Bill Staines at Coffeehouse Concert! 1971 When a Reviewer from the Boston 65,000 Miles Annually
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A Newsletter for Columbia, Snake, and Yakima River Folk Vol. 23, Issue 2 October 2011 Ferintosh Blurs Boundaries addition of some vocals, old time fid- breaking work in the revival of the Friday, 7 October, 7:30 PM dling and humor, their concerts are cello in American and Scottish tradi- I want to help the 2012 Member Application Ferintosh performs the vibrant folk eclectic and entertaining. tional music. She has composed cello 2012 Tumbleweed Your membership gives you voting rights in folklife music of Scotland, America, and Cape Kim Robertson is a renowned per- parts for over seventy-five recordings Y e s ! elections, $3 off most concerts, and is tax deductible! Breton, Nova Scotia. The group fea- former and instructor who has by a variety of folk artists on both Music Festival You’ll even get a nifty membership card to show your friends and neighbors! tu r es cellist Abby Newton, Celtic harp- stretched the boundaries of the harp sides of the Atlantic, including I would like to contribute ist Kim Robertson, and guest fiddler, for a new generation of performers Scottish singer, Jean Redpath. Abby at this level ___Bronze $50.00 ____ Individual ($15) or ____ Family ($20) Renewal? Y N Rosie Newton. From soulful songs and audiences. As a pioneer in the has performed on NPR’s A Prairie and airs to sprightly strathspeys and American folk harp movement, she ___Silver $100.00 Name___________________________________________________ Home Companion and The Thistle Address _________________________________________________ reels, their spirited arrangements combines an improvisational spirit and Shamrock. Abby has brought the ___Gold $250.00 showcase their virtuosity and the with a passionate sense of tradition, instrument back into the fold in her ___Platinum $1000.00 City___________________________ State _______ Zip __________ rhythmic energy of this timeless music. bringing a contemporary touch to a many concerts, recordings, Celtic Name ___________________________________ Phone _________________________ E-mail ___________________ In 18th century Scotland, the bound- centuries-old instrument. Classically cello books, and master classes. In Address__________________________________ I can help 3RFS with: aries between “art” music and the trained on piano and pedal harp, her addition to her solo CDs, she has pro- City _________________ State ____Zip_______ ___ Refreshments at concerts ___ Setting up chairs ___ Fund raising “people’s” music were less distinct discovery of the Celtic harp in the duced numerous folk music record- than today. The same musicians who mid-70’s grew into a profound love ings to critical acclaim. Phone Number___________________________ ___ Taking admission at events ___ Folding newsletters ___ Coffeehouses ___ Serve on Board of Directors ___ Publicity ___ Song circles performed for the lords and ladies in for the instrument, setting her upon Rosie Newton has been playing fid- ___ Demonstrating folk arts ___ Membership ___ Contra dance their castles also played in the town the path of exploration for which she dle for as long as she can remember. Send to: 3RFS TMF, P.O. Box 1098, Richland, WA 99352 ___ Tumbleweed Music Festival ___ Other halls for dances. Ferintosh’s unique is now widely known. Her work She grew up immersed in the folk Enclose your check payable to Three Rivers Folklife Society. musical focus transcends modern dis- encompasses numerous recordings, music scene in Woodstock, NY, Send check to: Three Rivers Folklife Society,P.O. Box 1098, Richland, WA 99 3 5 2 . tinctions between “classical” and published harp arrangements, and an attending concerts and parties with “folk” music. Their dynamic ensem- international itinerary of concerts, her mother, Abby. For the past six ble of instruments combines the sub- workshops and retreats. years she has been living in Ithaca, tle beauty of chamber music with the Abby Newton is a cellist of unusual primal energy of folk music. With the ve r s a t i l i t y , best known for her grou n d - Continued on pg. 2, see Ferintosh Bill Staines at Coffeehouse Concert! 