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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 ? IA Yes, I've been living there about six years. $ Well, Eric Andersen is a name that for many people ...

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,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 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 i _ ___-qg!1-q-t-g_g to the Foundation. i

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this boastine the hìilfional music I love... H iffi"ffiMd;:i"'*"ü:ffi of the Winnipeg Fotk from West Virginia consisted of about one to A¡tiJtic Director showed she cares dozen musicians was in itself a wonderful Festival. Rosalie Goldstein of her festival as a whole and I think impressive representation of the about the integrity year presented a fine music. and once again this festival and a strong lineup . Sitting there glance at the festival guide revealed My first enioying the strong folk feeling in Winnipeg of Dobbs Group, to'me thãcombination foe macie me feel feel sad with Mariposa's recent and The SamPle The Griffen Family Ieanings towards the "biglicket-main-stage- of the largest single musical Brothers, one concerlstar attractions" , maybel don't think festival. styles at the that is what roots music is all about' Back - Up and Push, a Canadian fiddle Rob Dean,4 year veteran artistic director dance band complemented the country scene of the Home County Folk Festival out of as well. B U&P is led by Canadian fiddler London Ontario haÁ reti¡ed. The new chiel Steve Fuller and was nicely contrasted with Ken Palmer, will be familiar to some as the Steoe Prítchørd American musicians. mandolin player in that legendary London Flyers. Palmel a Disappointingly, this could not said for bluegrass band The Dixie Watch this!A Flyers since their incepion in Bluegrassìnusic this year, case in point the rnember of the Bluegrass . Bluegrass - 'l974,has strong sense of what folk sole bluegrass band at the festival, Tom a very Canada to launclç Stanley, Ontario Wilson and Border Bluegrass out of music is. Origiirally from Port willbe put Fanshawe College in the Brockville Ontario. They displayed a great he sraduated from Kamloops, in radio arts, and Canadian sound, but I was sad to not find an earl'v 70's with a certificate associated American comparative. ovei the years has always been with muéic in one way or another. Earlier this all, I was overwhelmed with the All in vear the Flvers assumed conhol of the Back 40 music at Mariposa '89, calibre of traditional Íllrr"*utt Éestival out of Woodstock, Ontario' that very shows and I'm hoping ifs Ken Þalmer becomes the fust non-British (perhaps) in old tyme that the long ic Director of Home Festival, blue-grass and music may

Hrr¡ rilt pltt I $t* hu*^ mf,nruEs HF Tltl wrr E*n l*, û,r0$r IIIE quest for I mean the sixties: theywere a kind of vou know they were on a t4.,. And this alburn s very acoustic and same with Charlie beach mirage primarilY, thals how icnowledee. And the we're gonna do my tour acoustically. were I viewed it. The fifties was the time Parker añd all those musicians, they And I think it's pretty good, I mean, this to all, connected things were really happening in America. Drettv well connected it has got to be the longest tour I've ever painters like France the iazz, Charlie Parker, the to a úadition. The done, playing the States, Japan, Canada I meãn the Ginsbergs, Cline and others, and Lord Buckley and I'm also going to Europe culture. Anã the writing: in November. those cats. And the sixties they picked up and then I record another the Ferlenghettis. and Australia this lifestyle but not the substance, þst sf Lord Buckley et al. album. the surfaée of it. You know, everybody $ You seem to have been around forever... tt Yes, lefs not forget Lord Buckley' And smoked dope and had free sex and now not forget him, I mean ...And you're still perlorming at festivals, Lenny Bruce! Lefs what are they? ComPuter salesmen? that was where it was really happening. you were at MariPosa in |une. So, I'm happy tve never Sotten into that' So I sort of employ some of those streams to be singing for this long, I never sold computers, and I never was EA Ifs great into myworknow. forever as you termed it'cuz the longer a hippie and I didn't go to Woodstock, RoAD seems to you go on it gives a chance to put things $r Well, Gsosrs UPoN THE I neïer was a pop-artist so I feel pretty the underbelly of the sixties. The iogether in a good waY'cuz a lotta employ good. My threè small kids... ifs like a is that the sixties peõple don't get that opportunity. I'm imágeihat you get now natural aerobics course. alwaYs wasãll fun and glory and there was äoing pretty much what I've SF So how did the new album come about? idealism and a movement that was wanted to be doing, You know ever How did you get hooked uP with mY gonna change things like that movie since I started... maintaining 's PeoPle? bohemian lifestyle. Wild In The Streets. EA Just being in the right place at the right EA Ya, thafs well put, it wasrf t between the $F With this being the twentieth time. What happened was I was going to lees of the sixties, more the underbelly. anniversarv of Woodstock I've noticed do this art vidèõ but I got booked and I a"lways say the time frame, ils like a that a lot oí people reflect back to those ohoned the producer and said look, I crack óf tirne between the beats and the "good old tymes" and they're insurance åan't do this thing and he said fine but hiopies. I mean the artists were the beats salesmen now eh. drop in to see mY Paltner and I some- an'cÍ they lived that kind of lifestyle. Ya,'anzthey were hippies, they weren't timõ. And they were doing very well tl And théy were all hooked uP, You know real bohemians, vou know like Silicon with Suzanne Vega and they told me that .1.. Kerouai: and Ginsberg at Columbia '\ áoing these shaight gigs. they were old fans of mine, how theY VuU"y, they're University. Burroughi was a Harvard t of that, not for knéw all of my songs, how theY I mean, i wasn Part graduateãnd went on to be a marijuana PlaYed one minute. I never trusted 'em in coffee houses in Queens' So it ãealer in New York City and I still don't that. You know I was from turned out to be a sweet charming story. understand that. Most had interesting the Kerouac stuff, And it took three years to record it. lives, they were into Zen Buddhism, the . cont'd pa0e 14 IUIARIPO$A IIOTE$

