC Th e Swannanoa Gathering Warren Wilson College, PO Box 9000, Asheville, NC 28815-9000 phone/fax: (828) 298-3434 email: [email protected] website: www.swangathering.com shipping address: Th e Swannanoa Gathering, 701 Warren Wilson Rd., Swannanoa, NC 28778 For college admission information contact: [email protected] or 1-800-934-3536 Program Information WARREN WILSON COLLEGE CLASS INFORMATION President Dr. Steven L. Solnick Th e workshops take place at various sites around the Warren Wilson Vice President and Dean of the College Dr. Paula Garrett campus and environs, (contact: [email protected] or 1-800-934-3536 Vice President for Administration and Finance Alan Russell for college admission information) including classrooms, Kittredge Th eatre, our Vice President for Advancement & Dean of Admissions Richard Blomgren Bryson Gym dancehall and campus Pavilion, the campus gardens and patios, Dean of Student Life Paul Perrine and our own jam session tents. Each year we off er over 150 classes.Students Dean of Service Learning Cathy Kramer are fr ee to create their own curriculum fr om any of the classes in any programs Dean of Work Ian Robertson off ered for each week. Students may list a class choice and an alternate for each of our scheduled class periods, but concentration on a few classes is strongly THE SWANNANOA GATHERING recommended, and class selections are required for registration. We ask that Founder and President Emeritus Dr. Douglas M. Orr, Jr. you be thoughtful in making your selections, since we will consider them to be Director Jim Magill binding choices for which we will reserve you space. Aft er the fi rst class meeting, Offi ce Manager Ruth Ingram students have until 6pm on Monday of that week to switch into another open Logistics Coordinator Julia Weatherford class if they fi nd they have made an inappropriate choice, and are then expected Housing Coordinator Sarah Donnelly to remain in those classes. We discourage dropping in and out of classes during Dorm Host Amy McCuin the week. Unless indicated in the class descriptions, classes have a maximum of 15 Coordinator, Traditional Song Week Julee Glaub students, and when those limits are reached, classes will be closed and additional Coordinator, Celtic Week Jim Magill students waitlisted. Registration is on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Look for Coordinator, Old-Time Music & Dance Week Phil Jamison updates and any corrections to this catalog at our website. Coordinator, Guitar Week Al Petteway Each week commences with supper, an orientation session, and Coordinator, Contemporary Folk Week David Roth jam sessions and socializing on the Sunday before classes begin. Most classes Coordinator, Fiddle Week Julia Weatherford will meet for morning or aft ernoon sessions, Monday through Friday. Friday Coordinator, Mando & Banjo Week Jim Magill evening’s activities will conclude the week. Some classes may also meet in the Coordinator, Children’s Programs Melissa Hyman evenings for performance critiques, rehearsals, or jam sessions. In addition to Sound Technician Weogo Reed the scheduled classes and instructor staff , we will have various ‘potluck sessions’, guest instructors, and adjunct staff to call dances and lead picking sessions and ADVISORY BOARD ‘slow jams’, or tune-learning sessions. Check the program descriptions for details. All of our programs include concerts featuring our instructor staff , some of David Holt, artist Tom Paxton, artist which are open to the public. See the ‘Concerts’ page at our website for details. Fiona Ritchie, Th e Th istle & Shamrock Dougie MacLean, artist We will also have several vendors on hand, including Michael Ginsburg (865- Art Menius, Executive Director, Th e ArtsCenter Tommy Sands, artist 984-3803 or [email protected]), off ering recordings and other staff David Wilcox, artist Si Kahn, artist items, and Acoustic Corner (828-669-5162 or www.acoustic-corner.com), John McCutcheon, artist Billy Edd Wheeler, artist off ering instruments, rentals, accessories, books, and musical supplies. Th ose Barry Poss, Sugar Hill Records Mick Moloney, artist Jennifer Pickering, LEAF Festival Director wishing to rent instruments or special order items should contact Acoustic Corner in advance. Th e Gathering has grown steadily since its inception, and we expect growth to continue this year. Please note that although there is no MASTER MUSIC MAKER AWARDS deadline for registrations, both class size and total enrollment are limited for each calendar week, so early registration is encouraged. Our mountain campus Ralph Blizard — 1996 Séamus Connolly — 2002 is beautiful but hilly, and those with health problems may fi nd it challenging. Tom Paxton — 1996 Mike Seeger — 2003 Before registering, students should give reasonable