Fol kl ore •^SsNBKLEITBt VOLUME XVI I , NO. 10 JUNE/JULY 1980 PHONE ( 703) 281- 2228 Na n c y Sc h a t z , Ed i t o r 5th Annual Washington Folk Festival — June 6 & 7 Mark your calendar! It*s time again for the Fol kl ore Soci ety*s annual Washi ngt on Fol k Fest i val , t hi s year br i ngi ng t oget her mor e than 4-50 musicians, dancers, and craftspeople from throughout the gr eat er Washi ngt on ar ea f or t wo FREE days of act i vi t i es at Gl en Echo Park, MD, Many Ameri can tradi t i ons wi l l be present ed al ong wi t h those of more than 30 other countri es—fi ve stages runni ng cont i nuousl y f r om noon t o 10*00 p. m. on Sat ur day, June 6, and noon t o 6* 00 p, m, on Sunday, June 7, There*l l be concerts, workshops, danci ng (to j oi n i n as wel l as watch), chi l dren*s programs, craftspeopl e demonstrati ng thei r ski l l s—and mor e. The Was hi ngt on Fol k Fest i val i s easy t o get t o ( Glen Echo is only two miles out MacArthur Blvd. from the D.C, line and a few miles off Beltway exi t 14— j ust f ol l ow t he si gns) wi t h pl ent y of f r ee par ki ng r i ght t her e. Everythi ng wi l l happen rai n or shi ne, si nce al l out door st ages have cover ed al ­ ternati ves, Remember, i t*s al l free, so br i ng t he whol e f amil y/ cr owd t o enj oy t he fun and music-filled day(s), A preview schedul e f or al l you Newsl et t er r eader s i s on page 4-, The Fest i val i s sponsor ed by t he Fol kl or e Soci et y of Great er Washi ngt on i n co­ operat i on wi t h the Nati onal Park Servi ce, For f urt her i nf ormat i on cal l the FSGW Hot-Li ne (281-2228) or Glen Echo Park (4-92-6282), See you at the Festi val—ENJOY! Cyril Tawney in Concert June 12 I f you*ve ever sting al ong wi t h ”Samray*s Bar” or Chi cken on a Raf t , ” you*l l want to hear CYRI L TAWNEY* i n concert Fri day, June 12, ”Sal l y Free and Easy” and ”Di esel and Shal e11 are two more of the many f i ne songs wri t t en by thi s f ormer seaman. Twel ve years i n the Royal Navy preceded a ful l -ti me fol ksi ngi ng career duri ng whi ch Cyri l made speci al studi es of the fol k song of sout hwest ern Engl and, He has made f requent radi o and t el evi si on ap­ pearances i n the U,K, and i n recent years he compl et ed a mast er*s degree i n di al ect ol ogy. Not surpri si ngl y, he has a speci al l ove for the musi c of the sea, (Conti nued on page 2) CYRIL TAWNEY (Cont. from p. 1) HOUSE CONCERT BY TONY ROSE the sailship era, and the Tony Rose is a '’singer's singer"— so says Lou Killen, , 20th Century Royal Navy, He Tony will perform in a house concert for the FSGW on Tues ■f: has also recorded collec day, June 16. Tony's work has been influenced by Lou and tions of children's songs by Cyril Tawney. He plays guitar, recorder, and concer I and songs of seduction. He tina and has been part of Bandoggs, a folk quartet. He > will bring these traditions sings primarily the music of western England, the area 1 as well as his own composi- where he grew up. He has taken this music across Europe t * w 1 tions to the Washington Eth- C regularly, but this is his first trip to the States. y i i ^ J , ical Society auditorium, The evening with Tony Rose should be one well worth re 7750 - 16th St., N.W. (near I Kalmia Road), in Washington, membering, at the Hanslins* house in Chevy Chase, MD. (near Connecticut Ave.) on Tuesday evening, June 16 (out D.C., on Friday, June 12, doors if the weather be good). The concert begins at at 8i30 p.m. Note that al- 8t00 p.m. Admission is $2 for FSGW members, $3 for non though this concert is pre members. For directions, call the Hanslins at 654-4317. sented on the second Friday or the FSGW Hot-Line, 281-2228. of the month, it is not part of FSGW's monthly free-to- members Program series (those will resume in Sep tember). Admission is $4.00 for FSGW members, and $3 THE WATERSONS AND MARTIN CARTHY IN CONCERT for non-members. The Watersons