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THE SOURCE FOR FOLK/TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE, STORYTELLING MAY - JUNE 2007& OTHER RELATED FOLK ARTSFolkWorks IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA Page FREE BI-MONTHLY Volume 7 Number 3 May-June 2007 Walking on Bilgewater: Eefing, bilabial fricatation, and the “strum” and “twang” of the Bilgewater Brothers By Joel Okida he act of grinning comes naturally when INSIDE THIS ISSUE you hear the very tongue-in-cheek tune, FANTASTIC FUN Give It to Mary with Love. And when Da- FOLK FESTIVALS vid Barlia resurrects the lost art known as “eefing,” the grin becomes a chuckle. THE NAUTICAL TRAIL OF PINT For those not in the know, eefing is the vocal ability to na- AND DALE T Seafaring Songs sally impersonate a coronet, oddly named by uke old timer, Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards. John chirps in with a melodic PLUS... whistling solo and you know there’s a spectacle of rare en- Tied to the Tracks tertainment to be had. Over the course of an evening with the Bilgewater Brothers, you get a very lively variety show Look Who's Talking without having to change channels. Mostly you get uke Keys to the Highway strummer, David and plectrum banjo and National guitar wiz, CD Reviews John Reynolds, having a good time for your listening and view- Special Events Listing ing pleasure. They are often supported by other local musicians ... and More! continued on page 22 Page 2 FolkWorks MAY - JUNE 2007 EDITORIAL DEAR READERS: Beach copies down to LB drop DO YOU WANT THE PRINT off. PUBLISHERS & EDITORS EDITION OF FOLKWORKS 4 Either a fourth person, or one of Leda & Steve Shapiro NEWSPAPER? those three is responsible for put- LAYOUT & PRODUCTION IT DEPENDS ON YOU ting up all the required informa- Alan Stone Creative Services his May/June copy may be tion at Van Nuys for the rest of the FEATURED WRITERS the last print issue due to distributors to pick up their copies. Brooke Alberts, Lookaround both rising expenses and in- That person is the designated “co- Ross Altman, How Can I Keep From Talking T David Bragger, Old-Time Oracle adequate resources (both revenue and ordinator” responsible for the fol- Uncle Ruthie Buell, Halfway Down the Stairs volunteer help). We have been work- low-up to insure that each of these ing on a new website and will have it Valerie Cooley, ...that reminds me... basic components has been taken Linda Dewar, Grace Notes up shortly. But we have heard from care of. So instead of one hero, Roger Goodman, Keys to the Highway many readers that you are interested a three/four person team, with a David King, Dirt in keeping the hard copy. team captain could do as well. Michael Macheret, Forklore We have received a proposal Dennis Roger Reed, Reed’s Ramblings If you are interested in keeping which we think will work. But it de- SONES PHOTO BY SONYA Dave Soyars, Dave’s Corner the hard copy going call or email us pends on you. By Steve & Leda Shapiro Larry Wines, Tied to the Tracks about what you can do to make it It has been suggested that we re- EDITORS One or two people pick up Folk- happen. If all of the above happens, duce the number of pages printed to Works from the printer, leave a David Ascher • Mary Pat Cooney we will be able to keep the hard copy Diane Sherman • Chris Stuart 6 and the number of copies distrib- bunch at a distributor in Glendale going and you’d be a hero to our uted to 5000. This will effectively re- CONTRIBUTING WRITERS and deposit the rest at a stor- readers. If you are interested, email duce expenses. age place in Van Nuys. This is a Audrey Coleman [email protected] or call 88-785- Warren Garfield Now here is the part that depends locked area, freeway close, where 3839. Please forward this to anyone Joel Okida on you. FolkWorks needs someone to distributors can come and pick up you know who might be of help. If take over the co-ordination of distri- DISTRIBUTION their papers. people come forward to take on these Brooke Alberts • Ross Altman • Ric Alviso bution. It does not need to be one per- 2 A second person picks up 250 tasks, we can keep the hard copy. Beverly/Irwin Bar • Anna