When Mariposa was about t0 cash in its -Z-n former years it seemed to me there chips in January'87, Ruth McVeigh travelled were'migrations'so that while one stage down from 0ttawa to attend the general meeting area would be packed, others would be that would ultimately decide our fate. She stood almost empty. Not this time. There was a up and without an ounce of negativity, set the huge audience at all tents and stages. record straight she was the founder of this, the Children and adults with painted faces Z-onna, a volunteer, just made an longest continuous folk festival in North America wandering around. Bikinis causing lots of amazing statement. She was delegated to (now entering its 30th year), and she implored sunburns as well as'second glances'! People somehow find a forced air heater. us to somehow find a wavway for Mariposa to soaking their heads under the sprinkler taps Considering the temperature, I couldn't continue. She has never given up on her origioriginal to cool off, or sitting around the pond imagine who would want a heater, orwhy, ideas of self-expression by people for people. dabbling their feet. but I was told it was necessary because of Her ideas the extraordinary humidity to dry the drums about folk music remain as liberal liZ-he heat and humidity make it hard to as ever: while lhe world is trying to redefine for Molunbo. stay with any one performer for long, but 'what folk music in the '80s is', goes Ruth back The Griffin Family's show at the lovely awake with excellent reggae to her original philosophy for a definition that -Flept pond stage was an exception. By this time, I music played very loudly on a good car may change but steadfastly remains the same. thinþ people were almost hoping there stereo system. Reggae being one of my A few weeks after this year's festival a steno would be a thunderstorm. favorite music types, I wasn't too upset. pad from the House of Commons Canada arrived Except that there was a strange clonking the evening the crowd was addressed to me. "Here for what it's worth, is my -Z-n sound which I could not identify. I asked my unbelievably huge. As Ellen Mclllwaine collection of impressions of Mariposa'89. Hope husband Gerry if he'd like to stick his head sang, the hill was jumping as hundreds of you can find some of it useful for Mariposa out and see what was going on but he energetic folkies danced their brains out! Notes." Here then is an abridged version of declined. So I did. Returning, I said "Gerry, Many of them had been brought to their feet Ruth's impressions. Hope you find some of it you'd never believe it. You'll have to see for by Spirit Of The West and Stephen Fearing interesting. - Steve Fruitman yourself." So he poked his head out and saw who proceeded Ellen. a group of young people playing croquet is music of the people, traditional or under the lights. It was 4:30 in the morning. I arrived on site at 5:30, -Fólk -Finday: it contemporary. It was good to hear the , already looked busy. Received a waûn Su¡d¿y¡ Tþnt #3 was obviously r and Celtic, as well as the raucous songs of designed to please welcome in the accreditation tent. Hiatt. the hard core fohn traditionalists among us. Tnev¡ru¡¡c Solcs Sounds of groups and soloists warming into one of the 'originals' who has by (one of my very personal idols), up and doing sound checks. Wandered -ZR-an been attending Mariposa since L961. He Eric Andersen, Bobby Watt and Rosalie around and noticed a place for such protest commented that he didn-t like the new stuff. Sorrels. The latter sang a song about one of groups as Greenpeace and Bridgehead. The We[ I agree that some of it is a little harsh, the more amazing exploits by a mountain "folk' speak. violent and discordant, but so's the world man and how he used two wolves to make Crafts people setting up stalls. The these days. So the protest songs are phrased transportation out of a slain buffalo. It was calibie of crafts in the main are pretty good. differently, but they're still songs from the outstanding. You had to be there! Some spectacular, carved and polished harps people, screaming about injustice and pain, David commented on ... should make anyone want to learn to play! the same things people have protested for -klybrother the small proportion of that kind of 'folk generations. Hiatt's mention of supper we went over to the Main John compared with the more strident, pounding -á*fter Tienamen Square. Attila The Stockbrokels Stage. As in years before the absence of numbers. So I expounded my theory that clever ridiculing of unreasonable attitudes imagination and the huge coldness of that contemporary when compared to the and skewed values, these are important for þics, particular stage was overwhelming and earþ'60s protest songs are remarkably us all to hear and think about. depressing to me but Cromdale and Garnet similar but are far more angry, desperate and Rogers soon overcame my initial ZTe¡e's loud and then there's LOUD / obscenely violent. And that is because, in my reaction. The Men They Couldn't Hang may be a view, today's people have the sense that CaughtupwithAmos great group and I hope I get another chance their world is in a desperate plight and they Garrett and the Eh Team first at to catch them, but feel angry about it. And because it appears on Saturday the Main Stage and later at Tþnt night no one is listening they express their feelings #3. Thought that no one could the shockingly violent, using obscene language, get that tent rocking like volume with the volume turned up to high. What Messenjah did last was so choice do they have? great it was too year but the Eh ,UIade my way to the Pond Stage for painfulfor meto Team along with |ane Siberry and a strange feeling of deja vu stand. So we Bobby King and as I listen to the haunting, fluid, unexpected- left and TerryEvans ness of her songs, reminiscent for me of the dropped into managed it. In first time I heard Mitchell so many tent #3 whe¡e foni our tent I went to years ago. As I waited for Siberry to begin, I the African sleep with great could hear the phenomenal voice of Rita group Molunbo, music in my ears. Chia¡elli who was just beginning in tent #3. was performing. I thoroughly enjoyed Siberqy's performance S¡tu¡d¡y3 Despite their skin and her quirky, humorous, and perceptive Mostly just wandered tone, cosfumes lyrics. She used movements as though she around catching a little and instruments, herself were an instrument. of this and a bit of that. Spent a their sound didn't brief time listening to 'Ir.s a resemble any 7-ent#3 at 6 p.m. Son Thomas started Woveñs Wonlo but found it African music I've the guitar sliding war against Amos Ganett, very difficult to hear the lyrics ever heard. David Lindley & Ellen Mclllwaine to an clearly and as that was an integral Interesting overflowing crowd despite sweltering part of the performance it was stuffthough! conditions. What a show! It was gteat to disappointing. The harp worþ Afrcanjazz? watch each of these superb soloists get off howeve¡, was exciting to me. SonThottøs on one another. AL CHERNIY

