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FREE GHOST UPO]I THE ROAD il IMERVIEW wlTTI ERIG ATIDERSET -F- ¿¡y in September, I had the opportunity to chat on C.l.U.T Radio with folk artist Eric Andersen' who was in town promot¡ng his first album released in over h/velve years. He came in carrying his guitar and as he walkeð in and saw what the station looked like he relaxed and said it felt like home' He sat on the floor with his guitar and played a song off his new album. The followins is a transcription ",[lilr?i,]fiH;'l st You've been living in NorwaY? IA Yes, I've been living there about six years. $ Well, Eric Andersen is a name that for many people ... ET It's a very Norwegian sounding name' $ Especially the waY it's sPelt. IA It's like Joe Smith or something. Ils very common! Eric Andersen, there's about ten thousand of them in the Oslo phone book. That very might well be, however the only Eric Anderseñ that people over here associ- ate that name with is you, the guy who's face appears on the cover of 15 albums. I think this is the sixteenth. I live in Manhattan too. I have a flat there. They say I do mv business over here with the music stuff aid I live over there with my family, you know I got some small kids... Norwegian kids. You're over here to publicize the release of vour new album GHosrs UPoN THE RoAD. 3b what's it like for guy like you to be still doing this into the'90s? What, being a ghost? Well as time goes by it doesn't fee[like it, each day seems like just a day like it did the other day. So the feeling of the day in the life are what they always were. Bui in terms of folk music"' things are orettv sood right now for the women *"ä*riútti, they'îe been doing pretty well, n* endersen utas in recentlv Toronto to launch the release of his they stay pretty much acoustic in their approach to conveying ,n"tt *"ttågni; ornr, ncr N ,, , F0l.ll'lTA|l,l 0N Tllt nannn amür, , ûll0ST 0l'l THI R0AD m rltnvrw utu tfitc Nltfistlr tÅ0] ! , , , tDll0RlALPAût tt\lTltr$t$$tll tofioÌlTo Her 0,,, RADI0I0Ll(tlllAVISTHrsllorlIrrot'tTttrARtilAVrs rasr 10,,, lr,lARIP0SAIVINIScoHcinrstncrrvm¡s HOI II... ACOllli¡|Ul'lITYOIilll.lS|C¡yul¡rrrunnr HON I2.II.., FISTIVALRIVIIIII LOOKIIIO BAcrtOrlTttEStlt'llllnsIOLI(IISIIVALS fn lanuøry L96L, Ruth (lones) McVeigh møde a phone call to IDIONruPAûI I Pete McGaraey zt:ith this idea: "Let's høae ø fotk festiaat up !.here in Orillia". Twenty nine yeørs later rne're stilt øt itl ,t) /',. T" tariposa Folk Foundation is We, at The Mariposa Notes, salute all now entering its 30th year. Plans are already volunteers and staff who have worked so underway to produce a gala event next June hard to make things happen. Our battle at Molson Park. We've been up, down and never ends, we must always plough ahead, through the ringer over the years. There amending, improving, and innovating in were those who only three years ago order to survive. The future is ours if we thought that Mariposa was dead. But if want it. Join us in helping sculpt the future attendance figures over the past four years of Mariposa. mean anything, we certainly have at least another good decade of life in us. ,,'l'lr\ Here are estimated attendance figures: ^Çlñ We sold 5,000 tickets in 1,986 9 ,000 in 1987 , 16000 in'88 and in the summer of 1989 the Mariposa Folk Foundation was host to ll l, tl 25,000 people. t tl .J nilcil ilr tnffiilt 0mm mil 00riltilfTï Organizing festivals is only one activity Back cover of the Mariposa Folk Foundation, albeit a big ' $250 Full page $200 AND HERE'S A NOTE".. starring this issue one. The MFF also puts on year round i / 2ßpage 150 llzpage 100 The Notes will publish only the names of Life events, such as Concerts, Mariposa In The \ì 1/3 page 75 1/4 page 50 and Sustaining Members, along with Parþ Mariposa Rainbow events, & this 1Æ page Business Card 25 Corporate supporters. We will .' 