Lincoln Association For Traditional Arts Since 1982. News To Put A Little LAFTA In Your Life ! Spring 2007- 2008 PO Box 30561 Lincoln, NE 68503 LAFTA is fortunate to be able to host a concert in The Loft at the Mill, Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm, featuring Diana Jones. She was a winner of the 2006 Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest and has toured this country and Europe, sharing the stage with Martina McBride, Del McCoury Band, Guy Clark, Odetta, Old Crow Medicine Show, and John Gorka among others. During the summer of 2007 Diana played several top music festivals, including Philly, Newport, American and Rhythm & Roots. Her latest CD titled My Remembrance of You was released in Europe in May, while Diana followed with 3 tours including performances at Cambridge Folk Festival, Galway Arts Festival and a tour for legend Richard Thompson at some of Europe’s top venues. "It goes without saying, Diana Jones is a consummate singer and writer, who totally charms audiences. What sets her apart — and this is the highest praise in a crowded music profession — is her originality. Her music doesn't sound like anyone else's." — Richard Thompson Diana’s themes are love, loss, and redemption. From the mournful lament of a dance hall girl to the stomping melodic rant of a young woman’s burial instructions, each of Diana’s original songs from her CD My Remembrance of You draws life from old-timey, country blues and mountain music. Critics across the nation have extolled the wonders of her music and performances: Chicago Tribune declares Diana Jones's "My Remembrance of You" #1 Country album of the Year! “Jones is on the verge of a critical breakthrough. Increasingly compared to the likes of Iris DeMent and Gillian Welch, Jones just might be the best American songwriter most people have never heard of.”— Chicago Tribune "Her songs are as threadbare and timeless as a Carter Family classic, yet as personal and carefully crafted as a John Prine or Guy Clark tune." — Nashville Scene "One of the most exciting singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years"—Sing Out! Magazine "Diana Jones allows her mountain heritage to shine through on her delightful album, My Remembrance of You.” —Bluegrass Now Magazine Regular ticket pricing of $13 for members, $17 for nonmembers, $10 for students and children under 12 for $1 applies with tickets online at www.lafta.net or at the door the evening of the performance. More information is available on the web or at 580-8656, the LAFTA phone number. Prairie Dog Music is a local independent music label featuring country blues, American folk and bluegrass, and other forms of traditional music. LAFTA is hosting a massive Prairie Dog Release Party Friday, March 28, 7:30 pm at The Loft at the Mill, 8th and P Street, spotlighting a new compilation CD, "A Year of the Prairie Dog: A Sampler from the Congregation at the First Church of the Prairie Dog." The album features the artists who have recorded on the label and is organized around a confluence of a church service theme and the 12 months of the year. The CD will feature an Invocation song, a song for each month of the year, an Altar Call song, and a Benediction, a poem by Bill Kloefkorn. The artists represented on the CD include Pete Blakeslee, Terri Jo Dodson, Dave Fowler, Steven O. Hanson, John Hischke, Terry Keefe, Bill Kloefkorn, John Kloefkorn, Rob Kloefkorn, Dave Marsh, Erin McGovern, David Morris, Dan Newton, Jim Pipher, Chris Sayre, John Walker, and C. A Waller. The bands highlighted are The Bluegrass Crusade, Daddy Squeeze and the Doctor, The Loup River Nightcrawlers, Paddywhack, and The Toasted Ponies. All the songs are either original or traditional tunes arranged by the artists. The party will also feature a number of recent Prairie Dog releases, including new CDs by The Bluegrass Dr. JOHN WALKER Crusade, Terri Jo Dodson, Steven O. Hanson, Terry Keefe, Rob Kloefkorn, Paddywhack, The Toasted Ponies, John Walker, and C. A. Waller. The doors will open at 6:30 pm and while it lasts, expect to find some gumbo, chili, cornbread, and cobbler provided by Dr. Walker and friends. Coffee, soda, water and cookies will be available for sale. Admission at the