It's not your parents' folk festival; Arlo Guthrie backed up by wide range of contemporary performers.Byline: Lynne Klaft LANCASTER - For those of you who think folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. means Peter, Paul and Mary The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is a musical group from the United States; they were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio comprises Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey and Mary Travers. , think again. The organizers of the Aug. 5 Nashua River The Nashua River, 37.5 miles (60.4 km) long, is a tributary of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the United States. It is formed in eastern Worcester County, Massachusetts, by junction of its north and south branches near Lancaster, and flows generally Valley Folk Festival A Folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. Regional Denmark
"We've been working on this for over a year. It's the Lancaster Coffee House's tenth anniversary...I said, `Let's celebrate,'" said Denise M. Hurley. "This is our first annual festival and we had more artists to fill the day than we knew what to do with, especially after we booked Arlo Guthrie," said Dan Torres. "Every artist that we've had, we tell them to treat it like their own living room...and they keep coming back." "Folk isn't Peter, Paul and Mary anymore...it's contemporary music with an audience that ranges in age from grandkids to grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl ," said Jean M. Syria. The trio has arranged a wide range of entertainment for folk lovers...from the gentle love songs and ballads of Mustard's Retreat to the foot-stomping Celtic music of the Glengarry Bhoys to Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley New York based band[1], which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of Folk Rock and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd,"[2] ...which Ms. Syria describes as "Pink Floyd and the Who meet Dylan." Other artists include Chris and Meredith Thompson, Trina Hamilton and Vance Gilbert. "He (Vance) describes himself as the chip in the cookie. He's one of a few black folk artists, and he's folksy folk·sy adj. folk·si·er, folk·si·est Informal 1. Simple and unpretentious in behavior. 2. Characterized by informality and affability: a friendly, folksy town. 3. , bluesy, jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. and very, very funny. He opens for George Carlin car·line or car·lin n. Scots A woman, especially an old one. [Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.] ," said Ms. Syria. The folk festival is billed as family-style, with the rural beauty of Lancaster Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. as the venue. "The gates open at 10 a.m., and we're telling people to get here early and get a tree," said Ms. Syria, who added that people in the general admission area will all have a great view of the stage. A portion of the field will be designated for dancing. "When the Glengarry Bhoys are onstage, people just get up and start dancing, they are that good," said Ms. Syria. "Folks should bring their own lawn chairs or blankets to sit on, easy-up (tent shelters) no more than 10-by-10 will be allowed, and we have picnic areas, food vendors and an area where the artists' CDs and festival T-shirts will be sold," said Ms. Syria. Music will start at 11 a.m., with Arlo Guthrie playing at 5 p.m. The Lancaster Fairground is located on Route 117. Parking is on site as space allows at $3 in advance, $5 on the day of the event. Motorcycles are welcome. General admission ticket prices are $45 in advance, $50 on the day, $15 for children ages 3 to 10. There is limited VIP seating and parking at $125 per ticket. "The VIPs will be seated right next to the stage, we'll have coffee and Danish for them, and we'll even provide a chair if they want. But if it was me, I'd bring one of those comfortable lawn chairs with a cup holder!" said Ms. Syria. "And you have to tell people about the food vendors that are coming...we have Red Bones of Somerville with their famous pulled pork sandwiches, Hot Apple Buns -cinnamon buns with ice cream, Trolley Dogs veggie tempura Tempura - Language based on temporal logic. "Executing Temporal Logic Programs", B. Moszkowski, Camb U Press 1986. , Sprinkles soft serve ice cream, Belgian Acres Farm hot apple crisp and a lot more," said Ms. Syria. All proceeds of the festival will benefit the Lancaster Angel Tree, the Item Appeal and other local charities. The Angel Tree and the Item Appeal help families in need in the local area of Lancaster, Bolton, Sterling, Clinton and Berlin. There will be a raffle of a guitar that all artists, including Arlo Guthrie, will sign. Raffle tickets will be sold at $5 apiece, with proceeds to benefit the Item Appeal. The winning ticket will be pulled at the end of the concert. For more information on the folk festival, where and how to buy tickets, go to www.lancastercoffeehouse.com or call Jean Syria at (978) 365-2043. "I got tired of folks saying, `There's nothing to do around here.' Well, Arlo Guthrie will be in your backyard," said Ms. Syria. "We're hoping that a lot of people will bring the family for a memorable day of music and fun," added Ms. Hurley. ART: PHOTOS CUTLINE: (1) Folk festival organizers, from left, Jean M. Syria, Dan Torres and Denise M. Hurley, stand on the planned stage area of the Nashua River Valley Folk Festival at Lancaster Fairgrounds. (2) Festival organizers are using the fairgrounds sign to tout Arlo Guthrie's appearance. PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : LYNNE KLAFT PHOTOS |
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