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History of Austin DAmAustin was one of the boom towns of the region’s 1890-1910 lumber era. As

the old growth trees were vanishing, the Freeman Run valley still had immense tracts of pulpwood. Industrialist George Bayless arrived from Binghamton,

N.Y., to build a paper mill.Freeman Run couldn’t supply the

steady flow of water needed to power the mill, so Bayless in 1909 contracted for the construction of a huge con-crete dam. It stretched nearly 550 feet across the valley, stood 50 feet high, and held approximately 250 million

gallons of water at a depth of 40 feet.While some townspeople worried that the dam might break, most saw it as a

symbol of continued employment and prosperity. They speculated that, even if the dam failed, Austin was far enough downstream that the water’s depth would probably be no more than a few inches.

The dam gave way on the afternoon of Sept. 30, 1911, releasing a torrent that claimed upwards of 80 lives and nearly wiped out the town. After the flood, many families moved out. Others persevered and rebuilt the community.

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Austin Dam memorial Association: the mission ContinuesMomentum has been building for a plan to expand the Austin Dam Memo-

rial Park and link it to the town of Austin. Austin Dam Memorial Association (ADMA) and Austin Borough Council are cooperating on a project to establish a walking/bicycling trail and historical exhibit in the 17 acres of the Freeman Run valley, running parallel to Rt. 872.

It’s just the latest in a serious of ambitious goals that have been set -- and in many cases accomplished -- as ADMA continues its mission to preserve local

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history and capitalize on the special history of the Freeman Run valley.State funds will pay for a feasibility study and project plan. It will include

recommendations on location of trails, designation of environmentally sensi-tive areas, property acquisition, removal of hazardous property features, and other aspects. An economic development element is also included, based on the potential to create or support businesses as a result of the park expansion.

With the same spirit of determination that has kept Austin on the map through fires, floods and other challenges, community-minded citizens recog-nize that a critical element of the town’s future lies in capitalizing on its proud and glorious history.

Volunteers are needed to help ADMA accomplish its goals. Anyone interest-ed in becoming involved should contact Tracie Gordnier at austindam@yahoo.com or 814-647-3318.

Teamwork is especially important in advance of the year 2011, the centennial of the Austin Dam’s failure and an opportunity to celebrate the spirit of a com-munity that was – and still is – too tough to die.

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the Dam show: A Great 7th year on tapThe Dam Show runs for its seventh time this year, with a strong lineup of

musicians who may not have household names but have backgrounds that mark them as world class performers. Quality, musical integrity, original-ity, energy and fun are what Dam Show goers have come to expect. Once again, they will not be disappointed!

This year’s festival could be called a Dam Show of champions. It is also a year when many of the groups have newly-completed recording projects. There are about a half dozen new albums from our roster of artists. One group – the Skiffle Minstrels from Buffalo – used the Dam Show as incentive for wrapping up their recording project.

Among the “champions” are Moira Smiley and VOCO from Los Angeles. Two years ago this group of four women took top honors at the National Sweep-stakes A Cappella Festival. That is the meeting place of the best of young pro-fessional groups, college jazz groups, barbershop quartets and more from around the country.

The Hickory Project returns to the Dam Show with national mandolin champion

Anthony Hannigan joined by Coleman Smith, a two-time Texas fiddle champion before he went on to become a college trained classical and jazz violinist. Absolutely stunning—is an apt description of the music of

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the five-piece virtuoso string band. They will be heading off to the Falcon Ridge Festival after their Friday night shows here.

The Dam Show is pleased to have the Vinegar Creek Constituency on board for both days. Last year, the band took top honors in competition at Delfest in Maryland, hosted by the great Del McCoury. At that festival Jeff Bryson, the band’s mandolinist traded licks with the great mandolin player Ronnie McCoury. Jeff is a winner of the mandolin competition at the Tel-luride Bluegrass Festival.

Expect more great things from mandolinist, and new dad, Mark Schimick, playing with Larry Keel and Natural Bridge on Saturday evening. Larry Keel, whose early accomplishments include the guitar championship at the Telluride Festival is one of the most sought after guitarists in the country. But his best times are with Natural Bridge with his wife on bass, a great group of original songs and an exquisite set of instrumentalists.

Jakob’s Hollow, a talented group of singer/songwriters who have landed in Couderpsport will be featuring music from their newly-released album. The group includes Steve Quelet, Eppie Bailey, Josh Wolf and Judy Shunk. Also featured will be works from an album in progress, with songs having historical themes including some relating to the Austin Dam Disaster.

