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General - All events are held in covered buildings. No smoking is allowed in any building. (Clean up your butts!) Sound carries easily and quiet is requested inside and near the buildings during concerts and workshops. Please remember to set up lawn or other high-back chairs at the rear of the audience so you won’t block others’ views.Food - There are convenience stores & eating establishments in town. Cooking may be done on propane or gas stoves in an off-ground container. No open fires are allowed on the campgrounds. Recycling is required in the town of Ballston Spa.Camping - Please do not camp in the pavilions as they may be useful for eating and gathering in the event of inclement weather. NO PETS! Please be extremely careful with any lighted materi-als. No Open Fires. Be sure you have pulled up all of your tent and tarp stakes before you leave, as they may be dangerous to others. Return and borrowed Fairgrounds benches & tablesCourtesy - There is a designated quiet area for those wishing quieter camping at night. In consideration of those who do not drink alcohol and for the safety of children and adolescents, please use alcohol moderately and discretely store your beverage containers when you leave your campsite.Valuables - The PSG cannot be responsible for personal belongings of value. Neither the PSG nor the campgrounds has a lost and found, so be sure to collect all your belongings before you leave the grounds. We urge you to lock instruments, cameras, etc. in your car when you leave your campsite.Trash - There is mandatory recycling for specific items at the Fairgrounds; please dispose of recyclables at the designated recycling areas.

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Folk Music Festival PROGRAM

Since 1970

May 22, 23, 24, 2009All Concerts in the 4H Building

(fully covered & weatherproof)

Saratoga County Fairgrounds Ballston Spa, NY

Friday May 22 3:00 p.m., Gates open 6:45 p.m., Pot Luck Dinner, share a dish 8:00 p.m., New Folks ConcertSaturday, May 23 10:25 a.m., Sampler Concert 1:15 - 5:00 p.m., Concerts and Workshops 6:15-7:50 p.m., Swing 8:00 - 10:00 p.m., Family Barn DanceSunday May 24 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Concerts and Workshops 4:15 - 6:00 p.m., Open Stage 7:15 - 8:00 p.m. Late workshops After dusk, A cappella SingMonday Breaking camp - out by 1:30 p.m.

Featuring:Del Rey, Alexander Mitchell Band, Debra Cowan, Jean Rohe & Liam Robinson, and more ...

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Featured PerformersDel Rey - blues -- warm, wise,

witty and well-played.She started playing classical guitar

when she was four. As a teenager, she met bluesman Sam Chatmon who in-spired her to become a blues queen. Her guitar playing combines country blues, stride piano, classic jazz and hillbilly boogie through the sensibility of an autodidact trailor-park esthete. Her live show is full of complex guitar grooves and sly humor.

“Bored with the boys and their bottle-necks and bell brass blues guitars? Here is Del Rey: she plays acoustic blues, ragtime, sings, tells good stories, plays a metal-bodied resonator guitar & ukulele, dresses imaginatively, and is not a boy.”

Alexander Mitchell & BandAlex is an acoustic multi-instrumentalist who plays fiddle, mandolin, guitar and has a

beautiful singing voice!Alexander, born in

NYC, spent most of his childhood in the rolling hills of New Jersey and loves to spend time in the pine mountains of Upstate New York; he started playing fiddle in 1978 after hearing bluegrass music; since then he has been cultivating such diverse styles as appala-chian, bluegrass, celtic, klezmer, traditional roots dance music, ballroom, hot swing and jazz.

The band includes: Henry Koretsky, Matt Levine, and our own Frankie Stetner on bass.

“Alex Mitchell is one of those rare musicians who has a quick, intui-tive sense of both event and audience.” The band blends “a musical program that is consistently amazing and delightful.”

The Alexander Mitchell band & Friends will provide music for the Saturday evening dance. Ever Popular Paul Rosenberg will call the dance - a barn dance for all levels of experience. Dances are taught. Newcomers are invited as well as the most experienced. It’s just good fun for all - young and ageless. Most shops are on Front Street or Route 50 (Milton Ave.)

Strolling Village Artisans - (new addr.)

20 Washington Street * 885-5855 Several artists - worth a visit

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Sunset Cafe 42 Front Street ~ Phone: (518) 885-8550 southwestern basics and more

51 Front Wine Bar & Bistro 51 Front Street * 518 727-2089fine American cuisine, Chef owned

Great Bay Clam Co Rt. 50, NorthPhone: 518-885-0583 seafood, steaks, pasta, & prime rib

Pizza Works54 Milton Ave. 518/885-0669

Coffee Planet100 Milton Avenue bagels, soups, sandwiches and desserts

Ballston Spa has many shops that may be of interest to folks attending the GottaGetGon. Most places are within walking distance. This is just a sampling; you’ll find others. - These are NOT paid ads - just information.Some of these folks were nice enough to put a GGG flyer in their window or waiting area.

Front Street Deli39 Front Street884-0456

Wild Thyme Whole Food & Tea Co. - 108 Milton Avenue518-885-7275

New China Restaurant Doubleday Ave at North High Street.884 8006

Village Photo, 104 Milton Avenue518-885-0396Fast, high-quality, photo processing

O’Brien’s Pharmacy - 104 Milton Ave.-885-7330Local, not a chain

Agway of Ballston Spa - 225 Church Avenue518-885-5318

Lewis House Bed & Breakfast - 38 East High Street518-884-9857

Apple Tree Bed & Breakfast - 49 West High Street518 885-1113

For a nice walk try the trail between Prospect Street and Front Street. It starts just up the hill from The “Chocolate” Factory and ends near the Iron Spring.

