Sponsored by: Traditions, the Folklife program of the Maryland State Arts Council, with additional funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Media Sponsors: Maryland Public Television and What’s Up? Media Beverage Sponsor: Pepsi Bottling Ventures

Breene M. Kerr Center for Chesapeake Studies, a program of the Maritime Museum, organizes this Festival. The Center conducts and promotes original research on the history and living traditions of the Chesapeake Bay, with a focus on the relationship between people and place.

Heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers and participants in the Festival, and to the many people who contributed ideas and energy, including: Eric Applegarth, Julie Barnett, Marc Barto, Carol Bean, Lora Bottinelli, Stephen Bradley, Julie Broadbent, Michael Buckley, Cindy Byrd, Rosella B. Camper, Tim Dunn, Elaine Eff, Tyrome Elliott, Margaret Enloe, Sam and Donna Fairbank, John Ford, Roger Galvin, Sylvia Jarboe Gannon, Bill Gilmore, Robin Gordon, Lisa Gowe, Dale Green, Carol Griffith, Paulina Guerrero, Kenny Haddaway, Ida Heelan, Hal Kellogg, Leila Borrero Krouse, James Lane, Pete Lesher, Kate Livie, Harriette Lowrey, Paige Martin, Stephanie Moore, Tracey Munson, Cliff Murphy, Adrian Muys, Jay Newcombe, Lynne Phillips, Newell Quinton, Richard Scofield, Langley Shook, Earl Slacum, Marty Smythe, Melissa Spielman, Joe Spurry, Nida Spurry, Rudolph Eugene Stanley, René Stevenson, Marie Thomas, Helen Van Fleet, Sarah Vlasity, Mike Vlahovich, Theresa Vlahovich, Katie Willis, Catherine Wilson, and Michelle Zacks.

Saturday, July 23, 2011 Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Events at a Glance Time Music Shore Stories Shore Films Cooking Demos 10:00am Hugh, Zane and Chloe 10:30am Eatin’ Campbell Crabs Grow It, Preserve It! 11:00am African American 11:30am Grupo Gitano Maritime Traditions 12:00pm Island Out of Time A Chesapeake Salad

12:30pm Hacer Hogar… Sombarkin’ Making Home 1:00pm Growing Up on Tilghman Fish Breakfast 1:30pm for Lunch! The Sensational Royal Lights from 2:00pm Cambridge, Maryland perform The Bay Hundred from 2-3:30pm. 2:30pm Sensational Seafood Maryland Plantation Royal Lights Cooking (front cover) Women picking crabs 3:00pm at Bay Hundred Seafood. Photo by Julie Broadbent. 3:30pm Muskrat Vines and Wines video and cooking Grilled Eel 4:00pm Arty Hill and 4:30pm The Long family friendly 5:00pm Gone Daddys Nida Spurry, Edzel Turner. Connie Bryne, Mark Emon, and Bill Kirby. Kirby. Bill and Emon, Mark Bryne, Connie Participants: challenges faced by people in these communities as they strive to make a home away from home. the region’s seafood,poultry, agricultural,andotherindustries.Learnaboutthelives,work, People fromMexico,Guatemala,andotherLatin American andCaribbeancountriesworkin States, andareanincreasinglyimportantpartofthepopulationChesapeakeBayarea. Making Home Away fromHome…Hispanicsare thelargest growingethnicgroupintheUnited on the Eastern Shore. Shore. Eastern the on of familyfarmstograpecultivationand winemaking makers willbesharingstoriesabout the conversion acres ofvineyardsand240wines! Vintners andwine art ofviticulture. To date,Maryland hasover600 and areadaptingformercornwheat fieldstothe are lookingtotheirroots(grapevine roots, thatis), winemaking wasin1648. Today manyMarylanders as “winecountry,” thefirstrecorded Chesapeake Although Marylandisn’t traditionallythoughtof 3:30–4:30pm Chesapeake Vines and Wines packing industry over the past century. over thelastseveraldecades.Hearstoriesofpeoplethatmade theirlivingintheseafood were builtaroundseafoodandvegetablepacking––anindustrythathas dramaticallywaned Bay Hundred,St.Michaels,Bellevue,Sherwood,and Tilghman Islandwere communitiesthat Shore “seafoodtowns,”literallywasfoundedontoweringmoundsof castof Crowded withseafoodpackinghousesinthe1900’s, theMuseumcampus,likeotherEastern Bay Hundred Seafood, Then andNow Hacer unHogar LejosdesuHogar Jose Lisjuan, Adrian Muys,MinervaNava,andJayNewcombe. Feed your belly, your mind, and your soul soul your and mind, your belly, your Feed Participants: Participants: Moderator:  Family Friendly Activities- Look for the Star throughout the program and the museum Stanley, Catherine Wilson, Stanley Wise. Moderator:MichelleZacks the Chesapeake. the Chesapeake. freedom, helping African Americans developthrivingcommunitiesin working for oneself and eventually buying from thewatersofBay,land earning incomefrommaritimetrades, all provided pathways to and aroundthewaterwaysofChesapeake.Feedingone’s family During andafterslavery, blackpeople havelivedandworkedin 11am–12pm (left) Hauling the dredge, CBMMCollection (left) Haulingthedredge, African American Maritime Traditions Margaret Enloe Caroline Baldwin, Baldwin, Caroline