Featured on Saturday evening will be new music by the Coudersport/Tennessee “van setters” group Freakish Owl Boy.

The Slant, will be performing at the Hard Rock Café in Pittsburgh the night before they return home to play the Dam Show with new songs.

Professional songwriter for the stars Larry Herbstritt of Coudersport has put together a band of his music students who will perform on Saturday afternoon. There are great sounds coming out of that project.

Another youngster with local connections, 11-year old Jesse Alexander from Lodi, NY will be bringing the band with his name to the Dam Show. Jesse learned fiddle and mandolin from some of the greats of traditional bluegrass music at his family festival called Pickin’ In the Pasture.

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moira smiley and VoCoVocal harmony is the forte of Moira Smiley and VOCO – and the group’s

excellence was recognized in 2007 with the National A Cappella Harmony Championship, an honor reserved for the very best of the best.

Moira Smiley and VOCO sing powerful, emotional music with lush har-mony and the delicious vaudevillian combo of cello, accordion and banjo. Sprinkled throughout their songs are rompin’, stompin’ body percussion sets, always a crowd-pleas-er.

moira smiley is known internationally

as a composer and vocalist who sometimes accompanies the band with ac-cordion or banjo. She previously toured with another vocal quartet, VIDA, which recorded three CDs of folk and original songs. In 2002 she deepened explorations of Eastern European vocal music with the renowned KITKA

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ensemble. She also recorded a solo CD, “Rua,” of Irish, Appalachian and her own songs.

With VOCO, Moira finds home for her songwriting and arranging for four female voices, cello, banjo, percussive movement and accordion – de-livering plaintive, modal, communicative, lush vocal music.

Jess Basta is a musician, visual artist, and actor who recorded and toured the U.S. and Europe with the politically conscious reggae/soul/ska band, The Adjusters. She has appeared as lead vocalist of vintage soul outfit, Chickenfat, and contributes to the experimental recording collective Taco de Gato, performs with notable “hick-hop” artist Rench, and has recently joined forces with Scott Abels of Hepcat fame.

Jessica Catron is a cellist/composer and singer who has performed with Dave Matthews, Linda Ronstadt, Wilco and other notables. As a soloist, Jessica has performed in films and television productions Other projects include her duo Missincinatti, with guitarist Jeremy Drake, and The Mi-croscore Project, with violinist Johnny Chang.

Christine enns began singing and touring nationally at the age of 12 with The Young Americans. She has been featured as the lead singer in “The Viper Six” swing band and on numerous recordings. She is a highly sought after adjudicator and jazz clinician.

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Larry Keel and natural Bridge Connecting traditional songs of yesterday with their own original and

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While paying respect to the legacy left by the forefa-thers of bluegrass, the band bridges the gap between traditional and contempo-rary American mountain music. Members are Larry Keel (guitar, vocals), Jenny Keel (bass fiddle, vocals), Mark Schimick (mandolin, vocals), and Jason Flournoy (banjo, vocals).

Born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia,

Larry Keel has always been immersed in the traditional ways and etiquette of playing mountain music. He’s rec-ognized as a world-class flatpicking guitarist and is a former champion of the prestigious guitar competition at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. In recent performances Larry has led bands involving such industry icons

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The addition of banjoist Jason Flournoy has enabled Larry Keel and Nat-ural Bridge to soar to new heights. He’s also a seasoned songwriter.

Larry Keel seeks to nurture and preserve our American musical heritage while letting it inspire his own original writing and playing. As he pays his deepest respects to the masters who invented bluegrass, Keel has become a master himself and a true heir to the bluegrass legacy. His talents as a guitar genius, as an innovative and expressive singer-songwriter place him among the best of the purveyors of American mountain music.

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Born in 1996 amidst the fertile folk music scene of Buffalo, today Redhead-ed Stepchild is based in the fertile mu-sical crescent of Nashville. Built around Kathryn’s fiery vocals and the lyrical and melodic sensibilities that both art-ists share, the duo’s songs are steeped in tradition, yet intensely original.

With a wide palette of acoustic sounds -- including Koch’s harmonica and sax-ophone work and Nanni’s driving gui-tar style – the band presents a treasure trove of the familiar and the new.

“Kathryn Koch is blessed with a soulful voice born to sing the blues,” said the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News.