Fifty South 2128 Doubleday Ave. (Rt50)518 884-2926 (north of town)wholesome food using local purveyors

Featured PerformersDebra Cowan “is an emotionally power-

ful performer; just close your eyes and one of her ballads comes alive.” -- Dave Palmater, WUMB 91.9 FM, Boston, MA

Californian in origin and now settled in Massachu-setts, she has a very attractive voice (british under-statement :-), clean and true, with just a little vibrato; and that she can get inside a traditional American ballad with conviction, and tell the story convinc-ingly. To these ears, this is the material that suits her best, and she soars with it. --Edinburgh’s Ceilidh Culture The Wee Folk Club, The Royal Oak, Edinburgh

“Such is Cowan’s musical net that it can encom-pass various musical styles and traditions, from English singer/songwriter Richard Thompson to traditional whaling songs, to bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, all done so skillfully that you beg to hear more” - NY Pinewoods folk club.

Jean Rohe with Liam Robinson “Ms. Rohe is a confident young singer whose compositions tend toward a literate and imploring tone.” -- Nate Chinen, New York Times, 9/4/08

As a youngster, Jean grew up singing and performing folk music with her family. She teaches music to youngsters in NYC and Liam is an emerging composer. - together they hit the mark for us.

Jean performed last year, with Liam, at the GottaGetGon new folks concert, and wowed us all. She has a wonderful voice and sings American traditional/familiar songs with conviction and, with Liam,

completes the performance with delightful interplay. Expect also some moving Brazilian songs.

Special Activity Leaders

Steve Fry & Barb LubellWaltz music

Jackie SteinerTopical songs

Dave CrumpSwing

Paul RosenbergDance Caller

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Friday 22-May-20096:45 p.m. - 7:45 Pot Luck Dinner

- bring some goodies to share - Performers just bring yourselves.

8:00 – 9:00 New Folks Concert (4H Bldg) Amanda Fry, MCKristine TeetsIlusha TsinadzeAdah Hetko

Saturday 23-May-2009

10:25 a.m. – 12:15 Sampler Concert @ 4H Bldg (please be on time) – All featured performers, Don Burger , host

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1:15 – 2:00 Concert - Jean Rohe with Liam Robinson Discoved at the The NJ Folk-Project, they wowed us at the last year’s “New Folk Concert” and again while on tour at Caffe Lena. They project a confident, literate, engag-ing tone. Humor, traditional musical skill, and winning ways mark this duo.

2:15 – 3:00 WorkshopsSongs of Northeast Brazil (Townley Bldg) - Jean Rohe Tune Swap - (Lewis Bldg) “Have you heard this one?” or this way, old & new - Deb Cowan & Alex Mitchell

3:15 –4:00 Concert - Del Rey a most influential and pioneering female blues musician and guitarist of our time. Her superb skills on metal guitar & uke and her sophisticated musical humor pervade the performance .

4:15 – 5:00 WorkshopsWomanSong (Townley Bldg) Songs of the powerful, meek, put-upon, & rise above, ... -- Deb Cowan & Del ReyAccompaniment (Lewis Bldg) support & background for your songs, applied to different genres - Jean Rohe, Alex Mitchell & friends Dance Warmup for younger folk (Main - 4H) learn a thing or 2- Paul Rosenberg caller with music by Jim & Sue Mead

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Swinging (music) with Dave Crump (site TBA) Bring your instrument, voice, dancing feet or just swing and sway with the music

8:00 – 10:30 “Barn” Dance” with Alex Mitchell band & Paul Rosenberg (in the Main 4H building)

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Schedule of Concerts and Workshops see fairgrounds map on back page

The Saturday night dance is for all ages and all levels

of experience.

Sunday 24-May-200910:00 – 10:45 a.m. Workshops

Wake up with Gospel and songs of hope & humanity (Townley) Waltzing (Main 4H) Steve Fry, Barbara Lubell & friends.

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. WorkshopsBlues/Jazz - (Townley) - Singin’ a little more blue, swing & improv than the usual folk -- Del Rey & Jean RoheFiddlin’ with Fiddles (Lewis Bldg) “master/mistress class, or at least classy - Alexan-der Mitchell

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Her rich voice conjures images of stony grey Celtic castles, green and rolling English landscapes, and humorous American urban scenes; stunning.

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. WorkshopsBeginning Guitar, (Townley) Your next few steps into folk music - Deb CowanMemphis Minnie, (Lewis) she was the greatest female country blues singer of 20’s-40’s - Del Rey

3:00 – 3:45 Concert - Alexander Mitchell Band (Alex Mitchell, Matt Levine, Henry Koretsky, Frank Stetner) fiddle, mandolin, guitar , bass and a beautiful sing-ing voice. (Alex graduated from Berklee & plays with Walt Michael, etc; easily understated.)

4:15 – 6:00 - Open Stage (4H Bldg)Signup by 4pm

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Charlie on the MTA (Lewis bldg) - Jackie SteinerInformal Drumming Circle - (main 4H bldg) Bring a drum or borrow one or just listen

Dusk (about 8:20) A cappella Sing (Townley)

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Don Burger is your on-site host/coordi-nator

* All concerts will be in the MAIN 4H building. Workshops are generally in Townley & Lewis - see map on the last page.

Jennifer Stafford is deputy coordi-

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Bill Bracken manages the Gate and can always use volunteers.