Þ The Canadian Folk Music Society is having its annual meeting in Winnipeg from Clearlv this was one of the most October 20-22. If you want to go call Greg oooular evdnb of the weekend. And this time Brunskill at (204) 388{445. ïvdactually got to see the performers, unlike Þ Toronto's Norr Hacking is back in the the night È,efbre when a bunch of "I paid my recording studio again. Anxious to cash in on I don't have to sit down" tyPe young $20. the success of his last recording Srulnonr't the view for everyone else. The men blocked Guosr which was released late last year, incredible drive and dynamism of this show Hacking is pufting together a package o_f what some to express them selves in dance inspired he thinks is his best songs yet. Norm will once tops. Bésides making us all hope onihe table again employ the services of Dyan Maracle were well built, some fervently that t-he tables and Kevin Bell, his musical familY. of us ended up with a view like mine "as through a gauze... darkly'', as one young womãn inã very flimsy dress threw herself will be in town October 9 and 10 at the about with total abandon. Diamond. Apparently he has just released a new album of boogie blues. -Z-fs difficult to rate Mariposa as a whole The Mariposa Folk Foundation has when one is so close to it. I know there are Þ Mariposa's FOG committee is hosting its been saddened by the pass¡ng of fiddler some highlights which will remain in annual retrìat O ctober 20-22 at Camp Soulaine Al Cherny,. fade. near Barrie. This is where festival organization memory; the disappointments soon Known as one of Canada's finest for next year's festival really begins' If you any evenÇ my husband, son and I 1¡e fiddlers, Al Cherny died in September after -Zn interested in getting involved call 769-FOLK enioyed ôome quality time which will stand a brief illness. Born in Medicine Hat, us'in good stead during the 3 month Þ Toronto's Willie P. Bennett will join Alberta, Cherney studied classical violin separãtion which faces us as the'kids' and I Stephen Fearing at the Diamond October 22. until he started fiddling to the country heãd for the west coast and Gerry goes to Bennett recently released his fust album in a sounds 0f Wilf Carter. He won the Canadian Guyana. dozen years, hii first on a recognizedla-bel. 0pen 0ld Time Fiddlers championship from Entitled Tns LucKY ONEs, it was produced by favourite of the weekend: Amos 1 959-1 961 and appeared as a regular 0n A'-Zv Danny Greenspoon for Duke St¡eet Records' Garrett an"d the Eh Team, hands down. the old Country Hoedown with TommY Rare album, featuring their Hunter and later on the Tommy Hunter is mY Þ The new Air Z1tere, forwhat it's worth, performed new modified line up, willbe released at the Show ln 1 961 Al Cherny at the collection of impressions of Mariposa '89. Diamond October 26. first Mariposa Folk Festival in 0rillia. He to record with the likes of Þ CBChasbeeninthethroesof later went on Sylvia Tyson and Jessie Winchester to programming change and at Press time some a few Recent c0ncert appearances õf tñese changes have not been confirmed. name great form. His However we do know of a new show; Muray showed Cherny to be in Mclaughlan's SwrNc¡Nç ON A Sren Saturday name will be inducted into the Country Hall year. at 11 a.m. Mitch PodolaKs SItvtp¡,v Folx moves of Fame in Kitchener later this to Sunday at 5 pm. In fact the entire Sunday afternoon line-up aPPears to be solid folk.