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and a few punk rock ditties just to shake things up.

The group’s tra-ditional bluegrass instrumentation has proven surprisingly flexible, and the band’s sound chan-

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VCC’s live repertoire also includes high-voltage renditions of bluegrass standards, classic Hank and Cash-style country, and a few punk rock ditties just to make the grass purists squirm.

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free GrAss unionThree bluegrass fanatics have come together for a musical experience that

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Kim Humphrey (guitar/vocals), Greg Butler (mandolin/vocals) and Mitch Erdman (upright bass) were drawn to bluegrass long before it be-came trendy among younger populations and they’ve never strayed from their roots. The Long Island-based band plays a broad festival circuit across the Northeast, blending traditional bluegrass with occasional jazz, psyche-delic, reggae as well as other forms of world music – truly “free grass.”

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tHe HiCKory ProJeCtBased in Tioga County, The Hickory Project features hard-driving traditional

and original acoustic music.Anthony Hannigan (mandolin, vocals) is the 1999 National Mandolin Cham-

pion and has been involved with many recording projects and major artists. He is accomplished on the banjo, guitar, and fiddle as well as the mandolin and is the inspiration and writer of most of the band’s original music. Hanni-gan will leave an impression lasting long after the performance is over.

Texan Coleman smith is a lifelong fiddler considered to be one of the top cross-over violinists of all time. He also plays guitar and mandolin and as-sists with vocals. Smith joined The Hickory Project last September bringing his unique style fusing jazz, swing, hip-hop, Celtic and bluegrass.

David Cavage (banjo, vocals) has been a member of The Roots of Bluegrass, Appalachian Mountain Boys, and was a co-founder of the Blue Merles. His crowd-pleasing banjo style shows that he is master by all means.

steve Belcher’s acoustic bass lays the foundation for The Hickory Project’s special blend. He has performed with Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, the Flying Bur-rito Brothers and other notables.

Billy Gilmore (guitar, vocals) has been an active member with many bands, including Crazy Fingers, Palms Bluegrass Band, Almost Acoustic Band and

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Paul todaro is a self-taught bassist and devoted follower of Hank Williams, Hank Penny, Hank Snow and all the other Hanks of country music. He is a founding member of the Skiffle Minstrels and believes music is

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Skiffle Minstrels (continued from previous page)todd Benzin is an actor, improviser, and musician who learned to play

guitar just so he could be in this band. In an effort to stay in the band, he has learned to sing harmonies and keeps insisting he’s “still learning” gui-tar.

ron Kowalewski, an educator, entertainer, and accordionist with a pas-sion for Zydeco and roots music, infuses many Skiffle classics with a taste of the bayou.

Phil Knoerzer is no stranger to Americana music. Back in 1971, he was a founding member of The American Flyer Jug Band. A self-taught guitarist and harmonica player, he’s also a founding member of the Skiffle Min-strels.

maggie Zindle has been fiddling around with the Skiffle Minstrels for four years. She started the violin when she was eight, quit when she was eighteen, and picked it up again—in the guise of a fiddle—in 2005.

Gus russo is a veteran drummer who spent fifteen years with Buffalo legends LeeRon Zydeco and the Hot Tamales. He is happy to be the newest member of the Skiffle Minstrels.

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the Jesse Alexander BandJesse Alexander first appeared on stage when he was two years

old with the legendary Bob Paisley.Perhaps the master’s touch rubbed off on him. Jesse learned to

play fiddle and mandolin with great skill and has become an accomplished singer, whether it’s carrying the lead or chiming in with harmony.

Bluegrass friends have been avail-able to help along the way and, to-day, the 11-year-old phenom has one album under his belt and is working on another.

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JAKoB’s HoLLow/freAKisH owL BoyThere’s a true kinship between these two bands, who will share a set at Dam

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the Kid,” and continues an ambitious summer concert schedule.

Singer/songwriter Steve Quelet had already tasted success in the folk music business when he and his wife, Deb, relocated to Potter County in 2003. They came for the rural lifestyle, un-aware that a musical chemistry would soon form. Quelet crossed paths with local musicians Eppie Bailey and Judy Shunk and Jakob’s Hol-low Band was formed.

Josh Wolf came along in 2008, adding a new di-mension that inspired the original trio to move forward with long-discussed plans to produce an album.

