Washington Folk Festival

39th Annual Saturday June 1 Washington and Sunday Folk Festival June 2 2019 Glen Echo Park Maryland Produced by

In Cooperation with The National Park Service and Montgomery County, Maryland

With the support of The National Folk Festival, The Richmond Folk Festival, and Takoma Radio WOWD-LP 94.3 FM

This year’s Festival pays special tribute to the memory of Bob Clayton (1941-2018) elcome to the 39th Annual FSGW Washington Folk Festival (WFF)! The Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) is pleased Wto bring you this celebration of Washington’s diverse cultural heritage in collaboration with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture (GEPPAC). This family-friendly festival offers two days and eight performance areas full of continuous performances and workshops for every interest and every age: all local artists and all for free. We hope you will meet and talk to these talented performers and crafters who are your neighbors — check out the Meet the Artist program (below the schedule for each day). The Washington Folk Festival would not exist without a tremendous number of volunteer hours. All the performers, the sound and stage crews, and the staff volunteer their immense talents to put on this festival of national renown. We want to recognize and applaud their continued devotion to maintaining and promoting the traditional arts. We also want to recognize our key festival’s partners. In addition to our co-producer, GEPPAC, we thank the National Park Service and Montgomery County. We particularly appreciate our stage sponsors, the Richmond Folk Festival and the National Folk Festival for their financial support. We are grateful to our media sponsor, WOWD-LP, Takoma Park, 94.3 FM for their generous on-air support. FSGW especially thanks WFF visitors who have so generously contributed cash donations. These donations are the primary source of funds that make the festival possible. If you look around, you’ll see many people wearing one of this year’s festival buttons. These buttons are free to everyone, so stop by the Festival Information Tent near the Carousel and get your button. While you are there, consider making a donation to help keep the festival going! As always, there’s a lot going on at the festival. Try something new this year. The Fuad Foty Fusion Band offers music from Palestine, Tabla for Two brings sounds from Afghanistan, Grupo Rompe Cajon delights with young people playing Peruvian percussion, and Semilla Cultural conducts a bomba workshop. Be enthralled by the fine tellers at the Storytelling Stage, bring your family to the Square Dance in the Ballroom, or listen to the Native American Uptown Boyz. Be sure to browse the fine crafts market in the Bumper Car Pavilion, and stop by the festival CD table in the Ballroom foyer to support your favorite artists. Enjoy! The Board of Directors of the Folklore Society of Greater Washington

e are pleased to welcome you Wback to Glen Echo Park for the 39th FSGW Washington Folk Festival. The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture is proud to co-present this mainstay of the Park’s festival programming with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW). Each year, the Festival brings together exceptional artists and performers representing our diverse and multi-faceted region. As you share and experience the many cultural traditions that are celebrated this weekend, we invite you to also explore the Park and learn about the year-round activities that make this such a unique place, including award-winning children’s theater, a lively social dance program, gallery exhibitions by local and regional artists, free summer concerts, nature and aquatic life programs, and hundreds of classes in visual and performing arts. Please stop by the Partnership’s tent to pick up a Spring/Summer catalog and learn about upcoming classes and events. Today we’d like to thank FSGW and the many volunteers involved with this festival for their tireless work. We look forward to welcoming the Festival back for many years to come. Katey Boerner, Executive Director, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. 2 Richard Derbyshire, Henry Volunteers Ellis, Stan Fowler, Molly Festival Graham Hickman, David Molly Graham Hickman*, Nina Hsia, Dave Laning, Susie Lew, Liakos, Fran Vall Staff Steven Smith, Bill Taylor, Annet Vinck, Dwain Winters* Coordinating Committee National Park Service Performer Staff Joel Bluestein, Jim Cole, Molly Transportation Graham Hickman, Dwain Charles Cuvelier, Stan Fowler Winters Superintendent, GWMP Presenters Blanca Stransky, Deputy CD Sales Superintendent, GWMP Mary Cliff, Beth Curren, Jane Annet Vinck, Michal Warshow Dorfman, Carly Gewirz, Grace Aaron LaRocca, Chief of Staff, Crafts Kraemer, Pete Kraemer, Amy GWMP Mills, Zoe Sagalow Bill Day, Rita Ferrara, Carolyn Glen Echo Park and Korman Program Committee Clara Barton NHSNPS Documentation Charlie Baum, Derek Brock, Staff Jane Dorfman, Donna Fletcher, Janet Greene, Kristen Chuck Kent Mia Gardiner, Ingrid Gorman, Maxfield, Kevin Patti Friends of the Festival Chris Lindsay, Carol Lite, Tim Livengood, Heather Livingston, GEPPAC Staff Molly Graham Hickman Beth Pierce, Tom Sweeting Katey Boerner, Fund Raising Program Editor Executive Director Joel Bluestein, Ingrid Gorman, David Lawrence Alexander Jenni Cloud, Kim Cuthbert, Dwain Winters Laura Doyle, Lisa Fahlstrom, Publicity Janice Fisher, Meredith Hospitality Jennifer Cloud, Ingrid Gorman Forster, Cheryl Fuller, Allison Dave Laning*, Jerry Navratil Garner, Judie Gray, Bert Social Media Kenyon, William Lee, Jim Manley, Marlene McConnell, Membership Imogene Weiss Debbie Mueller, Emily Mah Jen Furlong Sound Rogers, Becca Sherman, Sharis Simonian, Beth Sodie Office Matt Bieneman, Steven Dean Clamons, Darriel Day, Bluestein, Will Kraemer, * Committee Chair Jocelyn Day, Jody Fitterer, Dean Langwell, Charlie Pilzer, Bruce Gewirz Jamie Platt, Ed Rangel, Mike Rivers Operations Mary Boeckman*, Wayne Stage Managers Botts, Jim Burns, Art Coleman, Joel Bluestein, Jim Cole, All information in this Beth Curren, Bill Day, Bill de Andy Derbyshire, Richard program is current as of Graff, Andy Derbyshire, Betty Derbyshire, Jane Dorfman, May 20, 2019, and is subject Derbyshire, Ralph Derbyshire, Dan Kahn, Van Mertz to change without notice.