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1OO/O OFF ALL REGULAR-PRICED BOOKS FOR ALL MARIPOSA MEMBERS card must be presented to qualifr fur discounts Valid membership (Ò ANOII{ER STORY BOOKSHOP' 280 DANIORIII A\tE' (Slde Entrance} reZ'ttO+ to be poisoned by the stuff they make to be told sorry I it was just a m¡stake Toute La Gang ends on a high note I with"Møcleods Reel", "Single Row Zydeco" and"Banks of Matagami" and a gospel tttne, "Søtnpson anil Delilah", as encore. When performed at this year's Edmonton Folk Festival main stage, Reviewer: Steve Fluitman Schumacher isnî big enough received an ovation for a Woman whos been through hell Gassette: Toute La Gang from the crowd. Schumacher being a little town just Arlist Grievous Angels They also sold over outside his native Tïmmins. 140 of these tapes at available from Richard Chapman 2 Vancouver Avenue 0n the banks of Mattagami the festival. Toronto, Ontario M4L 2S8 your love slipped from me Yes, Stompin' From the wrongly spelled 'Banks of Tom should be proud! Møtøgami', the ¡iver that flows by 8 are original. This independently . produced cassette could be viewed as the The songs are often painful, the band's pre-album demo since the conunon plight of the common person production quality, while good, does not living in Ontano. "Little fenny", is enhance the band's studio music to that probably the most hard hitting song on of the live thing. Still, the tape does show the tape, about a dying woman telling the band's ingenious way of expressing her daughter not to be taken in by the big their Canadianism through politically buck hacks that might kill her for the correct and expressively written songs. money she can produce for them. It shows the fun side of them too. Little child l'llpray 1ç¡çrlt J The tape starts off with with an 'crjun that you'll never be anthem for the Northland,"Gteat a slave allyour life NorthWinil'. to some company ffi'Ëä*Ëjiïl l'm haunted in dreams ': trDh 53to ! l¡ -.. r. ¡e ¡ or.¡¡ ¡- .-r¡ . ¡¡¡..r¡ 0f the great nofth wind I'm haunted at night 595 Mqrkha'n 5l by the places l've been (Olot + tqthur¡d.) And someday I'll know 53(o-321 \l what the dead men know They callto me calling me home And this is only the beginning. A quick boot into "Gumboot Clogeroo" which could only make Stompin' CôJUN RôMBLERS Tom proud. TYDecO T+{URSDôYS 9:30 P"¡¡. Michelle Rumball has an extraordinary voice, full of the rich lì?'j-^ ! -:ì L.',,:/) confidence of a mah¡re performer. She '-!.iL.KÁ -t',¡{N expresses the lyrics of guitarist Chuck ì/-'r>4t Aogus (late of Uetranger and co-writer of 's 'Boomtown'), whom I think is one of the brightest new songwriters around. The raw power of the songs is a band effort with Peter Duffin's earthy backbeat, the imaginative bass playing of Tïm Hadley, and the expressive vitality of Accordionist/fiddler Peter Jellard. A favourite song of mine which unfortunately is not on this album demonstrates Chucl(s Canada perfectly. Reviewel: David Wanen Gassetle: Last of the White Pine Loggers: Cassette: SummerLightning Songs from the lumber GamPs Ailist: Marie Anderson & David Wilson Marie Anderson Ailist: The WakamiWailers available Írom Coburg, 0ntario TÅMÅRACK available from Holborne Distributing Ltd. (416) 372-2609 Box 3095, Mount Albert wRc4-5827 0ntario LOG 1M0