consideration to their ability Margaret Bennett — 1998 Billy Jackson — 2004 to get participate in the program without assistance. Although we help where Fiona Ritchie — 2000 Stranger Malone — 2005 David Holt — 2001 Phil Jamison — 2008 we can, we don’t have the resources, personnel or expertise to provide assistance to Jean Ritchie — 2001 Alice Gerrard — 2010 those with prohibitive health issues. John McCutcheon — 2001 Al Petteway — 2013 Cover design: Jim Magill 1 HOUSING & MEALS Our program’s ‘open’ format, which encourages students to take If you’re considering joining us and are wondering what kind of several courses a day, allows a breadth of understanding of our folk traditions environment you can expect, just remember that the Swannanoa Gathering seldom found in workshops of this type. For example, a fi ddler may take a class is not a conference center or resort, but a music camp held on a college campus. in her instrument in the morning, then, aft er lunch, a dance class that uses Remember camp? Remember college? Housing is available for students and tunes from her fi ddle class, and a folklore class in the aft ernoon describing the staff of the Swannanoa Gathering in the college dormitories. Rooms are double- cultural context in which both tunes and dances developed. Th is may then occupancy with communal bath facilities. Small deposits for dorm keys and contribute to a more complete grasp of the nuances of the style during her meal cards will be required on arrival. Linens are provided, but students may practice time, and a more authentic fi ddle sound. We encourage all students wish to bring extra items that will be listed in the Welcome Letter mailed to to come to Swannanoa with an open mind and a willingness to try something registrants in May. Smoking is not permitted in or near any campus buildings. new. No pets, please. Motor homes are not permitted on campus. Th e housing fee Students enrolled for instrumental instruction are expected to pro- of $395 includes a double occupancy room for six nights, supper on Sunday, vide their own instruments, and most of our instructors encourage the use of three buff et-style meals a day at the college cafeteria in Gladfelter Student small recording devices like tape- or digital recorders as a classroom memory Center, and breakfast on Saturday at the end of the week. A limited number of aid. Students wishing to record video of their classes will be required to obtain single rooms are available at an additional fee of $155 for a total of $550. Th e the permission of the instructor prior to the fi rst class meeting, and must sign a College is catered by Sodexo (828-298-1041), and low-sodium and vegetarian release form stating that no commercial use will be made of any recorded materi- meals are available. Th ose wishing to stay over on the Saturday night at week’s als, nor will they be posted to any internet website. Th e Swannanoa Gathering end may do so if space is available for a fee of $75 per person. Th is does not reserves the right to cancel, add, and/or substitute classes and personnel where include the cost of meals. No Saturday stayover on August 9. We cannot house necessary. Call our offi ce or visit our website for the latest program updates or those wishing to arrive a day early. Adults staying off -campus may purchase a corrections. meal ticket for $124, and meal tickets for children under 12 may be purchased for $82. Meals may also be purchased individually. SKILL LEVELS Our students come from all backgrounds and skill levels, from CONTENTS complete beginners to serious hobbyists to professional musicians, and from Program Information .......................................................... Inside front cover countries as varied as France, Colombia, Japan and Australia, as well as Canada Traditional Song Week ................................................................................... 3 and all 50 states. Some class descriptions defi ne required skills in detail, but Celtic Week ................................................................................................... 10 when the following terms appear, Beginner refers to those with no experience Old-Time Music & Dance Week .................................................................. 20 at all, or those who play some but are not yet comfortable with the basics. Guitar Week .................................................................................................. 28 Intermediate students should have mastered basic skills, and be able to tune their instruments, keep time, play the principal chords and scales cleanly, and Contemporary Folk Week ...........................................................................
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