Moderator: Moderator: Participants: Participant 3 Mark Powell Rosella B. Camper, Sylvia Jarboe Gannon, Merton Jarboe, Julie Broadbent Quality control atSt.MichaelsWinery. Photoby s: s: Dale Green, Earl Lane, Newell Quinton, Rudy Rudy Quinton, Newell Lane, Earl Green, Dale

12:30–1:30pm

2–3pm Moderator:StephanieMoore f oystershells.In Sponsored by Maryland Public Television, www.mpt.org Chesapeake Smokehouse all day Catch a whiff of goose, venison, fish, and other wild meats of the Chesapeake, tempting you all day. Eatin’ Crabs Chesapeake Style 10:30–11:15am Grow It, Preserve It! 10–11am From ’s busiest harbor-side districts and most famed crab shacks, to beloved and Home canning long has been a mainstay of the Chesapeake kitchen. Through demonstrations of fig preserves, isolated locales from Ocean City to St. Michaels, this film captures the world of crab-loving, a dried herbs, herbal vinegar, and lavender sugar, Master Gardeners from Talbot County’s agricultural uniquely Maryland slice of life, and cracks it open for all to see. extension service will share all the steps of food preservation, from canning, to drying, to freezing. Island Out of Time 12–12:30pm Eastern Shore Summer Salad 11:30am–12:30pm Aaron McCloud, head chef at The Inn at Perry Cabin, will make the perfect Eastern Shore summer This film is an intimate portrayal of the people of Smith Island who have made their living from salad using local ingredients. the water for more than two centuries. Now the island and its culture are under assault by sea- level rise, erosion, population loss, and a decline in oysters and crabs. A Fish Breakfast 1–2pm It’s breakfast for lunch! Ramona Whittington was born and raised in Crisfield to a long line of Growing up on Tilghman – movie and people 1–2pm esteemed family and community cooks. She will be sharing the recipe for a whiting, potato, egg, and This film discusses the joys of growing up in the close knit community ofTilghman Island. onion breakfast dish. Learn what is was like growing up on the island and listen to stars of the film and native island- Maryland Plantation Cooking ers share the experiences that the movie didn’t portray. 2:15-3:15pm For the Love of the (Musk)Rat! 3:30–4:30pm Michael Twitty, a community scholar of African American food culture, explores the African crops, Nothing says Dorchester marsh country like muskrat! Morgan Bennett, of Maryland Fur Trappers foraging methods, wild foods, and cooking techniques Inc, will show a video of muskrat trapping while demonstrating the best way to bake these local that enslaved Black people in Maryland relied on to critters. Learn about ongoing trapping traditions and grab a taste of this regional specialty. create uniquely American cultural traditions. You can also join him for African American Heritage Cooking Chesapeake Arts for Sale demos in front of Mitchell House. Artisan tent Grilled Eel 3:30–4:30pm Brown’s Needle and Brush George Todd Photography Carol Bean, manager of Pot Pie Farms, will be grilling Carol Bean and Mark Connolly culling oysters. eel. Pot Pie Farms is the first Community Supported Photo by Kathy Bosin. LaMar Bags Sarah Houde Pottery Agriculture enterprise in Maryland to include seafood ChesPeaces Jewelry House of Cane in their weekly shares. Carol keeps busy during the cooler months selling oysters harvested by her husband, Mark Connolly, to local restaurants and Farmers’ Markets. Mermaid Sea Glass Stained Glass by Grammy Dazzling Accessories Windsor Chairs Folk Festival Special Only Susan Taylor’s baSKeT Adult Cruise $19.95 Get your limited-edition (Regularly up to a $24.50 value) Chesapeake Folk Festival Good for July 23, 2011 only t-shirts at the Museum Store booth near the Please show this ad at the Patriot Cruise bandstand ticket booth to redeem.