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-I-tre Wakami Wailqrs, despite their Sinclair has replaced Randy Sutherland, name, are far from ridiculous. The and David Houghton on drums and quartet was formed in 1981 while all percussion has been added to the roster members were employed at Wakami of original members Jeff Bird and )ames Lake Provincial Park near Chapleau, Gordon. While some of the Ontario. They were the surprise hit synthesized strains of of the 1984 Canadian Folk Music TamaracKs music echo the Society meeting in Toronto, and jazz/ lolktusion o1 snrm Ih$ [nnr have retained their infectious Pentangle, rather than the joy in performing the guitar / concertina / traditional songs of the mandolin /spoons mixture of lumbercamps. the Wakami Wailers, the love of the traditional repertoire is evident -I-here are relatively few in both groups, right down to the use (athryn MacDonald, on the other groups who cleave to the of the same song - TamaracVs "Les hand, would have done better to stick tradition as closely was the Wakami Røftsmen" is of course, theWallet's "The with familar material. The album opens Wailers, and Tamarack is one of them. songs Gøy Røfisman". Some of the new with an excellent version of SandY Apparently on hiatus while James 1988 on Tamarack's album are from their Denny's " Like øn Old F ashioneil Wøltz" Gordon formed the |ames Gordon Band, the show and boat tour "Tamøtack on and closes wlth " Minguløy ", otherwise Tamarack is performing again. Alex Riileau", a musical history of the canal. known 4sthe"Minguløy Boøt Song". Both tapes are excellent and carefully Margaret Christl tells a story about being crafted evocations of the tradition. forbidden by a clubowner to sing that old a pleasant chestnut, the MingulaY Boat Song, so, \Â,Ztrile generally - and tape, atleast some my inability to highly Margaret being Margaret she sings it praise Marie Anderson and David wows the audience. This version may not Wilson's Summer Lightning is self- be quite that good, but it identified; one of the tunes is shows off named "Done to Death \- Kathryn's Hornpipes"; so is much of the talent well other material, traditional or enough - otherwise. "The Wøtet is Wiile" and she has quite a " She Mov eil Through the F ah" on the traditional end are joined bY good voice, although I detected a certain huskiness in " S ong or lrelønd" and " MY f some numbers. Unfortunately, most of D øncing D øy" as contemporary material. the rest of the album, composed la¡gely Marie has an exceptional voice, but the by Bryan Leckie, is rather forgettable in only song to break with the tone of an elevator music sort of waY - mind sweetness and good old folky folksiness you, it is rather folkY (I kept expecting an Irish tenor like elevato¡ music. Dennis Day to break in on "CøPe St. Mary's" and turn it into a duet) is the deliberately sharp version of "I'în øn Old Cowhønd", which emphasises its satiric tone, usually unfairly buried, sung by David Wilson with Marie doing backing vocals. folk calcnclar

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Make yourself heardJ special will be ai¡ed on CBC television on December 31. Written, Mariposa performed and produced by the Guelph based group featuring jeff Bird Meet the people responsible for making what it is today. Call T6SFOLKfor the exact time & (also of the CowboyJunkies), |ames Gordon (past artistic director of Hillside), David Houghton and Alex Sinclai¡, TeveRAcK oN THE RIoEAU place as at time of publication a location was still is a combination of musical variety entertainment and historical being sought. documentary as they float down the Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa. Þ Rick Fielding has been heard on CIUT-FM 89. 5 Mondays at vtariposa Events midnight hosting the Morvo^lv MrDNIcur FoLK Suow. An accomplished @ @ guitarist known from his playing with Joe Hall's Continental Drift, Fielding's guests play their music live over the air. Mariposa & Richard Flohill Muiposa Presents Present at the Cloud Folk Cohen, has just completed their third cassette of fudeo-Spanish Flying Club fudith STEPHENFEARING 292 folk songs. Founded in 1981, Gerineldo's goal was and still is to Brunswick Ave WILLIE P. BENNETT perpetuate and disseminate Moroccan Judeo.Spanish songs and cultu¡e . October 22 PM RICKANDITJDY not take place February I Their next Toronto engagement will until but October 1 thei¡ cassettes are available f¡om fudith Cohen at 53$2666. at the Diamond MARGARETMacARTÏIUR Þ The Flying Cloud Folk Club started up its new season at the GIIYCLARK November 5 Tranzac Club 292 BrunswickAve. on September 10. Eileen McGann TOWNESVANZANDT along with Ken Brown and Sean Mulrooney played the big room to a Novemberl2 8 PM FIDDLER'S GREEN packed audience. Unforhrnately Eileen won't be around for a while as at the Diamond REUNION her studies have taken her overseas. 