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• • • • variety ofmusicalgenres. and standardsspanninga guitar deliverspiritedblues piano and masters, Drawing fromthepast Ian Walters&MattKelley the woodwinds The indomitablemasterof Seth Kibel&Friends 3 • • Giambusso (bass). (percussion), and Brock (guitar),SteveBloom Joining himare American folktradition. songs firmlyrootedinthe returns withhisoriginal Festival favorite Bill BakerBand • • • • clever songs. in asetofswing,jazz,and Anito andhisson leads themerrygroupof on Ian Walterson on Matt Kelleyon Cuddle-Up Cuddle-Up Seth Kibel Derek Derek Bill Baker Scott Scott Will Kibel Stage Flo Flo

National Chautauqua Spanish Richmond Folk Festival Stage Ballroom Folk Festival Stage Stage 4 at Potomac 5 6 7 at the Palisades Crystal Pool

Furia Flamenca Clara & the Broken Barrel Be transported to sunny String Band Andalusia as Furia Multi-instrumentalist, Flamenca brings ferocity songwriter, and bandleader and passion to the stage. The Bob Rychlik Free Waltz Clara Delfina draws dance group’s unique, elegant Master of overtone flutes Waltz your troubles away influence from folk music style of flamenco balances from his native Slovakia, Bob in three-quarter time as from across the world, motion and energy. Rychlik plays traditional and members of Washington’s mixing original songs with • contemporary music on the Spelmanslag play traditional and classic • massive fujara and smaller the beautiful waltzes of country favorites. • fipple flutes called koncovka. Scandinavia. • • • • •

The 19th Street Band Tango Dance with Trio Trela Characterized by strong vocal the DC Tango Orchestra Playing oud, kemane, laúd, harmonies, energetic fiddle Learn the movement language acoustic guitar, and upright and guitar playing, and an of Argentine tango with the bass, Trio Trela rocks out infectious stage presence, the Paraguayan Harp DC Tango Orchestra, on an eclectic collection of award-winning 19th Street Hector Muñoz (harp) and a non-profit organization folk tunes and melodies Band delivers an eclectic mix Ulises Rodriguez (guitar) dedicated to building from around the world, of original and classic songs. present Paraguayan music, community through dance. especially from around the • playing the traditional The group’s community tango Mediterranean. • arrangements of the Guaraní orchestra provides the live • • people. music for the milonga. •

Uptown Boyz Slaveya English Country Dance The Vacutones An intertribal drum group, the From the Bulgarian word Dance the elegant, quiet, Playing old-time music Uptown Boyz represent their for nightingale, Slaveya is demure, and flowing dances they learned from 78 rpm own Native nations and the a women’s a cappella group of the English countryside. and archival recordings, intertribal culture known as specializing in Eastern Tom Spillsbury will call the The Vacutones (Kate Powwow that their ancestors European songs reflecting the dances to music led by Liz Brett, Kevin Enoch, Ann formed together, holding space joys and sorrows of village Donaldson on piano, joined Porcella, and Bill Schmidt) in the Native way: through life. by Sophie Chang on cello deliver great musicianship song, land recognition, and • and Becky Ross on fiddle. with a healthy dose of humor. reflection. • • • • • • •

Meet 1:00-1:30 2:00-2:30 3:00-3:30 The Artist: Bob Rychlik Doo-Wop Sing Bill Mayhew Learn about Slovakian Sing along with Al Kehs, Joke Swap; come share Saturday overtone flutes: the fujara Ron Davies, and Susan your favorites (for all and fipple flutes called Jones on some of the ages). koncovka. favorites of the 50s and 60s.

