44Th Annual Dulcimer Musical Funfest! Osceola County Fairgrounds—Evart, MI July 14, 15, 16, 17, 2016
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44th Annual Dulcimer Musical Funfest! Osceola County Fairgrounds—Evart, MI July 14, 15, 16, 17, 2016 Try the*NEW* Workshops App! Store all of your favorite workshops in one place on your tablet or PC! Learn how in the Community Bldg. Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 Thursday July 14 Saturday July 16 44th Funfest Begins 8:00 a.m. Sales Area 10:00 a.m. - 7 p.m Sales Area 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m Workshops Begin 9:00 a.m. Childrens Activities Rabbit Barn 8:30 a.m. Youth Concert 10:00 a.m. Workshops Begin 9:00 a.m. Open Mic Concert 1:30 p.m. Evening Concert 7:00 p.m. Hammered Dulcimers Performance 6:15 p.m. Dulcimer Drawing 6:55 p.m. Friday July 15 Evening Concert 7:00 p.m. Sales Area 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m Childrens Activities Rabbit Barn 8:30 a.m. Sunday July 17 Workshops Begin 9:00 a.m. Sales Area 10:00 a.m. - Noon Mountain Dulcimers Performance 6:30 p.m. Gospel Sing (Community Bldg.) 9:00 a.m. Evening Concert 7:00 p.m. 44th Funfest Ends 12:00 Noon Dance in Community Bldg. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday Night Dance Dulcimer Drawing ~ Saturday The hammered dulcimer will be given away on Saturday night at the A dance will be held Friday from 7:00-9:00 pm in the Com- end of the Hammered Dulcimer Performance, approximately 6:55 p.m. munity Building, organized by Jim & Loretta McKinney with Must be present to win! live music by many familiar faces from the talented Funfest musical community. No partner required. Workshop Guidelines: Arrive with your instrument in tune. Feel free to bring a recorder to help with practicing. You may observe any workshop, even if you don’t bring an instrument. Make sure you aren’t blocking someone else’s access as folks enter or leave the class. If you bring a stand-up stand, set up BEHIND those who are seated; Leave carts at the BACK of the class area. DO NOT leave your instrument unattended. • Be very careful of other peoples’ instruments. • Bring your own chair. NO SET-UP before 10 minutes to the hour (or until the previous class has cleared)• PLEASE be courteous to other attendees! In the event that a workshop must be cancelled or changed, information will be posted on the bulletin board in the original workshop area. Remember to express your appreciation to the leaders who volunteer to instruct these classes. *** Adult Workshop Player Levels *** Beginner 1(Beg 1) - Able to tune and beginning to play ~ Beginner 2 (Beg 2) - Able to play tunes and know a few chords Intermediate (Int) - Plays many tunes from memory. Beginning to arrange and embellish. Advanced (Adv) - Confident embellishing, solid understanding of chords. Festival Rules: • No bikes; no alcohol • Pets are restricted to campsite. • Sales only by vendors except in the ODPC designated area. • Performers or workshop leaders may sell immediately after classes or performances. • For complete Fairgrounds rules see http://www.osceolacountyfairgrounds.com/camping/2014Rules.pdf • For a complete list of instruments allowed during the festival, please refer to page 16 of the “Festival Operations Manual” http://originaldulcimerplayers.org/assets/2016_Festival_Manual.pdf Original Dulcimer Players Club Executive Board Kathy Rayman, President [email protected] Gail Perna, Vice President [email protected] Deb Stewart, Treasurer [email protected] Sue Crandle, Secretary [email protected] Paula Brawdy [email protected] John Kuch [email protected] Bill Beyerlein [email protected] Committee Chairs and Other Leadership Gail VanAmberg, Education • Gwyn Besner, Gates • Jim Curtiss, Historian Freeman Gilmore, Jam Coordinator • Paula Brawdy, Nominations • Mary Peka, ODPC Office Manager • Scott Freeman, Publicity & Stage Manager • Andy Cox, Sound Jim Rathbun, Vendors Gail Perna, Stage Shows • Sue Crandle, Workshops • Ida O’Dell Youth Program Special thanks to Lee Edgerton, Edgerton Web Development This Year’s Vendors Michael C. Allen-Cloud Nine Hammered Dulcimers • Richard Ash-Folkcraft Dulcimers Cliff Atwater-Cliff’s Custom Crafts • Nick Blanton & Sam Rizzetta-Fine Hammered & Mountain Dulcimers Lisa Boerema—Stone pendant jewelry, Michigan themed items and gourd art Pam Bowman-Harvest Home Renditions-Masterworks Dulcimers • Caldwell Music-Musical accessories Jer Cyr-Lost Valley Dulcimers • Jack Freeman-Guitars, instrument repair Bing Futch-CD sales • Harrison Harps-Autoharps, repairs, advice Hart’s Music Shop-Wide variety of instruments & accessories •Terry Heald-Specialized guitar straps Ron Jordan-Joyful Noise and Wolf Hill Woodworking hammers, stands and accessories John & Karen Keane—Native American Flutes, mountain dulcimers, instructional books, CD’s Jim Key-Jim Key Dulcimers • Krause Music-Mountain