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S ummer is the season of festivals. The entire week of the festival, The halcyon days of surnmer for the From Mariposa's festival of Roots Music despite the careful planning and Mariposa gang... With a sometimes folk joined kicking off the season in fune to the Wye orchestration, is one of frantic & frenetic envious eye, Mariposa Marsh Wildlife Festival in mid activity. Hour by hour tension and Winnipeg's celebration. Other headed September, festival goers trek across the excitement mount. For many volunteers, out to Edmonton, Vancouver, north to province and country in search of their the site party held the day before the Sudbury and at least three of us went to old favourites or new and exciting gates open triggers the event. a different kind of festival in Picton. sounds, dances and crafts. Children are a The volunteer community is The Quinte Summer Music Festival big part of the festival scene too, learning there together to is spread over several weeks with how to make a maraca or decorate a tree celebrate its music in different kinds of events being hosted. for the winds to play a tune upon. We are if s own way before the It started in June with The Men of The all ages, we festival goers and apart from action begins. Deeps from Halifax. The weekend that the music we love, we are of a large and The volunteers' we were there, Caribbean music filled the expanding sununer community. campground local arena. Once again, though, we were with the COMMoUNIoTY. The dictionary reverberates greet by the hospitality crew and invited sounds of tent pegs being for describes it as a body of people living in to join the sound and stage volunteers hammered, children in play the same place under similar the concert, dance and Post event parties' and old friends calling to one another. are conditions... "the people of a particular The community is the same. The faces And somewhere you can hear a banjo, place or rcgion.," Although our familiar and some we recognized from guitar or harp being played, community has a broad geography, its our festival and from Northern Lights central theme is the same. Music from Then the workbegins. Four days Festival Boreal or Home CountY the people to the people. Song, story and flash past and suddenly the site crew is Festival. The focus and goal is the same. dance that encompass our collective dismantling the stages, as cars stuffed Since that weekend Blue Skies has experience from separation from the old with tired people, dirty laundry and won the hearts of audience members and land to apartheid in the homeland are damp camping gear are driving slowly volunteers alike. W.O.M.A.D. brought from pets, peeves and passions to ships away. Stored in the cars are fresh the universal community to Toronto for and sweethearts. If s the collective memories settling amongst the old of, a wonderful week and Festival of experience that makes our community new tunes learned, and games played, Friends pulled devotees to Hamilton. At what it is and drives both possibly a tape or disc of new music the time of writing Edmonton is drawing veterans and novices to discovered or a festival t-shirt. to a close. A number of my friends are follow the summer trail. As the festival season wears on the there. A good number of us are making For the festival community continues to grow The plans to go to Summerfolkwhile seven organizers, the community volunteers from one event often become or eight more adventurous types are lasts longer, all year in fact. volunteers at another. Some of us make taking the last of the vacation days to From the early days after special treks to far off places to be part of drive down to Schenksville and the the festival of post the community in another province or Philadelphia Folk Festival. And once mortem and strategic in the U.S. Eight Mariposa volunteers Labour Day has come and gone there planning right flew to Winnipeg this year while will still be two mor€ events left to go to, through the others drove Mariposa In the Park and Wye Marsh. festival itself, or took From one's attendance at just one communications are thebus. festival, a person can become part of this being made at many We were enorrnous community, can make friends, levels and acnrss I greeted warmly at the airport by help out and luxuriate in the summer many miles to make Winnipeg's "Hello€oodbye" team and sounds of music. Thank you friends, for the next event bette{, became part of the community. another great suÍtmer. brighter, less tt,aaa<)aaaaaaaaaaaoaaala.(}a aaa<)aaÖaal}aal}taaaa cornplicated, more and so on. streamlined 6 Things høpe to chønge, When things stop cltønging, they die... Advice is sought from other organizers and cr,eltil,re ønd møsic høpe to breøtbe ø.nd.groq bøt they høte help is offered. As one stø,y lånes to be ttae, ønd tbose group's event nears, to within certq.ingttid¿ friends from other gttìd¿ lines øre pareness ønd' sincerity. s festivals join this part of ...Dewey Balfa the communiry working on the process of in earnest to bring off traditional music being another great festival carried on to the next generation. nI[]a 0[T$ [0ilt B]AO