are coming! The Watersons are coming— with Martin Carthy, of course— on Saturday, June 27, at a new (for us), convenient, air-conditioned location. F^ JUr aAYr aGHTM^ES Lai, Michael, and Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been presenting traditional British Isles (and some American) music for mary years, mostly unaccompanied. The Folklore Society's Sunday night dances are held at Their complex harmonies and exuberant style make them Trinity Episcopal Church, on Piney Branch Rd. at the cor unique on both sides of the Atlantic. Martin is a for ner of Dahlia St., N.W., in the Takoma Park area. The mer member of Steeleye Span known for his own individual dances start at 8 p.m. and go to 10i30. Admission is $2 vocal and guitar styles. for FSGW members and $2.50 for non-members. For informa So mark Saturday, June 27, on your calendar for the Wa tion, call the FSGW Hot-Line (281-2228). In Junei tersons in concert at American University's Lecture Hall June 7 - Steve Hickman and the Boss-Town Buzz-Steps. #1, downstairs in the Ward Circle Building, at (surprise!) Ward Circle, Massachusetts & Nebraska Aves., NW, There June 14 - Fred Breunig from Pownal, VT, calling, with is parking directly across Nebraska Ave. Rodney & Randy Miller from New Hampshire play Admission for the 8i30 p.m. concert is $4 for FSGW mem ing. Admission is $2.50 for FSGW members, $3 non-members, for this dance only. bers, and $5 for non-mem June 21 - Kate Charles, and the Jubilo Stringband from bers. (Ad Philadelphia. vance tickets June 28 - Bridget Edwards and the Boss-Town Buzz-Steps. are availa NOTE that this is the last scheduled dance ble from FSGW until Septemberl Special E- vents, P0 Box 5604, Preston King Station, Arlington, GOSPEL SING VA 22205). The next Gospel Sing will be held at the home of Hunter Jones in Potomac, MD, on Sunday, June 14, at 4 p.m. Call iunter at 762-6343 to get directions and let him know OPEN SING tfhat you'd like to bring for the potluck supper. The July Gospel Sing will be held at the FSGW Picnic on Sail into July with Bob Hitchcock & The Boarding Party July 24. See next month's Newsletter for details. at the July Open Sing. On Friday, July 3, the topic will be Songs of the Sea. Singing begins about 9 p.m. in the Ethical Society building, 7750 - 16th St., N.W., Washing ton. Admission is $2 for everyone and refreshments are available. SACRED HARP SING Reminderj there is no Open Sing in June! The location of the next Sacred Harp Sing had not been istablished by press time, but you can aall the FSGW Hot- ,ine (281-2228) later in the month for information. The SATURDAY NIGHT FAMILY DANCE lings are generally held on the 4th Sunday of the month, f you'd like to host the June and/or July Sing, call The last Family Dance of this season will take place in Stephanie Faul at 363-1449. the auditorium of the Takoma Park Junior High School (at Stephanie has pointed out that she and her sister Karen Piney Branch Rd. & Grant St., Takoma Park, MD), on Satur lave organized the Sacred Harp Sings for about 5 years day, June 27, from 7*30 to lOiOO p.m. This dance will low, and she feels (justifiably!) that it's time for a feature well-known area caller Lou Shapiro, and the music ihange. All that's required is finding a host for each of Mike Holmes, Reed Martin, and Rusty Marshall. Admis lonth's Sing, and getting the information to the Newslet sion is $2.00 for FSGW members, $2.50 for non-members, ter editor by deadline time. That's itt If you'd like half-price for kids over 8 (under 8 free). Come one, to take on this responsibility, please call the FSGW Hot- come all— bring all the kids you can find for some whole ine (281-2228) or Stephanie (363-1449). Thankst some family fun! See you there! vO-A I Q - 3 - 6U M 0^ MONDAY T uesday UEDNESDAY TH ueSO A^ FRIDA Y SA TU R6A V 1 a 3 r ^ WASHING jo k n Gefku S $PKil lDl**»nS FO LK FESTlVA U FESTIVAL SST-U.P U: C.