40 no longer list newsletter, to name a few ì., the names of our Patron and Supporting cussrR¡o nDs 15 tvonos oR LEss Since we opened me¡nbership in 1980 members in every issue. Starting next publi- ..': n0n-members$10 members $5 we can now boast an all time cation The Notes will begin welcoming new high of roughly members to the Mariposa Folk Foundãtion in 925 members. All members are ij ttilBn$ 0üil.tty mR A 20% 0tsc0ltftT entitled and invited to join committees, print. And once yearly in the Festival Issue we ii The filariposa llotes is mailed t0 over including the board, r. will print the names all of our members. Ifs to help plan events and -: 1200 Mariposa members, goyernment not that we don't appreciate our Pat¡on and to contribute in the decision making process. departments, media and olher releyenl Supporting members, but if the list keeps Through hard work and the determination '_ - persons and organ¡zalions. Almost 2000 yarious growing and changing each issue like it has of volunteers (mixed with a teaspoon of :'/ cop¡es are dlslr¡buted t0 shops been over the past year, it will surely drive good luck), Mariposa has forged ahead and ¡ r and cluùs around Melro T0r0nt0 and äre The Notes staff mad. I'm sure grown ... usually ayallable at ilariposa euenls. l; you don't despite the eminent doom predicted . understand but please believe it! It's true. by its critics. :\.\1 ..,.¡,'('1.d'rr{i.}. }:, ,".,,,,i^1 4.u flF*nmmrus AND THE I,VINNERS AI{E.., ]tfitp0$A HffiIRttT tciltwum$ ilE $tppffif 0F- SUSTAII{IIIG fTI THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS We're proud to announce the winners in \ EMBERS TIFE MEMBERS COBPORATE DOI{ORS Lynne Hurry President this year's raffle. A great success all Margaret Almack Donald Altman & Judith Skinner A&P-Domin¡on Anne Smiley Vice-President around, we were able to raise over $5,000 Cather¡ne Dew¡tt Michael Blugerman Astro Dairy Products John Sladek 2nd Vice-pres ¡ I Ross Gibbons & Betty Stephens Austin & Beverly Clarkson Canada Ken Connors Treasurer for the Foundation. Thanks t0 everyone Cup ëqtu- _ Cameron Ken Liz & Ray Dusome cante¡ ---.ï+F., Michael Boshes Secretary who took part and showed their support lnc. I Jennifer Mcshane -*"t"eE" Jennifer Berwick peter Cotton I D¡ana Ferguson Cavalier Beverages by either selling or buying tickets and to Steve Fruitman Norm Greer Paul Rothfels Michael & Susan Galea Comfort S0und Becording Studios our Jonathan Lynn Peter Monahan sponsors for donat¡ng the pr¡zes. Marcus Vichert Norm & Jackie Greer Cycle World Chr¡s Parkes I Congratulaiions t0... Gord Hines The Egg Marketing Board iIARIPOSA STAFF G0llERllt'ltllTAt $lJ PPORT Remmelt Hummelen Fox Fleel lnternational M.J. Kelly Executive Director O JoanneConroy,ticketnumOer02S0 \ Þ The Government Lynne Hurry of 0ntario, _t Keystone Cash Registers Frank Saunders Product¡on Mor won first prize, a trip to the through the Ministry of Culture Elaine Keiller The Laidlaw Foundation Bob Stevens Promotio'n Vancouver Fotk testivat. Dr. R.G.N. Laídlaw /,Ê... Barb Schetfler Bookkeeper I and Communical¡on, lhe The Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jul¡ette HaooD¡an Adm¡n Assistant Second prize goes Ruth McVeigh Foundat¡on I lo t¡cket number 1 Honorable Lily Munro, Minister. Gord Hines Vo¡unteer Coordinator Drago Maleiner 0616. Terry Soules gets a I Molsons 0ntario Breweries brand Þ The Ontario Arts Council Heather McKenz¡e Brian Slaknev Don & Viola Malpass Playtoy lndustries Volunteer Co0rdinator Assistanti new Martin Guitar. Þ Employment & lmm¡gration Kate Murphy Radius lnternational (Ð rn¡r¿ pr¡ze... comptete I record Canada Þ Municipality oT Elaine Murray Beynolds Aluminium I{OTES STAFI librar¡es of all lhe performers who t Metropolitan Toronto - Cultural Dianne Myers Rising Honda - Yamaha, Barrie Steve Fru¡tman Ed¡tor in ch¡ef part I took in Mariposa Festival'89 Brian Pickell The Joseph L. Rotman Foundation Gord Magrill Copy Edjtor Atfairs Division Þ The City of go lo tickets 0624 & 0601 held by Judy Roberts Safety Supply Canada Judith Saul Art Director I ïoronto, through the Toronto Kevin Nan D¡stribution Josephine Collins and Gary Byer. , Bill Russell & Sarah Cummins The Second Cup, Oakville Arfs Council Gerri Tanner Club Listings Rob & Kathy Sinclair Sony of Canada Ann Smiley Teletech, Toronto NOTES COIITRIB:JTORS wtar¡posa woutd like to thank i i Peter Sussman Teperman & Sons, Toronto Peter Cotton Steve Fru¡tman papers j>. tnter C¡ty i Bob Stevens Trend Records Lynne Hurry Steve Pritchard for their generous contribut¡on paper j David Wanen Peter Cotton Ruth Mcveioh i- of 7-Up Toronto David Warren to the i _ ___-qg!1-q-t-g_g Foundation. i Masthead Ilustration Magg¡e Fru¡tman The Mariposa Notes is published 5 months a year Mar¡posa Archives cover Er¡c Andsrson with a circulation of 3,500 Steve Fru¡tman p.4 Son Thomas Typesetting Texcom Graphics p.12 Lennie Gallant by The Mariposa Folk Foundation p.12 Printing Delta Web Rambling Jac* Elliot 95 Lavinia Avenue, Toronto, Ontârio, M6S p.13 Delivery C.U.PW 3H9 Simeonee Keonainak ISSN 0838 _ 780X P.15 Golden Eagles LP'Plays Old Tymo Fiddle" p.5 Al Chemy BY STEVE PRITCHARD ffil this boastine the hìilfional music I love..