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CONCERT & DANCE LISTINGS • CD REVIEWS • FREE EVENTS FREE BI-MONTHLY Volume 5 Number 3 May-June 2005 THESOURCE FOR FOLK/TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE, STORYTELLING & OTHER RELATED FOLK ARTS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA “Don’t you know that Folk Music is illegal in Los Angeles?” — WARREN C ASEY of the Wicked Tinkers TARAFTARAF DEDE HAIDUKSHAIDUKS ANDAND GYPSYGYPSY ORIGINSORIGINS BY COLIN QUIGLEY, PHD inside this issue: ypsy Crossings, the up-coming concert at UCLA Royce Hall, presents Taraf de Haiduks, Music Festivals the most successful of world music bands that have emerged from post-communist Romania. G Divano Productions, their management, has paired this group with Belgian guitarist Biréli PLUS: Lagrène, a more mainstream jazz musician, also of gypsy origins. Such “gypsy music” concert Keys to the Highway bills have indeed become something of a standard on European stages and a touring strategy here in the States as Tied To The Tracks well. Are the musicians gypsies? Certainly. Will they be Dave’s Corner playing gypsy music? Perhaps. “Centuries before there was rock ‘n’ roll, there was Voices In My Head Gypsy music,” reads their press kit, “loud, rowdy and rebel- lious…the world’s first party music! And perhaps no other Reed’s Ramblings Gypsy band in the world embodies the wild abandon, fre- netic energy and instrumental virtuosity inherent in this Old-Time Oracle (NEW!) musical tradition better than Taraf de Haïdouks.” This is promotional copy that unabashedly invokes the widespread CD Reviews image of gypsy freedom. Uncle Ruthie But these images, largely based in literature and art, are just that, images that form a stereotype which is held most Law Talk commonly among those in the West with the least first hand knowledge of real Gypsies. Across Europe, Gypsies consti- & much more... tute very diverse peoples following many ways of life. Even in Romania, Gypsies are far from a homogeneous group. Members of Taraf come from Muntenia, the southern region of Romania located in the Danube Plain. The village of Clejani became home to to Gypsies in the 19th century after their emancipation from surrounding monasteries. During the 1960s, when they first came to the attention of TARIF page 24 Page 2 FolkWorks May-June 2005 EDITORIAL Dear Readers: your average truck. FolkWorks PUBLISHERS & EDITORS Leda & Steve Shapiro As you all know, FolkWorks has been lucky to have Stan LAYOUT & PRODUCTION is an all-volunteer organization. Smith on our staff. Stan not only Alan Stone Creative Services This means that writing, editing, owns an extra long bed truck, FEATURE WRITERS and distributing the newspaper but puts in hours loading and Brooke Alberts, Lookaround happens because a lot of people driving for FolkWorks every Ross Altman care that the newspaper gets out other month. How Can I Keep From Talking to all of you. This means that This newspaper happens David Braggar, Old-Time Oracle mailing, purchasing supplies, because of people like Stan. On Uncle Ruthie Buell solving computer problems, our masthead you can see some Halfway Down the Stairs Joanna Cazden finding events and articles for of the other people who make The Voices in my Head you takes time out of busy lives. this organization run. We have Valerie Cooley, That Reminds Me... This means that when volunteers been able to attract just enough Linda Dewar, Grace Notes move or for other reasons, can people that take time out of their Richard Gee, Law Talk no longer give us their time, we busy lives for FolkWorks. Roger Goodman come to you to help get the job FolkWorks depends on peo- Keys to the Highway done. In the past few months we ple who give time and money. Dennis Roger Reed have lost a couple distributors BY LEDA & STEVE SHAPIRO Some people give one; some the Reed’s Ramblings plus our membership Director. other. Some give both. But now, Dave Soyars, Dave’s Corner [For those of you wondering what happened to your we are depending on you. Some things must have Larry Wines, Tied to the Tracks CD premium, we have found someone new and expect money to get done (printing, mailing, etc) and some EDITORS to catch up soon.] must have people to do them. The newspaper cannot David Ascher • Marie Bruno Mary Pat Cooney • Britt Nicole-Peterson We have not been able to replace the distributor in get written, published, printed, distributed without Diane Sherman • Chris Stuart Hollywood/West Hollywood. We have also been noti- more help. Without additional resources, some things CONTRIBUTING WRITERS fied of an impending loss that will affect all distribu- simply will not get done. This can effect distribution, Colin Quigley • Chris Reid tion. We print 12,000 papers and have a grass roots as well as the content and calendar. Mimi Tanaka • Deborah Testa distribution system that works very well. We get the We need