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PINE CREEK INNSportsman’s Paradise

4 miles west of Galeton on U.S. Route 6Owners: Bear & Lisa Weimer

Telephone 814-435-2682

Great Food – We Have The BestSteaks & Seafood Around!

THE RIGHT STUFFANTIQUE MARTOpen Mon.-Sat. 10 to 5

Sunday Noon to 4364 E. Second St., Rt. 6 E

Coudersport, Pa.Phone 814-274-4200

and active imaginations. Quelet, Bai-ley and Wolf each lend their own in-dividual vocal styles in ear-pleasing fashion, sometimes supported by har-monies that carry just enough spon-taneity and improvisation to give the music a feeling of intimacy. Instrumen-tal work is solid with a heavy dose of rhythm guitar, complemented by Shunk’s solid upright bass work.

VenDors

While Jakob’s Hollow expands its foray into original music, the band still plays covers of folk, rock, blues, country and old timey classics during live performances, adding its own twist.

Eppie Bailey also shares her considerable vocal skills with Freakish Owl Boy, a band that’s more eclectic and ties together family connections. She is joined by Ezra Cataldo, Julie Barrett Cataldo and Logan Bailey.

The band prides itself on creativity and non-conformance with any tried and true musical genre. What emerges is an interesting, ear-pleasing and often un-predictable menu of music with a certain element of free spirit that draws in the listener for a break from life’s trials and tribulations.

ellon moore wool capes, leather clothing, bags, rustic

mirrors, wooden carved tree, native goods

Creekside studio clothing–organic cotton tees, hats, bibs &

pants • tree-inspired notecards and artwork

Carol Lentz Jewelry

Dalai mammasbags–www.dalaimamasday.etsy.com

the Dam show storeDam Show Tees, CD’s, Dam stuff

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VIRGIL L. HOWARD FUNERAL HOME

Kevin J. DusenburyFuneral Director/Owner

Pearl & Union StreetsShinglehouse, PA 16748Phone (814) 697-6570

HEART’S DESIREGifts & Collectibles To Warm

Your Country HeartMany Vendors • Great Variety27 W. Main St. • Rt. 6 • Galeton

814-435-2280www.visitheartsdesire.com

tHe sLAntA band with deep Potter County roots returns to the Dam Show

with strong appeal to younger audiences but also an intriguing at-traction to more seasoned music fans.

Members of The Slant have not dropped everything to pursue their music – they’re all college educated with alternative careers – but they also have not given up on their dream of riding the “indie rock” express as far as it will take them.

Lead singer Mark Zedonek sets the tone with a versatile and whol-ly original vocal instrument. Zedonek, Zach Dow (drums) and Brad Austin (bass) are all Coudersport products, while bandmate Andre Costello (guitar) comes from Ellwood City.

College crowds and eclectic music fans are devout followers of The Slant, which bases its original sound on a foundation of folk and rock music, with interesting and often unpredictable detours.

The Slant is fresh off the release of a new album,“The Makings of This House,” released last month, billed as a work that “musically represents the home in which it was recorded.”

NORTHWOODS SPECIALSWednesdayWing NightThursday

Cheesesteaks & ReubensFriday – Fish Fry

Saturday – Steak Night

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEKentertainment Fri. & Sat.

Serving Breakfast Daily 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.Takeout Service Available All Meals

Route 6 West • Coudersport(814) 274-9044

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MILL STREAM INN814-274-9900

All Rooms With WiFi Internet Access

Real Time On-Line Reservationsmillstreaminn.com

e-mail: admin@millstreaminn.com

Donna Dickerson, Manager918 E. Second St. (Rt. 6 E)

Coudersport, Pa. 16915

tom mArtin, trouBADourCoudersport’s Tom Martin is a tree-feller and arborist, but music is an-

other of his passions. A singer, guitarist and songwriter, he’s a combina-tion balladeer and storyteller who mixes classic rock songs and even some

gospel in his own repertoire, always with feeling.

Martin years ago entertained whoever came along as a street musician, Couder-sport-style, strum-ming his guitar and singing at the courthouse square.

He left town with his guitar in one hand and a suitcase in the other, desti-nation unknown. Fate would bring him back to Coudersport, which has al-ways been home in his heart. Martin is often found performing for worthy causes and we’re pleased to welcome him back to the Dam Show.