5 Yurt Village Storytelling Cuddle-Up Stage Stage Stage at the 1 2 Puppet 3 Company Theater Cissa Paz (continued from 2:45pm) Margaret Chatham Stephen Wade :00 ... vibrant songs, accompanied Magic of Sweden— Creator of the “Banjo by guitarist Rafael Pondé. Margaret asks: You may Dancing” show, Stephen 3 have heard of trolls and Wade is a banjoist, historian, tomtar — but what about storyteller, and folk singer :15 water spirits and magical with an unbounded passion fiddlers? for American folk culture. • Carly Harvey Susan Gordon • :30 Powerhouse vocalist Carly The Witch Who Won; The • Harvey combines blues, jazz, Witch Who Lost—Poet, • soul, and roots styles and can storyteller, and author make the most complex vocal Susan Gordon tells two :45 phrasing sound pure and Appalachian folktales. natural. •

Martha Burns Bob Rovinsky Christylez Bacon :00 Be transported to the past as Off the Beaten Track—Bob Grammy-nominated Martha Burns brings her takes you to new places in progressive hip-hop artist 4 unique voice to mountain stories for adults and older Christylez Bacon tells ballads, cowboy songs, comic children that might include stories while multi-tasking on :15 ditties, and heart songs. poetry, dance, mathematics, djembe, guitar, and human • or unusual plot lines. beat-box. Wytold joins him on electric cello to create a Art Spencer Jennifer Hine unique musical collaboration. :30 Singer/guitarist Art Giants from the British • Spencer performs beautiful Isles—English storyteller • interpretations of rural folk Jennifer tells of Fin McCoul, and urban street songs from who built the Giant’s :45 his mother’s native Italy. Causeway, and of Old Giant • and Jack the Giant Killer. Remembering Bob Clayton Michael Zhuang Cathy Fink :00 Friends share songs to Dare to Live—Enjoy & Marcy Marxer remember Bob Clayton, a the mostly hilarious but A powerhouse of sound, 5 long-time Festival stalwart, sometimes heartbroken Cathy Fink and Marcy songwriter, banjo player, adventures of Michael Marxer bring superb :15 scholar, luthier, and FSGW Zhuang. harmonies and instrumental mover and shaker. • virtuosity to folk, country, and swing music, complemented Jocelyn & Darriel Day Michael Fleming by their warm and witty stage :30 Savor the lovely harmonies of Women of Courage— presence. Jocelyn and Darriel Day as Michael tells stories of • they sing a cappella ballads, women from different cultures Celtic, and maritime music. who solve unsolvable problems :45 • using their wit and grit. • • Banjo Showcase :00 Learn about different techniques and styles of the 6 banjo from master artists Shannon Bielski Cathy Fink, Lydia Martin, :15 & Moonlight Drive Marcy Marxer, and Stephen Fiddler Shannon Bielski Wade. leads Moonlight Drive, a • strong, driving, progressive • bluegrass band that puts a • :30 twist on traditional bluegrass • songs. • • • :45 • • • • :00 7 6 National Chautauqua Spanish Richmond Folk Festival Stage Ballroom Folk Festival Stage Stage 4 at Potomac 5 6 7 at the Palisades Crystal Pool

Orchester Praževica Kinobe Square Dance Go wild with the “turbo folk” A multi-instrumentalist Children, newcomers, and of Orchester Praževica, who and singer-songwriter from experienced dancers are draw their music from Eastern Uganda, Kinobe leads invited to scoot a boot and European, czardas, and gypsy listeners into the soul of do-si-do to the calls of Lucia Flower Hill String Band swing traditions! The group Africa with traditional Schaefer and fiddle tunes Serving up a satisfying menu is directed by Slovak guitarist instruments (kalimba, kora, of the Five Miles from of classic bluegrass, Celtic, and singer Tomáš Drgo. endongo, tama, balafon, Georgetown String Band old-time, gospel, and country • endingidi), songs, and stories (Marty Frye, Gabe Popkin, music, the multi-generational • from his homeland. Jonathan Vocke, Jocelyn Flower Hill String Band • • Haversat). has both young and “well- seasoned” members. • • •

Culkin School Abigail Palmer Scandinavian Dance Grupo Rompe Cajon of Traditional Irish Dance Classically-trained and Dan Kahn and Lynn The youngsters in Grupo Enjoy the verve and accomplished Celtic Walker will teach Schottis, Rompe Cajon showcase excitement of traditional harpist Abigail Palmer a fun and accessible couples Peruvian folkloric traditions Irish music and dance with plays enchanting original turning dance, to music on percussion instruments the Culkin School dancers, compositions that weave a by Sonia White played including the cajón, cajita, accompanied by an ensemble tapestry of soundscapes. on the traditional Swedish and quijada de burro. of superb Irish musicians. nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle). • • Potomac Revelers • • Old-time musicians Bruce • • Hutton, Chris Romaine, and • Bill Mansfield join forces as • Tabla for Two the Potomac Revelers in a • Blending classical Eastern lively exploration of American • beats with Western style in traditional string band music. compositions for the tabla and harmonium, Masood Hip Hop Traditions: Omari and Abigail An Urban Dance Mixer Adams Greenway create In this workshop, Rashaad mesmerizing music. Pearson of Urban Artistry The Bog Band • tells the story of music and Pictrola Passing along Irish traditions, • dance cultures from various Offering a modern take on Mitch Fanning organizes • African American communities bluegrass, Pictrola plays youngsters to learn Irish and teaches dance movements original and cover tunes music, and they become quite such as locking, popping, including bluegrass, 80s accomplished. Dancers from breakin’, Memphis Jookin’, and rock, traditional swing, and the schools of Shannon hip hop. music that fits somewhere in Dunne and Sean Culkin between. will show off different kinds of Ballad Swap • Irish dancing. Kevin Elam, Carly • • Gewirz, Bea Lehman, • Lisa Null, Don Stallone, and Charlie Baum tell narrative stories set to tunes. Their ballads range from traditional or historical tales Bourbon Moon to contemporary troubadour Jackson, Oziel, & Moss Enjoy the high energy of yarns, sometimes with places Oozing authenticity, this the eclectic Bourbon Moon for the listening audience to trio (Dave Jackson, David trio as they bring strong join in. Oziel, and Howard Moss) harmonies and instrumental • brings rich vocal harmonies prowess to old rock, blues, • to old-school blues spanning Americana, bluegrass, and • the era from the 1920s to just Irish fiddle music. • before World War II. • • • • • • • • •