1971 when a reviewer from the Boston 65,000 miles annually. He weaves a Friday, 14 October, 7:30 PM Phoenix stated that he was “simply blend of gentle wit and humor into For more than forty years, Bill Staines Boston’s best performer,” Bill has his performances and one reviewer has traveled back and forth across continually appeared on folk music wrote, “He has a sense of timing to North America, singing his songs and radio listener polls as one of the top match the best standupcomic.” Many 3RFS Needs Presence! delighting audiences at festivals, folk- all-time favorite folk artists. Now, of Bill’s songs have appeared in grade Are you on Facebook? Well Three song societies, colleges, concerts, clubs, well into his fifth decade as a folk school music books, church hymnals, Rivers Folklife Society IS NOT! How and coffeehouses. A New England performer, he has gained an interna- and scouting campfire songbooks; he can that be? We have a Facebook site native, Bill became involved with the tional reputation as a gifted song- is one of only a few songwriters to for Tumbleweed Music Festival but Boston-Cambridge folk scene in the writer and performer. have eight songs published in the Three Rivers Folklife Society also early 1960s and for a time, emceed Singing mostly his own songs, Bill classic song collection, Rise up needs one and we need someone to the Sunday Hootenanny at the leg- has become one of the most popular Singing. Composer David Amram create and coordinate the site. Call e n d a r y Club 47 in Cambridge. Bill and durable singers on the folk music recently described Bill as a “modern Micki at 783-9937 or 528-2215 if you quickly became a popular performer scene today, performing nearly 200 are interested in helping with this. in the Boston area. From the time in concerts a year and driving over Continued on pg. 2, see Staines 2 3 take on one of these positions, please Tumbleweed Has call Duane Horton at 420-6796 or Micki Cramer and Perry, 3RFS president, at 528-2215. Challenges Ahead There will be a 2012 Tumbleweed Cameron in Concert organizational meeting on Thursday, Ritzville Victorian Ball, Phil & Our 15th annual Tumbleweed festival, October 27 at the Richland Library. Sunday, October 9, 3:00 PM was a great success. But as we bask in Vivian William; Mitchell Fry We look forward to seeing you there! Ferintosh Concert 7:30 PM Fri KFUMC the memories, we are facing some Hank Cramer and Michelle Cameron caller, Sat, 6:00 PM, Ritzville Elementary Gym. 509 347-6764, major challenges as we seek to rep l a c e Ferintosh, Continued are joining musical forces for an 2nd Saturday Sea Song Singalong 7:00 PM Sat Round Table Pizza, some key contributors. acoustic afternoon performance. [email protected] Costumes opt. Richland 1. Festival Coordi n a t o r . Duane Horton, New York where she went to college Hank Cramer is one of the best- Walla Walla Contra Dance majoring in viola performance. In Hank Cramer & Michelle Cameron 3:00 PM Sun Crossroads Bible Church having done this job for two years, needs loved folksingers in the American 7:30 PM, Sat, Unity Church of Concert Kennewick to step down. He will act as mentor, Ithaca, she was swept into the local West. He’s known for his booming Peace, 810 “C” Street administrative assistant, gopher, advis- old time music scene. She has recent- bass voice, smooth picking on a vin- 3RFS Board Meeting 7:00 PM Mon Richland Library er , and helper to the new coordinator. ly made a CD with banjo player and tage flat-top guitar, and a wry sense and other musical genres. She takes Bill Staines Coffeehouse Concert 7:30 PM Fri All Saints’ If we can fill other major positions, singer, Stephanie Jenkins, that is root- of humor. Hank’s repertoire is a mix her cello miles beyond the little black the festival co o rd i n a tor is a proj e c t ed in the American tradition and fea- of original, traditional, and contem- notes of a classical music score, and Contra Dance 7:30 PM Sat Shufflers’ Shanty manager with many details to manage. tures unusual harmonies and innova- porary folk songs. They tell the sto- adds sparkle and passion to any per- This position involves a significant tive arrangements. ries of cowboys, sailors, soldiers, 20912 Tumbleweed Music Festival 7:00 PM Thurs Richland Library formance. She frequently joins Hank time commitment all through the This concert will be held at the miners, adventurers, and drifters. Organizational Meeting in performances at the Oregon Trail year, especially spring and summer. Kennewick First United Methodist That fits with Hank’s life story: he museum in Baker City, and plays reg- 2. Stage Supplier. We have always Church, 2 South Dayton. Tickets are has been an underground miner, a ularly in the acoustic trio, Humphrey, rented our four outdoor stages from $11 general admission/$9 seniors and professional soldier, shanty-man on a Hartman and Cameron. Debra Cowan ‘Just Folk’ House Concert 7:00 PM Wed Micki Perry’s vendors that haul them to the park, students if purchased in advance at square-rigged sailing ship, wrangler The concert will be held at Cros s ro a d s put them up, and take them away Bookworm stores and Octopus' for a high-country outfitter, and a FFFFFA 7:00 PM -Fri, Micki Perry’s Bible Church, 300 S. Quincy, Kennewick. after the festival. Our current source Garden and are $1 more at the door. world traveler. Those experiences Tickets are $10 at the door.