Feed your belly, your mind, and your soul Feed your belly, your mind, and your soul 4 5 Folk Artists

Tradition Bearers

Steamed and Performances softshell crabs Members Lounge

Food & Drink Beer & Soda

Museum Buildings Trotlining Family Knot tying Friendly Marionette Crab Picking VFW Ham Skipjack Rides Wheat Beaten Mister Jim Rides Grinding Biscuits

Camino Furniture/artde Fe Soft Crab Melons/corn Book Signing Chicken Necking, Shedding Bellevue Fishing BBQ/softcrabs

Food Tent Shore Shore Susie’s kitchen Rosie Parks Films Bird Beer, Music Draketail Martha Catering By Skipjack Restoration Watermen’s Masks Wine & Soda Gear Cooking Demo Jamie Maryland Mill Street Knife Public Ice Muskrat Fur Smokehouse Registration Demo Television Cream Trapper Decoys Paper Boat Building Mache Art Rise Up Smith Island Traditions Beer & Cake Pottery Ruritans Soda Coffee Artisan Tent Salad Nameboard Boxes Carving Mitchell Shore Blacksmith African- Caulking House Stories American Traditions

Heritage Garden

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Hugh, Zane and Chloe Campbell 10–11am Paper Mache Art Workshops: Mama Girl; “Plain people singing simple songs about plain Painter, VA. 10am–12 pm; 1–3pm people” is how Hugh Campbell describes the Decoy Carving Demo: Doug Gibson; Milford, DE award-winning bluegrass music that he and his brother Zane write and perform. From a long line of Bird Mask—make your own! Paige Martin, renowned North Carolina musicians and storytellers, CBMM Education intern the Campbell brothers and Campbell daughter, Chloe, bring the songs and stories of the Blue Ridge Demonstrations in Mountains to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. & Around the Boat Yard CBMM volunteer Robin Gordon explains the Pottery: Forrest Bogan and Ann Krestensen; differences between male and female crabs at Grupo Gitano 11:15am–12:15pm Waterman’s Wharf. Neavitt and Bozman, MD Bailen! Get up and dance to the cumbia and ranchera sounds of Grupo Gitano, making its first appearance at the Chesapeake Folk Festival. This energetic band plays throughout Eastern Shore Rosie Parks Restoration: CBMM boatbuilders and apprentices every weekend, year-round. Front lined by Mario Sanchez, who made his way to Delmarva via Blacksmith: Eric Harvey; Easton, MD Texas, the group features , bass, keyboard, percussion and accordion. Come and enjoy the musíca Latina of the Bay area’s growing Hispanic population. Nameboard Carving: Ed Thieler; Easton, MD, Winslow Womack, St. Michaels, MD Next to the Oystering on the Chesapeake Building Sombarkin’ 12:30–1:30pm Based in Worton, Maryland, Sombarkin’ is known Chesapeake Smokehouse: Eric Applegarth; Claiborne, MD for their dynamic vocal instrumentation and Watermen’s Gear: Earl Lane, Crisfield, MD; Rick Morlock, Rock Hall, MD; Turkle beautiful harmonies. Together, Karen Somerville, North, Cornersville, MD; Stanford Wise, Crisfield, MD Lester Barrett, Jr., and Jerome McKinney deliver an explosive performance of black , map Imaginary Trotlining aboard Katie G: CBMM volunteers (code) songs, folk, gospel, and contemporary selections whose uplifting and haunting melodies Main Campus tell powerful stories of sorrow, hope, freedom and joy. HMS Krentz Boat Rides with Captain Ed Farley. $10 per person—11am, 12:45 & 2:30pm Mister Jim Boat rides: $10 per person—leaves every 30 minutes Sensational Royal Lights 2–3:30pm “Preaching the Gospel Through Songs” is the Sensational Royal Lights’ goal. For over fifty Grinding Wheat & Rolling Oats: Pat Murphy; 4-H, Univ. of MD Extension, Talbot County years, this Cambridge-based band, made up of vocalists Frederick Elliott, Tyrome Elliott, Kevin Wood Furniture: Hugh and Zane Campbell; Cecil County, MD Riley and Earl Slacum, and musicians Walter Caldwell, James Crowner, William Dunlap, Gerald Hall, have traveled throughout the singing and volunteering their time to Knife-Making Demos: Tim and Eric Fluharty; Talbot County, MD help local communities. Enjoy their tight vocal harmonies, toe tapping tempos, and inspirational Voices of the Chesapeake: Roving interviews with Michael Buckley; Chestertown, MD messages perfected by a lifetime of spreading the good word through song. In & Outside the Small Boat Shed

Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys 4–5pm Marionette: Dragonwings Marionette Theatre; Easton, MD Hailing originally from Cambridge, Maryland, Arty Hill is a Honky Tonk musician and song- Crab Pickers: Donna Fairbank, Sharon Young, and Helen Holmes writer who traces his musical heritage back to country greats Hank Williams, George Jones and Johnny Cash. His songs resound with the rhythmic combination of his smoky bourbon-soaked Making Home Away from Home: Hispanic Life in the Chesapeake exhibit vocals, rich guitar, and thrumming bass. Hill currently lives in Baltimore and appears today with Trotlining for Crabs: Captain Mark Adams; Cambridge, MD The Long Gone Daddys. Knot tying: Don Willey; Salisbury, MD Feed your belly, your mind, and your soul Feed your belly, your mind, and your soul 8 9 All Day Activities continued

Watermen’s Wharf & Boardwalk

Shedding Tank: David and Becky Corbin; Crisfield, MD Talking ‘bout Bugeyes: Sidney Dickson, St. Michaels, MD Fishing and Chicken Necking: CBMM volunteers Fogg’s Landing

African American Maritime Traditions exhibit Boat Caulking: Michael Vlahovich, Coastal Heritage Alliance, St. Michaels, MD African American Heritage Cooking: Michael Twitty, Rockville, MD Mitchell House and Heritage Garden: Docent tours Salad Boxes: Univ. of MD Extension, Urban Horticulture, Talbot County Dishing up Maryland book signing & photo exhibit: 10am-1pm

Vendors: Follow your nose and feed your belly… Main Campus: Steamed and Softshell Crabs served by the Talbot County Watermen’s Association. Ask a professional crab picker for tips! September 17, 2011 Bellevue BBQ: chicken and soft shell crabs At 7pm The Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Catering by Jamie: pit beef and turkey, veggie burgers, and more Baltimore Easton Ruritans: cold melons and steamed corn from local farms Camino de Fe Spanish foods: tamales, pupusas, and more Performances by Magnolia Bread Company: beaten biscuit demos and fresh bread The Kingston Trio “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” Susie’s Kitchen: crab cakes, cheeseburgers, fries and more The Brothers Four “A Hundred Miles” VFW: ham platters Barry McGuire “Eve of Destruction” Fogg’s Landing: Rise Up Coffee: iced and hot drinks Easton Ruritans: hotdogs, burgers, popcorn, and more Scottish Highland Creamery: fresh, local ice cream Proceeds benefit Maryland Public Television. Crisfield’s Sweet Shoppe: Smith Island Cake PLUS…cold beer and soft drinks, and wine from St. Michaels Winery! 10 11