door is only $10 for for adults and children under 12 only $1 for this special event. And with such a well known talent lineup, tickets are bound to go early. Buy them on the web at www.lafta.net or call 580-8656. LAFTA Board of Directors to be short 3 members It will soon be time for the 2008 annual election of the LAFTA Board of Directors and the future is not looking rosy. Rebecca Carr (10 years), Tom Franti (6 years) and Dave Hughes (4 years) are stepping down from the board and not running for re-election. Job and Previews abound on folk family restraints are cited as the reasons, and their friendly KZUM radio dedicated and active input will be sorely missed. That leaves the board in a tenuous position with only Haven’t heard one of our featured artists 1 person running for re-election for 4 open positions. before? Listen to these fine shows featuring With only 6 out of 9 positions filled, the already busy workload schedule of the folk music at KZUM radio, 89.3 FM, for a remaining board members could cause a burnout leading to more members preview ! leaving, effectively destroying the board and LAFTA program. As LAFTA has Sun 2:00 - 6:00 am Dr. Rock & The expanded it’s offerings over the past 15 years, it has taken more work and people Medicine Show to keep the program running smoothly. Trying to increase attendance while Sun 11:30 - 1:30 pm The Wimmin’s Show balancing the rising cost of performers versus ticket costs is a concern. Finding Mon 6:30 - 8:00 pm Exposition Flyer the money for advertising and finding the most effective means of advertising is Mon 10:00 - Noon Tom Thumb’s another concern. Balancing the performance dates and available Loft open Fillmore Midwest dates plus physically setting up the concerts for attendance and cleaning up Tue 7:00 - 9:00 pm Tuesday Night Drive-In afterwards is a concern. Websites, newsletters, food sales at concerts, Wed 8:00 - 9:00 am River City Folk government filings and grant applications all are part of the work the board Wed 7:00 - 8:30 pm Just Off The Fringe accomplishes. All these items are handled by dedicated volunteers that also Wed 8:30-10:00 pm Radio Gumbo have personal and professional lives. Thurs 6:00 - 8:00 am A Prairie Sunrise LAFTA is one of the few non profit organizations that accomplish this without a Thurs 6:00 - 7:00 pm Thunder on the Plains paid staff member. It doesn’t happen without volunteers that are willing to share Thurs 7:00 - 8:30 pm The Acoustic Cafe their time and talent to promote folk music and bring it to the Lincoln people that Thurs 10:00-11:00 pm Alive in Lincoln otherwise would not see it. Fri 10:00 - Noon TGI Femmes This year the annual 2008 LAFTA board election will be held by mail. Other fine specialty shows have also featured Members will vote for board members to fill positions whose terms have expired. our showcase artist, so keep on listening and There is one vote per household unless two memberships have been purchased. supporting community radio at KZUM! The following board member is the only one running for re-election. Write in "Powered By the Community" votes are also allowed. So watch the mail and return those ballots! Randy Smith is currently the LAFTA board treasurer. He has enjoyed Celtic CONTRA DANCE and hammer dulcimer music for several decades and has even made feeble 7:30 pm first Saturday of attempts to play the hammer dulcimer. He likes the diversity of (mostly) acoustic each month at Auld music presented by LAFTA during the past few seasons as well as the Recreation Center. $6 community building aspect of LAFTA. He would like to continue to work with the Donation. For more rest of the board members to further both of these goals. information call (402) 464- There are three more open board member positions with no one currently 3143 or (402) 325-9450 or running. If you would like to be on the ballot, contact the board president, Joan check the LAFTA web site at Johnson, by calling 580-8656 or by emailing LAFTA at [email protected]. www.lafta.net. A Novel Idea Bookstore Used, Rare and Out of Print Building & Buying Book Collections Since 1991 WE BUY BOOKS ! 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The Saturday show at 8th and P streets starts at 7:30 pm.