0n the brink of extinction only a couple of years County is a relatively lmall and free ln the past this festival h-as drawn poor ago, the l{orlhêrn Ughb Festiual Boreal has climbed festival (Victoria Park is the size 0f one large disappointingly numbers to Kew Beach Park for year back and produced an A1 festival this year. Held by downtown city block) and although it is a member of this f ree aftemoon event. But this w¡th names Ramsay Lake on the south side of town in Bell Park, the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals they don't like Paul Jamss and llom Hacllng 0n the bill, the site is a natural setting forthis authentically advertise much outside their local. Ailistic Dheclor Topaz Dawn succeeded on drawing a sizeable crowd worthy of her endeavours. bilingual folk festival. Where else could you hear It is traditionally based, but the performers artists from 'Moonbeam', 'Sault Ste. Marie', 'Thunder booked cover a wide range, from country (llora The idea was to showcase lesser known talent. Bay','Sudbury' and'Temagami'? lntertwined with the Galloway) through bluegrass (The Dlrie Flyers) t0 lncluding 'big names' ensured that the likes of Tm likes of Jessla Winchesler, Amm Ganeü, and King blues (0ne Fllght Up and Jaclle Washington, who's ilarsell, David Hlnes, Sean Gürd, Ron Sersmlth, B¡scult Boy. A great blend of music too: La Eotllns been to every Home County yet) and pop, both The Old Peculiar Jug Eand and Gheryl Gaudet were Sowiante, The Flying Bulgar Klezmer 8and, and longtime (Da¡sy DsBoll) and new (Ana Goullnho). kindly rewarded. Dam, one half of the duo Running African Hsrihge 0rummes. Lenn¡e Gallant There were singer-songwriters (David Rae, fm Scaled, used her set to allow regulars of the appeared as a s0l0 artist as did Eric llagler and Hanison, Doug ilcAdhufl, Francophones (Ad Veille Jellhouse Cale, an open stage which she hosts Wayns Potb from Bear lsland reserve near Ous Pourra, Læler and ttlacXenzle), Celts (Blendan weekly, to also perform. Temagami Als0 0f note were Toronlo's Eye Music llolan and Gery o'l{elll), Brits (David Pary and But Topaz has been finding it more difficult to featuring the North American fingerpicking champion lan Ro¡b, Jon RoDeß and lisa Proston) and other dream up support and energy needed to carry this Don Ross, Peterborough natives Beyetend Ken & "ethnics" (Alrlcan Heilhge, Giovanni Ruiz). event off year after year. This year, with the help of His Lost Followem featuring Wasñboard Hank, and Families were entertained at lhe Children's Area by the Mariposa concert committee, among others, she Montræl's Harl Rouge. Magoo, Glen Bennett, and Rick and Judy as well as was able to scratch up another festival. However, performers. A smattering of local artists, including a rap some of the other SaGrcd Harmony next years' event remains in limbo - does she really (Baroque duo, an Ouzo duo and others, mixed in pefectly with (shape note singing), Pamassus chamber wanna do this again? Your support and the rest of the roster. They even hired acrobats to music), The Brantlord FolI Club Rogulan, and the encouragement could go a long way in ensuring that joyously entertain during changes on main stagel unclassifiably eclectic but infectious Saul this little event has the future ¡t deserves. Bruudy complete the list of booked performers. B¡ll Russell was an excellent choice as MC, his - Steve Fruitman use of both oflicial languages plus his warmth and The bandshell, home of the night concerts, is humour kept the bilingual crowd for the main stage being refurbished, s0 a new stage had to be built in concerts in the ampitheatre in the evening. front of it. There were three main daytime workshop stages, as well as a very popular brand new dance Workshops included Northem 0ntario Songs, area, the Children's area, and the open stage. Ethno-fusion, Un usual lnstrumenß, Folklore du Canada Fnnçais, Egyptian Music, Banjo Styles, elc. The crafts area was large (92 displays) varied Every performer was expected to do his/her share and 0f high quality- critical in attracting audience to and did so with enlhusiasm Sound quality was very a free festival. The festival's budget comes from good and scheduling was innovative and interest¡ng. craft booth fees, food vendor fees (l found the food But by far the best part were the parties... they were pretty good t0o), grants and donations. London area magicall Can you lust picture Yyes lambel, La Morris teams busk for donations throughout the Botllna's harp playe¡ iamming with the Flying weekend. Bulgan! Rob Doan, the artistic director for several