7 One of the finest cultural resources in the Greater Washington area. len Echo is a National • A thriving social dance • Nature program and Park Service site; its program aquarium programs and activities are G • The restored 1921 Dentzel • Hundreds of classes in visual produced and managed by the Carousel and performing arts Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. • Two award-winning • Festivals and special events children's theaters Through the work of the Learn more about Glen Echo Partnership, Glen Echo Park is • A weekend drop-in art Park’s year-round program. the home to: program for children Pick up a Spring/Summer • 14 resident artists and arts • Resident artist studios and Program at the sponsor tent organizations galleries and login to: www.glenechopark.org

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8 9 Divya Ahuja designs that swirl, twist, knot, Michelle Burns and glide across bowls, mugs, “Mystic Lines” and other useful shapes. “Mystic Water Soap” www.mysticlines.com www.mysticwatersoap.com Norma Brooks www.mystic4men.com Divya creates elegant jewelry, “NJB Basket of Jewels” primarily from dichroic glass, Michelle creates handmade crystals, and handblown glass www.etsy.com/shop/ soaps and other hair and skin beads. njbbasketofjewels care products using olive and other natural oils, shea butter, Norma creates baskets, bowls, Charlotte Boynton goat or coconut milk, herbs, trivets, coasters, and wall art essential oils, colorings, and “Boynton Pottery” from fabric wrapped clothesline fragrances. She makes special- that is hand coiled and machine Charlotte makes elegant high- purpose soaps including vegan, stitched. She also makes rugs fired stoneware and porcelain shaving soap, and shampoo from recycled sheets. items decorated with Celtic bars as well as other hair and skin care products. Jane Cheek “Old Work New Hands” Jane makes clothing and aprons for women, men, and children. She also makes handmade dolls in period clothing, and a large variety of bags, from small packets to fully- lined totes. Nancy Ennis “Silver Lace Studio” www.silverlacestudio.com Nancy makes jewelry using chainmail techniques, bead weaving, and mixed metalwork. Rita Ferrara “Rita’s Pyro Art” www.etsy.com/shop/ RitasPyroArt Rita woodburns her original designs on boxes, magnets, and pendants. The work features textured, carved effects richly

10 hand painted with layers of Shawnee Holmberg Aldeane Josephs translucent color. She also offers printed tote bags and “Shabana” “Crystal Luxe Lighting Plus!” coffee mugs featuring her www.shabana.biz www.etsy.com/shop/ original art. CrystalLuxeLighting Shawnee makes fun origami Carl and Kathleen jewelry and peace cranes folded Aldeane creates many kinds of Gotzmer from Japanese yuzen paper home accessories using crystals and kumihimo or traditional and semi-precious stones. “June Apple Dulcimers” Japanese braided pendants and Her unusual work includes www.juneappledulcimers. bracelets lamps and night lights, napkin com rings, ring holders, wine Cara Jablon stoppers, business card holders, Carl Gotzmer has been building “Cara’s Creations” mezuzahs, ornaments, and musical instruments for more much more. than 30 years. In addition www.carascreationsdc.com to mountain and hammered Cara makes jewelry in a Christine Keune dulcimers, Carl and his luthiers style that is uniquely hers, “Rosemaling by Christine” build European mountain including coiled wire necklaces zithers, bowed psalteries, and www.tinakeune.com and earrings, pearl lariats, original design instruments. pewter and semi-precious stone Christine creates traditional June Apple is the only maker necklaces and earrings, and 18th and 19th century of early American dulcimers beaded, braided kumihimo Norwegian and Swedish folk in styles that go back to 1740. necklaces. art hand painted on functional They have made mountain and wooden items and ornaments. hammered dulcimers for the Smithsonian. Trisha Gupta “Trisha Gupta Studio” www.trishaprint.com Trisha is a heritage Indian printmaker and textile artist. She specializes in organic natural dyed textiles. As a printmaker trained by a pupil of the late Krishna Reddy, she creates unique viscosity prints. Her prints on glass and housewares are printed from woodblock. Margaret Halpin “Margaret A. Halpin” Margaret is a studio artist at the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo Park. Her work includes one-of-a-kind jewelry, small functional items, and larger decorative forms. Her work uses a variety of fused glass styles, materials, and techniques. Recent work incorporates mixed media of recycled metal and found objects. 11 Carolyn Korman Candy Madigan Larson Percy Medina “Carolyn K. Designs” “HourGlass Creations” “Gourd Art” www.carolynkdesigns.com Custom silk clothing with a Percy creates striking images whimsical touch. Each item that are hand carved, burned, Carolyn makes handcrafted is made from pure silk, hand- and painted on intricately glass and wearable metal art. dyed. Many are trimmed with decorated gourds. He also She creates fused glass jewelry colorful appliqué to create a makes Peruvian and other as well as plates, bowls, and wide range of cloaks, skirts, musical instruments. other decorative and functional dresses, scarves, purses and gifts that are unique yet more. Each piece is unique, B. J. Opfer affordable. She also creates whether in its dyed color or colorful chainmail jewelry, “Opfer’s Wildlife Art and Pet the choice of appliqué. Designs weaving metal rings and glass Portraits” may be paired with hand-made beads in intricate patterns. coordinating jewelry. Designed B.J. makes original watercolors to fit women in a wide variety and limited edition prints of of sizes and body types. songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, small mammals, and big game. He also paints pet portraits and exotic birds, parrots, and macaws. Kathryn Ottman “Kathryn Ottman Designs” www.kathrynottman.com Kathryn uses the colorful polymer clay to make one- of-a-kind jewelry and home décor items. Precious metal clay charms are sometimes combined with polymer to make them unique and special. Items also include kaleidoscopes and Glen Echo carousel pins. Karen Richardson “Wool Shop Arts” www.woolshoparts.com Karen makes trolls, gnomes, bunnies, owls, foxes, Santas, and other art objects hand sculpted from wool.