Byrne • Judy CaJacob son taking it all on…It can be three papers from Van Nuys and takes If they do not we cannot. IN either Audrey Coleman • Jim Cope • Mary Dolinskis or four people. Marge Gajicki • Sharon Gates • Cliff Gilpatric charge of the mailing to members. case, our new website is in the works. So you can see how it works - here Ken Helms • Sue Hunter • Holly Kiger Look for us online! are the details for one possibility: 3 A third person takes the Long Stan Kohls • Amy Masumiya Bill/Mary Anne McCarthy • Russ/Julie Paris Larry Rainwater • Milt Rosenberg • Doug Moon Daria Simolke • Alaina Smith • Sylvia Stachura Visit us on the web: www.FolkWorks.org Mimi Tanaka • Larry Wines • Lynn Worrilow The opinions expressed herin are not necessarily those of FolkWorks. LOGO DESIGN Tim Steinmeier Thanks to all those who have supported & CORRECTION inspired us, especially Warren Casey of Wicked In the March/April issue on Page 7, in the Gig for a Musical Statesman article, Tinkers. a boxed quotation was mistakenly attributed to feature writer Audrey Cole- Published bi-monthly by FolkWorks a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization an affiliate man. In fact, the words: Let the music speak. Let the music talk. Let the music Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS). say what is beyond the words. Let the music take the lyrics upwards. And may BOARD OF DIRECTORS the poetry flow. are taken from statements Gilberto Gil made at his historic Brooke Alberts • Ric Alviso concert at the United Nations General Assembly. We apologize for the error. Kay Gilpatric • Roger Goodman Don Kiger • Holly Kiger Teresa Modnick • Gitta Morris Lisa Richardson • Steve Shapiro IN THIS ISSUE Mimi Tanaka • Monika White Music at the Skirball Leda Shapiro, Executive Director EDITORIAL ....................................... 2 ADVISORY BOARD IZA DEGARDO KRAMARZ ANDRZEJ FOLK FESTIVALS ........................... 3 Richard Gee • Howard & Roz Larman KEYS to THE HIGHWAY ................ 4 Sabrina Motley • Colin Quigley The Pedal Steel Guitar Cait Reed • Tom Sauber FORKLORE ......................................... 5 CONTACT INFORMATION SPAM®: Substance Over Image P.O. Box 5505, Sherman Oaks, CA 943 TIED to THE TRACKS .................... 6 Phone: 88-785-3839 Protecting Who? [email protected] • www.FolkWorks. Dave’s Corner ©2007 FolkWorks All Rights Reserved OF THE WORLD ............................... 8 Willner Times Three AD RATES THe naUTICaL TraIL oF PInT Size 1 X 3X 6X anD DaLe .......................................... 9 Full Pg $700 $660 $600 reeD’s raMBLInGs ..................... 10 /2 pg $45 $375 $325 STUDIO TAN Bester Quartet Motion Trio /4 pg $265 $245 $200 CD REVIEWS ............................. 10-11 /8 pg $75 $55 $25 Thursday, May 31 A DOUBLE BILL WITH BESTER QUARTET DIRT .................................................... 12 /6 pg $95 $85 $75 8:00 p.m. Gardening & Banjos $25 General AND MOTION TRIO ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS $20 Skirball Members Formed by young accordionist and composer Jaroslaw Bester in 1997, venUes ........................................... 13 $15 Full-Time Students Bester Quartet (formerly known as Cracow Klezmer Band) was quickly sUPPorT YoUr LoCaL (new ad sizes effective May 07) hailed as a phenomenon on the global avant-garde music scene. 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MEDIA SPONSOR: LooKaroUnD ................................ 23 CAMERA READY GOING POSTAL CAFÉ Z/CINEMA Z B&W line art with photos Spend Saturday afternoons enjoying free live music. Back for its GraCenoTes.................................. 24 (must be suitable for scanning to grayscale) Promoting sixth season in May, Café Z is a popular weekly concert series that How Can I KeeP Folk/Traditional Arts DESIGN & ART SERVICES showcases outstanding local talents in a beautiful outdoor setting. FroM TaLKInG .............................. 25 www.FolkWorks.org Design & layout services are available for a Also returning in May, Cinema Z’s monthly film screenings follow Woody Guthrie’s Advice nominal fee. Contact us for details at: to Bob Dylan musical traditions from around the world.