Fine Dining In Coudersport Cocktail Lounge

The Hotel Crittenden(814) 274-8320

. . . and for Family Dining

The Maple Tree On Main(814) 274-0704

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2109 SR 44, Shinglehouse, Pa 16748Phone (814) 698-2122

Fax 814-698-2124

224 N. Main St., Bldg. 17-2Horseheads, NY 14845Phone (607) 796-2523

Fax (607) 796-5256

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW . . . THE RULES1) fAmiLies first! The Dam Show has an interesting mix of perform-ers-- that’s an annual goal. But an even more important goal is that this is maintained as a festival that is safe and comfortable for families. The legacy of the Dam Show is one of high quality performances on stage and a peaceful, mellow feeling where festival goers can be relaxed, comfortable and able to enjoy the entertainment without any irritation. The sound system is tweaked in a way that folks can hear the nuances of the music and don’t have to spend time trying to figure if the decibel level might exceed recommended limits. 2) GOOD TASTE. The Dam Association reserves the right, and has never even had to think about using that right-- to remove anyone from the property who fails to act in good taste in any way and fails to ob-serve the Families First Rule Number 1. 3) FOLLOW THE DAM RULES. They include NO CLIMBING ON DAM RUINS. Save that for the lights.4) CHiLDren must Be suPerViseD By tHeir ADuLts At ALL times. There may be some break times if children are engaged in ac-tivities like storytelling or art projects-- But the watchful eye of parents is a necessity. There is nothing more annoying to our volunteers than having to ask children not to climb on the dam ruins or asking chil-dren not to ride bikes through the crowd or other questionable activities while parents sit by passively. 5) REALizE THAT THE PARK iS A WORK iN PROGRESS. We are charged with maintaining the park as a heritage property and preserv-ing the property as a study site. Part of the reservation in aggressively

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District 535 • Wharton Storage Station

Supporting The Austin Community Since 1963

moving rocks and landscaping is tied to this concept. We are attempt-ing to move deliberately and thoughtfully as we work to make improve-ments at the park. So-- watch out for uneven terrain!6) TRASH. We are all volunteers and everyone visiting the park is a volunteer charged with helping to keep the grounds picked up and free from trash. TRASH IN FIRE RINGS has been a pain. HELP!7) tHe LAws of tHe CommonweALtH of PA APPLy to tHe AUSTiN DAM MEMORiAL PARK PROPERTY. underage drinking will not be tolerated.8) SMOKiNG. From one of our valued guests last year– “If you must smoke cigarettes, please make sure no one is downwind and that you take care of your butts.” 9) ENjOY YOUR ViSiT TO THE DAM. Support our sponsors. Give us suggestions, tell others and come back soon. We really value your feedback and encourage you to complete our audience survey (located on the inside back cover of this booklet). You can e-mail messages to austindam@yahoo.com or damshow@hotmail.com.

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THANK YOU PATRONS

Always in BloomHair to Please

D. Bruce Cahillyfox’s Pizza

Coudersport floristthe Bike shop at mountain Valley

all in Coudersport

ABC motel & restaurant east of Port Allegany

olivett’s market Emporium

Corner Cafe Ulysses

Dam Show 2009 Survey Win a family weekend pass to Dam Show 2010!

Just complete the survey on the following page (don’t forget your contact information) and deposit in the box at the ticket booth or mail to PO Box 495, Austin, PA 16720. The drawing will be held at the September 2009 meeting of the Austin Dam Memorial Association.Thank you for helping to make the Dam Show better and better every year!

DAM SHOW 2009 SURVEyHow did you find out about the Dam Show? ________________________

Is this your first time at the Dam Show? _____ yes _____ no

Are you camping at the park? _____ yes _____ no

Tell us your opinion about the musical offerings at the Dam Show – what did you like, what didn’t you like.

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__________________________________________________________ Keeping in mind the Dam Show’s mission to present a variety of high quality musical offerings within our limited budget, do you have sugges-tions for performers for future Dam Show?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would you still come to the Dam Show if ticket prices were increased 10% in 2010? _____ yes _____ noWhat improvements do you suggest that might make your Dam Show experience better?

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Will you come back for future Dam Shows? _____ yes _____ no

Other comments ____________________________________________

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You may make your comments anonymously, however, If you wish to be entered into the drawing for the Dam Show Family Pass for 2010, please complete the following.

Your name _______________________________________________________

Telephone ______________________________ Zip Code _________________

e-mail address ___________________________________________________

1118 East Second StreetCoudersport, PA 16915

814-274-8020