12 Margreta Silverstone Maria Stroffolino Eva Zang Tkatch “MKS Designs” “BriteCloth Tie Die” “Z Designs Fine Art” www.margretamadeit.etsy. www.britecloth.com www.zdesignsfineart.etsy. com com Tie dyed clothing for men and Margreta shares a booth with women, children, and infants Eva features happy, colorful Candy Madigan Larson. She as well as accessories and alcohol ink and mixed media makes high quality purses, other wearables including hats, abstract paintings to brighten handbags and other stitchery socks, hair accessories, pet your surroundings. Her work with unusual, versatile designs shirts, and much more. comes in many sizes and and shapes. She also has a formats, including framed flair for finding rich, attractive Anjali Sunderam original paintings and limited fabrics and unusual fabrics for “Sovereign Treasures” edition giclee prints, ready her work. to hand. She also features www.facebook.com/ scarves, pillows and pouches Howard and Audrey sovereigntreasures professional printed with her Stelzer Hand painted glass for dining artwork. “How-Aud’s Creations” and entertaining, richly embellished with henna- Howard makes metal jewelry inspired patterns. of all types using primarily silver, but also copper and brass. Many pieces also t various times and locations around the park on feature precious and semi- precious stones. Audrey knits Saturday, you will see and hear the Foggy Bottom and crochets lightweight AMorris Men performing this energetic English folk handcrafts, primarily spring dance. Morris dancers typically wear bells on their shins and and summer scarves. often wield sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs.

13 Jine Yang Sunisa Yorgason hink about placing an “J’s Paper Fantasies” “Sunisa’s Clay Flowers” announcement in next Three-dimensional art from www.sunisaclayflowers.com Tyear’s program book. traditional paper quilling and Celebrate a graduation, Sunisa makes handmade filigree. Jine rolls paper strips appreciate a friend, flowers of air dried clay, into delicate shapes and pastes advertise your business or displayed in lifelike, graceful them in a complex pattern show your support of the arrangements. Her specialty based on her own original festival. Reserve a space is orchids, but she also makes designs. She also uses quilling now. Contact Ingrid many other varieties of flower to ornament calligraphy, cards, Gorman at including roses, irises, calla mirrors, magnets, ornaments, [email protected]. lilies, bird-of-paradise flowers, and jewelry and many others.

14 15 Robert James Clayton (1941-2018)

ob Clayton was a at the American Folklife stalwart of FSGW and Center in the Library of Bthe Washington, DC folk Congress. Bob exhibited an community for over 50 years. encyclopedic knowledge of He joined FSGW in 1967 folk music and served as the and became an integral part person to go to when you of it, serving on the Board needed to know “just how in various positions over does that song go.” the years. Bob performed Bob was an excellent at every Washington Folk musician who played Festival from the very first banjo, guitar, mandolin, through 2016. fiddle, dulcimer, hammered Bob performed with several dulcimer, and harmonica. groups over the years, A gifted songwriter, he including the Greasy Run was known for his finely Toad Trompers, Sidekicks, crafted songs. He was always and Civil War Comrades. willing to share and teach He earned a Masters in his knowledge of folk music Banjo (American Studies) and instruments. Bob is from George Washington remembered as one “who University. His dissertation played well with others” and on banjo history is available as a kind, sharing man.