people with time and the desire to con- Ron Young newspapers South to Long Beach and San Pedro, West tribute to FolkWorks. We need people to give financial DISTRIBUTION to Thousand Oaks, East to Riverside and Claremont support. FolkWorks needs enough resources to contin- Brooke Alberts • Jim Cope Mary Dolinskis • Marge Gajicki and many locations within those boundaries. But it ue and it is up to you. We need you to give of your Richard Gee • Cliff Gilpatric depends on being able to pick up the papers and get time and/or financial support. We need all of you that Scot Hickey • Sue Hunter them delivered to our house – our garage to be precise. care about FolkWorks to give what you can. We need Julie James • Dennis Louie 12,000 papers do not fit in your average car, nor even it now. Nan McKinley • Bill Ossa Bea Romano • Daria Simolke Stan Smith • Mimi Tanaka Lynn Worrilow LOGO DESIGN Tim Steinmeier Thanks to all those who have supported and Vietnamese Banjo inspired us, especially Warren Casey of the Wicked Tinkers. Published bi-monthly by FolkWorks a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization an affiliate of Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS). IN THIS ISSUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brooke Alberts • Linda Dewar EDITORIAL............................................. 2 Kay Gilpatric • Roger Goodman FUN FOLK FESTIVALS........................ 3 Don Kiger • Holly Kiger • Gitta Morris KEYS TO THE HIGHWAY ................... 4 Steve Shapiro • Mimi Tanaka TUNING, NATURAL, ARTIFICIAL, SLAP, TAP & Monika White • Ron Young PINCH HARMONICS THE VOICES IN MY HEAD................. 5 Leda Shapiro, Executive Director TIED TO THE TRACKS........................ 6 ADVISORY BOARD THE VIOLIN SCIENTIST..................... 7 Howard & Roz Larman ON-GOING STORYTELLING ............. 8 Colin Quigley • Lisa Richardson Tom Sauber DAVE’S CORNER .................................. 8 DRUM CIRCLES IN L.A. AND CONTACT INFORMATION SURROUNDING AREA ......................... 9 P.O. Box 55051, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413 WHAT IS A DRUM CIRCLE? ............. 9 Phone: 818-785-3839 REED’S RAMBLNGS............................. 9 [email protected] • www.FolkWorks.org CAPOS: DO CHEATERS EVER PROSPER? ©2005 FolkWorks All Rights Reserved CD REVIEW ......................................... 12 MOJAVE RIVER ON-GOING MUSIC HAPPENINGS... 13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS ............. 14-15 AD RATES ON-GOING DANCE HAPPENINGS.. 16 OLD TIME ORACLE .......................... 17 Size 1 X 3X 6X NEW COLUMN BY DAVID BRAGGER Full Pg $660 $600 $550 THAT REMINDS ME .......................... 18 1/2 pg $385 $350 $300 DOTS ON THE MAP 1/4 pg $235 $210 $185 HANDING DOWN THE TRADITION................................. 19 1/8 pg $150 $125 $100 DES REGAN AND THE LARRY BANE SESSIONS 1/16 pg $85 $75 $65 UNCLE RUTHIE ................................. 20 SPECIFICATIONS CAN YOU PLAY THIS LITTLE SONG? Full Pg............................ 9.5 x 15" GRACENOTES.......................................21 1/2 pg H ................... 9.5 x 7.375" LAW TALK ........................................... 22 1/4 pg V................ 4.625 x 7.375" LOOKAROUND ................................... 23 1/8 pg H................ 4.625 x 3.625" HOW CAN I KEEP FROM TALKING ..................................25 1/16 pg V ........................... 2 x 3" JOE HILL: MARTYR OR MURDERER? 1/16 pg H ........................... 3 x 2" SPECIAL EVENTS ................................28 Artwork should be submitted for printing as 1-color black or grayscale. Ads accepted in the following formats: DIGITAL Grayscale/B&W TIFF (min 300 dpi) or EPS BECOME A (outline all fonts or include fonts with file) MEMBER OF Digital files can sent via e-mail or on a non- returnable disk (floppy, ZIP or CD ROM in PC or Mac format). Include placed images. CAMERA READY B&W line art with photos SEE PAGE 27 (must be suitable for scanning to grayscale) DESIGN SERVICES Design & layout services are available for a nominal fee. Contact us for details at: www.FolkWorks.org e-mail: [email protected] May-June 2005 FolkWorks Page 3 JUNE 3-5 JUNE 17-19 GOLDEN OLD TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL FANTASTIC FUN FOLK FESTIVALS Siskiyou County Fairgrounds Live Oak Camp Santa Ynez Valley 1712 Fairlane Rd., Yreka, CA near Hwy 154 near Santa Barbara, CA 530-842-1611 or 707-829-8012 www.goldenoldtimemusic.com 805-781-3020 liveoakfest.org APRIL 27 - MAY 1 MAY 27-30 [email protected] Richard Thompson, Joe Craven Quintet, Slaid Cleaves, Fairport 6TH ANNUAL OJAI STORYTELLING FESTIVAL SEATTLE FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL Foghorn String Band, Kinmen’s Old Time Serenaders. Stairwell Sisters, Convention, Bettye Lavette, Blue Highway with Rob Ickes, Ruthie 805-646-8907 www.ptgo.org/village.htm Seattle Center Road Oilers, ACME String Ensemble, Kenny Hall,