A five hour drive well worth the effort. years is retiring and is being replaced by Ken Camping nearby at family campgrounds. Palmer, also known as one of The Dixlo tlyers. Let's inpe he can brino some new facets to a small Steve Fruitman - gem of a Festival. - David Warren

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Just going to a place like Yellowknife is truly An envir0nmentally sound festival (no Picture a tent c¡ty located at the end of a gravel amazing experience let alone performing at the Folk styrofoam cups allowed on site), they're also still in winding roller coaster type road deep in the 'wilderness, 0n The Rocks Festival. Situated at the north end 0f the throws of initial growth and have great potential 20 minutes north of Sharbot Lake, 0ntario. This village assembles once every year on Great Slave lrke, this city of 15,000 starved folk- in their future. Their site is second to none, indeed, the August long weekend to camp, eat, dance and nuts is blessed with short, warm summers of nearly most of it went unused. Room for future growth is l¡sten to folk music together. endless light, (sunset at midnight, sun-up at 3). its greatesl asset as well as the fact that camp¡ng is years permitted in the Guelph Lake Conservation Area, The festival looks the same as it did 16 This year's event was a smashing success popularity has grown to the extent only a 90 minute car ride from downtown Toronto ago, however the according to festival organizers interviewed in The that the weekend passes are sold out long in (on a clear day). Yellowknifer. Attendance was at an all time high. advance. The site is unique. Rolling countryside The festival concentnates on promoting local Situated lust out of town on Long Lake, the ends abruptly with rock edged forests. This enables acts and draws also on the Toronto market. First festival makes use of four workshop stages, and the smooth almost level ground for camping, to time Arllstle Direclor Sue Richards did well in her main stage on the sandy bank of the lake. Drawing a complete bush conditions for people wanting privacy eclect¡c selection of artists, from old stalwarts ilosa fine mixture of artists from far and wide, organizers and quiet. Campfires go on long through the night Scarletl and Dayid Rea, to Guelph's Pogues-clone produced the kind of atmosphere conducive t0 with pick-up bands forming atter the evening's band Golllc Blue, Toronto's l0raine Segato, The perfoTmances bringing the fun out in the music. end. from Skydiggem and Grievous Angels. Eyuphuro, The main stage sits on a gentle slope, great for Friday night was dance night at the Elk Hall in Mozambique and David Rea (half Canadian by watching the show The sound system is superb. town. lt featured Rever€nd l(en & His Losl Followen default) were the 0nly two non-Canadian acts. Bob Stevens rigged up an FM station so that and it was already sold out a week in advance Although attendance was disappointing on volunteers like myself, doing parking duty, could 0n Saturday the Festival got underway with Friday night, it picked up nicely on Saturday and catch the main stage shows via transistor radio. Ramblln'Jack Elliot, The $huflle Demons, 0rialis, Sunday. The main slage featured one hour The lineup this year was well put together and The Galun Ramblerc and ïhe Razorbacks. A touring continuous concerts f rom noon till 11 p.m. while a the performances interesting. lt's great to see rough Bulgarian troupe, the Blsselov Sisten, incantated Tree Stage and Beer Stage provided for interesting and ready lemale bands, such as the Georgetle Fry lheir weird and wonderful melodies. Simeones workshops. Also interesting to note, a Wimmins Band, Lynn [illles, and 0alsy DeBolt finally tak¡ng [oenalnak of Pangirtang, Batfin lsland showed his place A ever Tent. As well a children's area and a '60s type crafts their in the music scene. best accordion flavored and reels first introduced to performance was given by RGUorEnd Ksn and His iigs area. the lsland by the whalers over a hundred years ago. lost Followem. Ken seems to be fitting his role But the music had to end at l1 p.m. and the Also performing were Deltah Drummefs from the much more comfortably than ever and Washboad unexpected curtain call at 5 p.m. on Sunday Dog Rib reserve just near town, the lnnu¡t Throal Hank, of course is always spectacular. provided a poor finale for what was otherwise a fine Singan from Baker Lake in the middle of the tundra, This festival has a very strong family feeling. lestival. Definitely worth checking out next year. The lloihen Pilræ, Iracy Riley, and a local group The organizers are well known by the regulars and it Tho Gumb00b who actually wore the things. - Steve Fruitman has been interosting t0 watch the organizers sit on the stage for the finale and see how they have The workshops went over extremely well. I matured, along with the festival. t00k part in a washboard work-shop featuring myself and Wash¡oard HanI. Another workshop called Can A typical day slarts with Holislic workshops in noon. ln the afternoon there are You Dancdl lealured Simeonss and the Caiun four locations until music... songwriting... etcetera, winding Ramblors. workshops, up with a square dance at 4:30 p.m. after which lf you'reever headed up that way in mid-July, everyone, feeling happy, hot and dusty rushes down go your way to catch this one. They even out of to the swimming hole to freshen up. make custom 'Caiun Tit Fers'there. 'l:00 Evening concerts start at 7 and run to 1 - Steve Fruitman p.m. at which point everyone drifts back to their respective campfires to enjoy their own guitar Any number of spectaculør pickin" and music+nerry makin'till dawn. performers cøn be seen during Peter Cotton r------l- Ontario's Summer F estivøls | > Please donate to Torontot communily I and across Canadø radio slalions during lheir lund- rais¡ng campaigns ¡n 0ctober as Seen here : Lenníe Gøllant these are greal places on lhs büsy rad¡o dlal to hear allernaliye muslo, (top at the left) Northern Lights and lhal means folk muslc of all FestiaøI Boreal in Sudbury, kinds (see page 9). Tftese slalions hare suppofed lhe Toronto folk Ramblin' føck Elliot (bottom left) community so lel's suppoñ liem.

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Not only can you not see it all, it's difficult to comprehend what you do see: World music for people from around the world. As S.E. Rogie from Sf erra Leone pulit: "Folk mus¡c is the exper¡ence of a people."Liuing in this very multi- cultural town is one thing, but to be presented w¡th true to life folk experiences 0f native art¡sts from Arizona, Shanxii, lndia, Pakistan, Tanzania, Guinea, Mozambique and Quebec at York 0uay is very difficult to encapsulate.

While 80% 0f W.0.M.4.0. is free, including world class films, ticketed events were poorly attended due t0 confusion over what is a ticketed event and where they were held, as well as the cost to see these performances which would be presented free at another time. (Why were the Joaquin Bros. playing the free Ship Deck stage an hour before their ticketed concert?)

But W.0.M.4.D. was a maior success for those who attended. Great and unusual cratts conforming to the 'world' nature of the event. The fact that people of so many backgrounds attended instead of the usual 'mostly white, anglos' audience at most festivals, is a sure sign 0f success as well.

And it was really nice to see s0 many Native Peoples involved, not used as our token native effort byfestival organizers. As 0pening Ceremonies M.C. Elder, said after having STEPHEN FEARING An evening ofTexas cooking Uem Harper, of local band & shared the Pipe with members of the 0¡d Àgency GUY CIARK from Alberta: "Let's get together, Black, WITTTE P. BENNETT Drummerc White, Red or Yellow,and let's get down and boogey." with special guest appearance by TOWNES VAN ZANDT Steve Fruitman ERICA}IDERSEN ROBERT EARL I(EENJR. - SUNDAYOCT 22,8 PM SUNDAYNOV 12, 8 PM THE DIAMOND THEDIAMOND

Tickets $8 in adlance at Tickets $12.50 in advance at Þ Ticketmæter (872-l I ll) or the Ticketmaster (872-llll) or the club; $ l0 atdær. Mæiposa members club; $ l5 at doon Maripom members $?inadvancebycalling T6 FOLIL $10 in admce by calling 76$FOLIL Seats on dance floor; tickets limited. Seats on dànce floor; ticke¡ limited.

The return of CONNIE KALDOR and her band THURSDAYNOV. 23, 8:30 PM BRIGANTINEROOM HARBOURFRONT

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