16 17 Yurt Village Storytelling Cuddle-Up Stage Stage Stage at the 1 2 Puppet 3 Company Theater Y DC Labor Chorus I Am An Immigrant :00 For more than 20 years, this The Washington area is home group of progressive activists to many immigrants from 12 and labor organizers have around the world who bring been been performing music their music and culture with :15 with a social conscience – them. Mia Gardiner hosts singing for peace, jobs, justice, this showcase of immigrants and the sheer joy of it. sharing songs and stories • from their native homelands. :30 • • • • Sara Ghebremichael :45 Accompanying herself on banjo, soulful singer Sara Ghebremichael performs original songs influenced Bunjo Butler King Street Bluegrass :00 by blues, folk, and old-time Anansi & Br’er Rabbit—In Playing traditional bluegrass traditions. the African tradition, Bunjo influenced by blues and 1 tells the story of Anansi and folk music, King Street Janie Meneely Br’er Rabbit, cousins who Bluegrass endears audiences :15 & Rob van Sante use their heads. with their formidable What happens when Janie • instrumental skills, fine vocal Meneely, known for her harmonies, and engaging feminist take on maritime Janice Curtis Greene stage presence. :30 life, teams with Rob van Fun with Animals • Sante, known for exploring Folktales – Janice the • European traditions? Griot tells tales of Anansi the • Spider, Brer Rabbit, Iyapa the :45 • Turtle, and their funny forest • friends. Maureen Andary Twinbrook Tellers Quartertonez Music & :00 With humor, grace, and New Tellers, Old Tales— Foty Fusion Band cabaret vocal stylings of Enjoy classic tales of magic A family band consisting of 2 SUND A yesteryear, Maureen Andary and adventure told by the a Palestinian father and his delights audiences with next generation of storytellers. five American-born children, :15 original songs and standards • the Foty Fusion Band that span genres and decades. • combines traditional Arab rhythms and scales with the Callithump Barbara Effron dual influences of classical :30 Glyn Collinson and Shazam!—Take a journey music and urban Washington, Andrew Marcus produce with magical stories and DC. refined British mayhem songs on Barbara Effron’s with energetic, engaging Storytime Express. :45 songs from the British Isles • and from Glyn’s head, • complemented by equally ... 3 :00 (continued until 3:15pm) Take a performer home with you tonight! any of the performers at this year’s festival have produced recordings of their music, available at the festival CD sales table in the Spanish MBallroom Lobby. Most performers can spend only a few hours in the park and need to take their unsold CDs with them when they leave. Visit the table often. If a recording catches your attention, it may not be there the next time you look. You know what to do.

18 National Chautauqua Spanish Richmond Folk Festival Stage Ballroom Folk Festival Stage Stage 4 at Potomac 5 6 7 at the Palisades Crystal Pool

Dede & the Do-Rights Washington English Cèilidh Dance Fabrangen Fiddlers Expect sweet harmonies Toho Koto Society with Froghammer Founded in 1971, the and stellar musicianship Founded in 1971 by director Join in the simple, energetic Fabrangen Fiddlers are the as renowned vocalist- Kyoko Okamoto, the folk dances of English cèilidh, Washington area’s original guitarist Dede Wyland and Washington Toho Koto as Janine Smith calls to Jewish and trans-klezmer bandmates Tom Bowes, Society performs Japanese the always-exciting music of band, delivering an eclectic Scott McKnight, and traditional and classical Froghammer. repertoire ranging from Jew- Bill Williams perform music on these six-foot long, • grass to Yiddish swing. country duets, early acoustic 13-string instruments with a • • rockabilly, and doo wop. lovely, distinctive sound. • • • • • •

Halau Ho’omau I ka Wai Trio Sefardi Puerto Rican Karpouzi Trio Ola O Hawai’i Carrying on traditions Bomba Dance Explore the musical The musicians and dancers they learned from National Learn about and dance to traditions of the mainland of the halau (hula school) Heritage Fellow Flory the musical genre of bomba and islands of Greece and bring to life ancient and Jagoda, Trio Sefardi taught by Semilla Cultural, Asia Minor with Karpouzi: contemporary Hawaiian hula (Howard Bass, Tina a non-profit organization Spyros Koliavasilis (vocals, with the music of the ukulele Chancey, and Susan Gaeta) developing and cultivating a oud, laouto, kermane), and ancient hula implements, respect Sephardic musical community embracing Puerto Margaret Loomis (santouri), led by kumu hula Manu traditions in their own Rican culture and arts in the and Len Newman (laouto). Ikaika. creative arrangements. Washington region. • • • • • • • • •

Joe Uehlein Burke Ingraffia Swing Dance with Fast Mutual Agreement & The U-Liners This award-winning singer- Eddie and the Slowpokes Be inspired by the gorgeous The deep repertoire of The songwriter writes witty, Award-winning Fast Eddie voices, exquisite a cappella U-Liners includes a variety sincere, and hopeful lyrics and the Slowpokes is sure harmonies, and message of of American roots genres in multi-genre songs that fit to get the joint jumping the men in this Washington- including country, blues, pleasantly in the ears of both as dancers swing to their area gospel sextet. and folk rock, with songs jazz and folk audiences. blend of Chicago blues, West • often featuring hope, peace, Coast swing, and jump blues • justice, the environment, and Alan Oresky peppered with blue-eyed soul. • workers rights. Master fiddler Alan Oresky • • • specializes in Jewish and • • Klezmer music, but is equally at home playing classical, bluegrass, swing, Irish, and more.