Dulcimer accessories Dan Landrum-Dulcimer Player News, CD’s • David & Annette Lindsey-Lindsey Dulcimers and accessories Bob Macauley-Musical crafts and accessories • David Mahler-Dulcimer books, handmade jewelry Ann Martin-Martin Massage Services • Michael Opp-White River Dulcimers Prussia Valley Dulcimers-Mountain Dulcimers, Autoharps & other folk instruments • Cindy Reed-Stained Glass Art Brett Ridgeway-CD’s, HD lessons on CD, Mtn. Dulcimer and other folk instrument accessories • Bill Robinson-Bill Robinson & Friends CD’s Mike Sanderson-Mountain Dulcimers • Timothy Seaman-CD’s and instructional materials, Dusty Strings Dulcimers Stephen Seifert-CD’s and books • Wayne Simms-Bowed Psaltry Steve & Ruth Smith-Cabin Cove Music, CD sales • Wendy Songe-CD’s and accessories Ray Spyker-North and South Mountain Dulcimers • Steven Stapleton-Mountain Dulcimers Rick Thum-Hammered Dulcimers & musical accessories • Wilson’s Fine Violin Repair-Repairs and accessories Ted Yoder-Masterworks Hammered Dulcimers, CD’s and accessories • Andy Young-CD sales Purpose of the ODPC: The purpose of the Original Dulcimer Players Club is to promote and preserve the art of playing the Hammered Dulcimer. To provide an organi- zation where dulcimer players can exchange information and knowledge regarding the instrument with each other. To provide for workshops, seminars and concerts. To make this instrument better known to the public. To perpetuate the art of construction and playing this instrument so the knowledge can be of benefit to future generations. ~Excerpt from Bylaws 2016 ODPC Funfest Workshops Instructor Time/Area Level Description Hammered Dulcimer Pre-Show Preparation Peggy Wed Noon PreBeg/ We want you to be part of the Saturday night pre-show. Come and practice all of the tunes to be played. Peryam Area 4 Beg We will give some ideas of how you can get through the tunes you don't know. Music is available on the Sat 11:00 ODPC website., if you want to practice in advance. ** Area 4 (222) Mountain Dulcimer Pre-Show Preparation Annette Fri 10:00 PreBeg/ PRACTICE FOR MOUNTAIN DULCIMER PRE-SHOW**—2 HOURS Lindsey Area 1 Beg We will have a 2 hour practice session for the Friday evening performance. We will practice Crooked (110, 120) Ridge, Rock the Cradle Joe, Sail Away Ladies, Shenandoah Falls, Shepherd’s Wife Waltz and Spotted Pony. Download music from www.evartdulcimerfest.org/pretunes.html. Hammered Dulcimer One-On-One Workshops Volunteer Thurs Fri Sat PreBeg/ For folks who have just purchased an instrument or who want to be introduced to the hammered dulcimer. Teachers 10:00 Beg Come and receive individual attention. Bring your instrument in tune if you can. If you don't have an instru- Area 9 ment, someone can show you on theirs. VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS AND THEIR INSTRUMENTS ARE (19, 118, 217) NEEDED ALL THREE DAYS!! Hammered Dulcimer Workshops Julie Arnold Sat 10:00 Adv Beg/ PERCUSSIVE BACK-UP TO JIGS** Area 6 (196) Int We will explore a simple strategy (different than the pattern for reels) for using the HD as a rhythmic, percussive back-up and apply it to "Swallowtail Jig." This is not a repertoire workshop, so it will be helpful to learn the tune in advance. Please see my handout for the basic tune. Julie Arnold Thurs 2:00 AdvBeg/ PERCUSSIVE BACK-UP TO REELS** Area 9 (59) Int We will explore a simple strategy (different than the pattern for jigs) for using the HD as a rhythmic, percussive back-up and apply it to the “Silver Spear.” This is not a repertoire workshop, so it will so it will be helpful to learn tune in advance. Please see my handout for the basic tune. MaryLou Fri 11:00 Beg1/ TUNES TO ADD TO YOUR REPERTOIRE Battley Area 10 (110) Beg2 This workshop is geared to someone who is familiar with the layout of the hammered dulcimer and already Sat 12:00 knows a tune or two. Learn a couple of new fiddle type tunes that have some repetition and are easy to Area 5 (215) memorize, probably jigs and reels with tunes TBA. MaryLou Thurs 3:00 Beg1/ REMEMBERED OLD SONGS Battley Area 5 (65) Beg2 When playing for Senior Centers and Alzheimer patients, we need songs folks remember. You may need to Fri 1:00 have chromatic notes below middle C, i.e. Bb, G#, also notes above middle C, i.e. D# and in the upper oc- Area 5 (135) tave, D#, G#, A#(Bb) and if you have it, a very high E. Pam Bowman Sat 12:00 Beg2/Int ARRANGING HYMNS PLUS Area 4 (214) What are the thought processes when arranging a hymn? In this workshop we'll look at the structure & tools of arranging and put a few into use. These arranging thoughts/practices can also be used for ar- rangements of other types of songs as well as hymns. Pam Bowman Sat 3:00 Int CHRISTMAS IN JULY! Area 7 (265) "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" Well... maybe not, but this fun and spritely Christmas time song is a great add to your seasonal play list.