Meet 1:00-1:30 2:00-2:30 3:00-3:30 DC Labor Chorus Semilla Cultural Halau Ho’omau I ka The Artist: Wai Ola O Hawai’i Music with a social Learn about Puerto Rican Sunday conscience – singing for dance, culture, and arts Everybody do the hula! peace, jobs, justice, and from Semilla Cultural. the sheer joy of it.

19 Yurt Village Storytelling Cuddle-Up Stage Stage Stage at the 1 2 Puppet 3 Company Theater Callithump (continued from 2:30pm) Noa Baum Little Bit A Blues :00 ... rousing and foot-stomping Marvelous Maidens, One of the area’s best- tunes. Incredible Crones—Noa loved groups, Little Bit 3 tells of women from history, A Blues features the the Bible, and folklore who unique vocals and guitar :15 use wit and strength to style of National Heritage accomplish great things. Fellow Warner Williams, with Jay Summerour on Jesse Palidofsky Geraldine Buckley harmonica and Eric Selby on :30 Finding the light in the Magic Carpet—Ride a percussion. darkest corners of life, magic carpet with storyteller • Jesse Palidofsky’s upbeat, Geraldine and encounter optimistic, and often kings, brave woodchoppers, :45 humorous songs tie together determined damsels, and eclectic musical strands. ferocious fairies. • • Laura J. Bobrow Magpie :00 • Now Hear This!—Come and With two strong voices • listen as Laura tells about in harmony and superb 4 Jamus, who whistled up the instrumental arrangements, wind, a wise bird, and an Terry Leonino and Greg :15 especially foolish princess. Artzner have a powerful • and moving sound and an enduring commitment to Elke Baker Sufian Zhemukhov social justice. :30 Champion Scottish fiddler A Soviet Boy with Magic • Elke Baker combines lyrical Power—Sufian, who learned • melodies with driving dance English by memorizing rhythms in her energetic Treasure Island, tells about :45 fiddling on Scottish, Celtic, growing up in the former and American tunes. USSR. Anne Sheldon Pete Seeger Centennial :00 Celtic Tales—Anne tells Celebrate the 100th birthyear ancient stories where a man of Pete Seeger, folksinger, 5 can be seduced by a salmon, a songwriter, and social Elena Lacayo goat can represent the world, activist, whose contributions :15 The music of Elena Lacayo or a housefly can read Gaelic. to our music and culture intersects cultures, giving • continue to inspire. Join voice to often unheard Ingrid Gorman, Carol Lite, communities and honoring Gary Lloyd Magpie, and Lisa Null as :30 Latin American traditions. Tall Tales From America’s they share some of Pete’s • Trails—Watch out for favorite songs. whoppers as Gary goes bear • Brent Peterson hunting with Davy Crockett • :45 Singer-songwriter Brent and tree whacking with Paul • Peterson creates memorable Bunyan. • and refreshing music with • heart and soul, including • :00 original songs about the • 6 Anacostia River. • Lilt :15 Tina Eck (flute, whistle) and Keith Carr (bouzouki, banjo) capture the essentials of traditional Irish music: New Sunshine Skiffle Band :30 boundless energy, wildness, Wrap up your weekend with and melancholy. Irish dancers the irresistible sounds of add percussive excitement. the New Sunshine Skiffle • Band. Delighting Festival • audiences since 1982 with :45 • jugband/ragtime/jazz tunes, among the band’s array of instruments are washboard, gutbucket, and musical saw. :00 (May continue past 7 7:00pm.) 20 National Chautauqua Spanish Richmond Folk Festival Stage Ballroom Folk Festival Stage Stage 4 at Potomac 5 6 7 at the Palisades Crystal Pool

Arev Armenian Dance Greek Dance with Kentucky Avenue Learn traditional Armenian Karpouzi Trio Veteran artists Stella village dances and Join Jamie Platt as he Schindler and Dave Ries contemporary party dances teaches folk dances from join together as Kentucky with the Arev Armenian Soumya Chakraverty Greece, to the sinuous Avenue, bringing fine Dance Ensemble, led by A master of the sarod, a rhythms of the Karpouzi musicianship and lovely Carolyn Rapkievian and popular Northern Indian Trio (Spyros Koliavasilis, harmonies to a tapestry of accompanied by music from instrument, Soumya Margaret Loomis, and Len original songs reflecting the Hyetones Armenian Chakraverty interprets Newman). Americana and alt-country Folk Band. ragas that have been passed • roots. • down for generations. • • • Krishna Ramdas will • accompany him on tabla. • • • •

Contra Dance Archie’s Blues Join in the fun of contra Barbershop dancing! Beginners welcome. The Archie Edwards Blues Caller Susan Taylor will Heritage Foundation Flor de Maracujá Djangolaya take dancers through the carries on the tradition Enjoy the rhythms of Celebrate the hot club jazz steps to the music of Tea of weekly jams the late Brazilian music when Flor music of Django Reinhardt and Honey (Sophie Chang, bluesman Archie Edwards de Maracujá plays samba, with Djangolaya, Colleen Holroyd, Bobby began 50 years ago at his bossa nova, and more. Washington area acoustic LaRose, and Rebecca barbershop. Jam “regulars” Vocalist Bebel Delgado musicians with a decidedly Weiss). share their love of acoustic fronts the band (Bruce European flair, promising • blues. Bond, Gordie Shaw, and beautiful music and dangerous • Erik Turkman). rhythm. • • • • • • •

Klezmer Dance with Machaya Feel the exuberance and joy of klezmer dance! Known Andrew Acosta Band Metz Brothers for their authenticity, the Blue Panamuse Drawing from a rich With tight harmonies and acclaimed Machaya klezmer With a bit of sass, a pinch repertoire of traditional the driving rhythm of banjo, band brings to life the soul of of sorrow, and plenty of American roots music, the mandolin, and fiddle, the this Jewish musical tradition. tasty acoustic licks, Blue Andrew Acosta Band also Metz Brothers bring to mind • Panamuse brings its unique presents original tunes on simpler times spent relaxing • style to a blues-flavored contemporary topics, with an on a front porch. Matt Kline • repertoire that spans the old-timey flavor that makes joins on guitar, bass, and • decades from the 1920s to the new old again. vocals. • today. • • • • • • • •

Foggy Bottom TerraNova Reverb Whomp-Stompers Exploring the world of Deeply rooted in African- Enjoy the best part of European neo-trad (music American vocal traditions, the speakeasy ambience steeped in tradition but men of DC’s award-winning with prohibition-era jazz propelled by musical a cappella ensemble Reverb favorites from the Foggy innovation) the seasoned bring warmth and style to Bottom Whomp Stompers, musicians of TerraNova bring an uplifting blend of Gospel, delivering hot jazz, Dixieland, a new and exciting sound to pop classics, and original early swing, and blues. DC area audiences. compositions. • • • • • •

21 such as shape-note singing, and a host of other activities. Yet most FSGW members are not performers; they are simply people who love participating in traditional arts. They look to FSGW to inform them about folk events and to make more events happen. Look around at this Festival, and at all the people who enjoy what FSGW does. If you’d like to join, it’s easy (just join at the ...WAS FOUNDED IN 1964 by one of the largest and most booth or send in the form) and a small group of friends who active groups in the country inexpensive – $25 per person. hoped such an organization supporting the traditional arts. We hope to see you at future could help traditional folk FSGW events! music flower in an area already FSGW events are open to the abloom with jazz, classical public and include concerts FSGW is a member of the music, rock and other sounds. large and small (most featuring Country Dance and Song Today the Folklore Society has performers from outside the Society of America (CDSS), and more than 2,000 members, area), regular weekly and shares reciprocity arrangements presents eight or more events monthly dances, programs for with the Annapolis Traditional each month, and distributes children, workshops, day-long Dance Society, Baltimore a newsletter detailing the master classes, song swaps, Folk Music Society, the Mid- Society’s activities and other story swaps, festivals, periodic Maryland Folk Arts Council, folk-related doings. It is gatherings on special themes and the Howard Folk Society.

22 THE WASHINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL I would like to become a Friend of the Festival! OPERATES ON A VERY SMALL BUDGET for a festival of its size, but Amount: $ ______nevertheless it takes about $35,000 per year to run. The vast majority of the Make check payable to FSGW operating income comes from donations at the Festival and from the Friends of Name: the Washington Folk Festival. Without these donations the Festival cannot ______continue. All donations are welcome. You can become a 2019 Friend of the Festival Address: by stopping by the festival office or the information tent. After the festival you can ______go to washingtonfolkfestival.org and find the Donate button, or make donations ______by check by filling out the following form and sending it to: City ______State ____ ZIP ______

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Montana Folk Festival Materials and Assistance Upcoming Festivals Butte, Montana The Puppet Company, Smithsonian We share equipment and staff July 12-14, 2019 Folklife Festival, National Council with these other fine festivals. We www.montanafolkfestival.com for the Traditional Arts, Marriott encourage you to enjoy a full festival Lowell Folk Festival Corporation volunteers, and Deloitte summer, and look forward to seeing Lowell, Massachusetts volunteers. you next year. July 26-28, 2019 Festival Parking Blue Ridge Music Center www.lowellfolkfestival.org Galax, Virginia National Folk Festival Off-site parking has been generously Outdoor concert series and events from Salisbury, Maryland provided by GEICO and by Triumph May through October. Please check September 6-8, 2019 Development, LLC. the website for complete schedule and www.nationalfolkfestival.com concert details. Sound Systems www.blueridgemusiccenter.org NEA National Heritage Fellowship Concert Glen Echo Friday Night Dance Maryland Traditions Washington, DC Committee, and Entertainment Sound Heritage Awards September 2019 Production. Proscenium Theatre www.arts.gov/honors/heritage University of Maryland, A very special thanks to ... Baltimore County‚ Richmond Folk Festival The Town of Glen Echo; members Catonsville, MD Richmond, VA of the Glen Echo Town Council, and June 7, 2019 October 11-13, 2019 the many residents of Glen Echo and www.msac.org/programs/ www.richmondfolkfestival.org maryland-traditions Bannockburn for nearly four decades 40th Annual Washington of hospitality and support to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Folk Festival Washington Folk Festival. On the National Mall May 30-31, 2020 June 29-30, 2019 www.washingtonfolkfestival.org www.festival.si.edu

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